Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 317 Advance Warning
Zou Wenqing chased after him relentlessly, "Don't leave..."

When the gong in the grandson's hand sounded, many people went out to watch the excitement. Then they heard: "Beishan County is building an official road. The county government is recruiting road workers. Both men and women are welcome. The wages will be paid daily."

Those who heard the news jumped for joy, "The government is hiring again!"

It means that the government is giving out money again.

Someone asked Sun Zixiao and his friends, "How much do you pay per day? Do you want both men and women this time?"

"You can go to the county government gate to see the details. It's only a few steps away." The grandson waved his hand, "We have to go somewhere else."

After hearing this, the man immediately locked the door and ran to the county government office.

Seeing this, others also ran, and a large group of people rushed towards the yamen.

When these people arrived, there were already quite a few people standing in the open space next to the county government office, including Mei Zi, Zeng Dashu and others.

Mei Zi lives in Andong Village, which is some distance away from the county government office. If she hadn't followed Sister Wan Jin to watch the excitement of the school opening, she wouldn't have been able to stand in such a front position.

Next to the notice, the yamen runner was loudly answering everyone's questions, "This time we are recruiting workers for the road repair, there are four types of work, each with different wages. There is a 30-cent day job, which is all heavy work, and it's not easy to finish the day. The second-class is 20 cents a day, which is slightly more comfortable than the first class, but it's not easy either.

The next three ranks are ten cents a day, which is a little easier. The fourth rank is the easiest, five cents a day.

"Hey, don't look down on five cents. This fourth-class job doesn't require many people, and you may not be able to do it even if you want to." The yamen runner said, "This job is easy. It only requires cooking and washing dishes. Anyone who wants to do it should sign up quickly. We will not recruit if the quota is full."

Hearing that they could earn five cents a day just by cooking and washing dishes, many people immediately rushed forward to sign up.

Mei Zi didn't go up to join in the fun. She didn't want to take it easy, she just wanted to make more money.

She and Zeng Dashu moved to Beishan County. Building a house and buying furniture all cost money. Their family was poor, and the little money they had was not enough to deal with these big things, so they wanted to seize every opportunity to make money.

Wan Jin squeezed out from the crowd and sighed, "Oh, it's too late to grab it, it's full in a moment.

Meizi, why don't you move? "

"I think the salary is too low, so I want to try the second and third class." Mei Zi said bluntly.

Since the two families moved to Beishan County, she and Sister Wan Jin became neighbors. As they spent time together, their relationship became closer and closer.

"Alas, I also think five cents is a little too little. Look at the difference between the first and fourth class, there is more than twenty cents a day, and the difference in ten days is more than two hundred cents. Don't look at me running hard, I'm just watching the fun." Wan Jin tiptoed to look at the several registration places, "There are too many people, the fourth class can't squeeze in, and the other places have to queue for a long time, how about we go home and have dinner first?"

Meizi nodded, "Okay, anyway, except for the fourth class, there is no limit on the number of people in other classes. Let's come back after lunch." She called Zeng Dashu, who was reading the notice, over and said, "Go home and eat first."

On the way back, he saw many people running over with signs in their hands. Zeng Dashu pulled over one of the people he had talked to and asked, "Brother, what does the sign in your hand mean?"

The man showed him the sign and said, "Look, there's a two written on it. When we start working, just bring this sign and the foreman will know what job to assign me."

Zeng Dashu thanked him and then thought, if he got a first-class badge but only did fourth-class work... "Dashu! What class badge do you want to get?" Wan Jin asked him.

Zeng Dashu came to his senses and thought to himself, what kind of person is the county magistrate here? He would not tolerate falsehood, so he replied, "It depends on the situation. Thirty cents a day is not easy to take. I don't know if I can change it later after I get the badge today."

Mei Zi said to him, "If you can't change it, just take the second-rate one."

Zeng Dashu lowered his head to meet Mei Zi's gaze, "I know."

The people outside the county government office were discussing the matter happily, but inside the government office, Zuo Datou, who was specifically in charge of the matter, was worried.

He called the three people he had chosen to the chief clerk's room and said, "Everything that needs to be prepared in advance has been prepared. Tomorrow we will officially start the road construction. I chose you three people, so don't let me down."

Seeing that the three people nodded in affirmation, Zuo Datou said, "It's not just you, you have to manage your subordinates too." Zuo Datou said meaningfully, "Don't push the blame on your subordinates when something goes wrong and use your ignorance as an excuse. This time, you chose the people you want to work with, and if they make mistakes, you will also be held responsible."

"Yes." This time when the three agreed, their tone was not as firm as before.

Zuo Datou stared at them and said, "Don't think I'm looking for trouble. I have to call you over to say these useless words. You are also veterans of the county government. You know what the government is like. How could there be such a large sum of money suddenly? Go back and think carefully before doing anything."

The three of them came out of the room, all feeling puzzled, and asked each other, "Who did what, was caught by Zuotou?"

Song Xiyu said: "I feel like there is something else behind Zuotou's words. It's clearly a warning to us. If any of you have done something wrong, please speak up as soon as possible."

Fang He felt puzzled when being watched by two people. "You suspect me? You are so conscienceless. It's impossible for me to do it."

After lunch, Mei Zi and her friends ran to the government office again and finally registered.

When Zeng Dashu signed up, he carefully inquired about the brand change.

The person who registered happened to be Laicai, and he answered patiently, "You can change your work badge at any time. Just tell the yamen runner in charge of you one day in advance. But for a fourth-class worker like us, we can't help you change it because we have already recruited enough people."

Now Zeng Dashu knew what was going on.

Not long after, the two couples got together. Zeng Dashu and Wan Jin's husband both got first-class cards, Mei Zi got a second-class card, and Wan Jin originally had a third-class card in her hand. When she saw the card in Mei Zi's hand, she turned around and went to the registrar to exchange it. She wanted the same card as Mei Zi.

Start work the next day.

Before long, Zeng Dashu's shoulders and back were rubbed red. He was not a man who liked to complain. Although he was cold and tired when building the city wall, he could hold on. He even had enough food to eat. He felt that life was pretty good.

But now, it is so hard and tiring that people with weak health can't even hold on even if they grit their teeth.

Within the time it took to burn an incense stick, several people around him were grabbed by the yamen runners and forced to change their badges.

Zeng Dashu was barely holding on, and when he finally made it to lunch, he didn't even have the strength to pick up his bowl.

Mei Zi found him in the crowd, and seeing his pitiful appearance, she advised him to ask the yamen runner to change to a second-class badge.