Chapter 103 Good luck in starting work 2
Wei looked embarrassed: "Thank you, little sister."
"Let's cook first. Sister-in-law, please go to town and buy 10 catties of pork belly and 30 catties of fried dough sticks. The oil at home is almost gone, so we need to refine it."
As he said this, he took out one or two taels of silver and gave them to Mrs. Du.
Mrs. Du agreed readily and hurried out.
Ye Caiping cooked rice with Wei.
Considering that we have to prepare big pot meals and the kitchen also needs to make spicy soup, there is simply not enough food.
Last night, Old Man Ye built two stoves in the yard, which are very convenient to use.
Cooking rice from a big pot requires a lot of skill, as it can easily be half-cooked if you’re not careful, not to mention brown rice, which is even harder to cook.
Fortunately, Wei had participated in many weddings and funerals and was very good at cooking big pot meals.
Wei soaked brown rice last night, but the amount was only enough to cook porridge. It’s too late to soak now.
Ye Caiping said, "Let's cook another five kilograms of white rice. Cook the two types of rice separately and mix them together when they are cooked."
Wei felt a little distressed, but thinking that Ye Caiping would back her up, she happily went to scoop up the rice.
While the rice was simmering, Ye Caiping and Wei were also making spicy soup.
Fortunately, Jin'er and Huan'er were there to watch the fire, so they were able to handle it.
Near noon, Bajin, Erquan, Ye Yong and Sanquan came back carrying hoes and drove the ox cart to deliver the goods.
After the rice was cooked, Mrs. Du came back.
Cut the meat, stir-fry the vegetables, and make some scrambled eggs with leeks.
By the time I finished the work, it was already past noon.
Ye Caiping wiped the sweat from her forehead, her bones crackling with exhaustion. She heaved a sigh of relief and asked Jin'er to call people back for dinner.
Old Lady Ye and Jinhua and Yinhua came back first, covered in sweat.
Without caring about anything else, they quickly put two large tables in the yard.
After a while, a burst of laughter was heard, and helpers came in one after another, carrying hoes and holding bowls and chopsticks in their hands.
Because there were not enough bowls and chopsticks, the helpers brought their own bowls and chopsticks.
"Thank you for your hard work. Come and have dinner!" Wei greeted them hurriedly.
Ye Caiping and Mrs. Du brought out a bowl of rice and placed it on the table.
Zhao Tieniu and his helpers exclaimed: "This is dry rice!"
"Make way, make way, the food is here!" Then, Ye Caiping and the other person brought up another pot of food.
Wow, it’s a pot of fried eggs with leeks! There are quite a lot of eggs, all bright yellow, making people drool.
Although I was working for someone, the first meal usually consisted of meat, and most of the time it was scrambled eggs, but most of the time there were more vegetables than eggs. It was rare to see a full bowl of yellow food like this.
The helpers rushed to pick up the bowls and chopsticks.
Unexpectedly, Ye Caiping and Du Shi came up again with a basin of things: "Make way."
When I put it on the table, it turned out to be a pot of fried pork belly with Chinese cabbage. It was greasy and there was a lot of meat visible to the naked eye.
The helpers all gasped.
Zhao Tieniu said: "Oh my, both eggs and meat, Erquan and sister-in-law are really willing to spend money."
Ye Zhuzi also grinned: "Of course. Erquan? Where's Erquan?"
Old Man Ye smiled and said, "I'm going to deliver the goods. I'll be back in an hour. Let's eat!"
Over there, Ye Caiping had already used several large spoons to divide the eggs and fried meat on the table into several plates.
Zhao Tieniu and other helpers couldn't wait any longer and quickly scooped up the rice and dishes and started eating.
While eating, he praised: "Cai Ping and sister-in-law are really good at cooking. They are generous enough to add salt and soy sauce. It's delicious!"
Wei was so praised that he laughed and felt very proud.
Ye Caiping looked around and asked Zhao Tieniu: "Where is my sister-in-law? She was digging the foundation just now."
"She went home and ate."
Ye Caiping understood, and the couple came together to help, allowing only one person to eat. This is because I can't bear to eat their food because I'm afraid they will spend money.
Ye Caiping couldn't help but sigh that Tie Niu's wife was kind and considerate.
It was not just Tie Niu's family, it was the same at Uncle Ye's family too. Only Siquan and Wuquan came to eat, but Uncle Ye and his wife did not come.
Only Zhao Shuisheng...
Uh... not only was he eating, but even his mother, Mrs. Zhao, came in from somewhere, got some food, and squatted in the corner, eating it in big mouthfuls.
