Wu Chao: Take the whole family to escape the famine

Since we are cooperating with Tianxia Commercial Bank, everyone will have no psychological burden.

Therefore, when Shen Yuyu offered to buy it at a price many times higher than the market price, the villagers were happy and did not shirk. They happily signed the deed and received the money.

After doing this, Shen Yuyu looked at the village chief and clan chief with a smile.

"Village chief, you two have to worry about asking for labor. As for the labor, we will pay three times the market price."

Most of the labor force in the village was taken away by the army, and many young wives remarried. The village was full of old, young, women and children, so the wages naturally had to be higher.

When everyone heard that the wages were tripled, their eyes widened in surprise.

It is indeed a royal industry, and the wages are higher than others, allowing the common people to take advantage of the officials.

The village chief's dark face was full of joy, and he counted the accounts with his fingers.

"Ordinary wages are four cents a day. If you pay three times this, it will be twelve cents. If you hire twenty workers, it will be almost two cents more than one cent a day."

The clan leader also answered the words not to be outdone, stroking his beard.

"If the repairs are completed in one month, the labor cost alone will cost six to seven taels of silver. In addition, the stone will be transported and the mortar will be applied. Calculated in total, it will cost about 50 taels of silver."

"Okay." Shen Yuyu answered very readily, "Then I will hand 100 taels of silver to Uncle Leng later. If you need to spend anything, just come to him and withdraw it. Also, the village chief, is there a river in the village?"

The village chief replied, "There is no river, but there is a small stream in the north of the village. The water is quite big and flows continuously all year round."

"Can you please send someone to take me to see it?'

The village chief stood up hurriedly, "Of course it's no problem. Come on, old patriarch, let's take a look together." As he spoke, he helped the older patriarch up.

"Miss Shen, are you planning to build the oil pressing plant by the water?" The patriarch seemed to have seen the world, and said as he walked, "I went to Dali Country when I was young, and the people there used the water to make a kind of rice cake. Rice tools are very convenient and labor-saving. Could it be that Miss Shen wants to use the water flow to build an oil pressing plant?'
"Haha, the patriarch is well-informed, you know this." Shen Yue laughed.

The clan leader was right. She planned to use the water flow as power to make oil extraction tools, so as to increase the oil yield and output.

As for this kind of advanced tool, she should have blueprints for sale in her pocket. There are many skilled craftsmen in the Zhou Dynasty, so it is not difficult to make it.

The patriarch felt pleased with the compliment, clasping his hands behind his back, his steps became more brisk.

Other villagers followed behind, heading north of the city in a lively manner.

When we arrived, we saw a clear stream with a large flow of water. If it flows continuously all year round as the village chief said, it would be a suitable place to build an oil press here.

After inspecting it, Shen Yuyu pointed to a rice field by the river.

"Who owns this field?'

Mrs. Ge ran out happily: "It's from my family."

Since the oil pressing plant is going to be built here, it goes without saying that Miss Shen will definitely buy this piece of land, and she will pay a high price that even eight generations of people who have been digging in this land can't get out.

Sure enough, Shen Yue directly gave him 20 taels of silver.

After all, there is little land. After selling the land, everyone has to buy rice to eat, and they must pay a high price.

When Mrs. Ge heard about the 20 taels of silver, she was so happy that she burst into tears.

The neighbors were all happy for Mrs. Ge.

"It's better here. Your grandchildren can finally have enough to eat."

"Isn't that right? In the past two years, the children have been eating wild vegetables every day. It's pitiful!"

If you want to ask which family has the most children in the village, it must be Mrs. Ge’s family.

Four of the five sons were drafted into the army, and the dozen or so children were not taken away by the remarried daughters-in-law. At least everyone in the village had some porridge to eat, but Mrs. Ge’s family only grabbed a handful of rice and a pot of rice soup, and cut it into pieces. Just stir in a pot of wild vegetables and it's a meal.

The dozen or so children were all as thin as firewood due to hunger. Now one field provided them with food and clothing. This commercial company in the world is really too conscientious.

"Our Emperor of Zhou is really a good emperor!" The village chief nodded with red eyes.

The patriarch also stroked his beard and answered with emotion.

"Yes, there is also the Night King and Night Princess. They are the lucky stars of our Great Zhou Kingdom. With them here, our people will not suffer."

The people nearby also started talking, and they all praised Emperor Qi Heng, and they all praised King Ye and Princess Ye.

No one could have imagined that Princess Ye, whom they respected so much, would be standing in front of them right now, benefiting them!
He had been silently watching the princess's every move. He could only say that he felt nothing but moved during the whole process.

The princess, like His Highness the Night King, has the world in mind and great love in her heart. She is indeed the lucky star of the Great Zhou Kingdom as the patriarch said.

No, no, no, not only the Great Zhou Kingdom, it can be said to be the lucky star of the entire world.

She never took personal grudges seriously. She only thought about how to save the common people and all the people in the world from the suffering of war. Such a high level made him, a man, feel ashamed.

After determining the address of the oil pressing plant, we had to face the problem of filling in the foundation of the plant.

"The terrain of this rice field is lower than the stream. It needs to be filled with sand and gravel. It is about more than ten feet high." Shen Yuyu gestured as he spoke, and then glanced around. "We also need to build a road that can pass the carriage." Tao, convenient for transportation.”

