It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

Chapter 299

Because of the income, and because they were lucky enough to catch a nest of pheasants when they sneaked into the mountains the day before New Year, Jiang Yan had a better holiday than he had expected.

So much so that when the vacation ended and she had to return to the city to work, she was still a little reluctant to leave.

However, this time, the feeling of separation had basically dissipated before she had even walked two miles. She would have to work for two more months at most and then come back to prepare for spring plowing. Time passed by so quickly.

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In the afternoon, in a small courtyard of the Fu Mansion.

Jiang Yan hurried to the corridor and stopped the steward, whispering, "Steward, I have to go home to farm at the end of February. Do you think it's okay if I don't sign the contract or get paid daily?"

"No contract, daily payment, or like now?" The manager was puzzled by Jiang Yan's choice.

Today is the first day back from holiday, and it is also the day when Jiang Yan and the other three were informed that their probationary period is over and they will be hired as regular employees.

The steward took the time to come over and announce all the treatment. It sounded quite good, even better than the treatment of the first-class maid in the governor's mansion at that time.

Mental work is good...

Jiang Yan was also reluctant to give up the monthly salary, which had doubled to sixty copper coins, and the clothes for four seasons, but the manager said that the employment contract had to be signed for at least two years...

"Yes, if the government is still willing to continue to employ me in the next two months." Jiang Yan said this without much certainty, but she absolutely could not sign and then break the contract. Doing so with the new local emperor of Rongcheng County was simply because she thought life was too easy.

However, Jiang Yan added in a whisper, "Would the government be willing to create a new contract specifically for the slack season? One with a monthly salary somewhere between that of a trial employee and a regular employee?"

The steward frowned: "You want to be a temporary worker?"

Soon he said speechlessly, "There are so many people who can be used, why should I wait for you alone? Go back and finish today's work first, and I will get back to you later."

Jiang Yan: This... there is no hope.

Back in the house, Jiang An asked curiously, "Sister Yan, is there something wrong?"

"Well, I'll ask the manager if I can only work for two months."

Jiang An: ???

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"Why?" After work, Jiang Ying took Jiang Ai and Jiang An to block Jiang Yan.

"Haven't you always been worried about what to do if you don't have money? Now you have such a good job, but you don't want to take it."

Jiang Yan said seriously, "I have to go back to the village to farm, but I won't have the time after doing this."

"Ah—" Jiang Ying was stunned. She had forgotten about the things going on in the fields. After a moment of silence, she said reluctantly, "Then I'll just quit. My grandparents are old and can't live without me."

Jiang Ying actually doesn't like doing brain-intensive and boring work, but compared with the endless farm work in the fields, her current job is relatively easy.

"Don't make a decision so hastily. Think it over carefully," Jiang Yan advised. "The wages here are quite good. You can bring the money you save back home and let grandma buy more delicious food. And if you stay in the city to work and get your meals provided, grandma and grandpa can grow less food for you."

Since Aunt Li Yue passed away, Jiang Ying has basically taken on most of the chores at home, but she is not as skilled in farm work as Grandpa Jiang Fa and Grandma Li Hao, and currently only takes on one-third of the work. However, her actual appetite exceeds that of the two of them combined.

In order to save food, Jiang Ying used to control her food intake and endured hunger. Until a while ago, Jiang Yan had stomach discomfort and couldn't eat. Seeing Jiang Ying finish the one and a half pancakes she had left and drink a lot of water without feeling full, she asked about it.

After signing the contract, although the mansion still only gave two semi-white flour cakes, if you wanted to eat the rough flour cakes that were more irritating to the throat, you could also take two.

It was just a piece of coarse bread, and they had also gnawed on something even harder to swallow when they were extremely hungry.

Jiang Yan looked at the three of them seriously: "You must think about your own situation. Don't follow me blindly for the sake of loyalty."