The villain and traitor is my brother

Chapter 20
The woman thanked Zheng Qiuyun again and said, "Your Excellency gave us ten cents today to provide us with a meal. We are very grateful."

The man looked like he was risking his life, and continued, "It's really hard at home, so I dare to ask you if there is any other work in your family that we can do."

Zheng Qiuyun thought for a while, "It is indeed gone now."

Seeing the two couples with drooped ears and disappointed expressions on their faces, Zheng Qiuyun also wanted to give them a chance, "Can you two cook?"

"Yes!" the woman promised, patting her chest, "I can cook!"

Not to be outdone, the man said, "I can do it too. I can also wash the dishes!"

"Okay, then you can come over tomorrow and help cook."

The snow was falling deeply, and Zheng Qiuyun was worried that something might happen to the thirty villagers he hired on the road.Once the shed is built, they can live directly in it and take care of three meals.

If any of them is more willing to go home, Zheng Qiuyun won't force it.

For Zheng Qiuyun, if they live here, they can grind more pepper, which is not a loss.For those villagers, this is a great thing!

Originally, the money they earned in one day could support two people, but now they find that Zheng Qiuyun still takes care of food and housing, and the money they earn can be left to their children or the elderly at home.

Zheng Qiuyun spread the news and hired forty more people.

Originally, only one person per household could sign up, but now the restrictions have been relaxed. If there are more than four people in the family, two people can sign up.

At this moment, men, women and children from Zhutian Village came running.

They gained experience and asked the villagers to line up in three lines, with three literate people responsible for registration.

The excitement here alarmed An Guogong's family, and the old lady asked her relatives in the countryside what was new there.

Her relatives also heard about this good thing, "Zheng Qiuyun in our village has opened a workshop and is recruiting workers."

The old lady held her hand and asked with a smile, "Can I give you some money?"

"Come on, ten cents a day! You still have to take care of food and shelter."

Pei Leyao snorted, "Ten coins are not as high as my maid's monthly salary. Who is willing to do this?"

That relative had also suffered from Pei Leyao's temper for a long time. Hearing her condescending words made him feel uncomfortable, but he still talked with a smile on his face.

"Young girl, you don't know. Our lives are very low. If Zheng Qiuyun hadn't given us the wages, many people would have starved to death this winter." Pei Leyao asked in confusion, "How could they starve to death? Where is the food in their fields? "

"grandmother."

"grandmother."

Pei Zhangyuan walked in, followed by Pei Yuanqi, who greeted the old lady in turn.

Pei Leyao held Pei Zhangyuan's arm affectionately, "Brother, have you ever asked father when we will go back?"

"Father said that this year we will celebrate the New Year at our ancestral home."

"Ah," Pei Leyao said with a depressed face, "I don't want to stay here anymore. It's very cold here and the food tastes bad. I don't know if it's the smell of livestock. It smells bad."

When she said this, the country relative did not interrupt, but he was thinking in his heart.Before they came, Li Zheng led people to wash all the livestock and ordered them to be fed less during this period to prevent them from "getting out of love".If this still doesn't smell good, then there's really nothing you can do.

Pei Zhangyuan said goodbye: "Grandma, my father asked us to patrol the surrounding area. Let's go first."

"Okay, let's go."

Pei Zhangyuan and Pei Yuanqi each rode a horse, with Pei Zhangyuan in front and Pei Yun Yuanqi behind.On the way back home, as long as they rested, An Guogong asked them to patrol the surrounding area to understand the lives of the people.

The first thing they went to was the mass grave. Like other villages, there were not many dead people in the mass grave.

Pei Zhangyuan said to the guard beside him, "It seems that the people here can be called human beings. We must strengthen our defenses to prevent those unruly people from threatening us."

"Yes."

They continued walking into the village and found that the doors of every house were closed. When they opened the doors, there was only an old man and two children at home.

This is different from other villages, where most of the remaining people are young adults.

Pei Zhangyuan dismounted and said, "Don't be afraid, old man. Is there anyone else in your family?"

The old man was indeed frightened, but a child cleverly said, "Yes, my parents have gone to work."

Pei Zhangyuan asked: "Go to work?"

(End of this chapter)