My village can't be like this

Chapter 386 Before digging the car

"Xiao An, I found twenty of them. They are all hardworking and quick at work. Have you seen enough?"

After dinner, Wang Fang began to go out and say hello door to door.

But this time, he came back from outside within half an hour.

In less than half an hour, twenty people had been found. Zhang An felt that his mother's ability to command the heroes was greatly improved.

Judging from the way she was talking to Zhang An, if these twenty people weren't enough, she could still go out to look for them.

"That's all for now. Let's see their speed tomorrow."

This was Zhang An's first time doing this. Although there were a lot of people, he still didn't feel confident.

If these twenty people dig fast, then there is basically no need to find anyone else. If the digging speed is too slow, then Zhang An will have to think of other ways.

After all, Fatty Lu said that his friend was very anxious, to the point of getting angry.

When Zhang An got up the next day, he found that many people were already waiting in their yard.

"Hey, you ladies and maids came here very early. You might not have to go out so early to help your family."

Each of them squeezed into the body-hugging apron that covered most of their bodies, holding their own hoes in their hands.

Zhang An was really curious about them. Why did they always come to the same spot every time, as if someone had notified them specifically.

Regardless of whether they came early or late, someone came anyway, and everyone was here soon, and they were more active than the students in the school.

"You must come early to help Zhang An with your family's work, because you will get money for us, and all the work for the family will be in vain. You won't get a penny, and sometimes you have to repay us."

If they had a choice, they would rather choose to be hired and work for others every day.

Even if the daily salary is lower than what Zhang An's family pays, it's okay, because in this way, you can earn hundreds of dollars in a month.

It's much better than working hard at home all year round, and they don't have to worry about too many things, as long as they complete the tasks for the day.

"Since everyone is here so early today, let me tell you a few things first."

The work this time was not just one or two days, but probably three or five days, so Zhang An had to explain many things to them in advance.

Many women in the village were still joking with each other, but as soon as they heard Zhang An had something to say, they immediately gathered around and the sounds of the fun disappeared in an instant.

After all, if you want to get money from Zhang An, you have to be disobedient.

What if Zhang An is talking about something important? If you don't listen carefully, you will do something wrong later, and then you will basically not be able to get this job in the future.

"The first is the issue of wages. I believe everyone is very concerned about this matter."

As soon as this was mentioned, everyone in the yard became serious and their ears stood up.

Because when Wang Fang went out to hire people last night, she didn't tell everyone how much a day's wages would be. Instead, she said that Zhang An would tell everyone today.

Many people think that what Wang Fang said may mean that wages are not as high as before.

But even so, there are still many people rushing to come. After all, no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat, not to mention, this is not a mosquito.

So they all planned to come over and see what Zhang An said. If the wages were not very low, they would still be very willing to do it.

After all, it is really difficult for ordinary farmers in the countryside to make a penny, especially in rural areas in this era.

If it's really low, the worst case scenario is that you just quit and go home.

"Because this time it's not other work, but digging grass, so I won't set wages for everyone. It's just like you picking tea leaves for others. Everyone digs how much they pick out and weighs it. I will weigh it by the kilogram. I’ll give you money. As for the unit price, let’s just say a dime per catty.”

This is what Zhang An thought of last night, because when he was working before, Zhang An had already discovered that some people had begun to work more or less as foreigners.

So today, Zhang An does not engage in a big-pot model, but calculates wages based on individual performance.

In this way, if they want to get more wages, they should be more diligent and dig more.

And digging a pound for a dime is already a lot nowadays.

After all, the plantains in the orchard have been growing for several years, and Zhang An often sprinkles space spring water.

Nowadays, those plantains are the same size as the cabbage we eat at home. If you dig one, it weighs only half a catty, but one plantain weighs only two or three taels.

Moreover, the bigger the plantain is, the easier it is to dig. Anyone with a discerning eye for money knows that this job is not difficult. If you work a little harder, the wages will be higher than before.

So as soon as Zhang An said this, many people in the yard had smiles on their faces.

