industrial lord

Chapter 181 Going to the City to Work

Hoffman left the lord's house, and suddenly felt that his steps were much lighter. When he looked up, it seemed that the sky that had begun to snow had become much wider.

When he got home, he saw his parents sitting there, looking at his backpack curiously, trying to see what was in it, but he didn't dare to open it.

He sat down next to the backpack and started to bring things back. The first thing he took out was a bag of fresh cucumbers, and he said, "These are fresh cucumbers, and they will be eaten in two days."

His parents held up a cucumber carefully. After living for so many years, it was the first time they saw a fresh plant in the snowy season.

Hoffman took out another pack of sausages, a time-honored store in Wessenburg, with their logo still printed on the plastic bags.

"It's for the family," Hoffman said. "It's pure pork, not offal."

His father said in surprise: "Is it really pure pork? Oh, it's a good thing. It's very expensive. How much does it cost? Did your brother-in-law buy it? Why did you buy so much? Bring some back when you go back to work. Don't keep eating your brother-in-law."

These are cheap sausages, 100 grams each, 10 packs, Hoffman bought 20 kilograms at once, a huge pile.

He said with a smile: "I have a cook in the factory who cooks for us, and all the workers have food to eat, and my sister secretly gave me more."

The workers of the carriage factory eat steam bread and soup for free in the cafeteria. If they eat more steam bread and vegetables, they have to pay for it themselves. When he cooks, his sister will pick him a bigger steam bread. If there is leftover soup, he can drink more One bowl, all cooks with family members working in the factory do this, so it is not wrong for Hoffman to say that his sister will give him a little more.

He continued: "These sausages are all packaged, and they can be stored for two years without cutting the bag. I eat half a day at home, and I can eat it until I come back next time."

Then he explained to his parents how to open the plastic bag of sausages.

His father was already laughing so much that he didn't know what to say, eating meat every day, that's a life only for the master.

Then Hoffman took out a large pack of 10 kilograms of dried pumpkins and said, "This is a pumpkin from Wessen State. It can be used to make soup, just put it in water and boil it."

Then he took out a set of cheap tableware made of slime glue, a self-charging magic lamp, and a large bag of noodles.

The silly boy put the noodles down and they all broke.

In the end, Hoffman took out four sets of cotton clothes with a little embarrassment, and packed them tightly.

"Here are two sets I bought for you," he scratched his head and said, "My sister didn't know that I bought it, she also bought two sets for you, that's more."

His parents can only laugh now, but when his father reached out to take the cotton coat, his mother stopped him.

Hoffman's mother said: "You are not young anymore, it's time to marry a wife, didn't you fall in love with the girl from the south side of the well, this time when you come back, let's settle this matter, which sisters do you want? "

Hoffman's face turned red all of a sudden, and he lowered his head and said, "Maybe whichever mother thinks is better."

"That's fine." His mother said, "I'll go and tell their family right away." After speaking, she picked up a pack of sausages and was about to leave.

Hoffman hurriedly said, "Mother, don't be in such a hurry."

"Never mind," his mother said.

Hoffman said dumbfoundedly: "I still have an important matter. My brother-in-law is short of people. I need to find some friends to help."

Before he came back, he was indoctrinated by his brother-in-law to keep his money secret, never mentioning the dozens of gold coins and his own factory.

His father said: "Then find those honest ones."

When his mother heard about it, she had no conflict with finding a daughter-in-law, so she asked her husband to take off his clothes and the rags inside and put them on by himself, took a pack of sausages, and left.

That night, young people from the five villages ate grilled sausages and pumpkin noodles under the light of magic lamps, and listened to Hoffman's talk about the local conditions and customs of Wessenburg.

These people are the same as Hoffman a year ago. They have never left the village for more than 5 kilometers since they grew up. They are full of envy and yearning.

Hoffman saw that the fire was coming, so he said: "My brother-in-law is recruiting people now, do you want to go? I told the master that the tax is only 18 silver coins a year. Working there for a year may cost only Four or five gold coins, and when they are ripe, there can be seven or eight."

Those young people were taken aback for a moment, everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and stopped talking for a while.

A young man in a red dress stuffed with sackcloth and hay gritted his teeth and said, "If I can eat noodles every day, and I can buy clothes for my family next year, I will go."

Several other people saw that someone came forward to agree, so they also agreed.

Hoffman nodded, and said: "I found you, so you must listen to me when the time comes. I will not embarrass you, the main thing is to prevent you from causing trouble for my brother-in-law. If anyone is disobedient, I will Get him back."

"Okay!" The young man in the red skirt couldn't take his eyes off the new cotton padded jacket lying on the side. "As long as I can buy new clothes for the family, unlike the current clothes, whoever goes out will wear them!"

The long clothes in his house are just such a skirt. If you don’t want to freeze to death in winter, you can only wear this and stuff it with rags and hay. Almost every family in the village is like this, and Hoffman’s house is better. .

Not to mention eating noodles and meat, there are all kinds of paste throughout the year, with a little cheese added at most, and some people are eating food made of wheat for the first time today.

The workers working there in Wessen can have bread and meat to eat every day, and the temptation for them is fatal.

Hoffman pointed to a few bags of sausages on the side and said, "You all take a bag back later and discuss it with the family."

"I'll leave after the New Year. You don't need to bring too much as a gift. When I arrive, I'll buy you new ones, which will be deducted from your wages first."

The news that Hoffman was going to take people to the city to work and earn money was spread in the village on Winter Soul Day. into sausages and got beaten one day while fetching water.

From that day on, a lot of guests came to Hoffman's house every day, some of them just wanted to hear his bragging, and some just wanted to go out with him and inquired in detail.Some people made up their minds quickly, some were hesitant all the time, some wanted to go out but their families objected, and some didn't want to go out but were kicked out by their families.

The year 1027 came amid everyone's expectations. When Hoffman left his hometown again, he overfulfilled the recruitment task. A dozen or so young people were willing to leave the village with him to find a future in a big city.

Also overfulfilling the task was Hoffman's mother, who brought in three daughters and a cousin from another family.

(End of this chapter)