The lucky girl in the village has a good way of making money.

Chapter 498: Work Price
Shi Liu told the old woman not to work, but the old woman was a simple-minded person and she just started to work without any hesitation by fetching water.

Seeing this, Shi Liu could only ask her husband to light a fire to boil some hot water and use it to wipe the doors and windows to avoid getting her hands cold.

After hearing this, the old woman turned around and walked out, went back to get a bunch of firewood, went into the kitchen at the front of the east wing, and started a fire to boil water.

Shi Liu didn't sit in the main hall. He had been signing documents in the main hall before, and Mrs. Lu had asked the maid to bring hot tea and snacks. But he was neither thirsty nor hungry at the moment, so he decided to look around first.

Perhaps it was because Fan Yunzi's family was simple, so even though there were so many rooms, only one of the three rooms in the west wing had a bed, and the remaining two were only furnished with simple furniture. Of the three rooms in the east wing, one was a kitchen, and the other two were empty.

It was not convenient to move all the beds in the room with the beds, so Shi Liu decided to do the same as the two rooms on the left and right of the main house and lock them all and not use them.

The remaining four rooms are enough.

At that time, two rooms will be used to make puppets. One room will be used to fill the cotton and close the hems, and the other room will be used as a warehouse. Cotton fabrics and finished puppets will be stored here, and it will also be locked at night.

"Second sister-in-law can read. You will be in charge of the accounts of this workshop. You should record the number of items the workers have completed every day. At the end of the month, you can settle the accounts and pay the workers...As for the kitchen, I will ask the head of the hall to buy the ingredients and send them over. You need to keep a good account of how much you eat and use every day—"

Huang Chunni nodded quickly and took note, but she was a little nervous. Her grandfather was the head of the village, and although she learned a few words and had no problem doing simple accounting, it was the first time for her to be in charge of the accounts of a workshop. She was afraid that she would not do well and cause trouble for Shi Liu.

But since Shi Liu trusts her and values ​​her so much, she has to do her best.

Huang Chunni thought that from now on, she would do more work on the abacus and write more before going to bed every night...

Shi Liu had no idea of ​​the tension in her second sister-in-law's heart. She was still thinking, "Fan, who was straightforward and eloquent, was in charge of these workers, urging them to work every day..."

As for Mrs. Lu, she was in charge of the key to the warehouse. She had to keep track of how much cloth each person received, how much work to make, and how much cotton each person received every day. She couldn't let the workers take anything they wanted.

Cotton is not cheap, and fine cotton cloth and even silk and satin are even more expensive. If there is no rules and the workers use them as they please, then over time, it is inevitable that some people will do something tricky.

She didn't want to see that result, so she had to control it from the beginning.

Just as they looked around, Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Fan came back with a group of women and young wives.

The action was so fast that even Pomegranate was surprised.

Mrs. Fan smiled and said, "The villagers have long known that you, Shi Liu, are going to open a new workshop here, and you haven't hidden the fact that you want to make sewing products. Everyone is waiting for you. So, when De Di's wife and I went to the village to look around, everyone was willing to come!"

I roughly counted the pomegranates and found that there were only about twenty of them, not a lot. I guess both Fan and Lu must have carefully selected them, wanting them to be of the best quality.

Shi Liu immediately smiled and expressed his warm welcome to everyone to join Li Ji Puppet Workshop.

At the word "puppet workshop", everyone immediately started chattering about it. They all knew it was needlework, but they didn't know what exactly it was.

Muppet? What Muppet?

"Is it made like a cloth tiger?" a daughter-in-law asked.

When she said that, everyone thought of it. Who at home with children hasn't made a cloth tiger for their children to play with? They just made it by modifying old rags and stuffing some rags inside. The children would be very happy to get it.

A woman had sex with her grandson a few days ago.

Shi Liu smiled and said, "It's similar to that one, but also different." Then, he asked Huang Chunni to bring up the stuffed tiger and stuffed rabbit she had brought for everyone to see.

This cloth tiger and rabbit belonged to Baozhu. Of course, Baozhu treasured them very much and was reluctant to take them out. So Shiliu asked Yusuo to make another tiger and rabbit for Baozhu out of silk and exchange them for her.

"All the aunts and sisters-in-law, take a look."

The cloth tiger and rabbit were passed to everyone. Everyone looked at them and chattered.

"Oh, this tiger! Why is it so rare? It's better looking than the cloth tiger I made!"

"Is this a rabbit? Why is the rabbit standing? I have never seen a rabbit like this before, but this rabbit looks so cute and it is so attractive!"

"It feels soft to the touch. What's in it?"

"It seems... cotton? Is it cotton?"

"Oh, this cloth tiger can be made of cotton? It's softer to the touch than stuffing it with rags, and it's even more comfortable to hold in your hands!"

"..."

Fan said, "Our puppet workshop makes this kind of puppets, but there are more than just these two. You will know when you make them!"

The chattering stopped, and everyone asked, "When will the work start?"

Everyone has some free time this winter, so we can start working now!
Shi Liu found it funny to see that they didn't even ask about the wages but just asked about starting work. She knew that everyone trusted the Li family, but she also said, "We will officially start work the day after tomorrow morning, just like the other workshops of the Li family. The workshop will provide lunch, and as for the wages, it will be the same as the Yang workshop, calculated by piece—"

The woman who is good at embroidery is only responsible for making the appearance of the doll. For a small doll like this, the price ranges from six to thirty cents, depending on the pattern and the amount of stitching.

For example, these cloth tigers and rabbits are made of fine cotton. The rabbit is simple and costs seven cents to make one. The tiger has more patterns and is more complicated, so it costs nine cents to make one.

The prices for the large pillow-top dolls from her second batch ranged from twenty to sixty cents.

Such a huge gap also varies depending on the fabric. Materials like silk, satin, and damask are precious and naturally cannot be wasted. Moreover, the needlework is different from that of cotton, so it requires careful testing of the embroidery skills. If the embroidery is done incorrectly and the fabric is damaged and cannot be used, the worker will have to spend his own money to buy the material.

Therefore, the cost of embroidering puppets made of this material is more expensive, because there is also the risk of compensation.

When everyone heard the price, they couldn't help but get excited. This price was not low!

They usually embroidered handkerchiefs and sold them in embroidery shops. They got the same materials from the embroidery shops and only earned two cents for embroidering a handkerchief.

This is the doll, the nose and eyes are colorful, but it's not as tiring as the ones with flowers and butterflies...

This wage is really good for them! The Li family has always been so generous, no wonder everyone is willing to work for the Li family!

Everyone nodded quickly and said that they would follow the workshop’s instructions on everything and they were eager to start work!

As for having to pay compensation if the embroidery is damaged, they are not unfamiliar with this. The same rules applied when they took jobs in embroidery shops before. If the embroidery is damaged, compensation must be paid!
Just compensate. You can take the material back to make a handkerchief or a small piece of clothing or something. It won’t be a problem.

Besides, they have taken on so many jobs in the embroidery shop that few of them have made mistakes. They have a good grasp of the skills!