No words were spoken that night.
The next morning, just as the sky was getting light and the crowing of roosters was heard, Yu Bai's courtyard was already bustling with activity.
The uncles, aunts and uncles who came to work arrived one after another, carrying hoes, shovels and backpacks.
Everyone's face showed some anticipation for the new job and satisfaction with the high salary.
Yu Bai was wearing a set of wear-resistant old clothes and his hair was neatly tied into a ponytail, looking capable and energetic.
She briefly explained a few things to everyone and then led the group towards the back mountain.
Zhou Fengxia stayed at home with the three aunts in the village who were very skillful.
Their task was not easy either, as they had to prepare lunch and tea for more than a dozen strong laborers.
I also had to clean up the half pork and six chickens that Cao Jun sent me early in the morning. I had to cook some of them at noon, and the rest had to be pickled to prevent them from spoiling in the hot weather.
In the kitchen, the clashing sounds of pots and pans and the low laughter of the aunts were intertwined, filling the air with the smell of home.
When they reached the top of the mountain, Yu Bai pointed to the gentle slope halfway up the mountain that she and her mother had long admired, as well as the winding path leading there, and said aloud:
"My dear uncles and aunts, today our work will be divided into two groups."
"A group of people will be responsible for clearing this path up the mountain. We will remove all weeds, gravel, and thorns that block the way. We will also try to make the road surface wider and smoother so that it will be easier to transport things in the future."
She paused, then pointed to the area. "The other group of people, follow me over there and level the land. That's where we'll build our chicken coop!"
Everyone responded with a roar, and their voices seemed particularly loud in the morning light among the mountains and forests.
There were indeed quite a few people who came, almost all of them were relatives and neighbors. A rough count showed that half of the village had come out.
The news that Yu Bai's family was going to build an ecological chicken farm spread throughout the village like wildfire. Everyone knew that this was a big project, and being able to work on it and earn three hundred yuan a day was something they had never dared to imagine before.
There is strength in numbers, and this is absolutely true.
Everyone had a clear division of labor. In a short time, hoes were flying on the mountain road, gravel was neatly cleared to both sides, and the shrubs blocking the road were uprooted.
The reserved area halfway up the mountain was also bustling with people, and the men were sweating profusely and full of energy.
No one was lazy or slacking off.
No one is a fool.
The girl from the Yu family is now the most promising family in the village. Not only is her own life on the rise, but she also generously provides ways for the villagers to make money.
If I don't behave well now and leave a good impression on Yu Bai, it will be difficult to ask for help from the Yu family if I need help in the future.
What's more, the wages Yu Bai pays are reasonable and the work is clear. Where can you find such a good thing?
Everyone was eager to do their job well, to satisfy Yu Bai and to have more work to do next.
At noon, Zhou Fengxia took a few aunts and went up the mountain, carrying food boxes and large buckets.
"Everyone, take a break and eat!" Zhou Fengxia shouted in a loud voice from a distance.
The men put down their work and gathered around.
Today's lunch is particularly sumptuous.
There is plenty of white rice, a big pot of braised pork stewed to a shiny finish, and a bowl of cold-mixed pig ears in red oil, which makes people's mouths water.
The most eye-catching thing is the big bucket of tempting egg soup, the rich egg aroma fills the whole mountain.
"Thank you for your hard work, uncles!" Yu Bai took the bowl and chopsticks handed to him by Zhou Fengxia with a smile, and served the rice to the oldest uncles first.
"The girl from the Yu family is so polite!" A dark-faced man praised vaguely while eating his rice.
Everyone agreed, especially the egg soup, which was so delicious that people almost swallowed it.
After drinking a bowl of hot egg soup, I felt a warm current flowing through my limbs and the original fatigue dissipated a lot.
"Hey, this egg soup is really refreshing! I feel relaxed all over after drinking it!" Someone smacked his lips and exclaimed in surprise.
"That's right. I feel full of energy after eating it."
Everyone was talking at once, thinking that Zhou Fengxia was just good at cooking and that they were tired, but no one thought about it any further.
Little did they know that these eggs were not ordinary eggs on the market, but were specially picked out by Yu Bai from the nests of those mutant hens.
The energy of the mutant egg is naturally not as pure and powerful as that of the crystal core, but it is perfect for restoring the physical strength of ordinary people and improving their physical condition.
Moisturizing things silently is exactly the effect Yu Bai wants.
Everyone just thought that since they had eaten and drunk enough, they naturally had more energy and were more motivated to work.
So, when the sun set and the gong sounded to signal the end of work, the winding mountain road had been completely transformed. The road surface had been widened a lot, and the weeds and thorns on both sides had been cleared away.
The vacant land halfway up the mountain where the chicken coop was planned to be built was cleared and leveled, revealing the yellow-brown soil.
The efficiency was so high that even Yu Bai nodded secretly.
She immediately announced the end of work and settled the wages on the spot.
For this purpose, she went to the town bank early this morning to withdraw a thick stack of cash, which was now in Zhou Fengxia's hands. She counted the names one by one and handed over the 300 yuan wages to each person without a penny missing.
"Here, uncle, this is today's wages."
"Aunt, yours."
Everyone who received the brand new banknotes had smiles on their faces.
"The girl from the Yu family is so straightforward! I feel at ease with this money!"
"That's right! When we work for others, how can we get paid on the same day? It's a good thing we didn't delay you for ten days or half a month!"
"From now on, if you have work to do at Yu's house, just call me and I promise to be there whenever you call!"
For a while, voices praising Yu Bai's benevolence and generosity came one after another.
You know, they usually do odd jobs, and it's good enough if they can get their wages on time. It's common for them to be owed three or five days' wages.
It was the first time for someone like Yu Bai to be paid immediately after the work was done, and the wages were so high.
Everyone felt warm in their hearts. This girl from the Yu family is really easy to get along with!
The power of role models is infinite, not to mention such tangible benefits.
In the next two days, everyone's enthusiasm was unprecedentedly high.
Yu Bai didn't need to say a word. Everyone was working with all their might, fearing that they would fall behind by even a little bit and affect the progress of the entire project.
On the cleared mountain roads and leveled land, some people were responsible for building the frame of the chicken coop, some were responsible for laying the asbestos tiles on the roof, and some began to dig water channels and repair the steps up the mountain according to the simple drawings drawn by Yu Bai.
The efficiency is naturally excellent.
The chicken coop and rest shed, which were originally estimated to take at least four or five days to complete, were basically completed in just three days.
The pipes that bring water from the spring in the valley have also been laid, and the steps leading up the mountain have been neatly repaired.
Looking around, halfway up the mountain, a simple but practical forest chicken farm covering an area of one acre and built with wood, bamboo and asbestos tiles has begun to take shape.
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