Chapter 672: Diligent and Clean
Village Chief Luo carefully took the drawings handed over by Su Ruoyun and ran away quickly.
Luo Cunchang ran very fast, wishing he could go over and tell his cousin right away.
His cousin hadn't helped build furniture for several months, so naturally he couldn't earn the craftsman's wages.
Now I finally have work to do.
Village chief Luo knew very well that his cousin and his family would definitely make these tools.
His cousin also has two sons, and the eldest son is already fifteen years old. He is about to get married, so naturally he needs to spend money and rebuild the house.
There is also the second half-grown boy, who is also the one that eats the most.
Like Luo Dazhuang and the others, no matter how much food they eat, they never feel full.
Anyway, there was plenty of food at home, and the situation in their village was like this, so his cousin was also worried.
But now, Miss Su has built a pharmaceutical workshop nearby. If they can be hired to work there, they can earn 600 ancient coins a month.
Village chief Luo felt very warm in his heart, and his eyes were slightly red.
He ran to the easternmost end of the village and entered a yard.
"Brother, brother, are you there?"
"It's Daqiang, but what's the matter?"
Village chief Luo's eldest brother, Luo Mu, looked at his cousin who was coming and looked out of breath, and looked at him with some concern.
Village Chief Luo, also known as Luo Daqiang, said, "Brother, this is what's going on. Our village's noble lady, Miss Su, wants to make these tools and ask you to see if you can do it. She'll give you a deposit first, and then the balance after they're done."
"Miss Su is a good person."
Luo Mu's wife, Liu, came out and said happily, "The Miss Su you mentioned is definitely a good person. Not to mention her amazing medical skills that saved Shi Ye, but also my sister-in-law came to tell me what mushrooms, bracken, and shepherd's purse I could pick. I already picked some mushrooms and bracken early this morning."
"Yesterday we also had cornmeal shepherd's purse cakes, which were delicious."
The so-called cornmeal shepherd's purse cake is cornmeal with shepherd's purse filling.
Normally, no one in the village is willing to use white flour.
Cornmeal has a higher yield and is cheaper.
Wheat is more expensive.
Mrs. Liu smiled widely. "Who would have thought that food made from shepherd's purse would be so delicious? My sister-in-law told me this yesterday."
"It's all thanks to Miss Su, otherwise we wouldn't know."
Village Chief Luo nodded and said, "Yes, Miss Su and Mr. Gu are both very nice."
“We don’t know how to thank them enough.”
Luo Mu was looking at the blueprint at this time. He nodded and said, "This can be done."
"How much silver do you need?"
"One ounce of silver will do."
"As for materials, I can just chop some wood in the mountains."
Luo Daqiang nodded and went back to tell Su Ruoyun the price.
Even though Su Ruoyun was a very calm and stable person, she was surprised.
She didn't expect it to be so cheap. Doesn't it mean the cost is not included at all?
"That wood is worth more than just one or two ounces of silver."
Village Chief Luo whispered, "My cousin said that we can just cut some wood in the mountains. It won't cost much."
Su Ruoyun didn't expect it to be so cheap, but it was not easy for the villagers to work hard to build those medicine cabinets, counters and some shelves.
Especially the medicine cabinet, which is made up of small drawers and boxes, and requires very high craftsmanship.
Not to mention that felling wood also requires finding some wood that can be used to make tools, and there are many other processes involved in felling wood, which are not easy tasks.
Su Ruoyun thought for a moment and said, "I'll go there myself!"
"Yes, Miss Su!"
Village Chief Luo took Su Ruoyun there in person.
Village Chief Luo had just told his cousin's family about Miss Su's plan to build a pharmaceutical workshop.
The Liu family was excited and happy.
Liu thought that her two sons were diligent and hardworking, and might be able to work in the pharmaceutical workshop.
Just thinking about it made her feel warm in her heart and she felt full of energy to work.
Seeing Su Ruoyun coming, Liu excitedly pulled her in.
Liu's youngest son was thirteen years old and his name was Luo Erhe.
Luo Erhe hurried to help pour water.
From the moment Su Ruoyun entered the yard to the moment she walked into the house, she could feel that the entire house was clean and tidy, with things arranged neatly and orderly.
Although Liu and her son were wearing patched clothes, they were washed very clean and the patches were neatly sewn, which showed that their needlework was also very meticulous.
Su Ruoyun felt good about the view.
I remember that when my third aunt was hiring people for the workshop, she always liked to hire those who worked diligently and cleanly.
I will observe the clothes, shoes and fingernails of the interviewees.
You can tell whether a person likes cleanliness.
Su Ruoyun had a good impression of Liu and her son.
Mrs. Liu smiled and said, "Miss Su, please take a seat. We don't have anything to offer you at home. Please have some water."
Su Ruoyun nodded and said, "Don't be restrained, I just came to take a look."
"I heard from Village Chief Luo that you guys got the job of custom-making those tools, and I'm here to give you the deposit."
"Here are five taels of silver. Take them first. When you are done, I will give you the rest."
The final payment is at least five taels of silver. If you do a good job, Su Ruoyun doesn't mind giving you more silver.
But she felt a little sad in her heart that the labor force in the village was really too cheap.
