When Wang returned home, he and Chen quickly boiled water noodles, and the family hastily dealt with lunch. After the meal, the two little ones were coaxed to sleep, and the three of them whispered in the hall about the rules to be discussed with the hired workers later.

"Jin'er, wouldn't it be a bit too much to recruit ten people at once?" Chen said with a slight concern.

"Mother, it's not much, it's not good to plant this kind of cotton, there are a lot of things to come. If you don't hire a few more people, you won't be able to keep them busy, but the harvest will be delayed. Wang explained.

"Mother, you don't have to worry, it's good to hire a few people in front of me and my eldest sister, no more, no less. But sister, you recruited so many people, some of them are still elders, will it be difficult to manage? Wang Mu asked Wang Jin.

"I've also thought about this, we don't let people work for nothing, even if we get the money, we have to do what we are asked to do. I'll explain it to others later, so you can rest assured. "Wang Jian is confident.

The three of them talked again, and the voice of the plug came from outside: "Aunt Wang, are you at home?" ”

"Yes, yes!" Chen immediately went out, and Wang Jin and Wang Mu followed, and when they saw that the bolt and the other four hired workers were standing outside the courtyard gate, they hurriedly invited the people into the house to sit.

These hired workers sat in the spacious and bright tiled house of Wang Jin's house, drinking tea, looking a little cramped. While quietly looking at the countless blue brick houses and neat and beautiful furniture that are better than their own, they also admired in their hearts that the emaciated camel was bigger than the horse, and even if the Wang family was defeated, the family background was much better than that of these peasant families; Looking at the young Wang Mu who was sitting with them, Wang Jin and Chen, who were busy serving tea and pouring water, and felt that the Wang family could only rely on their orphans and widows to guard this family business, but they were afraid that life would be miserable, and they wouldn't be able to hold on if something went wrong one day. The previous bit of eye heat also subsided, and turned into a trace of sympathy. If Wang Jian knew about such a change, he would definitely sigh at the complexity of people's hearts.

After chatting for a while, the remaining employees came one after another, and after a few words of greeting, Wang Jin cut to the chase and said: "I invite everyone to my house today, I want to talk about the rules and regulations before I officially go to work, and if there is anything wrong, let's discuss and settle it again, so as not to make it clear who is responsible if there is a problem in the future." According to the village chief, this is called putting ugly words in front. The hired workers laughed when they heard this, and saw Wang Jian continue: "This first is the problem of working time. You are all good at working in the village invited by my family, and you are the most diligent, so naturally you will not be lazy. But there must be a standard for doing things, otherwise how can we know whether it is good or bad? A thirty-year-old man said to the honest man: "I know this, we are all people with jobs in the family, and there is a reason why the niece of the Wang family is worried." But don't worry, since your uncle works for your house, he will definitely serve you well! ”

Wang Jin smiled when he heard this: "Of course I believe Uncle Xu's words, but I think this will set the time for work, and you and your family can also be accurate, if there is a conflict in the future, there will be a basis, right?" Everyone felt justified when they heard this, and they all nodded.

Wang Jin continued: "This kind of cotton also has busy times. When I think about busy times, such as sowing seeds, everyone starts in the morning and ends in the evening, and when they are free, they just need to come in the morning and evening to have a look. I don't know if the big guy thinks it's appropriate? Wang Jinding's time was actually about the same as their usual working time, so they didn't feel that it was inappropriate, only the previous Uncle Xu asked again: "What about the time for lunch?" ”

"Uncle Xu asked very much, I also discussed this with my mother. Because the families are far and near, if they are not particularly busy, leave an hour in the middle for everyone to go back to eat and rest, if they are too busy, my family will cook for you and send it, and you will not be saved from running back and forth. Wang Jin replied with a smile.

"Then how embarrassing, a few of us big men have to eat a meal, but don't make your family poor." That Uncle Xu joked.

"How could it be, just a few days of effort. The big guys have worked hard for my family, and I should cook some food. Wang Jian then asked: "Since there are no opinions, then the time for work is so set?" Seeing that everyone nodded, she continued: "This second article is because this cotton technique is learned by my eldest brother from an ancient book, and it is also a family secret of my family, so some of the skills that my family will teach you alone in the future shall not be passed on at will without permission." If there is a violation of this article, although my family is not good and too embarrassed, I will have to deduct all wages and pay a fine of ten taels of silver as a punishment. After Wang Jian finished speaking, he stopped and looked at everyone's expressions. Sure enough, most of the people were a little surprised on their faces, a little embarrassed and hesitant. She was not in a hurry, and waited quietly for them to speak.

