After Zhuang Feifei took in these people, her construction site now had a total of forty workers, and the personnel and division of labor became more chaotic and disorderly.
But that wasn't the end of it. Because she had taken in the first two groups of people, all the other men in the village were envious and didn't want to miss this good opportunity to both make money and enjoy life. So, a third and fourth wave of people came to Zhuang Feifei, wanting to join her construction team.
Zhuang Feifei looked at the densely packed figures on the construction site and the ever-increasing influx of new people, and only then did she begin to feel a headache coming on.
What should she do?
If they refused those people, they were afraid they would go to Luo Jingyan's place to work for her.
If she doesn't refuse, there are too many people on her construction site, it's almost crowded, and there isn't enough space for everyone to work.
She hesitated for a moment, then came up with an idea and asked the others who arrived later, "How many years have you been working as bricklayers?"
The group shook their heads, indicating that they had never done this before. If they had, they would have come long ago. They only came after seeing that the elderly and children could join Zhuang Feifei's team, thinking that even though they didn't know anything, Zhuang Feifei would still take them in.
Zhuang Feifei thought to herself that since these workers didn't know anything, even if she didn't want them, they wouldn't be able to do any work for Luo Jingyan anyway. They would just be there to cause trouble. Let Luo Jingyan deal with these people.
"I actually wanted to take you in, but you came too late. I already have enough people here, and I don't need many more. I really can't take you in any more."
The group looked disappointed. Zhuang Feifei quickly whispered to them, "Although I don't need anyone here, do you see that Luo Zhiqing's side doesn't have any workers? She's short-handed. Although she pays less and the benefits aren't as good as mine, she urgently needs people. If you want to make money, you can go and ask her."
The group of people were just there to mess around, and they were only interested in making as much money as they could. They would go wherever someone asked them for a job, so they turned around and found Luo Jingyan.
Luo Jingyan wouldn't take them either. After inquiring about their house-building experience, she said, "How many houses have you built? Do you know how to build a house to make it more sturdy and durable?"
“We’ve never been bricklayers, but we’ve seen other people build houses, so it shouldn’t be too difficult.”
“I only need experienced veterans. You guys haven’t built houses before, so you’re not what I need.”
The group refused to leave, with the leader saying, "We have no experience in building houses, but we can learn from the people across the street. We'll build just like them, is that not enough?"
"If you want to use my building materials to learn house-building techniques, that's fine too. Just give me the money for the building materials, and you can learn."
"What? We're paying you to do our work?"
“I’m not forcing you. If you don’t want to, then leave. You’ve never built a house before, so the quality of the house you build will definitely be poor. If I move into an unsafe house and it suddenly collapses and hits me, you’ll be responsible. Be careful, the police might arrest you all.”
"What? They're going to arrest us too?"
"That's right. If someone dies, your crime will be even more serious."
The group was terrified upon hearing Luo Jingyan's words; they dared not cause any death.
"Forget it, forget it. It's not only expensive to work for you, but there are also risks involved. We're not doing it anymore. We might as well go home and sleep."
The group quickly left.
In the afternoon, Zhuang Feifei still wanted to see Luo Jingyan make a fool of herself, so she came over right after lunch. After she started working, Luo Jingyan didn't have any workers yet, and Luo Jingyan was all alone on the construction site, which was so embarrassing that she would be ashamed back home.
However, to her surprise, before she could be smug for long, five workers suddenly arrived at Luo Jingyan's construction site. They were from the Qianjin Brigade and were probably villagers from there.
Luo Jingyan actually went to the Forward Brigade to look for someone, which was something she hadn't expected.
The five people all looked very mature. After they arrived, they greeted Luo Jingyan, exchanged a few words, and then began to perform their duties in an orderly manner.
These five people were part of a pre-arranged bricklaying team with clearly defined roles. Each person had their own fixed position, some mixing mud, others building walls, all in an orderly manner, so there was no need to redistribute the work.
They handled the task at hand with ease and quickly got to work.
Uncle Wu recognized the people opposite him because the Victory Brigade and the Forward Brigade were geographically adjacent, and many people in the two brigades were related. Since he and the other party were both bricklayers, they were naturally acquainted.
Those five men were the best bricklayers in the Qianjin Brigade, with skills comparable to hers and the other six. She hadn't expected Luo Jingyan to go to the Qianjin Brigade to find those five men.
No wonder he always saw Luo Jingyan remain calm and composed; she must have already thought of a solution.
Li Jianliang came running over again, all excited. "Uncle Wu, look, Luo Zhiqing actually went to the next brigade to find people. She's quite capable. I just wonder what kind of salary Luo Jingyan will pay these people."
"What kind of salary I get is none of your business! You're quitting, so why are you still concerned?"
"What if he doesn't offer us a high wage, but instead offers a high wage to someone else?"
"There's no need for that. If Luo Zhiqing could offer high wages, she wouldn't have let us come here in the first place. Wouldn't it be troublesome for her to find someone else? Alright, alright, go do your work. Don't worry about things that aren't your concern."
Although Luo Jingyan's group had fewer people, they were very skilled at their work, moving at a steady pace, and the overall progress was quite fast.
Looking at Zhuang Feifei's side, workers were scattered all over the construction site, a bustling and noisy scene, yet still chaotic and disorderly. Some workers were even empty-handed and didn't know what to do, while others were doing tasks they didn't know how to do, making a ruckus as if they were playing.
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