"Xiaolong, you look so laid-back. You don't do anything. You just squat on the horse and people bring you things. It's all money." Xu Chengjun said sincerely.
"That's quite difficult." Li Long said while stacking the reed handles, "My task is 10,000, and I can't make it far with these piecemeal things. I still have to find someone here. Do it well, otherwise the task will be due I can’t pay it.”
“I think I can pay it. You can offer me 15 cents per reed. Most of the people in the team want to do it with you. You said you just want to do it. I went to the mountains during the most critical days..."< br>
"I don't want to either. In the past, we would harvest reeds half a month later. Who knew it would be earlier this year." Li Long also smiled bitterly, "If I had known better, I wouldn't have gone to the mountains. Those 20,000 reeds would be harvested I can take it."
He already knows that Wang Tiancheng's cousin-in-law is a deputy director of the county supply and marketing cooperative, so this job was originally Li Long's, but Li Long was not here, so he could guarantee the vote. If you complete the task, you will naturally have to share it with others.
The reason why Li Long was able to take over the rest of the job was due to Li Xiangqian's efforts and his credibility guarantee for completing the task before. In fact, there is also a very important aspect. This is the major case in Shicheng, which the task force sent to the supply and marketing cooperative. Commendation notification.
In order to protect Li Long’s information, the report was only allowed to be seen by a few people in charge. This was a great honor for the supply and marketing cooperative. Because of this, the leader’s face was bright, so Li Xiangqian said The leader can also agree to leave some work for Li Long.
So based on this face, if Li Long could come back a few days earlier, he would really be able to take over all the work.
It can only be said that the luck tank is not full enough, there is nothing we can do.
"Most of the people in that team are playing reeds for the man named Wang. On your side..." Xu Chengjun was a little worried.
"My brother will find some people from other places to take over first." Li Long did not say that if this task is completed well, there will be work to do in the future. He said: "Anyway, if you are a strong laborer, as long as you are not afraid of hardship, then the job of making money can be done." , There must be a lot of people who want to come.”
“That’s true. If you offer such a high salary, I’d like to come.” Xu Chengjun waved his hand, “I won’t say anything. , I'm going to pick up the weeds first, and finish the task on Hu Laoer's side quickly. If you haven't finished it here, then I'll come over and pick up the weeds for you."
"Okay."
Li Long also noticed that relatively simple people basically followed the rules. Those who had signed the paper with Hu Laoer before, then he would honestly tie the reeds there first.
On the contrary, those who are usually more cunning and only care about making money secretly send the bundles of reeds to themselves and get the money first.
Li Long didn't care that much. He had to wait until Li Jianguo got the people and made arrangements before going to the county to buy grain and other things.
After all, if there are really a dozen people here, a lot of food will be consumed in one day. Although the radish, cabbage and potatoes harvested in the autumn in Uncle Luo's big yard are definitely enough, the most important thing is the staple food.
When it was almost noon, Li Long's steamed buns had been steamed and the potato chips in the big pot were ready to be fried. There were voices and footsteps outside.
Coming.
Uncle Luo was cooking, and Li Long greeted him. Then he saw about ten people walking over with their bedding on their backs. Li Jianguo was walking in the middle pushing a bicycle, talking to a man about forty years old while walking there. Author:
"This is it. The living conditions are worse, so make do. Do you smell it? The food should be ready. You can eat directly when you arrive, and you can work in the afternoon. This job is on a case-by-case basis, and you three families The best thing about people is to put them together. How many reeds can be pressed out in the end? How about money?"
"Okay, okay." The man had no objection at all, "Lao Li, I'll tell you this, take care of food and housing, and don't say a dime. Five, just a dime. We are all fellow villagers. If you treat us well, we are not just looking for money. We brought all the strong laborers, and the price of a meal for a day is not high for both young and old. We totaled it up and settled on it, a reed handle is ten cents..."
"The price is another matter, but the quality must be guaranteed. , otherwise if my brother doesn’t accept it then, you can’t make any noise..."
"Don't worry about this! We work according to our conscience! You name the standards, and if the standards we make are not high enough, we will dismantle them and set fire to them!"
While speaking, I have already reached the age of old horse. At the door of No. 1, Li Long was a little surprised to see that there were three women among them. A middle-aged woman of thirty-four years old, a mother-in-law of twenty-seven or eight years old, and a girl of about twenty years old.
