Chapter 32 Recruiting
“Brother Shitou? You have only come back once since you went to the county town. I don’t know if you still remember this family!”
When Li Lan heard Xie Yuan ask about Wang Lei, He suddenly thought to himself.
I feel like I can’t make money at home, and I feel like I don’t take care of my family when I go out. This is the status of men in the Da Li Dynasty.
Xie Yuan was a little funny and helped Wang Lei speak:
"Don't you bring money back every ten days? Yunzhao is too far away after all."
Xiaoshi Village is dozens of miles away from Yunzhao County. You have to walk from sunrise to sunset, which is very difficult for people in mountain villages. It is said that it is a real distant door.
“It’s just three melons and two dates, it’s better to stay at home and don’t have to work so hard in the restaurant every day.”
Li Lan was a little dissatisfied.
Wang Lei asked a fellow villager to introduce him and joined a restaurant in Yunzhao County to work as a busboy.
Xie Yuan chuckled and said:
“Sister Lanhua feels sorry for Brother Shitou.”
“Bah, who feels sorry for that boring guy? It’s just that Huwa’er never saw him and asked him every day Where is dad?"
Li Lan spat.
"Okay, okay, that means Huwa'er wants Brother Shitou, but you don't."
Xie Yuan knew that Li Lan and Wang Lei actually had a harmonious relationship.
The women in the village don't say "I miss you", that's pretentious. Complaining is a way of expressing longing.
Li Lan rolled her eyes at him and hummed:
"Brother Shitou is a tough guy. He doesn't need anyone to feel sorry for him. He has to swallow the losses himself. How much money can you make doing odd jobs? I took them all home, and I didn’t keep any for myself. I was afraid that he wouldn’t have enough to eat.”
“How can I have enough food in the restaurant? It’s a lot of money after all.”
Xie Yuan comforted.
Li Lan nodded:
"That's true."
Xie Yuan paused and said:
"Sister Lanhua, please bring me with you next time If so, let Brother Shitou come back sometime. I have thought of a job. If it works, let Brother Shitou help me. I can make more money without leaving home.”
"What kind of job? Is there a good thing about having more money and being close to home?"
Li Lan's ears perked up.
"Cut down the tree. But the idea is not mature yet. He needs to come back to discuss it."
"Cut down the tree? Well... OK, anyway, he hasn't been back for a long time, so I asked him to follow My boss took a leave of absence and came back to see me.”
Xie Yuan chatted with Li Lan for a few more words, then walked to the village and arrived at Zhu Dongming’s house.
Zhu Dongming is at home, but he didn't see many other hunters today.
As soon as he saw Xie Yuan coming, he enthusiastically invited him to come in and sit down:
"Yuanzi, come and sit down first. The bear skin has been skinned and it's almost done. I'll do it in the next two days. Find someone to collect it, and I’ll guarantee you a high price.”
Xie Yuan entered the room, sat down in front of the stove, stretched out his hands and rubbed them, warming them in front of the fire:
"Brother Zhu, you are an expert. I can rest assured when you do things. I am not here to ask questions." This.”
Zhu Dongming was stunned and said subconsciously:
"Then you are here...?"
"Are the other brothers not here today?"
Zhu Dongming was even more confused. :
"You want to find Chen Yun and the others? Okay...I'll call them now."
"There is no need to call Angkor Si as he recovers from his injuries."
In the middle of winter, everything is hidden and most people in the village stay at home.
After a while, Chen Yun and Zhou Feng arrived with Zhu Dongming.
"Brother Yuan! What do you want from us? Are you moving a bear again?"
When Zhou Feng saw Xie Yuan, he shouted affectionately and somewhat admiringly, and Chen Yun also said to him He nodded politely.
This is a fierce man who can hunt bears alone. We can no longer look at him with old eyes.
Seeing that the three of them were looking at him curiously, Xie Yuan said directly:
"Why are there so many blind bears coming to move, haha. I'm looking for you this time, um, let's ask first Ask, have you gained anything from hunting recently?”
“What’s the harvest? I can’t catch a chicken in a month,”
Zhou Feng complained. .
Zhu Dongming nodded:
“Yuanzi, you know, we basically rest on our laurels in winter.”
Xie Yuan nodded slightly:
“Yes, I guess everyone is free. , life is not easy, so I happen to have a job, and I want to invite everyone to join me." Zhou Feng's eyes lit up and he asked:
"What is it?"
"Cut down a tree."
"Cut down a tree?"
The three of them were stunned for a moment and looked at each other.
Chen Yun coughed lightly:
"Xie Yuan, you can't make much money by cutting down trees... As for the iron poplar tree, it takes too much time to chop down an axe. If you chop two trees and grind one, the gain outweighs the gain. I have cut down trees before, but I still think hunting is better."
