Chapter 300: Collecting wood during the New Year (collecting wealth)(1/2)
Xu Tianxin stood in front of twenty selected girls, with a stack of new contracts on the table beside her.
These are the twenty confidants who were promoted to do glycerin.
Among his confidants were Lin Yue and Xu Zhaozhao, who was already able to sit on the ground and do some light work.
"For us, the Chinese New Year is just like the past.
Sisters, in the new year, the goods we owe must be paid back.
Have you and your families discussed this?"
It was agreed that not only would the money and the family's land be compensated, but if anyone dared to violate the oath and expose the production method: "I swear, I will make my future man and son miserable for the rest of their lives."
Forget it for men, but not for sons.
After all, Xu Tianxin used to make glycerin to make skin care products and handmade soaps.
One of the steps also involves playing with glycerin, but it's not as detailed and precise.
But as long as everyone thinks that Xu Tianxin is still doing these things, it will be fine if the contract is re-signed.
What's more, in the eyes of the villagers, even if they know how to do it, they can't make much money.
Because of their preconceptions and feeling that they could not afford to offend the female general behind Xu Tianxin, the Zhenbei Army would only order Xu Tianxin's goods.
And if they dare to make their own or sell their methods to outsiders, unless they no longer want to live in this place, they will not be able to live in the town. If they run out, the Xu family will let them go, and neither will the Zhenbei Army.
Chase them with the contract.
They control the northern land, and now they don't care what business they do. It is said that even if ordinary people are cheated, the government will make the decision for them.
Therefore, even if outsiders give a lot of money to them and ask them to tell them the recipe for cooking oil and soap locust, the price is too high. How much money does the other party need to give to be so generous?
At this time, the girls happily stepped forward to press their fingerprints, and after signing, they started laughing:
"My grandma heard that I was promoted and my salary was half as much as before. She was shocked. She said that I had caught up in a good time, so I would stand up to them. How nice it would be if she were younger. Let me ask
Ask Tian Xin, do you really not consider age?"
"My grandfather is the same. My grandfather used to favor boys the most. He said that boys had to work, so why did girls eat so much if they didn't do anything? But on the day of the Chinese New Year, he asked me to grab some dry food to eat, and he also told me to take care of him.
Come on, you have to be strong enough to work, and I will have enough to eat from now on."
The girl who spoke was called Hei Ya. In the past, she was not taken seriously at home if she didn't like to make noises.
So her grandfather specially gave her a few more instructions, in front of the whole family. She was still very excited when she mentioned this matter.
Who said Hei Ya doesn't like to talk?
Hei Ya has been very talkative since she joined Xu Tianxin's phalanx.
Hei Ya said that she didn't know why, but it was different from at home.
Even on the second day of the Lunar New Year, when the married aunts returned to their home, these girls also went back to Xu Tianxin's house. When she carefully took the bronze mirror and saw her appearance clearly, she actually smiled at Xu Tianxin and said cheerfully: "Emma, I
Why do you look so ugly?"
It can be seen that even if wages are not increased, girls will still have to follow Xu Tianxin.
No one understands how lucky they are that Xu Tianxin came out of the village, and Xu Tianxin changed their feelings of poverty and not being taken seriously at home.
The appearance of color in life began when Xu Tianxin hired them.
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, it is nine o'clock in the morning in modern time.
When the sun comes out.
There was an old lady sitting outside the door of the house, guarding the door for Xu Tianxin and others, not letting anyone in, while smiling and collecting the soles of her shoes.
After the Xu family's workshop was built this year, they no longer rented her house to work.
Although she could no longer earn the rent, Tian Xin said that she could use the house to help dry herbs and sell pickles. So the old lady felt reluctant when she thought that Xu Tianxin would move away.
In the house, the girls each have two filters.
Xu Tianxin is explaining to everyone how to use this thing, how to calculate the time based on the water drop clock, and how to operate one person to take care of two filters at the same time.
There was not enough space for the long table in the room. If it were not crowded, there would be no space to stand on the floor. Some of the girls were sitting cross-legged on the kang, and some were standing by the window sill.
There were even six people sitting scattered in a corner, with straw piles on the ground. They sat on the straw piles with two filters in front of them, and they were listening attentively.
"Do you all understand? Now let me demonstrate to you."
Opposite this "confidential room", at the same time, there were twenty girls divided into four groups to continue making medicine, making soap, making facial oil, holding firewood, and boiling lard.
These girls are doing the basics of a small business that has already begun to make money, and will eventually be further processed by Xu Tianxin and Grandpa Guan.
In addition to the two side rooms, there is a brazier burning in the middle of the warehouse opposite for warmth. The grandfathers hired by Xu Tianxin are becoming more and more skilled in their crafts, and they have also started weaving baskets, polishing wood and making boxes in the new year.
Now they are not only earning Xu Tianxin's salary, but also making pastries and glutinous rice dumpling boxes from Xu's family after work.
This year’s New Year’s takeout cake baskets are made with their craftsmanship.
The grandfathers were chatting: "Tian Xin said that as soon as the new workshop is built, we will all move there, including the new man Gao and his wife who are new to our village."
