Winter in the north seems to be coming in a blink of an eye, and as soon as November arrives, the whistling north wind blows, and it is so cold that people are swaying.

Lu Meng and the others, who didn't want to rub wool yet, didn't need Xu Erniang to shout after feeling the severe cold of this winter, as soon as they finished training every day, as long as there was nothing else, they immediately ran to the main house to help spin wool.

There's no other reason than to want a pullover cashmere sweater to protect against the relentless cold wind.

Most of Wang Dayou's factories have been built, and glass and other materials have been put into production again, and a sum of money has been made back before the snow falls.

With this money, Wang got back a large amount of iron ore, so that Wang Da had hands to prepare for production.

A-Niang is dedicated to building an arsenal, and the three Xu Yue brothers and sisters are not idle.

They are so short of people, there is a shortage of available people.

Most of the homeless people are numb, just like the frogs on the stones, you poke them before you move, such a human hand is far from what Xu Yue wants.

But now at this level, she has no choice at all, so she can only cultivate by herself.

Xu Yue is ready to start a literacy class.

When the Wang family heard it, this is very good, good girl, by the way, help A-Niang's gang also eliminate illiteracy.

Xu Yue: "......"

But again, she didn't have a choice!

More than 200 people in the village, including men and women, old and young, all gathered in the open space in front of the dormitory.

Xu Yue made Ah San make two big fires, and these homeless people who were not dressed neatly did not freeze and faint.

Looking at their shivering appearance, Xu Yue seemed to be able to feel the coldness on their bodies.

Clothes, this is the first thing to solve!

Otherwise, when it snows, people will definitely die.

The wool in the treasury has been piled up, but it is actually more than enough to deal with the three hundred people on the entire Zhuangzi.

But there is such a thing as a woolen sweater, which cannot be given for nothing.

As soon as the farmer collected the grain, he left without leaving anyone.

In order to prevent these people from starving to death, A-Niang engaged in construction, let these people build roads and dig ditches, and exchange labor for food, so that no one has been starved to death until now.

It's just that now that the road has been repaired, there is no way for them to earn food, and they haven't thought about taking the initiative to do something, so they just keep the meager food they saved from the previous road construction.

There are still nine months between now and next year's autumn harvest, and Xu Yue can keep them from starving to death, but if they want to eat enough, they have to rely on themselves.

Lu Meng, the only literate member of the team, took out a wooden board filled with charcoal and hung it on the support frame, which became a blackboard and stood in front of the big guy.

Lu Meng took out another stick and slapped the "blackboard" twice, successfully attracting the attention of the villagers.

Seeing that everyone looked at him blankly, Lu Meng opened his mouth and said: "The lord's family is kind-hearted, and he can't see everyone being frozen to death and starved to death, so he specially brought out food and cashmere sweaters to let everyone have a good winter." ”

"But our master's money is not blown by the wind, if you want to eat and wear clothes, you have to do what the master says!"

At the beginning of the conversation, seeing that the big guys were all looking over in surprise, Lu Meng lifted the wide linen sleeves with some pride, revealing the cashmere sweater that fit the figure inside.

"See, this is called a cashmere sweater, made of wool, warm and comfortable, much warmer than linen and silk cloth, just wear such a piece on the body, and the whole body is warm."

Everyone suddenly showed a look of surprise and envy, and some children were curious and wanted to touch it, Lu Meng took the initiative to step forward and let them feel it.

"Is the master really going to wear such fine clothes for us?" The big guy exclaimed.

The previously lifeless open space finally became lively.

Lu Meng proudly showed off the cashmere sweater on his body, and said: "It's not easy for me to take this clothes, so I followed the second lady to rub the wool for a whole month, and I went to the factory to beat the iron for three days, and then I got it in exchange for labor." ”

"Oh, and a pair of cashmere gloves and a pair of cashmere socks, which I won't show you, anyway, wear such a set, and this winter will be better."

Someone immediately asked, "What is the division of work?" ”

Finally got the point! Lu Meng said in his heart.

He tapped the blackboard again and explained, "The work is the work you do, and from one to ten, the work of each job is different. ”

"For example, when you go to work at Master Wang Dayou's side, you will record 9 points a day for ironwork, 6 points a day for other small workers who are handy, 8 points a day for following the eldest young master up the mountain to burn charcoal, and 6 points a day for spinning thread with the second lady."

"The woolen sweater on my body is exchanged for labor divisions, and 200 labor points can be exchanged for this whole set, clothes, pants, and gloves."

"There are still a lot of jobs that can earn work, all of which are clearly written on the board, and you can see for yourself what you want to do."

When it came to the board, the villagers showed embarrassed looks.

"Let's not be literate, let's bother Lu Qushou to read with the big guy."

Lu Meng waved his hand, "This life has to change all the time, I can't read it to you every day, I can read it today, what about tomorrow and the day after tomorrow?" I don't necessarily have to be on Zhuangzi. ”

After speaking, seeing that everyone was anxious, he told Xu Yue that he was going to run a literacy class and a school.

The literacy class is for adults, starting every day after dinner, teaching Chinese and mathematics for one hour at a time.

The school is open to children under the age of 15 and over the age of five, and as long as there are children in the family who are of the right age, they must be sent to the school.

Lunch and evening meals are included in the school, and whoever doesn't come will be deducted from their work, and when the work is deducted to zero, the master's family will sell it to the mine.

The same goes for literacy classes, before graduation, everyone has to come, and if you are sick, you have to ask for leave first, otherwise you will be deducted from work and sold.

Hearing this punishment of being sold, the villagers' expressions suddenly became serious.

They don't understand why the Lord wants them to learn to read and count, but if they are obedient and can have something to eat, that's fine.

They knew that the village had changed owners, and the man had not had a chance to meet him, but the hostess had already seen it.

The lady seemed to be a cold-hearted person, but she didn't sell them as soon as she came.

Not only did they not, but they also took out food for them to build roads and houses, although they couldn't eat enough, but they didn't starve to death, and they could still hold on if they had children at home.

After getting along for so long, they can understand it.

It may not be better to follow the Xu family, but it will certainly not be worse than other landlords.

Seeing that everything that could be said in the terms and conditions, Lu Meng looked at Xu Yue, who was standing under the eaves, wearing a down scarf around her neck and cashmere gloves.

Xu Yuechao nodded at the brothers and sisters beside him, as well as King Junmei Youliang, and the four of them took out a charcoal pen and a thick yellow book, and came to the table that had already been placed.

Xu Dalang shouted in a deep voice: "I want thirty people to burn charcoal on the mountain, men and women are not limited, and they want to have a lot of strength, and those who want to do this job will come to me to register." ”

Xu Erniang followed: "I want forty people to twist wool and weave sweaters here, women are preferred, and dexterity is preferred." ”