"Folks, I have come to see you today because I have something important to say." The village chief took the Ying family and his son to the meeting place in the village.
It is relatively spacious here and can accommodate more people.
"Village chief, what happened?"
The people in the village had received the village chief's letter early. Now that they heard his words, they couldn't hold back anymore and hurriedly asked.
"It's like this. A new family recently moved into the village." Before Xu Chuanqiang finished speaking, there was a commotion in the crowd.
Seeing this, Xu Chuanqiang quickly shouted out, "Don't make any noise, everyone, listen to me."
"The Ying family is going to build a house recently. They bought the wasteland in the back mountain and need to clear it up. They want to hire people in the village. If you are interested, you can come to me to sign up."
"Of course, the premise is that there can't be any cheaters."
After Xu Chuanqiang finished speaking, he added another sentence. After finishing speaking, he signaled Ying Wangzhu to say a few words to Ying Shuangsong.
Upon seeing this, Ying Wangzhu took a step forward and stated his request.
"Dear fellow villagers, we have just arrived here and haven't gotten to know you much. Now it's time to get to know you all through the village chief's light.
The general situation of our situation was just mentioned by the village chief. Let me just say it again. We just hope to hire some people who can open up wasteland. If you are interested, you can come to the village chief to sign up. As for the salary, it is thirty cash per person per day, no. Free food. "
As soon as Ying Wangzhu finished speaking, gasps could be heard from the crowd.
Thirty cents a day, if you work for a month, you will have more than 900 cents, which is close to one tael of silver, which is nearly a few months of expenses for many families.
For them, it is indeed a very generous job.
Moreover, for country people, working is commonplace for them. Those who work as long-term workers can only earn 20 cents a day, but the Ying family can only ask for 30 cents, which is a figure they dare not think of.
"You are talking nicely, but who knows if what you are saying is true?" As soon as Ying Wangzhu finished speaking, a voice suddenly came from the crowd.
"Yes, if he lied to us, who should we ask to reason?"
"It's just-"
"You just came to our village and you came here to escape the famine. You actually have money to build a house. Who knew that you had premeditated plans from time to time? Could it be that you also came here for the back mountain?"
In the crowd, someone didn't know who suddenly said such a sentence, which immediately caused the crowd to rise up and resist.
This topic was very sensitive, and it reminded many villagers of what happened to the Zhang family before, and they suddenly became frightened. For fear that they would soon become the next Zhang family, they hurriedly shouted to the rhythm.
"Yes! We don't welcome you!"
"Leave our village!"
"Leave our village!"
The crowd became more and more riotous, the voices became more and more fierce, and the faces of those people became redder and redder because of their excitement.
When Xu Chuanqiang saw this scene, his smiling face suddenly drooped.
"enough!"
There was a hint of anger on his face. "Who said what you just said? Stand up for me?"
"I know you are all worried about the Zhang family, but this cannot kill everyone at once. What's more, the Ying family are refugees arranged by the county magistrate to settle here. Their conduct needs to be carefully considered by you. Observe, not rely on your imagination, and we cannot drive them away."
Xu Chuanqiang's voice was not loud, but it spread to the ears of everyone present.
"Let me tell you one last time, who jumped up what happened just now? Stand up for me!"
When the villagers heard the angry voice of the village chief, they gradually returned to their senses. The village chief was still the village chief after all, and his prestige in Qingyang Village was actually very high.
"It's Ergouzi!"
A voice suddenly came out from the crowd, and then Ying Wangzhu and his two men saw a sudden commotion in the crowd, and then, a person stepped out of the space.
And in that place, there happened to be a man with a sinister look on his face, and the malicious look on his face had not yet dissipated.
Seeing the people around him suddenly disappearing, the gloating expression on Ergouzi's face had not yet dissipated. Seeing the eyes of the village chief and others falling on him, Ergouzi panicked, but he soon returned to his original state. .
"So what if it's me? Isn't what happened to the Zhang family true? Even if they are refugees arranged by the county magistrate, who knows if they have bad intentions?"
"Who would buy the wasteland at the foot of the mountain if they didn't have bad intentions?"
Ergouzi snorted coldly and met the village chief's angry gaze, without any fear in his eyes.
"Er Gouzi, shut up!"
The village chief was so angry that he jumped up and down.
Does he know what he is talking about? When the Ying family built houses and reclaimed wasteland and wanted to hire people, the first thing they thought of was Qingyang Village. This was also to make the lives of the people in the village easier.
They obviously have other better choices and can choose people from other villages, but the first thing they think of is the people from Qingyang Village. Obviously their hearts are still in Qingyang Village.
But now, everything was broken by Er Gouzi's words.
He turned to look at Ying Wangzhu and the others, "Don't worry. When I talk to the villagers properly, they won't be so repulsive. Don't mind."
"Um."
Ying Wangzhu's face was a little stiff. He looked at the whispering villagers, and then left here with Ying Shuangsong and went home directly.
After listening to Ying Wangzhu's words, Huang Xuecao and the others intuitively felt that the villagers in Qingyang Village did not have generally strong opinions towards outsiders.
"Then let's..."
"Nai, don't worry for now, let's see what the village chief says first."
Since the village chief had already told him to leave the matter to him, they naturally couldn't burn bridges now and make the village chief lose face.
"Yes, Xiao Liu is right. The village chief said that he will mediate this matter. Let's wait and see the news from the village chief first."
Ying Wangzhu nodded.
In fact, it is okay for them to hire others now. After all, it was the villagers of Qingyang Village who refused first, so they can do without them. However, since they settled in Qingyang Village after all, they still have to consider the feelings of the village chief. .
"In that case, the third child and I will do it first for the next few days."
Ying Wangzhu touched his pipe and sighed. The two of them could do a lot more in the past few days.
"Dad, I'm going too."
When Ying Shuangzhu heard this, he quickly said, "One more person means more strength. Anyway, the roof at home will be repaired soon. When the time comes, I will go and help."
The roof of the thatched house is easy to repair. He only needs to re-weave the collected thatch, arrange it well, and place it on the roof.
"good."
Ying Wangzhu nodded, that was all he could do now.
