That night, many villages lit lights until late at night. When we came out of the village chief's house, the moon had already risen high.
The villagers did not feel tired after a busy day. They were all full of energy and wished they could stay up all night until dawn.
"Boss, what did the village chief say? The county government is hiring again, and this time we must go!"
"Go! Of course we have to go! The village chief said he'll take us to the county town to register when the rooster crows tomorrow!"
"Oh my! That's great! Have you inquired about the job openings? Are they hiring female workers? Is the pay the same as digging canals?"
The man grumbled, dissatisfied, "This time we're building a road, so the wages definitely won't be as high as digging a canal! But the village chief heard from the neighboring village that three meals a day are provided!"
"That's great! Are you hiring female workers? If so, I'll sign up. I've already done most of the farm work at home, so my two daughters-in-law can handle it."
"Um..." The man hesitated for a few seconds. He didn't ask any specific questions. He only heard that they were recruiting workers, but didn't mention whether they were male or female.
But considering that the county magistrates of Jingyang County are all women, there shouldn't be any restrictions.
"The village chief didn't say anything. Tomorrow you follow me. If they're looking for female workers, you can sign up while you're there!"
Their village was far away from the county government office, and when they heard the news, the county gates had already been closed. The village chief had no choice but to shamelessly go to other villages to inquire.
The information they heard was incomplete, and they heard several versions of the salary, but overall, the recruitment news was true, and the wages and food were real!
The woman nodded silently, and the two returned home side by side.
This scene appeared in every village. Many people couldn't sleep tonight, looking forward to tomorrow.
Although the rice was not damaged by the water this year, there are many people in the family and there is not much left after each person eats a bite.
In their spare time, villagers would go to the city to find work. If they were lucky, they would meet a good employer and have lunch provided.
A slightly worse wage can earn you twenty or thirty cents.
But food in the town requires money, and there is very little work. A family that can earn three or four taels of silver a year is considered wealthy.
The villagers who failed to get a spot in the last canal digging recruitment sat at the village entrance all night, waiting for dawn to set off for the county town.
The next day.
As soon as the city guards opened the city gate, the villagers rushed in.
He was so frightened that he thought there was a civil uprising and was about to draw out the big knife in his hand.
The officers only breathed a sigh of relief after the village chief came forward to explain the reason, but the rules for entering the city could not be changed.
No matter how anxious the villagers were, they all lined up obediently to enter the city.
Lu Ruoyu had anticipated the situation at the city gate. He had already set up a stall at the gate of the county government office, with all the necessary pens, ink, paper and inkstone available, and was just waiting for people to come and register.
Shen Fenghua was sitting in front of the stall on the other side, yawning. He was pulled out of the quilt by Lu Ruoyu.
Soon after entering the city, the villagers rushed to the county government office. Wu Li, Wang Er and other yamen runners were already waiting there to maintain order.
"I want to sign up! I'm from Taohua Village!"
"Me! I'm from the Big Tiger Village next door..."
"And I……"
The villagers crowded towards Lu Ruoyu and Shen Fenghua's stalls and almost knocked them down.
Wang Er and his companions quickly stepped forward to stop them, and the situation became controllable only after the team restored order.
This time, there were far more people signing up than last time. Even the well-off families in the county wanted to come and watch the fun.
Lu Ruoyu recorded the villagers' personal information one by one, and rejected those wealthy families with one vote.
First, road construction is hard work, and since they come from wealthy families, they certainly don't have to work much and cannot endure the hardship.
Second, he wanted to provide places for families in greater need.
Shen Fenghua was even more straightforward and rude. He casually scolded away those who wanted to join in the fun in the queue.
The noise in the county government office attracted attention from the backyard.
Song Yunrong sneaked out to check the situation. Looking at the noisy scene in front of her, she turned around and went back to report to the Song sisters.
"Sisters, they're hiring outside! There are so many people! They've blocked the gate to the county government office!"
"Ah! What should we do?" Song Yunqing was a little anxious. Usually they would go out to open the shop at this time.
Unexpectedly, so many villagers gathered at the gate of the county government office today. I'm afraid they can't get out through the main gate.
Liu Jiangyue stepped forward, took Song Yunqing's hand, and said soothingly, "What's so difficult about this? We don't have to go through the main gate. We can go around the backyard to the shop just the same."
"Okay! Then Yue'er, let's put the things on the shuttle bus first, and then we'll push it out together later!"
Liu Jiangyue agreed readily. Seeing this, Song Yubing also hurried forward to help. Yan Ming looked after the shop with them.
Although the two of them were curious about why their second sister often went out with them to look at the shop recently, they tacitly agreed not to ask too much.
As for the others, they stayed in the yard to do housework and also had to take care of the vegetables that Song Jinshu had planted earlier.
They didn't know that Song Jinshu was growing fruits, they just thought it was a new variety of vegetables they had never seen before.
They took good care of Song Jinshu whenever he went to Dafang County.
After more than a month, the grape vines had grown one meter long and were climbing up the racks that Song Jinshu had set up earlier.
The watermelon also sprouted and produced a fruit the size of an apple.
The noise in front of the county government office woke Song Jinshu up, and she turned over and continued to sleep.
Somehow, she gets sleepy easily in the summer and sleeps longer than usual.
When it was time for lunch, Song Jinshu got up lazily.
Looking at the food on the table, she felt a little embarrassed.
Since coming here, she has not been unhappy about anything except the need to run field work.
I have capable subordinates at work and someone to do the laundry and cooking at home.
There are no fixed working hours, but there is a stable income, which is better than being a freelancer!
After lunch, Song Jinshu walked slowly to the gate of the county government office.
There are not so many people coming to sign up anymore.
Song Jinshu glanced at Lu Ruoyu and saw that he had a smile on his face. He asked the villagers' information in a soft voice and then recorded it in the book.
On the other hand, compared with the emotionally stable Lu Ruoyu, Shen Fenghua's face was almost as black as charcoal.
He rubbed his sore wrists and neck, with a thick roster in front of him.
The villagers standing in front of him all shrank their necks, fearing that this moody man would suddenly go crazy.
If the queue here wasn't so fast, they would definitely choose another one.
"Tired? Sit over here and rest for a while! I'll do the writing!"
Shen Fenghua's body stiffened, and she curled her lips awkwardly: "Are you willing to come out? Is it because there are fewer people and you want to show off?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Fenghua regretted it. It was too disrespectful to her to say such things in front of so many people.
He glanced at Song Jinshu carefully, and seeing that she looked fine, the tension in his heart relaxed.
Then he awkwardly gave up his seat and handed her the pen: "You come!"
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