After talking with the carpenters for a while, Chunxiao returned to the yard. Meiman was moving cloth into a room, and several women came forward to help.
"Come on, come here, let me tell you something."
The women and children all stood up properly.
"The quilts and quilt covers for the rooms haven't been made yet. While you still have time, divide yourself into groups and make them. You'll need them all, so don't be too careless. There are 20 rooms in this courtyard, and they'll all be needed when everyone arrives tonight. Even if you have to stay up all night, you have to finish them. This is for your own benefit. Go get some cloth from the manager, Meiman. One piece of cloth is enough for two sets of quilts, and the quilts are all the same size. You can keep the remaining cloth to make towels. If you don't have enough cloth, go find the manager. Listen carefully."
"I heard it clearly." The women all took action, and each room picked up a piece of cloth and started working.
"Later, when the sun is about to set, you will arrange for seven or eight people to start cooking. Meals for these 60-plus people must be prepared in advance. Tell them that each person will have a daily allowance of half a pound of grain, and have them collect their food from you before cooking. This is the first step, but as time goes on, you can let them manage their own food. Also, tomorrow I'll ask about buying cattle. We'll raise 10 cows in one pen as planned. By then, we'll be able to cook, raise livestock, and grow vegetables. It'll be perfect. You must try to arrange everything for them."
"Miss, do you think I can manage it?" She was afraid that she would cause chaos if she was asked to manage 60 people at once.
"Even if I can't manage it, I have to. When everyone arrives, I'll observe for a few days and find you a deputy steward in the courtyard. You can let the deputy steward arrange the work in the future." Chunxiao patted Meiman's shoulder. "There are only 60 people now, but there will be four courtyards in the future. What's there to be afraid of? I still have Xingfu with me," she smiled. "If you really can't make a decision, just come to me. You know a lot of words. In addition to recognizing them, you also have to learn to write them. Xingfu is slow to learn characters, but she's faster at accounting than you. We have to work hard on these two things tonight. Next time, I'll teach you two how to make a watch. It will be easier to arrange many things once you know how to make a watch."
The cotton in the field has already sprouted, and I'm afraid that as soon as the soybeans are harvested, we'll have to start transplanting them. By then, we'll definitely have to hire a hundred people to work for two days.
She walked around the seedling field, occasionally pulling weeds. Before she knew it, the sun had set. In the distance, she heard the sound of animals running. Looking up, she saw that the convoy of people had indeed arrived, a full two and a half hours after them.
Xingfu brought the convoy directly to the courtyard. After sitting in the car for a whole day, everyone in the car looked a little listless and was stunned when they saw the courtyard.
"Get off the car quickly, we are in a hurry to go back." The driver urged.
Dozens of people got off the car, and Xingfu led them into the courtyard. When Chunxiao came in, she saw them standing still in the courtyard, each clutching their own bag, at a loss. Chunxiao looked at Meiman and said, "Why are you standing outside? Put your things back."
"Miss, I saw that you asked them to reserve the room next to the door. I was worried that you might have other plans, so you asked them to wait for a while."
Chunxiao patted the mud off her hands and pointed to the four rooms at the front and back doors. "These four rooms are for you men. The rest of you can find your own rooms. There are three people in each room. Hurry up and put your things away. If you need to go to the toilet, go to the toilet. After dinner, the women will help make the quilts, otherwise you won't be able to sleep tonight." She looked at Meiman, "Is the meal ready?"
"It's ready, just waiting for them to arrive, but there's no table."
"Then we'll just have to stand and eat for a few days to fill our stomachs first."
Everyone panicked and found a room to move into, then went to the kitchen to eat. Chunxiao and the others also had a meal together, and Chunxiao let Xingfu and Meiman take care of the rest.
She dragged her slightly tired body back to the main courtyard, thinking that she would draw a blueprint of a recliner for the carpenter someday. When she was tired in the future, she could lie on the recliner and it would be so comfortable.
Early the next morning, she drove her carriage to Yan Dashan's farm. The soybeans in the field were indeed ripe. Yan Dashan was watching the carpentry workshop make a cabinet, and several men were helping him.
"Where's Shuwen? I'm going to ask about the cows. Brother, let Shuwen go with me. You guys prepare a few cows first."
"He's in the field. We have all the manpower, so let's prepare eight. When you go, ask about the tools. If you can bring some back, bring them back. You can't do the work without tools. We'll be harvesting soybeans in a few days."
"Okay, I'll have them deliver them over. I told the captain about 220 hoes, 100 machetes, 220 scissors, and 40 sets of sleds. I'll give you 32 sets of each. I'm leaving now." Chunxiao went to the field to pick up Shuwen and took him to the township government.
The next day, the township government sent eight oxen with carts and 32 sets of tools to Dashanzhuang, and another ten oxen with carts and 60 sets of tools to her. They also told Chunxiao that the remaining work would be completed by the end of the month.
Chunxiao was extremely satisfied with the efficiency of the township government. After giving them money and thanking them repeatedly, he sent the person out of the village.
On the 20th, everyone in Ruyun Village went to Linye Village to help harvest soybeans.
After a few days of getting along and living together, everyone knew that their future job would be to work on the land in the farm. This was the easiest job for them. As long as the farm had a stable future, they would live comfortably here. This was the life they had dreamed of after being sold, so everyone was very active and hardworking.
With more than 90 people and more than 200 acres of land, the harvest was almost complete on the 4th. Everyone was divided into two groups, one group dried and threshed the soybeans, and the other group started to prepare the land with the soybean roots.
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