Chapter 126: jealous

Chapter 126 Jealousy

After hearing what He Laoguo said, the other villagers, some of whom had poor families, immediately shouted: "Uncle Laoguo, wait for us, we will go too."

Suddenly, men from three families caught up with He Laoguo and wanted to follow him to visit the Gu family and talk about the land reclamation.

Some villagers also scolded them: "You are a bunch of money-minded people. Even if those families make money selling tofu, they still live in old mud houses. They look like they are just looking for money at first glance. Don't work hard to finish your work. In the end, Didn’t get the money!”

He Laoguo ignored their uneasy and kind words, and only said to the three families who followed them: "A few days ago, Qin Gu Luotian's family was still collecting soybeans, and all they gave was cash. It was impossible to delay Don’t listen to them about our wages for land reclamation, it’s more serious to get the money into your hands.”

 Can you make money by gossiping around the big millstone every day?

The men of the three families were originally worried that Qin Gu Luotian and his family would default on their wages, but after hearing what He Laoguo said, they were relieved.

He Laoguo warned them again: "Although those families came here to escape famine, they are capable. When you get to the Gu family, don't say anything offensive and don't look around. The tofu belongs to them and is none of our business. Don't even think about things that the Lu family and Zou Xiancheng can't take away. Only by working honestly can you make money for your family."

He Dazhuang said: "Uncle Guo, don't worry, we are all honest and responsible families. It's not our property, so we don't care about it."

He Shengzi also said: "Old uncle, don't worry, we are not a family like the Lu family. We only work and don't care about the Gu family's recipes."

He Shengzi is only sixteen years old. His father and mother died early in the family. The brother and sister lived with their grandpa. However, his grandpa was old and in poor health. His sister was only eight years old. In addition to farming, the family relied on him for farming. Odd jobs supplement household income.

 But odd jobs are not easy to find. They come and go. Most of the time, He Shengzi wanders around the shallow mountains of Dafeng Mountain, looking for some wild vegetables and fruits, or catching some game to survive. Life at home is very difficult.

 So he was bent on following He Laoguo to the Gu family to do land reclamation work.

He Laoguo nodded when he heard this: "As long as you know what's going on."

Not long after, He Laoguo brought three men from He Dazhuang, He Shengzi, and He Tugou to the Gu family.

"Brother Gu, are you at home?" He Laoguo stood outside the courtyard gate of Gu's house and asked, stretching his neck.

 “Here he is.” The third grandfather went to open the door for He Laoguo and welcomed He Laoguo and the others into the yard.

He Laoguo and the others were eager to make money, so they immediately asked about land reclamation.

Third Grandpa also simply said directly: "This time we ask people to open up wasteland, and the wages are not based on days, but on acres. For one acre of wasteland, we will pay three hundred coins."

 This method was suggested by Xiaoyu.

Xiaoyu said that if wages were calculated by days, there would inevitably be those who cheated and cheated, and they would have to be calculated by acres. In this way, people who open up wasteland will definitely work hard. After all, they will get paid early if they finish the work. If they are lazy, it is the people who are doing the work who will suffer.

"Three hundred cents!" He Shengzi stood up in excitement and asked the third grandfather: "Third Grandpa of the Gu family, are you telling the truth? Are you really going to pay three hundred cents to open an acre of wasteland?"

This three hundred cents was a lot of money. It was enough for him to work hard for a month.

And he has been cultivating wasteland before. If he works more diligently and works early and late, it only takes three days to open an acre of wasteland, and he can earn three hundred coins in three days, which is a lot of money.

He Laoguo had come to his senses and scolded He Shengzi: "Who is your third grandfather of the Gu family? He can trick you. He said three hundred cents per acre, so of course it's three hundred cents per acre."

Then he hurriedly said to the third grandpa: "Brother Gu, our family will do this work. You can just leave it to us and we will do it well for you." The third grandpa looked at their excitement and continued: "This After the wasteland is cleared, we do not cultivate the land, but plant seeds directly, so we have to plow it five times and spread grass ash to fertilize the land in between."

He Laoguo and the others did not hesitate, but still responded: "This is what we should do. We will definitely do it according to your requirements."

As long as you drive through this wasteland once, the rest will be much easier.

When the third grandfather saw that they were willing, he called Gu Dafu and took them to the wasteland in the back village. He pointed at the wasteland and said: "These are the wastelands that our family wants to open up. The one on the far left belongs to my family. The only one on the left is mine. Three acres, then the Dashan family has six acres, and the Luo family also has six acres..."

The families of brothers Gu Damu, Gu Dalin, and Gu Dafu all have six acres, the Qin family has five acres, and the Tian family has three acres. A total of thirty-five acres of wasteland. They have leased all the wasteland that can be developed in the back village. .

However, in the past half month, their family has opened up ten acres of wasteland intermittently, and now there are still twenty-five acres of wasteland left to be opened.

He Laoguo and the others' eyes were glaring when they heard that there was so much wasteland to be opened, twenty-five acres, and three hundred cash per acre, which was more than seven taels of silver.

He Laoguo was very enthusiastic and said to the third grandfather: "Brother Gu, don't worry, we will start working now. We will clear the wasteland for you and your family before sowing the seeds in March."

Third Grandpa nodded: "Okay, then you can work."

Then he talked about the food: "Our family is very busy with work, and no one has the hands to cook. We can only provide you with one meal a day, which is home-made bean cakes. Three for each person, and there will be no more."

Food is the most important thing for the people. This farmer has been working hard all day just for food, so he must make this clear, otherwise he will make gossip for you even after a meal.

"Hey, Brother Gu, we got it." He Laoguo never expected that the Gu family would give them a working meal, and he was so happy that he couldn't smile from ear to ear. This job was really worth it.

 After Third Grandpa explained the matter clearly to them, he took Gu Dafu home.

He Laoguo and the others immediately went home, picked up farm tools, and the available labor at home, and went to the back village to clear up wasteland for the Qin Guluotian family.

The villagers were very disdainful when they saw that He Laoguo and the others actually went to open up wasteland for those families who were fleeing from the wasteland. However, they heard that the wages paid by those families were three hundred cash to open an acre of wasteland, and they also took care of the work and meals. Surprised.

 After being surprised, he began to laugh bitterly again, saying that He Laoguo and his family had been deceived. How could such a good thing happen in the world?

“You can get three hundred coins for cultivating an acre of wasteland, and you have to take care of the food. Who are you trying to fool? Those companies must have deceived Old Guo Shu and the others, and they will definitely not give you the money after the work is done.”

There are also good-hearted people who go to the wasteland and remind He Laoguo and the others with "good intentions" to stop working, and they will not get paid after finishing the work.

He Laoguo and the others pretended not to hear and just worked on their own.

At noon, Gu Dafu and Gu Dexing picked up a load of bean dregs cakes and soy milk, and called He Laoguo and the others: "Uncle Laoguo, come over for dinner."

He Laoguo saw the Gu family bringing food, so he rushed over. When he saw a load of bean dregs cakes and two cans of soy milk, he smiled from ear to ear.

 (End of this chapter)