Chapter 496 Shelter from the Wind and Rain
Shen Yueyao said, "You can also gather some people who are good at construction and craftsmanship to build a workshop together, but they must be rigorous and have good moral character before we can use them."
After Shen Yueyao said this, Shi Jiansong and Shi Zhengtao, father and son, were stunned.
They all suspected that they had heard wrongly.
They know best what the current situation in Hezhou is.
They also know how difficult it is to find a job.
Twenty cents a day, and that includes a meal?
Shi Jiansong said with trembling hands, "Girl, are you...are you telling the truth?"
He actually couldn't believe it.
If his son had not just gone to the field to find him and told him that this girl had medical skills and helped treat his wife.
He simply wouldn't believe it.
But looking at the clothes and temperament of the people in front of him, he knew that they were not ordinary people.
There is no need to deceive ordinary people.
Shen Yueyao said, "It's true. If you agree to take this job, you must also sign a confidentiality agreement. Of course, you are free and don't need to sign a contract, but you must not leak any secrets while working, and you must not reveal any information about the workshop to others after the work is completed."
Shen Yueyao didn't want others to know the layout and structure of the papermaking and printing workshops.
And the outside must be surrounded by a wall.
This project is quite large.
Shen Yueyao is very serious and cautious.
As for the later production of papermaking technology, the people who need it will not be this group of people.
She had to find someone reliable, and she had to hold the indenture in her hand to ensure that there would be no betrayal.
After hearing this, Shi Zhengtao said without hesitation: "I agree."
Shi Zhengtao said, then nudged his father Shi Jiansong with his elbow, "Dad!"
Shi Jiansong suddenly came back to his senses and said, "Yes, yes, we agree."
"In the past, some relatives and friends in the village also knew how to build buildings, and they were all able to do these jobs."
Shi Jiansong was very excited. Twenty cents a day included food. With these copper coins, they would have no problem feeding the whole family in a short time.
If they could work for a month, each family would earn at least 600 coins.
Six hundred coins can buy a lot of coarse grains and cereals, enough to feed the whole family for a while.
Shi Jiansong was so excited just thinking about it that his eyes were slightly red.
He really couldn't believe this was true.
Besides, it is the slack season for farmers now, so it does not affect the work in the fields at all.
Seeing that they all agreed to take on the job, Shen Yueyao handed a workshop design drawing to Shi Jiansong and said, "Here is the design drawing. Build the workshop according to the drawing. Can you understand it?"
Shi Jiansong nodded and said, "Yes, I can understand it."
Since he was a child, he followed his father to help the villagers build houses. Later, when he grew up, he helped wealthy families build houses. At first, he couldn't read the blueprints, but later he gradually learned how to read them.
Later, I understood how to build it at a glance.
His son also learned these skills from him.
It’s just that Hezhou has suffered from floods in the past two years, and officials have been protecting each other, so not many people are engaged in construction.
Shi Jiansong never thought that he could still find a job.
He was so excited that his voice was trembling.
Shen Yueyao nodded and said, "Then you can help find some people first. I will arrange for someone to come and take a look in a couple of days. If there is no problem, I will take you to Xiaozhuzhuang to build a workshop."
"But the person you find who can do the job can't have any problems."
"Yes, yes, Boss, we understand."
Shi Jiansong simply changed his address to calling him "boss".
After that, he and his son helped with the work, and this man became their boss.
After Shen Yueyao explained some more things, she took Su Ruoyun and Su Dao away.
After walking out, Su Ruoyun said, "Aunt San, I don't know how many people they can find."
"If there are few people looking for it, then building a workshop will be very slow, right?"
Shen Yueyao nodded and said, "Let's see how many people they can find. We'll go get some people to make these steamers and other things, and then go take a look at the city gate."
Since there are not enough people on hand now, Shen Yueyao does everything herself.
Su Ruoyun said: "Aunt San, you can definitely let Lu Song do these things."
Lusong was a servant brought from the capital by Shen Yueyao. He was smart and clever in his work, so Shen Yueyao let him stay with Fan Quan to be trained and taught.
I plan to train him as a manager.
Su Ruoyun felt that if he wanted to be trained as a manager, he should be allowed to do more work to hone his abilities.
Shen Yueyao said: “It’s okay, I do these things myself just to travel around and get a better understanding of Hezhou.”
