Poor Family: I reached the top by marrying a wife

After a while, Zhou Laoer called all the men in the village.

People ranging from 40 to 14 or 15 years old came.

But even so, there were not many people, only less than a hundred.

This is the reality of this era.

Because of years of war, there are very few male population.

"Ugh!"

Jiang Chen sighed silently, then walked towards the crowd!

"Brothers and uncles, I told you yesterday that we were going to build a house, and now we are ready to start construction!"

"If you are willing to help me, please go to the village chief to register and start working tomorrow!"

"Two meals a day, three cents!"

"I am willing!"

"I do too!"

"I me me!"

As soon as Jiang Chen finished speaking, a group of villagers rushed to the village chief and started registering.

After Jiang Chen handed the matter over to the village chief, he took the four brothers of the Zhou family and drove a donkey cart to the town.

They drove four carts in total. After all, with so many people, they needed a lot of food.

When Jiang Chen led four strong men into the rice shop, Shopkeeper Xu was almost frightened to his knees.

“Brother Jiang…Brother Jiang, what are you…doing…?” Shopkeeper Xu asked tremblingly.

"Haha, Shopkeeper Xu, don't be nervous. I'm not here to cause trouble. I'm here to buy rice!"

Jiang Chen said as he took out fifty taels of silver ingot!

"Give me four carts of millet, and the rest in copper coins, is that okay?"

"this……!?"

Shopkeeper Xu was shocked to see Jiang Chen's generosity!

Jiang Chen...what are you buying so much rice for! ?

However, he was only slightly surprised and hurried to make arrangements.

Jiang Chen told the four Zhou brothers to follow him to load the car, and he was going to the home of Master Xue Sanye.

An important part of his plan still requires the help of Mr. Xue San.

But what Jiang Chen could not have expected was that Third Master Xue was not at home!

……

"Master Jiang, our master is not at home. He is in town. Please wait, I will go and call him!"

The servant guarding the door said this respectfully, then hurried out.

It was the first time that Jiang Chen was called "Master", and he was really not used to it.

Soon, Mr. Xue San came back.

But when Jiang Chen saw how Mr. Xue San was dressed, he was stunned.

Mr. Xue San, who had a tough look on his face, was actually wearing a black robe at this time.

No matter how you look at it, this seems a bit out of place.

However, that robe seems to be... an official robe!

"Brother Jiang! Hahahaha! We meet again!"

When Mr. Xue San saw Jiang Chen, he hugged him warmly!

"Come on, come on! Please come in!"

Third Master Xue said this and walked into the yard with Jiang Chen.

After sitting down in the hall, Jiang Chen looked at Third Master Xue in confusion: "Third Master, are you... an official now?"

When Mr. Xue heard what Jiang Chen said, he looked very proud!

"Hahaha! Brother Jiang, this is all thanks to you!"

"If you hadn't given me the reputation of a tiger-killing hero, and if you hadn't given me that wonderful box, I wouldn't have been able to be an official!"

Through Mr. Xue Sanye's explanation, Jiang Chen also understood what happened.

It turned out that after getting the tiger, Mr. Xue San took the tiger to the county government office without saying a word!

He told his second uncle, the county magistrate, that he had gone up the mountain specifically to hunt the tiger in order to celebrate his second uncle's birthday!

Plus the KitKat box.

The county magistrate was so happy that he directly appointed Mr. Xue San as the mayor of the town!

The official position is equivalent to that of a minor official.

But although he was a minor official, he was in charge of more than ten villages!

Moreover, Mr. Xue San has also taken the first step towards becoming an official!

Maybe you can get promoted in the future!

……

After Jiang Chen heard what Third Master Xue said, he couldn't help but sigh that it's easier to get things done if you have someone in the court!

If we send the tiger on Thursday, we'll get at most some reward.

But when it came to Mr. Xue San, he became an official directly!

This is the gap!

"Congratulations, Third Master!"

Jiang Chen congratulated Mr. Xue Sanye.

Now that Mr. Xue San is the mayor, his tasks will become much easier!

"Brother Jiang, you're welcome! I owe this to you!"

"By the way, what's the matter with you coming here today?"

"If you have something to say, just tell me. Your business is my business!" Mr. Xue said generously.

Jiang Chen was delighted when he heard this: "Third Master, I came here today for something."

"I...want to be the mayor of our village."

"Become the village chief?"

Mr. Xue was slightly startled.

"Third Master, our old village chief is old, and I... I also want to do something for the villagers..." Jiang Chen acted embarrassed.

In fact, this is the second step of Jiang Chen’s plan, to become the village chief.

In this era, the status of the village chief is very high.

It can even decide the life and death of the villagers!

"Brother Jiang, you are really suitable to be the village chief!"

Mr. Xue nodded and said, "You are much more capable than the old village chief."

"This matter can be solved with just one word from me. My second uncle will have his birthday next month. I will say a word then and there will be basically no problem."

"Thank you, Third Master!" Jiang Chen said excitedly.

In this day and age, village chiefs are not elected by the villagers.

It’s decided by the government!

Therefore, Jiang Chen came to find Mr. Xue San, hoping that he would help him.

However, at this moment, Jiang Chen suddenly thought of something.

"Third Master, how did you deal with the tiger?"

……

Third Master Xue smiled and said, "My second uncle shaved off the tiger's meat and prepared to use it to entertain the guests."

"Tiger skin, he plans to use it as a chair pad in the future."

"Third Master, I have an idea, but I don't know whether I should tell you or not." Jiang Chen smiled faintly.

"Brother Jiang, just go ahead. Do we need to be polite?" Mr. Xue said with a smile.

"Master San, it's like this. You know my craftsmanship. If you can give me the tiger's skin and fangs, I might be able to carve a lifelike tiger out of pine wood!"

"When the time comes, we'll put the tiger skin on top and sew it up. The tiger will look just like a living one. It will look so majestic when displayed like this!"

"Um!?"

Mr. Xue was stunned when he heard Jiang Chen's words!

"Brother Jiang, you... you still have this skill!?"

"How long will it take you to finish?"

Third Master Xue couldn't imagine how happy his second uncle would be if Jiang Chen really made this thing!

"One month should be enough. Maybe, we can make it in time for the county magistrate's birthday!" Jiang Chen said excitedly.

"Okay, okay! You wait here, I... I'm going to the county town to get the tiger skin, you must wait for me!"

After Mr. Xue San finished speaking, he rushed out and rode away on his horse without waiting for Jiang Chen to react.

Jiang Chen smiled upon seeing this.

If he could do the tiger well this time, he would have a relationship with the county magistrate in the future.

In this era, the county magistrate is the real local emperor!

In the future, it will be more convenient for him to do things!

However, since Mr. Xue San rode his horse to the county town, he would have to come back in the evening.

The Zhou brothers are still waiting for him...

Jiang Chen thought about this and decided to go to the rice shop to find his brothers first, and then walk around the town together.

But what Jiang Chen could not have expected was that this time he would encounter an unexpected surprise!