Zhang Hulan took the five followers around the construction site, and then she asked Luo Changqi, "Uncle Luo, do you think it would be better for me to hire a long-term worker to do the work or hire someone else to do the work?"
With such a vast land, it takes a lot of manpower to grow crops and raise livestock.
There is no need to look for a village leader, as the five of Huang Zhong are more than enough.
But the farm needs someone to take care of it all the time, and people are needed to weed and fertilize on a regular basis.
The number of people does not need to be large, twenty or thirty will be enough, and they can be temporary workers to help out during the busy farming season.
The farm also needs people to work long-term. There are dozens of acres of fish ponds, and raising fish, ducks and pigs requires more than 20 people. In total, about 50 long-term workers are needed.
Zhang Hulan has been considering whether to hire villagers as long-term workers or to buy them directly.
It is less troublesome to buy someone. Although you have to spend a few taels of silver to buy him, you don’t have to pay him for his work later.
Of course, Zhang Hulan is not that black-hearted. She would pay some wages even to the servants she bought.
It is not very cost-effective to hire one. Although the wages of a long-term worker are not as high as those of a short-term worker, it is estimated to be three to five taels of silver a year.
In comparison, it is more cost-effective to buy servants. Moreover, bought servants are easier to manage, as they are the private property of the master and can be arranged in any way he wants. With the indentures in the hands of the master, their loyalty is also better.
But there is a problem. Many servants in the pawnbrokers were sold as slaves because they committed crimes, so it is not very reliable to use these people.
Zhang Hulan told Luo Changqi her thoughts and concerns, and Luo Changqi said, "It's more cost-effective to buy people. When my niece buys people, she can ask the people in the pawnbroker about their backgrounds.
In fact, many people were implicated. When members of some large families committed some important crimes, the entire family would be implicated.
The main culprits were either killed or exiled, and the rest of the tribesmen were basically sold as slaves.
When my niece buys someone, she can first ask the pawnbroker about their background and what they did wrong. When choosing someone, don't just pick someone with the same surname or place. This will make it easier to manage them."
Zhang Hulan said, "Then how about this, when I go to buy someone, Uncle Luo will go with me and help me choose someone."
Luo Changqi nodded, "Okay, I'll go with my niece then."
…
In the afternoon, Zhao Guoliang came back. He found a new kiln factory and negotiated a price of one penny for two bricks.
The price of bricks is similar, but the shipping fee will be increased if the delivery distance is farther.
Zhao Guoliang negotiated for a long time before he persuaded the kiln factory owner to waive the shipping fee.
However, you need to pay a deposit so that the kiln factory will arrange to fire the bricks in advance.
So the next day Zhang Hulan followed Zhao Guoliang to the kiln factory to pay the deposit. But when she came back, she saw Hu Sanlang in the yard as soon as she entered, squatting on the ground working with Zhou and the others.
Wang's face didn't look good, and everyone else in the yard looked at Hu Sanlang with different expressions.
Zhang Hulan's anger suddenly flared up. She quickly stepped forward and stared at Hu Sanlang with a cold face, "What are you doing here? Get out right now."
Hu Sanlang looked up at Zhang Hulan with a look of surprise on his face, "Sister Zhang, come back..."
"Get out of here..."
Zhang Hulan didn't want to hear a word from Hu Sanlang. She turned to look at Wang and said, "Mom, don't let anyone into my yard from now on."
Wang was also very angry. "I didn't let him into the yard, but he insisted on coming in and even rushed to work. I couldn't drive him away."
Zhang Hulan didn't give him any face, but Hu Sanlang didn't seem angry at all. He said, "Sister Zhang, I just came to see you..."
"I told you to get out, but you don't understand what I'm saying?"
Zhang Hulan's face became increasingly colder, and she was already looking for the guy.
Seeing that Zhang Hulan was really angry, Hu Sanlang said again: "Don't be angry, Sister Zhang. I'll leave now."
After Hu Sanlang finished speaking, he turned and walked outside. Shanzi said to Zhang Hulan, "Auntie Lan, he brought something."
"Throw all his stuff out."
"good……"
Shanzi and Zhang Xiaobing immediately ran into the house, then each carried out two boxes and threw them behind Hu Sanlang.
Zhang Xiaobing also shouted: "Don't come to my aunt's house in the future. We don't welcome you. Want to be my uncle? No way..."
Zhang Hulan's mouth twitched, she glared at Zhang Xiaobing, and then said, "Close the door."
"Okay, aunt!"
Zhang Xiaobing slammed the door shut, then ran to Zhang Hulan to take credit, saying, "Aunt, that man wanted to hug cousin Xinyue as soon as he came in, but I stopped him. I didn't let him."
Zhang Hulan smiled and touched Zhang Xiaobing's head, "Yeah, you did the right thing!"
Hearing Zhang Hulan's praise, Zhang Xiaobing grinned.
Xiang Chunhua walked forward, her face full of indignation, "Sister, you don't know how shameless this guy is. At that time, my mother blocked the door and wouldn't let him in, but he just squeezed in.
He entered the yard and was about to hug Xinyue, but the soldier pulled Xinyue away.
As a result, he started working again, and my mother and I couldn’t stop him.”
Wang said again, "He's a man, so we can't get involved with him. Mainly because he didn't do anything else, and we can't tear our faces apart in public..."
Zhang Hulan said, "Mom, from now on, no outsiders are allowed to enter my yard. If anyone breaks in by force, I will have someone beat them out."
"Forget it. From now on, when I'm not at home, I'll let Uncle Luo or Uncle Yuan guard here. If he dares to come again, just beat him out."
The people working in the yard knew that Zhang Hulan was in a bad mood, so no one dared to say a word and just kept working.
…
When Hu Sanlang was driven out, Zhang Hulan and the others did not notice that the peregrine falcon flapped its wings and flew away.
Hu Sanlang drove the carriage out of the village. His face showed no emotion and he seemed very calm.
He didn't know that a huge bird was circling high above his head.
The peregrine falcon circled in the sky for a while, and suddenly dived down rapidly. Hu Sanlang only saw a black shadow flash past his eyes, and then he felt a sharp pain on the right side of his face.
Hu Sanlang endured the pain and touched his face, his hands were covered in blood.
But before he could figure out what was going on, the black shadow flashed by again and he felt a sharp pain on his left cheek again.
Hu Sanlang was a little panicked. He waved his right hand wildly, "What the hell is that... Get out of here..."
After just a few swings, he felt a sharp pain in his arm.
Hu Sanlang looked at his arm and saw several scratches on it, with blood oozing out from the cuts.
Hu Sanlang was terrified. He looked around and saw a big bird above his head.
Seeing the big bird swooping towards him again, Hu Sanlang was so scared that he swung his whip and hit the horse's butt hard, making the carriage run faster.
But the carriage was no match for the peregrine falcon, which kept harassing Hu Sanlang and scratched him hard.
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