Steward Lin had long noticed that his young master was standing there for a long time, and he quickly found this man following his gaze.

After thinking about it, he still walked to Lin Xi's side and said softly: "Young master, this man's name is Zhang Zhu, he lives at the entrance of the village, he is not a native of Linjia Village, and he has a wife, a daughter and a son at home. His daughter is 10 years old, his son is 6 years old, and his wife broke her leg while working for someone last year and is now spread out on the bed. He didn't know about repairing the house, but then he heard that he had to come over, and at that time the people had already been chosen, and I originally asked him to go back, not that the locals were always not at ease, but he kept kneeling on the ground and begging, saying that it didn't matter if the salary was less, and I agreed to see him pitiful. ”

Steward Lin saw that Lin Xi was listening quietly, and he didn't show disgust, so he continued carefully: "The kid in front of me told me about this matter, five steamed buns and a bowl of stewed vegetables per person for lunch, I see that he just secretly left his share every time and didn't ask for much, and he also worked hard, the most tired and frozen hand has always been silently bowed and done, thinking that his family is difficult, I don't have much to say." If the young master thinks it's inappropriate...... I'll go back and talk about him. ”

Lin Xi looked at it silently a few more times before shaking his head with a smile and asking Steward Lin, "How often do they pay their wages?"

"One day at a time. ”

"Later, when the work is over, it will be over, but I will tell you to go down, if you have children and wives at home, you are allowed to bring them over for lunch, I think only men and women can't do it, and you can't stand it when it's cold, and you can't stand it when it's cold, and women come to help boil hot water and boil ginger soup, if the child will run away, you can run an errand with a break and hand over a water, and everyone drinks a bowl of ginger soup on this day. ”

Steward Lin frowned slightly, "The young master is kind-hearted, but will it be too messy, what if the child runs and collides with you?"

Lin Xi smiled slightly and said, "It's okay, there are no female dependents who need to be avoided here, just send someone to pay more attention, Uncle Lin, since we are here, we always have to make a good fate." Didn't Zhou's mother keep saying that there were not enough people and that she wanted to hire people? ”

Lin Xi's heart at the moment is rarely soft, Huaizhou is rich, but there is no kind of simplicity between people, although this place is a little poorer now, and life is inconvenient, but at least the heart is real.

However, he also knows that the poor people are simple, but the poor mountains and bad waters are also easy to make trouble, and it is completely unreasonable to be especially sprinkled and muddy.

This work-made noon meal not only has big white steamed buns and meat dishes to eat, but also can bring his wife and children, as long as he does a little favor to help, this news does not take half a day to spread throughout the entire Linjia Village.

Suddenly, those who were working were ecstatic, but those who were not selected were full of chagrin, and secretly couldn't help but have some sour words, saying that being a big official was different, and I don't know how much benefit I made.

Although he said that, when Lin Xi first arrived, Lin Jiacun's impression of him became better and better.

On the first day, there were not many people who came, but the Lin family was talking, the women were boiling water and cooking soup at the back, and the children were in charge of the rice when they sent water and soup back and forth. On the second day, there were more people hula, and there was more than one diced radish in the farmer's house. Steward Lin saw it in his eyes, there were more people and more food, of course, this was nothing to the Lin family, but there were too many people, and it was miscellaneous, and the children in the countryside were running around very messily, and it was not easy to manage, especially boiling water and cooking soup did not need so many people.

Just as he was about to report to Lin Xi, Zhou's mother looked for him, and a few small servants behind him brought several baskets of clothes.

"Boss, these baskets of clothes need to be mended, you let those women divide and take them back, we brought too few people, the boys below and a few people from the Hou Mansion, a few girls are too busy to take care of the young master, it just so happens that they are idle, the young master said, make up for a piece of two pennies." As for the children, there are several horses in the stable, so let's go and clean the horse manure when you have time. ”

Steward Lin understood, waved his hand and asked a few little guys to carry the basket to the back, and heard Mother Zhou sigh and say: "Although this place is clean, it is not a place to raise people after all, I am afraid that the young master will suffer and be tired, if he stays in Huaizhou." ”

Seeing that his wife was frowning, Steward Lin persuaded: "If the master is still there, Huaizhou is naturally good, but now that place is too dangerous for the young master, although the lord's grievances are Zhaoxue, but the offended people have also gone to the sea. ”

"Isn't there Young Master Pei?"