After a little silence, Uncle Xu, who had spoken before, said cautiously: "Niece of the Wang family, it is not difficult for us not to spread it, I am afraid that if someone learns it, it will not be clear when the time comes!" Someone immediately chimed in: "Yes, eldest niece, this kind of good way to put the field in our farmhouse will be hot for everyone, and it is something that grows in the ground brightly, and people who know how to look at it may be able to guess the doorway, but it is not easy to hide!" Wang Jian smiled when he heard this, and said, "Uncle's words are reasonable, and my family doesn't want to hide their secrets. It's just that although these things are seen from books, we have never tried them, in case something is wrong, and it spreads early, won't it bring other people's hard harvest? My family can't afford it. Seeing that everyone was thoughtful, she said: "Although I don't let the big guy pass it on by accident, I won't prevent the people in our village from going to see and learn by themselves, maybe they can figure out a better way." After a few years, we will also find out the doorway here, and then find an opportunity to pass on these technologies, which will really benefit the township. ”

When the hired workers told her that they would teach these techniques to the village in the future, they were pleasantly surprised. They hesitated before because they felt that according to Wang Jin's statement, even if they learned the tricks, they couldn't grow them at home, and they were unwilling. Now that I have listened to Wang Jin's explanation, I feel that her concerns are very reasonable, and I am grateful to her for her generosity and not hiding her selfishness, if this is placed in other people's homes in Qingshui Village, I am afraid that no one will be willing to take it out. So even if it takes a few years to really learn the art of this cotton, these hired people find it worth it and look forward to it. At that time, everyone said that they would never reveal this cotton method to others without Wang Jin's permission. Wang Jian breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. She has always avoided being too tough in front of the villagers, tried to discuss everything as much as possible, and always tried to convince everyone of reason when encountering such a particularly sensitive issue. In fact, she can force the employees to strictly keep secrets, and violators will be severely punished, after all, she paid someone to work, and if she wants to put it in another house, it can be regarded as hiring long-term workers, and the rules are strict, and it is impossible to negotiate so well. But firstly, if the people are not aligned, the enthusiasm for work will definitely be worse, and secondly, if it is difficult for strong people in some things, it will bury the root cause and cause trouble. Now that these employees have been persuaded by her, the hearts of the people have been relented, and they will naturally get twice the result with half the effort when they do things in the future.

Wang Jin said a few more bits and pieces of precautions, and finally mentioned the matter of rewards and punishments and wages. Everyone pricked up their ears and looked at her with fiery eyes. Wang Jin knew in her heart that the remuneration she had promised to those who rented the land earlier was also very generous, and the people in the village also labeled her generous and generous, and treated her family more closely and enthusiastically. Wang Jin was not angry, but felt relieved, if she deliberately shared more benefits to the people in the village and couldn't warm their hearts, then I am afraid she would have to consider living in another place.

Because she gently raised her throat, she raised her voice slightly: "First of all, the big guy's salary, which is settled on a monthly basis, three hundred wen per month. Seeing that everyone's faces were slightly happy, she said: "The top three with the highest total output of cotton fields in each person's responsibility will be rewarded with 300 Wen, 200 Wen and 100 Wen respectively." However, if a large loss is caused by one's own negligence, one month's salary will be deducted. What do you think? When the hired workers heard that there was a reward for planting well, they were so moved that they were going to be fined, and they couldn't help but feel a little worried, and thought sadly: This niece of the Wang family, every time she speaks, people are happy and surprised!

A middle-aged uncle with a black face said: "We can only be happy that the Wang family has this salary, and I am afraid that we will not be able to find such a rich one in ten miles and eight villages." However, there is a saying on how to calculate this last one, after all, no one can guarantee that every seedling will grow well. ”

Wang Jin smiled and said: "Uncle Jiang, don't worry, the big loss I am talking about here is not until you don't take good care of the field for ten days and a half months, so that the cotton dies of drought." As long as you run around the fields a few times, this won't happen, and I'm just saying this just in case. ”

Only then did everyone breathe a sigh of relief, and then they saw Wang Mu coming over, holding a stack of deed paper in his hand, and handing it to Wang Jin. Wang Jin smiled and distributed it to them, and said: "What is written on this deed paper is the few articles of association I just said to the big guy, rewards and punishments, and the distribution of wages, if there is no opinion, we will sign this contract, and Ming'er will officially go to work!" Everyone looked at the deed paper in their hands, and their faces were embarrassed, this word knows me, I don't know it! However, they didn't ask much, they had no opinion on these terms, and they could trust the Wang family, so they simply pressed their handprints. In duplicate, after everyone collected it, they made an appointment to come to work tomorrow, and they all said goodbye to Wang Jin. Originally, they all intended to pack up the seeds today, but Wang Jian refused, and asked them to go back today to report to their families first, and to have a good rest, and start construction tomorrow. When everyone heard this, they felt that Wang Jian was considerate and kind, and secretly mustered up the strength to plant this land for them.

After everyone left, Wang Jin saw that it was still early, so he went to the backyard to freshen up the two younger siblings who had just woken up, and led them out to dig wild vegetables.