Chapter 8 Find Someone Yourself
Zhao Liya and Hu Ling whispered a few words and continued walking forward.
The two men first went into a teahouse and then into a restaurant. After asking around twice, they already had an idea of what kind of people to hire, so they naturally wouldn't go up to anyone and ask questions.
You know, some idlers who have been hanging around in the temporary job market for many years are very slippery, especially outsiders like Zhao Liya, who are from exiled criminal families and are the targets of their bullying and exploitation.
Not only will you not be able to do the work properly, but you will also not be able to fire people, otherwise they will make you very angry.
It is typical that it is easy to invite gods but difficult to send them away.
At the foot of a wall, there were seven or eight young and middle-aged men and women, either squatting or sitting, wearing indigo-blue baggy clothes and trousers, and their hair tied up in indigo turbans. Zhao Liya looked at them and walked over with Hu Ling.
"Are you looking for work?"
The men were startled. A middle-aged man stood up quickly, brushed off the dust and grass debris on his body, and nodded: "You, you guys are looking for someone to work for you?"
Several other young people also stood up quickly and asked questions at once.
"What kind of work are you going to do? How many days will it take?"
"Which village are you in?"
"How much do you pay?"
Zhao Liya smiled and explained the matter in a few words: "We want to build a house. Do you know how to do it?"
Building a house is not as simple as piling up bricks one by one; it also requires technical skills.
Several young people laughed, glanced at the middle-aged man and said, "What a coincidence! Uncle Ruan Gui builds houses for people!"
"Really? That's such a coincidence! We are so lucky!" Zhao Liya laughed.
The other party was very happy to hear her say this and couldn't help but feel a strong liking for her.
Uncle Ruan Gui felt a little embarrassed. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "What kind of house does the boss want to build? Brick or rammed earth? How many rooms are visible and how many are hidden? Is the foundation already dug?"
Zhao Liya was even more satisfied, and praised with a smile: "Uncle Ruan Gui really asked the right question. It's obvious that he is very experienced!"
She didn't bother to explain the requirements for the house she wanted to build. She had to explain the main house to three rooms with two entrances, two side rooms, one for storage, and one room extended outward for the length of the kitchen and dining room. She also wanted to have two side rooms on the east and west sides.
Two sheds were built in the backyard to store farm tools, build chicken coops and duck houses, and store some farm items, etc.
The most important thing is that the courtyard wall must be built high.
The place where they want to build the house is in Yan Village.
"As for wages, 30 cents per person per day, including daily tea and water..."
"What! Thirty cents!"
“Is this true?”
Zhao Liya was interrupted by the crowd's exclamations before she could finish her words.
It's no wonder that everyone opened their eyes wide with a look of doubt and disbelief. Zhao Liya had already found out that the normal labor price in the market is 18 to 25 cents a day, not including meals.
She said thirty cents as soon as she came, which of course scared everyone.
But it wasn't over yet. Zhao Liya continued, "They provide tea and lunch every day. Lunch is fried noodles or steamed white rice, with one meat and one vegetable dish, and plenty of rice."
"Gulp!"
Someone swallowed.
Everyone else's eyes lit up as they looked at Ruan Gui anxiously: "Uncle Ruan Gui! Uncle Ruan Gui!"
What I mean is that he should agree quickly!
In the artificial market, no one works alone. Everyone works in small groups, so that they can look after each other and have more confidence and capital when bargaining with the boss.
Every small group naturally has a foreman. Uncle Ruan Quy, a responsible and conscientious man, is the foreman of this group.
Uncle Ruan Gui didn't agree immediately, and a question mark appeared on his forehead: "This - Boss, why?"
Zhao Liya smiled, and her heart grew even more favorable towards them. "Uncle Ruan Gui, to be honest, we just got here, and that house is simply uninhabitable. We just want to quickly build the house so that we can feel at ease. Of course, I have requirements for this price. I want you to work hard every day and finish the work as soon as possible. You can't be lazy. Whether this counts as laziness is up to me. Of course, I won't deliberately make things difficult for you. But if you really do deliberately slack off, I have the right to fire you immediately. If you build it quickly and well, you can even get a raise."
Knowing that they were from Yan Village, Uncle Ruan Gui thought about it and nodded in understanding.
Of course they knew Yancun.
Since Zhao Liya offered such conditions, it is natural for her to want to build the house as soon as possible.
As for refusing to pay their debts? They weren't afraid of that. Even if the people of Yan Village were ruthless, they still had criminal records. If they dared to break the law again and were reported to the authorities, they would suffer greatly.
Uncle Ruan Gui nodded and said, "Okay, we'll take this job. I'll bring a few people to your place later to take a look and calculate how many days it will take. We can start work tomorrow. Don't worry, boss, we will definitely do a good job!"
"oh!"
"Very good!"
The young people cheered with joy.
Zhao Liya was also very happy, "Then it's settled!"
"Um."
Zhao Liya and Hu Ling still had some things to buy, so they agreed with Ruan Guishu to meet outside the city gate and go to Yan Village.
As Zhao Liya and Hu Ling left, they heard the group still excitedly discussing something. They also heard Uncle Ruan Gui telling the young men, "Keep your voices down. Also, don't tell anyone about the wages, and don't make a fuss. Got it?"
Zhao Liya curled her lips and smiled. Uncle Ruan Gui was quite astute. People like him were actually quite good. They were honest when they should be honest, and shrewd when they should be shrewd.
There were so many things missing at home, but Zhao Liya and Hu Ling didn't plan to buy everything.
Just buy some necessities for now, and then slowly decorate the house after it is built.
Rice, pots and pans, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, stove, oil lamps, etc. are necessary, and I also bought some cloth, clothes and bedding.
They are short of vegetables now, so they bought several kinds of vegetable seeds, as well as some dried vegetables such as soybeans, peanuts, dried chili peppers, dried tofu, dried fish, etc. Fresh vegetables and eggs can be bought in the village.
In addition, you need to purchase some basic farm tools and knives such as hoes, rakes, shovels, hatchets, kitchen knives, sickles, etc.
There are also bamboo baskets of different sizes for storing things, bamboo baskets, daily wooden basins and buckets
Zhao Liya even went out of her way to buy a medium-sized fishing net and two fish cages.
There is a large river next to the village where you can fish to improve your life.
She originally wanted to buy some chickens and ducks to raise, but then she changed her mind and thought that building the house would be so chaotic and busy that it would be difficult to take care of them, so she decided to wait until the house was built.
Zhao Liya knew that her parents, Hu Ling and the others preferred to eat noodles, so she and Hu Ling went out of their way to look for them. Unfortunately, there was no place selling flour in the county town at all!
Because the locals don't eat it.
The two had no choice but to give up.
"We'll ask someone to buy it in the city later. There will definitely be some there."
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