kingnovel Chapter 1179 Only One Position
Chapter 1179 Only One Position
Everyone looked at her expectantly. If she ate the public food, their family would never be the same again.
Zhou Guo looked at the people at these tables. There were more than twenty descendants of the Zhou family, and there were more than ten adults.
She shook her head. "Old man, it's not that I don't want to help you. It's just that you have too many descendants. There's no way I can give them all the work to do."
He is so greedy that he actually wants her to arrange all his descendants into the organization. Even Zhou Paopi is not so cruel!
"You have to know that Fengfei County is small after all, with a small population, so there aren't that many places."
When these words were spoken, everyone became very anxious. They tried their best to wink at the old man, wanting to do the job themselves. If they got this job, they would at least be related to General Xu, and from then on, none of their brothers and sisters would dare to look down on them.
Where in the world can't they go?
Maybe I can become a high-ranking official in the capital in the future!
The old man looked at Zhou Guo.
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Old man, if you want me to help you, that's fine, but I can only spare one position for one person."
The old man looked at the family hesitantly, undecided, not knowing what decision to make.
"Dad, I'll go. I haven't married yet, so I can run around with you. Let my brothers stay at home to take care of you. They can also take care of my sister-in-law, nephews, and nieces!"
"Why should you go? Dad, I'll go. The fifth son hasn't married yet. He's old enough, so it's time for him to get married. He can't be without an heir, right?"
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The whole family started quarreling.
Zhou Guo was very satisfied and took the opportunity to say goodbye. He said to the old man, "It seems that you still need to discuss it. Then I won't bother you. You can discuss it among yourselves. If you have chosen someone, just give me an answer."
The old man said, "Thank you very much today, sir. You see, this is not very nice. I will invite you to my house another day and treat you well."
Zhou Guo nodded, stood up and left with Dashu and the others.
The huge Zhou Mansion was in a state of chaos and there was not even anyone to see them off. It was the butler who respectfully escorted them out the door.
Xiaoshu was unhappy, "Master, such a family has no manners at all, why did you agree to find them a job? Do you really want to bring someone from their family with you?"
Dashu glanced at him and said, "The master has his own considerations when doing things. Is it necessary for you to interfere?"
Xiao Shu's neck shrank.
Zhou Guo said, "It's just a job, give it to them. The county is busy right now, and there is a shortage of manpower. Everyone is busy and can't handle it. Now someone offers to do the job, why should I push them away?"
But for a family, one is enough. If there are more, it is not a good thing.
Xiaoshu said: "I don't just want the job in the county, I clearly want to be by your side and follow you."
Zhou Guo looked at him with a smile, "Why, are you afraid that they will take your place?"
Xiaoshu's face turned red.
Zhou Guo laughed, "Don't worry, they don't know any martial arts, how can they take your position? You said you don't know anything, I want you two to go out and work, you can't do anything well, Erpang has been with you for so long, but he didn't bring you out, so you are only suitable to stay with me."
Now even Dashu is happy.
"Master, rest assured, we will follow you for the rest of our lives! Wherever you go, we will go!"
Zhou Guo felt angry and amused when he saw the two of them acting like this. If someone didn't know, they would have thought she was their father since she was so clingy.
After returning to the county government office, she asked the county magistrate for the Zhou family's household registration, which clearly stated the number of people in the family and their land holdings.
She looked at the number of acres of land, two hundred and twenty acres, and laughed. Two hundred and twenty acres of land could never provide enough food and drink for a family.
Ask the county magistrate, "Is this the land owned by their family?"
The county magistrate nodded, "On the surface, that's the case."
Zhou Guo knocked on the table and told Dashu, "Go check it out."
"Yes." Dashu turned and walked out.
The county magistrate asked, "What's wrong? What did you find out when you came here? Is there something wrong with their family that you want to punish?"
Zhou Guo said, "No, they are looking for work. I have eaten a good meal with them, so I have to do this for them. Since I want to hire someone, shouldn't I check their background? Only after I find out clearly can I arrange a position for them."
The county magistrate frowned, "Where do you want to assign people?"
Zhou Guo said: "I don't know yet. We have to wait until we find out."
Changing the subject, "Let's not talk about them. Have all the account books for today been sorted out? How many villages have received food?"
The county magistrate smiled and said, "Not a small number. More than 30 villages have received food. If this continues, the people in the county will have food to eat in a few days."
Zhou Guo carefully flipped through today's account book page by page. Xiaoshu brought another lamp, and tonight was another sleepless night.
The county magistrate standing by was filled with emotion. Such young men were rare in the world. He must take good care of his health and work with the young master for the rest of his life.
As soon as Zhou Guo left, the Zhou family almost had a big quarrel.
Everyone wants this opportunity and no one wants to give it up.
The old man on the side was almost worried to death. He didn't expect Zhou Guo to only give him one position. Even if it was two, he wouldn't be so worried!
Finally, seeing that the children had all gotten the hang of it and the whole room was in chaos, he decisively slammed the table and said, "Alright, let the eldest go!"
In the end, the eldest son won.
The whole family was unwilling to give up. They looked at the old man and said, "Dad, why are you so biased? From now on, most of the family business will belong to my eldest brother. We have nothing. We finally got such a great opportunity, but you want to give it to him?"
"That's right. My eldest brother said the wrong thing in front of the adults. The adults must be upset with him. If he lets him go, won't it be a waste of time?"
The Zhou family had a heated debate.
Zhou Guo stayed up late with the lamp on until late at night to finish reading the account books for tonight. He had a general idea of what would happen next.
The road here is not easy to travel on, so when Wu Lazi brought food here, she asked them to bring as much as possible, preferring more rather than less. There are so many villages in Fengfei County, even if the poor people in the county town are included, there will be more than enough food for the rest of the time.
The county magistrate couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep.
The next day, she got up before dawn as usual, practiced a few sets of boxing, and was full of energy.
The county magistrate got up from the bed with sleepy eyes. Seeing her like this, he envied her and said, "It's good to be young. You have endless energy and you seem to know no fatigue."
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "When you feel better, I will teach you a set of health-preserving boxing techniques. Do it a few times every morning. After practicing for a while, your body will get better and better."
"Really? Then I have to study hard."
When a few people were having dinner, the doorman came to report that someone from the Zhou family had arrived.
Zhou Guo paused while drinking his porridge. "Have you figured it out so quickly? Let him wait in front."