Chapter 359 Inquiry
Wan Laosi and Wan Laoer quickly carried all the things in the cart back.
"Second brother, those people are here to get cloth to make bags. Should we measure them and take them back to make them, or should we let them make them in our yard?"
Wan Lao Si looked at Wan Lao Er and asked.
Wan Lao Er thought for a moment, took another look at the sky outside, and said, "It's getting late now, and everyone has been waiting for a long time. Let's give everyone some cloth and let them take it home to make it. After all, they are all from the same village, so they shouldn't just take our cloth, right?"
Wan Lao Er thought so and said so, but Wan Lao Si said after hearing it: "Second brother, what you said is not wrong, but if the cloth we take back is not the same as what we got back, who can we go to for justice?"
In Da Qi, cloth was very valuable and was generally kept as a personal asset reserve. Rich families loved to buy cloth and keep it at home. Sometimes, rich people would give things to their poor relatives, and they would give them old clothes, because the rich people's old clothes could be worth one or two taels of silver even if they were pawned.
Therefore, in Da Qi, besides currency, the second most circulated commodity was cloth.
However, the price of the coarse cloth worn by ordinary people was much lower than the silk and satin worn by the rich, so Wan Laoer didn't think too much about it.
"Then what do you think we should do?" Wan Laoer felt that what Wan Laosi said was right. Although the coarse cloth was not worth much money, it also cost money. The family is facing a difficult time in terms of capital turnover, so every penny must be spent wisely.
"I will discuss their personal information and the amount of cloth they received, and ask them to put their fingerprints on it. This way, we won't have to worry about not having evidence. When we do business in the future, we have to keep everything in reserve. It's always right to be cautious in everything."
Wan Lao Er looked at Wan Lao Si with admiration: "Fourth brother is really awesome, I will listen to you. I will leave the things here to you. I will go to the workshop opposite to see how Shuang and Zheng Yang are doing today."
"Okay, leave this to me, you go and get busy, second brother."
Wan Laoer was very happy at this moment that he could bring Wan Laosi back. Otherwise, even if he suffered a loss, he would not be embarrassed to argue with those women.
Wan Laoer strode to the workshop opposite. The workshop had expanded more than ten times from the original two sheds, and the number of workers inside had also increased several times.
"Shuang, Zhengyang, how are you guys doing today? Is there anything wrong?"
Wan Shuang was checking whether there were any impurities in the potato flour produced today. When he heard Wan Laoer's voice, he quickly stopped what he was doing.
"Uncle? You're back. Come here. I have something to tell you."
Wan Shuang quickly pulled Wan Lao Er out of the workshop and found a deserted place. He looked around to make sure there was no one else. Wan Shuang said seriously, "Second Uncle, after I harvested potatoes today, I found a few unfamiliar faces near our workshop. They were not from our village. They were peeking around the workshop. I found them and coaxed them out."
Wan Lao Er frowned, "Are you here to inquire about the recipe?"
The workers they hired now were all men and women from their village, as well as some old people to peel the skins. Wan Laoer gave all those who were able to do the work the opportunity to earn money. The wages varied according to the division of labor. The cheapest was five cents a day, and the most expensive was twenty cents a day. So everyone worked very hard and were unprecedentedly united.
"I think so. After all, we are harvesting potatoes on a large scale this time. Someone must have been eyeing us a long time ago. It's just that they didn't choose to come and buy houses openly, but chose to inquire about us secretly. I wonder what their intentions are?"
Wan Shuang was somewhat confused about the other party's thoughts. He also didn't know whether today was the first day for those people to come or they had been here for many days and had already figured out their production process.
Because they have been busy harvesting potatoes during this period, the workshop has been handed over to the village chief, and the people at home are really too busy to handle it.
The village chief's wife had quit her job in the town, so Wan Sansao hired several people to help, and she also used the village chief's wife to run back and forth.
So Wan Laoer hired the village chief and his wife, one to manage the men's side and the other to manage the women's side, and their wages were calculated at twenty cents a day.
Wan Lao Er patted Wan Shuang on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry about this matter. Leave it to Second Uncle. Go check on your Fourth Uncle and see if he needs any help. I'll go find the village chief."
Wan Laoer hurried to find the village chief, who was scolding a man who was slacking off.
"Look at you. You get paid the same as others, but you do so little work every day. If you don't want to do it, get out. Don't just sit there and do nothing. There are many people who want to take over your position."
"Village chief, I know I was wrong. Please give me another chance. I will do my best. My mother was sick last night. I didn't sleep all night. I'm not in a good mood today. Can you please not tell the boss?"
The village chief's expression softened a little. "In the future, if you encounter such special situations, you should take a day off and don't come to get paid. It's not easy for the boss. He feeds the whole village by himself. Tell me, do you feel ashamed?"
"Village Chief, I'll remember this and I'll definitely ask for leave next time."
The village chief then let him go.
"Village chief, what's wrong? Why are you so angry?" When Wan Laoer walked in, he saw that the village chief was in a bad mood.
"It's okay, Jinzhu. I didn't see you today. Did you go out?" The village chief came over and asked.
"Well, I went to the town to do some work. Village chief, I came to discuss something with you. Are you free now?"
"The boss is looking for me, how can I not have time? Let's go out and talk." The village chief said with a smile.
The two came to the door, and the village chief asked, "What's the matter?"
"Village chief, I just came back and heard from Wan Shuang that there are a few strangers outside our workshop, looking around like thieves. I guess they are here to spy on our production process, so I think we should use the defensive fence we built earlier and close the door in and out of the village. Except for the managers of each area, no other strangers are allowed to enter the village."
"Is this true? I really don't know. But what you said makes sense. Our village is now more lively than the town. We should take good care of it. Otherwise, not only will your workshop be in trouble, but even the food in our village will be coveted by others."
Wan Laoer felt relieved when he saw that the village chief agreed. Although this was not a long-term solution, he needed time to unite the people in the village and time to grow. Once he monopolized the sales of potato flour in all border areas, he would feel more at ease.
At this time, Wan Ersao came running over with an anxious look on her face.
"Dad, have you seen Fubao? I have searched the whole village, but I haven't seen him. Guihua hasn't seen Fubao either. I have also asked the children in the village who often play with her, but they all said they haven't seen him. I am so worried. Don't you think it could be..."
Wan Ersao was almost crying with anxiety, and the thought of Fubao being kidnapped made her feel as if her heart was being eaten by thousands of ants.
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