Qu Jun dared to say anything else except nodding his head?

Looking at this office, it is indeed chaotic.

Qu Xiaobai sat down on the chair, sorted out the volume on the table, and said, "What are you looking for me?" ”

Qu Jun hurriedly stepped forward and said, "I'll sort this out in a while, how dare I bother Madame." ”

"Talk about it!" Qu Xiaobai glared at him angrily.

Qu Jun hurriedly said the right thing: "That's the case, there are not enough people in the workshop, but all the women who can be used in Zhuangzi have been recruited, I am thinking about recruiting new workers, can I break the gender boundary and recruit some male workers?" ”

"Absolutely. In fact, men are more creative in some ways. However, the male laborers in our Zhuangzi have to do other work, and you can't occupy those strong laborers. Qu Xiaobai thought for a while and said.

Qu Jun said: "I naturally considered this, those wounded soldiers who retreated, there are a lot of things that have not been arranged for the time being, I wondered, can I choose some people with sound hands to do unskilled work?" For example, tailoring, ironing, quality inspection, etc. ”

"Yes. And that's not all. Qu Xiaobai suddenly raised his eyebrows, "Men are not weak when they become women, you look at the more flexible hands, cultivate them, maybe they will sew better than those women." ”

Qu Jun scratched his head: "I'm afraid they don't like to do it." ”

"It's up to you."

Qu Jun: "...... it, I've got another good job for myself."

The lack of manpower is indeed a problem.

Next year, more manpower will be needed in the mine, of course, Yang Ling will consider those problems by herself, and she has to solve the matter here first. After thinking about it, he said, "Those newly relocated residents, you can ask if there are any willing to come to work, I think, there should be some." ”

"Okay, I'll go in the afternoon."

Qu Xiaobai fiddled with a few pieces of silk fabric on the table, called silk, but the quality was very average, she had seen Jiangnan silk in Lu Wu, and the quality was by no means comparable to northern silk.

Lower Jiangnan. It seems that it is bound to be a trip.

However, until then, we can't do nothing, at least, we have to study the sericulture.

Thinking like this, she asked, "Qu Jun, are there many mulberry and silkworms here?" ”

"Not much. It's not enough to grow food, a variety of food, and it can be sold to the army, who raises that thing? ”

I knew it would be the answer.

Qu Jun thought for a while, and then said: "However, there seem to be some farmers in Dongshu County who grow mulberry and raise silkworms, and there are not many. ”

"Find a suitable person to visit Dongshu County and do some research. Who is the right person to go to? Do you have the right person on your hands? To understand sericulture, be able to read and write, and have a clever brain. ”

"Let me pay attention to it, there are people who are literate and clever in writing and numeracy, but there are really not many of them here."

"Then settle for the next best thing and find a crop." Qu Xiaobai had a headache. Everything is difficult at the beginning, and the most difficult thing is that there is no one available, and her own understanding of the world is also very limited.

It seems that I have to beg Xin Qingjun to go.

Yang Hongxia came out after the handover and saw Qu Xiaobai in the office, so she went in to find her, "Sister." ”

"Well, it's all done? Let's go, then. ”

Coming out of the office, a new batch of cloth arrived in the courtyard, and the little steward was directing people to unload the car in the warehouse, Qu Xiaobai took a look, it was all some silk, and there was no good silk, so he couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

Yang Hongxia didn't know that she was sad, took her hand, and said happily: "Sister, my wedding dress is almost finished, I'll take you to see it." ”

In order to take care of some female workers who are far away from home, the compound is equipped with some dormitories, including one of Yang Hongxia's.

When Qu Xiaobai decided on the family affairs that day, she was afraid that Yang Hongxia's parents would be powerful and prosperous in Zhuangzi because of her relationship, so they did not let them come to live in Zhuangzi, and together with her cheap father, they still lived in Yangshutun, because building a granary occupied a lot of houses, including her family, so she chose a good courtyard in the village for her family to live in.

Yang Shutun is far away from Xinzhuang, and Yang Hongxia mostly lives in the dormitory after work at night.

Naturally, the wedding dress is also placed in the dormitory.

Qu Xiaobai's main purpose today was to help her prepare for the wedding, so she was naturally happy to go, and the two went to the dormitory hand in hand.

The dormitory is in a courtyard, only two or three hundred steps away from the wardry, and it is only a moment away.

Yang Hongxia's house was at the front, and when she opened the door with the key, she saw that the room was clean, a small kang, a table, two chairs, and a wardrobe filled the room.

The tables, chairs, and wardrobes are well-made, and you can think about it with your toes.

"My brother looks like a wooden man, but he is a good man, sister-in-law, you are a blessed one."

Yang Hongxia saw that she was looking at the furniture, and knew what she meant, she was originally a cheerful girl, and she was not very hypocritical at the moment, and said: "Actually, we should all thank you, if it weren't for you, he would be a poor carpenter, I would only marry into that family's family, and spend my whole life digging in the fields to eat." ”

"Don't say that, let's fulfill each other. When you meet together, it is fate, and you can do it and cherish it. Qu Xiaobai smiled and looked at the big red wedding dress on the table.

