Chapter 937
: Recruitment
Chapter 937: Recruitment
The bodyguards protecting Young Master Ming were on high alert, fearing that the horde of villagers might provoke him.
Unfortunately, they were overthinking it.
Dangdang Dangdang!
The soldiers beat gongs and shouted: "Idlers, please step aside and don't get bumped into! Villagers going to the Qin family's medicine processing workshop for the interview, please proceed in an orderly manner, walk on the proper roads, do not cut in front of others, do not cut into other people's yards, and do not bump into anyone. Otherwise, you will be immediately dismissed, and you will not only lose your interview opportunity, but you will also have to compensate the person you bumped into!"
He also shouted: "Anyone who tries to stage an accident for extortion will be handed over to the authorities for investigation and prosecution, and their entire family and village will be implicated!"
Well, that's a very comprehensive description.
These words cooled down the villagers who were rushing to find a spot for the interview.
The villagers slowed their pace slightly and replied, "Don't worry, sir, we will be careful on our journey and will never cut in front of you or bump into anyone!"
"Anyone who dares to take advantage of the chaos to stage an accident will be arrested and handed over to the authorities for investigation, even without an interview!"
Hehe, the Qin family has made it clear that those who capture thieves and apprehend evildoers will be given priority in recruitment. They'd love for some villains to cause trouble so they can act as righteous heroes and get a chance to be recruited first.
The village chiefs also shouted, "Don't worry, sir, we will definitely keep an eye on the villagers!"
The soldiers were relieved after hearing this, but they still banged the gong and shouted it every twenty breaths as a reminder.
Although the villagers were in a hurry, they followed the rules and did not cut in front of others. When they were too close to a family in front of them, they would slow down and stop for a while.
If a family in front encounters trouble and stops moving, the villagers behind will then pass by.
Upon seeing this, Young Master Ming's expression and eyes remained unchanged, but his heart sank, and a sense of anger arose within him... The Qin family, a lowly commoner, had only been living here for a little over three years after fleeing famine, yet they had managed to tame the locals who looked down on outsiders into such obedience.
The powerful and influential families are not afraid of the nouveau riche having money, stealing business from them, or gaining temporary power. What they fear is that the nouveau riche can command the common people and win their hearts.
With the support of the common people, as well as Emperor Wuxing, Yan Zhou, and the Liang family army, it would be difficult for the Qin family to be ruined.
The assassins brought by Young Master Ming also understood this... The Qin family's influence on the local people is truly significant.
Young Master Ming took a step and followed the villagers toward the Qin family's herbal medicine workshop.
Son!
The assassins were worried, but dared not speak out to stop him; they did their best to protect Young Master Ming.
The assassins hadn't expected that a small rural town would be so crowded and under such strict security.
Dangdang Dangdang!
"This intersection is the official entrance and exit of Zhongjie Street. Due to the large number of people today, a checkpoint has been set up for safety reasons. Every household needs to show their household registration to enter the checkpoint. Those with Taifeng Town household registration will be given priority to enter. Those without household registration in this town will be stopped!"
"Sir, this is my family's household registration. I am the village chief of Caojiatun. The people behind me are all my family members. Their names are all on the household registration. Take a look, it's real, definitely not a fake household registration!" The Cao family is amazing, they actually snatched first place.
The first place winner was someone whose family had been waiting here since yesterday.
I have to say, they really went all out.
Other villagers also took out their household registration papers, stating which village and household they were from, and how many people had come to their homes.
Upon seeing this, Young Master Ming finally stopped and did not go any further... He had many household registrations, including those of Taifeng Town, but everyone here was from Taifeng Town. If he were to produce a Taifeng Town household registration, these commoners would surely question his identity and discover that the registration was not genuine, which would then alarm the Wei army.
No need.
But Young Master Ming didn't leave immediately. He mingled with the villagers at the back, continuing to watch... He wanted to meet the Qin family and see how they managed such a large-scale recruitment effort. Seeing that he showed no intention of going to the sentry post, the assassins breathed a sigh of relief and surrounded him, protecting him.
Dangdang Dangdang!
