"Important notice, I am Li Long. Starting from today, I will purchase reeds for twenty consecutive days. Each handful is 15 cents. Standard, two meters and a half long, each handful has ten reeds. The reeds must be thick, not hairy. Bundle three thin wires, the quality must be good, and if it passes the inspection, pay on the spot. Remember, it will only be collected for twenty days! Again, important notice..."
After informing him three times, Li Long turned off the microphone.
"Xiaolong, it's still what you said. It only takes twenty days. I guess someone may be ready to go out with a sickle now. It's only fifteen cents. In these twenty days, I can make a lot of money. !”
“So , first come first served, I have to go back to the horse number quickly, otherwise, I may not be able to pick up the reeds sold by others."
Li Long's guess was right. When he got to the horse number, Two families in the team had already brought them over with reed handles.
"Xiaolong, is it really 15 cents apiece?"
"You have to pass the test." Li Long said with a smile, "Brother Cai, as long as you pass the test, I will charge you as much as you give, and I will pay you now."
"Okay, okay." Lao Cai removed the reed handle from the cart and said:
"Look, take as many as you can."
Li Long didn't dare to be careless and checked one by one. Li Anguo and others also came out to watch the fun. Chen Xingbang asked Li Long from the side:
"Is this the reed handle? How did you get it?"
"Brother-in-law, I'll tell you later. I'll check the goods first." Li Long said while inspecting.
Lao Cai brought twenty-seven reed handles, five of which were unqualified, so Li Long paid three yuan and thirty cents. Lao Cai was very happy. He helped Li Long send the qualified reed handle to the horse number and put it away. He took the money and took the rest away.
Li Long took away another person's reed handle again. This person brought more people, more than fifty, and a dozen were unqualified. After collecting and paying the money, Li Long said to Li Anguo and Chen Xingbang:
“This reed handle is made by cutting the reeds from the reed ditch, then pulling out the reed leaves, and pressing them tightly with the pliers. Then use thin wire to tie it into a reed handle. Finally, measure the length and chop off the head. I will take you through the process of tying the reed handle later.
I will ask my elder brother to take you to cut reeds in the afternoon. After you understand the whole job, then see who wants to do what.
This work is usually done by the whole family together, which makes it easy to divide the work. After all, it takes several procedures to finally get it right. It is troublesome for a person to cut reeds, draw reeds, and press handles at the same time.
Wait until you are familiar with the process, then decide which one you want to do. It’s okay to work together or separately. If we work together, I will pay you according to the final number of reeds, and you can decide how to divide it.
If it is done separately, then cut a bundle of reeds and one hair, draw the reeds, and press a reed handle for five cents. You can see what you do. "
Chen Xingbang rolled his eyes and said with a smile:
"Xiaolong, what are you doing to cause such trouble? We are all family members. You think it's troublesome for you to collect so many reeds by yourself. Why don't we help you collect them? You can just give us the money." "
Li Anguo and Li Junshan were a little surprised. They didn't expect Chen Xingbang to say this, and they all turned to look at him. However, Li Junfeng's eyes lit up after hearing this and he was very interested in this proposal.
"Brother-in-law, this is not possible." Li Long shook his head, "You can't do this job."
"Is there anything you can't do? I think when you just checked, you just looked at the length. , look at Wei Zi inside, anyone can do this job." Chen Xingbang felt that Li Long had lost his face, and his words were not pleasant.
"You can do that job as a person." Li Long was not angry either. He had been born in two generations and he knew all about the virtues of these relatives. He said with a smile:
"Two days ago, there was a man in the team who, like me, collected reeds for the supply and marketing cooperative. He collected ten cents per reed, but the supply and marketing cooperative came to inspect and found that more than a thousand of the five thousand were unqualified.
“I’m not saying I won’t give you face, I’m telling the truth. If I really ask you to check, if something goes wrong, are you responsible for it or am I responsible? You are all laymen. It is your first time to contact Weibangzi. Do you know what is qualified and what is unqualified? "
"We don't know that you won't tell me? "
"Brother-in-law, don't be so stubborn, can you do it after I tell you? If that were the case, all the students would get 100% on the test. "Chen Xingbang's lack of cooperation made Li Long a little angry this time," If I really ask you to check, will you be responsible for any problems? He had 5,000 reed handles, and more than 1,000 problems occurred, and in the end he paid for it himself. Now there are 30,000 reed handles. If 5,000 of them fail the inspection, you will be compensated 1,000 yuan when they are finally handed in. Will you pay? Can you afford it? ”
One sentence killed Chen Xingbang.
Chen Xingbang's face was gloomy and he stopped talking.
Li Anguo hurriedly smoothed things over:
"Xiaolong, that's not what your brother-in-law means, he just wants to help. We are all our own people, so how can we call our own people if we don't help our own people? What? Thinking about how tiring it would be for you to check so many things by yourself..."
"Second brother, don't do it either. That said, it’s not that I don’t care about my own people, otherwise, I wouldn’t care about you at all. To make money, I have to use my energy or my brain, and I don’t think of anything. Is that money picked up?”
