The group went to various construction sites to check again.

At a construction site, I saw several boys in their teens smashing mud and making bricks. The weather is so cold now that a kid is still rolling up his trouser legs and rolling up his sleeves and stirring in the mud and water.

Su Qingma frowned.

He whispered to the other side: "What's going on over there? Why are you recruiting children in your teens? Not enough workers?"

Several village leaders followed her gaze.

The leader of Shuzheng Village immediately replied: "That messy kid is the grandson of Mao Bu whom you mentioned in the meeting before the New Year. Isn't there only an old lady and him in the family? This kid is eleven years old, so we didn't want it. But his grandmother came to me and said that he would come to work on the construction site and don't have money, so he just gave him three meals a day."

"I don't have to pay, I just need three meals a day?"

Several village leaders nodded: "Yes. It's not spring yet, and the fields have not thawed. Everyone has been cat for a winter and they have nothing to do."

"There is no food to eat?"

"No, no, that's not. But it's okay to save a little bit. Besides, everyone in this market town has come up with some effort. If the children's food is solved, they can save a little bit for their family."

Seeing that Su Qingma didn't say anything, she explained: "Don't worry, the president will not delay the children's work. Moreover, the children are doing their jobs seriously, and they are not inferior to the adults at all."

Su Qingma stood not far away and looked for a while, and then asked someone to call Xiang Zhen.

"Boss."

Su Qingma nodded and asked about the matter on the construction site.

Xiang Zhen said it one by one, very carefully. It seemed that he had done a lot of work, meticulous and thoughtful.

Su Qingma nodded to him with praise and asked him about the children on the construction site.

Xiang Zhen glanced at several village leaders and said, "Several village leaders came to ask for it, saying that the family was full of orphans and widows, and life was in trouble. I chose a few. I usually pay attention to it. These children are very serious in their work and do not hesitate to work at all. I stayed."

Su Qingma turned around again, looked at it, and said, "Let's do this, you can't help but give half of the salary. If there are still such kids under the age of fifteen, you can also give a job appropriately, but you must arrange it and don't delay the construction period."

"Yes." Xiang Zhen immediately agreed.

When the leaders of each village heard this, they felt a little nervous. What other children could arrange in their own village? One day, three meals and half of the wages. They all decided to go back to the village to promote and shout.

Half-old kids can save a little if they are poor at home.

But he has to be diligent and work hard, otherwise he would be able to cut them off without talking about the president.

As he was thinking about it, he heard Su Qingma tell Xiang Zhen again: "The construction period I gave is only two months, so it cannot be too much. Look at the staff arrangements in various places. If there are insufficient staff, let the village owners go back and call the remaining laborers in the village to help. Be sure to ensure that the construction period is completed on time."

"Yes." Xiang Zhen agreed and handed her the account book.

Su Qingma took it and took a look, and her heart began to bleed.

It was just now that I spent so much money. My heart hurts so much.

The batch of tea seeds she harvested last autumn and winter was probably not enough to fill in the thousands of taels of silver, which seemed to cost her money.

Horrible.

When several village leaders saw her frowning, they all pointed to the account book. Although they didn't understand it, it didn't prevent them from watching.

Speak to Xiang Zhen with his eyes.

Xiang Zhen glanced at Su Qingma who was looking through the account book and said, "Money is used quickly."

When several village leaders heard this, they immediately shrank back.

After looking at each other, the Zhongzhai Master received the sign of everyone.

He said to Su Qingying: "President, look, if the money is not enough, should we raise funds in each village and let everyone make a fortune? This market is everyone's hope. After waiting for so many years, I have finally come here. If the project cannot be carried out because of money..."

The village leader immediately followed: "Yes, I still have some money at home. I'll go back and get it for the president."

"I have a few taels too. I'll make some money in the village, so everyone can get together."

"Yes, let's get together. If the market is half built, I can't sleep."

Everyone looked at the Maozhai Master, you were the only one who couldn't sleep? We are afraid that we wouldn't be able to sleep.

Su Qingma looked through and looked at the budget made by Xiang Zhen.

The money she sells tea seeds may be enough, and it shouldn't be much more. If it is not enough, it should be OK to borrow money from Lord Pei.

This market built a civil structure, all of which were made of small wooden buildings. Fortunately, she could obtain materials from the mountains, saving a lot of material expenses. The rest of the money she had to use should be enough.

Raising funds with the villagers is too fragmentary, and she doesn't want to owe so many favors.

This market is her hard work. She doesn't want anyone to say anything in the future, so she goes to her to point fingers.

Moreover, after building a market, each village would have to pay to buy a shop from her, and I am afraid that each village would have to raise some money by then.

Su Qingma expressed her gratitude to the several village leaders: "My budget is still enough now. If it is not enough then, I will speak to everyone."

"Okay. Don't bear it alone if you have something. This is our market. If you have something, please think of a solution."

"good."

After walking for a while, we talked about people with skills in each village.

Su Qingma discovered that there were some bricklayers, carpenters and blacksmiths in each village. I wondered if it was because of the self-sufficiency and daily life. Everyone had a short life and learned all the skills in life.

And it is passed down from generation to generation, and the skills are pretty good.

"Is there any craftsman who can make large pots and jars?"

Su Qingma planned to make some things and needed a large pot of clay pots, but she asked around Baijiazhai that there were only small pots, not larger ones.

"Yes, there are people in our village who can do it. It's as big as a big water tank. The person in our village has done a good job. He will not break even after decades of storage of water and grain."

The leader of Shuzheng Village responded immediately.

Su Qingma nodded: "Okay, I will need a lot in a while. I'll ask you to introduce you later."

"well."

The leader of the village was very happy. Some people in their village got the president's eyes, and he was also happy as the leader.

A few people didn't even see him like this. It seemed that he would have long eyes if he got it.

The leader of the Heijiao Village, Mao Village, immediately stepped forward and said, "Didn't the president say last time that anyone can raise bees? The Mao Bu family in our village will do it."

"Really?" Su Qingma was delighted.

It is a constraint that Shanli salt is now buying outside. If the problem of sugar can be solved, it would be best.

"Really, Mao Bu's daughter-in-law died this time. She is older and has a grandson to raise. When she heard me go back and ask if anyone knows some skills, she said she can keep bees."

"She hasn't raised bees in the village before?"

"No. She said that her father was bitten to death by a poisonous bee when he went into the mountain to cut honey. She never mentioned this later. Moreover, she had a son and daughter-in-law before, so she could live a life, let alone this."

"Then she is the only one in her family and a half-old grandson. If she wants to keep bees, can she be busy?"

"I asked her, and she said that if she wanted to keep bees, she would call her granddaughter and grandson-in-law back and pass on this skill to her grandson and grandson-in-law. Anyway, her granddaughter would marry in the next village, and it would be easy to live in our village in the future."

Thinking of something, she said, "By the way, her grandson-in-law also came to the construction site to help. I observed that she was doing a good job and was a good boy. At that time, she would have to keep bees at home. If she got honey, she might become the main product in our village."

When the other village leaders heard this, they were unhappy.

Why don’t they have beekeepers?

They also want to have a main product, otherwise, in the twenty-eight villages, everyone sells the same thing, who will visit their shops?

No, go back and dig and ask again.
Chapter completed!