"What is Young Master Pei, just a lifter, not even a sesame official, what's the use. ”

Mother Zhou thought about it, she was already wondering how Lin Xi, who was afraid of cold and pampered, could choose a place like Liangzhou, but now she understands, thinking of Lin Xi's instructions, she said, "I look at it coldly, some people are honest, some people have to inch in, and the hands are not clean at all, the young master also said, although we just came here to deal with the people here, but we also have to have a degree, let them know that it is good, but we can't lose the face of the Lin family." ”

Steward Lin smiled: "I understand." ”

In ancient villages, especially villages with the same surname, there was a strong sense of exclusivity, and it was not easy for people with foreign surnames to integrate into it.

Although Lin Qing also came out of Linjia Village, he hasn't been back for more than ten years, and he doesn't have any relatives and friends here, so it's not much different from an outsider, fortunately, Lin Qing is an official, and Lin Xi is very decent when he comes back, otherwise Lin Qing is afraid that it will be difficult to enter Lin's grave.

Although Lin Jia Village has the curiosity and awe of the Lin family's official body, he still feels proud subconsciously, otherwise why would the eldest master go back to Lin Family Village, and the young master would live here permanently?

Steward Lin agreed with a few helpers that his wife and children could come over to help, as long as he found the little maid at the door and told him who was at who's house. But when there are enough people, the rest of the irrelevant people are exempted, and the sewing of clothes according to the number of pieces, and the cleaning of the stables are subsidized according to the time, and they can eat enough when they come, but they are not allowed to take them. Once the house is built, it will be settled for everyone one by one.

This request is not difficult at all, and they naturally agree.

As Zhou's mother said, some people are settled, such as Zhang Zhu, the mother-in-law can't move, he will carry it and put it in the leeward place, his mother-in-law is skillful, sewing clothes is a good hand, the daughter took her son to the stable, although the smell is unpleasant, but the inside is warm and not frozen, and the children's pigsty in the countryside has to be cleaned up, not to mention the horses?

There are also some people who are not conscious enough, and when their wives and children come, they still continue to hide in secret, and even a few members of the family do this. Some people not only came with wives and children, but also with people working inside, and three aunts and six wives came in turn. The Lin family is rich and generous, so they begged to bring themselves with them, and at first they were a little embarrassed, pointing to a relative who was repairing the beams on the roof and lied, but the latter did not deny it because of his face, so he went in, and there were two of them, and he was proficient later.

The Lin family doesn't care, just do what you have to do, the little guy took the record and asked the man in charge to confirm the drawing one by one, and the days passed like this.

Half a month later, two snows fell, and finally all five bright houses were built.

The newly renovated house still carries the moisture of mud bricks, but when the hot kang burns, it dries quickly, and now it is warm inside.

Everyone waited in the room with smiles on their faces. Inside, Steward Lin sat on the left side of the middle, there were three boys at hand, one was sitting on a stool, holding a pen in his hand, in front of him was a small square table, on the table was a large piece of paper, and there were strings of names listed on the paper, but there were words and some words next to the names, and the length was different. The other one stood next to him, but it was Lin Fang, and the last one stood not far from Lin Fang, with a basket at his feet, but the basket was full of copper plates.

This battle seems to be about to settle the salary, and the owner is really kind, everyone thought to themselves.

At this time, several big men in Tsing Yi walked in, standing on both sides of the room, only to see that their eyes were shining, their faces were solemn, and they were full of spirit when they stood with their hands behind their backs, and they were not easy to mess with at first glance. One of them walked up to the butler, and the butler stood up and arched his hand, "Master Fang is also here, sit down." ”

Fang Xin also bowed his hand in return, and sat on the side without speaking.