The content of mountain people often overlaps. Hunting, gathering herbs, and chopping firewood. Chopping firewood is the easiest and makes the least money accordingly. If you can gather herbs and hunt, you generally don’t cut firewood.
To collect herbs, old ginseng people need to take them with them. Xiaoshi Village is too small, too far away and too poor. The mountains here cannot be called rich. Those who have some skills have gone out. There are no herb collectors, only woodcutter and Several hunters.
Old hunters like Chen Yun have naturally worked as woodcutter and usually cut firewood for burning. However, since they learned to hunt, they no longer regard cutting wood as a special means of livelihood.
How much money can a woodcutter earn? The status is far behind Orion. If we let them chop down leprosy trees to earn a few copper coins, it would be better to just rest.
Zhou Feng and Zhu Dongming didn't speak, but they both had the same thoughts.
Xie Yuan shook his head and said:
"I don't like the leprous tree or the iron poplar. If you want to cut it down, just cut down the camphor and nanmu."
"Camphor and nanmu? This Isn't it difficult to find them? I'm afraid they have to go deep into the mountains, and the trees are all the same, so it's hard to recognize them."
Zhu Dongming asked.
"I can recognize it and have found the place. There are many nearby where tigers and bears are hunted, but they are not far away, so I need your help."
"This way... but it is tiring to transport wood so far. , even if it’s a Tie Yang price, it doesn’t feel like it’s worth it.”
Zhou Feng said again.
"I recently got a nanmu tree and sold it for this amount."
Xie Yuan stretched out one finger on each hand and crossed it:
"Twelve taels."
"Twelve taels?!"
The three hunters all widened their eyes and cried out.
Xie Yuan sighed:
"I didn't expect it at first, but the masters in the city like this tree so tightly that ten taels of silver is nothing to them. Even a camphor tree can be used as a whole tree. Sell four taels.”
The hunters digested it for a while before swallowing the news. There is little information in the mountain village, and even Zhu Dongming, who has been there before, doesn't know the price.
Now they were very enthusiastic and wanted to agree immediately, but Chen Yun was mature and asked:
"I heard that these good woods are not harder than iron poplars, and cutting them requires skills. If the lines are broken and it doesn’t look good, the price will be high. Discount."
"I know all these and can teach you. As for axes, Zhou Feng, let your father make some fine iron axes. I'll pay for them first. After the logs are produced, I will process them and sell them in the town. I have channels. At that time, everyone will be distributed according to their work, and everyone will receive money. how? ”
Seeing that Xie Yuan was very organized and had basically arranged things, the three of them looked at each other and nodded.
My dear, who knew you could earn so much money by cutting down trees? What kind of hunting is this?
They immediately put their contempt for the woodcutter behind them and were eager to cut down the trees now. Zhou Feng even wanted to stare at his father and work overtime to get the ax ready!
It’s just that all these things mentioned need to be known by an old woodcutter. There is nothing like this in Xiaoshi Village. Why does Xie Yuan understand it?
Moreover, he also has connections in the town, and his overall planning posture is also very sophisticated, unlike a young man who just had enough to eat.
I used to be a little kid running behind Xie Lun, but now he is so capable?
Seeing that they agreed, Xie Yuan was also happy.
Having a helper will save him a lot of time, and he can focus on practicing martial arts. Not only will he be more efficient in saving money - then his practice progress will take off.
When this logging team is formed, let Brother Shitou join, and they can also make money, a win-win situation.
The next few days were considered to be the preparation stage. Xie Yuan first led them to identify the land, mark the trees, and briefly talked about how to wait for the ax to be ready.
In his spare time, Xie Yuan practiced Qigong seriously.
Then I realized that I am so different now.
The body is fully recovered, and the body-building skills are still at the second level. Xie Yuan started to practice the Iron Clothes Shirt. Thousand miles in a day is a bit exaggerated, but a hundred miles in a day is more than enough.
[Iron Cloth Shirt·Second Level: (658/800)]
In just three days, the progress has increased by more than a hundred points!
In the past, this progress would have taken at least ten days and a half!
This has changed too much.
Now I am practicing normally, and my speed is twice as fast as the previous practice while drinking medicinal soup!
If Xie Yuan can break through in just a few days, he will be at the "cowhide" level.
With feedback, he naturally became more motivated to practice.
On this day, Xie Yuan was practicing, but Li Lan suddenly ran over in a hurry.
Her face turned pale, and her voice was trembling with urgency:
"Yuan...Yuanzi, your brother Shitou, was detained in the county town!"
( End of chapter)