Living here is a bit troublesome.
"Come on, come on, Old Han, let me tell you, this is my brother, Li Long. The job I'm telling you about is what he got from the supply and marketing cooperative and will be delivered in the evening. He also gave me the money..."
"Your brother is so young, what do you call it? Young...promising, well, that's all!" Old Han said with a smile.
"Hello, Brother Han." Li Long greeted him, "Welcome, come in first, put your things down, dinner will be served soon."
"Hey, white flour steamed buns, this food ...Old Li," Old Han looked at the steamed buns that had been uncovered and turned to Li Jianguo, "This meal is a bit too much, I feel a little sorry."
"Don't worry about this. Your task is to work. You can eat whatever we eat." Li Jianguo saw that Li Long had prepared so well, and his face was really bright. "It's the first day today, so I must eat something good." , the steamed buns are enough, and there is meat in the vegetables, otherwise how can you have the energy to work?
Of course, you will have to eat steamed buns and drink corn flour later, so what about you? You have to bear it, Xiaolong and the others will eat whatever they eat here. Is that okay?” I was the first one not to agree! "
Three families, the middle-aged man and the young man put their bedding in the house next to Li Long, and the woman's house was in the back. Although we are already close to the deer pen, this is the safest place.
The bedding was laid out, and the middle-aged and young men were chatting and laughing inside. The curiosity and anxiety when they first arrived were replaced by joy and happiness. If he eats white flour steamed buns as his first meal, then the host will definitely not treat people like him badly.
After all, it's over there in the group field. How many times can I eat white flour steamed buns these days?
There was a time when the quality of life in the Corps was not as good as in local areas. After all, after the household responsibility system was implemented, regardless of whether the money was earned or not, at least the quality of food was immediately improved.
"Come on, come on, dinner is ready." Li Long shouted at the door of the kitchen, "The steamed buns are here, you can get them by yourselves, three cages of steamed buns, take as many as you want. Come out and one of you will get the food." Have you brought all the pots? Don’t pour too much at one time, only fill them up after finishing. Also, there is vegetable soup in the pot. Drink some after dinner to soothe your throat. There is warm water in the big teapot and the kitchen basin. When working in the afternoon, those who bring the kettle can fill it themselves..."
After Li Long explained the matter clearly, he was pulled aside by Li Jianguo.
"There are three families coming here this time, all of whom are related. The one I spoke to just now is Lao Han, who I told you before that I am not acquainted with each other. That sister-in-law is his wife , came with two sons. There was also a family with a couple and a girl named Zhang, who was also 18 or 19 years old. There was also a family with a father and two sons, a total of ten people.”
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"Okay, we can just calculate the numbers by family, so we don't have to fight about money."
The eldest brother Han is called Han Benzhong, his wife is named Zheng Xiumei, and their two sons are called Dachun and Daqiao. The name is really down to earth. The man named Zhang is Zhang Laoshi, who is in his thirties and is Zheng Xiumei’s cousin. His wife is He Ping and his daughter is Zhang Min.
Another father is Zheng Songlin, who has two sons, Zheng Dagang and Zheng Xiaogang. This is Zheng Xiumei's relative and cousin.
We are all related to each other, and life was not good in our hometown, so we went to Northern Xinjiang to seek a living, and then settled in the Corps.
"Xiaolong, don't worry about the cooking later. Your sister-in-law and two women are here to draw reeds, press the reed handles, and cook the rice with just your hands." Han Benzhong was eating steamed buns while giving Li Long Said, "You are so well prepared and have done so much that we are embarrassed to ask for money."
"Okay," Li Long said with a smile, "I'll give it to you later." Handle your gloves. You need to use these to draw reeds. Gloves. The thin wire is placed in the yard. You can use it as you like. There are two pliers for pressing the reed handles. You can use them interchangeably. I'll see if I can find another one..."
"No, no, no. , two are enough. Just use them in rotation." Han Benzhong didn't want to cause Li Long any more trouble. "We are all our own people and we won't fight. Don't worry about the rest."
Li. Long smiled and agreed.
Li Jianguo also had a meal here, because after the meal he would take Han Benzhong and others to Weihu Lake to indicate the location of Weizi. At the same time, it is also a reminder to the other people in the team who are playing Wei Zi. These people were brought here by him and don't let the people in the team bully them.