< br>When he said this, Chen Xingbang was annoyed and wanted to get angry. Li Long ignored him and continued:
"My dad came over and I took over other jobs. When my dad made money, he went to the mountains with me and my eldest brother to chop poles. Where did dad get the money? Didn't he just cut the poles one by one? He wanted to make money. Just be prepared to work hard!
It’s okay if you don’t want to do it. I’ll support you here with food and drink. We’re all relatives. I won’t kick you out, but let’s see how others earn. Don't be jealous when it comes to money! Why can I get it when others can't? It's because there won't be any problems with the quality when I deliver the goods to others. If I let you guys check the quality for me! , then I have to pay for these 30,000 reeds!"
After Li Long said this, no one else said anything.
Although the words are ugly, the truth is correct.
It's better to tell everyone about it than to deal with it in a hurry when the problem comes to an end. In short, what he presents here is red-faced. You are relatives, yes, so I can support you even if you don’t work. But if you want to make money, either go out and find your own way, or follow me.
Follow me, then you have to listen to me. If you listen to me, I guarantee that you will make money. If you want to go out and find your own way, I will not stop you. Again, at least I can guarantee that you can eat. Serving a bowl of rice and doing so can be regarded as the most benevolent and righteous act.
Chen Xingbang still looked ugly until Li Jianguo came over with the carriage.
"Xiaolong, are you alive? I heard the voice from the loudspeaker and came over. Tell me what to do?"
"Brother, I want to let the second brother and the others see what they are doing. In the process of living, they want to partner up like Brother Han. Okay, you can work on your own if you want. If you do it separately, it’s only a cent for each bundle of reeds you bring back. If you don’t do it before, it’s only one cent. Would you like to take them for a walk?”
"Okay." Li Jianguo said with a smile, "I will take them to hunt reeds first, and call Brother Han and the others on the way to see if they are alive. I have to tell them what I agreed to earlier, right?"< br>
“That’s right, the house is still reserved for them.” Li Long pointed to the other two rooms, "Now there are stoves in all three rooms, so you won't have to worry about freezing in the past two days. If your clothes get wet while playing with the reeds, you can dry them when you come back."
"Yes. , OK.”
That’s it.
After the two brothers finished speaking, Li Jianguo looked at Li Anguo and the others.
No words were spoken, but the meaning was clear. If you have an opinion, just say it directly. If you don't have an opinion, just follow me.
"Okay, let's go see how to cut this reed." Li Anguo made the decision. Chen Xingbang intended to refuse, but he didn't say anything.
You can’t endure hardship when you first come here, so why don’t you come here and make some shitty money?
Although he wants to relax and use his brain to make money, he really hasn't found an opportunity yet.
Then just suffer for a while and see what happens later.
Li Long gave everyone a pair of thread gloves to avoid blisters when cutting reeds.
Li Jianguo drove the carriage to Weihu with people and tools. He saw many people along the way, most of them walking there with their tools.
Most people in the team now don’t have large draft animals like horses or donkeys at home, but there are quite a few carts that can be pulled by people. Some people would borrow other people's animals. If they had a good relationship with them, they would borrow them. If they had a moderate relationship with them, they would rent or exchange them for something.
As soon as the loudspeaker came out, everyone in the village knew that they were going to make money, so everyone was very happy.
Li Anguo and the others were quite nervous at first. After all, they had never done such a job before. Now I see all these people on the road with smiles on their faces, and I feel a little relieved. After all, seeing how happy everyone is, cutting reeds shouldn’t be a heavy job, right?
Li Jianguo took Li Anguo and the others to Weihu Lake, walked inside, and stopped at a relatively dry place. Li Jianguo said to Li Anguo and others who had come down:
"The hairy reeds growing outside are here. Let me cut them off for you, leaving a hole, and then the tall reeds inside will be used. Xiaolong said , the reed handle must be at least two and a half meters high, then You have to cut it from the root. If you cut a bunch of reeds into a thick bundle, you can tie two reed handles."
He demonstrated while talking, neatly making the outer pile less than two meters high. The hairy reeds were cut, and a path was made to reveal the tall reeds inside.
"There is water inside, but it's not that cold right now. It's okay to get your shoes wet. If you have a stove when you get back, you can dry them. It's definitely not that easy to make money." Li Jianguo said.
Li Anguo and the others looked simple, so they all wanted to come over and give it a try.
"If someone asks you where you are from, just say that I brought you here." Li Jianguo said, "If anyone dares to mess with you, don't be afraid of trouble. Xiaolong and I can still talk to each other in the team. You cut it first, then cut it. Just tie up the baby, then carry it out and put it outside. Then my carriage will come and pull it."
"Where are you going, brother?" Li Anguo asked.
"I'm going to find a few fellow soldiers from the Corps to see if they can do it. If they want to do it, take them over. There's a lot of work, so we need to find more people."
Li Jianguo After leaving, Li Anguo and the others began to cut. (End of this chapter)