"Go and talk to Lin Meizhi about something."
"Then it's approved."
Wei Mingshen looked at her and asked, "So quick to agree? Don't you even want to ask why I'm looking for her?"
Su Xueli said, "What you want to see her for is between you two. I shouldn't be asking about it."
Wei Mingshen's eyes flickered for a moment: "I'll tell you when I get back."
Su Xueli waved her hand: "You don't need to tell me things that have nothing to do with work."
A hint of disappointment flashed in Wei Mingshen's eyes.
Just as Wei Mingshen stepped out, Xiao Jiu burst into the courtyard with a "plop plop plop," shouting, "Sister Xue Li, I'm here!"
Su Xueli, who was washing dishes in the kitchen, winked and said, "Hey Xiao Jiu, we're seventeen or eighteen-year-old girls now. Can't you be a little more demure? Stop stomping around like a donkey!"
Xiao Jiu ran into the kitchen with a giggle, then jumped up and hugged Su Xueli's shoulder from behind. "Sister Xueli, this is how I am. The bricks that have come out of the kiln are now set."
Su Xueli shook her shoulders. "Take your hands away. I'm washing the pot. There's not much water left in the bucket. Go and fill it up."
"Okay, I'm coming." She left Su Xueli behind, picked up the bucket of water, and ran out with a thud.
Su Xueli smiled indulgently at her commotion.
"The water's here!" Xiao Jiu came carrying another bucket of water, splashing around.
Needless to say, the water in the bucket spilled along the way.
Su Xueli wanted to say something to her, but then thought better of it, since it wouldn't make a difference anyway.
After finishing her work in the kitchen, Su Xueli said, "Come on, I'll show you what straw weaving is."
Xiao Jiu entered the room and screamed repeatedly upon seeing the finished products, touching this and that. Then, looking at Su Xue Li in horror, she said, "Sister Xue Li, you're not going to make me learn to make this from you, are you? You might as well just smash me with a brick."
Su Xueli sneered: "Am I that stupid? Why would I let you do such delicate work? Your job isn't this. You're used to cutting thatch and weaving bases for me. These are easy to learn. I'll teach you."
Xiao Jiu finally breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, that's good. I could never learn to make up these things."
Su Xueli said, "Let me briefly explain the situation here. Once these straw weavings reach a certain quantity, they will be delivered to the department store in the city. You might even have to go with the delivery team. Here, you'll do whatever we ask you to do."
"Yes, yes, I'm like a brick, I'll be moved wherever I'm needed."
"Yes, yes, that's right, the attitude is correct."
"Also, we have another worker here, so there are three of us now. Maybe we'll add more workers in the future. When our business grows bigger, we might give you a raise."
"Great! Great!" Xiao Jiu exclaimed excitedly.
Su Xueli concluded, "Xiao Jiu, the most important thing I want to tell you is that you must be punctual for get off work hours. Also, if you need to take leave, you are not allowed to leave the workplace without permission during work hours, nor are you allowed to bring outsiders in. Can you do that?"
Xiao Jiu said "Oh," rolled her big, dark eyes, and asked, "Not even my boyfriend?"
Su Xueli looked at her and asked, "You're engaged too?"
Xiao Jiu chuckled, "It's not decided yet."
Su Xueli waved her hand: "No one is allowed. If you come to see you, you can only wait outside the courtyard gate. You are not allowed to enter our workshop."
Xiao Jiu said, "Okay, okay."
Su Xueli looked at her unkempt and impetuous appearance and said with a smile, "I really can't believe that our Xiao Jiu is already dating someone."
Xiao Jiu tilted her chin up: "Sister Xue Li, I'm already 17, a grown woman. My mother was 17 when she married my father."
Su Xueli pouted: "Can your 17 compare to my aunt's 17? My aunt has been serving the whole family since she was 17, while your 17 is being served by the whole family."
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