The Princess of the Substitute Bride Strikes Back

"So that's what it is. There are indeed carpenters and bricklayers in the village. Uncle Jun in our village has been building houses for people for half his life. He has excellent skills. But now everyone is busy working in the fields. I'm afraid there won't be many people who can come to help."

The head of the village introduced the general situation of the village. Although the grain harvest in the fields was not good, winter was approaching, and for them, farming and storing grain were the real business.

"Daughter-in-law of the Mu family, although it is the busy farming season now, my family can still spare someone to help you. My eldest son doesn't have any skills, but he has no problem doing heavy work. You can call him anytime if you need him."

When the aunt nearby heard that they wanted to build a house but lacked labor, she said that it was not difficult at all. There was only so much farm work and it would be easy to spare one person.

"Yes! My family can also provide one person."

"It's the same with my family. Just tell me when you're going to start building the house."

What the head of the village said was indeed the current situation of Yingjia Village, but everyone was willing to help Mu Yibai and his wife, not for any other reason, but simply because they would be fellow villagers in the future.

Although Mojia Village is the poorest of the nearby villages, it is also the most united. During the difficult days of famine, everyone survived because of their unity, and no one was lost.

"I am so grateful for what you said. Under the premise of not affecting everyone's life, as long as you can come to help, we will pay you 30 cents a day, plus a pound of cornmeal and a pound of sorghum flour. If you don't want wages, we will exchange it for food at the price of 10 cents a pound of coarse grains."

Fu Yunxi's words stunned everyone. Can you get paid for helping with the work? And also get two kilograms of food? You know, food is in short supply now. Ten coins could buy a kilogram of coarse grains before, but now you probably can't even buy it with twenty coins!

"Mu's wife, in our village, we all help each other when we do work. For example, when you build a house, he helps you, and when he builds a house, you help him. At most, you can get a meal at noon, but you don't need to pay so much."

Mo Lizheng was also shocked by Fu Yunxi's words. Is there such a good thing in the world? They only earn ten cents a day working outside, and the hardest and most tiring work can only get twenty cents. And they are just building a house, so they don't need to pay so much wages and food.

It is true that life and ways of interacting in rural areas are usually more simple.

However, deep down in her heart, Fu Yunxi also hoped that Mojia Village would become better and better. After all, their family lived in this backward county. Even if they were rich, there was an upper limit to their quality of life, and they might even be envied. But if the economy here could be boosted, the scene and atmosphere of life would be completely different.

"The wages and food are almost the same as the market price. It is the busy farming season now. We feel guilty asking everyone to help, so how can we not pay them? Besides, there are so many of us. If we want to build a more spacious house, it will inevitably require everyone to spend more time. We will also provide a simple meal at noon. We plan to draw up the blueprint tomorrow and start construction the day after tomorrow. Uncles and aunts can help me introduce more people."

Fu Yunxi did not change her mind because of what the head of the village said. Instead, she added a condition of providing lunch at noon.

"Okay, okay, we will definitely help you find more people."

"That's right, don't worry, Mu's wife, I will definitely find everyone for you the day after tomorrow."

The aunts were the most enthusiastic and quickly responded to Fu Yunxi's words.

To be honest, the yield of crops in their Mojia Village is not high. One acre of land can only produce dozens of kilograms of grain, which is the least in the nearby areas. It would be better to help the Mu family build a house. Every family has a few strong laborers. Although the rural areas are too poor to raise children, many children are born because they do not know how to use safe contraception and hope to have more sons to work in the fields.

"Thank you very much, aunties. Our wages will be settled on the same day. If you have any questions, you can communicate at any time."

The villagers were all generous people. Since Fu Yunxi insisted on giving them money, and they were short of food for the winter, it was a perfect match, so the matter was settled!

After leaving the village head's house, Mu Yibai and Fu Yunxi headed straight to Lianjiang County.

"Husband, let's take a look at the business conditions in the town and the county."

Since Fu Yunxi planned to settle down here, she had to familiarize herself with the situation here. After experiencing the plague, she noticed that the fog in the distant mountains in the space had dissipated a lot. In addition to the wild animals and flowers at the foot of the mountain, she could also climb up about ten meters.

Seeing many precious medicinal herbs, wild fruits and animals, don't underestimate these ten meters. The mountains cover a very vast area. The fog in the lower part has dissipated, and there are countless supplies. It seems that what can promote the upgrade of space at the moment is merit, so she must continue to accumulate merit, dispel the fog in the space, and harvest more resources.

"Madam, are you interested in doing business?" Mu Yibai still remembered Fu Yunxi's drunken words. She once said that women should also have ideals and their own careers.

"Well, Lianjiang County is short of resources now, and I want to do something to change this situation. Don't you think the villagers of Mojia Village were very enthusiastic towards us just now?"

"I feel the same way. These social practices are completely different from the officialdom. Perhaps this kind of life is not bad."

In his previous life, Mu Yibai had no interest in communicating with the villagers. He was immersed in the grief of losing his family members. In addition, due to the inconvenience of his legs, he refused to communicate with others. This was the first time in his life that he dealt with the villagers of Mojia Village. He inexplicably felt that this kind of life was very good.

"Well, but doing business may not be easy. Let's walk around the street first to see what shops there are, then rent a yard and take the building materials out of the space." Although Fu Yunxi had never done business in her previous life, with her many years of experience in scientific research, she knew that background checks were required before doing anything, so they would go to do some market research now.

"Okay, I'll listen to Xier." If you want to do big business in the capital, you need to apply for a business license from the government. It may be the same here. Let's go to the county magistrate later."

Mu Yibai and Fu Yunxi took a horse-drawn carriage and visited the main streets of the town and the core area of ​​the county.

At noon, they had lunch at the largest restaurant in the county and walked around for a while, discovering that there were many shops in the county, selling a wide variety of goods.

However, perhaps due to the famine, the streets seemed a little deserted, but the grain and oil store was crowded with people and the queues were very long. But when they went there in the afternoon, the store had closed. As the grain was sold out, they had to queue up again the next day.

"It seems that although Lianjiang County is poor, life is still orderly. There are clothing stores, jewelry stores, blacksmith shops, and pharmacies. However, the most popular and scarce thing at the moment is food. The prices in the restaurant we just visited are much higher than those in the capital in the past. Even with such high prices, there are still customers."

"In addition, all the food shops on the street are crowded. It can be seen that there is a big gap between the rich and the poor in Lianjiang County. The problem of Mojia Village is that the land is barren and the villagers have no way out. Some people are raising livestock but it happened to be a famine year and it is difficult to maintain." Fu Yunxi roughly understood the current situation in Lianjiang County.

"Madam, your analysis is very accurate. There is a gap between the rich and the poor in every region. The rich have stable wealth and are less affected by disasters. In addition, the Ma Yun Gang specializes in robbing poor people, which also increases the burden on the people. At present, the biggest shortage in Lianjiang County is food. I hope that the new seeds and two thousand taels of silver received by the county magistrate yesterday can play a role."

Yes, this winter is destined to be difficult, but if there is enough stored food and charcoal, most people should be able to get through it safely.