Chapter 81: The Hiring Turmoil
Zhang Jihan just said that he wanted to recruit people in the village, and immediately a large group of people rushed to the gate of Zhang's house.
Liu Meiniang heard the sound of chattering outside the yard, and suddenly felt a headache.
"Folks, come in and sit." Liu Meiniang walked to the gate and said with a smile.
"Ah, Mei Niang, there are many of us, so we won't enter your house, I heard that your family wants to raise silkworms by hand, do you think we can do it?" A slightly chubby little daughter-in-law who took the lead said heartily.
This little daughter-in-law Liu Meiniang has the impression that her name is Wu Cuicui, she was married from Baita Village, three years older than Liu Meiniang, she is very enthusiastic and hearty, and she is very popular in the village.
Liu Meiniang didn't communicate much with the people in the village before, even if someone made friends, Liu Meiniang also looked cold, and everyone knew Liu Meiniang's character later, and few people came over.
"Indeed, my mother-in-law has a back pain, and silkworm raising may need some manpower, if everyone is willing to help, then Mei Niang is grateful." Liu Meiniang saw that everyone really didn't want to come in, so she stood at the door and talked to everyone.
The gate of Liu Mei's mother's house is modeled after the modern gate, the door is connected with iron railings, and it is now covered with thorn wood that they dug up on the mountain two days ago, which is enough to see how strong the vitality of the thorn wood is.
"Oh, Mei Niang is talking like the old gentleman in the school, I listen weirdly, I'm here to help, but I also asked directly, how much can you give us a day?" Wu Cuicui raised her voice and asked directly.
Liu Meiniang has always had a good impression of such a straightforward person.
"Hehe, sister-in-law. This, you come to help me raise silkworms, how about fifteen wen a day? ”
Fifteen Wen is the price that Liu Meiniang had already thought of before. This is about the same as the salary of the craftsmen they hired to build the house, which is already very high.
Sure enough, the people at the door, including Wu Cuicui, were stunned for a long time when they heard Liu Meiniang's words, and then began to gossip about what they could.
"Everyone, we need some silkworm raisers, sisters and sisters with experience in silkworm raising can stay, and the rest of the villagers will go back first."
After saying that, a few people left in unison. Looking at the more than 20 people still standing at the gate, Liu Meiniang was a little embarrassed.
She didn't know much about the people in the village, and she didn't know which was good and which was bad.
Liu Meiniang carefully looked at the people left behind, and saw two familiar faces inside, one Zhao Guifen and one lotus.
Liu Meiniang couldn't cry or laugh, aren't these two people who hate her the most in the village?
Liu Meiniang is not a person who repays grievances with virtue. She looked at Zhao Guifen and Lotus, and the two also noticed Liu Meiniang's gaze, Lotus moved her body uncomfortably, as if she wanted to leave, but was pulled by Zhao Guifen.
The lotus flower didn't know whether it was angry or ashamed on her face, and it turned red.
Today, when she heard that the Zhang family was going to recruit people to work, she was really moved, after all, the salary given by the Zhang family when they started the house was that the whole village was moved, and the money given to the Zhang family to work would definitely not be too small, and the most important thing is that now anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Zhang family is going to slowly rise up trend, if they can have a good relationship with the Zhang family, for them, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
But Lotus quickly hesitated, she and Zhao Guifen were the two most hostile to Liu Meiniang in the village, to be precise, it was Zhao Guifen who pulled her.
said that she hated Liu Meiniang, in fact, she didn't hate Liu Meiniang so much, but Zhao Guifen hated Liu Meiniang very much, in order to have a good relationship with Zhao Guifen, she had to share the same hatred with Zhao Guifen and be hostile to Liu Meiniang together.
Unexpectedly, in thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, the Zhang family became the envy of everyone in the village so quickly, and Lotus regretted that she had not had a good relationship with Liu Meiniang before, and helped Zhao Guifen bully Liu Meiniang together.
Originally, the lotus didn't plan to come, but I didn't expect Zhao Guifen to come, and I had to pull the lotus flower as a companion, and the lotus had no choice but to agree to come with me.
"You two go." Liu Meiniang pointed to Zhao Guifen and Lotus and said, as soon as the words came out, the people standing at the door looked at the two.
"Didn't you ask for help? What do you mean by driving us away now? ”
As soon as Zhao Guifen heard that Liu Meiniang wanted her to leave, she was instantly unhappy.
"Just because I don't like you two, is that enough?" Liu Meiniang's words made most people cover their mouths and laugh.
Whoever has nowhere in the village can't come and hate the object. But it was the first one like Liu Meiniang to say it boldly and directly.
Wu Cuicui laughed the loudest. She also doesn't like Zhao Guifen and Lotus, she knows how to gossip about others one day, and she doesn't look at what she looks like.
"Liu Meiniang, you deceive people too much, me! We're here to help, aren't you afraid of being scolded by the people in the village with such an attitude? ”
Zhao Guifen finally revealed her true nature and said loudly with her waist in her arms.
"Then I'm really not afraid!" Liu Meiniang shrugged her shoulders indifferently.
"I don't know why some people are so thick-skinned, embarrassed to come to work for others, how do they usually gossip about others behind their backs, if I were some people, I would have covered my face and ran away."
A cold voice sounded, Liu Meiniang followed the voice and saw a woman wearing ginger blue floral clothes and pants, the woman was still wearing a hairband of the same color on her head, although she was not very good-looking, but it was very comfortable, Liu Meiniang flipped through her memories and found that she really had no impression of this person, only remembered that her name was Liu Xiaomian.
