Chapter 589 Peasant Woman 17
The end of the year soon came. After Sihai Grocery shipped away the last batch of soaps of the year, Tan You announced: "The year-end bonus and New Year's benefits will be distributed soon. During the Spring Festival She has a seven-day holiday, starting from tomorrow, and will go to work on the fifth day of the first lunar month.”
The clan members did not protest against her holiday arrangement. Everyone is here to make money. If you work earlier, you can make money earlier. Who doesn’t want to save more money?
After Tan You announced the next arrangement, four young men moved two tables and chairs to the open space in front of the ancestral hall. Beside the table are piles of ingredients, cloth, cotton, etc.
Chen Xi’s smile was particularly gentle: “The eldest lady said that no matter whether employees work in a soap workshop or a mosquito coil workshop, everyone’s New Year’s benefits are the same.”
"Ten pounds of meat, ten feet of cloth, and four pounds of cotton. Everyone lined up, pressed their fingerprints on my side, and then went to Cuihong Granny's place to receive the welfare."
The tribesmen were happy, although everyone is now I am not as greedy for meat as before, but seeing so much meat, everyone is thinking about how to eat meat during the New Year this year?
Soon everyone received their benefits. Tan You cleared his throat: "This is a holiday benefit, and bonuses will begin now."
When it came to bonuses, everyone became even more excited. Just two months ago, the workshop launched four more soaps, quadrupling its production capacity. But now everyone is receiving basic salary, and they don’t know how much the bonus will be at the end of the year.
This time Tan You was sitting behind the table, with Chen Xi and An Wen standing on either side of her to help her. Even the employees who usually have the easiest job in the workshop received a year-end bonus of five taels of silver today.
Not to mention those who went out to purchase raw materials, now everyone is smiling from ear to ear.
Chen Tianshui and the clan elders sat and smoked dry cigarettes. They couldn't help but smile on their faces as they watched everyone happily holding the money and going out. As the leaders of the clan, they naturally hope that everyone will live a better life.
"Madam, shall we continue to make soap after the new year?" After all the bonuses were distributed, Chen Tianshui asked about the plan for the coming year.
Tan You: "After the new year, we naturally have to prepare for spring plowing. We have to stock up on food. Land is the most fundamental. No matter how much money we make, if we don't have food, it will be in vain."
"Yes, yes, we have to farm." Chen Tianshui slapped his head: "But this will delay the production of the workshop."
Tan You: "Then hire someone to do spring plowing, and ask your daughter-in-law's family to help, and then give her some money. No matter what, spring plowing is the most important."
"By the way, The fertilizer I made before is almost mature. I will spread it on the fields during spring plowing next year. It may only be enough for two acres. Let’s see the effect first.”
Chen Tianshui nodded: "big Madam, you are thoughtful."
Tan You sighed: "It's not that I'm thoughtful, it's that everyone's ability to resist risks is too low now. We can't take too big a step. Let's take it step by step."< br>
There are still a few years left to plan. If Tan You wanted to settle down in the past, now her thoughts have changed. She has to lead her people to survive in this troubled world.
Then your own safety requires great protection, but all the prerequisites are money and food.
“The soap workshop will continue to operate after the new year. Also, the houses in the clan must continue to be built. I think some people have reached the right age and it’s time to get married. Build more houses so that everyone can have a place to live in the future.”
In the past few months, all the houses in Miaogou Village have been demolished and replaced with new ones. Even the master craftsmen only sent them away yesterday. But this is far from enough, and now it can only guarantee one house for a large family.
But the National People's Congress has divided families, and with so many people crowded into one house, it is easy for all kinds of conflicts to arise. And Tan You himself prefers small families because they are more convenient.
Chen Tianshui stroked his beard: "Okay, after the new year, should I ask my gangster to go to the town to hire a master craftsman, or should I build it according to the eldest lady's plan?"
Tan You nodded slightly: "Yes, in addition, we have to organize Qingzhuang to dig a few tunnels all the way to the mountain... There must be a shelter in the mountain, and the things inside are updated regularly..." Chen Tianshui likes Tan You so much This kind of spirit of being prepared for danger in times of peace, now one after another Nodding: "Don't worry, we will make arrangements after the new year. We are also making preparations."
After discussing for a long time and arranging all the work plans for next year, Tan You accepted Following Chen Xi and An Wen back to their old house. Now Tan You has also moved into a new house.
A smooth tile-roofed house, each child has a room, but Chen Xing's room is empty. She was only three years old and didn't dare to sleep alone, so she shared a room with Chen Yue.
Nowadays, every family of the Chen family builds a fire wall with a kang, and quilts are placed on the kang. Once the kang and the fire wall are burned, the Chen family rarely hears about members of the clan freezing to death this winter.
Chen Yue held Dazao in a decent manner: "Auntie, did we share so much meat this year?"
Tan You knocked on her head: "I bought half of it."
Chen Yue: "Let me tell you, Auntie, how should we make this meat? Or should we make bacon?"
Tan You smiled: "Do you like bacon?"
Chen Yue: "Who doesn't like it? Ever since you made a batch of bacon with us last time, I see that almost every household in the village is drying bacon. It won't go bad, can be stored, and is delicious, Grandma, Let’s bake another batch?”
"It's a pity that the piglets raised in our clan haven't been put out of the market yet."
She said and sighed: "Auntie, after the last time you bred pigs, those pigs have become very tame. That's right, everyone. They are all a little afraid of you."
Tan You shook his head: "What's so scary about this? Isn't it difficult for others to do it now?"
She just set an example for the tribe. , As a result, these young men did not dare to approach her for many days. Tan You couldn't help but laugh. The sterilization surgery was unexpectedly used in ancient times.
After leading the children into the yard, they were greeted by two half-sized puppies. They are all pure little local dogs, but they are very docile and well-behaved.
If you don't think about the troubled times in a few years, Tan You feels that such a farm life is indeed very comfortable. I have a job, money to make, pets, and children, so I can say that I have nothing to worry about.
But she can't indulge in the enjoyment she has in front of her. After all, troubled times will really come in a few years.
Putting aside these thoughts, Tan You looked at Chen Yue: "Then let's dry out another batch of bacon. If it is for our own consumption, the clan won't dry out so much bacon, right?"
< br>Chen Xi laughed: "Shopkeeper Fan saw bacon when he came here last time. He thought the bacon business could be done. At least the caravans should like it. Recently, people from all over the world come here, and every time they have to ask around the village, they will take it away the day before yesterday. Half of the car's bacon was eaten."
Tan You understood: "So the village will be busy next."
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