Chapter 233: Useless or Not

When Su Qingmei arrived at the cave, dozens of people had already stood up. Read МSome diligent people were already helping to mend and tidy up the cave.

There was no shortage of water in the mountains. There was spring water outside the cave. Dozens of people had cleaned themselves up with the spring water.

They had clean clothes to change, so they couldn't get them dirty.

Some people might have looked down on these old clothes before, but now they have been wearing clothes for a whole winter without changing them. Now they cherish them very much and cleaned themselves up.

When Su Qingmei arrived, she saw people who had cleaned themselves up.

Compared with what she saw yesterday, they were completely new.

"Boss."

"Boss."

Seeing Su Qingmei, everyone greeted her.

Yesterday, I heard Siyuan and Siyuan say that Su Qingmei was the president of the alliance of 28 villages, so I felt that I couldn't underestimate this woman in front of me.

Many people greeted her while looking at her.

The more powerful their employer is, the safer they are, and they can get shelter from her. No one wants to be displaced anymore.

They have had enough of the days of fear.

Su Qingmei nodded to them. She looked into each cave. Seeing that everyone was settled, she was relieved.

At the entrance of one of the larger caves, she stopped and called everyone together.

"You all live here temporarily. There are two mountains over here. There is a mountain I bought over there. Originally, I only planned to reclaim that mountain and plant some things, but now I may have to make some changes."

"With so many people coming at once, I have to give you a place to live. You can't live in the cave all the time. So I decided to build some houses on that mountain, just like the Baijiazhai here, to become a new village. In the future, you will be a member of the new village. In the future, if your descendants are willing to stay in this mountain, they can also live in the village with you."

They became a member of the new village?

Everyone was a little excited. They will have a home too.

"But you need to build this new village by yourselves. I will draw the blueprints for you. The required wood, bamboo and land will all be taken from the mountains. I will find someone to buy other items."

"Yes."

Seeing that they all understood, Su Qing'an began to flip through the personnel files in her hand and began to call out names.

Among these 65 people, there are masons, carpenters, blacksmiths, and some who have opened shops and worked as shopkeepers. Su Qing'an plans to focus on getting to know these people first.

First call everyone who has a skill, get to know them, and get familiar with them.

People with a skill can be important anywhere.

If they have good character, they will become her right-hand man in the future. She is now too busy to do anything and has no one to use.

"Gu Hongde?"

"I'm here." Gu Hongde heard Su Qing'an calling him, and hurriedly pulled his little grandson out.

His grandson timidly pulled his arm and hid behind him.

"Don't mind, Boss. My grandson was scared on the way." Gu Hongde saw that his grandson Gu Siming was hiding and didn't say hello to Su Qing'an, so he hurriedly explained.

Su Qing'an didn't care about a child.

Besides, there were only the grandfather and grandson in the family. The grandson might have seen something terrible on the way, so he was still uneasy in a new place.

"It's okay. I saw that you opened a private school and worked as a private school teacher? A scholar, you sell yourself?" Su Qing'an asked in confusion.

Gu Hongde sighed: "Miss, haven't you heard that saying, the most useless is the scholar. I have studied all my life, but I am only a student, and I haven't made any progress. I just opened a small private school in the countryside, accepted some students from nearby, and made a living. I can't carry anything on my shoulders or hands. All my family members went to protect us on the way..."

As he said this, Gu Hongde raised his hand and wiped his tears with his sleeve.

"What's the point of me living? I don't know anything, and I can't even support my grandson..." He looked quite lonely.

In this world, who would go to a private school to study when they can't even get enough food?

He's going to die.

Su Qingmei thought about it, looked at his grandson, and flipped through the files. Gu Siming, 7 years old, studied with his grandfather for a few years.

I'm afraid this old and young can't really do anything.

So he said: "How about this, you help me keep a record every day. During the construction of the village in the mountains, all the materials in and out, all the food these people eat, and all the things I moved, you should organize and record them. Your grandson has also studied, let him follow you and do some small work."

"Yes, yes. Thank you, boss, thank you, boss." Gu Hongde was delighted, and hurriedly pulled his grandson to thank Su Qingmei.

He was excited. Finally useful. I was afraid that people would think that I was old, and the old and the young could only eat but not work, and didn't want them.

"Xiang Shang?" Su Qing'an called out another name.

The man named Xiang Shang immediately stood up and said, "Boss."

Seeing Su Qing'an nodded to him, he introduced the people around him to Su Qing'an. His father Xiang Zhen, his wife Xiang Tian, ​​and his son Xiang Jia.

Su Qing'an looked at the family. The Xiang family was a relatively well-organized family among all the people.

Perhaps the father and son had both opened shops and worked as shopkeepers, so they should have some insights, and they were able to protect the family all the way to the south.

Then he said: "Your family, with three generations of grandparents and grandchildren, is quite complete. You have done business and opened shops. If you can get married to a wealthy family, you will have no worries about having no way out. Here, in the mountains, there is no chance to get ahead."

"Boss, you are too kind. We had some savings before, but we were only servants for a wealthy family. It doesn't matter who we work for. If it were a peaceful year, we would be willing to be free people. But in this chaotic world, ordinary people can't survive at all. My father and son, three generations, would only be conscripted outside. It's still quiet in the mountains."

After listening, Su Qingmei looked at Xiang Shang.

Seeing that he spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly, and not as down and out as others, this family was able to come to the south from the heartland of the Central Plains. It looked smart and had a plan in mind.

He said, "I'm afraid the temple here is too small."

Xiang Shang knelt down immediately after hearing this: "Boss, our family signed the indenture contract sincerely. We are willing to follow you. Shangjia is still young, I just hope he can grow up safely. My father and I were almost caught in the army. It would be difficult for them to survive alone."

"Moreover, these days, we can't even get enough food to eat, and we can't make money from running a shop. We are also exploited in various ways. There are no channels for purchasing goods, no customers, and the money we earn is not enough to pay taxes. We don't know how to farm, and others don't want us. Please take us in."

Xiang Shang knelt down, and his father Shang Zhen and his wife Xiang Tian also knelt down with their son Xiang Jia.

Xiang Tian immediately wiped her tears. If she was driven away, where would she go?

Her husband and father-in-law, two strong men, only know how to count with beads, and they will be stared at as soon as they go out. If they are caught, they will not have any skills. If something happens to them, how will she and Jiaer survive?

She wiped her tears while thinking.

Su Qingmei sighed.

"Get up. I am not used to forcing others. If you are willing to join me, stay. If you are not willing, you can leave if you feel wronged after signing the contract. I will not stop you. If you want to leave in the future, you can tell me directly. But as long as you are my people, you have to listen to me. If you have some small actions in private, I will not forgive you."

"Don't worry, boss, we are all sincere in joining you."

As soon as Su Qingmei said that, everyone knelt down to express their attitude.

Su Qingmei called them up.

It takes time to see people's hearts. It is impossible to see anything in the short term. In the future, you can use them if you can, and there are ways to deal with them if you can't.