Chapter 380 No meal is free!
At this moment, the grassland elf felt that he was very smart. He paid a penny for a meal. According to this price, he could at least have two more meals than the big idiot before the next salary.
Until he took his plate and sat down at the dining table in the cafeteria. As dinner began, the aroma of food continued to fill the cafeteria. Looking at the sumptuous dinner of the human villagers not far away, and then looking down at his own relief meal, the grassland elf fell into deep thought...
Previously, the village advanced their food expenses and provided them with a fixed meal package that was basically on par with the normal meals of the villagers, and in some ways, even better.
After all, some villagers may buy other things besides meals this month, so at the end of the month, many people will be poor for two days to a greater or lesser extent, causing their meals to become simple.
The relief meals are basically just like the name suggests, much more shabby.
The entire configuration is basically a bowl of vegetable soup, a piece of staple food pancake similar to a flatbread made with potato flour, and some pickles. This is all the relief meal requires.
Of course, the pancake is quite filling, and there is plenty of vegetables in the vegetable soup. Although it is a relief meal, it is guaranteed to fill you up. The only difference is that the taste may be a little worse, and a little monotonous.
On the contrary, that big bastard was enjoying his meal quite well.
At this moment, the grassland elves in Black Moon Village are also facing the same situation.
Needless to say, this was the first wave of shock they had to endure after their surrender! Realizing that their living expenses were no longer enough, the grassland elves tacitly ordered a relief meal for one penny the next morning and started a new day of work.
During the day's work, looking at the human workers working hard and recalling the two relief meals they had recently eaten, their hands' movements unconsciously quickened a bit.
In fact, compared to the original time when the cooking method was monotonous and there were no seasonings, this one tastes pretty good even if it is a relief meal.
But they had been eating normal meals for a while and had become picky eaters.
Now that I think about it, it’s all a routine.
With Zhou Xu, no meal is free! And this is exactly how Zhou Xu deals with these grassland elves.
Forcing them to work unwillingly will only cause trouble and make the situation worse.
The best way is to make the grassland elves realize the importance of making money and start working hard to make more money.
Now we can only say that the results are beginning to show, but at this point, no matter how much they save, they can no longer change the reality that they may not be able to survive until the next paycheck.
When they were in trouble, their first reaction was to look for Silk, but they found out that Silk was in the grassland village and not here at all.
Finally, there was nothing they could do but shift their attention to the village chief.
After all, when the leader arranged them here, he did mention that they could find the village chief if they had any problems.
The grassland elves in Black Moon Village were the first to think of this, which also proved in disguise that the pressure they had to face was greater.
At lunchtime, the grassland elves gathered together to discuss and elected a representative, and then went to find the village chief before work started in the afternoon.
Zhang Xiaoshan could be said to have anticipated the arrival of the grassland elves. After all, it was only two days away.
After meeting the people, the representative of the grassland elves stated his purpose in a clumsy manner.
After hearing this, Zhang Xiaoshan showed a distressed expression.
"It's hard for me to help you with this matter. What you do and how much you get paid are the rules set by our leader, but I can teach you a way to save money."
The grassland elves were now at their wits' end, so when they heard about a way to save money, they quickly started asking.
As for Zhang Xiaoshan, he naturally did not hide anything. After all, this was already calculated by their leader, and he was just doing things according to their leader's wishes.
"That means we can find a few tribesmen, pool our money together, and then go to the market to buy vegetables. If we buy more, the price will be cheaper. Cooking by ourselves is also cheaper than eating in the cafeteria. If we control our diet a little, we should be able to make it through this month."
"As for the market, it's outside the village. I'll ask someone to take you there later."
After saying that, Zhang Xiaoshan patted the grassland elf on the shoulder.
"I can only help you up to this point. I have something else to do. I'll leave first."
Under conscious guidance, the grassland elves who were placed in Black Moon Village and Salt Lake Village respectively set out on the long-arranged route to the market to buy vegetables.
Although they have surrendered for some time, they still have to work on weekdays. Even if their work efficiency is very low and they often slack off, it does not mean that they can run around the village during working hours.
In addition, the village is large after all, and the market is located on the outskirts of the village. The grassland elves, who don’t have a deep understanding of this place, are really coming here for the first time.
This directly opened the door to a new world for them.
Compared to when it was first established, the market today has become more lively, and the variety of goods has also become more diverse.
From a variety of fresh ingredients to a wide range of daily necessities, we have everything.
More exquisite tableware, various styles of linen and leather clothing, and even chairs and furniture made of wood, bamboo, or even woven with rattan...
The prairie elves were dazzled by all these things, and many of the exquisitely shaped furniture and clothes made them even more excited.
All these things have one thing in common, that is, they need to be purchased with money! The nature of the grassland elves is equivalent to those people in modern society who pursue a petty bourgeoisie life. They are full of interest in delicious food and exquisite items that can improve their quality of life.
So if you want them to work hard, you just need to stimulate their desire for money through these things! Facts have proved that this wave of results is still very good. In the following days, the work efficiency of the grassland elves has been significantly improved.
Although they are still not as good as the human employees, it is much better than their previous state which was almost like giving up.
But their lives will not get better quickly.
In fact, their days of suffering have just begun.
After all, don’t forget that these grassland elves are now in debt!
(End of this chapter)
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