Upon hearing about the renovation of the thatched cottage and repairing the courtyard walls at the edge of the village, Mrs. Zheng pledged her commitment immediately.
She brought several people to help out, including her three sons.
The pay offered by Jiang Tanyue was no less than what they could make as day laborers in town, more importantly, wages here were paid daily, and the work was close to home.
Before the wheat harvest, some families found themselves without work. The women would patch and mend, taking on embroidery work. Idle men sitting at home were on edge.
The villagers who had originally wanted to help were now even more enthusiastic.
Some had ill intentions, doubting whether they could pay the workers.
The kindly villagers helped to refute these doubts one by one.
Thanks to the women and grandmothers who had ridden the oxcart that day, everyone in Lake West Village now knew that the Jiang h family had money.
