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

The village chief raised his hand to suppress it, then slowly spoke, "Following Qin Yun's suggestion, we've decided that everyone who participates in the potato hunt will receive one tael of silver. The remaining silver will be used for public expenses in our Qin Village."

As soon as these words were spoken, the villagers were in an uproar.

Those with brains have already started calculating.

"There are fifteen of us going out this time. After deducting the fifteen taels of silver, there are still fifty or sixty taels of silver left."

"Really? Then wouldn't our Qinjia Village be the richest village in the entire Liuye Town?"

"Be more confident. There's no other village as wealthy as this in the entire Yunding County."

"Oh, Qin Yun's idea is really good. The village chief and his men are truly selfless."

"Quiet!" the village chief shouted. "From now on, our Qinjia Village will officially form a patrol team as before. I will select fifteen people to be team leaders and be responsible for management. Each person only needs to watch over the patrol for two days a month, and they will be paid ten cents a day."

"Each team consists of twelve people, two people in a group, and they patrol for two hours at a time. In a month, each person patrols for four hours, and the wages are ten cents."

When these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked again.

In the past, villagers also patrolled to protect each household’s food, but it was all voluntary and free. Now they can get paid for patrolling, which is really a godsend.

Ten cents may not be a lot, but it can buy five or six kilograms of brown rice, which can be used to make porridge for half a month.

"Oh my god, this is too good to be true. They just gossip when they're not busy on weekdays. Now I can get money when I go to the patrol team. Isn't it like picking up money for free?"

"That's right, especially the captain, who can even get double."

"Oh, it's such a pity for my boy. He was doing well before, but he's been busy in the fields lately and has been lazy for several days. I'm afraid it won't be his turn to be the team leader."

"Not necessarily. There are fifteen team leaders. Your boy isn't deliberately slacking off. Maybe he's one of them."

"There are fifteen captains, and each team consists of twelve people. That means there are less than two hundred people who can join the patrol team. But there are three or four hundred young and strong men in our village. How can we divide them evenly?"

"Village chief, my boy works hard, so why don't you let him be the team leader?"

Hearing this, the village chief smiled and nodded: "I remember your Dacheng, he patrols very seriously, you can count him as one."

When the others heard this, they immediately rushed to speak.

"Village chief, my son is very strong and is the perfect person to run the patrol team. Let him be the leader."

The village chief glanced at the man and rolled his eyes: "I know your guy, he's so old, he just eats and sleeps every day, it's good enough that he can come on time every day."

"Next, the name I'll call out will stand up. This will be the temporary patrol captain. If he fails to take responsibility later, we will implement a rotation system..."

"Qin Li, Qin Zhan, Zhao Cheng..."

The village chief slowly called out fifteen names.

Those who were called all looked incredulous. They usually just worked hard and didn't go around visiting people. In fact, they didn't have very good relationships with others.

When we were in the patrol team before, we were in groups of two. When others were lazy, they would patrol. When others went home, they would stand guard diligently for every shift.

Those cunning and deceitful people thought they were honest and easy to bully, and took advantage of them a lot.

Such honest people will never get any good things in the village.

But now the village chief is willing to give them this opportunity.

"I've seen how hard you've worked before. I'm trusting you by letting you be captain now. From now on, each of you can choose your own twelve team members."

"Another thing is that our patrol team has a reward and punishment system. As everyone knows, our village is full of young and strong people, and not everyone can join the patrol team. From now on, the top five teams with the best performance will each receive an extra penny. The team that performs last for three consecutive times will be replaced."

"Does everyone understand?"

"I understand, Village Chief!"

Everyone below was very happy, and those who were not selected were not discouraged. Didn’t the village chief say that those who performed poorly would be replaced? Then their chance would come.

Qin Li is also one of the team leaders. He has completed every previous patrol seriously. In addition, he successfully led everyone to complete the task this time, and he is in high spirits.

Although he is honest, he is very strong. He always felt that the family depended on his mother for support and he was useless.

Now, I can get dozens of coins every month, and I will give it all to my mother to buy meat.

As he thought about it, he started to smile foolishly. Yun Zhenzhen couldn't help but laugh. She walked over and patted him: "Don't stand there in a daze. Think about who your teammates are. I only want to remind you one thing: character is the most important."

Most of the people in Qinjia Village are members of the Qin clan, and they are all related to each other to some extent. If someone with bad character is chosen, it will be troublesome if he takes advantage of his seniority.

As a captain, you must manage your subordinates well, but when facing some despicable elders, you should not go too far. After all, they are elders, and the ancients still respected filial piety.

Therefore, character is crucial.

Qin Li nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to you."

The fifteen selected captains all stood outside the crowd and began to select their own team members.

In this case, people usually choose from their relatives, uncles, and playmates with whom they have a good relationship. If the network of relationships is more complicated, it will be more difficult. If you choose this one, you will offend that one, and if you choose that one, you will offend this one, but there are only a few places.

Qin Li's side was easy to deal with. After the family split up, he didn't have much communication with other relatives, so he directly chose his eldest and second uncles from the old house. They had worked for his family before and had relatively good character.

The rest of the people were basically his playmates of the same age. When there were only two spots left, the uncle's son kept winking at him.

"Hey, it's me, look at me..."

Qin De gestured frantically behind him, his eyes almost cramping.

Qin Li pretended not to see it and chose Zhao Da Kui from next door.

He holds a grudge very deeply. This kid once stole wild fruits from his younger sister when he was a child, and he still remembers it. Let him be anxious for a while.

Chen in the crowd was unhappy. She curled her lips and said, "This Qin Li is really something. He is so old but still doesn't know anything. Ade is his cousin. He doesn't choose his family members, but helps outsiders instead. Isn't this just betraying his own side?"

Qin De felt a little uncomfortable when he heard this. Has his cousin become distant from him? They used to play so well together when they were young.

Thinking of this, Qin De stood there in a daze, looking very lonely.

When Old Lady Qin heard this, she came over and twisted Chen's arm hard, causing her to grimace in pain.

"You're such a nagging bitch, are you free at home? Hurry home and cook for me. If you don't have anything to eat when I get back, I'll let my second brother beat you up."

Chen gritted her teeth and walked back unwillingly, looking back every few steps.

"Get out of here!" Old Lady Qin shouted harshly, her voice full of majesty.

Chen, who had been about to turn around to look, was instantly frightened and shrank back. She left in a hurry without even taking another look.

Old Mrs. Qin's eyes followed Chen's departing figure until she disappeared from her sight, then she turned back.