Chapter 109
Early the next morning, Shen Yi went to Shen Zhuang's house to sit for a while.
On a cold day, Mr. and Mrs. Shen and his two sons hid in the main room to make barrels and baskets. The doors and windows were tightly closed, leaving only a crack to let in the light.
Hearing the knock on the door, Shen Zhuang hurried over to open the door, and soon Shen Yi was brought in.
Seeing Shen Yi carrying something, Mrs. Xu hurriedly stood up and asked, "What did you bring again?"
"It's goat's milk. I squeezed too much this morning. Xiao Tai doesn't drink much, so I'll give some to my second uncle and second aunt." Shen Yi put down the things and saw the many wooden basins and barrels placed in the main room, and immediately spoke After buying two, he got down to business, "Second uncle and second aunt, I plan to buy another twenty acres of wasteland. In the spring, I need some people to help with the work. I'll pay thirty cents a day. Please help me find out."
As long as you have good character, a strict mouth, and are hard-working, you can come and work here. "
Both Xu and Shen Zhuang were a little surprised, "Can you buy so much land and take care of it? You can't keep hiring people to work! You won't even earn enough to pay them!"
Shen Zhuang advised: "Ayi, I know you are anxious to make money, but everything has to be done step by step. You can't just fly as soon as you can walk! Listen to my second uncle's advice, let's take care of these things first. , don’t tire your niece-in-law!”
He was afraid that Su Tai wouldn't be able to endure the hardship and would run away, leaving Shen Yi alone again.
Mrs. Xu nodded vigorously, "Your second uncle is right. Now you can't handle the land in your house alone. Xiao Tai doesn't look like he can do farm work. I don't dare to think about another twenty acres!" Also, if you don’t go out on the boat, you can still earn forty coins a day, isn’t it better than farming?”
Shen Yi looked obedient and obedient. The couple thought he had listened. As soon as they stopped talking, Shen Yi said: "Xiao Tai is pregnant and really can't go to the ground. This person still has to be invited while the peanuts and soybeans are still available." It’s valuable, I want to buy more, and we’ll talk about the rest later.”
"Pfft!" Ms. Xu squirted out a mouthful of water, pinched her waist angrily and said, "You've been holding back such a big thing about Xiao Tai's pregnancy until now!"
After teaching Wan Chenyi a lesson, Mrs. Xu immediately looked at Shen Zhuang, "Okay, you and Ayi go find the village chief. That old guy Shen Ying should be very willing to help, but you have to personally check the selection of people, and you can't let the village head. Make your own decisions.”
After Mrs. Xu finished her explanation, she immediately walked out of the house, "I'm going to see Xiaomo."
The four remaining men in the room looked at each other in confusion.
When Mrs. Xu came over, Su Tai was leaning on the soft couch in the main room, covered with a thick quilt, looking warm and comfortable.
"Hey! Is this couch newly made?" Mrs. Xu was very curious about the soft couch, so she sat down and looked at it carefully.
Su Tai chuckled and nodded, "I asked Shen Yi to do it. When it's cold, put the quilt on it and it will act like a bed. When the weather warms up, take off the quilt and you can make a lounge chair. You can put it under the eaves of the yard to enjoy the cool air."
"This is good, this is good! Later I will ask Shen Yi and his second uncle to make one too. By the way, Shen Yi said you were pregnant. How long has it been?" Mrs. Xu cast her eyes on Su Tai's belly, wanting to see it out. A hole.
Su Tai smiled and said: "It's still early. The doctor asked me to check back after a while. Shen Yi is worried and won't let me do the work."
Mrs. Xu expressed her understanding and said with emotion: "You don't have any elders in your family, so it's normal for him to feel uneasy. Today he also said that he wanted to ask someone to help with farm work. Originally I was against it, but when I heard that you were pregnant, I just let him go. There he went.
Just tell Shen Yi what you want to eat, or ask Shen Yi to find me and I'll cook it for you! "
"Thank you, Second Aunt!" Su Tai answered simply. Xu's smile deepened and she turned to say: "One more thing, life in our village is much better, but there are also many families with less land and more people who have to raise their children. No, I know a few families who are hard-working, but the family is a little poorer. The farm work at home can be left to the men and children. The women can come out to help. Do you want to use it?
If it works, I'll go over and talk to them, and I'll make sure it won't delay your family's business. "
Su Tai suddenly said, "Second Aunt, you are so warm-hearted, we must not hold you back. I have just a few requirements. Regardless of whether you are a man or a woman, you must be diligent and capable, have a strict mouth, and be honest about your duties. Thirty cash a day. If you have money at home, I will occasionally give them some food when cooking, and the wages will remain the same.”
"Hey! The conditions are better than recruiting workers in the town. Just wait, I'll ask you right away!" Mrs. Xu ran away in a hurry, not forgetting to close the two courtyard doors for Su Tai when she left the house.
The first family she went to was Shen Mu's house in the west of the village. Shen Mu and his wife gave birth to three daughters and four sons. The eldest was only twelve years old, and the youngest was not yet one year old. There was also a blind old mother above him. Can't help.
There are only six acres of good farmland and four acres of poor farmland at home. The harvest for a year is not enough to fill the family's stomach. The children are all skinny and skinny, which makes them look pitiful.
Chen Mu's daughter-in-law Huang Xinghua didn't expect Mrs. Xu to come over at this time, so she got out of the crack in the hall with some embarrassment, "What's the matter?"
Mrs. Xu was very knowledgeable and did not ask, nor did she mean to come in. She just said: "I came here to tell you something. Shen Yi has bought another twenty acres of wasteland. In the spring, a lot of people will be needed to help with the work. Three or three acres a day." Shi Wen, as long as you are diligent and practical, it doesn’t matter whether you are a man or a woman. It depends on whether you want to do it or not. If so, give me a confirmation.”
Huang Xinghua's cloudy eyes suddenly shone brightly, and she nodded desperately without thinking, "Yes, yes, thank you for taking this trip, I..."
She wanted to thank Mrs. Xu, but her family was very poor and couldn't afford anything good.
Mrs. Xu waved her hand, "Just agree, I have to find other people, so I'll leave first."
The Xu family left just as quickly as it came.
Huang Xinghua returned to the main room.
Chen Mu asked: "What does Zhuang Shen want from you?"
Huang Xinghua suppressed her excitement, looked around at the children, and said to her family: "Mrs. Xu said that Shen Yi bought twenty acres of wasteland and needed some help with farm work in the spring. The price was thirty cents a day. She asked me if I wanted to go. I Agreed."
Chen Mu put down what he was doing, with some emotion on his face.
Huang Xinghua shook her head at him, "Our family can only go to one. Although the land at home is not much, it is our family's hope. We can't ignore the harvest for the sake of those wages.
Also, although every household has been allocated some high-yield wheat this year, the quantity is not large and our land is not enough to grow it. I want to go over to help and ask Shen Yi to see if I can buy some from them. "
Chen Mu's heated mind gradually calmed down, and he sighed helplessly, "You're right, I listen to you, but I haven't even mentioned anything about Mai Zhong, so don't tell others about it rashly to make it embarrassing."
Huang Xinghua nodded repeatedly, "I know."
After saying that, she looked at the children and reminded: "Don't go out and talk nonsense about what happened today, okay?"
Several children nodded obediently.