Chapter 28 Finding the Right Person

Shen Qing was still worried. After seeing Huo Bing's composure recover, she thought about taking her to the city to see a doctor when she had some money.

If the doctor in Xingcheng is not good enough, we can change to the doctor in Fucheng.

She looked towards the river and said, "Your eldest brother will go cut bamboo tomorrow morning. Please help look after the two children. I will cook the meals so that your sister-in-law can have a good rest."

The river water had no objection at all.

Huo Bing was anxious, "Mom, I'm really fine. It's just an old illness. It will be fine once it's healed. Don't worry.

I'm in good health and won't be delayed at all!"

The family is in need of people right now, and the work she is responsible for is already small. How can she feel embarrassed not to do such a small job?

Shen Qing didn't agree.

The others had no objections and all advised Huo Bing to listen to his mother and have a good rest.

It's strange. In the past, there was not much work to do during the slack season, but I always wanted everyone else to work and I would do nothing.

Now my days are packed from morning till night, but instead of feeling tired, I feel like I can add some more work to do!

A warm feeling surged in Huo Bing's heart, and she lowered her eyelids and nodded silently.

It’s nice to have family.

This is what family is.

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Shen Qing still went to the city to "sell" eels in the morning.

She didn't need to buy anything in the city these days, but she didn't have an empty bucket when she came back. Instead, she used the money from selling eels to buy rice, flour, mung beans, red beans and other food.

Instead of decreasing, the food supply at home increased every day.

Everyone in the family is full of motivation as they see more and more food!

Jiang Xiangdong borrowed a saw from Guan the carpenter to cut the bamboo he had cut on the first day. He cut it into pieces according to the length of Jiang Xiangzhong's brush. The cut edges were rough, so Guan Xiaoshan came over to give instructions: first grind it with a stone, then use coarse cloth, and if it's still not fine enough, use cotton cloth.

As for these bamboo joints, if you want them to avoid bursting or turning yellow and dry, you can roast them slowly over low heat. It is very important to control the temperature. He demonstrated it himself and did not go home until Shen Qing and Jiang Xiangdong had fully mastered it.

Shen Qing thought silently that it was just like what the system said, "Doing the right thing will be rewarded." It seemed that making friends with the Guan family was really the right decision.

The raw material soaked in lime water will be fine on the fifth day, but the one soaked in wood ash will not be fine until the seventh day.

Shen Qing summed up the rule: lime water has a stronger ability to remove grease than wood ash.

If you use lime water, soak it for five days, and if you use wood ash, soak it for seven days.

During the days of soaking the wool, Huo Bing made soap with the leftover sesame oil and lard;

Jiang Xiangdong sawed out all the bamboos on the first day. There were more than a hundred usable bamboos in total. It was fast to cut the bamboo and saw it into sections, but baking it was an extremely slow job that required a lot of experience!

I watched them intently for two whole days, but I only managed to bake more than 60 sticks.

Jiang Xiangdong was originally very anxious, fearing that he would delay other processes, but after finding out more about it, he found that he seemed to be the fastest among them?

Shen Qing was in charge of polishing, and first used a smooth stone slab to polish the joints of the bamboo joints smooth;

Then use linen to polish back and forth, and not just the cut, but also the entire bamboo joint, until the pen holder is smooth and round;

After the linen, there is cotton. The pen holder made of cotton feels silky smooth, and it is obviously more than one level higher whether you look at it or try it out!

I polished out seven on the first day, and by the end of the day my arms were so sore I couldn't lift them.

She thought that she was not skilled enough. With the experience of the first day, she would be able to be much faster on the second day. Well, she was indeed much faster on the second day and polished out nine of them.

The polishing speed obviously couldn't keep up with the other steps. Shen Qing thought this wouldn't work, so on the third day Jiang Shui didn't go out to pick wild vegetables, but polished the pen holders at home. The little girl was very nimble and polished eleven in total!

Shen Qing looked at the pen holders that had been baked at home, and immediately stopped Jiang Xiangdong and asked him to clean the wool instead.

