Song Jinshu understood the character of the person opposite her. When she was in a good mood, she usually didn't bother with him.

Song Jinshu took up his pen and began to register the villagers.

On the other side, Lu Ruoyu had been paying attention to this scene. His expression remained calm, but a hint of loss was visible in his eyes.

Finally they completed registering all the registration information.

Song Jinshu took a look and roughly estimated that there were five to six thousand people who signed up.

From sixty years old to fourteen years old, 60% are male and 40% are female.

Song Jinshu frowned slightly, then quickly relaxed.

"A total of 6,521 people registered this time, with a 64:60 gender ratio. Thirty percent are between seventeen and fourteen, sixty percent are between seventeen and forty, and ten percent are above that age."

Lu Ruoyu reported the data one by one: "There are more young and middle-aged people this time."

"Yes! In addition, you need to calculate the food and wages needed for these people."

"Okay! But..." Lu Ruoyu hesitated for a few seconds, looked at Song Jinshu cautiously, and said softly, "I'm afraid the expenses here are very high, and the cash in the county government office is not enough."

Shen Fenghua glanced at Lu Ruoyu silently. The man who could easily take out a million gold coins was actually worried that there was not enough silver!

It's like cutting my butt with a knife and opening my eyes...

Song Jinshu gritted her teeth. She still had tens of thousands of taels of silver notes in her hand, which should be enough to afford it.

But the expenses this time must be huge, and her private treasury can’t afford it!

You can't just live off your savings!

Song Jinshu remembered the cooperation proposed by Liu Jingmo a long time ago. He didn't know how that guy was doing these days and how his business was going.

"Hey! You figure it out first! I'll figure out the money issue."

Lu Ruoyu pursed her lips and said nothing, which was considered as her agreement.

Lu and Shen got off work and walked home side by side for a while. When they arrived at the door of their house, Shen Fenghua couldn't help but ask a question.

"Are you really not going to help her?"

This person was willing to spend a huge price to buy back her life, so there is no reason for him to care about this small amount of money.

Knowing that Song Jinshu loved money like her life, he would rather take her life than take money from her pocket.

"She can do it without me."

"Tsk, that's easy for you to say. I think she'll probably find some trick to put her hand into someone else's pocket."

"Being spoken to when you can't speak is just annoying for no reason."

Lu Ruoyu glanced at Shen Fenghua with disgust. He couldn't understand why Shen Fenghua hated Song Jinshu so much.

Every word was stingy and extremely harsh to the ears.

Lu Ruoyu turned and left, no longer paying attention to Shen Fenghua's yelling behind him.

The person behind him looked at the receding figure and felt inexplicably lost and guilty.

He didn't mean to slander her, it was just... every time he saw her, he always said it out of habit.

He immediately regretted it after he said it. He couldn't control his mouth. What else could he do?

That's all! Next time you see her, just try to talk as little as possible.

Speaking of annoying, Shen Fenghua began to ponder, is he really so annoying?

Does Song Jinshu feel the same way about him?

Thinking of this, Shen Fenghua began to lose his composure and felt as if he was lost.

In the next few days, Song Jinshu and the other two took the yamen runners to draw the route and arrange the work.

Wu Li and Wang Er are still in charge of supervision this time. Cao Dutou is still responsible for maintaining order in the county and also needs to guard the materials.

Lu Ruoyu is responsible for logistics, and Shen Fenghua is responsible for recording details of various expenses.

As for Song Jinshu, he is in charge of the overall situation, commonly known as having nothing to do.

That day, Song Jinshu took a tour, looking around. Seeing that every step was in order, she nodded with satisfaction.

Based on the principle of proximity, this road was built two kilometers outside the county government office.

The originally overgrown wasteland has been turned into a path wide enough for a carriage to pass.

The women and teenagers were cutting weeds in front, while the men were digging a path in the back. According to Song Jinshu's request, they raised the road surface by one level and dug narrow ditches on both sides.

Along the way, Song Jinshu nodded with satisfaction, expressing his approval of the work of Wu Li and Wang Er.

Suddenly there was a sudden noise not far away.

"This is the part I'm digging. I've already dug half of it. Why are you trying to steal my work?"

"Humph! Who said you dug it? I was clearly the first one standing here!"

"you***"

Seeing that a fierce battle was about to break out, Wang Er stepped forward and shouted angrily, "What are you doing! What are you doing! If you cause trouble again, get out!"

"Brother Wang! I was the first one to dig this land. Everyone can see it! This Wang Shitou came and took my place!"

The most feared thing about wasteland is gravel on it. The front half of this land is a hill made of gravel, and the back half is a moist road section that is easy to cultivate.

Because there were so many people, Wu Li and other yamen runners were afraid that some people would take advantage of the situation and slack off, so they assigned each person an area, and if they failed to complete the task, their wages would be reduced by half.

When there was gravel on the ground, no one was willing to dig. The villager who spoke thought it would be useless to dig anywhere else, so he started digging here.

Wang Shitou was also unlucky and was assigned to the rubble pile. The two of them dug for a whole morning and only managed to dig half of the rubble pile.

He looked up and saw that the people next to him had already dug out the rubble. He instantly lost his composure.

Without saying a word, he wanted to push the people away and continue digging the villager's area.

As for the villager, he was pushed to the pile of rubble that he had not finished digging.

When Wang Shitou heard the villagers shouting, he was panicked at first, but when he saw that the person coming was Wang Er, his uneasy heart immediately subsided.

"Nephew Wang, I was the one who dug this land. Don't listen to his nonsense. I think he's just trying to shirk his responsibilities!"

Wang Shitou was not afraid at all that his lie would be exposed, because Wang Er was from their Wangjia Village, and the two were relatives.

He thought that even if it was his problem, Wang Er would still side with him!

When the villager heard Wang Shitou's name, he seemed to remember the big words Wang Shitou had said.

The supervisor Wang Er was his cousin. After understanding this relationship, the villagers turned pale.

He sighed silently that he was unlucky today and had offended someone with connections.

Wang Er glanced at Wang Shitou who was trying to get close to him. They were relatives within the fifth degree of kinship, which was quite distant.

"Hmph! Whose is it? I'll give you one more chance. If you don't tell me, I'll find out and then you can quit this job!"

The villagers were delighted to hear this, but Wang Shitou felt nervous and was a little afraid to look Wang Er in the eye.

He was wrong to do this, but he thought that Wang Er was his nephew and would always give him face.

Wang Shitou walked up to Wang Er with a smile and handed him a pot of water, but Wang Er ignored him.

Wang Shitou suppressed his anger and pleaded in a low voice: "Nephew Wang, we are family. I believe you will not favor outsiders, right? I have been digging here, but this man is so cunning. I had dug half of it, but he insisted on taking it away..."

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