The beginning of the counterattack! The time-traveling boss is famous in Beijing

Qin Ruo's fish pond started construction, and a group of idle villagers came to watch the fun.

None of the villagers who came to watch the fun were optimistic about this long-abandoned fish pond.

"The Qin family has so much money to burn. Isn't it a waste to buy this broken fish pond with three taels of silver? It's a loss in both capital and labor costs."

"Although the Qin family girl has some abilities, I think she's going to fail this time."

"If I had this money, I would rather use it to buy some rice and food, so that I can at least have enough to eat. The Qin family will suffer a great loss this time, and it's just a mess for a girl to be the head of the family."

The villagers stood on the shore and whispered to each other. At the same time, the Zhou family was really jealous of Lu Shuiqin and Lao Yang.

Regardless of whether the Qin family makes a loss or not, the people who work there really make money.

I heard that Qin Ruo paid 60 cents a day and provided a meal, so how come these few families have taken over all the work at the door of this house?

The villagers were talking excitedly when Chen Laosan came in hurriedly with a shovel, rolled up his trousers and went straight into the fish pond.

"Nephew Shoucheng, what are you doing?" Old Man Zhou put down the farm tools in his hands, walked forward with a puzzled look on his face.

He didn't remember Qin Ruo saying that she had invited Chen Lao San? Did Chen Lao San come uninvited?

"Uncle Zhou, there's nothing to do at home right now, so I'm just sitting around doing nothing. The Qin family fish pond is starting construction, so I just wanted to come over and help with some work."

"I don't want any wages, I'm just here to help." Chen Laosan was afraid that Old Man Zhou would misunderstand, so he quickly explained.

The day after Qin Ruo rescued Damao, Chen Laosan borrowed two taels of silver from everywhere and went to Qin Ruo's house with his mother Jiang to deliver it.

Two taels of silver is definitely not a small sum of money for Chen Laosan.

He still managed to get the money together by borrowing some money privately from his mother, Mrs. Jiang, and his elder and second brothers.

When he came to deliver the silver, he also brought half a basket of eggs. This was the most impressive thing that Chen Laosan could show off.

Even though Qin Ruo had stated that the money and goods had been paid, there was no need for him to take the eggs back.

Chen Laosan and Jiang insisted on keeping the eggs, using the excuse that they were to nourish Old Lady Qin.

Jiang was thankful countless times afterwards that she and her son were resolute enough to ask Qin Ruo to help. Otherwise, Damao's life would have been in jeopardy.

The former daughter-in-law Zhang Dahua offended Qin Ruo completely, but the other party had no grudges and invited her eldest son and his family of three to work.

From this incident, Jiang could see that Qin Ruo was a magnanimous person and really didn't take this matter to heart.

When she heard that Qin Ruo's fish pond was about to start construction, she directly asked the third brother to come over.

Giving the money is another matter, but the grace of saving life is real.

Zhang Dahua is ignorant, and she herself doesn’t understand either?

Even if Jiang didn't say anything, Chen Laosan was planning to come himself.

Seeing that Chen Laosan had said this, Old Man Zhou, as an outsider, couldn't say much.

He said a few words in a bland manner and then turned around and went back to work.

At noon, Zhou Lao's daughter-in-law Bai and Zhou Erzhu came with baskets to deliver food to the workers.

Some villagers stayed behind deliberately just to see the lunch prepared by the Qin family.

Seeing Bai taking out the dishes one by one from the basket, I suddenly felt very sad.

There are pig's trotters stewed with soybeans, pork belly fried with garlic sprouts, pork patties with dried plums, and a pot of egg soup. Each pot is very generous in portion.

The staple food was actually white rice and thin noodle steamed buns. In those years of food and clothing shortages, this was definitely a big deal for the Qin family.

To work for the Qin family, not to mention the wages, just for the food, the idle people in the village are willing to help for free. Because this can also save a meal.

The sons of the old Yang family who came to work, including Lu Shuixiu's family of three, were very surprised.

Although Qin Ruo mentioned before that helping to clean the fish pond would include wages and lunch every day.

But I never thought that the first meal would be so well-planned.

"Come on, eat while it's hot. This is what Ruo'er arranged for us. Only after you are full will you have the energy to continue working." Old Man Zhou greeted everyone with a smile.

Seeing this, Chen Laosan picked up his shovel and prepared to go home quietly.

He came uninvited, so naturally he felt embarrassed to stay and have dinner with others.

Chen Laosan had just taken a few steps when he was discovered by Old Man Zhou.

"It's time for dinner in Shoucheng. Where are you planning to go? Sit down and eat together." Old Man Zhou grabbed Chen Laosan and stuffed two steamed buns into his hands.

Naturally, Old Man Zhou can make the decision on such a small matter. They have come to work for free, so it doesn't make sense not to even give them food, right?

"Uncle Zhou, no, no. I'm going home to eat..." Chen Laosan quickly declined.

"Why are you going back? If you have something to do, you have to finish your meal before leaving." Old Man Zhou stopped Chen Laosan without saying a word.

Old Man Zhou knew very well what the villagers' living conditions were like.

There is no such thing as lunch in Changhe Village. It is already good enough to have two full meals a day.

The food sent by the Zhou family was large enough to feed Chen Laosan alone.

Chen Laosan couldn't refuse anymore, so he had to sit down and eat with everyone.

After a short rest after the meal, everyone went back to the fish pond to continue working.

Actually, Qin Ruo had said before that they could rest for half an hour at noon, but after everyone had lunch, they felt embarrassed to continue resting.

If I didn't do more work, I would feel that I was not worthy of the Qin family's 60 cents a day salary and the sumptuous meals.

On the first day of the fish pond construction, Qin Ruo did not show up. She was busy teaching Zhou Dazhui how to drive a horse-drawn carriage.

Fortunately, Zhou Dazhu had a good comprehension ability, and after Qin Ruo demonstrated it several times personally, Zhou Dazhu learned it.

When Zhou Dazhu drove the carriage alone from the head of the village back to the Qin family at the end of the village, his face was full of excitement.

"Sister Ruo, I got it, I got it." Zhou Dazhui changed his usual calmness that was inconsistent with his age. After getting off the carriage, he rushed towards Qin Ruo.

"You're doing well. Keep it up. Once you become more familiar with the job, you'll be officially assigned the work. You'd better hurry up." Qin Ruo gave a thumbs up and praised Zhou Dazhui without hesitation.

The villagers were in an uproar and couldn't calm down at all.

When Si Heng and the broker delivered the oxen over, the villagers knew that the Qin family had made a large investment and bought two oxen.

I didn't expect that they not only had oxen for plowing, but they even arranged a horse-drawn carriage.

This money can be used to build a new house.

No matter what the villagers think, it has no effect on Qin Ruo at all.

In the evening, Old Man Zhou came to the Qin family and reported to Qin Ruo on the progress of today's fish pond work, including the uninvited visit of Chen Laosan.

"It doesn't matter. If he wants to come, let him come. We need to hire more people anyway. Just pay the wages. I don't like to owe favors to others."

"There is one more thing. Father Zhou, please find ten more people as soon as possible to help with the work. The workload at the fish pond is currently heavy and the progress is too slow."

Qin Ruo had enough money on hand and was unwilling to delay, so she simply asked Old Man Zhou to hire another group of people to clean out the fish pond as soon as possible.