"Fellow villagers, the Qin family's formal interviews won't begin until after 7:30 AM, so there's still a long wait. All the vendors and inns at my Lü family's place have prepared hot soup. You can buy a bowl of hot soup and eat it with your dry rations!"
Dangdang Dangdang!
"If you need to use the toilet, folks, you can come to my Miao shop. It only costs one coin per use!"
"The Miao people are truly heartless," Village Chief Cao muttered under his breath.
However, the Miao Village was powerful, and Caojiatun couldn't afford to offend them. But Village Chief Cao wouldn't let go of this money-making opportunity. He sent his mother to tell the villagers one by one, "Fellow villagers, my Cao family has also built a shop. You can use it to go to the toilet. Three people can go together for only two coins. It's a great deal!"
The assassins had excellent hearing and overheard these solicitations, thinking to themselves: "These lowly people are quite good at business."
Screw you! We're law-abiding citizens, much more respectable than your shady assassins!
The businesses of the Lü, Miao, and Cao families were booming. The Cao family, the village chief, earned several hundred coins just by providing toilet rooms.
There was no other way; the villagers had to get up in the middle of the night to travel, and they'd been holding it in until now. Everyone urgently needed a solution.
The village elder's wife was overjoyed, her gap-toothed smile showing, but then she was filled with regret: "If I had known that a latrine could make so much money, I wouldn't have spent so much money building that shop at the beginning of the year. I could have just tied some straw mats together and made a latrine!"
The villagers despised her after hearing this... That old hag only earned a few hundred coins in an hour, and she couldn't even afford to give everyone a decent place to relieve themselves. She's so stingy!
Dangdang Dangdang!
"The Qin family is here! The Qin family is here! Let the interview begin!" the soldiers shouted, banging gongs.
The villagers were both excited and nervous, and hurriedly tidied their appearance: "The interview is starting, so we have to make sure we look good."
"May my ancestors bless me, may all the gods bless me, may God bless me, Cao Liude, so that I can successfully apply for the job at the herbal medicine shop, earn a stable income, and support my family!"
"May my ancestors bless me, Wu Zhaofu, so that I can get the job from the Qin family!"
That's how the people of the Great Wei are; they always like to ask their ancestors for blessings, whether there's something wrong or not.
After Wu Jiacun was released from his prison sentence and regained his freedom, the mess caused by Wu Lizhang's family and Wu Ajun was finally put to rest.
With the Qin family already granted official titles and having met the Duke of Yan, and with a female physician bestowed by His Majesty overseeing the herbal medicine shop, Qin Xiaomi was no longer afraid of the Wu family and declared that she would allow people from Wu Family Village to come for interviews.
The people of Wujia Village were overjoyed, and Wu Wu, the clan elder, was so happy that he wept. At this moment, he was supported by his son and kept shouting: "Everyone in Wujia Village, be honest and kind-hearted, and don't do evil deeds!"
I'm scared, I'm really scared of being beaten up.
Wu Wuzu Lao cursed Wu Lizhang, Wu Ajun and others in his heart: "You dogs, once you've eaten your fill, you start thinking about harming people. You almost ruined Wu Family Village!"
No, when he got back, he would set up an incense table and ask his ancestors to give Wu Lizhang and Wu Ajun a good beating in the afterlife. Otherwise, he would not be able to swallow the anger and suffering he had endured because of them!
"Don't worry, clan leader, we will definitely behave properly and treat people with sincerity and kindness!" the villagers of Wujia Village replied.
Seeing this, Zhong Baihu and the others changed their opinion of the people of Wujia Village quite a bit... It was still useful to clean up the bad guys from time to time. Look, after Wu Lizhang and Wu Ajun were cleaned up, the folk customs of the entire Wujia Village, and even the entire Taifeng Town, have improved a lot.
Because the villagers were all kind-hearted, the Qin family's medicinal herb processing workshop was able to recruit workers very smoothly.
……
Outside the gate of the herbal medicine processing workshop, rows of tables were set up, and behind each table sat three students with miserable expressions.
That's right, the students are doing free labor again.
(End of this chapter)