Because they all want to work more and get more, do less and get less. After all, they have all experienced the era of big pot rice, and they must be eager to do their own thing.

"Well Zhang An, if it's calculated by weighing, can I ask my family to dig together?"

The speaker was Wang Cui, a young woman who had just been married to Changqing Village for a few years.

Because of her good working skills and good personality, Wang Fang also likes to call her when something happens to Zhang An's family.

At this time, Wang Cui looked at Zhang An expectantly, as if he had found some loophole.

Zhang An only stipulated that the final weight should be weighed. When digging, the speed is different between one person digging and several people digging.

When others heard Wang Cui's question, they also reacted.

"Of course you can, you can come and dig as a family. Anyway, in the end, I only care about how much you dig and how much I will give you."

Zhang An really didn't expect the effect of bringing up the family. At first, he just wanted to regulate everyone with the principle of more work, more gain.

From this point of view, Zhang An still underestimated the determination of the villagers to make money.

"No, I have to go back and call my man. I don't have that much money to work at home, and neither do my parents-in-law. When the time comes, we will be able to dig a lot as a family."

"Yes, yes, it's a pity that the children at home are still in class, otherwise we could have called them over to help pick them up."

When Zhang An agreed, the people below were all happy, and they were all imagining how much the whole family could dig in one day.

"Hey, hey, I haven't finished speaking yet. Don't go back in a hurry."

Seeing each of them excitedly running home to call someone, Zhang An quickly opened his mouth to call them back.

"Now that we've talked about wages, all that's left are some things that should be paid attention to,"

"The thing we are going to dig today is called plantain. It doesn't matter if you don't know it, but you must know it, because it is the well-known toad stalk." "Although everyone has dug it more or less on weekdays, today I still dig it. Let me talk about the rules first. This time I invite you to dig up toads, not to feed them to cattle, horses, or livestock, but to sell them as medicinal materials to other people’s bosses, so don’t blame me for making ugly remarks."

"When the boss comes to receive the goods, he wants the whole plant. Because the whole plant is used as medicine, you have to look carefully when digging. Don't cut off the roots or leaves, because digging will break them. If you get it, you can’t sell it, and if you can’t sell it, you won’t have any money.”

"If anyone digs too much, I may not let her dig. So everyone had better be careful when digging, including the family members you want to find, and give them their own instructions."

"The other thing is to dig out the toads. Remember to shake off the mud on the roots. Don't pick them back and weigh them with half a bag of grass and half a bag of mud. That will be embarrassing then."

After all, they are all acquaintances in the village. If we don't explain clearly now, then they will mess around and say that they are all from the same village and it will be difficult to deal with them.

After talking for a full 5 minutes, Zhang An finally explained to everyone the precautions he asked from Fatty Lu's friend last night.

"One last thing, everyone, go to the woods and don't shake my cherry blossoms and peach blossoms. They can't stand the torment."

Although they are all from the village, so many people go in to work, so Zhang An still reminds them.

"I know, I know, those on your mountain are money trees, and the flowers are as valuable as money. We won't get fruit trees."

After Lu Cheng and Ding Yi came to collect fruits last year, everyone in the village knew that Zhang An's cherries and peaches were not cheap.

So they were right when they said those flowers were as valuable as money.

After Zhang An finished speaking, everyone rushed home and called their family members to come and work together.

When they came to help Zhang An's family in the past, they didn't have such enthusiasm.

It seems that the system of more reward for more work can indeed motivate everyone, and Zhang An thinks that he can use it more in the future.

When everyone went up the mountain to start digging, Zhang An went on a inspection tour.

At this time, the orchard is all based on family units. This is your home and my home is that.

If it weren't for all the children at home going to school, it would be a neat and tidy family.

Although it was the first time for everyone to dig, after Zhang An’s instructions, they really dug very seriously.

And some people even brought coarse sieves from home in order to remove the soil from the roots of plantain.

Some people do it, and some people learn it. In the beginning, only a few people brought it over, but in the end, almost every family had it.

