"I will work for another half day, otherwise this morning will be in vain."
Meizi herself was tired, and working for the government would be exhausting, but the government could provide corresponding wages, which was a great blessing for ordinary people like them.
During this time, the older people sincerely sighed that they were really in the right place. They remembered that when they were building official roads in other counties, every household had to have a strong man, regardless of whether you were willing to do it or not. Damn it, people who are slightly in poor health will die if they go there.
Rich people can afford to buy it easily, but the money is not something that poor people can afford.
Nowadays, it's better. The yamen does not determine how many people each household will send to build the official system. They just put a notice on the wall and say whoever wants to work can do it. Not only that, the government also assigns jobs based on your physical strength, and you still get wages every day. How much money can you get for how much effort you have?
If they have not experienced such a thing personally and only heard about it from other people's mouths, they will never believe it.
Looking at the money my family brings back every day, and thinking about the meat and eggs in their lunch that my children mentioned, Beishan County is really a good place, and there is no better place in the world than here.
Once you get busy, time goes by quickly.
Several days passed before I knew it, and the school-age children were busy learning to read and write, and the adults who wanted to make money were busy building roads and doing work.
There is no idle person in Beishan County, regardless of age or age.
However, from a worker's perspective, the government servants responsible for looking after them have it much easier than they do.
When they work, the yamen watch them, and it is the yamen who have the final say on how much money they get.
Having both power and leisure makes people envious.
Some people couldn't help but wonder, if they had run faster when recruiting government servants before, would it be their turn today to have the right to watch others work in their leisure time?
Of course, I can only think about it secretly in my mind. Whenever you say it out loud, it's all whimsical.
Zeng Dashu didn't have any random ideas. He just wanted to make as much money as possible. But even if he thought this way, he could only get a first-class work card on the first day, and he would always get a second-class work card after that.
Mei Zi has a saying that is right, money is something that you have to earn and spend. It is not worth hurting your body just for ten cents. Zeng Dashu quickly adapted to making ten cents less and putting in a lot less effort.
He went to work with Mei Zi early in the morning every day, had a meal at the construction site at noon, and went home after receiving his wages in the evening.
The two of them worked behind closed doors to count their daily income. As their official career became longer and longer, their money pockets became more and more bulging.
While working that day, Wan Jin suddenly pulled Meizi and said, "Look over there."
Meizi's hand movement did not stop, but her eyes followed the direction of Wanjin's finger. A woman was doing the same job as them.
Mei Zi didn't see anything special, so she turned around and asked Wan Jin, "What's wrong?"
"You have no impression of that woman?" Wan Jin asked her.
"I must have met him twice, but I have no impression." Mei Zi still didn't find anything strange.
Wan Jin said: "That's a child. Before the school started, I saw her sitting in the room listening to classes. Why did she come here to work? She also got a third-class work license like us."
Meizi couldn't understand what she said, "It doesn't cost money to go to school, so what is she doing here?"
Wan Jin carried the basket full of gravel on his back and said with difficulty: "Wait until I finish this trip and go over and ask."
At this time, the yamen officer came over. The yamen officer in charge of this area stared at them for a while. He knew that although they were gossiping, their hands were not wasted, so he reminded them politely, "Work hard. If you have anything to say, Can’t you say it while eating?”
"Yes, yes." Wan Jin and Mei Zi apologized immediately.
Wan Jin suppressed his curiosity and finally waited until noon. Wan Jin didn't even bother with lunch and went to find the child first.
(End of chapter)