Her Celestial Farm on the Scrapyard Planet novel Chapter 58

Chapter 58 New Arrangements

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The little girl’s timid expression, along with her effort to behave and please, made Elizabeth’s heart soften

at once.

She stepped forward and gently patted Yvonne’s dishevelled hair. “You’re such a good girl, Yvonne,” she said softly.

After comforting the little girl, Elizabeth lifted her gaze to the crowd behind them.

At a glance, there were about 12 or 13 people. Most were elderly, their hair streaked with gray and their faces worn by hardship. A few thin women with dull complexions stood among them, along with several

teenagers.

Strong young men were almost nowhere to be seen.

At that moment, the gray–haired old man she had met briefly at the recycling station stepped forward.

Elizabeth remembered that it was he who had angrily accused the kingdom of treating its heroes unfairly the night before.

The people behind him nodded as well. Their eyes were filled with longing for this job, and with a quiet fear of being turned away.

Looking at this group of elderly, women, and children, Elizabeth felt that the previous system of paying by the day needed to be changed.

“Mr. Rose, the payment method I mentioned to Timothy before may not be suitable. I’ve thought it over. We’ll settle wages based on the amount of work completed. The more you do, the more you earn.”

The crowd fell silent at once. Every pair of eyes focused on her.

“For clearing one acre of land, including sorting out recyclable metal, the pay will be 50’stellar coins, or one standard bottle of liquid supplements of equal value.

“For plowing cleared land, the soil must be turned to a depth of at least one foot. The clump must be broken up and leveled. Completing one acre will earn 100 stellar coins.

“Lastly, building fences. You’ll need to find suitable metal sheets or wood from the garbage mountain over there. For every 16 feet of sturdy, stable fencing completed, the pay will be 200 stellar coins.”

After announcing the new payment standards, Elizabeth looked around at everyone and asked clearly, “Can you accept these arrangements? You may choose the work you are capable of. Once the task is completed and passes inspection, you will be paid on the spot.”

As soon as she finished speaking, the people stood frozen for a moment, as if trying to process this new rule of earning more through harder work. Then their faces lit up with excitement and relief.

“Yes! We’ll take it!”

“Thank you, Ms. Schofield! This is good and fair!

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Chapter 58 New Arrangements

“Wow! Just one acre of plowing gets you two bottles of liquid supplements!”

“I can clear trash! My eyesight is good. I’m fast at sorting metal!”

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They nodded eagerly, their voices noisy but full of life. It was as if they feared Elizabeth might change her mind and reject them if they responded even a second too late.

For people struggling just to stay fed, the chance to earn rewards through honest labor brought far more security and dignity than any charity ever could.

“Good. Since everyone agrees, we’ll start registering and dividing the work now.” Elizabeth picked up a relatively flat metal plate from beside the tent and took out a piece of charcoal to use as a pen. “Who’s first?”

“Me! Ms. Elizabeth, I’ll go first!” Timothy raised his hand immediately, his small face serious. “I want to clear the trash!”

“Alright, Timothy, trash–clearing group.” Elizabeth made the first entry on the metal plate with the

charcoal.

“I’ll clear trash too,” Selina said right after him. She glanced at her younger brothers and sisters behind her and added, “All of us choose trash clearing.”

Elizabeth nodded and wrote down their names one by one.

Soon, all 13 people had registered.

The trash–clearing group had the largest number, six in total. It was mainly Timothy, Selina, several other children, and two elderly women who were still fairly nimble.

The land–plowing group had four people, led by Adam, the town chief. The other three were middle–aged women with comparatively stronger stamina.

The fence–building group had three members, all of whom were teenage boys. Though their faces were still youthful, there was a stubborn determination in their eyes.

“Before we start, there are a few things I need to make clear.” Elizabeth set down the charcoal and looked at them calmly, her tone gentle but firm. “I won’t be supervising you every moment. I’m relying on your honesty. But if anyone is caught slacking off or deliberately cutting corners even once…”

She paused briefly before finishing her sentence. “Then that person will not be allowed to come again.”

The crowd, which had been buzzing moments earlier, fell silent.

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