After wandering around in the orchard for a while, Zhang An went down the mountain and stopped looking.

Because at this moment Wang Fang was already carrying the small medicine hoe at home and was working with everyone in the orchard.

Wang Fang, who hadn't worked with her old sisters for a long time, was already having fun making housework with several old ladies around her.

But Zhang An didn't care about her this time, after all, she wasn't tired at the moment.

"Boss Xiao Zhang, why don't you let people go up today?"

As soon as Zhang An returned to the yard from the orchard, he was asked by a tourist.

During this flowering period when fruit trees are blooming this year, many people who come to the village will definitely go to the orchard for a walk.

Therefore, Zhang An's orchard has a lot of traffic every day.

"Well, we are digging for medicinal materials on the mountain today, so it is not convenient for everyone to go up there. Please come back another day."

When digging early in the morning, Zhang An had already put up a fence at the intersection.

After all, everyone is wielding hoes inside. If tourists come in, it will not be so convenient to work.

"Okay, but you actually grow medicinal materials in your orchard. This is the first time I've heard of it. But I went in yesterday to look and didn't see any medicinal materials?"

The tourists who couldn't enter the orchard were more sensible and didn't make trouble with Zhang An.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. Anyone who goes in must have seen the medicinal materials we will dig up today."

The entire orchard was strewn with plantains and alfalfa. It was impossible for them not to see them everywhere, but they didn't recognize them.

"It shouldn't be. We saw a lot of grass in the orchard, but nothing else."

"Hey, the medicinal material is the grass you see, the one I'm holding in my hand."

Zhang An chuckled and took out a plantain to show them. Many people in the city knew what it was called, let alone what it did.

"This grass is actually a medicinal material. I remember that it is also available in the park. What effects does it have and can it cure any diseases?"

"This is called Plantain. It is recorded in the "Shen Nong's Materia Medica": "Plantago is sweet in taste and cold. It has the effects of clearing heat and diuresis, expelling dampness and treating stranguria, clearing the liver and improving eyesight, stopping bleeding and cooling blood, moistening the lungs and relieving cough. , used for gonorrhea, anuria, summer-dampness diarrhea, red and swollen eyes, cough with excessive phlegm, and blurred vision.', Of course, it is now also an ingredient in many medicines in pharmaceutical factories."

Although Zhang An had only read "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" a few times, the contents were deeply imprinted in his mind, and these records were naturally easy to pick up.

"I really didn't expect that such a weed could have so many effects. I really learned a lot today."

"Hahaha, there is an old saying in our mountains that there are no weeds in the mountains, and knowing them is a treasure. Any weed actually has its own function."

"This does make sense, so we won't bother you anymore. Next time your family has finished digging, we will come back to play."

After sending a few people away, Zhang An took out the old wooden sign from home, erased the reminders written on it, and then wrote a slogan and hung it on the fence.

Just now he only thought about closing the fence, but forgot to put up a sign as a notification. Fortunately, those few people reminded him just now, and it is not too late to make up for it now.

Nothing happened after that, so Zhang An was chopping in the yard with a bundle of dry firewood.

In the evening, Li Mingwu invited his family to have dinner, and these dry firewood were given to their family.

But these are not gifts. After all, Zhang An's gift was given yesterday. Sending these dry firewood is to give some firewood (wealth) to the host's family.

Although Li Mingwu's family rented their house in the village, moving here was considered a moving event, and it was natural for them to send gifts of money to their doorsteps.

The firewood sent by others when moving is also very particular. It must be dried first, which means that the wealth sent is not watery.

Secondly, it must be straight and neatly cut, and it must be tied with red thread, just like money.

Anyway, for thousands of years in China, the symbol of auspiciousness has generally been tied with a red thread.

"Zhang An, the piglet is here, come and pick the pig."

At about ten o'clock, a carriage pulled up at the door of Zhang An's house, and Uncle Zhang Jianwen's voice rang outside the door.

(End of this chapter)