"If you want to practice Taoism, you will need to occupy the rice fields of many families. Village chief and clan chief, I have to trouble you two to take care of this matter."

"As for the compensation, it will be paid according to the standard of Ge Da's family." The village chief rushed to answer.

"I know about road construction. I did this job when I was young. I will take people to see how to build this road and how much rice fields will be occupied."

After the village chief finished speaking, he picked two men from the crowd and led them to inspect.

After the village chief left, the patriarch also stroked his beard and said confidently: "Then fill in the foundation of the factory and leave it to me. I am also experienced in this area."

As he talked, he called Shen Yuyu and came to the field stem, "This side needs to be waterproofed with special mortar to prevent water seepage from affecting the foundation sinking.
The patriarch is worthy of being the patriarch, and he speaks clearly and eloquently. Shen Yue nodded and praised the patriarch from time to time, and he was very happy to praise the patriarch.

Not long after, the group returned to the village after an inspection.

The matter of repairing the foundation was left to the clan leader, and the matter of building roads was left to the village chief.

After making an estimate, the roughly required amount of money was handed over to them.

Of course, the village chief and Uncle Leng did not help Bai Guan, and also paid them considerable wages.

After a busy day, I still stopped at Uncle Leng’s house that night.

Mrs. Jianlin prepared the meals early. The meals were even more sumptuous than those during the Chinese New Year. The bacon and chicken soup should be of the highest quality that the whole village could offer.

Mrs. Jianlin put on her bib and helped Grandma Leng to sit at the table like a hard-working little daughter-in-law.

"Three guests are eating. I'll prepare a meal for Brother Leng and go in to wait for him to eat." After saying that, his cheeks were red, he picked up a bowl of rice and a bowl of chicken soup and went into the room.

"This chicken was caught by the village chief."

Grandma Leng said with a smile on her face.

"The bacon was sent by the clan chief, and the rice was collected by everyone in the village."

"Thanks to Girl Shen, we all have money in our hands, and we will no longer have to worry about food and clothing.'
"Eat, kids, eat quickly.'

Although they had money, they didn't have time to go down the mountain to buy them, so the village used all the good things to buy them.

This meal was enjoyed by everyone under the warm greeting of Granny Leng.

Early the next morning, the village chief and villagers came. When they learned that Shen Yue and others were leaving today, everyone was reluctant to leave.

Some people steamed eggs, while others made green dumplings and took them with them to eat on the road.

Shen Yuyu and the other three didn't refuse, and accepted it generously after thanking them.

After that, I put my baggage on my horse and waved goodbye to everyone before setting off on the road again.

"Princess, where are you going next?" Shadow asked.

"Go to Zongyang County." Shen Yuyu said, "The county magistrate must be involved in the deduction of soldiers' subsidies and pensions. Let's start the investigation with him."

"Okay." Shadow nodded, and the three of them accelerated their riding speed and headed towards Zongyang County.

After walking a short distance, several tall horses appeared head-on. The trail was narrow, and one of the two groups of people had to step back and give way before the other could pass.

However, Shen Yue and the others are on a narrow path all the way and cannot retreat. People coming from the opposite side can step aside as long as they retreat a short distance, allowing Shen Yue and the others to pass first.

But this group of people looked arrogant, riding on their horses and looking down at Shen Yuyu and the others with their chins raised.

"Who is it? Why don't you get out of the way quickly?" A man walking at the front with a big scar on his face and an official sword hanging on his waist spoke in a full-fledged manner.

On Shen Yu's side, the shadow was at the front. After he glanced at the other people, he turned back and whispered to Shen Yu: "Princess, these people coming across should be from the Yamen."

Shen Yue nodded and hummed, she had already noticed it.

Especially the fair and fat middle-aged man in the middle, with a proud look on his face, quite "official-looking".

If she guessed correctly, this group of people should be the magistrate of Zongyang County.

What's the magistrate doing here in this remote place? It's strange.

Just as he was thinking about it, Shadow spoke.

"The path on our side is narrow and there is no way to retreat. Why don't Raoul wait for the noble driver to step back and let us go through first." As soon as these words came out, the scarred man who was clearing the way in front of him pulled out his shining official sword, and swish Shua gestured twice and sneered: "You guys should come here first? How can you get such a big reputation?'
"The county magistrate is here, why don't you give way? Get out of here."

Shen Yuyu looked at them coldly and couldn't help but sneer secretly.

A mere ninth-grade Zhima official was even more impressive than the emperor when traveling. He told the people to get out of the way and get lost. He was so powerful! However, she did not say anything. She wanted to see how arrogant this Zongyang County magistrate would be. kind of degree.

Anger was already gathering on Shadow's face at this moment. What the hell, a county magistrate actually asked a dignified princess to give way to him? Is he worthy?
However, it is not convenient to reveal his identity. Even if his identity could be revealed, the princess would not allow it.

After thinking for a moment, he suppressed his anger and explained in a good voice.

"Even if you are the county magistrate, you have to be reasonable, right? We have no way to retreat, but you can, so what if we give way?"

Before he finished speaking, Scarface slashed at him with a knife, "Stop talking nonsense, quickly roll into the rice field aside and let the county magistrate pass by."