The wedding dress is burgundy, not particularly ostentatious, the skirt is embroidered with gold thread into a multi-pomegranate pattern, and the belt is also embroidered with gold silk to play in the water, the embroidery is exquisite, the mandarin duck seems to be alive in general, the jacket is decorated with golden tassels, the color of red and gold, although it is slightly tacky, but I have to say, it is very expensive, very good-looking.

Qu Xiaobai looked at it, and somehow remembered that when she first married Yang Ling, she didn't even have a red wedding dress, and her family was poor, so she only pulled a two-foot red head rope and tied a woman's hair bun, even if she was a new bride.

When she got married that day, there was nothing, not even a cave room, her father sent her to Yang Xingmao's house, and the Yang family only added a maid, and the Yang family even coveted her body.

With the cowardly nature of the original owner, he was able to save his body, but he relied on a fool.

It's all sad to think about.

Yang Hongxia knew about this period at the beginning, and seeing that Qu Xiaobai seemed to have tears in her eyes, she guessed that she might have thought of the past, and hurriedly diverted her thoughts: "There is still a collar that has not been sewn, and it is almost finished." ”

Qu Xiaobai retracted her thoughts, nodded, look at this wedding dress, it is not very complicated and luxurious, it is estimated that Yang Hongxia is also short of money, she said: "The clothes are embroidered, I will give you Zhang Luo accessories, as well as a headdress, although there is a set in the bride price, but it is estimated that it will not fall into your hands, you don't have to worry about this, I will let someone give you Zhang Luo." She thought for a while and said, "Why don't you find a good day, I'll accompany you to the county, and you can choose a few pieces of jewelry yourself." ”

Yang Hongxia was about to refuse, but Qu Xiaobai said again: "It's just right, my brother's salary is still a lot of mine, and this money will be in your charge in the future anyway, I will pay you in advance, and you can buy something that suits your heart." ”

The salary is naturally just an excuse, how much salary to give Qu Xiaohei, is it not her who has the final say?

"This ...... Would you like to discuss your brother? Yang Hongxia hesitated.

"I'll just tell him. He married such a good daughter-in-law as you, what else is there not to be happy about? It is natural for a man to spend money on a woman, and you don't have to be embarrassed. ”

Yang Hongxia is a really good girl, she dared to say this in front of her, if it was a big-handed girl, she naturally wouldn't dare to say this.

After seeing the wedding dress, Yang Hongxia opened the wardrobe and took a dress that was also burgundy, Qu Xiaobai glanced at it, it was a men's one, guessing that it was for her brother, she smiled: "Ah, you even embroidered my brother's wedding dress?" Sister-in-law, you are so virtuous! ”

The two of them talked and laughed, Qu Xiaobai asked Yang Hongxia to take a pen and paper out, and first listed some things that needed to be purchased.

She has been listed until noon, it's time to eat, Zhao Yuan's daughter-in-law came to pick her up for lunch, the three of them went to Zhao Yuan's house together, Zhao Yuan's daughter-in-law made it after she got home, and the noodles that were alive before going to work in the morning were fermented at this time and ready to make buns. Qu Xiaobai suddenly wanted to eat kidney bean paste, and Zhao Yuan's daughter-in-law was helpless, "Madam, where are you going to get it this winter?" Even if some people can dry kidney bean curd, it's too late to soak it now! ”

"Then let's do what you want to eat." Qu Xiaobai also felt embarrassed.

It's all pregnant pots, she's not such a gluttonous person.

Zhao Yuan's daughter-in-law wrapped a bun stuffed with cabbage, Qu Xiaobai ate a bun, drank a bowl of porridge, and continued to be with Yang Hongxia in the afternoon. After staying together until the evening, she got up to go back, and as soon as she went out, she saw a carriage parked outside the door, and Fan Er was sitting on the wheel.

As soon as he saw her come out, Fan Er jumped down and said hello: "Madam! Over here! ”

Qu Xiaobai couldn't help but smile: "Why did you think of picking me up?" I asked you to come. ”

Fan Er smiled and said, "Yes, the master is hanging on his wife." Fan Er said, took the footstool and got down, Qu Xiaobai stepped on the footstool and got into the carriage, and lifted the curtain, but saw a person sitting lazily in the car.

Yang Ling.

The ink-colored robe made the figure more slender, with a clear face and a slight ...... in his eyes Aggrieved? Qu Xiaobai felt that it was aggrieved.

Qu Xiaobai got into the car, lowered the curtain, and threw it on him, "Why are you here?" Miss me? ”

As he spoke, he kissed him from the corner of his mouth.

Yang Ling pulled her onto his body and sighed helplessly, "Even if you go to plan a wedding, you don't have to go all day, right?" ”

Qu Xiaobai hurriedly reassured: "I'm not very experienced, everything is very unsmooth." I'll be at home with you tomorrow, okay? ”

"Hmm." Yang Ling's expression was faint, and he didn't seem to be very happy.