Guan Xiaorou, Tang Xiaobei, Zhang Liang, Tang Dongdong, Mancang, Zhou Jin, Qing Mulan, Liu Tie, the village chiefs of the two villages, Runniang, Wanniang, Zheng Fang...
Most of the people who could talk to Xihewan and Guanjiawan gathered at Jin Feng's house after get off work in the evening.
Discuss the problem of the increasing population in the village.
"Sir, there are too many people here. Now there are many straw sheds set up not only in the open space in the village, but also in the back mountains."
Zhang Liang spoke first and said: "If this continues, there will be trouble in the village."
"There has been trouble. The third child came home tonight and found that the grain bags at home had been stolen." The village chief shook his head and said.
"Brother Liang, this matter must be investigated quickly. Once we find out who did it, drive him out and never come back to Xihewan again."
Jin Feng said coldly: "This kind of trend must not last, otherwise the village will soon be in chaos."
"I have sent people to investigate." Zhang Liang said.
"Brother Zheng Fang, please bring some people over from Maomaoshan to assist Brother Liang. If you find someone who wants to cause trouble, suppress them immediately!"
"Okay." Zheng Fang nodded, and then said: "Sir, but it won't work like this all the time. We have to find a way quickly."
"Isn't this difficult to handle? How about driving them all away?" Liu Tie said.
"Drive them away? They all came here to work in the textile factory. Many of them sold their property and couldn't go back even if they wanted to. If we don't keep them, they will probably starve to death outside." Tang Dongdong frowned.
said.
"We didn't ask them to come, nor did we force them to sell their property."
Liu Tie replied: "Besides, the textile factory is full, why should we keep them?"
"Okay, stop arguing now."
When Jin Feng saw that the two of them were about to quarrel, he stood up and said: "Whether they were summoned by us or not, since they are here with their families, it means that they trust us in Xihewan and want to come here to find a way to make a living. We in Xihewan will do it."
You can’t do anything to force people to death, otherwise if we try to recruit people in the future, they may not come again.”
"That's well said, sir!" Qing Mulan stood up and applauded Jin Feng.
"Okay, don't get messy."
Jin Feng pressed her down and thought for a moment: "Village chief, I remember that the few acres of flat land behind the kiln factory belong to your family. Can you rent it to me? I want to build some thatched sheds on it and gather these people first.
Arrange it so that it doesn’t go all over the village. The rent will be the same as the rent for the textile factory I built. Do you think that’s okay?”
"What's wrong with this?" the village chief said, "Now my family members all get wages from you, and we don't have time to farm. The land is also unused, so you can just use it. What rent do you want?"
"If you use your family's land, you should naturally pay rent. This is a rule and cannot be broken. Otherwise, if I use other people's land in the future, will they want money or not?"
Jin Feng said: "If you don't have any objection, then it's settled. Tomorrow, the village chief, you and Grandpa San will gather the men from outside and ask them to build sheds.
After the shed was set up, everyone was gathered together and arranged to go there. Then the men were sent to the construction site, and the women were also asked if they were willing to go to the construction site. The wages would be 70% of the male workers' wages and they would be responsible for three meals a day.
In this way, not only can the house be built faster, but it can also give them something to do, so they don't have to wander around the village every day.
Women and children who do not want to go to the construction site are asked to stay in the shed for the time being. The village will provide them with a meal of wheat porridge at noon every day. If they disobey and run around, they will be driven out of the village."
"OK."
The two village chiefs nodded quickly.
"Mu Lan, don't you always say that there are too few female soldiers? There are more of them now. If you want one, go ahead and pick one."
Jin Feng looked at Qing Mulan again.
"Just wait for what sir said."
Qing Mulan nodded quickly.
Most of the people from other villages who came this time were women, and many of them were desperate, providing Qing Mulan with a large number of potential soldiers.
"There is also Mancang. You should stop playing black swords recently and continue to make spinning wheels."
Jin Feng looked at Mancang again: "Let's make another three hundred spinning wheels as soon as possible."
Three hundred spinning wheels, working in two shifts day and night, can absorb another 600 female workers.
"Sir, now we can spin dozens of wheels of twine in a day. If we make so many spinning wheels again, can the twine be sold?"
Mancang asked worriedly.
"Dongdong, let me have a drink of water. Come and talk to Mancang."
Jin Feng smiled and picked up the tea bowl.
"Mancang, our Guangyuan is the origin of kudzu. Big ships pulling twine from other places come to us every day, and the Guangyuan wharf is full. Not to mention that we only make dozens of trucks of twine a day. Even if it is ten times more, it will not be enough."
Don’t worry about not being able to sell it, it’s just a matter of price.”
Tang Dongdong said: "Not to mention the Zhou family, the number one cloth merchant in the county now, when our family was not in decline, we used much more twine for weaving every day than we can spin now."
"I was the one who made the joke," Mancang scratched his head naively: "In that case, I'll finish beating the ingredients in the furnace and continue making the spinning wheel."
"Mancang, every time you make ten spinning wheels, send them to Dongdong."
Jin Feng arranged: "Dongdong, please coordinate with the two village chiefs. It's not cold yet. Before the new workshop is built, just like we did before, build a few more thatched sheds and arrange for the women to start as soon as possible.
Work hard and digest whatever you can.
Village chief, Third Master, Mancang, please cooperate with Dongdong."
"No problem." Several people agreed quickly.
"Brother Tiezi, now that there are so many mouths, we can't just rely on the food from Tiegun Mountain. We must also buy some food when we return from the county town in the future. We must not be short of food."
Jin Feng said: "Run Niang is now in charge of this matter. You can discuss with Run Niang how much you need to buy."
"I know." Liu Tie nodded quickly.
"Okay, this is the arrangement for the time being. I will be in the village recently. If you have any questions, please communicate with us in time."
Jin Feng stood up and said, "If there is nothing else, let's all get busy."
Early the next morning, the whole village was busy.
The people from other villages, who had been idle and worried for several days in the back mountain and at the entrance of the village, finally got their first job after coming to Xihewan.
Soon, there were more thatched sheds in the open space behind the kiln.
The straw huts in other places in the village were demolished, and people from other villages gathered in that place.
Zhang Liang finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He found the person who stole the food. He was a gangster from a neighboring village. Seeing the crowds in Xihewan recently, he came to fish in troubled waters. He not only stole the food from the third family, but also stole the money saved by another family.
It has not been discovered yet.
Such a person did not deserve sympathy. Zhang Liang simply broke one of the person's legs and threw him out of the village. Life or death depended on his fate.
After a group of people worked hard for a few days, the village finally returned to its former order.