Zhao Shuisheng also noticed his mother, his face turned red, and finally he poured all the remaining rice in his bowl into her bowl, then turned and left.
When everyone had almost finished eating, Ye Caiping said with a smile:
"Everyone, today is a good day for my second brother's house to start the groundbreaking ceremony. I will trouble you all in the following days."
"No trouble." The helpers responded happily with their mouths full of oil.
"Also, the day after tomorrow, I will also start building a house. When the time comes..." Ye Caiping paused, then continued, "I also plan to hire people to do the work, and I will pay them. I plan to pick people from the village, one person from each household."
"Everyone work for my second brother, I will give priority to people from your family, how about that?"
Zhao Tieniu and other men were stunned for a moment, then understood instantly.
Ye Caiping also wanted to build a house, but she would be paid for it.
But Ye Erquan was also building a house, so they came to repay a favor and had no money.
Ye Caiping was afraid that they would not be dedicated after making comparisons.
But if Ye Caiping hired their family members, that would be a different story. Wouldn’t the wages also go into their pockets?
Besides, they only pick one person from each household. If they weren’t helping Erquan with the work, Ye Caiping might not have chosen them.
The helpers were delighted when they thought of this, and felt as if they had gained the upper hand.
He immediately responded, "Of course that's good! Sister Caiping, you can pick whatever you want. My two sons are twenty and eighteen, both are big boys with great strength."
"Me too. My eldest son is 23 and my second son is 21. They are both strong young men."
"Let my fourth brother go." Although he is the younger brother, he does not share the family property, and the wages he receives also belong to the family.
Ye Caiping smiled and said, "Okay, thank you for your help then."
Old Man Ye and Old Lady Ye looked at each other, breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled.
My daughter solved the problem with just a few words.
Everyone dared not to be careless.
Ye Zhuzi said, "Hahaha, Miss Caiping, how do you calculate your wages?"
"Twenty-five cents a day, including lunch."
Ye Zhuzi and the others all had bright eyes: "Twenty-five cents, it's more than what we earn carrying a big bag outside. They even provide lunch!"
They also knew the price of hiring someone to build a house, which was usually twenty cents a day. Ye Caiping charged five cents more than outside!
"Everyone go back and ask your family if they want to come. If they do, come and register with me. I'll have to do a count, and if there aren't enough people, I'll have to recruit more."
"Don't worry, I'll definitely agree. I'll go home and ask."
After Ye Zhuzi finished speaking, he wiped the oil off his lips, turned around and left.
So do Zhao Tieniu and others.
In less than two quarters of an hour, the helpers came with their people.
In addition to Uncle Ye and his three companions, there were sixteen strong laborers who came to help, and they brought fifteen of them with them.
After Ye Caiping registered one by one, she finally found out that Uncle Ye had not allowed any of his sons to register.
The remaining one was Zhao Shuisheng from next door, who had just been embarrassed and driven away by Mrs. Zhao.
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Mrs. Zhao running over on her bound feet: "Also remember for my old man that my Shuisheng is also helping out!"
Ye Caiping doesn't like Mrs. Zhao, but Zhao Shuisheng and Zhao Facai, father and son, are both good people.
Since Zhao Shuisheng came to help, she naturally asked Zhao Facai to do the work.
Before Ye Caiping even started writing, she saw Zhao Facai rushing over and yelling at Mrs. Zhao: "You damned old woman, stop embarrassing me."
Mrs. Zhao jumped back when she was yelled at.
Ye Caiping smiled and said, "Uncle Facai, Shuisheng is really helping me. It's only right that I ask you to do the work. How can it be embarrassing?"
"That's right!" Mrs. Zhao immediately retorted, as if she had found a backer.
Zhao Facai glanced over and saw Mrs. Zhao shrinking her neck again like a quail.
Zhao Facai said to Ye Caiping with some stammering: "Well...anyway...it is..."
He was afraid that while he was working, Mrs. Zhao would come and eat for free, which would be embarrassing.
"It's okay, it's just an extra meal." Ye Caiping said with a smile, "Unless you don't want to come."
Zhao Facai blushed: "I, I want to come..."
"That's fine. I'll put your name down."
Zhao Facai smiled with embarrassment and joy, then turned around and yelled at Mrs. Zhao again: "Go home quickly!"
Mrs. Zhao shrank her neck, twisted her waist, and ran out in a hurry, like a chicken being chased, and was chased home by Zhao Facai.
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