"Uncle Luo, are you alienating me?"
"This is the rule." Luo Changqi said: "You are different now than before. It is not good for us to call you niece."
"What's wrong with that? It's more intimate to call her niece."
Luo Changqi smiled and said, "We know that you are really kind to us old guys and treat us as elders. We remember this kindness in our hearts. But now there are so many servants, you must have prestige, and we all have to be respectful to you, so that others will be more respectful to you."
Soldiers have stubborn tempers, especially veterans. Zhang Hulan couldn't win over Luo Changqi at all, so she just let them call her uncles. However, she still called Luo Changqi and the other five uncles.
Zhang Hulan wanted to call him uncle, and Luo Changqi and the others couldn't do anything about it as they were all stubborn.
Zhang Hulan then said, "Uncle Luo, go buy some quilts and clothes today, and buy two sets of clothes for each of those people."
Luo Changqi looked at the tattered clothes on those people and realized that they really needed to be changed, otherwise it would affect Zhang Hulan's reputation.
"Then I'll go to the county town later. As for quilts, I'll go to the inn and ask. The inn should have old quilts, which are cheaper."
Zhang Hulan laughed. Luo Changqi was always thinking about saving money for her. But Zhang Hulan still shook her head and said, "Forget it, just buy new ones. The cheaper ones will be fine."
The inn certainly doesn't have that many old quilts. Who will use the new ones and who will use the old ones? This would make people feel unfair.
It won’t cost much more money, so it’s better not to let them have any grudges.”
Luo Changqi nodded, "Okay, I'll listen to Madam."
Zhang Hulan then reminded, "Uncle Luo, please pay more attention. These people are in poor health, so don't let them work too hard at the beginning. If anyone feels unwell, they should see a doctor if necessary."
Luo Changqi nodded again, "Okay, I'll remember that."
With the help of Luo Changqi and others, Zhang Hulan feels really relaxed. If there is anything, just tell them and they will help Zhang Hulan get it done.
Zhang Hulan was also observing. Among the five veterans, Luo Changqi thought about things in the most detail and arranged things more appropriately. Zhang Hulan felt that she could let Luo Changqi be the manager of the farm.
At that time, he was asked to take good care of Zhang Hujun and Zhang Hubing, and let these brothers help him manage the farm in the future.
Wang Xingren is going to set up a braised meat workshop in every provincial capital soon. Her business will be closed soon, and she will have to assign new work to Zhang Hujun and others.
Thinking of this, Zhang Hulan wanted to play a trick on Xiang Chunhua. If she told Xiang Chunhua that the braised meat business was closed and they would be unemployed in the future, she wondered what Xiang Chunhua would do?
After being together for so long, Zhang Hulan still likes Xiang Chunhua very much. Although she was confused before, she has completely changed now, and even had a falling out with the Xiang family. Now she is devoted to her own life and is a good wife and mother.
Although she is still a little greedy sometimes, it is not a big problem. She is also a little spoiled, but as long as you say there is money to be made, she can endure any hardship.
Finally, Zhang Hulan asked Luo Changqi to call more people to build the bungalows so that they could be completed earlier and distributed to live in.
In addition, Zhang Hulan also asked Luo Changqi to tell those people that they would receive a monthly wage of 200 wen for their work in the future, 100 wen for those under the age of 12 and 50 wen for those under the age of 8.
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At noon, it was time for lunch. Yang Xiaohui stood outside the house and shouted, "It's time for lunch..."
When people who are nearby hear it, they will continue to shout to the distance: "Dinner is ready..."
All the people who were working started to walk towards the kitchen. The children dropped the work they were doing and ran towards the kitchen crying.
"It's time to eat... It's time to eat..."
They ran over to the house and saw several large baskets of steamed buns in front of the kitchen door, and their eyes were shining.
Seeing that these children did not wash their hands and their hands were full of black, Yang Xiaohui said, "Go wash your hands quickly before eating. You don't have to fight for it. Everyone can have one. The fixed amount is three steamed buns per person."
When the children heard that each of them would have three steamed buns, they all started to cry out again, "Mom, three steamed buns for each of us? Hurry, hurry and wash your hands..."
Some villagers from other villages looked at the happy children and elderly people with unhappy looks in their eyes.
The children washed their hands and then lined up to get the steamed buns.
Holding one in each hand and biting another in their mouths, the children wanted to swallow the hot and soft buns in one gulp.
Liu Cong and his ten other children took the steamed buns and ate them all together.
One of them, a little boy named Gouzi, had his mouth full of steamed buns. He swallowed the buns with great effort, then said to Liu Cong with sparkling eyes, "Brother Cong, these steamed buns are really delicious. We won't have to go hungry anymore, right?"
Liu Cong smiled and nodded, "Well, as long as we work hard, we will never go hungry again!"
After dinner, Liu Cong and his friends prepared to go to the fields to work. Luo Changqi said, "After dinner, we should rest for 25 minutes before working. This is Madam's rule."
Working right after eating can easily cause stomachaches and damage the stomach and intestines. Therefore, Zhang Hulan stipulated that after eating, you should rest for at least 25 minutes before working again.
Everyone who came yesterday was a little touched. Some landlords wanted the workers to work without eating or resting, but Mrs. Zhang was so good that she even stipulated that they must rest after eating.
In their minds, they have already labeled Zhang Hulan as a good person.
By the evening, they were even more determined and certain that Zhang Hulan was definitely a good person.
In the afternoon, Luo Changqi took people to the county town to buy clothes and quilts.
The number was known yesterday. After Zhang Hulan left in the morning, he made a clear count of the children's conditions.
With so many people, it's impossible for everyone's clothes to fit. It's fine as long as they can wear them.
Luo Changqi came back from the county town and borrowed some people from Zhang Hulan. He wanted to borrow Chuntao and Zhuer to help in the evening.
After work and dinner, people from other villages went back home. Luo Changqi called everyone together and said, "Listen, everyone, I have something to announce. Madam said that you will all get paid every month in the future."
"What? We still get paid?"
Everyone couldn’t believe that there were really such kind-hearted people in this world?
"Be quiet..." Luo Changqi shouted loudly.
When the noise died down, Luo Changqi continued, "You all know your own situation, and it's impossible for me to offer you a high salary.
Each person over twelve years old receives two hundred coins per month, each person under twelve years old receives one hundred coins per month, and each person under eight years old receives fifty coins per month.
If you have any objections or feel that your wages are too low, you can leave now. Madam will not force anyone."
Do you think it's too little? It's already a lot, right?
This has exceeded everyone's expectations. As long as they have food to eat and a place to stay, it will be fine. Now they get paid, which is already a pleasant surprise.
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