In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Chapter 782 Different

The workers present, even those who owned land, needed to find odd jobs during the off-season to supplement their income, so they had encountered all sorts of employers.

The employers they encountered were all vampires, eager to squeeze every last drop of their strength out of them for the lowest possible wages, and those willing to provide them with food were extremely rare.

Even when kind-hearted employers occasionally provide them with food, it's always the cheapest food, almost like pig swill.

Like the owner of Chenjia Village, who gave them white steamed buns and even prepared egg drop soup for them...

They had never encountered it.

While they might try their best to work for other employers for the sake of the wages, they inevitably harbor some resentment.

Despite working for Chenjia Village, none of the people present complained. Even if Chenjia Village didn't pay them wages, the daily meal of steamed buns with egg drop soup was enough to satisfy them.

"I heard that Chenjia Village will give us meat to eat. I wonder if it's true?"

Guo Hai was a rather insecure person and didn't talk much, but seeing so many people agreeing with him, he couldn't help but say something.

"it is true!"

A craftsman from Chenjia Village, who was also eating nearby, replied with a smile, "We have meat every other day. Today it's white flour steamed buns and egg drop soup, and tomorrow it should be white flour steamed buns and meat."

"Great! I haven't had meat in ages!"

"Me too!"

"My family can't even afford a bite of meat during the Chinese New Year, but I can eat it here even though I don't want to work here!"

"Hehe! We'll have meat to eat tomorrow!"

"..."

The workers' eyes lit up when they heard that they would have meat to eat tomorrow, and they were filled with anticipation.

Guo Hai also looked expectant, hoping that tomorrow would come soon.

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After lunch, the construction site became busy again, and the workers returned to their posts.

Although the weather was cold, it could not extinguish the passion in the workers' hearts, because on this construction site they saw the hope for a better life, and they were willing to go all out for a better life!

And in this busy atmosphere, time slips away unnoticed.

It wasn't until the sounds of workers finishing their shifts echoed from the construction site that Guo Hai realized, without noticing, that it was already dusk.

Perhaps because he had eaten a full lunch, Guo Hai didn't feel tired at all after the afternoon; on the contrary, he felt like he had inexhaustible energy.

However, Chenjia Village was clearly not the kind of unscrupulous capitalists. They did not allow overtime work after the workday ended, especially given the current situation in Xia Kingdom, where it was dark at night and there was no way to work overtime.

So, when it was time to leave work, the workers put down their tasks and went home to the city.

Guo Hai followed the crowd into the city, and then walked alone through the streets and alleys, hurrying home.

"what?"

As Guo Hai approached his house, he suddenly exclaimed in surprise. He saw a woman who looked to be around forty years old lingering outside his door, seemingly waiting for someone.

"Aunt Zhang, what are you doing here?"

Guo Hai recognized the woman as Zhang Shuyun, a well-known matchmaker in his area.

Zhang Shuyun wasn't particularly beautiful, but her features gave off a very approachable vibe. Perhaps it was precisely because of this approachable face that her matchmaking success rate was so high, and she became a well-known matchmaker in the neighborhood at the age of forty.

When Guo Hai's parents were still alive, they often asked Zhang, a matchmaker, to help Guo Hai find a wife. However, because Guo Hai's family was so poor, even Zhang, the matchmaker, was unable to help Guo Hai find a wife, which resulted in Guo Hai still being single to this day.

Although she couldn't find a wife for Guo Hai, the matchmaker Zhang had developed a relationship with Guo Hai's parents through frequent contact. After Guo Hai's parents passed away, this relationship naturally fell to Guo Hai.

Therefore, Guo Hai and Zhang the matchmaker were quite familiar with each other. Occasionally, Zhang would visit Guo Hai's home and recommend some unmarried women from the neighborhood to him. However, she never succeeded in arranging a marriage for him.

"Of course I'm here waiting for you, what else could I be doing?"

Matchmaker Zhang responded to Guo Hai with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Guo Hai asked in surprise, "Waiting for me? Aunt Zhang, you don't still want to arrange a marriage for me, do you? Aunt Zhang, you don't need to waste your time. I've figured it out now. With my conditions, no girl will be willing to marry me!"

Guo Hai had always been aware of Zhang the matchmaker's kindness towards him.

Even though Zhang the matchmaker didn't receive any payment after his parents passed away, she continued to do her best to help him find a wife.

After so many failed marriage proposals, Guo Hai had long since given up hope. Given his circumstances, even some divorced or tertiary women were unwilling to marry him, and he had long since abandoned any thoughts of marriage and children.

"Things have changed!"

Matchmaker Zhang followed Guo Hai into the house. After sitting down in the living room, she said earnestly, "Before, you couldn't find a wife because your family had no land or money. No one was willing to marry their daughter to you and suffer with you. But now it's different, Xiao Hai!"

"What's the difference?"

Guo Hai asked, puzzled.

"You used to be just a laborer doing odd jobs, but now you're a worker in Chenjia Village!"

Matchmaker Zhang explained, "Xiao Hai, you have no idea how rare it is to be a worker in Chenjia Village. Tens of thousands of people registered in our county, but only a thousand were selected. Ask anyone in the county, and they'll all be envious of those of you who were recruited."

"Uh……"

Guo Hai scratched his head, still somewhat confused.

Seeing this, Zhang the matchmaker continued, "This Chenjia Village is no ordinary place. It's a place where people are incredibly rich and everyone lives like gods. Once you become a worker in Chenjia Village, you won't be a manual laborer who has toiled away, but a worker who eats white flour buns every day and earns 500 coins a month!"

"But……"

Guo Hai frowned and said, "The craftsmen from Chenjia Village told us that we are only temporary workers and that we will not be able to work for Chenjia Village after the road is paved."

"You don't know this, right?"

As a matchmaker, Zhang, being more knowledgeable than Guo Hai, explained to him: "You are indeed temporary workers now, but that doesn't mean you'll always be temporary workers. I've heard from the merchants who came from Chenjia Village that temporary workers in Chenjia Village have the opportunity to become permanent employees!"