Upon hearing the word "Big Tiger," Su Dahu was momentarily confused, unsure whether it was being called to him or to the large creature he had just seen.
He pinched his palm hard to calm himself down, then pointed to the sun hanging in the sky. "The sun is really strong right now. It's so bright that it hurts your eyes when it shines on the river. Maybe Uncle and Aunt misread it!"
After saying that, she subtly nudged her two younger brothers, telling them to drive the carriage back to the courtyard first.
Su Erhu and Su Sanhu were both clever people. Seeing this, they didn't say much and quickly pulled Mo Baoli away.
"Is it sunlight?" Upon hearing Su Dahu's words, the woman turned her head to look at the river beside her. It was indeed a bit blinding, but she remembered that the white thing was on the road, and the river was quite a distance away from the road.
Could it be that she misread it?
The other villagers didn't care about that. "Who cares if it's sunlight or firelight? Big Tiger, we're here today because we heard your family is buying land to build a big yard. Is that true?"
Hearing the noise outside, Su Bai knew without a second thought what the villagers were up to. Forget about the two white dogs for a moment, she simply stepped out of the courtyard.
"What big courtyard or small courtyard? The mud houses behind here were built when my old man was still alive. More than 20 years have passed, and the thatch is blown away when the wind blows outside, and it rains inside when it rains heavily outside. How can anyone live here? Now we just bought some land and built a few houses that are barely habitable."
Upon hearing that the Su family was indeed going to build a house, the villager who had spoken earlier immediately burst into laughter. "Big Tiger's mother, no matter how many houses you want to build, you'll need someone to lend a hand, right? I used to help Da Mai's father build houses for others. Whether it's digging foundations or digging mud and sand to lay bricks, I'm very familiar with it. Could you save me a spot first?"
Seeing this, the other villagers also started shouting.
"Big Tiger's Mother, I'm quite experienced at building houses, would it be alright if I joined in?"
"And me too! I, Zhang Laosan, have been following my father around since I was a baby, building houses for him. Adding me is definitely a good deal!"
"Me too! Me too! Big Tiger Mom, I'll register first too..."
Upon hearing this, Su Baishi cleared her throat and said, "Everyone, please calm down. I was originally planning to hire villagers to build the house. Now that everyone is here, I'll talk about the workers' wages first."
We currently plan to have thirty people, each receiving fifteen copper coins per day, which will cover one lunch.
We'll start work tomorrow. If you want to come, just let me know first. Whether you're experienced or not isn't the most important thing, but you must be honest and willing to work!
Let me warn you upfront: if anyone signs up but then tries to shirk their duties and only thinks about avoiding work, don't blame me for turning against them later!
The villagers' eyes lit up when they heard that fifteen copper coins would include a meal.
In the past, building houses for others cost twelve copper coins a day, and the host family didn't provide meals. You had to eat the vegetable pancakes you brought yourself, and by the end of the day, you were starving.
These days, the Su family gets fifteen copper coins a day, plus a meal. Where else can you find such a good deal?
After the initial shock, they eagerly patted their chests and signed up.
"Big Tiger's mother, don't worry, I, Zhang Laosan, am the most reliable and hardworking person. I will never slack off. Sign me and my son up today!"
“I’ll sign myself and my son up too. You can rest assured, Aunt Tiger. We’re all from the same village. We wouldn’t do something like taking money and not doing any work. People would laugh their heads off if they found out!”
"Oh dear, your sons aren't even here, what's the point of registering them? Big Tiger's mother, quickly put up the names of all three of your grandsons for your third uncle and aunt..."
Su Baishi asked Su Dahu to bring over a few blank sheets of paper. Every time someone called out their name, Su Dahu would write something on the paper. Of course, it wasn't writing, but drawing a picture.
For example, Zhang Laosan draws three lines, Wang Duoyu draws a fish, and their sons and grandsons draw a little person or tiny person in the background.
I learned this trick from Hua'er.
Previously, Hua'er used this method to keep track of everyone's wages in the family, as well as the vegetables she collected from Aunt Zhou and the others. Even people who couldn't read could see it clearly.
Seeing the Su family's serious demeanor, the villagers felt even more confident that they were reliable in handling matters.
Only Wang Ergou and his gang of thugs, who had originally wanted to earn a few coins by using the name, saw the way the characters were written and quickly ran away with their tails between their legs.
They dared to freeload off anyone building a house, but they really didn't dare to go to the Su family's house. Especially Wang Ergou, just looking at Su Hua made his leg, which had been painstakingly healed, start to ache again.
About twenty villagers came here after hearing the news. The first person to speak up even brought his son and grandson to register. By the time the others reacted slowly and spoke up, all thirty spots were already filled.
They were all stunned.
Finally, Su Hua smiled and came to the rescue, "It doesn't matter if the quota for building houses is full, but there are plenty of quotas for harvesting vegetables!"
If my uncles and aunts trust me, they can go back today and cultivate several vegetable plots, planting all sorts of seasonal vegetables. Once these vegetables are grown, the money they earn will definitely be no less than what they made building this house in just over ten days!
Upon hearing this, the villagers' eyes, which had almost dimmed, brightened again.
Don't you believe Su Hua?
That absolutely does not exist!
Su Hua is a woman of her word. From the snail business in Cangwu Town to the spicy hot pot business in Qingshui County, and even the purchase of horse-drawn carriages and the construction of houses, she was the one who handled everything behind the scenes. Moreover, people only found out about it after it was all done. She never made any boastful remarks.
Now, if we let them go back to their vegetable gardens, harvesting vegetables is definitely a sure thing.
Su Baishi and Zhao Shi behind them were also somewhat surprised. The vegetables from the Zhou family's several households, plus those from their own yard, were barely enough to supply the hot pot stall every day. Since Hua'er had asked the villagers to open vegetable gardens, it must mean that the restaurant location mentioned earlier had already been found.
However, with so many people around, it wasn't the place to talk, so the two suppressed their surprise and remained silent.
Among the villagers, a man stood there stunned for a long time before scratching his head sheepishly. "Hua'er, about this vegetable garden, does that mean you'll buy everything I cultivate and plant?"
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