The workshop has 20 registered people
Chapter 71: The workshop has reached 20 registrations
Chu Huaibei thought about the plan all night and finally decided to send someone to the military settlement to investigate.
The natural candidate is Mother Wang from the family. She has a good temper, is eloquent, and her children all live in the military settlement, so she is more suitable.
"Hey, Aunt Wang, did you find time to come back today?"
Chunhua opened the door and saw Aunt Wang, who worked at the Wang Mansion all year round, passing by her house with a basket on her shoulder. She quickly greeted her.
"Well, Chunhua, get ready to do the laundry. You haven't been home for a long time. Come visit your son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren."
"Well, I'm going to the river to wash clothes now. You can go home first without delaying Aunt Wang. We can talk when you come back."
"Okay, go get busy first."
Although Mother Wang came back this time on the prince's request to investigate the situation, besides this, she also came to call her two daughters-in-law to sign up. Twenty coins a day, six hundred coins a month. Don't live too well, you can eat meat whenever you want!
Strictly speaking, their family lived a pretty good life. She and her old man had a combined monthly allowance of two taels. Her two sons did not join the army, but thanks to their father, they were also able to get land in the military settlement.
Forty percent of the land's output was retained by the government, and the oxen and farm tools were provided by the government, which saved a lot of expenses.
In the past two years, the new agricultural tools and new farming methods provided by the prince have increased the output of the fields, and more grain has been left for him.
However, the three grandsons in the family were sent to Qingzhu Academy to study. Although they did not have to pay tuition, the pens, ink, paper and inkstone were still a considerable expense.
Especially since the old family has to support two children's education, life at home is a little tight.
"Old man, open the door."
"squeak······"
"Mom is back! Come sit inside, it's really cold outside."
Gao Xiuyun took the basket from her mother-in-law with both hands and went to the main hall with her. She placed the basket on the table in the main hall and went to the kitchen to pour a bowl of hot water for her mother-in-law to warm herself up.
"Mother-in-law, drink a bowl of hot water to warm yourself up."
"Well, all right, sit down now, stop busying yourself. I have something to tell you. Where's the old man? Call him back."
"Dalang went to the river to fish. Several men from the village went with him."
"Oh my, it's a waste of effort to break the ice. I don't know if it will work in half a day. Let's send him home first."
"Okay, I'll go right away. Please sit down for a while."
"Yaya, come and talk to grandma."
Gao Xiuyun called out her daughter who was squatting in the kitchen to keep warm.
"Okay, grandma, Yaya, come and keep grandma company."
"Hey, Yaya, be good."
Mother Wang sat with her three-year-old granddaughter in her arms, listening to the child's innocent chatter, and was in a good mood.
She only gave birth to two sons, and now the eldest daughter has given birth to a daughter. Rare things are precious, so Yaya is very much loved at home.
Not long after, Gao Xiuyun called Wang Dalang back and brought Wang Erlang with him. When Erlang heard that his elder brother went to the river to fish, he followed to help.
"mother."
"Mom, you're back"
"Well, sit down. Since Erlang is here, go call your wife over and we can talk together."
"Okay, son, I'll go right away."
Wang Erlang didn't know what the important matter was, so he hurried home.
"Yaya, come here, Daddy, hold me. Don't tire out grandma."
"How heavy can a three-year-old child be? You just came back from the river, and you're freezing cold. Aren't you afraid of passing that coldness on to Yaya? You're such a grown-up, but you're not as steady as the prince in your actions."
Wang Dalang was scolded by his mother and sat quietly on the stool without saying a word. When he was a child, she used to compare him with the prince, but now she starts to compare him with the prince. It seems that in his mother's eyes, he is not as sensible as a five or six-year-old child...
Gao Xiuyun was happy to see that her mother-in-law liked her daughter so much and ignored Dalang's pleading look.
After a cup of tea, Wang Erlang and his wife hurried over.
"Mom." Yang Shilan called out as soon as he entered the room.
"Mother, I called my wife here. What's the big deal?"
"Come on, sit down and talk."
Wang Erlang took his wife to sit on the stool on the right, waiting for his mother to speak.
"Do you know the workshop the prince is building outside the military settlement?"
"Yeah, I know."
Dalang glanced at Erlang and let him answer.
"Have you seen the prince's recruitment notice?"
Dalang’s reply was not as fast as the first one.
"Mom, I saw it."
"If you've seen it, why didn't you sign up? Twenty cents a day, your family is so wealthy that you can't even afford twenty cents?"
Mother Wang looked at the four people equally. After she finished speaking, the two daughters-in-law suddenly raised their heads and stared at her.
"Mom! How can we let our daughter-in-law work in a workshop in public? Our family is not so poor that we need a woman to work so hard."
Wang Dalang retorted hastily that his family had some status in the area, so how could he let a woman earn money!
Mother Wang glanced at her second son who was acting like a quail, then turned and stared at Wang Dalang.
"Why, isn't your mother still a servant in the palace?"
"How can it be the same?"
"What's the difference? They both receive monthly wages."
"Then why doesn't the prince recruit a man? My son will go right away!"
Mother Wang's eyes never left her son's, and when she saw him finally speak out what was on his mind, she shouted in disappointment.
"Shut up! Do you think you can question the prince?"
He put the frightened Yaya back into her mother's arms, turned around and went to the kitchen to get a thick branch that had not been sawed off.
"Get down on your knees! And your dick!"
Wang Dalang and Erlang had not seen their mother wield a weapon for many years. Although they were nearly thirty years old, they immediately became intimidated and knelt down on the ground.
