Mu Yunchao discussed with Zhou Shichu in detail the specific content of the work-for-relief program, but he did not appear again after that.
The government soon issued a notice to summon the people who had fled to work. The work included building refugee shelters, building canals and dams, reclaiming wasteland, etc. The notice said that during the work period, the government would be responsible for their food and a small amount of work. Take silver.
"The notice really says that we refugees can work for the government to earn money?" A woman in ragged clothes and holding a child eagerly grabbed the people around her and asked nervously.
"It's really true! This announcement was posted by someone from the yamen. Is it still fake? It's stamped with an official seal!" Another young man with a sallow complexion but a straight back replied excitedly.
"Great! I'm going to sign up!" The other person who heard the notice immediately flushed with excitement and ran to the government office to sign up.
"I am coming too!"
"And I!"
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The homeless refugees on the street soon learned the news and ran to the government office one after another, with tears in their eyes. They thought that even if they succeeded in escaping here, they would be penniless and it would be difficult to survive. The activity went on, but they didn't expect that General Mu, the ruler of Cuicheng, was so kind and willing to recruit them to work at this time. Why didn't they burst into tears of gratitude?
As a result, Mu Yunchao's reputation quickly improved greatly among the refugees and won the hearts of the people. This was an unexpected surprise. After Mu Yunchao learned from his subordinates that the refugees praised him, he Silence fell.
In addition to fighting for territory, what is more important in fighting for the world? It’s about winning the hearts and minds of the people! Isn’t this what the famous saying “The people can carry a boat can also overturn it” mean? Mu Yunchao did not expect that before he became a king, he would experience the feeling of being loved and respected by the people. This fascinated him, and he became much more interested in providing work for relief.
Liu Yan did not expect that her husband would actually adopt Zhou Shichu's suggestion and engage in work-for-relief work. For this reason, her importance in disaster relief was suddenly reduced, and her influence was even smaller, except for the early stage. Except for her great efforts when raising donations, she couldn't get more involved in other processes because Mu Yunchao sent his staff to do it.
When Liu's staff learned that Mu Yunchao had adopted the "relief for work" method to deal with the increasing number of refugee problems, he was absolutely shocked. He thought he had put forward an unprecedentedly great suggestion, and he was so excited that he praised him repeatedly. It is the Lord of Ming.
Fortunately, Mu Yunchao was a relatively upright person and did not take the credit for Zhou Shichu's work. He directly told Staff Liu that he got this method from Zhou Shichu.
When Staff Liu found out, he greatly praised Zhou Shichu as a heroine and would definitely talk to her, a "wonderful woman among the people" in the future - after all, he was busy with disaster relief work and had no time to get to know the people he unilaterally believed to be a folk hero. The master's Zhou Shichu.
If Zhou Shichu knew that she had become an expert inexplicably, she would definitely roll her eyes and feel that those scholars just think too much. She doesn't want to treat others as confidants who have never met...
After the refugees who fled had made proper arrangements, Cuicheng returned to peace, and Zhou Shichu returned to her lazy nature. Liu Yan asked her to take away 500 taels of silver, and the matter of buying Zhuangzi came to an end. There is no end in sight, and I have to save money again.
Zhou Shiwan was watering the vegetables and fruits in the backyard. She is now seven or eight years old. Due to adequate nutrition, she has grown a lot taller. Her face is rosy and her skin is fair. Zhou Shichu just came here no longer. At that time, she looked like a little refugee and became a little beauty.
She is much more diligent than her sister. She can weed, water, replant and pick vegetables by herself without any urging. Although she is young, she is very agile in her work and is more proactive than Zhou Shichu.
Zhou Shichu saw that she was really hardworking and didn't want to squeeze her too much, so he invited a mother-in-law to come to the house to do chores, but Zhou Shiwan still had no time to spare. Seeing that she was willing to do it herself, Zhou Shichu gave her a salary.
When Zhou Shiwan got his first salary, he was so happy that he ran around the vegetable garden several times.
"Sister! I'm rich!" She held up her small purse and shook her companion loudly, her eyes brightening.
Zhou Shichu lay on the beauty's couch in the corridor and nodded perfunctorily: "Awesome! Save it to buy candies."
"I don't want to buy candy!" Zhou Shiwan shook his head vigorously and said, "I want to save up and buy Zhuangzi for my sister."
When Zhou Shichu heard what she said, he looked at her in surprise and asked, "Why do you want to buy Zhuangzi for me?"
"Didn't my sister say that the money from buying Zhuangzi would be donated to disaster relief? Our Zhuangzi will be bought later, so I will help my sister save money." Zhou Shiwan said matter-of-factly, as if she was a child saving money to help her family buy it. Zhuangzi is a matter of course.
Zhou Shichu looked at this cheap sister and felt quite relieved. It was not easy. She actually wanted to share the worries for her sister, but her filial little head never thought that all the money she had came from her sister. She got it, she wanted to save up to buy Zhuangzi for her sister, so wouldn't the money be equivalent to transferring it from her left hand to her right hand?
However, in order not to dampen the good intentions of the children, Zhou Shichu said softly: "You don't need to save money. Children only need to spend your pocket money happily. My sister will make money to buy Zhuangzi. Be good and go buy something beautiful." Go get your hair and any snacks you want."
It took a lot of effort to give up Zhou Shiwan's plan to save money for her.
Zhou Shichu originally thought that it would take some time before she could buy Zhuangzi, but Mu Yunchao took the initiative to give her a farm covering an area of more than 100 acres, saying that he proposed the idea of "relief through work" for her. Disaster relief measures in return.
Zhou Shichu never expected that she would get such an unexpected surprise just by casually making a suggestion to Mu Yunchao. As expected, she donated the money to buy Zhuangzi because she deliberately planted flowers but failed to bloom and unintentionally planted willows to create shade. After leaving, Mu Yunchao changed hands and gave her a farm as a gift.
Of course she wouldn't think it was a coincidence that Mu Yunchao sent Zhuangzi to Zhuangzi. As a tycoon who wanted to compete in the world, he naturally had channels to know that Zhou Shichu was obsessed with buying Zhuangzi, so Mu Yunchao fell in love with others.
However, it was a good investment and a wonderful investment. The reward went directly to Zhou Shichu's heart. Zhou Shichu accepted it generously. She would not consider herself arrogant and refuse to accept it. This was her reward.
Moreover, Mu Yunchao's gift of thanks also means buying horse bones with thousands of gold. He repays an ordinary divorced woman with a lot of money for giving useful advice, which is to tell those knowledgeable people who are waiting to see the situation and have not yet made a choice. Shi: Come and join me quickly! I will definitely be the one who appreciates your talent...
