Chapter 377 Discussing the opening of a tea plantation
After a preliminary agreement was reached, Qiao Xuan and Shao Yunduan went to see Ding Erzhu and his wife Zhou.
The two men were very happy to see them and greeted them and invited them into the house.
Qiao Xuan and Shao Yunduan came here last time during the autumn harvest season, and it has been more than a month.
Zhou poured tea and Ding Erzhu briefly explained the recent situation here.
Hearing the two men talking about reclaiming the tea mountain, Ding Erzhu also became interested.
"We have already told the head of the village. Uncle Erzhu will discuss with him what kind of people to hire and how to manage it. Before the Chinese New Year this year, it is best to tidy up all 500 acres of tea mountain, and at least 300 acres should be carefully tidied, because tea trees will be planted next year."
"In addition to these fields, there is another one that has been cleared for about 100 acres. We have other uses for it and want to grow other things."
Ding Erzhu nodded quickly: "Don't worry, I will go to Zhang Lizheng this afternoon to discuss it and make sure this matter is done properly. The tenants don't have much to do right now, and with the help of the people in Zhangjia Village, it shouldn't be difficult to improve the three to five hundred acres of land!"
"That's good," Qiao Xuan said with a smile, "If anyone asks about the wages, it's 30 cents a day, and lunch is provided. Lunch is steamed meat and vegetable buns, steamed bread, and flower rolls."
It is impossible to cook. After all, there would probably be hundreds of people hired to do the work. It would be convenient to steam buns with so many people.
"Then ask Aunt Zhou to find a few aunts and ladies from the village to make dumplings together. The wage is 20 cents per person per day. You can go to the city to buy the vegetables and meat needed for making dumplings. One third of a vegetarian dumpling should be meat."
Qiao Xuan felt that this was physically demanding work. Since she was in charge of lunch, she had to ensure that there was real meat so that people would have strength after eating their fill.
Thirty cents a day is also a very high wage.
Ding Erzhu felt sorry for them and couldn't help but say, "The wages are too high. The villagers will have to work hard to pay them. I'm afraid it won't be good when the time comes."
If the daily wage is only fifteen cents, which is a slightly lower price than normal, some people will be willing to do it, while others may not. Even if there are those who want to do it but are not selected, they will not have any objections.
But, 30 cents a day, anyone who doesn't do it is a fool! Who should I hire then?
If it's not your turn, you will be very anxious and it's hard to say whether it will cause trouble.
After all, this is Zhangjia Village, 70% of the people have the surname Zhang, and Qiao Xuan and the others are just outsiders.
This is the reason why a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake.
With such high wages, plus a free lunch which includes meat buns, the villagers will be even more eager to get it.
Qiao Xuan was also a little stunned after listening to Ding Erzhu's detailed account.
She just felt that doing physical work was very tiring and couldn't bear it. Moreover, she could afford thirty cents a day, but she didn't understand the farmers' thoughts better than Ding Erzhu.
Shao Yunduan looked at her tenderly and smiled. He had always known that his wife was kind-hearted.
"Thirty cents a day is indeed a bit too much, so let's just make it twenty cents. Lunch will be provided as usual, but it will be rationed. Each person will be given two steamed buns, two steamed buns, and one flower roll. If someone doesn't have enough, they can make up for it themselves. The steamed buns should be made as big as those sold in the market, and the steamed buns and flower rolls can be made slightly larger."
For a normal adult, this amount should be enough for lunch.
Qiao Xuan smiled, "Yes, that's the way it should be. It's easier to manage this way! As for hiring people, as long as our own tenants are willing, we can hire one person from each family."
(End of this chapter)
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