After Li Long had eaten, he drove the carriage, pulled the wood, and went to the county to buy grain. This time he not only bought food, but also transported wood from home into wooden boards. It's okay to let these people live on the floor of wheat straw for the time being. If there is still work of making reeds later and they have to live for a long time, then they will have to build wooden beds. After all, the ground is cold and damp in early winter.
You also need to buy two stoves to set up in the house, otherwise it will be too cold. It would be best to have a firewall or something - we'll see then.
After Li Long left, Han Dachun whispered to his father:
"Dad, this... this... the food is so good... I didn't expect it to be so good... it's just This... this... living here is a bit shabby, and living... living... on the ground."
He stuttered, and his speech became incoherent when he was excited.
"Okay, stop picking and choosing." Han Benzhong slapped him: "I can't stop your mouth even with white-flour buns!"
"Then...that...Daqiao ate three A steamed bun...Bi...Bi. He ate one more than me." Dachun was a little dissatisfied. Why did his father just say something and get slapped?
"Then if your brother doesn't speak, if you speak, how bad will it be for people to hear you?" Han Benzhong hated iron and steel, "The master is good to us, so we will work hard! Stay for a while Don't be lazy when cutting reeds, or I will beat you to death."
At this time, Han Benzhong no longer had the smile to talk to Li Jianguo and Li Long. These fellow brothers are both real people, so I can't lose face, I have to give face to the fellow countrymen. Li Jianguo made it clear on the road that because of the competition, there were not many players in this team, so they looked for foreign aid.
According to Han Benzhong's calculations, a family of three or four people can make more than a hundred reed handles in a day, at 15 cents each, which is about ten yuan... Such a good thing can take turns. If you hit yourself, it’s really a blessing. How could you not try your best?
This is why the people he calls are all relatives. Relatives know the basics, and if you, the leader, speak well, your relatives can work hard. If it were anyone else, if he didn't work hard and acted cunningly, he would be really difficult to control.
When Li Long brought a pile of wood boards, four large bags of grain, and two iron stoves from the county, three women here were already smoking reeds in the yard of Lao Mahao. There was a lot of reeds brought in - Li Long guessed that they were all brought back by people.
This road is not close!
There is no way. There are few means of transportation these days, not to mention horse-drawn carriages, donkey carts, and carriages. Manpower still accounts for a large part.
He hurriedly asked people to unload the things, and then when Han Benzhong and the others brought Weizi over again, he handed over the carriage directly.
Li Jianguo and the others were also playing reed together, but Liang Yuemei did not participate. Li Jianguo's side is regarded as a friendly sponsorship. As for calculating the money, Li Long will calculate it separately in the end.
Just by recruiting these people and exchanging a normal relationship, this intermediary can make a lot of money per person.
That night, when the people in the team who delivered the reed handles came to take a look, the horse yard was already busy.
From the first day, the three families headed by the old Han family did not produce many reeds. After all, they had just started working, so there were about dozens.
Those who came with Tao Daqiang and others in the morning delivered more than two hundred reed handles by the end of the day.
After Li Long checked them all, he paid them in cash one by one.
Lao Han and the others really don’t have anyone who is unqualified. There were a few unqualified ones in the team, but those people didn't hesitate and took the unqualified ones back with a smile.
In the end, there were more than a hundred reeds sent quietly, and more of them were unqualified. Li Long didn't say anything and picked them out for them to take back.
Nearly 500 reed handles were received on this day. Li Long paid more than 100 reeds, mainly for food and stoves.
It's all worth it.
Li Long was very happy, but Hu Laoer was not so happy.
Since yesterday, the number of reed handles he received has been significantly less. When Li Long came back, the completion of Weibazi's mission would definitely be affected, and he was mentally prepared for this.
But after he inquired, Li Long did not go to the people he had settled with, but went to those who did not agree to him, and also brought people in from outside, which left him unable to use any means.
He did it openly, and there was nothing he could do even if he was so angry.
But Li Long directly raised the price of a reed handle to 15 cents, which made him very angry.
Doesn't this force people on your side to defect?
He just couldn't make the decision, so he could only rush to the commune to find Wang Tiancheng.
Only Wang Tiancheng has a solution to this matter - in Hu Laoer's view, as long as Wang Tiancheng also increases the price, then this matter will definitely be solved. (End of this chapter)