Survival skills maxed out, I feed my wife and daughter by catching fish and shrimp

After returning to Xiaofeng Mountain, Chen Changfan discovered that many villagers had gathered outside the wooden wall on the top of the mountain.

Most of these villagers are young and strong, there are also some women and an old man with gray beard.

Shen Cuiyun was holding a pen and paper, registering everyone one by one. When she saw Chen Changfan coming back, a smile immediately appeared on her face and she handed over the roster in her hand.

"Erlang, several groups of villagers came today wanting to seek refuge. Aunt Liu and I did a preliminary screening and kept some useful people. This is the roster, recording their relevant information."

Chen Changfan raised his eyebrows slightly. He didn't expect his wife to be so smart that she could come up with such a way to attract the villagers.

After the natural disaster, many villagers who were already struggling to make ends meet suddenly fell into poverty, and food and clothing became a problem for a while.

When people are in poverty, their first reaction is often to ask others for help.

In recent days, the person who has been most popular in Qingshan County is none other than Chen Changfan, especially since he has his own mountain, and villagers have come to him one after another to seek refuge.

However, Chen Changfan's business was just starting out. On the one hand, he could not provide much assistance, and on the other hand, he needed available talents to help him build the villa.

Even he couldn't think of how to solve the current dilemma for a moment, but Shen Cuiyun had already taken the first step.

He flipped through the list a few times and nodded slightly.

The list records the villagers' names, ages, family situations, and skills, which are clear at a glance, and Chen Changfan can make a decision at a glance.

"My dear, thank you for your hard work. This has saved me a lot of trouble."

Chen Changfan took Shen Cuiyun's hand, walked in front of everyone, and said loudly:

"Thank you all for your kindness and for wanting to come and join me, Chen Changfan. Life is tough for our family these days, with natural disasters and bandit attacks. I understand your difficulties, but I recognize my limited abilities and am unable to offer you adequate protection. I beg for your forgiveness."

As soon as these words were spoken, many villagers who had been waiting eagerly showed disappointment on their faces.

They thought that Chen Erlang would be able to settle them down after his return, but after waiting for such a long time, all they got was a "forgiveness".

"As you can see, my Xiaofeng Mountain is in ruins. If you are willing to work with me to build it, I, Chen, can also protect you. I dare not say that I will take you to eat and drink the best food, but at least I can provide you with food and clothing."

When everyone heard this, hope flashed in their eyes again.

In this world, having enough food and clothing is the greatest wish.

"As long as you have food, you can do anything!"

"I do!"

Someone immediately responded.

"Of course, I'll be frank. My little Fengshan isn't well-off, and we can't accommodate so many folks all at once. So today, we can only take in ten people. After we expand the garrison tomorrow, we'll be able to accommodate even more folks. Please be patient."

Chen Changfan took a quick look and saw that there were more than twenty villagers in front of him. He was a little hesitant to speak too confidently.

What if twenty people come in today and fifty or sixty people come in tomorrow? What should we do then?

Therefore, he set a quota of ten people, on the one hand to leave some time for the expansion of the garrison, and on the other hand to create an atmosphere of "admission based on merit."

It's not that he is heartless, but sometimes if you want things to go well, you have to do it this way.

If you recruit too many good-for-nothings in the early stages of your business, there's a high probability that you won't be able to accomplish anything.

Especially when the conditions are so difficult nowadays, we must be extremely cautious in selecting people.

When the villagers heard that it could accommodate ten people, they suddenly felt a little uneasy.

What if I can’t stay? Then I’ll have to go hungry again today.

But what Chen Changfan said made a lot of sense, and they couldn't refute it at all.

There's nothing wrong with them saying they don't want to take me in, and they also said they can keep ten people today and more tomorrow.

"Master Chen! Choose me! I can build a house!"

"Choose me, choose me! I can wash clothes and cook!"

"Master Chen..."

In order to win these ten precious places, the villagers began to work hard to show themselves.

This is competition for jobs.

Everyone will be trying their best to get in.

Chen Changfan couldn't help but sigh at this familiar feeling. He never thought that after traveling through time to this era, he would become the HR that he hated the most in the past.

But this feeling is so refreshing...

"The person whose name I called out below will stay in Xiaofeng Mountain today."

Everyone's attention was drawn to Chen Changfan, and everyone held their breath, waiting for the other party to call out their name.

"Tang San, 22 years old, good at making weapons."

"Hua Chengyu, 55 years old, proficient in medicine and stone."

"Wang Tiegen, 23 years old, good at digging holes..."

"Third Sister Liu..."

Chen Changfan read out the names one by one. The people whose names were called all walked forward quickly with ecstasy on their faces.

Those whose names were not called looked at the ten people with envy and couldn't help but feel jealous.

"Oh, it's a wasted trip. I might as well not have come..."

"Ten people are too few, too few!"

The villagers couldn't help but complain, but their voices were much quieter.

Those who were chosen by Chen Changfan were naturally the best among them, and they had nothing to say about it.

"Everyone, please come back."

Chen Changfan said lightly, his eyes swept over the crowd, and those people also tactfully dispersed.

The remaining ten people looked at Chen Changfan expectantly.

"Bricklayer Hu, Aunt Liu, Black Horn, it's just right, Old Wei is back too, come over here."

Chen Changfan called everyone over, then handed the list to Shen Cuiyun and said:

"Madam, you should be familiar with the talents of these ten people. Just assign them as needed."

"Bricklayer Hu will be in charge of construction, Aunt Liu will be in charge of daily life, Black Horn will be in charge of mining, and Old Wei will be in charge of defending the villa. While I'm away, you will all follow Cuiyun's arrangements. Do you have any objections?"

Everyone bowed to Shen Cuiyun and said, "Everything is up to Madam!"

It was Shen Cuiyun's first time in charge, so she was inevitably a little nervous, but she had clear ideas and was well-organized. She quickly settled the ten people and assigned them corresponding tasks.

Chen Changfan watched from the side and couldn't help but nod in praise.

Back in the cave, Chen Changfan hugged his wife and said softly:

"My wife has the demeanor of a mistress of the house now. She is so charming!"

The lady pounced on Chen Changfan's chest and said, "Even you're making fun of me. I was so nervous just now."

"Really? Let me relax for you..."

Chen Changfan was about to take action when suddenly Lao Wei's voice came from outside the cave.

"Boss, the sentry has detected a signal fire in the direction of Dahe Village."

Chen Changfan killed 9 horse bandits and the system gave him an epiphany point.

Chen Changfan paused, then stood up, picked up the bone knife and bow and arrow, and pushed open the cave door.

"Call the bandit suppression team immediately!"

"Zhang Yi has already brought people waiting for you." Old Wei also looked solemn at this time.