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Chapter 130 Asking the Old Lady to Be the Supervisor

After settling two issues at once, Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin felt refreshed and relaxed.

"Uncle, aunt, you guys are busy, we will go back first."

After taking the key to Chen Fangping's gate from the village chief, the three of them got up and said goodbye.

When he reached the door, Zheng Yuan remembered the recruitment matter and turned back.

"Uncle, there is one more thing. We have rented a house to make something. Please tell the villagers that we are looking for workers. If anyone wants to come and work, please ask them to go to my mother to sign up."

"Okay, I'll go around the village in a bit."

Watching the three people's backs as they walked away, the village chief's wife sighed that now that they had been hired, the ancestral graves of the Chen and Zhao families were smoking this year.

The two of them took Erhe and headed towards the Chen family's old house again.

Thinking that he would have to study at the village headman's house in the future, Erhe followed the two people with a droopy face. But thinking that it was one tael of silver a month, he felt that he must study hard and make up for the one tael of silver.

Yes! That's right! Big brother and Sister Tao'er must learn it too! He would never allow anyone in this family to waste this little silver.

Erhe's eyes were filled with a desire for knowledge. He strode forward and quickly surpassed Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin.

The two were puzzled. What happened? He was listless just now, but now he was as energetic as if he had been injected with chicken blood.

The three of them soon arrived at the door of the old house.

The old house was quiet and the door was locked inwards, so there must be someone in the backyard.

"Mom! Dad! Are you home?" Zheng Yuan shouted at the top of his voice.

After waiting for a while, the old lady came out from the backyard.

"Why are you here?" the old lady asked as she opened the door.

The three of them didn't hesitate and went straight in.

"Mom, we would like to ask you for help."

The old lady hadn't had time to wash the mud off her hands, and her trouser legs were rolled up.

"How can I help?"

The old lady was quite happy. Last time she invited the child's father, this time it was finally her turn, which showed that she was still in good shape and could be of some use.

"We asked Dad to help us build a kiln, saying we were going to do business with Mr. Jiang. Now that the business is officially settled, we want to recruit workers in the village. You know, we didn't interact with the people in the village before, and we don't know who to hire."

"Mom, you are popular in the village and you know people well, so we would like to ask you to help us choose reliable and honest people to do the work."

"Are you hiring workers?" The old lady widened her eyes.

No, is it because I am not fully awake or I overslept and missed something? How come these two people are still recruiting?

Seeing the determined looks on their faces, Old Mrs. Chen knew they were serious.

"What are you going to do? You still need to recruit workers. Can't these people at home do it? Why waste all that money? Besides, it's not convenient in this village."

"Mom, there are so many things needed, and our two families combined can't do it. We still have to find someone to come, otherwise it will be bad if things are delayed. Besides, we think that the villagers have a hard time, and opening a business in the village will give everyone another way to make a living."

The two knew that the old lady was thinking of them and wanted to set up a small family workshop so that they wouldn't have to spend this money.

"You are kind-hearted. Just open it. It is also a good deed. By the way, what are you going to make? What do you need these people to do?"

"Mom, we are going to make something called a toothbrush. Please help us pick out 20 people with strong hands and 10 people who are good at sewing. They don't have to be very smart, but they must be honest and reliable, and do their work carefully. As for how to do it, when the people are selected, we will gather together and tell them how to do it."

"Also, the wages are not calculated by the number of days, but by the number of toothbrushes made. Every day, for every four toothbrushes that pass our inspection, we charge one penny for drilling holes and one penny for every six toothbrushes that pass the wire binding."

"There are many people in the village who are strong and good at sewing, but we need to pick out those who are honest and reliable. I will go to the village to look for them. I have been married here for more than ten years, and I know the people in this village best. I promise to find someone who suits your taste."

With that the old lady was about to go out.

Zheng Yuan hurriedly held the old lady in a hurry and said, "Mom, you don't have to go. We have already asked the village chief to inform the villagers. If anyone is willing to come, please come to your house to sign up. You just sit at home and help us check."

"Yes, ma'am, you can stay at home and help us screen people. After we have selected the people, we will ask you to be our supervisor. Don't worry, we won't let you work for nothing. How about you be our manager for 20 cents a day?"

Duan Minmin also went up and held the little old lady's arm. She really felt that the little old lady was kind and couldn't help wanting to get closer to her.

"What do you mean by money? We are family and should not have different opinions. I am not short of these twenty cents."

"Yes, yes, I know that mother doesn't need these twenty cents, but we are afraid that we will need mother to help us supervise for a long time in the future. If we don't pay you, the villagers will probably poke us in the back and scold us, and abuse us as a fifty-year-old woman."

"You are the only ones who can say that!" The old lady glared at the two of them in disapproval. "But twenty cents a day is too much. I'm afraid that's the same amount of money I would earn doing hard labor in town."

"Not much, not much. They are workers, and you are the manager, how can it be the same? But I have never heard of a manager getting less than a worker. We are already getting a big bargain."

The old lady was so happy with the two men's words that she was full of fighting spirit and couldn't wait to take office.

"Mom, thank you for your hard work. We have something else to do so we will leave first."

They still had to go find Carpenter Li, so they decided to go back. There were too many things to do today.

"Okay, go ahead."

The three of them went back home.

The children were all at home. Dashu and Sizhu were tidying up the vegetable patch in the backyard, while the girls were chattering and doing needlework in the front yard.

Taoer also prepared lunch, so she could eat just in time before going out.

At the dinner table, the two told the children that the village chief would teach them to read and write in the future, and everyone was very happy.

Because the village chief is a very kind person, the children all like him very much.

After dinner, the two went to Carpenter Li’s house again.

Erhe did not go with them this time. He wanted to take a few children to Chen Fangping's house to clean up the supplies that Mr. Jiang would send later.

Originally, not all the children had to go together, but thinking about the previous rumors, the children all felt scared and decided to go together to give themselves courage.

When the two men arrived at Carpenter Li's house, the whole family was in the yard, busy making a set of cabinets.

Seeing them, Carpenter Li’s wife put down her tools and came over to greet them.

"Sisters, you're here, come in and sit down. Look at how messy our yard is. I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself."

"How could that be? The whole yard is filled with the scent of wood. It's quite interesting." The two of them walked in, stepping on the sawdust all over the yard.

Carpenter Li and Li Tiantong also looked up from their work, greeted them, and continued to work with their heads down.

Carpenter Li's wife brought out two stools from the main room and handed them to them.

"Sister, this job is urgent. We need to rush the work while the weather is good. I'm really sorry."

"It's okay, sister-in-law, you guys are busy, it's the same if we talk on the side."

The two of them sat aside and followed suit. Carpenter Li's wife picked up the tools and started carving on the cabinet door.

The carving knife seemed to grow on her hand, and soon a lifelike peony flower appeared.

"Sister-in-law, I always thought that Brother Li was an expert in carpentry, but I didn't expect you to be the hidden talent!" The two couldn't help but praise him.

"Oh! What do you mean by hiding your talents? It's just like marrying a chicken, you follow the chicken; marrying a dog, you follow the dog. If you marry a carpenter, you will do carpentry work. It's all for living." Carpenter Li's wife was very embarrassed.

"Sister-in-law, you are so modest. Your craftsmanship is no worse than those craftsmen in the city!"

"That's right!" Carpenter Li was a little proud. "Your sister-in-law's craftsmanship is unmatched in the surrounding area. One of us makes cabinets and the other carves patterns. What do we call it? A male and female duo! Right!"

"Ha ha ha ha......"

Everyone in the yard laughed at his amusement.