"Your task is to deliver all this timber to the south of the city before dusk today."
They were all a little surprised that they could carry so much in half a morning and an afternoon.
Even a mule couldn't pull all that.
Looking at their expressions, the boss chuckled and said, "Don't complain about being tired. Once you've delivered all this timber, each of you can earn an average of one or two taels of silver. That's a whole day's work."
"This is something that so many people would love but cannot have."
Hearing that there were so many, everyone was eager to participate, their energy boiling.
"You two try your strength first, see how many kilograms you can carry," the boss said to Qiao Yunni and the other man.
"A pillar weighs two hundred catties, a beam weighs one hundred and fifty catties, and a rafter weighs thirty catties."
Qiao Yunni: "I'll try using one pillar and one rafter first."
He walked over as he spoke.
"Mom, keep going!"
"Go, Auntie!" Da Meng and Xiao Meng shouted in unison.
"Go, little sister!"
Qiao Yunni first slowly raised the pillar, then lowered it so that the middle part rested on her shoulder. With a strong effort and a determined bite, she lifted the heavy pillar.
With his other arm, he conveniently caught the rafter, holding it firmly in place.
The boss's eyes lit up: "You're really something, girl. Walk a few steps and let's see."
Qiao Yunni walked quickly, as if she were carrying something weighing about fifty pounds on her shoulders, not a pillar.
"No problem, I think I can gain another 30 pounds."
"Boss, could you also give me the price for two and a half trips?"
The boss was already prepared to replace her, but seeing how capable Qiao Yunni was, he was overjoyed.
"Alright, I've never seen a female strongman before, so I'll calculate two and a half rounds for you."
The Qiao family members were all stunned.
They hadn't expected Qiao Yunni to be so strong.
As expected of the Qiao family, even the women possess remarkable strength.
The middle-aged man was under immense pressure seeing this situation.
He tried it out and found that carrying 260 pounds allowed him to walk a little faster, but adding any more weight would slow down his efficiency.
Therefore, he can only charge for two trips.
He's not even as good as this girl.
He was already the strongest man among all the men waiting for work on the street.
I couldn't help but marvel at how rare such talent was.
As for Qiao Xiaomeng, he is young, but he can also carry 260 jin (130 kg).
To make up for the lack of weight in their family and to prevent the boss from feeling like they were losing money, Qiao Laosan and Qiao Dameng gritted their teeth and added thirty pounds to their shoulders each.
"Alright, let's go. Come back soon!" the boss waved to them.
Everyone carried the bundled and matched timber and set off quickly.
Yang Lao Da and Yang Lao Er hid in one place, watching the Qiao family carry such heavy timber with incredible speed, their jaws nearly dropping in astonishment.
"Brother, are these people reincarnated cows? Even the women are carrying heavy loads that weigh almost 300 pounds."
"Perhaps, it really is."
"Third Uncle, Mother, I'm going to take a walk around the streets to get familiar with the area," Qiao Lian'er said to her family.
Qiao Yunni couldn't rest easy: "Lian'er, didn't you say someone was with you? How can we leave you alone?"
"Mother, don't worry, they're not following us anymore. They probably misunderstood something." Qiao Lian'er said this, but she was actually plotting something in her heart.
She needs to find a way to get rid of those two people to prevent future troubles.
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