"Speaking of Lao Gao, my second grandson often squats next to him recently and looks at dyed bamboo strips. I wonder, what's there to see in that thing?"
"Hey? Don't underestimate it. It would be great if your second grandson had a skillful hand. I heard that Youcang and the others went back to Fucheng last time, and they paid Lao Gao three taels of silver for a small painting, three taels.
, guess what?”
"What's wrong?"
"Our Tian Xin'er is really a kid who makes a lot of money. We didn't let him sell it. Even Lao Gao said he couldn't sell it.
Let’s talk privately about this, Lao Gao and his wife, it’s not good for them to be under the care of Tian Xin’er this year.
A broken home is worth tens of thousands of dollars. If his broken home is thrown away, how much money will it cost to move to our village to buy one? Including his wife, she also changed the soup and medicine to drink. What, did the medicine fall from the sky for free? Two bald men
Even if there is no consultation fee, there is also the cost of the medicine. In the end, isn’t it all Tianxin’s money?
Presumably Lao Gao was anxious and wanted to sell it so that he could provide some extra money for his children.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! But our Tian Xin'er said that if the shop in Fucheng doesn't give more than ten taels to that small painting, she won't sell it! She said that you don't have to worry about good things, and Buy her Grandpa Guan a lot of new dyes, and let her just keep busy and continue making them."
"Hey, Brother Song, then you should let your second grandson learn more from Lao Gao. What if Mantang will really teach him. No, I will go back and pick the grandson at home to see which one can bear the temper. Go to Lao Gao's place and learn from it. Once you learn the craft, it will be a way out no matter what the situation."
These old men don't know that there are already four and a half-year-old children squatting here in Gao Mantang: "Hey, why do you want to learn this? Do you think I am doing well?"
Gao Mantang knows very well that people who have a lot of money have to be really rare to be willing to spend money to buy this thing.
It can be seen that even if you learn how to make paintings, if you don't know people with a lot of money, no matter how good your paintings are, they still won't be sold. After all, in the eyes of most people, no matter how beautiful a bamboo painting is, it can't compare to a big cake.
Some boys called Aunt Xu Tianxin according to their seniority: "My sister-in-law thinks that it is useful to learn it. Gao Taizu, if you don't mind the boys making trouble, we will help you work. You can always send us a few. My sister-in-law said, you can't just look at it in vain." .”
At the same time, there is a dense mountain with no name.
The "Xu Family Sanyou" group has already entered the mountain.
Xu Youliang stood halfway up the mountain so tired that he put his hands on his hips and said, "Dapeng, you kid can just go back and learn how to read. When the time comes, our old Xu family will pull up a team to go into the mountain. I think you can be the leader." .”
No wonder he dared to go across the mountains and ridges to look for his third son without the paperwork to leave the city.
The Dapeng entered the mountain as if it were walking on flat ground, swishing away like a monkey in the forest.
He can also guess where there are dangerous animals nearby based on the footprints in the snow and the trampling marks on dry grass and tree trunks, and can avoid them in time, trampling on the squeaking snow to find another way.
When I see some trees, I can tell them at a glance: "You can't go there, it's too thick, there's a hole underneath, and the tree trunks might be hollow. Who knows what big thing is hiding nearby. I saw it last time A blind man would come out of a place like that."
Xu Youyin sighed and patted Da Fei's head next to him: "Did you guys think that you were birds in the forest before? How dare you walk through such a wild forest? We have only been walking for a long time and we have seen the footprints of so many big things. , the adult tiger here can jump up to ten feet high (equivalent to the height of a modern shed roof), and every pounce is accurate. How dangerous it is, I bet you will be more lucky than I was in previous years."
The eyelashes of Da Fei's eyes were covered with frost. Hearing this, his heart felt warm and he looked at his uncle smiling.
And during this trip, another thing that impressed everyone was the handsome man.
This guy is amazing, he can go up mountains and down rivers without getting lost.
If you go down to the river and scratch your head, your head will pop up from wherever you want.
When arriving in the dense mountains, even Dapeng would mark the tree trunks with stones to prevent detours.
Unexpectedly, Xiaozhu, a handsome man, could actually look at the entire mountain from below. He could distinguish the east, west, north, and south by looking at the light and shadow, and looking at the time and road.
It turns out that the handsome father chose this boy as his son-in-law for some reason.
His physical condition is not that good, no one else is wheezing, he is almost out of breath, and he is too short.
"I don't care about water, but I don't care about mountains. The dry and cold wind makes my lungs hurt. Don't you feel pain?"
It won't hurt if you just say a few words.
The handsome man suddenly let out an ouch. The snow was too thick in some places. He was short and stepped in, half of his legs were submerged in the snow.
Liu Jingdong was behind him, with a large bag of dry food on his chest and a large rake on his shoulder. He pulled the handsome man out of the deep snow with one hand like he was pulling a carrot.
The handsome man still has a shadow on Liu Jingdong.
He is not afraid of the Xu family because the Xu family is reasonable.
But in the eyes of Xiao Zhuzi, a handsome man, Liu Jingdong was unreasonable and short-sighted.
It was Liu Jingdong who lifted him up and spun him around so that he could throw it out in front of him.
"thank you."
To be continued...