Rich Peasant Girl: The General's Wife Has Space

It just so happened that I could go to the Xiao family to build a workshop, earn thirty cents a day, and get a lunch provided. Where else can I find such a good job?

The town only pays twenty cents a day for temporary workers, and that doesn't include food.

Villagers signed up one after another, and Zhao Laoer quickly selected more than 30 strong laborers.

Zhao Laoer's wife, Wu, also rushed to take up her post.

Her current task is to select six people to help with cooking while building the workshop.

If they perform well, she will suggest Xiao Wan to continue using these people when recruiting female workers in the future.

She is quite familiar with the villagers on a daily basis and has a general understanding of everyone's situation.

She knows exactly which women are usually diligent, honest and clean, and which women like to gossip about other people's affairs.

She is not like her elder sister-in-law, who thinks highly of herself.

She felt that she was the daughter-in-law of the village head and the mother of a scholar, and she was superior to others, so she rarely interacted with the villagers.

Many women came to Wu's house to make friends with her so that they could work for her because she was easy to talk to.

The women gathered together, one praising herself, another trying to make friends, and the house became a little noisy for a while.

Some people go there with the intention of taking advantage, making money and having enough to eat.

Because there was a precedent, everyone knew that the food working in the Xiao family was better than at home.

So some women who usually like to take advantage of others would shamelessly beg Wu for help.

When Yao came out and saw so many women from her family gathered together, she couldn't help but frown.

My sister-in-law is getting too proud of her position as a small manager. Is she trying to suppress me, the eldest sister-in-law?

So many people surrounded Wu and begged her, but she didn't even say hello when she saw her mother, a scholar.

Yao was a little angry and stared at Wu with an unhappy expression.

Unfortunately, Mrs. Wu was so focused on getting things done that she had no time to care about her sister-in-law's feelings.

Of course, even if she knew, Mrs. Wu wouldn't care.

She didn't offend her, so why should she care about her mood?

It’s more important to make money.

Yao stood there with an unhappy look on her face, but she did not go forward to talk to him. After all, it had only been a short time since her sister had done those things.

Yao couldn't stand the villagers pointing fingers at her every time she went out, and she really couldn't stand the sarcasm.

She stood in the corridor, exuding unhappiness.

Unfortunately, everyone was focused on whether they could go to work and didn't care about Yao's existence at all.

Yao could only stand there with hatred and a gloomy face.

Isn’t it just going to the construction site to cook? Look how happy these peasants are. Isn’t it just working like slaves for the Xiao family?

What’s so great about her? She can’t compare to me, but she is the mother of a scholar!

Although Mrs. Wu is usually easy to talk to, it's different at this time.

Because Xiao Wan trusted her, she was given the task of selecting people for the job.

The wages are not low, thirty cents a day.

This was also her first time working, and she must not betray Xiao Wan's trust by randomly selecting someone who was lazy, unclean, and gossipy to work in the workshop.

Besides, my husband also plans to work with Xiao Wan, so I can't hold him back.

The key to living a good life is the unity of husband and wife.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Wu cleared her throat and asked everyone to be quiet.

The crowd gradually quieted down.

Wu then began to speak: "Everyone, listen to me, the county lady trusts me this time and has entrusted me with the task of selecting the cook."

"Only six people will be enough this time. Those who take advantage of others and don't take care of their appearance should stay away. It would be embarrassing if they don't do a good job and are sent back."

"Besides, this isn't work for me, this is work for the county lord's family. The Xiao family today is no longer our villager from the past. They own the entire Jiyun City."

"So everyone, be more self-aware. It's not that I don't care about feelings, it depends on whether you have the favor with the county lady!"

After hearing this, the people below started a heated discussion.

What kind of face do they have in front of the county lady? Except for Aunt Wang who sells tofu, the relationship between other people and the Xiao family is not that good.

Mrs. Wu didn't say anything either, just watched them discuss quietly.

Yao felt unhappy when she saw how Wu spoke.

Look at how arrogant and pretentious the second brother is!

Mrs. Wu's words were still somewhat convincing, and some people with clear minds left on their own accord.

There were also some who took advantage and were shameless, thinking that the county lady was still from their village and would not do anything to them, so they kept her.

Mrs. Wu was not in a hurry and pointed out six women who were relatively diligent and efficient at work.