Stepmother in charge: Making a fortune through farming and raising her children to fight back

Just do it.

Yun Zhenzhen went directly to the village chief's house and wanted to discuss with him the use of these refugees.

"Auntie, is the village chief at home? I want to discuss something with him."

The village chief's wife immediately stood up and nodded: "He's at home, girl, wait, I'll call him for you."

Then she walked into the main hall and shouted, "Old man, the niece of the Yun family came here specifically to see you. She must have something to discuss. Come out now."

A voice came from far away in the main room.

"Hey, come on, come on."

As they were talking, the village chief came into the yard from the backyard. Seeing Yun Zhenzhen standing aside, he immediately greeted her warmly: "Hey, niece, why are you standing outside? Come in and sit down. Old woman, quickly bring a bowl of tea over. You have no hospitality at all."

"You don't have to be so polite, Village Chief." After Yun Zhenzhen sat down, she explained her purpose: "It's like this, there have been a lot of refugees coming to the village recently. I asked them to help with hoeing the fields and weeding, and there will be many people left without work. I was thinking, can we repair the village?"

"Oh?" Hearing this, the village chief became interested: "Niece, if you have any ideas, feel free to share them. As long as they are beneficial to our village, I will definitely support them."

Yun Zhenzhen continued, "Our village is developing rapidly. People going to and from the county and town usually have to pass through the road outside. If villagers want to do some small business in the future, many people will walk there. Can we repair that road?"

It is definitely impossible to build a cement road in this era. We can only bury the original dirt road and pave it with some gravel. This will make it a good road. The process is not complicated and the raw materials are available. Now that the workers are gathered, it can be said that the time, place and people are all right.

Just like when the imperial court repaired the official roads, they would ask some fugitives or prisoners to build the roads. After all, it was a big project, and it would take a while to complete it without enough people.

It just so happens that there are some extra people in the village during this period and it’s not the busy farming season, so we can put this matter on the agenda.

"That's a good idea!" The village chief nodded. "I've long disliked the main road in the village. Every time I go out on an oxcart, it nearly breaks my old back. This is a good opportunity to repair it. Then the refugees who join us can just get some food every day."

Yun Zhenzhen continued, "Let's take advantage of this opportunity to widen the village road a bit. This will make it more convenient for business transactions and village development in the future..."

The village chief nodded.

He now viewed all the ideas proposed by Yun Zhenzhen through a filter, thinking that everything she came up with made sense, especially since they were good for the village and the villagers.

"But... why do we let them work and only give them food? Do we need to pay them?" The village chief felt that something was wrong. After all, according to the nature of those refugees, if they were only given food, they would probably be lazy and have no motivation at all, causing a short distance to take several months to repair.

"Then we can offer appropriate rewards." Yun Zhenzhen nodded. "If we pay them, we can also get other less busy people in the village to participate. This will speed up the manpower and help supervise the refugees. However, the wages for the two cannot be the same, and they need to be treated differently..."

The two discussed the matter and chatted in the room for half an hour before they decided on it.

The next morning.

The village chief gathered all the villagers at the village entrance early in the morning.

"Our Qinjia Village's joint fight against influenza this time has also shown me everyone's unity. It is precisely because of everyone's solidarity that our Qinjia Village has developed into the best village nearby. Even the county magistrate has high praise for our village." The village chief spoke with emotion, and the emotions of the people standing below were also aroused by him.

"So, we've gathered everyone here today because of something important that concerns the future development of our village. There are refugees in our village right now, and we want to repair the road from the village to the town. This way, it will be much more convenient for us to go to the town, whether we walk or take a car."

"Or if you want to start a small business in the future, it will be very convenient for everyone to travel. What we discussed yesterday was that any refugees who participate in the construction of this highway will be provided with two meals a day and five cents a day. If any villagers want to join in, they can also be provided with two meals a day and ten yuan a day's wages. This money will be paid out of the village public account."

"Brother refugees present here, please don't feel that this is unfair. After all, we are your fellow villagers, and it's only right that we pay you more. If you also want to receive such high wages in the future, you must do your best to integrate into Qinjia Village and become a part of us..."

The refugees below nodded in agreement when they heard this.

After all, they are invaders, and they understand this.

Now they can only eat two meals after working for a day, and they can get five cents for helping to build the road, which is a good thing that they dare not even imagine.

The village chief stood high on the stone, speaking passionately about the future of Qinjia Village, and a beautiful vision was presented to everyone.

Qinjia Village will definitely be more lively and better in the future!

"Okay, it's just to help build a road. I'm the first one to step forward. As long as it's something for the village, I will do it without hesitation."

"Count me in. Once this road is built, our descendants will all enjoy it and it will be convenient for us to go to town. Why not do it?"

Aunt Zhao also stepped forward quickly: "I'll help my husband sign up. There's nothing to do in the fields recently, so I'll let him go to the village to help out."

"..."

Those young and middle-aged people in the village who had nothing to do recently came forward to sign up. Seeing this, those who had no opinions no longer hesitated and followed the group, thinking that it was not wrong after all.

In the end, in addition to the sixty or seventy refugees who participated in the entire Qinjia Village, a small number of young and middle-aged people were also willing to join the road construction process.

The village chief was thrilled to see the enthusiastic registration process. "Our village is truly the most united in Yunding County. I'm pleased to see everyone so dedicated to the future of our village. As our village continues to grow, I'll definitely remember everyone present. You're all key contributors to our future."

The village chief excitedly continued assigning tasks: "Qin Zheng, take your people to the surrounding towns to collect stones and borrow some tools. The ones we have in our village alone are definitely not enough."

"Erlangzi, I remember your family has an acquaintance who runs a sand pit in the next village. Go back and contact them. We need to buy a large amount of sand to fill the bumpy roads in the village. This job is for you. You must do a good job and come back soon."

"..."

The village chief assigned tasks one by one, and the others immediately took action. Everyone immediately dispersed and went home to prepare.