Chapter 76 An unexpected surprise
Father Li was about to leave, but when he saw the door opened, he walked in again.

After walking all the way through the yard and entering the bare main room with only a few small stools, Father Li sighed again.

"Dad, why are you here so early? Haven't you eaten yet? Xiuying is spreading corn pancakes, and dad stayed to eat together!" Li Jihe, who came out from the backyard with a cooked brazier, saw Father Li coming and also After greeting him hurriedly, he placed the brazier at Father Li's feet and asked him to sit and warm himself by the fire while waiting to eat.

Father Li hurriedly shook his head, "I'm doing it at home too. I'll go out for a walk and go back to eat!" He just thought about the fact that the second son's family no longer has the money-making business, so he divided the food between the two families. How long would it last? Yes, he came to have an extra meal, and the food he ate was just one person's rations.

Li Jihe didn't know what he was thinking, so he continued to keep people, "The corn pancakes at Xiuying's stall are made with mustard greens. Dad, you have always loved it the most. Please stay and eat it! It's rare for us to have breakfast with dad!" "

When Dad Li heard what his son said, he smiled knowingly and nodded happily, "Okay!"

His expression dimmed in just a moment, "Boy, are you really not allowed to make a living in this fructose business?"

Seeing the worried look on Father Li's face, Li Jihe felt warm in his heart, "To be honest with you, there were many people yesterday, so some things were not explained clearly. We can't do this fructose business because of that. It is true that there is someone behind Hu Ji, but our loss is not a loss. For this recipe, Pomegranate turned around and found a buyer to sell it, and sold it to Lao Liu's boss!
Not only that, Pomegranate also negotiated a big business with Dong Liu's family, making wooden boxes and selling them to them, which can be regarded as another good business.

I didn't bother to talk about this matter last night. I had planned to go to the clan later and talk to the clan leader.

This wooden box business has been going on for a long time, and we are in a hurry there. Dozens of wooden boxes have to be made and delivered before the 25th of the twelfth lunar month. We don’t have enough manpower, so we have to ask the tribesmen to help pay for the labor. "

Shiliu discussed this matter with him last night before going to bed. There are four or five tribesmen who are good at carpentry. They can't carve, so they can just make wooden boxes. You can also ask other tribesmen to help, such as dividing wood and making wooden boxes. Painting is such a chore.

They were too busy to hire people, so of course they had to hire people from the clan first, and then pay them according to the work done. This was a small help to the clan members.

Father Li was startled when he heard this, and then he gradually came to his senses, and immediately became happy, "Is there such a thing? Oops! This is really great! Good, good! Good! The pomegranate girl is a lucky one!"

He looked at Pomegranate beside him, grinning almost to the base of his ears.

He didn't ask much about how much Fang Zi sold, thinking that it would only cost ten ounces of money like the eldest daughter-in-law, but with these ten ounces of money, the second son's family could be considered to have saved a little bit.

And the wooden box business, the more he thought about it, the better he felt.

After breakfast, he couldn't wait to urge Li Jihe to go to the patriarch's house.

All the way to the patriarch's house, patriarch Li saw the two men coming together at this time, and he was also wondering, did he handle the incident last night wrong?

He was very angry when he thought about this last night. A good job was just gone. Are you angry or not?

"Fourth brother, Jihe, what are you doing?"

Father Li responded: "Clan leader, I have something to say!"

When the patriarch heard this, he asked both of them to sit down and talk slowly.

After sitting down, Father Li immediately said: "Clan leader, don't you dare think. Although this fructose business is gone, Pomegranate negotiated a carpentry business with Jihe in the city yesterday, specializing in making wooden boxes for people. Yes, for the first time, I ordered dozens of wooden boxes to be delivered before the 25th of the twelfth lunar month.

Jihe and I came here to talk about this matter. With such a big business, Jihe is too busy. He also thinks about his clansmen. No, he just wants to ask his clansmen to help! "

The patriarch was also shocked when he heard what Father Li said. What? The fructose business is gone and the wooden box business is back?
He couldn't help but secretly murmured, could this pomegranate girl really be a lucky star? It didn't show up in the past, so why does it show up now that the family is divided?

He had some concerns in his mind, but he couldn't think about it at the moment. He was so confused by this matter that he couldn't help but be excited.

I was just worried that my business would be gone, I would not be able to make a fortune, and I would not be able to help the clan, but then came the good news, and this good news is a real good thing!
However, I turned around and wondered, why do we need to hire someone to make wooden boxes? In the past, when Jihe took over the job of making furniture, wasn't that something he and his son had to work on slowly?

"What are you making wooden boxes for? Why do you need the help of the tribesmen?" He asked Li Jihe hurriedly.

Li Jihe then told the charter that he had discussed with Shiliu last night.

"Clan leader, this is a palm-sized wooden box. It is specially used to hold food for others. It is a gift box and a food box. It needs to be made exquisitely and carved. This is a delicate job and cannot be done quickly.

First of all, aren’t Jide and his two brothers and Rongzhong and others also skilled in carpentry? It's okay to make a simple wooden box. I'm thinking of asking a few of them to come and be responsible for making this simple wooden box. The wages will be calculated based on the work, and each one will be paid 20 cents.

In addition, some tribesmen with flexible and meticulous hands and feet can be hired to help with chores, such as cutting wood, flat wood, polishing and painting wooden boxes. The wages are calculated on a daily basis, and they are given thirty coins a day. "

After hearing this, the clan leader had an idea in his mind, "How many of these chores do you plan to hire?"

Li Jihe said: "Please invite ten first, and we will wait and see the situation later. Also, let's see if there are any young people in the clan who want to learn carpentry. If so, you can start with them first, and then learn to do it step by step. If you can make such a simple wooden box, you will be paid twenty cents a piece, but when you are an apprentice, you don’t get paid, you just have to eat, and anyone who is willing can come.”

When the clan leader heard this, he immediately thought that if he was an apprentice and had to take care of the food, he was afraid that there would be many young people in the clan who wanted to join him!
If you can learn a craft, and if you learn it, you can make that wooden box and get money for it, but if you can’t learn it and take care of the food every day, shouldn’t you put in some effort? And in the family of his own clan, he is not afraid of being criticized.

No matter how you think about it, this is a beautiful thing.

He nodded and immediately asked Li Jihe what he meant. Should he hire the ten helpers or should Li Jihe decide on his own?

Li Jihe naturally asked the clan leader for help without hesitation.

There are so many people in the clan, and he can only invite ten people. Who he invites or not is a problem.

The daughter said that it is better to ask the clan leader for help on this issue. Anyway, the clan leader can't offend anyone. Who dares to get angry with the clan leader?
Seeing that Li Jihe's words were well deserved, the clan leader couldn't help but smile. He stroked his beard, and his mind was already thinking about the quick and practical people in the families of people whose lives were a bit more difficult for the clan.

"Jixiao counts as one, and there are Jifu, Rongbai, and your uncle Yigui. These are the ten people. What do you think of Jihe?"

Li Jihe, listen, one of the first three is occupied by his uncle's family, one is his third brother, and one is his nephew. They can be regarded as occupying one room. As for why there is no fourth child, well, the fourth child is irrelevant. Everyone in the clan knows that he doesn't like to work.

The last seven are all members of the clan who are having a slightly difficult life, and they understand the clan leader's painstaking efforts.

He immediately nodded and said, "Okay! Just follow what the clan leader said!"

In this way, Patriarch Li immediately asked his grandson Rongzhen to beat the gong and notify all families in the clan to gather at the ancestral hall.

(End of this chapter)

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