In early September, the autumn tiger is still there.
The temperature in the early morning was relatively low, and everyone in Dahe Village was called to the Dahuaishu Square for a meeting.
Every time there was a meeting, something important was announced. People from the village came in large numbers, and the children who could not walk were all carried over.
"Everyone is busy now, so I will keep my story short so as not to waste everyone's time." Li Zheng said loudly, "Everyone also knows that I was specially approved by the emperor to be promoted to the ninth grade county magistrate. In fact, I don't want to, but I can't help it. The emperor has given an order, and ordinary people like me can only obey it..."
"I will read books in the past six months and strive to pass the county assessment. It is inevitable that the affairs of the village will be slack. After discussing with Dashan Niang, I decided to choose someone from the younger generation in the village to be the deputy director. If he does well, After I am promoted, I will officially manage the affairs of Dahe Village. Now, everyone can nominate, of course, you can also self-recommend. Everyone should understand what self-recommendation means. If you don’t understand, ask the children at home who have studied..."
The people in the village suddenly started talking about it.
The position of Li Zheng is the top leader in the village. He has the right to speak in the village and can also receive a salary from the county. Who wouldn't want to be the leader?
But everyone also knows that it is not that easy to manage a village. First of all, you must have status, otherwise why will the people in the village obey you? Secondly, you must have real ability, otherwise there are so many things inside and outside Dahe Village. Not handled well...
Everyone was talking, but no one stood up.
Zhao Tiezhu looked around, and finally stepped up the steps and stood on the highest stone: "Hello, grandparents, grandmothers, uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters, my name is Zhao Tiezhu, and I have volunteered to be the deputy director. Over the past year, I have assisted My uncle handles the affairs of Dahe Village. He is very familiar with all matters in the village and can get started quickly. I believe that I am the most suitable person for this position. If I can become an agent, I will definitely demand more of myself and work hard. Build Dahe Village well and let the people of Dahe Village live a better life..."
Old man Zhao took the lead in applauding: "Okay!!"
Immediately afterwards, all the people with the surname Zhao also applauded.
Patriarch Xu originally wanted one of his grandsons to recommend himself, but after seeing Tie Zhu's popularity, he gave up this plan.
No one from the Xu family with the second surname came forward, and it was even less likely for other small families to compete for the position of principal. Therefore, only Tiezhu volunteered himself, and finally passed the election with a high number of votes, and officially became the deputy principal of Dahe Village. .
After the meeting, the villagers went about their business.
Now is the season for harvesting cotton. The snow-white cotton flowers in the fields are in full bloom and need to be taken home to dry in time.
Cheng Wanwan's family has two hundred acres of cotton fields, which is really busy. The wives, maids, and guards all have to go to the fields to help collect the cotton.
The recovered cotton was piled in the yard, and old men and women in the village who had little labor ability, as well as some half-year-old children were asked to come and help peel it. After peeling it out, it was spread out on the roof to dry in the sun for three to five days. , but if it is cloudy or rainy, you will have to stay in the sun for a while.
When Cheng Wanwan was building the waterwheel, she agreed to lend money to some villages on the condition that these villages must give priority to selling cotton to her.
Therefore, after the cotton was dried, farmers used oxcarts to drag the cotton to Dahe Village one after another.
Last year, the price of cotton was fifty cents. This year, there were more people growing cotton and the output was larger, so Cheng Wanwan offered a price of twenty cents per catty.
Some villages that do not have waterwheels will take cotton to the nearest market for sale. Merchants in the market do not dare to compete viciously with the Suigong people. They offer prices of twenty cents per catty, whatever they can get... Mainly The reason is that shopkeeper Hu, who competed with Suigongren for business last year, had a booming business. After it was revealed that he cheated Suigongren, no one came to Huji Cloth Shop anymore. In the past few months, Hu Jibuzhuang It is sad to remember that Buzhuang closed its doors sadly.
Cheng Wanwan didn't care about Hu Ji Buzhuang's affairs at all.
She purchased a large amount of cotton. Dahe Village alone collected about 300,000 jins. The total amount sent by households in each village exceeded one million jins. A large amount of cotton can be used for many things.
Last year, she only used 10,000 kilograms to make cotton linings, which was not enough to sell. This year, she allocated 500,000 kilograms to make cotton linings. Although the income from this part has to be shared with Cao Yingying's embroidery workshop, it is still enough for her. Make a lot of money.
As for the remaining hundreds of thousands of kilograms of cotton, just like last year, a small part will be distributed to the common people at the bottom who come to work in winter. The other part, she plans to make quilts and winter clothes for marching, and then donate it to the military for free.
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She is now a fourth-grade Sui Gongren, and cotton was promoted because of her. So, by donating winter military supplies in her name, her dedication to the Daewoo Dynasty will be remembered by more people.
A person like her with no family background has no power to rely on. The only thing she can rely on is the broad masses of the people.
She is not a perfect person. She has her own temper and character, and she also has a family she wants to protect. She cannot always act within the rules. If she makes any mistakes one day, the broad public support is that she is the best. amulet.
This busy period has reached mid-September.
Cheng Wanwan calculated the time and it was time for Xiaozheng and Sidan to return from the capital. Originally, they said they would officially set off on the eighth day of August. Later, they wrote a letter saying that something had delayed their departure, which delayed the departure time. It was almost exactly two days ago. Arrive home.
At this time, the regeneration rice is almost ready to be harvested.
Before the harvest, Li Zheng's family held a happy event, it was Zhao Tiezhu's wedding.
He is seventeen years old this year, and he is married to a girl from the Fang family in Ping'an County. This Fang family is the shop where Tie Zhu worked as an apprentice, and he learned to read and write from him. Therefore, in the beginning, only Tie Zhu could write in the entire Dahe Village. Now, When the two children reached their age, they took the time to get married.
People here are in high spirits during happy events, wearing the latest clothes and welcoming guests at the door.
Cheng Wanwan came to the house with a gift of five hundred coins, twenty eggs and a bolt of red silk cloth to congratulate her.
Unsurprisingly, she was once again invited to be the wedding host. With her experience last time, she was much more efficient this time. She said a lot of auspicious words, asked the two children to attend the ceremony, and then they could have dinner.
While eating, Cheng Wanwan was surrounded by enthusiastic aunties in the village asking about Zhao Sanniu's marriage.
"Why didn't this kid come back after going to the capital? He will be seventeen after the Chinese New Year. If he doesn't get a wife, he will be a bachelor."
"It's not like being single. As long as Dashan Niang likes my daughter, I will let her wait for Sanniu. When will he return to the village, when will the wedding be held."
"The main thing is that Sanniu likes it. I remember that Sanniu gave my daughter a bun to eat before. Maybe he likes my daughter."
"I asked you, can you please stop putting too much pressure on yourself? How could Sanniu like your daughter's shabby appearance?"
"Hey, you can scold me, but you can't scold my daughter!"
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Several women began to argue in public.
Cheng Wanwan ran away quickly. She really couldn't resist this scene.