The two sisters-in-law looked at each other, not knowing whether to persuade, coax, leave or stay. They had been married for so many years, and this was the first time they saw their mother-in-law so angry.
Here, Mother Wang's branches have already been placed on the backs of her two sons.
"What a sin! What a son of a bitch! He can't make money himself, and he doesn't even allow his wife to make money."
Snap... Snap... Snap...
"You coward, do you think that since your wife is making money, you have no say at home? Is that right? Is that right?"
Papa...Papapa...Papapa...
"When you were little, I sent you two to a private school. After a year, you didn't want to continue, saying you weren't cut out for it."
Papapapa...
"I accepted it. When you grew up, I asked you to learn a craft from someone. But within a month, the master sent you back, saying that you were not suitable."
Papapapapapapa...
"As many masters as you have, I've given up as many as you have! Our family is the most prominent in the entire military settlement!"
Pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa pa······
"Your father and I are both honest and decent people, how could we give birth to two evil creatures like you!"
Click...
Mother Wang broke a branch into two pieces and threw one piece onto each person's back.
Wang Dalang gave his brother a crutch, and they both turned around and hugged their mother's legs.
"Mom, you're tired too, go sit down and rest."
"Kneel down! Why are you tired? I'm not tired!"
The two men turned around and knelt down in confusion. With the situation today, the surrounding families must have heard the noise. Who knows how Ergou and the others will laugh at them in the future.
"Xiu Lan, Shi Lan, tell me the truth, do you want to work in the workshop? Don't worry about what they think."
"Mother, my daughter-in-law naturally wants to go."
Seeing the two women's excitement, which didn't seem fake, Mother Wang's anger subsided a little. She had been furious when she heard the prince say that only two widows had signed up in the past ten days.
I think the daughter-in-law I married into my family is not such a lazy person, so why would she just leave the money to earn money? Even if the notice does not explicitly say that she can learn new garment-making skills, the wages alone should be enough to make her tempted!
A pound of pork costs eight cents, and twenty cents can buy more than two pounds. How many families can afford to eat meat every day?
It turns out that the rebellious son only cares about his worthless face. If he wants others to respect and love him, he must first have the ability and be worthy of others' respect!
"After noon today, go find the manager over there to register."
"Okay, mom."
"Go and cook. The basket contains the meat that the prince has rewarded you with."
"Okay, mother, let's go to the kitchen first."
"Well, go ahead."
The two sisters-in-law carried the heavy baskets and walked out happily.
The two brothers knelt on the ground, twisting and turning, never stopping for a moment. Mother Wang was hurt by watching them. She tried to arouse her sympathy, but it was impossible. She had been beating her children for so many years. Although she had not hit them in recent years, the feeling was still there. How could she possibly hurt them?
I sat in the main seat and took a sip of the cold hot water, thinking about how to start a conversation when I went to someone else's house in the afternoon.
Well, after lunch, I immediately asked my two daughters-in-law to sign up. This military settlement is very big, but also very small. Any little movement in one family will spread immediately.
She will visit a few more houses when the time comes.
Not until lunch was ready and served on the table did Mother Wang allow her two annoying sons to get up and eat together.
After dinner, he immediately sent the two to register, and also told them that if they met acquaintances on the way and asked what they were doing, they should just say that they were going to register for the workshop.
The two listened to their mother-in-law's instructions and nodded in agreement.
But in less than half an hour, the two returned and told their mother-in-law that several aunts had asked them questions on the way back, and they told the truth.
The two sisters-in-law discussed quietly on the way that their mother-in-law had come home this time most likely to persuade people to work. Perhaps the prince also meant this, otherwise such a large workshop would only accept women and not even a single man.
Mother Wang gestured for them to do their own things while she went out to visit some friends.
As soon as I went out, Chunhua from next door called me.
"Aunt Wang, Aunt Wang, come to my house and have a seat."
"Okay, fine."
Mother Wang originally planned to go to Mother Liu's son's house to inform him first, but since this little loudspeaker took the initiative to invite her in to sit down, it was probably aware of the work in the workshop.
Chunhua poured a bowl of brown sugar water for Mother Wang. Mother Wang took it and looked at it. She was surprised that this stingy woman was so generous.
"Aunt Wang, I just saw your two sisters-in-law coming back from outside. I overheard them saying they went to the workshop to sign up?"
"Yeah, that's right. Twenty cents a day. Aren't you tempted?"
"Oh, no, how can I not be moved, it's just that, oh, the man at home said how can a woman show her face in public..."
"So do you want to listen to your man or yourself? Let me tell you something unpleasant. Twenty cents a day. Even if your man doesn't want you anymore, you can still live a good life!"
"Hey, Auntie, I understand what you said. I'll go sign up right away."
"Well, okay, go ahead. Auntie has something else to do, so I'll leave first."
"Okay, auntie, take care."
Chunhua sent Mother Wang out the door and then turned around and ran towards the workshop.
The few families that Mother Wang visited later had already heard the news in advance. As soon as Aunt Wang came back, the two daughters-in-law of the Wang family immediately went to the workshop to sign up.
Originally, the men in the neighborhood had united to prevent the women from registering, but this was suddenly broken by Mother Wang's actions.
The women in the family who were already quite strong-willed went to sign up, and within two days the first twenty spots were filled.
Later, Chu Huaibei heard Wang's mother's reply and realized why the woman was being held captive. Besides wanting to control the women in their homes, these men were also hoping that the workshop would recruit men if no women signed up!
In every era, there are men who only take advantage of themselves!
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