"Liu Xiaomian, you, what does it have to do with you?" As soon as she heard someone sneering, Zhao Guifen thoughtfully began to scold.
She scolded Liu Meiniang, so what, does it have anything to do with her coming to earn money?
"It's okay with me, but I can't really do anything really cheeky."
Liu Xiaomian said coldly.
"You're shameless, you're cheeky, you slut, if you don't say a few words, you'll die, the mourning star who killed your husband! You deserve to be widowed! ”
Sure enough, as soon as Zhao Guifen's words came out, Liu Xiaomian's face darkened, and this time even Liu Meiniang's face darkened.
Liu Meiniang's most unbearable thing is the pedantic thinking of the ancients, what Kefuke's wife, fate is restrained, as long as she hears these words, Liu Meiniang feels that her head is big, and she has to blame others for the reason, especially like her and Liu Xiaomian, she has a good mother-in-law and understands her, but in the eyes of outsiders, it is she who killed Zhang Jirin, listen to Zhao Guifen's meaning, Liu Xiaomian is the same situation, Kefu in other people's mouths.
After Zhao Guifen finished speaking, Liu Xiaomian lowered her head and didn't speak, what she was most afraid of hearing was that others said that she was Kefu and a mourning star, although she pretended to be very good and strong on the surface, but she often collapsed behind her back, especially when her husband just died, if it weren't for the fact that there was a young brother-in-law to take care of, she might have hanged herself with a rope a long time ago, and it would have been a hundred.
As a modern person, Liu Meiniang felt a little unbearable when she heard someone say this, not to mention Liu Xiaomian, an authentic ancient person.
"Zhao Guifen, didn't you brush your teeth in the morning? The mouth is so stinky, I have already said it, my family recruits people, but I don't want you and lotus, where do you come from. Also, I advise you to accumulate some virtue in your mouth, you say! Liu Meiniang sneered and said, the momentum really scared some of the people present.
"What's the big deal! I'm not unusual! There are only mourning stars like you, and there are only mourning stars like Liu Xiaomian, who are really like black pigs and crows! Bah! Zhao Guifen left without looking back.
Lotus looked at the people around her and followed apathely.
She still thought that she would be able to have a good relationship with Liu Meiniang today, and it would be more convenient for her to act in the future, but she didn't expect to quarrel again, and Lotus had a little more complaints about Zhao Guifen in her heart.
"Hey, where are you going!" After Zhao Guifen and Lotus both walked away, Liu Xiaomian also silently turned around to leave, but was stopped by Liu Meiniang.
"I ...... I'll go home. Liu Xiaomian pointed to a place casually, and when he heard the voice, he knew that Liu Xiaomian was not in a very happy mood now.
"Aren't you coming to help my house?" Liu Meiniang asked with a smile.
"I'll forget it." Liu Xiaomian waved his hand and refused.
"Xiao Mian, you clearly said that you want to come to Zhang's house to work, why do you want to leave again, how good is it to come to Zhang's house to work? The salary is so much, and it is easy, fifteen yuan a day, which is more than what you earn from embroidery. Wu Cuicui grabbed Liu Xiaomian and said.
Liu Meiniang couldn't help but laugh when she heard Wu Cuicui's words, this girl is really straightforward, and she has a good personality, so she can have a relationship.
"I ......" Liu Xiaomian frowned, still reluctant.
"Is it because of Zhao Guifen's words just now?" Liu Meiniang walked up to Liu Xiaomian and said.
In fact, she still has a good impression of Liu Xiaomian, although she really hasn't been in contact, but Liu Xiaomian has already won a lot of favor from her just by speaking for him.
"It's not!" Liu Xiaomian shook his head and denied it.
After all, Liu Meiniang is a human spirit who has lived for two lifetimes, of course, she can see that Liu Xiaomian is lying.
Liu Xiaomian usually looks a little mean and even sharp-tongued, this is all because of life, if she is not fierce, I don't know how many people in the village bully her, in fact, Liu Xiaomian is still very soft in her heart.
"Would you like to help?" Liu Meiniang asked.
"I... If you don't dislike it, then of course I do. Liu Xiaomian said firmly.
"That's okay, Sister Cuicui, you and Xiaomian, and these sisters, come over tomorrow and start working tomorrow." Liu Meiniang pointed to Wu Cuicui, as well as seven or eight little daughters-in-law and little girls behind Wu Cuicui.
"Really? Thank you, Mei Niang. ”
"Thank you Mei Niang, I will definitely work hard." Several people kept thanking Liu Meiniang when they were leaving, and Liu Meiniang smiled and responded one by one.
How could they be unhappy, come to Liu Meiniang's house to work, fifteen yuan a day, earn more than the men in the family, it is a great good thing and an honor for them.
The next day, everyone came to Liu Mei's house and began to help raise silkworms.
There are a total of nine people, Liu Meiniang divided the nine people into three groups, because the length of time for raising silkworms is different, and three people go to raise some silkworms in groups, so as to ensure a continuous supply of silk.
Xue Wuyi's clothes are also selling very hot, and every time someone sends a letter to Liu Meiniang, it can be seen that Liu Meiniang knows that Xue Wuyi counts the money and has hand cramps without thinking about it.
The fish in the fish pond also look almost the same, Liu Meiniang fished out a few fish every once in a while to make them for the Zhang family to eat, what sauerkraut fish, spicy fish, and grilled fish, which are quite popular with everyone.