Chapter 37: Find someone to work and earn money!
The villagers were really enthusiastic. Seeing that peanuts could really be exchanged for silver, they were all very excited.
So in one afternoon, Qin Zhizhi harvested a lot of peanuts.
"Daughter, have we harvested too much?" Qin He was a little worried as he looked at the peanuts all over the yard.
"Dad, it's not much at all. I'm going to sell all of this."
Qin Zhizhi already had a plan in mind. Since this place was suitable for growing peanuts, she would lead the villagers to get rich together.
"Zhizhi, almost every household has this, and you charge so much for it, how can you sell it for silver?"
Mrs. Zhang was a little worried when she saw her daughter harvesting so many peanuts.
"Mom, I have my own way." Qin Zhizhi comforted Zhang with a smile.
"Also, starting tomorrow, my aunt, my mother, and my third aunt, all come to Gu's house and help me shell these peanuts so I can use them to make money."
Qin Zhizhi is a man of action. So many peanuts take up space at home, so it’s better to sell them as soon as possible.
"Well, we're not busy at home anyway, so it would be great if we could help you."
Third Aunt Wang was also worried about her niece's peanuts. When she heard that she could help, she was very enthusiastic.
"It's paid, fifteen cents a day. Aunt San, please come early!"
Seeing that everyone was worried about her, Qin Zhizhi started joking with her third aunt, hoping to make everyone relax.
"It hasn't even started yet, how can you ask for wages? Besides, we're all family, why should we ask for wages?"
No one wanted to be paid, for fear that Qin Zhizhi would waste her money.
"Work requires wages, uncle. Can you please go home and ask Auntie if she's willing to help Zhizhi? The wages are the same as my mother's."
Qin Zhizhi felt that three people were far from enough, and she wanted to find a few more people. Qin Chuan's wife was the most efficient at work, so it would be best to invite her.
"My cousin will go back and ask for you. If she agrees, I'll have her come directly to help tomorrow."
Qin Chuan knew that Qin Zhizhi was taking care of his family, otherwise such a good thing would never have been given to his wife.
Although he helped at the Gu family for the whole afternoon, Qin Chuan returned home very happily.
When he got home, he immediately told his wife Zhao about this, which surprised her very much.
"Boss, are you trying to cheer me up? Fifteen cents a day, where can I find that?"
A man might not be able to earn that much money in a day, let alone a woman like her.
"How dare I make fun of you? Zhizhi asked me to ask you. If you don't want to, I will answer for you." Qin Chuan deliberately teased his wife.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Why would I be unwilling? I'm just too surprised."
Seeing Qin Chuan about to leave, Zhao quickly called her back.
"Since Zhizhi trusts us, let's go. You should go early tomorrow and do as much work as you can. We have to be worthy of the wages Zhizhi gives us."
Qin Chuan felt sorry for her when he thought about Qin Zhizhi paying such a high salary.
"Needless to say, I will definitely give Zhizhi great value for money."
Zhao was a cheerful person and she made up her mind to work harder tomorrow.
On the Gu family side.
The peanuts harvested in the afternoon were piled in the yard, and several people were busy moving the peanuts into the house.
Qin Zhizhi left some food for him and worked even harder.
The dinner was egg noodles. Qin Zhizhi was willing to make a big pot of it.
After dinner, several people helped peel peanuts for a while before going back.
During this period, Qin Zhizhi took the time to visit Mr. Zhang's house and asked Aunt Yao to come and help the next day.
Qin Zhizhi didn't say there would be any wages, but Aunt Yao agreed readily.
After agreeing on a time with Aunt Yao, Qin Zhizhi returned home.
Zhang Xiucai waited until Qin Zhizhi left before going to look for his mother. "Mom, does Jing Huai's wife need help with something?"
When Mrs. Yao heard her son's question, she smiled and said, "She harvested a lot of peanuts today and asked me to come over to help tomorrow. I have nothing to do at home, so I agreed."
"Jing Huai's wife is a good person and takes good care of our family. Jing Huai is not at home, so if you need help, just go."
Zhang Xiucai was grateful for Qin Zhizhi's help, so he strongly supported his mother's friendship with the Gu family.
"That's what Mom thinks. You should go to bed early. Mom also needs to rest so that she can go to the Gu family to help out early tomorrow."
"Then mother, go to bed early. I will go back to my room first." When Mr. Zhang heard that Yao was going to rest, he said goodbye to his mother.
"You should read less tonight. You still have to teach the children tomorrow."
Yao felt sorry for her son because he studied late every day. Although Zhang Xiucai could not take the imperial examination after his leg became lame, he was still very hardworking.
"I understand, mother."
Mr. Zhang left Yao's house. Although the house was no longer his own, he felt extremely warm.
Early the next morning.
Zhao got up early to cook, and then went to Qin's house first. She had a good relationship with Zhang and others.
She felt embarrassed to go to Gu's house alone so early, so she wanted to go with them.
When Zhao arrived at the Qin family, the Qin family had just had breakfast, and Mrs. Qin forced Zhao to have another meal.
It was Wang's turn to wash the dishes at the Qin family today. When Wang was about to clean up the dishes, she was stopped by Mrs. Qin.
"You guys go quickly, mom will clean up here, don't delay Zhizhi's business."
Mrs. Qin was afraid of delaying her granddaughter's affairs, so she urged her three daughters-in-law to go to Gu's house quickly.
"Thank you for your hard work, mother." Wang was very grateful. Her mother-in-law was the best mother-in-law in Qinjia Village. Several people hurried to Gu's house.
Before Qin Zhizhi finished her breakfast, several people arrived, including Yao.
Qin Zhizhi couldn't help but sigh at the diligence of the ancient people. She got up early only because her mother Gu woke up too early.
Qin Zhizhi and Gu's mother quickly invited a few people in.
"You guys eat yours, we'll do it ourselves." A few of them had peeled the peanuts last night, and seeing that their daughter and mother-in-law were still eating, they went into the house to move the peanuts.
Aunt Yao and Mrs. Zhao didn't expect the job to be so easy, so they worked even faster.
Qin Zhizhi asked them to rest many times throughout the morning, but they refused.
"Zhizhi, how can peeling peanuts be tiring? If you are tired, just take a rest. We are not tired."
Qin Zhizhi shook her head helplessly, a truly good employee.
Finally, they had to go home for lunch. Qin Zhizhi asked them to come back in an hour, and they had no choice but to agree.
In the afternoon, Mrs. Qin also came to help. They chatted while working and peeled a lot of peanuts in a day.
After work in the evening, Qin Zhizhi paid the workers their wages directly. At first, they refused to accept the wages, but finally accepted them under Qin Zhizhi's threat.
The most surprised person was Yao. She thought it was just an ordinary help, but she didn't expect that there would be wages.
After returning home, Yao told her son about this incident. Mr. Zhang was also surprised and finally said only one sentence.
"Mom, since Jing Huai's wife insists, you should accept it."
"The Gu family has helped us so much, wouldn't this be a bad thing?" Yao still felt it was inappropriate.
"Then I'll go and help when I'm free."
"Forget it. You'd better spend that time tutoring those kids."
"The mother is right, and the son knows it."
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