Chapter 317 Advance Warning
Zou Wenqing pursued him persistently, "Don't leave..."
As soon as the gong on Sun Tzu's little hand rang, many people went out to watch the excitement, and heard again: "Beishan County is building official roads, and the county government is recruiting road construction workers. There is no restriction on men and women. The wages will be paid daily."
Those who heard the news jumped up happily, "The Yamen is recruiting workers again!"
It's like the yamen is giving out money again.
Someone asked the grandson and the others, "How much wages will be paid per day? Will both men and women be paid this time?"
"Go to the county government office for details. There are only a few steps away." Sun Tzu waved his hand, "We have to go elsewhere."
After hearing this, the man immediately locked the door and ran to the county government office.
Seeing this, other people also ran away, and a large group of people rushed to the Yamen.
When these people arrived, many people were already standing in the open space next to the county government office, including Meizi, Zeng Dashu and others.
Meizi lived in Andong Village, which was quite far away from the county government. If she hadn't followed Sister Wanjin 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 officer was answering everyone's questions loudly, "This time we are recruiting workers for road construction, there are four types of work, and each type of work has different wages. There are people who are thirty cents a day, and those assigned are heavy jobs. It is not easy to finish the day. Second class is twenty cents a day, which is slightly more comfortable than first class, but not easy either.
If you go down to the next three and wait for ten cents a day, it will be a little easier. There is also the fourth level which is the easiest and costs five cents a day. ”
"Hey, don't look down on five cents. There are not many people for this fourth-class job. You may not be able to do it if you want to do it." The yamen servant said, "This job is very easy. You only need to cook and wash dishes. Who wants to do it?" Hurry up and sign up, we won’t be recruiting until it’s full.”
After hearing that as long as you cook and wash dishes, you can get five cents a day, many people immediately rushed forward to sign up.
Meizi didn't 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. It cost money to build a house and buy furniture. Their family was poor and they had a little money, but they didn't think enough about these big things, so they wanted to seize every opportunity to make money.
Wan Jin squeezed out from the crowd and sighed: "Oh, I can't get enough, it's full of people in no time.
Meizi, why don't you move? ”
"I think the wages are low, so I want to try second-class and third-class jobs." Meizi said bluntly.
Since the family moved to Beishan County, she and Sister Wanjin have become neighbors. As they get along with each other day by day, the relationship between them has become increasingly close.
"Well, actually I think five cents is a bit too little. Look, the difference between this first class and the fourth class is more than twenty cents a day, and in ten days the difference is more than two hundred cents. Don't look at me running away. I'm going to join in and watch the excitement." Wan Jin stood on tiptoe and looked at the registration places. "There are too many people. We can't squeeze in the fourth class. We have to wait in line for a long time elsewhere. How about we go home. Come back after dinner?”
Mei Zi nodded, "That's fine. Anyway, except for the fourth class, there is no limit on the number of people. We will come back after lunch." She called Zeng Dashu over who was reading the notice, "Let's go home and eat first."
On the way back, he saw many people running past with signs in their hands. Zeng Dashu asked someone who had spoken to him, "Brother, what does the sign in your hand mean?"
The man showed him the sign and said, "Look, it says two on it. Work will start later. As long as you hold this sign, the foreman will know what work to give me."
Zeng Dashu thanked him, and then thought, what if he got a first-class brand, but only did fourth-class work... "Dashu! What kind of brand do you want?" Wan Jin asked him.
Zeng Dashu came back to his senses and thought to himself, who is the county master here? There was no room for lies in his eyes, and he replied: "It depends on the situation, thirty cash a day, I know this money is not easy to get. I don't know. I got the sign today, can I change it later?”
Meizi said to him: "If you can't change it, get a second-class one."
Zeng Dashu lowered his head and met Mei Zi's gaze, "I know."
People outside the county government were talking happily, but inside the county government, Zuo Datou, who was specifically responsible for this matter, was worried.
He called the three people he selected to the main register room, "Everything that should be prepared in advance has been prepared. Road construction will officially start tomorrow. You three were selected by me, so don't let me get in trouble."< br>
Seeing that the three people nodded with certainty, Zuo Datou added, "It's not just yourselves, but also the people under you." Zuo Datou pointed out, "Don't blame it on your subordinates when something goes wrong. Use You are excused for not knowing. This time I let you choose the people you choose. If something goes wrong with their work, you must also bear the responsibility.”
"Yes." When the three agreed this time, their tone was not as firm as before.
Zuo Datou stared at them and said: "Don't think that I am looking for trouble. I have to call you here to say these useless words. You are also old people in the county government. You know what the situation is in the government. How could you suddenly have such a large sum of money? All of you?" Go back and think about it carefully before doing anything.”
When the three people came out of the room, they all felt confused and asked each other, "Who did what? Was he caught by Zuo Tou?"
Song Xiyu said: "I feel that there is something in Zuo Tou's words, which is clearly a warning to us, alas, if any of you have done something wrong, please tell us as soon as possible."
Fang He, who was being watched by the two people, felt baffled, "You doubt me? It's so shameless. I couldn't have done it to anyone."
After Meizi and the others had lunch, they ran to the Yamen again and finally signed up.
When Zeng Dashu signed up, he carefully inquired about changing brands.
The registered person happened to be Lai Cai, and he answered patiently, "The work badge can be changed at any time. Just tell the office worker in charge of you one day in advance. But there is no way for a fourth-class worker who has already been filled with people to help you." Replace it with the previous one.”
Now Zeng Dashu is the one who counts.
Not long after, the two couples gathered together. Zeng Dashu and Wan Jin's husband both got first-class cards. Meizi got a second-class card. Wanjin originally had a third-class card. When he saw the card in Meizi's hand, he turned to it. The head needs to be changed to the registered person, she wants to be the same as Meizi.
Work started the next day.
Not long after, Zeng Dashu's shoulders and back were rubbed red. He is not a person who likes to complain. Although he was cold and tired when building the city wall, he was able to hold on and even had enough to eat. He felt that his life was pretty good. good.
But now, it is so painful and tiring that even those with a slight physical condition can't hold on even if they grit their teeth.
In just one stick of incense, several people around him were carried by the yamen and forced to change their brands.
Zeng Dashu could barely hold on. When it was time for lunch, he didn't even have the strength to pick up his rice bowl.
Meizi found him in the crowd, saw his pitiful appearance, and advised him to find a yamen servant to exchange for a second-class brand.