Chapter 210: Land is Life
In the evening, villagers returned home from working in the fields.
Gu Dahan also returned home from the fields in Xishan.
Along the way, people kept asking Gu Dahan about hiring people for his family. Some people from the Xu family even secretly stopped Gu Dahan on the road and asked him to work for them, hoping that they would come to work for the Gu family.
Gu Dahan knew that not all members of the Xu family were as evil as Xu Si, but without Tong Huaqiong's permission, he did not dare to agree easily. He had to turn into the cornfield and return home under the cover of the dense corn.
Tong Huaqiong had just finished discussing with Gu Dahan the matter of digging up the remains of Hong's parents under the crooked tree when the village chief Liu Tielian arrived with his hired workers.
Originally Liu Tielian had agreed to bring the person over in the evening.
But everyone was so enthusiastic that I had to bring them here in advance.
"Aunt Tong, Dahan knows how I work. When we were together in Pingchuan, he carried sandbags and the only person who could carry more than me was Dahan."
"Aunt Tong, I can try the job for three days. If you feel it's not suitable, then you can make plans."
"Mother Dashu, my land borders yours. You know how I work. I'm not lazy or slacking off."
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The hired workers hired by the village chief flocked to Tong Huaqiong's yard, and when they saw Tong Huaqiong coming out, they all started to recommend themselves.
As soon as Tong Huaqiong saw this scene, she knew that Liu Tiejian had something on his mind. He did not tell these people that they had been secretly selected by Tong Huaqiong and that they could come to work as long as they were willing.
Tong Huaqiong expressed her understanding of Liu Tielan's thoughts.
On the one hand, I am worried that work that comes too easily may make people develop evil tendencies and fail to cherish it.
Secondly, it also lets them know that Tong Huaqiong's family is well paid and there is no shortage of workers in the village.
"I'll call the people over for you first. I've only told them the conditions offered by your family. Whether it's feasible or not depends on their trial work results." Liu Tielan whispered to Tong Huaqiong.
When it comes to grasping the hearts of the villagers, it still has to be the village chief.
Tong Huaqiong looked at the dozen or so laborers, both men and women, all of whom were skilled workers.
"......I think the village chief has already told you that you will not be treated unfairly if you work in my house. I won't beat around the bush. I usually see that you work very efficiently, so I asked the village chief to hire you. If possible, we will have a trial tomorrow for three consecutive days. Don't worry, you will get paid and get food during the trial period."
"I know that most people will have no problems during the probation period, but if some people slack off or slack off after the probation period, I will fire them without regard for the feelings of the villagers, and they will not be able to do other work in my family in the future."
Tong Huaqiong started to lecture.
Originally, she wanted Gu Dahan to do this, but Gu Dahan still didn't get over the mindset that "we are all villagers helping each other and it's embarrassing to ask for anything", so Tong Huaqiong had to do it herself.
However, these people will still have to rely on Gu Dahan to supervise their work in the future.
"Some of us grew up with me, and some of us carried sandbags with me. Everyone knows that no one pays more than my family, and no employer is as kind as my mother. Even providing meals is rare in the whole Yanguan Town. When I supervise, don't think I'm easy to talk to and be lazy, or take advantage of me to work hard and fool around."
"If it's on top of others, it's fine, but I don't mess around with farming, and I don't allow others to mess around. If anyone slacks off under my nose, I won't say a word, and don't blame me for driving them off my land without regard for friendship."
After Tong Huaqiong finished his lecture, Gu Dahan took the initiative to stand up and say the above words.
After Gu Dahan finished speaking, he rubbed his hands and looked at Tong Huaqiong.
Tong Huaqiong nodded approvingly.
She was worried that her stepson would not be able to distinguish the boundary between employed workers and employers, and would get trapped in the village and unable to get out.
After hearing what Gu Dahan said, all the worries disappeared completely.
Gu Dahan is not very good at managing people now, but he has one rare thing, that is, he has an obstinate passion for the land. His eyes are full of land and crops, and his seriousness is top-notch in the entire Qinghe Bay.
He loves the land and will not allow others to destroy it.
If anyone destroyed the land under his nose, especially if it was the Gu family's land, he would never tolerate it.
So with Gu Dahan supervising, Tong Huaqiong felt relieved.
Tong Huaqiong supported her stepson, and said to everyone with a look of surprise, "I have given my family's land to Dahan to manage. Don't bully him just because he is honest. If this happens, you will be wrong. From now on, Dahan's opinion is my opinion."
What it means is that you should not think of her as a stepmother and should not treat Gu Dahan as the head of the Gu family.
Liu Tielan flattered Tong Huaqiong, "Everyone in Qinghe Bay knows that you treat Dahan like your own son. Anyone who wants to bully Dahan is blind."
A group of hired workers couldn't help but twitch their lips.
Who doesn't know about Tong Dajiao's torture of Gu Dahan?
But then again, that's all in the past.
In the past six months, Tong Dajiao has treated Gu Dahan no differently than her own son.
Everyone is here to work, not to take care of the Gu family's affairs. Since Tong Dajiao said that Gu Dahan is in charge of the family's land, then they will listen to Gu Dahan.
Anyway, the salary is not bad and they provide one meal a day, which is already more than expected.
Everyone looked at each other, noticed surprise in each other's eyes, and made assurances with a smile.
"Aunt Tong, don't worry. I will treat your land as my own. I will take care of your land the same way I take care of my own land. I promise I won't be lazy or slack."
"I advise those who are lazy to stop doing this and not to cause trouble for everyone. I have finally found such a good job. If anyone fails to do it, I will not forgive him."
"Anyone who thinks that Dahan is honest and hardworking but doesn't work hard should go back as soon as possible. Such a black-hearted and rotten person is not suitable to be a hired worker."
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Tong Huaqiong couldn't draw a conclusion about how well these hired workers did their job.
But she was not worried at all, because everyone was going to have a trial job the next day anyway.
"...I have another job to discuss with you all." Village Chief Liu Tielian received Tong Huaqiong's commission in advance and spoke to the hired workers, "Someone has bought the wasteland in the backyard of the Gu family to build a house, and they want to pray for the souls of those who were killed by the rebel army underground. I have discussed it with Dashu Niang, and I want everyone to help dig out the bodies inside."
As soon as Village Chief Liu said this, there was an uproar in the yard.
To be honest, no one would not get goosebumps when hearing the request to dig up corpses.
After all, the wasteland of the Gu family has always been a taboo for the villagers.
Some people even whispered that who would buy that piece of wasteland to build a house, and they must be crazy.
In the past, let alone that piece of wasteland, even the Gu family had few visitors.
The fact that Tong Da Jiao was difficult to get along with was certainly a big reason, but it is hard to say that it was not because of fear of the wronged souls in the wasteland behind.