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

Chapter 783 Sweet pastry

Do you know what it means to become a worker in Chenjia Village?

"I don't know!"

"By becoming a worker in Chenjia Village, I can earn at least 800 wen a month!"

800 coins!

Guo Hai's eyes widened involuntarily, but Zhang the matchmaker clearly didn't finish her sentence: "Becoming a worker in Chenjia Village means you've got a secure job. As long as you don't slack off, you can earn at least 800 coins a month. In addition to the wages, workers in Chenjia Village can also eat half-price grain from Chenjia Village. When they get old and can't work anymore, they can also receive relief grain from Chenjia Village. Tell me, isn't being a formal worker in Chenjia Village a good thing?"

Guo Hai nodded like a chick pecking at rice. He earned 800 coins a month, could eat half-price grain, and would be taken care of by Chenjia Village when he got old...

The identity of these workers from Chenjia Village couldn't be better!

"besides!"

Matchmaker Zhang continued, "Once you become a worker in Chenjia Village, you'll have the opportunity to live there. Chenjia Village is a wonderful place; grain, cloth, and meat are incredibly cheap there, practically free. If you can settle down in Chenjia Village, you'll be living a life of luxury for the rest of your days!"

Listening to Zhang the matchmaker's description, Guo Hai couldn't help but fall into a reverie, as if he could already see himself becoming a formal worker in Chenjia Village and then living a happy life.

At this moment, Zhang the matchmaker changed the subject and asked, "Do you know that blacksmith Liu who lives not far from your house?"

"know."

Guo Hai nodded. Liu the blacksmith had an unmarried daughter. Zhang the matchmaker had previously proposed marriage to Guo Hai's daughter, but after learning about Guo Hai's family situation, he rejected the marriage proposal almost without thinking.

"When I proposed marriage to him before, that blacksmith Liu refused so decisively, he didn't even give me a chance to say a word. Guess what he's been up to lately?"

Matchmaker Zhang didn't keep them in suspense and said directly, "Yesterday afternoon, Liu the blacksmith, who knew you had been chosen by Chenjia Village, specifically asked his wife to come to me and ask me to help arrange a marriage between his daughter and you!"

"Uh……"

Guo Hai was stunned. He knew that when Zhang the matchmaker had arranged for Liu the blacksmith to marry his daughter, Liu the blacksmith had refused very decisively, which meant that Liu the blacksmith had no intention of marrying his daughter to him.

How come Liu the blacksmith's attitude has changed so much in such a short time?

Was it simply because he was chosen as a worker by Chenjia Village?

Is it possible that the worker status in Chenjia Village is so useful?

"I came here today specifically to talk to you about this."

Matchmaker Zhang said with a smile, "Liu the blacksmith's wife said that as long as you nod, the marriage is considered settled, and we can find an auspicious day to hold the wedding between you and his daughter!"

"This……"

Guo Hai opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.

To say he didn't want to get married would be a lie, but after so many years of failed marriage proposals, he had long since given up hope.

To his surprise, just when he thought he would live a lonely life, his marriage prospects took a turn for the better...

The blacksmith Liu, who had once looked down on him, was now so eager to marry his daughter to him, which made Guo Hai feel extremely unreal and made him realize the value of being a worker in Chenjia Village.

Being selected as a temporary worker simply solved his long-standing problem of being single; if he were to become a permanent worker…

What a wonderful scene that must be!

Guo Hai drifted off into daydreams, imagining the wonderful future he would have as a formal worker.

Matchmaker Zhang asked anxiously, "Xiao Hai, say something! Do you agree to this marriage?"

"Yes, I agree!"

Guo Hai nodded subconsciously. He had been a widow for so many years, and now that someone was finally willing to marry his daughter to him, he had no reason to refuse.

"That's good. I'll go talk to Liu the blacksmith's family later and find an auspicious day to hold your wedding with his daughter!"

Matchmaker Zhang smiled as if a weight had been lifted from her shoulders. Ever since Guo Hai's parents passed away, she had treated Guo Hai as her own junior, doing her best to find him a husband. Now that she was about to see her junior settle down, she was naturally overjoyed.

"I reckon there will be quite a few matchmakers coming to your door these next few days to arrange a marriage for you. Don't agree to them, lest your marriage to Liu the blacksmith's daughter be fraught with trouble."

"Don't worry, Aunt Zhang, I know what's important."

"Okay, I'll be going now."

"Aunt Zhang, why don't you have dinner at home before you leave?"

"No need! I still need to reply to Liu the blacksmith's family!"

"Alright! Take care then!"

Watching Zhang the matchmaker slowly disappear from his sight, Guo Hai couldn't help but smile. For everyone in Xia Kingdom, having no descendants was a difficult thing to accept.

Guo Hai had given up the idea of ​​getting married and having children before simply because he had no other choice. Now that he has the opportunity to marry a wife to carry on the Guo family line and live a life of wife, children, and a warm bed, he is naturally very happy.

What helped him get married was none other than his status as a temporary worker in Chenjia Village. It was Chenjia Village that chose him, allowing him to eat white flour and grow old together. It was Chenjia Village that chose him, so that he was no longer a widower despised by others. It was his status as a temporary worker in Chenjia Village that earned him the favor of Liu the blacksmith and solved the major life event of getting married...

At this moment, although Guo Hai had never been to Chenjia Village, his gratitude towards Chenjia Village was boundless, and he made up his mind to do his best to work for Chenjia Village in the future.

This was not only to earn wages and live a comfortable life, but also out of gratitude for Chenjia Village, and even more so for the coveted status of a formal worker in Chenjia Village.

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Matchmaker Zhang's guess was correct. In the following days, Guo Hai's doorstep was almost worn down by the crowds. Many matchmakers were commissioned by others to come and arrange marriages for them.

However, because Guo Hai had already promised Zhang the matchmaker, he kept his promise and did not agree to the matchmakers' proposals. Instead, he politely declined their marriage proposals.

Guo Hai was clearly not the only one whose home was being swarmed by matchmakers. Almost all the able-bodied men who were hired as temporary workers in Chenjia Village and were not married became the targets of these matchmakers. They visited one after another, willing to find wives for these temporary workers in Chenjia Village even if they didn't get paid, because they could get money from the women's side, even if they didn't receive any money from the men's side!

In short, these workers selected by Chenjia Village became highly sought-after in the entire Yongliang County.