After the wool is cleaned, Jiang Shui has no time to polish the pen shaft, because sorting the wool and tying the thread is a delicate job!

Especially when binding the thread, use silk thread to tie the pen tip tightly without any gaps, then put it into the hole of the pen holder of the same thickness according to the thickness, then carve a scratch on the upper outside of the pen holder and tie it with silk thread to ensure that it will not fall off.

Finally, trim the brush tip and the brush is completely completed.

The problem Shen Qing is facing now is that he doesn’t have enough manpower!

Very insufficient!

The eldest brother is responsible for cutting bamboo, sawing pen shafts, baking and cleaning the wool, she is responsible for polishing, Xiaoshui is responsible for sorting the wool, and then there is still a need for people to tie the thread and trim the pen tip.

Moreover, it is completely impossible for one person to do the grinding and wiring alone, and it is impossible to keep up with the progress.

Polishing is a time-consuming job, and one person can only do a dozen or so pens a day at most; while tying the thread and trimming the pen tips require skills, and a skilled person can do thirty to fifty a day, while a clumsy person can't tie them properly and they may fall off even if he can only do a few a day.

It would be possible to call the third and fourth brothers back to do the former, but it would not work even if the two of them were called back, and Shen Qing had never thought of calling them back.

Earning money is important, but earning money from the mall is also important. After all, money from the mall can guarantee food and medicine! She still knows which is more important.

Since the third and fourth brothers can't be called back to do these tasks, we have to find other suitable people...

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"Mrs. Jiang, it's only natural for the child to go over and help out. Why talk about wages?" In the adobe main room, Guan the carpenter rubbed his hands and said uncomfortably.

Guan Xiaoshan beside him nodded in agreement.

Guan Li was about to speak when Shen Qing gestured with his hand and said with a smile, "Xiaoshan helped me a lot a few days ago, and I didn't ask for any reward. If he can help me occasionally this time, I will shamelessly come to your door.

But this is a long-term job, at least two or three months. If you don't discuss the wages, then even if I have a thick skin, I won't dare to come here, right?"

Guan Li couldn't help but burst out laughing after hearing these words, and she quickly covered her mouth.

Carpenter Guan looked at his daughter hesitantly and opened his mouth: "Xiao Li, what do you think about this?"

Guan Li didn't hesitate and said directly: "Dad, since Auntie has already mentioned the wages, then we should do as she says. If we don't do a good job, it's only right that we deduct the wages."

Carpenter Guan still felt something was wrong. His daughter would marry Xiangxi in the future, and he and Shen Qing would be in-laws. Xiaoshan was only in her teens, and helping the Jiang family was also helping her own sister, so it would be inappropriate to ask for high wages.

But Shen Qing made it very clear that he would not let them go to help without asking for payment.

Never mind, never mind, things may change. At worst, I can give my daughter more dowry in the future, it will be the same if I give her some extra money!

"Okay, Sister Jiang, tell me what to do. If the two children can't do it well, I can teach them a thing or two."

Shuiqing was not worried that Guan Li and Guan Xiaoshan would not do a good job, especially since Guan Xiaoshan was very skillful in woodworking. Compared to making brushes, she was more concerned about another thing and solemnly reminded them: "Only my family knows about my brush making. After today, both of our families will know about it.

There are good and bad people in the village. When we make money in the future, there may be jealous people who come here to learn from us. So our two families must be careful not to leak our processes and skills!"

Carpenter Guan's expression was equally serious: "Don't worry, Sister Jiang, no one takes the confidentiality of our craftsmanship more seriously than ours!

If you trust the two children and treat them as if they were your own family, I guarantee they will be as strict about making brushes as they are about their woodworking skills!"

Guan Li and Guan Xiaoshan followed suit.

Shen Qing breathed a sigh of relief. Yes, the level of confidentiality regarding craftsmanship is definitely the highest these days.

The reason why she trusted the Guan family was that she admired the character of the Guan family and Guan Li.

Secondly, it was because of Guan Xiaoshan. He was the one who took the initiative to teach them how to bake pens. He did not hide anything and was honest with the Jiang family. He reciprocated her kindness, so she naturally trusted them.