latelenovela Chapter 115 Employment
Chapter 115 Employment
After weighing, the latter batch of mushrooms weighed as much as 225 kilograms.
Qin Huiyin still charged one cent per pound. As for what Xiang Chuntao and Wang Juying said to the other sisters-in-law, that was their business.
He took the money from Xiang Chuntao and Wang Juying and left with many thanks.
Li Taohua said from the side: "They should buy themselves some thick clothes this year."
"Mom, I don't care what others do. You are always responsible for looking beautiful." Qin Huiyin hugged Li Taohua's arm.
Li Taohua's smile is as bright as the peach blossoms blooming all over the mountains. Her name is well chosen, and she lives up to her name. She is beautiful and unrestrained, and lives a carefree life.
"Oh, right, I told Aunt Yu I'm willing to buy her house. She asked when she could go and transfer the ownership. It has to be done with the village head," Li Taohua said. "When?"
"Let's deliver this batch of goods first. We'll come back this afternoon after we finish delivering them." Qin Huiyin said, "Mom, what do you think of these two sisters-in-law? How about asking them to work for us from now on?"
"I think so. After observing them for a while, I've found both families to be quite reliable. Both men and women are able to keep secrets and are grateful."
"There's too much going on right now. I can't keep being this busy. I don't even have time to breathe. Let's delegate the tasks that don't require any skills. For example, washing mushrooms, washing soybeans, and making vermicelli noodles... When Brother Song and Brother Zhang come back later, we still have to clean up those crabs. No, no, the more I think about it, the better it is to hire some help. I don't want to earn money and not spend it."
"Pfft, good luck! Children speak without restraint." Li Taohua poked her forehead. "There's always work to do, and there's always money to be made. If we can hire someone to help, of course we'll do it."
In the afternoon, Song Tieniu and Zhang Jieba drove a ox cart back with a full load of crabs.
Qin Huiyin saw so many crabs, which were even bigger than she had imagined, and gave a thumbs up to Song Tieniu and Zhang Jieba.
"Is this what you want?" Song Tieniu asked.
"Yes, that's what I wanted. Brother Song, Brother Zhang, you are so smart. You even knew to tie them up with straw leaves."
"This thing pinches people and it hurts. We don't want to be pinched. Sister Huiyin, please count them."
"Brother Song, Brother Zhang, I want to discuss something with you," Qin Huiyin said. "I won't unload these goods yet. I'd like you to clean them for me before sending them over. The labor fee is thirty cents. What do you think?"
"Okay, no problem." Song Tieniu agreed immediately. "Then we'll take it away first and send it back after it's cleaned?"
"I'll teach you how to wash it," Qin Huiyin said, taking out a pot scrubber from the kitchen and showing the two of them the areas to be scrubbed. "One more thing, we have too much work here, and we want to hire a few temporary workers to help out. It's 50 cents a day. Ask your sister-in-law if anyone is willing to come and help."
"Can we?" Song Tieniu pointed at himself and Zhang Jieba.
"Yes. We need to clean these pots, cook these crabs and soybeans, and do other miscellaneous things. If the four of you two families come, it should be enough."
"Come over tomorrow?"
"Yes, you have to come early tomorrow morning."
"Then let's go clean the crabs first." Song Tieniu and Zhang Jieba left with a cart full of crabs.
Tang Luwu and Tang Yixiao came over and said, "Shall we wash the mushrooms ourselves?"
"We need to take all these mushrooms to the well to wash them. Our well isn't ready yet, so it'll be a while before we can use it. There are three hundred pounds of mushrooms here, so let them wash them!"
"Fifty coins per person, so for four people, that's two hundred coins." Tang Yi calculated the bill with a smile, feeling distressed. "We bought so many things today, and it cost a lot of money."
Qin Huiyin pinched Tang Yi's smiling cheeks and said, "I really can't tell, you are a Pixiu, you only take in and never leave!"
"What is a Pixiu?"
"The Pixiu is a mythical beast that feeds on gold, silver, and treasures. It has no butt, so it only takes in, never gives out. The term 'Pixiu' simply means you're a money-grubber."
"Then I like this mythical beast. I will be a Pixiu from now on."
"A gentleman loves money, but he gets it in a proper way. You can't lose yourself for money." Qin Huiyin said, "To prevent you from losing yourself, you will be responsible for paying later."
Song Tieniu and Zhang Jieba worked quickly and cleaned a whole truck of crabs in less than an hour.
Counting the crabs by size, there were 1,320 crabs at five per coin, which came to 264 coin. There were 170 larger crabs, which, at three per coin, came to 57 coin. Smaller crabs were few in number, mainly because Song Tieniu and Zhang Jieba didn't collect many, claiming they were too small and returning them to the river. Those, at ten per coin, totaled 30 coin. The total cost for all the crabs was 351 coin. The promised 30 coin labor fee for cleaning them came to 381 coin.
Tang Yi smiled and handed over the string of copper coins.
"Thank you for your hard work, brothers."
"Sister Huiyin, thank you for giving us the opportunity to make money." Song Tieniu stuffed back thirty coins. "Forget about the cleaning fee. To be honest, we made a little profit in the process."
As he said this, he touched his head embarrassedly.
"That's what you should earn. I said I won't ask. The cleaning fee was promised before. There are so many crabs, and you've cleaned them one by one, washed them so many times. If not you, who will earn this money? Well, you've been tired all day today. Go home early and have something good to eat with the sisters-in-law. Oh, and remember to come early tomorrow."
The two men did not refuse any more, said many words of thanks, and drove away in the ox cart.
Li Taohua looked at the things all over the yard and pressed her eyebrows: "My girl, there are too many things. It gives me a headache."
"Mom, our yard is too small. If we had a big yard, these things wouldn't take up much space. So, we have to get the house building started as soon as possible."
"We need one hundred bottles of mushroom and minced meat sauce. Should we clean the mushrooms first?" Tang Luwu asked.
"There's no rush for the mushrooms. Let them clean them early tomorrow morning, and then we'll focus on making the mushroom sauce in the morning. In the afternoon, cook the crabs and get the crab roe, but don't finish them all yet. These crabs are still alive and can be kept for a few days. Make ten bottles first, and come back to make the rest later. As for the soybeans, pick them out tonight and soak them in clean water, because making fermented black beans takes time. Fortunately, the fermented black beans we made before have not been used up, otherwise it would be impossible to make fermented black beans at this time. This batch will be ready in half a month. Let's finish this tonight." Qin Huiyin arranged the schedule.