In short, no matter what, the children's money would eventually end up in the adults' hands. However, in order to get more money, the adults would also go to pick motherwort fruit when they had free time. This way, the eldest child stored up even more fruit. Fortunately, his mother said she had a way to store it, and he could collect as much as he wanted.
The Qin family had collected over 30,000 adobe bricks, but they couldn't collect any more.
Although the gap is still large, Old Wang didn't expect them to collect so quickly. This is enough to get started!
He then discussed with Qin Sanniang the idea of building and collecting mud bricks simultaneously, and if they ran out, they could use a rammed earth method. Qin Sanniang naturally agreed, especially since she felt that it wouldn't be long before people would come to sell mud bricks again, as she had seen many villagers already digging yellow clay.
Old Man Wang's execution was astonishing. On the third day, June 16th, the groundbreaking ceremony was held!
Firecrackers were set off again in Shiligou. People from all the households came out to watch with great joy. Most of them had men working there.
Having learned from their first experience, Qin San Niang and Liu Shi had already prepared the necessary items for the sacrificial ceremony. After a series of operations, Old Man Wang shoveled the iron spade into the ground and shouted, "Start the earth!" The ceremony was then considered complete!
In the following days, the men began to sweat profusely under the scorching sun!
This time, because she was busy with business, Qin Sanniang discussed with Wang Laohan and others that she would no longer provide meals, but the wages would be increased to twenty-five coins a day, with a one-hour break and meal time at noon every day.
Although the men were still disappointed that they couldn't eat the food cooked by Da Wa's mother, the extra wages were a good way to soothe their emotional wounds—it was real money! If they wanted to buy some meat and vegetables, that was fine too.
However, Qin San Niang knew they were working hard, so she asked Wu Chunhua and the others to get up in the morning and boil mung bean and rock sugar water for the men, and put it on the construction site with ice cubes in it, so they could help themselves if they were thirsty.
On such a hot day, a sip of icy-cold mung bean soup can quickly relieve most of the heat.
For Wu Chunhua, making mung bean soup is a piece of cake; she is now the main person in charge of the candied fruit business. Although the workshop hasn't been built yet, business must continue.
The preserved fruits are currently mainly divided into two types: apricot preserves and peach preserves. These fruits are all provided by the Feng family, and the work site is located at the Wu family's residence.
Besides Wang Guixiang and her two companions, the women who came to help with the work also included Zhou, the eldest daughter-in-law of the village head. All four women knew each other, except for Granny Axing, who was older but still quite happy to see the young women playing around. The key was that they received eighteen coins a day; with two people from their family working, they earned thirty-six coins a day! That was the envy of everyone in the village.
The jam business has been completely handed over to Da Wa. The people hired are all older kids who are good friends with him, while the task of making jam is handled by Cai Hua and Wang Lao Han's daughter.
Qin San Niang also agreed, believing that girls are more meticulous and better suited for this job.
Grandma Caihua was quite happy to hear that her granddaughter was going to work for the Qin family, wondering how her granddaughter had caught Mrs. Qin's eye. Later she learned that Caihua had volunteered herself, and her older brother, Da Wa, also thought she did a good job!
Caihua's mother was inwardly emo, feeling a mix of joy and worry. Although she had given up on her previous thoughts, she thought, "My daughter, you must work hard. I heard it's ten coins a day!"
As for Daya, she was recommended by the brothers Wang Tieniu and Wang Tiebao. Knowing that Daya was looking for a helper to make jam, Wang Tieniu thought of his own daughter. He wasn't bragging, but his Daya was definitely a thoughtful and quick-witted girl.
When Old Man Wang heard this, he thought it was a good idea. Putting aside the matter of making money, just letting his eldest daughter come and see the world, and learn some skills from the Qin family's children, would be enough for her to benefit for a lifetime! Besides, he, as her grandfather, truly believed that his granddaughter was in no way inferior to anyone else's!
Moreover, with Old Mrs. Han at home now, she can manage the household very well.
She already knew what had happened before. Her second son's wife was a tyrant at home, not only secretly using the family's grain to subsidize her own family, but also cutting back on the food for her own children and grandchildren. Not only could Old Han not tolerate this, but even Wang Tiebao was furious when he heard about it and said he would divorce this woman!
Fang was indeed sent back to her parents' home. She thought she had offended her husband's family because she sided with her own family, and that her parents and brothers were partly to blame, so they should at least treat her better. But to her surprise, they not only treated her sarcastically every day, but even said she didn't deserve to eat their food.
Her parents even pressured her to apologize to the Wang family, saying that if she were divorced by the Wang family, they would have no food to support an idle person after she returned, so they might as well find a widower to marry her off!
After much deliberation, Fang was truly terrified! She was genuinely hurt by the ruthlessness of her parents and brothers. After thinking for half the night, she voluntarily returned to the Wang family home, kneeling before her mother-in-law and father-in-law to beg for forgiveness. She also sincerely repented to her sister-in-law, using her beloved son as a shield. Only then did Old Madam Han reluctantly relent and agree to let her return. But if she continued to be so lazy and scheming against her family, there would be no future for her!
Since returning home, Fang has completely changed her temper and has become much more submissive and diligent, which has made Wang Tiebao feel much better. This is how they reconciled!
Now that Madam Han is in charge at home, she has agreed to let her granddaughter come to work. Before she came, she instructed her to be careful with her words and actions, and to learn more and do less while staying in the Qin family. Only old Madam Han knows in her heart that if Daya can truly catch the eye of Qin San Niang, that will be a great blessing for her!
As expected, Daya lived up to her family's expectations. She was clever and quick-witted, and was deeply loved by Qin Sanniang. In the end, the task of making jam on Dawa's side was handed over to the two girls.
Moreover, this job only takes half a day. They just need to come over after lunch and work for an afternoon. It's only ten coins for half a day! The cost-effectiveness is really high!
The other friends went to collect fruit from various places.
At first, everyone picked fruit on the mountain behind their own village. Later, when they had picked enough fruit, Da Wa gave them another idea: to go to the neighboring village to buy fruit, but they had to go in groups.
At first, many people from other villages didn't believe them, but later, some who were willing to try really made a lot of money. The kids even signed long-term supply contracts with them, making those gossipy people furious! Why didn't they believe them in the first place! Ah, can you blame them? Who would have thought those little kids actually had money?!
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