After the cannon fodder father and daughter married into the family, the whole family regretted it

"Okay, be quiet, I haven't told you any better news yet!" The old village chief shouted, and everyone fell silent, curious and looking forward to the next good news.

"There's a Mr. Zhou, a prominent figure from the provincial capital. He's old and wants to retire in our Mushan Village. He's planning to settle down here soon!"

No one felt anything.

This is not great news at all. The master is here, but he is not here to help them. They should continue to live their lives as usual.

Well, one more thing to add is that you can pass by the master’s house and smell the aroma of meat.

As if he understood what everyone was thinking, the village chief continued, "Mr. Zhou has already bought the land south of our village entrance and is planning to build a large house. Mr. Zhou has said that temporary workers will be recruited from our village first!"

"Ahh! This is really great news!"

"Master Zhou is truly a living Bodhisattva!"

Everyone was thoroughly excited.

It’s good to work. With the money they earn, they can buy food. With food, they will definitely be able to survive this cold winter!

Because of the disaster victims, there is no shortage of people in the surrounding area. Villagers go out to find work but they are not given a chance. Even if they do get a chance, the wages are very low and not enough to feed themselves.

Things are good now. The village is recruiting temporary workers. You can make money without going far away. No matter how much money you make, it is a livelihood.

"Village chief, I want to go, and all the men in my family will go!"

"Are you crazy? Then you won't plant winter wheat? Village chief, I have many men in my family. They won't interfere with our work. Let them go!"

Everyone rushed over to do odd jobs, without even asking for wages.

The village chief was overwhelmed when he saw many people trying to pull his clothes. He immediately shouted, "Stop! Get back! Don't offend us!"

This noble person naturally refers to the people around the village chief.

What a shameful bunch of people. There are outsiders around, and they don’t know how to behave themselves.

Everyone quieted down a bit, but they were still quite excited, and all their eyes were focused on the well-dressed man.

The village chief said, "This is Mr. Zhou's housekeeper, who is responsible for selecting people in the village."

"As for who to choose, I don't have the final say. Steward Zhou will do it. If you want to do something, line up and come. Don't offend Steward Zhou. Remember?"

The middle-aged man was calm and composed. He was very satisfied with the attitude of the villagers in front of him. He then gave everyone a decent smile and briefly introduced himself.

Everyone was very respectful to Butler Zhou. After a brief round of compliments, they got down to business. The villagers lined up one after another, with the servants beside them taking names, and Butler Zhou supervising from the side.

Fang Tong took his daughter to look around for a long time. He had no intention of doing short-term work. Seeing that there was nothing to do, he took his daughter and prepared to leave.

"Hey, Fang Laosan, don't go yet." The old village chief waved at him, motioning him to come over.

Fang Tong saw that he had something to say to him, so he took his daughter and the old village chief to an inconspicuous place on the edge.

Now every household is busy trying to curry favor with Butler Zhou, and no one pays attention to them in the corner.

"What's wrong, Uncle Village Chief? Are you going to give me a backdoor?"

"Business, be serious."

The village chief glanced at him and lowered his voice, pretending to chat: "The grandson of the Qin family is a promising one. He is doing well in the academy. The news of the county tax exemption this time came from his family."

"Be more careful next time, understand?"

He almost told Fang Tong to be wary of the Qin family.

Fang Tong naturally understood and said in a serious manner, "Uncle Village Chief, I will remember this."

The Qin family is a big family in the village. If it is not necessary, the village chief is unwilling to confront them head-on, but he is grateful that they came to remind him. He will remember this favor.

The village chief waved his hand and said, "Go back if you understand."

After saying that, he hurried back to the crowd.

On the way, Fang Tong thought a lot.

As soon as he got home, he told the mother and son that the landlord was coming to the village to recruit workers to build a house.

Qian Fengping asked him, "So what do you think? Should we go?"

She was actually a little tempted. More money meant more security. As for the work in the fields, she could do it herself if she worked harder.

"No." Fang Tong said this firmly: "I think this is a good opportunity."

"Now that there's less work to do in the fields, let's wait until everyone in our village gets a part-time job and gets busy. When we start making money, then we can go to the county to sell cakes, but it won't be a big deal!"

Occasional work is so tiring, it's not suitable for him! As the breadwinner of the family, he's only suited to easy jobs that pay well!

Qin Yan approved of the proposal, and the young man nodded: "Uncle Fang is right."

"However, before we sell cakes, we still have to go to the county town to test the waters. After all, the situation has changed. We need to see if business is good now so that we can have a better idea of the situation."

Fang Tong also knew what Qin Yan was worried about, so he told him everything he saw when he went to the county town.

Everyone was thoughtful.

The county town is now slowly returning to order, and there are still many food businesses. They won't be noticeable if they go there, so they can try to do a small amount first.

Having made up his mind, Fang Tong decided to take a pot of cake and try it out tomorrow.

But all the sugar and eggs are gone.

He looked at the copper coins that Patriarch Qin paid as compensation and sighed. After all, it was unexpected money, so it would be okay to spend it sooner rather than later.

No one in the family had any objections. Fang Tong took the money and went straight to Doctor Gu's house.

Doctor Gu opened the door and saw Fang Tong, and he perked up a bit: "What's the matter?"

Fang Tong chuckled, closed the door, and came in, lowering his voice to say, "Uncle Gu, could you sell me some of your candy and eggs?"

A few days ago, when he got up at night, he ran into Doctor Gu's two sons from the county sneaking back to bring them something. He lay in the corner and listened for a long time, what eggs, sugar, whole grains...

It is true that I got a lot of things for the old couple.

Doctor Gu was surprised for a moment, then he immediately realized that the two families were neighbors after all, and it was likely that the sons had sneaked back and were overheard by this cunning man.

However, the other party did not come to borrow food, but to buy it with money.

This is exactly what Doctor Gu wants.

He has been angry these days. His two sons shouldn't spend money so lavishly. If someone is willing to pay for it today, how can he refuse?

"Let's go inside and talk."

As soon as he entered the house, Doctor Gu took the initiative and asked, "How much sugar and eggs do you want?"

Fang Tong pondered for a moment and said, "Twenty eggs, please. How much sugar do you have?"

"I have a pound of sugar." Doctor Gu said, "These eggs are from my son's chickens. I won't ask you for the outside price. I'll keep it the same as before, two cents each."

"But sugar is expensive. You know, food prices are going up now. It's fifty cents a pound. I'll weigh out as much as you want."

"I want all the sugar. There are only twenty eggs. Please take them."

After a while, Fang Tong returned from Gu's house with his arms full.