The county magistrate's daughter only wants to farm

"Attention, folks! Attention, folks!" It was still Gao Fei, holding a loudspeaker in one hand and shouting at the crowd at the top of his voice.

The noise gradually died down, and Gao Fei continued to shout: "In order to quickly count the number of applicants, now, each team in each lane of each village will select a person in charge. After counting the number of people in their team, the person in charge will come to the front to make a unified report and record it."

Gao Fei pointed to the registration table that had been set up nearby, and repeated, "Did everyone hear that clearly?"

Someone below immediately responded that they had heard it clearly.

The person in charge of each team needs to count and report the number of people and collect wages, and there is no need to worry about them withholding wages from the people, because the daily wages of a laborer are fixed, and everyone can calculate how much they deserve. When the wages are paid on the spot, the person in charge will distribute them directly to the people, and there is no need to worry about them being snatched away on the way.

"Old Li, why don't you come?" Niu Er suggested with a chuckle in the Lingshui Village team.

"No, no, no, how can I do this?" Old Li waved his hands.

"Old Li, what you said is not right." A fellow villager nearby heard it and interrupted, "The official just said that the person in charge only needs to count the number of people. Counting heads, everyone can do that."

"That's right, Lao Li, just go ahead. If you can't do it, we can all help, right?" another villager echoed.

Lao Li has a good reputation in the village. He is efficient and has a flexible mind. He comes out to work. The village chief is not around, and the villagers have no objection to electing Lao Li as the person in charge.

So, Lao Li became the person in charge of Lingshui Village.

"Old Li, could you please ask if they would hire me if I could use my ox cart to pull things?" Li Laosan asked Old Li. Li Laosan was sixty years old and was worried that he could not do heavy work due to his age, but he had an ox cart. If the county government agreed, he could also make some money with the ox cart.

Old Li, who had just become the leader of the village team, accepted the offer without hesitation and walked up to Gao Fei to ask, "Sir, there is a ox-cart driver in our village. Are you hiring?"

"You mean using ox carts to help transport heavy objects?" Gao Fei confirmed with him.

"Yes, yes, that's what I mean. He is old and can't do heavy work, but he can drive a cart." Old Li nodded quickly.

"Hiring. We'll hire anyone with as many ox carts as you have. The wages will be calculated based on the number of times we pull the carts." Gao Fei agreed immediately. Road construction requires the transportation of a large amount of soil, sand and gravel. Although the county government now has many carts and bucket carts, they all need to be pushed by manpower and are definitely not as efficient as ox carts.

"That's good. Thank you, sir. I will go back and talk to him." Old Li thanked Gao Fei and turned to leave, but was grabbed by Gao Fei.

Gao Fei said, "Fellow villager, go back and tell your fellow villagers that the county government still needs a lot of things like winnowing baskets and baskets. If there are people in your village who can make these things, you can go to the registration desk over there to receive the task."

There is another registration desk not far away. Villagers who have weaving skills can take on certain tasks and exchange them for money if they can make the products within the specified time.

"Oh! I see. There really is someone doing this in our village. Thank you, sir." Old Li was very happy. He didn't expect such a good thing to happen.

After seeing Old Li off, Gao Fei began to remind others of various precautions, and for a while the city gate was extremely lively.

However, this time, the order at the city gate was much better. Each team had its own designated area and would not wander around randomly. It was also much easier for villagers from each village to talk and discuss things with acquaintances.

After the number of people in each team was counted, Gao Fei took out the assigned tasks and announced: "Come on, everyone, pay attention. Here are the arrangements for each village: Gutian Village is responsible for paving the road, Lingshui Village is responsible for transporting sand, Shangling Village is responsible for burning and transporting soil..."

Every time a team is called, someone will confirm with the person in charge to avoid any mistakes or omissions.

"Okay, that's the arrangement for each village. Tomorrow morning, remember to take your tools and meet up at the designated locations in each village."

"The county government provides brunch, with steamed buns and unlimited hot water."

When the villagers heard that the county government would provide two meals, they were very happy. Now they could save a lot of food and their families could eat more.

Everything under the city gate fell into the eyes of the people in the teahouse upstairs. Ye Ningxin sighed sincerely: "Ning County is now being managed better and better, and the people also obey the arrangements."

"Yes, when this road is repaired, it will be much more convenient for me to go home." Song Ruoruo could not hide her excitement. According to Ayin, Ning County was planning to build a straight road leading directly to the capital. Then she wouldn't have to suffer any hardship when traveling between the capital and Ning County.

When Ye Ningxin heard the word "go home", her eyes dimmed and her face was filled with worry.

"What's wrong?" Gu Yin asked with concern.

Ye Ningxin always looks soft and cute, usually chatting and laughing with Song Ruorou, but now she has a sad face.

Ye Ningxin glanced at the two of them, sighed deeply, leaned over the table, and rested her chin on her crossed hands.

"Oh, please tell me quickly. It's really frustrating." Seeing that she was slow to speak, Song Ruorou pushed Ye Ningxin's arm and said, "Tell us what's the matter. Maybe we can help you solve it."

"Yeah." Gu Yin nodded in agreement.

The two of them blinked their eyes and stared at Song Ruorou, urging her to speak quickly.

"Alas... my father sent me a letter." Ye Ningxin felt that her days of freedom were coming to an end, and she couldn't help but feel sad. "He asked me to go back early, but once I go back, it will be difficult for me to get out again."

"Why? Can't you just find another opportunity to come out?" Song Ruorou was puzzled. After the first time, it would be normal to have a second and third time.

Ye Ningxin raised her eyes and whispered guiltily, "I sneaked out this time."

"Ah?" Song Ruorou was dumbfounded. She didn't expect Ye Ningxin to be so bold.

"But don't you have followers with you?" Gu Yin asked. If she had sneaked out, she probably wouldn't have brought any followers with her.

"My father sent people to find me after he found out." Ye Ningxin said sullenly.

Song Ruorou sighed: "You are so brave to come out alone."

"I didn't think too much about it at the time. I just wanted to come out and take a look." Ye Ningxin perked up a little when she talked about this. "Luckily I came out, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to see so many things!"

Oh...it turns out she is a rebellious girl.

Gu Yin was speechless: "Don't do this next time. You forgot you were caught. You almost got into trouble."

Ye Ningxin was a little scared when she thought about it, but when she thought about her father's letter, she wailed, "I know...but what should I do now? I haven't had enough fun yet."

The three of them pondered, and suddenly, Song Ruorou clapped her hands: "Got it!"