lcionline Chapter 308 Your Uncle is Still Your Uncle
Chapter 308 Your Uncle is Still Your Uncle
While Gao Mengli was arranging the construction of the cultivation room, Lin Xi was not idle either. She quickly went to the village chief to arrange for people to dig a pond.
When the village chief saw Lin Xi approaching, he was first taken aback, then his face lit up with joy: "Eldest son of the Lin family, is there any work to assign?!"
In his eyes, the Lin couple were walking "job machines," and good jobs could be swiftly delivered from them.
This is no different from simply scattering coins for them to pick up!
It's practically a shining "money tree" for the public school, with money raining down from it—it's incredibly generous!
"How many people do you need this time? What are they for? I'll go get them for you right away!"
Before Lin Xi could speak, the village chief started running towards his house while still talking.
Lin Xi quickly grabbed the old man who was rushing out with great speed: "Uncle Village Chief, don't rush, listen to me first!"
Lin Xi pulled the village chief back and made him sit on the stone bench in the yard before slowly saying, "Uncle Village Chief, this isn't an urgent job, but it's physically demanding."
I'll have to trouble you to find some strong and nimble villagers or outlaws.
If there are suitable individuals within the Lotus Sect, appropriate arrangements should be made for them to work together.
The village chief nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, I will definitely choose the best ones to go, and it will not delay the work!"
By the way, what exactly is the work?
Anyway, it's not murder or arson. The village will take on any job the Lin family does. If you hesitate for even a second, it's disrespectful to the money tree, bah, to the God of Wealth!
Lin Xi nodded: "I'm thinking of digging a pond in the open space upstream of the east side of the village. It doesn't need to be too big, about ten zhang in length and width, and one and a half zhang in depth."
Because it's physically demanding and quite strenuous, the rate is thirty-five coins a day, including one meal.
The village chief's eyes grew brighter as he listened.
This is a great job!
The village chief slapped his thigh excitedly, his voice rising several decibels: "Eldest son of the Lin family, this is too kind and righteous!"
Thirty-five coins a day, including meals. If all the strong men in our village knew that, I guarantee they'd be scrambling to do it.
The villagers who are strong also have huge appetites, almost like rice buckets!
Although there are many opportunities to earn money in the village, about 50% of what they earn each day ends up in their stomachs, and they are lucky if they can save half of their wages.
Now every household has built a new house.
But getting married, marrying off daughters, and having children all cost money.
Who would complain about having too much silver? Of course, the more silver the better. If every household becomes wealthy, then the village chief will have face wherever he goes.
He could already picture what the village would look like in the future.
Fish leap and ducks frolic in the pond, and when harvest season arrives, every household receives a share of the profits.
Our village is having such a good time, and it seems like there's still a lot more to come!
As long as we cling to the coattails of the Lin family's eldest branch, our wealth can be further increased!
The village chief was so excited that he immediately ran out again: "I'll go and gather everyone together and explain to them everything you told me, word for word."
"Don't worry about the pond deed; I'll go to the county office to see Master Qin in a bit!"
Having connections in the government makes things easier; when the village chief troubles Qin Shen Shen with something, he has absolutely no burden.
After all, Qin Shen lives in the village, so he's considered a villager of Wangyue Village, isn't he?
"Hey, village chief, wait a minute!"
Lin Xi only had time to shout at the village chief's retreating figure.
Seeing the village chief stop and turn around, he quickly stepped forward and said, "Uncle Village Chief, I haven't finished yet. The pond needs to be dug, but my family also needs to collect the crabs."
"Crab?"
Upon hearing Lin Xi's words, the village chief, recalling the small, shell-heavy crabs with little meat, looked puzzled and asked, "Eldest son of the Lin family, what do you do with crabs?"
Lin Xi quickly explained with a smile, "We collected them and raised them in the pond we dug!"
My Mengli said that we should first raise crab larvae and then put them in the paddy fields to increase production...
"Increased production?!!"
The village chief's expression shifted from doubt to surprise and then to ecstasy, and he immediately grabbed Lin Xi's shoulders with excitement.
The sudden "confinement" startled Lin Xi. The words were stuck in her throat, unable to be swallowed or spit out, leaving her stunned and speechless.
"You're saying, you're saying crabs can increase rice yield?!"
The village chief's broken voice pulled Lin Xi back from her daze.
Looking at the village chief whose eyes were staring at him like the headlights of a truck, his face full of "drooling," Lin Xi's lips twitched.
"Yes, Mengli said..."
"Okay, I got it. I'll go find your wife right away!"
A person's love doesn't disappear, but it can definitely be transferred.
Lin Xi was somewhat petrified as she watched herself being abandoned and left on the spot by the village chief.
They quickly chased after him out of the yard, but the village chief was nowhere to be seen.
"Hey, Lin Xi, what are you doing coming out of the village chief's house?"
Wang Gougou's second uncle, leaning on his cane, came out to the village's "information department" for some leisure time. Just as he got there, he looked up and saw Lin Xi.
"Oh, I've come to the village chief to arrange for digging the pond and harvesting crabs..."
At this point, Lin Xi slapped his forehead in annoyance: "Oh right, I haven't told the village chief yet that the crabs are worth ten coins per pound..."
The second uncle thought he was hallucinating, so he quickly scratched his ear and strode forward: "You... what did you say??"
Lin Xi was startled when his second uncle suddenly appeared in front of him with a large face, asking a question: "Digging a pond..."
Uncle Er stared intently at Lin Xi, waving his hand excitedly: "Not that line!"
Lin Xi steadied herself and silently took a small step back to create some distance between herself and her second uncle: "Uh? Collecting crabs?"
Seeing him retreat, the second uncle quickly stepped forward and continued to kiss Lin Xi's face, saying, "No, no, no, that's not it!"
Lin Xi quickly and gently nudged her second uncle's shoulder: "Second uncle, you spat on my face!"
"Oh, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry!"
Second Uncle quickly wiped his mouth with his hand, took a half step back, and chuckled as he waited for Lin Xi to speak.
Lin Xi quickly turned around, wiping the marks on her face with her sleeve as she repeated, "Crabs, ten coins per pound."
Uncle Erda heard it clearly this time.
After cleaning the marks off her face, Lin Xi turned around, only to find no one behind her.
"Huh? What about people?"
He stood on tiptoe, looking around for a long time, and finally spotted his second uncle on the village road, hurrying along with his cane and running as fast as he could.
He was shouting something as he ran.
Upon hearing the sound, the older brothers, younger brothers, older sisters, and younger sisters all rushed out of their homes carrying wooden buckets and ran after him.
This scene resembles a supermarket egg sale where everyone rushes to buy them.
My back doesn't ache anymore, my legs don't hurt anymore, and I feel decades younger instantly!
Lin Xi: "..."
You really have to admit, a silver purse can cure all ills!