Since some people are envious, we must find a way to suppress them. Product quality is a given, but we are afraid that others will try to sabotage us. Wei Mo thought for a moment and then spoke to Wang Zhenhua.
"Mom, we should prepare more Ula grass, so that when we get to cut grass, it won't cause a scramble with those other people. Why don't we start cutting grass today?"
Wei Mo's words made sense, prompting everyone else to nod in agreement.
"Sister Wang, let's get the grass back first, so we don't run out of grass later."
After Wang Ling spoke up, Yu Juan followed suit.
"Sister Wang, shall we go?"
Wang Zhenhua also felt that his son made sense, so he put the straw sandals on the ground and called out to everyone.
"Let's go cut grass together and bring it all back so we won't have to worry about Ula grass in the future."
After speaking, he paused and then looked at Old Man Yu.
"Godfather, go to the brigade and borrow an oxcart. We'll harvest more and try to get enough Ula grass for this year in the next few days."
Seeing the family working together, the old man nodded happily and said...
"Okay, I'll go right away. Remember to borrow a sickle from the brigade headquarters, since no one has one right now."
The family members had a clear division of labor and quickly got busy, preparing to harvest all the Ula grass so as to avoid competing with the second group for it later.
Wei Mo wanted to help, but was refused by his mother and the others.
"You'd better just make some more cabinets. Your Aunt Wang Ling and Aunt Yu Juan don't have any cabinets yet!"
Wang Ling and Yu Juan, who were standing to the side, smiled awkwardly. Since they came here, their lives have become better and better. They even had to ask Sister Wang's family to provide them with cabinets.
After the brigade leader returned to the fields, he gathered the women together.
"Come here, everyone, I have something to tell you."
Wang Xinbo, Wang Xinhong, and the other women's eyes lit up. It must be about the weaving group they had just talked about. They quickly put down their work and ran over.
"What is it, Captain?"
"What's wrong? Is there any news?"
"Yes, Captain, does that mean we can join the knitting group too?"
"Captain, can we start another knitting group?"
As the group chattered on and on, the captain grew increasingly annoyed. He waved his hand and said sternly,
"Quiet down, everyone. Who wants to come? Who wants to join the staffing group? Sign up."
“Since so many people want to join the weaving group, we also need to ensure fairness. Let’s open another weaving group. Your second weaving group will deliver the goods to the supply and marketing cooperative on its own. We will only give you work points if the supply and marketing cooperative accepts them.”
Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up. Although they couldn't join Wang Zhenhua's weaving group, it was still better than working in the fields, so they all raised their hands to sign up.
Seeing that so many people had signed up, Wang Dazhuang said,
“You should each elect a group leader, at least one person in charge.”
Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard this. Everyone wanted to be the group leader, but in the end, only one person could be chosen.
Wang Xinbo ultimately won. Although she has some minor flaws, such as being overly frugal, this is beneficial to everyone in the knitting group. It's better than her sister being so stingy.
Wang Xinbo was very happy; now he was an official too. He then addressed the brigade leader...
"Captain, can we go knitting now?"
The captain turned to look at Wang Xinbo and the others.
"Finish the work in the fields first, then you can get ready. As for which farm to work at, just follow the same pattern as the other group. But let's agree on that beforehand."
"The brigade won't give a single work point for substandard products. If your weaving is substandard, don't blame me for being ruthless."
The team leader had made his point clear, after all, Wang Zhenhua and his team's skills were undeniable, and the supply and marketing cooperative hadn't said a word more, accepting whatever amount they sent.
If the second group's knitting is substandard and the supply and marketing cooperative refuses to accept it, then that will be troublesome.
It would be better to talk to these women in advance. As for whether or not to accept their money, that would depend on the supply and marketing cooperative. But it's better to be upfront about the potential problems.
Wang Xinbo nodded and said to the captain,
"Captain, don't worry, we will definitely get it organized. I've been doing this since I was a kid."
Finally, seeing that there were quite a few of them, the captain turned to Wang Xinbo and said...
“There are only five people in their group, and you can’t have too many people either, otherwise there will be no one to do the work in the fields.”
"Here's what we'll do: we'll give you 10 spots, double the number of the others. As for who you'll choose, you can pick them yourself."
Upon hearing this, Wang Xinbo's eyes lit up. This was tantamount to giving her power; wouldn't she be able to choose whomever she wanted? She happily assured the captain.
"Captain, don't worry, I will definitely do a good job of what you asked me to do."
Captain Li Dazhuang nodded, ignored everyone, turned and walked away, while Wang Xinbo became the object of the women's admiration.
After some deliberation, Wang Xinbo only selected a few people he had a good relationship with; as for the others, there weren't enough spots for them.
Let them make a fuss if they want; I've already got the job.
She didn't care about anything else. Even when she went to work today, she was listless. As Xu Meijuan recorded the work points, she frowned when she saw the work of these people and said to everyone.
"Half of your work points will be deducted today. What have you been doing?"
Wang Xinbo and the others had no objections. I was already resigned to my fate, and I wasn't planning on working in the fields anymore. I also didn't give Xu Meijuan a friendly look.
Hmph, so what if they deducted it? What's there to be so smug about?
Then the women returned home, waiting to start their straw sandal weaving business at Wang Xinbo's house the next day.
As Wei Mo made more and more furniture, the old man prepared another truckload of wood for him.
The money spent on purchasing the timber was all paid by the old man, who didn't mind as long as his children were happy.
Another thing that happened in the last few days was that Wang Ling, Yu Juan, and Qian Manman also recognized the old village chief as their godfather, which made the old village chief extremely happy. Suddenly, he had four daughters.
To his surprise, Li Xiuxiu, who was closest to his family, did not acknowledge him as her son. However, this did not affect their relationship; perhaps the child had other ideas.
But the old village chief didn't mind. He had long considered Li Xiuxiu as family, after all, she was the best to his eldest grandson.
The old man looked at his goddaughters in front of him and said,
"My daughters, your godfather has prepared a gift for you. I'll give it to you in a couple of days."
The people who were knitting all smiled broadly, and replied in unison.
"Then thank you, godfather." This was not like the godfather of later generations.
This is truly treating them like a father, and they will take care of Grandpa Yu and Grandma Yu until their deaths.
The house returned to normal, and Wei Mo had finished making all the furniture. Feeling a bit bored, he looked at the gold coins that kept increasing in his trading shop.
Wei Mo wanted to come up with something else, and after thinking about the fried dough sticks he had eaten that day, he decided to bring out the tofu shop.
After all, not only can you drink delicious soy milk, but you can also eat tofu, and even the soybean pulp can be used, so there is absolutely no waste.
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