The autumn weather is clear and crisp, with white clouds dotted in the deep blue sky, which is very beautiful, and there is a hint of coolness in the air.
The villager was pounding rice in the yard when suddenly a group of people rushed in.
"Li Zheng! Something bad has happened! A lot of people have suddenly come to our village!"
"Yes, yes! There's also a row of ox carts!"
"Village head, go and have a look! Really, there are seventy or eighty people!"
The village head was also shocked when he first heard it, then he remembered the water mill that Wan Yatou mentioned, which should be the craftsman she hired! The village head pretended not to know and followed the others to take a look.
When we got to the river and took a look, we were shocked to see that so many people had been invited, and there were thirty or forty ox carts. It was really a bit scary.
Several of the villagers shouted, "What do you do? Why are you in our village?"
The leading craftsman stepped forward and said in a friendly manner: "We are craftsmen from the county, and we were invited by Miss Lin from your village to repair the bridge and build the water mill!"
"What bridge? We didn't ask you to build a bridge! We can't even afford to eat, so where do you get the money to build a bridge?"
"That's right, we won't repair it! Go back now!"
The village head motioned for everyone to be quiet and said to them, "I am the village head of Linjia Village. A few days ago, Lin Wan mentioned to me the construction of a water mill and I agreed. But I didn't hear her mention building a bridge?"
The old master smiled and said, "So it's the head of the village. My apologies! This should be her last-minute decision. However, the deposit of one hundred taels has been paid. We can't take all the things back, right?"
After hearing what he said, the crowd began to whisper.
"One hundred taels? A deposit? Oh my god!"
"Is Wan girl so rich? This is one hundred taels!"
"I heard that the last time I went to the county government office, those people compensated Lin Wan with one hundred taels!"
"Oh, Lin Wan is really generous. He used that money to build a bridge for the village!"
At this time, Lin Wan just happened to arrive and quickly explained to everyone.
"Li Zheng, I mentioned to you a few days ago about repairing the water mill. Have you forgotten?"
Li Zheng's beard was crooked with anger. "You didn't tell me you were going to repair the bridge! How can I let you pay for such a big thing as repairing the bridge yourself?"
Lin Wan smiled and waved her hands, not taking it seriously.
"Forget it, head of the village. I'll pay for it. You can use the money of our village as planned. I have already paid for the bridge construction. Besides, my land is on the other side of the river. Building this bridge will also make it more convenient for me to travel in the future."
"Alas." The head of the village sighed, "You girl, why didn't you discuss this in advance?"
Lin Wanwan suddenly grinned and said, "Village head, let me talk to you about lending me all the carpenters in our village. I still need to build a house!"
"You have so many people, aren't they enough?"
"It's not enough. We need to build bridges, water mills, and houses. What we lack most is manpower!"
The head of the village said helplessly: "You can ask it yourself!"
So, Lin Wan shouted loudly, "Can anyone help me to invite the village carpenter? Is there anyone who can build a house? We also want helpers! 70 coins a day, with a meal at noon! Oh, and we also want aunties who can cook! Only a meal at noon, 20 coins per person!"
"I! I! I can build a house!"
"I want to help!"
"Wan girl, I can cook!"
"I'll go call Old Man Lin!"
Lin Wan looked at the chaotic scene and suddenly felt a headache. He had no choice but to say to them, "Don't worry, everyone! Anyone who wants to come should line up here. Wait for me! I'll go back and get something!"
She ran back to the village and asked for directions to Shen Li's house. When she arrived at his door, she happened to meet Lin Yusheng and Shen Mo pushing the car out of the house. Lin Wan hurriedly called them to stop.
"Shen Mo, is your brother at home? I have something to ask him!"
"My brother has returned to the academy. What do you want from him?"
Lin Wan slapped his head and said, "Look at my brain! You two can do it too! Don't go pack your things yet, go get some paper and pen, and go to the river and wait for me!"
After saying that, she hurried back home, pulled a small table and stools on a donkey cart, and headed for the river.
That’s right, she asked Shen Mo and Lin Yusheng to sit over there and keep accounts!
It is easy to get confused when there are too many people. It will be clear immediately if you keep good accounts. Just draw a line under the corresponding name when you go to work every day. This will make it much easier for her to get paid.
The whole Linjia Village was in an uproar. After hearing about what happened today, most of them came to work. After Lin Wan arranged for them, he took a dozen aunts back to cook.
There were too many people, so the village head cleared out the yard for Lin Wan to use to cook. Some families even lent them their unused tables and chairs. It was even more lively than the Chinese New Year.
The head of the village also assigned his three sons to Lin Wan, asking them to help deal with some problems. Lin Wan was overjoyed and assigned them tasks immediately.
"Brother Zhongwen, you can read, so let Shen Mo and the others help you get familiar with the account books. They have to go back to school tomorrow and don't have time to help me. Brother Zhongyi, you go to help look after the carpenters, and Brother Zhongwu, go to the craftsmen. If you have any questions, tell Qian and the other masters. My shop is about to open, and I really can't take care of it. I'm going to trouble you to help me look after it!"
"Wan girl, don't be polite to us. Building a bridge is a big deal. Besides, our village doesn't have the financial resources to contribute, but we have to contribute some manpower!"
"Yeah, go do what you need to do first, we'll just watch over you in the village!"
"We'll be busy first, just call us if you need anything!"
"Okay then, thank you for your hard work, big brother!"
Sisters Qiuyue and Guilan are not idle either. They come to the yard to cook in the morning and clean the pig offal in the afternoon. They are really capable.
The rice and vegetables she took out from the space yesterday were only enough for two days. Fortunately, she had a lot of food, otherwise the cost would be even higher.
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