Early the next morning, Yao Zhi woke up before dawn and went to do her morning routine. Unlike usual, after she fed Xiao Lu, Ye Ying, and Bai Xue, she went to get her bamboo baskets and tools before she walked toward the mountain foothills.
It has been more than 2 months since the project of clearing her wasteland started. Today, she ca to check the progress and pick up firewood.
When she reached the wasteland, she was surprised to see that not only was the land cleared of weeds, stones, tree stumps, and tree roots, but the soil was also being turned.
Although the soil was not plowed like the farmland in the village, after the soil was turned, it was not as dry as before.
Currently, the workers have moved to the area near the mountain, so no one would co here. Looking at the dried land, an idea flashed in her mind. But because her system was still upgrading, she had to wait until it was done.
Since there was no dried wood she could pick up, she continued to walk toward the area near the mountain forest. When she arrived, she saw that more than 150 people were working. She was taken aback since the number of workers reported to her was only 128 people.
Feeling curious and doubtful, she walked over and called out, "Brother Dalang."
Hearing her voice, Yang Dalang stopped what he was doing and turned around. Seeing her, he walked over and asked, "Sister Yao, are you coming to check the land?"
Yao Zhi nodded and asked, "Brother Dalang, why are there so many people and children here? The last ti you told , there were only 128 workers you hired."
Yang Dalang scratched the back of his head and replied, "Well, those people are not the workers I hired, but the workers’ family mbers. They said that they had nothing to do at ho and wanted to co to help."
Hearing this, Yao Zhi frowned and asked, "Brother Dalang, did they get paid?"
"They ca at their own initiative and are not formally hired by you. So, they didn’t receive any wages."
The mont she heard this, Yao Zhi frowned deeper.
Her husband was a soldier and held an official position. If this matter were not handled properly, it could beco a hidden danger for him in the future. No one would know if soone would reverse the facts and spread rumors that her husband used his position to suppress the farrs.
To avoid future complications, she could only solve this problem with money. Fortunately, she had a lot of money.
After a mont of silence, she finally said, "Brother Dalang, since they worked for , there is no reason for not to pay. You can calculate how many days they worked for and give them the sa paynt as the others."
She glanced at the small figures in the distance and added, "As for the children, give them 7 Wen a day."
When he heard this, Yang Dalang felt embarrassed. He wanted to refuse, but when he t her gaze, he could only nod. "Then I will do as you wish."
"Thank you, Brother Dalang," Yao Zhi said with a smile and went to the mountain area.
Soon after she left, Yang Dalang inford the villagers. They were surprised and delighted. They brought their children to help, not because they wanted more money, but because no one was at ho. They worried their children would do sothing outrageous and get hurt.
After he announced the news, he calculated the days and the number of workers. At this mont, there were a total of 137 n, 52 won, and 37 children.
Although the increase in workers was unexpected, Yao Zhi didn’t feel bad about it. After all, this was a blessing in disguise.
She was wondering how the villagers could work so fast. Only today did she realize that it was because the number of people had increased. Judging from the speed, the project would finish in 3 to 5 days.
Due to her good mood, her steps were light. She collected a lot of dried firewood and stored it in her spatial bracelet. Afterward, she went to the mountain to forage for dicinal herbs and rare dicinal plants.
It was not until sunset that she returned ho. Without the need to send lunch to her husband, Yao Zhi passed her day busy but fulfilling.
Three days later, Fu Chen’an and the soldiers finally arrived at the northeast border.
This ti, they were not in a hurry since the Tatar would not attack openly against the army. After they arrived, Gao Yan and Lei Fu ordered the soldiers to set up the tents and take a rest.
In the afternoon, the tents had been set up, and the soldiers prepared dinner. Since the supplies they brought were limited, each soldier only received a bowl of thin millet porridge and a piece of stead bread.
The bread was made from millet flour, and it was unfernted, resulting in hard bread. The bread was coarse and hurt the throat, so they had to soak the bread in the porridge to soften it.
The size of the stead bread was small, so even after he finished the bread and porridge, Fu Chen’an was still feeling hungry. He touched his grumbling stomach and let out a long sigh.
Since his wife sent lunch to the barracks, his appetite had grown bigger with each passing day.
Now, he needed at least 6 stead bread to feel 70% full. Fortunately, his wife packed 50 marrow cakes for him. The cake was big and contained oil, so eating 1 piece was enough.
Fearing that his food would be targeted by his comrades, he returned to his tent and ate the cake in secret. Just after he finished the cake and drank so water, Xiao Wei entered the tent.
Seeing him acting so suspiciously, he asked, "Chen’an, what are you doing?"
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