There were thirteen people who went to help yesterday. Each person got five dollars, which is sixty-five dollars. There was still some money left over from the seventy dollars.
The thirteen people were delighted to see the money and said they were there to help. However, they had left their farm work to help. Mr. Cao didn't even say thank you when he left, and they thought he was too arrogant and unkind. Unexpectedly, he left the money to the village chief and asked him to distribute it on his behalf.
Village Chief Wang continued, "Line up. The accountant next to you will help register. Then, when you receive your money, sign and stamp your name. Come one by one. I'll talk to you after you receive your money."
"Anything else, village chief?" The stalls that lined up consciously did not forget to ask.
"Good thing."
Village Chief Wang's smiling face made some people in the village speculate, "Village Chief, have you made some money again?"
"What kind of income can we get? Mr. Cao is gone." Another person shook his head and sighed, "If Mr. Cao hadn't left, we might have been able to make some money."
"The village chief always keeps his word. If he says something is a good thing, then it must be a good thing."
The people around thought the same thing. The village chief never made fun of them and was wholeheartedly doing good things and seeking benefits for the village.
Someone who was anxious immediately asked, "Village Chief, what good thing are you talking about?"
"Why are you talking so much? Hurry up and give me the change. Money's killing you." Village Chief Wang rolled his eyes at him and ignored them. He urged the village accountant, "Hurry up and finish this soon so they can get back to work. They don't have to work in the fields anymore? Why weren't they so enthusiastic when they were working?"
I've never seen them so excited about the family's food supply.
The village accountant nodded with a smile and registered everyone one by one. Since they were all acquaintances, he could register directly without asking for their family information. He signed at the end and pointed to a blank space in front to show the person standing next to him.
"Sign and stamp here."
"Everyone, please hurry up. The village chief is in a hurry to go to the fields. Don't make him so anxious that his temper explodes."
When the teasing words were spoken, everyone in the yard laughed.
With just one sentence, the atmosphere was adjusted and the village accountant was able to sit firmly in this position. No one in the village had any objections. This must be considered a kind of wisdom.
The money was collected quickly, the formalities were completed, and the village accountant collected the account books in his hands; the others returned to their original positions, put the newly received money in their pockets, and everyone was very happy.
"Village Chief, now you can talk about the second thing."
"That's right, we are all waiting for your good news."
Village Chief Wang coughed lightly, and after the crowd quieted down, he spoke again, "You all know that Mr. Cao bought some wasteland in our village."
"Know."
"There are few people in the village who don't know about this. Mr. Cao is a wealthy man. How could we not know about him when he comes?"
The village is small, the population is not large, and everyone is united; if one person knows about it, the whole village will know about it in no time.
Village Chief Wang nodded. "That's right. Mr. Yan has lived in our village for a while and introduced his good friend Mr. Cao to us. Mr. Cao bought the wasteland and has already agreed to build a house."
"Recruit us to build houses?"
"He won't ask the construction team to come over?"
"Impossible. They don't lack the money to hire a construction team. They definitely won't just recruit people from our village."
"That's true."
"Even if they don't recruit only us, wouldn't it be the same as long as they recruit us?"
"Well," Village Chief Wang said, smiling with satisfaction at the last speaker. "That's exactly what's going on. Mr. Cao will hire a construction team, but they've said that our surviving people can also do the work. But that's not the second priority."
People in the yard were talking about it.
The village accountant said with a smile, "Village head, please stop keeping us on hold. Just tell us now. They're all scratching their heads in anxiety."
"Okay, okay, I'll tell you right away." Village Chief Wang shook his head and smiled. "The second thing is, Mr. Cao is paying you again to clean up the wasteland he bought. You only have five days to clean up eight acres of land. Can you do it?"
"Only eight acres? It's a small matter."
"There are more than a dozen of us. Eight acres of land is not too much. We can definitely do it."
"Don't worry, Village Chief, we'll get it done perfectly. We'll clear away all the rocks and stones, and there won't be a single weed."
"We are all used to doing farm work, and we have done land reclamation before. When I was a child, I followed my father to do land reclamation. We were used to pulling weeds, clearing stones, chopping down trees, and digging up tree roots."
Village Chief Wang smiled with satisfaction. "I'm glad you're so willing to do this. We, the cadres, don't count. There are fifteen of you in total, and you'll get five yuan a day. Don't even think about dragging it out. I've estimated that there will be thirteen of you, two people in a group, and you can work one acre a day."
"No problem really."
"Then it's settled."
"Leave the farm work to the child's mother. I'll go and reclaim the wasteland."
Few people present had different ideas, and his proposal was approved by many people.
"Then let's do this. Form teams of two. Go to the accountant to register and agree that whoever finishes their one acre of land first will get the remaining two acres." He didn't care how they wanted to do it, as long as they finished the work well.
Next, among the thirteen teams, one person couldn't form a team; Village Chief Wang took a look and saw that it was a big man in the village, a little stupid and stubborn, but a good worker.
"Have you all signed up?"
"It's reported." Everyone said in unison.
Village Chief Wang then said to the village accountant, "The eldest son of the Qu family, let's assign him an acre of land. He's capable. If he can finish an acre in a day, I'll give him ten yuan, the wages for two people. Is that okay with you?"
"Two people's work in one day?"
"Then why do we need to form a team? Just do it ourselves." At worst, we can ask our family members to come along. After all, it's only ten dollars.
Village Chief Wang glanced at them and said unhappily, "Can you finish an acre in a day? Why don't you call your family to help you? What are you thinking? You're not going to care about your family's land? You're always thinking about this and that. The eldest son of the Qu family is capable. He can take care of the whole family's land by himself. Can you do it?"
"How can that be compared? There's nothing they can do. The old are old and the young are young."
"If you can't, just shut up. Where does all this sourness come from? Don't you know how hard the Qu family has been?" Village Chief Wang's face was filled with displeasure. Living in the same village, who knew each other? The Qu family, with its entire family, had only one able-bodied laborer, and their entire family depended on the eldest son. What was wrong with him taking care of them? As the village chief, he had to work for the welfare of the village. The eldest son of the Qu family was also a villager, so he should also take appropriate care of him. Was there anything wrong with that?
"Your family also only has one strong laborer?"
No!
"How many of you, young and old, are sick or weak?"
Not really.
"Is your family having trouble making ends meet?"
That's for sure.
However, they couldn't say this. Compared to the Qu family, their lives were definitely much better!
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