Chapter 56: The Final Settlement
Xingcheng has a flat terrain and there is not even a small hill in sight.
During the slack season in Qili Village, the men would catch fish and shrimp to satisfy their hunger, and the women would dig wild vegetables to supplement their food supply. Apart from that, that was all they had. It was not that they were lazy and unwilling to work, as they had gone to the city to find work, but how could they earn money?
First, they have no skills, second, they have no connections, and third, they are not good at speaking. Even the hard, dirty and tiring work is not their turn!
Now, when they heard that Shen Qing was going to give Feng Xing and Qin Jia the job of polishing pen holders, they were all excited!
Then the discussion started: "What is pen polishing? Is it difficult?"
"One penny a stick, how many can you polish in a day?"
"No matter how difficult it is! Even if I can only polish seven or eight sticks a day, it's still good. Seven or eight cents can buy two or three pounds of corn. Add plenty of wild vegetables and you won't have to worry about going hungry!"
"Oh my God, seven or eight cents a day, how much can I earn in a month? How could the Jiang family be willing to give it up? If it were me, I would definitely do it with my own family, and I could earn so much more money a day!"
The Feng and Qin families were both surprised and happy. They were happy that they had extra income, but they were surprised that Shen Qing actually chose their family.
You know, every household in the village is unemployed at home now, and they lack everything except people!
Granny Qin was so excited that she forgot how to start.
Although her family has many fields, there are too many people in the family and food is already in short supply. She changed to two meals a day early on, and now both meals are thin, mainly wild vegetables, mixed with water to fill her stomach. At noon, she and her four sons had the most satisfying and best meal since the Chinese New Year at Shen Qing's house.
On the way back, the sons were still talking about how generous Shen Qing was. They didn't expect that she came to join in the fun and actually earned a living for the family!
Feng Xing was happy, but she was young and quickly adjusted her mood. She asked Shen Qing, "Aunt, can I do it well? If not, will my salary be deducted?"
Her family was an outsider and didn't have much land. They knew some martial arts but were not good at farming. Her father and uncle were strong and found work in the city carrying heavy bags, but it was unstable. They would do it when there was work, and they couldn't do it even if it rained or snowed.
Every time I went into the city, I had to pay an entry fee! My original daily wage of thirty-seven coins was reduced to thirty-five.
The most important thing is that the odd jobs in the city can only be done by men, and women like them cannot do them.
Now that Shen Qing said that they could also earn money, and they could earn it at home, how could she not be excited and happy? She was so happy that she almost jumped up!
Hearing Feng Xing's words, Granny Qin reacted and hurriedly asked, "Yes, yes, the pen holder is very expensive, how much will it cost if it is damaged?"
Zhou Chuncao's face turned ugly, and he said, "Of course I have to pay. Even if it's not expensive, it will become expensive when I pay it!"
After hearing her words, the others acted as if they didn't hear her. Their eyes were all on Shen Qing in the crowd, waiting intently for her reply.
Zhou Chuncao, who was automatically ignored by her neighbors, felt that this was more uncomfortable and embarrassing than having a big fight with her!
She bit her teeth so hard that they were almost broken, but her feet remained nailed to the spot - she wanted to see how Shen Qing would answer.
How much money can you earn from that thing in a day? The villagers think it is an extremely good business.
Shen Qing was not at all flustered by everyone's gaze, and said with a smile: "Polishing the pen barrel is only about whether it is done well or not, it will not be damaged or destroyed;
Don't worry, I will teach you until you master it. I will also provide the polishing materials, you can take them home and do it. If you can't make 30 in a day, you can ask other family members to help. For now, each family can only make no more than 50."
Xiangdong can bake fifty to sixty pen holders a day. Xiangnan is transferred to help him, and he can bake about a hundred pen holders a day. Feng and Qin families want to do more, but they can't because the supply is currently insufficient.
Therefore, it can only be provided in a fixed quantity.
The villagers present gasped when they heard the number of thirty, and when they heard the number of fifty, they didn't know what to say.
I can also ask my family for help, so I can definitely make fifty payments a day!
Oh my God, fifty cents a day, how many kilograms of food can that buy!
Someone immediately congratulated the Feng and Qin families, but more people looked at the Jiang Erye and Jiang Erye's families, with sympathy unconsciously in their eyes.
As a member of the Jiang family, Shen Qing did not take care of the Jiang family members with such a good thing, but gave it to two outsiders. I wonder what the second, third and fifth Jiang families think.
However, no matter how generous you are, you can't avoid feeling sad and disappointed.
After all, that’s fifty cents a day!
Unexpectedly, Second Master Jiang was as calm and composed as usual, and the noisy Third Master and the taciturn Fifth Master also looked normal, as if it had nothing to do with them.
There was even a hint of satisfaction on his face towards Shen Qing!
Among them, there were those who wanted to see the joke or the discord in the family, but after seeing it, they immediately put away their bad thoughts.
Zhou Chuncao and Sun Xiaomai originally thought that Mr. Jiang, as the village chief, was biased towards Shen Qing and was not fair in his arguments. But now that Shen Qing's money came from a legitimate source and he also provided jobs for the Feng and Qin families to earn money, they looked at the Jiang family with obvious sympathy.
What’s the use of being partial?
Do you think she is a member of the Jiang family? She didn't bring you with her when she was making money!
I laughed to death~
Mr. Jiang narrowed his eyes and looked back at Zhou Chuncao and Sun Xiaomai. His voice was not loud but not polite at all: "You two spread rumors and caused trouble. Do you have to bear the consequences?"
Zhou Chuncao and Sun Xiaomai panicked for a moment and asked in confusion, "What consequences will we have to bear? We didn't cause any damage!"
"Yes, if Shen Qing hadn't told us, how would we know how much money she made from making brushes? If she had told us in advance, we wouldn't have made random guesses."
"Besides, we are doing this for the good of our village. We are afraid that someone will ruin its reputation and bring trouble to the entire village."
"Village Chief, you can't take your anger out on us just because Shen Qing didn't bring your family to earn money..."
Jiang Yang remained unmoved. He looked at the two and asked, "According to what you two said, from now on, if someone in the village eats meat or buys new clothes, they can just make up rumors for the good of the whole village?"
Zhou Chuncao and Sun Xiaomai bit their lower lips and said nothing.
The other villagers shouted back, "Of course not!"
"If this continues, won't our village be in chaos?"
"It's not just a mess, it's also caused suspicion of each other. Think about it, if you buy meat or cloth, you have to be on guard. Will we still be able to talk to each other normally then?"
"Yes, that's right! Village chief, you must take care of it and make sure they remember it."
Zhou Chuncao and Sun Xiaomai panicked when they saw that the villagers echoed what Mr. Jiang said.
In the past, when they talked to Mr. Jiang in private, although he was cold, he never said harsh words. They always thought he was easy to talk to. They forgot that he had been escorting for decades and had seen a lot of the outside world. After returning to the village, he was like a fallen leaf returning to his roots, so he was so kind.
It's not that he is incompetent or unable to lift a knife, it's just that they are all from the same village and there is no need to be strict with them.
How could they forget!
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