Chapter 515 Participation
The three farmhands wanted to marry women who had worked in the farm before.
In the past two years, whenever it was busy with farming and it was difficult to hire men, Manbao and his family would hire women as well, paying them the same wages.
At the beginning, there were only about ten people who came, and they were all quite old. But it seemed that working in Qili Village was quite safe, no one bullied them, and they actually got paid, so more people were willing to come to work.
Later, there were so many that we had to screen them first every time we wanted to recruit people.
Moreover, not only did Manbao feel that women were more meticulous and efficient at work, but Bai Zhuangtou also became more fond of using women.
Except for some heavier physical work, women are just as good as men in most other farm work.
This is how the three farmhands met their future wives.
All three of them are widows, not very old, and their lives in their husband's and their own families are not easy, so they think of doing odd jobs.
The three farmhands did not have good conditions. Two years ago, they were awakened by Manbao's calculations and began to save money by living frugally.
Basically, apart from the food provided by the farm, they rarely buy food from outside.
So after two years, I saved some money and started thinking about getting married.
They contacted matchmaker Wang, but even though they had some savings, the fathers-in-law and mothers-in-law near Qili Village still didn't like them.
He has no land, no money, and even the house belongs to the owner. Who would marry their daughter to such a man?
So it is hard to say about their marriage.
The women that matchmaker Wang introduced to them were all widows who had lost their husbands. After seeing each other two or three times, the three of them actually became interested in the right person and went to look for one on their own.
This year's consecutive summer and autumn harvests provide a great opportunity, and the farm has hired many women to work.
The three men were no longer as obedient as before, working in the area they were supposed to harvest. Instead, they started waving their sickles around.
They are permanent workers, and unlike temporary workers, they can cut whatever piece of the crop they want.
It is also possible that Bai Zhuangtou saw through their plan and let it go, and then they helped this and that, and finally helped them get a wife.
Naturally, they also wanted to hold a lively banquet, but their relatives were not here, and their friends were just the servants and farmhands of the Bai family.
The most important thing is that they don't have much money, so after thinking about it, the three families decided not to hold a banquet. During the New Year, the three of them would pool their money for a table of food, and then make it a little sumptuous, and the people from the three families would just get together and have a meal.
But Manbao felt that this was too shabby, mainly because she had never seen anyone get married so quietly in her life.
Bai Shanbao had never seen it either.
So the two of them discussed it and decided that the wedding should be a lively one.
So the next day, the two of them called Bai Erlang, and the three of them pestered each other's homes to get some firecrackers for the New Year.
Then the three of them pooled their money and asked the head of the Bai family to go to the market to buy some ingredients. They then asked the cook to go to the small village to cook so that the three farmhands could invite their friends to celebrate together.
The three farmhands and the three young women who had just arrived at the small village with their luggage were all stunned.
Manbao and the others were very happy, running in and out to join in the fun. The three farmhands had slightly red eyes and wanted to kowtow to the three of them.
The three children didn't like them kowtowing, so Bai Shanbao said seriously, "After you get married, you must work even harder. Your wages have already been raised. If you do better, your wages will be even higher next year, and the red envelopes you'll receive for the New Year will also be higher. With money, you can support your family."
The three of them nodded in agreement, bowing and saying, "Mr. Shan, can we prepare a separate table for you to eat?"
Bai Shanbao was about to say yes, yes, when he saw that the servants and farmhands who had come to the banquet were gathered on the other side. Although they were not timid, they were not in the mood to talk much either. It was not as lively and cheerful as the wedding banquets he had attended in the village.
He thought for a moment and said, "Let's forget it. Just give us a handful of wedding candy so we can share in your joy."
"Dip, dip," the farmhands were overjoyed and immediately grabbed a handful of wedding candy to share with the three young masters. "It must be that we are blessed by the young masters..."
Bai Shanbao exchanged pleasantries with them, then took the wedding candy and took his two friends away. They did not return to the village, but turned and went up the mountain.
The three farmhands didn't notice and sent the young masters away and immediately went back to entertain the guests.
The yard instantly became lively. Their closest friends rushed over, patting their shoulders and chests, laughing heartily and jokingly saying, "You're incredible! All three of you are married in no time. Come on, tell us how you managed to touch someone's hand."
Bai Shanbao walked a little further and looked back down. He happened to see the lively scene in the courtyard and nodded slightly, saying, "We really shouldn't have stayed there."
Manbao also nodded: "This is more like a wedding."
Bai Erlang looked around and asked, "So what are we having for lunch?"
Manbao ran to Daji, opened the food box in his hand, and said with a smile, "Eat this."
Bai Shanbao and Bai Erlang also ran up to take a look. When they saw a whole steamed chicken and several side dishes inside, they were delighted and asked, "Where did this come from?"
"The cook gave it to us," Manbao said. "As soon as Shanbao said he didn't want to keep it, the cook prepared it for us. We ate it on the mountain."
Bai Shanbao and Bai Erlang nodded happily in agreement, and the three of them found a place with a good view and was relatively clean to sit down.
When Daji saw that they all sat down on the grass, he couldn't help but think of their master, and his hand that was serving food paused.
"Hurry up, hurry up, we are really hungry."
"Daji, please sit down. You won't block our view from the front if you sit here."
Daji smiled and moved a little, put out the food in the box, and then said, "Master, if Master Tang and Miss Man had told us earlier that they wanted to have a picnic, we should have brought mats so that we wouldn't have to sit on the ground."
Manbao didn't take it seriously. "It's so troublesome to carry a mat with you. There are many places in the wild where you can't sit."
Bai Shanbao nodded, "We've been sitting here a lot anyway."
Bai Erlang: "That's right, that's right, I've rolled in the mud before."
Bai Shanbao immediately said, "I didn't. I never rolled over."
Manbao didn't say anything.
After the dishes were laid out, the four of them started eating. As they ate, they looked at the fields stretching out down the mountain. For some reason, they were extremely happy.
Manbao pointed to the fruit trees above his head and said, "They should be able to bear fruit next year, right?"
"That's right." Bai Shanbao also looked up at the fruit tree and said with a smile, "Next year will be the third year. Looking at the treetops, it should be able to bloom and bear fruit."
I have something to do today, so the next chapter will be updated around 8pm.
(End of this chapter)
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