The original houses in Zhuangzi were not enough for the newly hired people, so they lived in temporary shacks from the time they first moved in, and then some people were set aside to build new houses.

At the same time, Wei Ruo's five small workshops were also built.

Now that five workshops have been completed, the dwellings are still under construction due to their large number.

Wei Ruo wanted everyone to move in before the temperature froze below zero.

As soon as Wei Ruo came, Steward Yu took her to inspect the newly built houses: "Look, the owner will be able to put up the beams in a few days, and all of them will be completed by the end of the month." ”

"Well, you're doing a great job." Wei Ruodao.

"This is all because of the kindness of the owner, everyone knows that you built these houses for them to live in, they are very grateful, and they work extra hard." Yu Steward said.

Land is so valuable that other families must want to keep more arable land or build houses for themselves, but their owners do not hesitate to free up large areas of land to build more houses so that the hired long-term workers and their families who do not have a place to live can live better.

The original long-term workers in their Zhuangzi used to live in smaller places than this, usually several long-term workers squeezed into a room, how could there be such a comfortable room to sleep in?

"I hope that they will work wholeheartedly on Zhuangzi, treat Zhuangzi as a place like home, and naturally provide them with a place like home that can shelter from the wind and rain, have food to eat, and clothes to wear, otherwise why should I ask them to do things well for Zhuangzi and treat Zhuangzi like home."

"The owner is kind!" Steward Yu couldn't help but sigh.

He worked as a long-term worker for 20 years and then as a steward for 10 years, and it was the first time he had met an owner with such an idea.

"You can do as I say, don't worry about the high expenditure on the Zhuangzi, as long as it is a reasonable and compliant expenditure, and the money is really used where it should be, I will not be stingy. The following year there will be more crops in the fields, and they will all come back. ”

At present, Wei Ruo has a few stores that are making stable profits, and there will be no problem in terms of expenses, and after the cooperation with Zuixianju begins, there will be an additional amount of income.

And Wei Ruo's ambition is not only in a drunken immortal residence, but she is also preparing to open a market for ordinary people, as well as restaurants in other places, all of which are in her future planning.

"Okay, don't worry, I will record every expenditure on the Zhuangzi in detail to ensure that every money of the owner is spent clearly."

Wei Ruo nodded, the account books were naturally clear.

Then Wei Ruo went to the workshop, because he had just started, it was inevitable that something would go wrong, and Wei Ruo still had to put more effort into supervising the work these days, and corrected the problem in time when he found it.

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Time flickered into the wax moon.

A heavy snowfall covered the entire Taizhou capital.

The inside and outside of the city are covered in silver, and the eaves, branches, and steps are covered with a thick layer of snow.

It was freezing cold, and the temperature was even colder than usual.

Such a year is really sad for the people whose families are in a bitter background.

Some families have actually begun to sell their daughters, and the better ones are sold to large families as maids, no matter whether they sign a death deed or a living deed, at least they can eat enough, and if they do well, they will have a head.

The almost ones were not so lucky, they were sold as concubines, they were bought by Ya Po and went north, and some were made thin horses.

Although Wei Ruo hadn't seen these things with his own eyes, he knew that they were real.

魏若庄子上的房屋都赶在了这场大雪前全部落成，大家都搬了进去。

In addition to the rice stored in the Zhuangzi warehouse, Wei Ruo also had several truckloads of sweet potatoes transported from Xingshan County, plus pickled vegetables (pickled radish, pickles, mustard greens, etc.) made from a large number of vegetables grown after the autumn harvest of rice in Xiaoyangshan County, Xingshan County.

These grain reserves are enough for more than 200 people in Zhuangzi to survive this winter.

After seeing what happened to the poor people outside in the cold, many of the homeless people who were taken in felt deeper and stronger for Wei Ruo.

If they hadn't been taken in by Wei Ruo, they would have either frozen to death or starved to death at this moment.

Even the hired locals were equally grateful, because not every proprietor treated the long-term workers so favorably, and not only did not reduce their wages when they caught up with such a year, but also gave them extra cotton clothes.

The school captain's mansion distributed charcoal fires to each courtyard, and smokeless charcoal was distributed, which was better than ordinary black charcoal, and there would be no black smoke in the house when burned, making it smoky.

At the same time, each yard also divided two new quilts for this year.

These are all due to Wei Mingting's promotion, not only was he rewarded, but his salary also increased, and the situation in the Captain's Mansion was naturally much better.

Then the Yun family invited a tailor to come to the door, tailor-made each young master and young lady, and made clothes to wear in the New Year.

Among them, Wei Ruo made three sets, and the others, including the eldest son Wei Yichen, only made two sets.

This is because Wei Ruo himself has few clothes, and now that he has arrived in the mansion, he has to attend some occasions, Wei Ruo is the eldest daughter in the mansion, so naturally she can't change it around, and there are only two or three sets that can be worn.

Originally, the Yun family also wanted to do more for Wei Yichen, Wei Yichen had just gone to Anzhou Academy to study, and he had a lot of contact with people, so he needed to be decent.

But Wei Yichen refused when he was measured, he told Yun that he went to Anzhou Academy to study, not to compare with others, and there was no need to care about these external things.

Wei Yichen knew in his heart that the school captain's mansion was not rich, and this year's food was not enough and the weather was extremely cold, so there were more places to spend money.

And he has made enough clothes in previous years, so he will save some this year.

Wei Qingwan was sad and sad for a while after she found out.

But her sadness and unwillingness failed to cause any change, except for her two loyal servants, no one else in the house knew her emotions and thoughts.

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On the seventh day of the lunar month, the day before the Laba Festival, Wei Ruo and Xiumei made several large pots of Laba porridge and distributed them to the people in Zhuangzi.

Although tomorrow is the Laba Festival, because Wei Ruo had other plans on the day of the Laba Festival, the Laba porridge for the people in Zhuangzi was distributed one day in advance.

The laba porridge made by Wei Ruo and Xiumei was sufficient, and the people in Zhuangzi started to gobble up the porridge when they drank it.

In addition to the people in Zhuangzi, Wei Ruo also packed a few buckets and wrapped them in cotton cloth and brought them back to the city.

The nurse and Uncle Xu's share must be indispensable, as well as the shopkeeper and buddy of Sibaozhai, Chen Aqing of Xu Ji Lo Mei Shop, and another young man.

In addition, in the Zhuangzi in Xingshan County, Wei Ruo had also sent a letter a few days in advance, asking the steward of the Zhuangzi there to cook Laba porridge and distribute it to everyone on the day of the Laba Festival.

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