Chapter 76 An unexpected surprise
Dad Li was about to leave, but when he saw the door opened, he walked in again.
Walking all the way through the yard and entering the bare main room with only a few small stools, Father Li sighed again.
"Dad, why are you here so early? Haven't you eaten yet? Xiuying is spreading corn pancakes, and dad stayed to eat together!" Li Jihe came out from the backyard with a heated brazier and saw Li Jihe When Dad came, he also hurriedly greeted him. He placed the brazier at Dad Li's feet and asked him to sit and warm himself by the fire while waiting to eat.
Dad Li shook his head in a hurry, "I'm doing it at home too. I'll go out for a walk and go back to eat!" He only thought about the fact that the second son's family no longer had the money-making business, so he would split up the family. There was enough food to last for a long time, so he came to eat one more meal, and the food he ate was just one person's rations.
Li Jihe didn't know what he was thinking, so he continued to keep people, "The corn pancakes at Xiuying's stall are made with mustard greens. Dad, you have always loved it the most. Please stay and eat it! It's rare for us to have breakfast with dad!" ”
Dad Li listened to his son After saying this, he smiled knowingly and nodded cheerfully, "Okay!"
The look on his face dimmed in an instant, "Boy, are we really not able to make a living in this fructose business?"
Seeing the worried look on Father Li’s face, Li Jihe also felt warm in his heart, "To be honest with you, there were many people yesterday and some things were not explained clearly. We can't make a living in this fructose business because there is someone behind Hu Ji who is right, but we are at a loss." It’s not a big thank you, this recipe will make pomegranate turn around. I found a buyer and sold it to Lao Liu’s boss.
Not only that, Pomegranate also negotiated a big business with Mr. Liu’s family, making wooden boxes and selling them to them, which was another big deal! Have a good career
I didn't bother to talk about this matter last night. I planned to go to the clan later and talk to the clan leader.
This wooden box business has been going on for a long time, and we are in a hurry. Dozens of wooden boxes have to be made and sent before the 25th of the twelfth lunar month. We don’t have enough manpower, so we have to hire The tribesmen paid wages for helping out. "
Pomegranate discussed this matter with him last night before going to bed. There are four or five people in the tribe who are good at carpentry and can't carve. They can just make wooden boxes. You can also invite other tribesmen to help. Such chores as splitting wood and painting wooden boxes.
< br>They were too busy to hire people, so of course they had to hire people from the clan first, and then pay them according to the work, which was considered a small help to the clan members.
Daddy Li listened. Startled, he gradually came back to his senses, and immediately became happy, "How could such a thing happen? oops! This is really great! OK OK! OK! The pomegranate girl is blessed! ”
He looked at Pomegranate beside him, grinning almost to the base of his ears.
He didn't ask much about how much Fangzi sold, thinking that it was just like the eldest daughter-in-law who sold it for ten ounces of money, but with these ten ounces of money, the second son's family could be considered to have saved a little.
And the wooden box business, the more he thought about it, the better he felt.
After breakfast, he couldn't wait to urge Li Jihe to go to the patriarch's house.
All the way to the patriarch’s house, Patriarch Li saw the two men coming together at this time, and he was also wondering, did he handle the matter last night wrong?
He was very angry when he thought about this last night. A good job was just gone. Are you angry or not?
"Fourth brother, Jihe, who are you?"
Dad Li responded: "Head, I have something to say!"
When the chief heard this, he That is, let both of them sit down and talk slowly.
After sitting down, Father Li immediately said: "Clan leader, don't you dare think. Although this fructose business is gone, Pomegranate negotiated a carpentry business with Jihe in the city yesterday. Specializing in making wooden boxes for people, he ordered dozens of wooden boxes for the first time and ordered them to be delivered before the 25th of the twelfth lunar month.
Jihe and I came here to talk about this matter. With such a big business, Jihe is too busy. He also thinks about his clansmen. No, he just wants to ask his clansmen to help! "
When the patriarch heard what Father Li said, he was also shocked. What? The fructose business is gone and the wooden box business is coming?
He couldn't help but secretly murmured, is it possible for this pomegranate girl to return? What kind of lucky star is this? It didn’t show up in the past. Why did the separation of families show up?
He had some concerns in his heart, but he couldn't think about it at the moment. He was so confused by this matter that he couldn't do it anymore. Can't help but be excited.
I was just worried that my business would be gone, I would not be able to make a fortune, and I would not be able to help the clan, but then came the good news, and this good news is a real good thing!
However, I turned around and wondered, Why do we need to hire someone to make wooden boxes? In the past, when Jihe took over the job of making furniture, wasn't that something he and his son had to work on slowly?
"What wooden box are you making? Why do you need the help of the tribesmen?" He asked Li Jihe immediately.
Li Jihe was about to tell the charter that he had discussed with Shiliu last night.
"Patriarch, it is this kind of palm-sized wooden box. It is specially used to hold food and give away food. It is a gift box and a food box. It needs to be made exquisitely and carved. This is a delicate job. It is not fast. Get up.
First of all, aren’t Jide and his two brothers and Rongzhong and others also skilled in carpentry? It's okay to make a simple wooden box. I'm thinking of asking a few of them to come and be responsible for making this simple wooden box. The wages will be calculated based on the work, and each one will be paid 20 cents.
Then there are some tribesmen who are flexible and meticulous to help with chores, such as cutting wood, flat wood, polishing and painting wooden boxes. The wages are calculated on a daily basis, and they are given thirty coins a day. "
After hearing this, the patriarch knew something in his mind, "How many of these chores do you plan to hire? "
Li Jihe said: "Please invite ten first, and wait to see the situation later. In addition, let's see if there are any young people in the clan who want to learn carpentry. If so, you can start with them first. I will learn to do it step by step later, and if I can make this simple wooden box, I will also be given twenty coins a piece. But when I am an apprentice, I have no wages, and I only care about food. Anyone who is willing can come. "
When the clan leader heard this, he immediately thought that if he was an apprentice and still took care of the food, he was afraid that there would be many young people in the clan who wanted to come!
If you can learn a craft, and if you learn it, you can make that wooden box and get money for it, but if you can’t learn it and take care of the food every day, shouldn’t you put in some effort? And in the family of his own clan, he is not afraid of being criticized.
No matter how you think about it, this is a good thing.
He nodded, and then asked Li Jihe what he meant. It was up to him to hire the ten helpers, or whether it was up to Li Jihe himself.
Li Jihe naturally asked the clan leader for help without hesitation.
With so many people in the clan, he could only invite ten people. It was a question of who he could invite or not.
The daughter said that it is better to ask the clan leader for help on this issue. Anyway, the clan leader can't offend anyone. Who dares to get angry with the clan leader?
Seeing that Li Jihe's words were well deserved, the clan leader couldn't help but laugh. He stroked his beard and thought about the people who lived a slightly more miserable life in the clan and who were quick and practical. People.
"Jixiao counts as one, and then there are Jifu, Rongbai, and your uncle Yigui. These are the ten people. What do you think of Jihe?"
Li Jihe listened. , the first three are occupied by his uncle's family, one is his third brother, and the other is his nephew, which can be regarded as occupying one in the same room. As for why there is no fourth child, well, the fourth child is careless and doesn't like to work. This is something everyone in the clan knows.
The last seven are all members of the clan who are having a slightly difficult life, and they understand the clan leader’s painstaking efforts.
He immediately nodded and said: "Okay! Just follow what the patriarch said!"
In this way, patriarch Li immediately asked his grandson Rongzhen to beat the gong and notify all families in the clan to gather at the ancestral hall.
(End of this chapter)