Lord of Industrialization

After Hoffman left the lord's house, he suddenly felt that his steps were much lighter. Looking up, the sky where snow seemed to be falling became much broader.

When he returned home, he saw his parents sitting there, looking curiously at his backpack, wanting to see what was inside, but not daring 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 said, "These are fresh cucumbers. They will be eaten in the next two days."

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

Hoffman took out another package of sausages, a time-honored brand of Weissenburg, and their trademark was printed on the plastic bag.

"This is for the family," said Hoffman. "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? Take some back when you go back to work. Don’t always eat your brother-in-law’s food.”

These are cheap sausages, 100 grams each, 10 in a pack. Hoffman bought 20 kilograms at once, which was a big pile.

He smiled and said: "I have a cook in the factory who cooks for us. Everyone who works has food to eat. My sister secretly gives me a little more."

Workers at the carriage factory eat steam bread and soup for free in the cafeteria. If you eat more steam bread and vegetables, you have to pay for it yourself. When he is eating, his sister will pick a larger steam bread for him. If there is leftover soup, he can drink more. One bowl, this is what cooks who have family members working in the factory do, so it is not wrong for Hoffman to say that his sister will give him a little more.

He continued: "These sausages are packaged and can be stored for two years without opening the bag. I eat half a sausage a day and it will last until I come back next time."

Then he explained to his parents how to open the plastic bags containing sausages.

His father was laughing so hard that he didn't know what to say. He had meat to eat every day. That was a life only for a master.

Then Hoffman took out a large bag of 10 kilograms of dried pumpkin and said, "This is a pumpkin from Wesson. 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 kid put the noodles down and they all broke.

In the end, Hoffman was a little embarrassed and took out four sets of cotton-padded clothes and packed them tightly.

"There are two sets here that I bought for you," he said, scratching his head. "My sister doesn't know that I bought them. She also bought two sets for you guys, which is more."

His parents could only smile 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 get a wife. Don't you have your eye on the girl from the house south of the well? Let's settle the matter when you come back this time. Which of their sisters do you want?" "

Hoffman's face suddenly turned red, and he lowered his head and said, "Whichever mother thinks is better."

"That's okay," his mother said, "I'll go talk to their family right away." After saying that, she picked up a pack of sausages and left.

Hoffman said hurriedly: "Mom, there's no need to be in such a hurry."

"Don't worry," his mother said.

Hoffman said in a dumbfounded voice: "I have another big thing to do. My brother-in-law is short of people. I need to find some friends to help."

Before he came back, his brother-in-law taught him a lot about not exposing his wealth, and he never mentioned the dozens of gold coins or the fact that he opened his own factory.

His father said: "Then look for those honest people."

When his mother heard about this, 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 herself, took a pack of sausages and left.

That night, young people from five villages ate grilled sausages and pumpkin noodles under the light of magic lamps, and listened to Hoffman telling them about the customs and customs of Weissenburg.

These people are the same as Hoffmann a year ago. They have never left the village more than 5 kilometers since they were so old. They are all full of envy and yearning.

When Hoffman saw that the time was right, he said, "My brother-in-law's place is recruiting people right now. Do you want to go? I told the master that it only costs 18 silver coins a year in tax. If you work there for a year, you may only have to pay 18 silver coins a year." Four or five gold coins, you can have seven or eight when it's dry."

The young people were stunned, everyone, look at me, I look at you, and stopped talking for a while.

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

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

Hoffman nodded and said: "I asked you, so you must listen to me when the time comes. I won't embarrass you. The main thing is to prevent you from causing trouble to my brother-in-law. If anyone disobeys me, I will Drive him back."

"Okay!" The young man in the red skirt couldn't take his eyes off the new cotton-padded clothes lying nearby. "As long as it allows me to buy new clothes for my family, unlike now, whoever wears the clothes when going out will be fine!"

The only long clothes his family has is this skirt. If you don’t want to freeze to death when you go out in the winter, you can only wear this and stuff it with rags and hay. Almost every family in the village is like this, except for the Hoffman family. Their daughter and son-in-law occasionally provide support without stuffing hay. .

Not to mention eating noodles and meat, they are all kinds of mushy all year round, with a little cheese at most. Some people eat food made from wheat for the first time today.

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

Hoffman pointed to the bags of sausages placed aside and said, "You can all take a bag back later and discuss it with your family."

"I'll be leaving after the New Year. You don't need to bring too many gifts. I'll buy you new ones when we get there. I'll deduct them from my wages first."

The news that Hoffman was taking people to work in the city to make money spread on the day of Winter Spirit Festival in the village. Some people were eager to give it a try, some were just listening to the fun, and some people spread rumors that Hoffman was taking them away to work. into sausages, and then got beaten while fetching water one day.

From that day on, many guests came to Hoffman's house every day. Some just wanted to hear his bragging, while others wanted to go out with him and inquire in detail. Some people made up their minds quickly, some were hesitant, some wanted to leave but their families opposed it, and some didn't want to leave but were kicked out by their families.

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

Also overachieving was Hoffman's mother, who brought in three other girls and her cousin.