This made the women feel both curious and excited. From the time they were born until now, except for registering their household registration, their names had never been written on paper so solemnly. They couldn't help but feel a sense of honor.
After registering, Xue Huan gave Aunt Pang some money and asked her to take people to buy the ingredients needed for lunch.
Aunt Fat went happily.
Xue Huan then said to Liu Changgen and the others, "Work starts today. We've been delayed a bit today, but your wages will still be paid. Starting tomorrow, work will begin at 8:00 AM every day and end at 7:00 PM. Go back and grab your shovels, rakes, baskets, and other tools, and then follow me to the swamp."
About a quarter of an hour later, everyone was in place, and some people even brought their own wheelbarrows.
Pei Ji jumped onto the donkey cart, carrying Xue Huan and Xue Yao, and headed towards the swamp, with a group of people following behind.
After walking for about half an hour, the swamp appeared in front of us.
Xue Huan walked to the low hill in the north, called a few people, and designated several locations for them to dig. Then, she installed the explosives brought from the donkey cart.
"Everyone stay away. It will be serious if you are hit by the rocks that are blown away." Xue Huan lit the explosives with a fire starter and then quickly ran to a safe area.
The next moment, there was a loud bang, and a hole was opened in the hill behind him, and countless rocks rolled down.
"Okay, carry these rocks over there and dump them into the swamp, starting from the edge. Be careful not to step in."
After receiving the order, everyone started working enthusiastically.
Xue Huan looked at it for a while and appointed Liu Qingsheng, the village chief's grandfather's family, as the captain of the construction team, asking him to help manage the workers and be responsible for scheduling.
Liu Qingsheng is in his thirties and a calm person. "Don't worry, Hua Ni'er, I will definitely take good care of these people for you."
Xue Huan temporarily handed the matter over to Liu Qingsheng and left Pei Ji to supervise. As Pei Ji looked at her with aggrieved expression, she stuffed a candy into his hand and patted his shoulder, "Be good. If you do a good job, your pocket money will be doubled next month."
Xue Huan is now in charge of the family's money, so she gives pocket money to Xue's mother and several children every month. Life is incomplete without pocket money.
With pocket money, you don’t have to just swallow your saliva when you see the things you want to eat or play.
Pocket money is an indispensable part of a child’s childhood.
Pei Ji remembered that he also received a monthly allowance in the palace. According to his treatment as a legitimate prince, he received twenty taels of silver a month.
Of course, he had everything he needed in the palace, and the monthly allowance was of no importance to him.
However, when he got outside the palace, he discovered the benefits of money. With money, he could buy all kinds of delicious food.
His pocket money now was one hundred coins a month, which was far less than the twenty taels he had before. However, the happiness these one hundred coins brought him was far beyond what the huge sum of twenty taels could bring him before.
Simply put, it means less money but more happiness.
If he wasn't thinking about his mother, he would rather stay here with Huanhuan for the rest of his life.
Hearing Xue Huan's words about doubling his pocket money, Pei Ji's eyes lit up. He hooked his finger around Xue Huan's and shook it, acting like a spoiled child expertly: "I also want to eat the braised pork that Huan Huan makes."
Seeing him with such a handsome face and such a soft and cute expression, Xue Huan's hands were itching to pinch him, but there were so many people around, so she could only suppress the itch. "Okay, I'll make it for you. How about making ginger milk?"
"Okay, Huanhuan is so nice."
Someone came over, Xue Huan squeezed his hand and coughed lightly.
Pei Ji immediately changed his facial expression, put one hand behind his back, and acted like a cool and dignified adult.
After giving Liu Qingsheng some instructions, Xue Huan left.
Aunt Pang and a few others bought some food and brought it back. They used the donkey cart provided by Xue Huan to transport the food and cooking tools to the vicinity of the construction site. They cleared a piece of land, set up a simple temporary stove, and started cooking.
There is plenty of firewood in the nearby woods, and Shangyang Lake is not far away, so it is very convenient to make a fire and wash vegetables.
At noon, the aroma of food wafted out, making the workers a little absent-minded.
Liu Qingsheng was about to scold him when Auntie Pang came over and said to Pei Ji, "Mr. Huo, the meal is ready."
Pei Ji then announced: "Everyone stop and come line up to eat."
Everyone put down their tools, gathered around, and lined up obediently under Pei Ji's gaze.
On the long table, there was a bucket of rice, a pot of fried vegetables with lard, and a pot of tofu and egg drop soup.
Aunt Pang is responsible for serving meals to everyone.
A big bowl of white rice, topped with a spoonful of sizzling vegetables, and a bowl of soup.
This food is much better than what many people eat at home.
There is meat and eggs, and so much oil in the dish.
Of course, Auntie Pang didn't dare to do this at first. This was all Xue Huan's order. She said that everyone did hard work, and if they didn't eat enough, how would they have the energy to work?
Some people couldn’t wait to drink the soup after getting it, and then eat a mouthful of rice with vegetables mixed with oil residue. The taste was so delicious!
"This job is really worth it!"
"That's right. Huanier treats us so well, we can't let her down. We have to do our job well."
At this time, Xue Huan came over, and everyone who was eating stood up involuntarily.
"My uncles and aunts are eating. I'll call Brother Kang back to eat."
Pei Ji's eyes lit up with joy, but he suppressed his eagerness and strode towards Xue Huan.
The two walked back side by side, with Dahei running around them.
After a few days of adjustment and becoming familiar with the rhythm of work, the workers speeded up a lot, and the actual territory of the landlord Xue Huan was expanding day by day.
She went there every now and then to check on the progress of the project, but she didn't stay there every day.
Because she also has a lot of things to do.
One natural thing is to prepare enough pepper seedlings for the vegetable garden that is being built.
She needs to collect enough seeds first, then soak the seeds in tea to sterilize the seeds and break down the protective film of the seeds.
Then clear a piece of land and plant the seeds. After the seeds germinate and grow into seedlings, you can transplant the seedlings into the ground.
The normal growth cycle of peppers is about three months, but Xue Huan tried it and found that using diluted spiritual spring water can shorten the time to one month, or even shorter!
Because no one had ever grown peppers before, and no one knew how long it would take for peppers to mature normally, this gave Xue Huan a lot of room to maneuver.
The second thing was that Xue Huan recorded all the chili dishes she had "experimented" with and compiled them into a recipe.
This was also her reliance on finding someone to cooperate in selling peppers in the future.
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