No wonder she said twenty ancient coins a day, which made the village chief and his family so excited.
I guess the villages here can't even compare to Liuhe Village in the Dayan Dynasty.
The place where everyone lives is also very shabby.
But the houses built by the villagers were indeed nice, and she had to admit that everyone's craftsmanship was quite good.
The stones were polished very smoothly and the walls were built very well.
Village chief Luo said that all these houses were built by villagers helping each other.
When villagers help with work, they are just treated to a meal while they help.
This is the case in every household, and no one would think about paying back the wages.
However, the conditions of carpenters and craftsmen in the village are considered good, and they can earn a little money to supplement their family income.
Liu was stunned when she saw Su Ruoyun handing over five taels of silver.
Coming back to her senses, she quickly waved her hands and said, "No, no, Miss Su, it won't take that much. One or two taels of silver is enough for a unified worker. It really doesn't take that much."
Liu had never seen five taels of silver before, and she was frightened by the sight.
Although they also wanted to make money, she also knew that they couldn't ask for so much.
She felt uneasy.
It is wrong to ask for a high price just because Miss Su is a noble.
Liu waved her hands vigorously.
I was a little panicked.
Su Ruoyun looked at Liu's expression and knew that she looked serious and did not seem to be faking it.
She nodded in her heart, this family is very nice.
She looked at Naluo Erhe. Although he was surprised, his eyes were clear and bright.
Su Ruoyun said, "Then I will give you one or two taels of silver as a deposit. Please don't refuse it. If you refuse, I will feel embarrassed to ask you to help build these tools."
Only after Su Ruoyun said so did Liu take it.
But she really felt flattered.
I was both excited and found it hard to believe.
"Miss Su, thank you, thank you."
Liu thanked him repeatedly.
Su Ruoyun said: "You don't need to thank me so much. I should thank you for helping me make the tools."
This is much cheaper than building it in the capital.
If the labor price is like this, she would like to open a furniture workshop.
Ah, she cried in her heart, there were so many things she wanted to do, but she was too busy to handle them all.
Let’s set up a pharmaceutical workshop first.
As if thinking of something, Su Ruoyun said: "It's quite good for the villagers to build houses."
Village chief Luo explained: "These are skills passed down from our ancestors. When the villagers built houses, every household helped, so everyone knows how to do it."
Su Ruoyun said, "If I want to build a house on a two-acre plot of land, it doesn't need to be so complicated. I just need to build the whole structure and set up a few large rooms inside. I can hire someone in the village who knows how to build a house to help. How long will it take to complete it?"
Village Chief Luo was startled, but still answered truthfully: "It should be done in half a month."
This is still a conservative estimate.
The main thing is that the foundation needs to be compacted.
Su Ruoyun said, "How about this? Ten ancient coins per person per day, and lunch included. Village chief, please help organize it and see who in the village is willing to help."
Su Ruoyun originally wanted to use twenty ancient coins, but felt that doing so would easily disrupt local order.
Let’s start with ten ancient coins a day.
This way I can also see how the villagers are working.
When the pharmaceutical workshop is built, we will see who will work in the workshop.
"Also, if there are any women in the village who are good at cooking and diligent, let them be responsible for making lunch."
"By the way, Aunt Ma and Aunt Liu look pretty clean to me. Let's see if they'd like to help with the cooking. I can make lunch every day and give them five ancient coins a day."
Mrs. Liu was originally in shock, but upon hearing this, she excitedly said on the spot: "Miss Su, I'll go cook."
Mrs. Liu spoke very loudly, fearing that Miss Su hadn't heard it.
She was very excited. In the next half month, five ancient coins every day would mean dozens of ancient coins.
That was something she had never dared to think about before.
And I'm only responsible for lunch.
Village Chief Luo also hurriedly said: "My wife will definitely be happy to do it, and I also want to thank Miss Su for giving her this opportunity to do it."
Su Ruoyun nodded and said, "Yes, I'll have someone buy the ingredients and send them over."
The reason why Su Ruoyun chose to be responsible for lunch was that she felt that many people in the village did not have enough to eat. If she provided meals, everyone would have enough to eat and would have the energy to work.
Liu looked at Su Ruoyun with shining eyes, and was so grateful that she didn't know what to say.
Luo Erhe whispered, "Miss Su, can I...can I go to work too?"
Su Ruoyun said: "You are too young. If you are under fourteen, you should not do these jobs."
Although the villagers started working at a very young age, they are quite strong.
But Su Ruoyun still felt guilty about using them.
"But your eldest brother is old enough. If he wants to work, he can come and help build the house."
Luo Erhe said happily: "Yeah, my eldest brother will definitely go."
Ten ancient coins a day.
Su Ruoyun said to Village Chief Luo: "Arrange six more women to cook, and they must be diligent and clean to do the work."
Village Chief Luo said seriously: "Don't worry, Miss Su, I will make sure everything is arranged."
Su Ruoyun nodded.
Let’s first see how the villagers do things.
If there is no problem, just hire them to work in the pharmaceutical workshop.
"Let's make arrangements in the next two days. After these two days, I'll bring the blueprints over and have the villagers build the workshop according to the blueprints."
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