As soon as it was ready, Steward Lin stood up and kowtowed to everyone, and said loudly: "We first came to Linjia Village, thanks to everyone's help, these five rooms were repaired before the heavy snowfall. ”

The people of Linjia Village all laughed.

Then the housekeeper nodded to Lin Fang, who was standing below, Lin Fang cleared his throat and said, "Don't talk nonsense, we still need to get paid." Whoever I call, whoever comes to get paid, the rest of the people just stand still and don't move, no one makes a loud noise, go back when you get the money, don't stay here, the house is small, everyone forgive me. The daughters-in-law, children, and children who were paid also received them. ”

No one made sense, so Lin Fang began to roll call.

"Lin Dazu, two hangs of money and another 400 Wen, mother-in-law 200 Wen, if you have no objection to draw a charge here, hey, okay, go there to get the salary...... Take it, but don't fall off the road. Lin Dazu touched his head, took the heavy copper coin, couldn't suppress a smile on his face, raised the copper coin in his hand to the brothers, and then went out satisfied.

"Hey, wait. Lin Fang shouted at him from behind, "Well, my young master said, this is not about to be the New Year, and adding another eighty Wen will be used as New Year's money." ”

This is an unexpected joy, not only Lin Dazu is a little excited, but everyone will laugh if they can get a day's reward for nothing.

Lin Dazu thanked him again and again, and then walked out of the house quickly, obviously going back to tell the family in a hurry.

"Okay, let's go next, Lin Yong, two hangs of money and another 300 Wen, mother-in-law and son 320 Wen, hey, the same, draw a charge here, take the money there, plus the New Year's money sent by the young master 80 Wen, hold it steady." ”

Lin Yong is also honest, his wife and son are also angry, and they go out happily after receiving their wages.

"Lin Tu, two hanging money and another 80 Wen, plus 80 Wen New Year's money, a total of two hanging money 160 Wen......"

The first few were quite smooth, but when it came to this, Lin Fang's volume did not change, "Lin Ashuo, a hanging money of 900 Wen, plus the New Year's money given by the young master, a total of 980 Wen for a hanging of money, painting here and collecting money there." ”

After Lin Fang finished speaking, Lin Ah Xuan didn't go up, but just blushed and glared at Lin Fang angrily. Lin Fang just looked at him with a smile, "What's the matter, Brother Ah Xuan doesn't take it? ”

Lin Ah Xuan didn't speak, but clenched his fists, and when he saw that he had a good relationship with him, he immediately shouted: "The owner, eighty literary wages a day, Ah Xuan has done it for thirty days, why is it so little, is it a miscalculation." ”

As soon as this man finished speaking, someone behind him responded.

Lin Fang replied with a smile, "Brother Ah Xuan has indeed done it for thirty days, and it is recorded here, but it is only your family...... I said that my sister-in-law came here to sit down for a while and pour a cup of hot water for the brothers, but I didn't want to wipe my mouth after eating and turned around and left, your two children are still young, so I won't talk about it. ”

When Lin Ah Xuan heard this, his face immediately turned red, of course he knew that his mother-in-law was lazy.

After whispering for a while, Lin Azhuan didn't speak, but someone said later: "But that's too much, it's more than 500 yuan, how can my sister-in-law eat so much." ”

Before Lin Fang could speak, the brother who was sitting on the record spoke, "What's the matter, a white steamed bun full of white noodles, two cents is not expensive, and a big bowl of meat slices is only ten cents, this sister-in-law has a good appetite, five white steamed buns and a bowl of big meat, more than 20 days a day, just the first two days mean to boil some water, and then you can eat it and leave, and take two small ones." Our housekeeper said, don't be embarrassed for the New Year's holiday, just deduct some. ”

This little guy is called Gu Hai, and Lao Tzu's father is in charge of Mrs. Lin's dowry Zhuangzi, and now he is working under Steward Lin.

Before everyone could say anything, Lin Azhuan quickly drew the charge, took the money and left, his face turned red and black, and he didn't say much.

Lin Fang took a sip of water and said loudly: "Okay, no comment, let's go next." ”