"In the later stage, let Lusong run errands and do things."
By walking around the village and everywhere, Shen Yueyao can understand the situation in each place more quickly.
Su Ruoyun understood after hearing this.
"Indeed, even if we come to the village along the way, we can see and hear something."
"Lin Zhong said that Shi Jiansong was a skilled architect, so he was forced to work on the city wall. He was so tired that he accidentally dropped something in a frame, and was beaten half to death by the steward. He was covered in wounds and blood, but he seems to be fine now."
Speaking of this, Su Ruoyun also sighed with emotion.
Shen Yueyao's eyes darkened. "I heard that the person in charge of the city wall before was from the Ge family."
The Ge family is one of the major families in Hezhou.
They have been entrenched in Hezhou for many years.
Thinking of the Xiao family members they rescued when they were sailing on the road, Shen Yueyao's expression changed.
The Xiao family is also one of the major families in Hezhou, and they also have the feeling of being the head of the family. Perhaps the Xiao family can be won over.
Of course, the aristocratic families value their own interests the most, so Su Xueyi will negotiate with them.
Shen Yueyao thought for a while and said, "Let's go to another village and find someone to make everything we need."
Su Ruoyun nodded and said, "Well, Aunt San didn't expect that people with good craftsmanship are all among the common people."
Shen Yueyao said: "Yes, the better the craftsmanship, the more likely they are to appear among the people."
"They have to make a living. After doing these jobs for many years, they will become more and more familiar with them."
Shen Yueyao couldn't help but think of the technological age.
In the technological age, some intangible cultural heritage comes from folk craftsmen.
Next, Shen Yueyao and Su Ruoyun went to another village and found another craftsman.
She was a woman named Liu Xiangru.
Liu Xiangru's husband's surname is Xue, and his name is Xue Jing.
They also have two sons, about ten years old.
When they arrived, Xue Jing was chopping wood in the yard.
The six rooms they lived in were kept spotless.
When Xue Jing learned the purpose of their visit, he hurriedly invited them in.
"Madam, a guest has arrived."
A young woman came out of the house, she looked very gentle.
"Are you looking for me?"
Shen Yueyao nodded and said, "I came here after asking around. I want to ask you to make a few things."
Liu Xiangru seemed to understand all of a sudden and said, "Look, my finger is broken, so I can't do delicate work."
Xue Ping hurried to help pour water.
Their two sons came over curiously and addressed Shen Yueyao and the others politely.
Shen Yueyao handed them the snacks she brought.
They looked like they wanted to eat it, but they refused.
Shen Yueyao said: "It's okay."
Shen Yueyao put the snack aside and had no intention of taking it back.
"Can I take a look at your fingers?"
Liu Xiangru handed her finger to Shen Yueyao and said, "This is it. It can't be used for delicate work."
"My husband is busy with all the household affairs now."
"If I could, I would really like to take on some work, but I can't do that now."
Liu Xiangru looked calm.
But her eyes and brows were gentle, and she did not feel resentful about life because of the broken finger. Instead, she looked very peaceful.
And her husband also seems to be a calm person.
It seems like everyone listens to her in everything.
Before Shen Yueyao came, she knew that Liu Xiangru had found a son-in-law.
Because she had known about Zhou Tong's marriage to a son-in-law in Liuhe Village before, Shen Yueyao did not have a very good impression of the son-in-law.
But looking at Liu Xiangru and her husband at this time, it feels pretty good.
Maybe everyone is different.
Shen Yueyao carefully examined Liu Xiangru's hand and said, "Your fingers were broken."
Liu Xiangru nodded and said, "Well, because my family has a craftsman's skills passed down from generation to generation, the previous official's wife wanted me to work exclusively for her and wanted to force us to enter the mansion. I disagreed, so they broke my fingers."
She had resentment in her heart before, but fortunately she had a home, a husband and children. Home gave her a sense of protection and security.
Besides, later on, all the officials, including their wives, were beheaded.
So she didn't feel any resentment.
Shen Yueyao carefully examined it and said, "I can reconnect your finger for you. Use the medicine I prepared. It will be healed in about ten days."
Upon hearing these words, Liu Xiangru's originally gentle temperament suddenly became excited.
She stood up directly, "You...you..."
"My dear lady, are you telling the truth?"
Liu Xiangru's eyes were wide open, staring at Shen Yueyao without blinking.
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