On the evening of March 16, the people came back from the fields, and each group sent one to the county government to collect millet rice.

Because they all want to take advantage of this time to repair the house, they usually want to hide from the leisure, or people with weak physical strength.

Like the seven groups, it is often Huaihua and Yu Xing who take turns to receive them.

When Huaihua went today, Sha Zhu also took special care of her, only taking a day's amount, not more.

Huaihua said, "You tell me a number." ”

"Thirteen liters is about the same." Sha Zhu said, "You go alone, don't crowd with others, it doesn't matter if you slow down." ”

"Okay." With his words, Huaihua deliberately walked a little slower, thinking that when she arrived, the others should have received almost, but as a result, there were many people gathered next to the food today, and she saw that some groups even came five or six people.

"What's wrong?" Huaihua inquired about the situation with the women of the other group.

"It is said that it is going to build a thatched house, the picture is very interesting, and the work is also high, and many groups want to take this matter."

Huaihua asked: "Do you have a work to build a thatched house?" ”

The woman hugged the rice and only listened to it outside, "I didn't squeeze in to see it, I listened to the people inside, and I have to go back when it's not early." ”

There were a bunch of men squeezed in front of the wall, Huaihua padd the feet and still couldn't see the things pasted inside, so he simply went to get the rice first, and saw that it was the soldier surnamed Zuo who sent the rice today, and asked boldly, "Master Zuo, what are they looking at?" ”

"Master Meng wants to build a common thatched house, and after it is built, he will be given 200 points." Zuo Datou put the rice for her, "Only these rice today?" ”

"Yes." Sophora holds the rice bag in both hands.

"I heard that your group's food was stolen." Zuo Datou lowered his voice, "Now that the house has not been built, the door is not closed tightly, there is really no need to store food at home, it is just right to receive a day's worth like this."

Don't be afraid that the county government will not give you food in the future after saving your work, Master Meng has calculated it, even if there is really not so much food in the future, it will be converted into cash for you. ”

Huaihua bent over his left head, "Thank you for your care." ”

"You go back and ask your team leader, if you can't take the work of the thatched house, if you want to take it, let him come and have a look."

"I'll go back and tell him."

"Let's go."

When Huaihua heard this, she thought that Zuo Datou intended to take care of their group, so she hurriedly ran back and told Sha Zhu about it.

When Sha Zhu heard this, he had two hundred points of work, "I just don't know how big the thatched house is, how many days will it take to build?" ”

Yu Youcai slapped him, "You go and take a look, you are not short of one person in the group." ”

Sha Zhu slapped the ashes off his hands, took two steps out and said, "You go with me, if I can't make up my mind, we can still discuss." ”

"Okay."

Sha Zhu and Yu Youcai turned to the open space next to the yamen, and saw that many people had gathered in the distance.

"So many people."

"Squeeze in and have a look." Yu Youcai was tall and strong, and he pulled Sha Zhu and the two of them to the innermost edge quickly.

"It's not difficult, it's a bit like the thatched houses on the edge of the city wall." Yu Youcai said, "It's just that there is still a well painted in this thatched house?" ”

"Yes." Sha Zhu also found it difficult to understand, "Who wants to drink the water from this well?" ”

"Hey, digging this well is also counted in 200 minutes, but it's not very cost-effective." "A well takes a lot of work. ”

"That's it!" Someone next to him agreed, and Yu Youcai saw that the person who spoke was the leader of a group, "I don't know how big this thatched house will be." ”

At this time, Zhang Yuan came over with a few personal soldiers, "Seeing it now, let's disperse." He asked in a loud voice, "Which group is willing to take this job?" ”

The leader of a group hid in the crowd and asked, "I don't know how big this hut is?" ”

"These are the people in the county, how big can this thatched house be, when you come back from the field, you should see that there is a place with a seal, it is so big.

Let me tell you in particular, the well in it is counted as another thirty points.

Those who don't want to take this job should go away first, and whoever wants to take it will come to me. ”

The group leader recalled that he did see a seal when he came back with a hoe, and he estimated that the longest mark was only three feet.

If there were no wells, they would have built them in five or six days.

Thinking of this, he immediately squeezed through the crowd and walked to the front, "Master Zhang, we are the first to pick up!" ”

"The first group, right?" As soon as Zhang Yuan finished speaking, several other groups yelled urgently: "Let's take it, we can also do this job." ”

Sha Zhu and Yu Youcai were squeezed inside, and before they had time to open their mouths, there were several groups lined up in front.

"Don't make a noise!" Zhang Yuan was troubled by these people's quarrels, "What do you have to say one by one." ”

Meng Changqing heard the movement, came out of the house and asked, "Why is it noisy?" ”

Zhang Yuan turned around, "My lord, they have to do it for the thatched house." ”

Meng Changqing, "Let them send one person to step forward and speak, and the others to retreat." ”

Zhang Yuan conveyed Meng Changqing's order in a loud voice, and soon there were only a dozen people left in that group of people.

"You all want to take this job, don't you?" Meng Changqing asked.

"Yes."

"In that case, let me ask you a few questions, and you estimate that this thatched house can be built in a few days?"

"Six to seven days." The leader of the first group was the first to answer.

The 25th group leader quickly understood the point, and when the other groups said that it would take six or seven days, he stood up and said, "If it is handed over to our group, we will only need six days." ”

The leader of the first group followed and said, "I don't want six days, five and a half days." ”

The twenty-fifth group said, "We will only have five days." ”

When the other groups saw his posture, they were very dissatisfied with him.

It took five days to build the hut, and the time was a little tight, but it should be done.

However, this twenty-five group, usually can't do the work of others, and the houses in their group are the worst ones built, how can they have the face to come out and grab work at this time?

Only the leader of the first group followed and added: "Our first group only takes five days." ”

Meng Changqing was nodding, and the people in the twenty-fifth group said again, "We can ask for five less points." ”

As soon as these words came out, the other groups wanted to beat him.

I can't grab it, and I don't want others to do this job comfortably.

Sha Zhu turned around and discussed with Yu Youcai with his mouth, "Can we be in time for five days?" ”

Yu Youcai frowned and said, "Reluctantly." ”

Although Yu Youcai himself is capable, the others are all ordinary strength, and the overall physical strength advantage of their group is not comparable to that of the first group.

At this point, Sha Zhu didn't want to get involved with the other groups, so he simply stepped back and no longer participated in this topic.

The leader of the first group glared angrily at the people of the twenty-fifth group, if it weren't for the distance, his fist would have fallen on the man's face.

"We can also take five fewer points in the first group."