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

Chapter 79 The carpentry workshop opens

Dad Li heard that he had indeed found a part-time job, and he was also happy for the boss. At twenty-eight, thirty cents a day can earn a lot of money. "You have found a job? What do you do?"

Li Jiren replied: "Carrying wood in Dadonglingzi."

Father Li was expecting something, but when he heard this, his expression suddenly changed.

"This won't work!"

So what kind of job could carrying wood be?

If you are not born with a lot of strength and are strong, otherwise, only those who really have no way to live in the family will grit their teeth and do the work of carrying wood. Why, because of the money? If you carry wood for a day, you can earn one or two cents if you are good at it!

But for those who have never carried it before, your shoulders and back will peel off, bleed, and become edematous when you first start carrying them. These are all trivial matters. If you accidentally slip and slip, it will be a big deal. You will either lie in bed for the rest of your life or die immediately. Life!
What's more, if you do this kind of hard work too much, when you get older, you will realize that the serious diseases will be behind you.

My son and grandson have never done this kind of work of carrying wood. How can I do it?
What Father Li didn't even think about was stopping him. He couldn't watch his grandson suffer this.

Li Jiren had his own idea, "I have already made an agreement with the manager, and everyone has been named. We will go there early tomorrow morning."

Dadonglingzi is different from other places. It is a government lumberyard. The wages are guaranteed, and you are not afraid of encountering evil-minded people who want to pay you or refuse to pay you. But just because it is a government lumberyard, you can't just talk about it when you go to carry wood. Just leave. If you sign for a few days, then you have to work for a few days.

When Father Li heard this, his mouth trembled, and he pointed at Li Jiren and was so angry that he spoke for a long time.

"Okay, okay, now that the family is divided, you are in charge of the family, so you can stop listening to me as the father, right? If you want to go, go, I can't control it anymore!"

Father Li was sick with anger. He was angry with his son and worried about his children and grandchildren. He was so angry and worried that he went to bed without even eating dinner.

Old Yuan wanted to call a doctor, but Father Li held his breath and refused to let him go. He didn't want his eldest brother to know that he was sick, or anyone else to know that he was sick.

Li Jiren knew that Mr. Li was ill and bedridden, so he paced a few steps at the door, but did not go in.

On the other hand, brothers Li Rongsong and Li Rongbai were extremely worried. They came in again and again to greet them and also wanted to call a doctor.

Father Li looked at the two brothers. Talking too much would not help at the moment. He could only earnestly remind them to be careful when asking them to carry wood. Don't try to make more money because you can earn more money. As for the little things, you should first focus on your own body. When the time comes, you will be safe and sound and you will be able to return home.

Li Rongsong hurriedly responded.

Li Rongbai didn't go with him today, and he didn't know what was going on. He was thinking about how great it would be to go to his second uncle's house to work, but his father had already registered his name, and his eldest brother was also going, so he could only accompany his father and eldest brother. .

Before dawn the next day, Li Jiren, his father and his son, each carried a bundle of quilts and two pairs of straw sandals and left the house.

As the day dawned, Shiliu's house in the east of the village became lively. People from the clan came to work as apprentices in large numbers.

After a while, Uncle Song and others also arrived, bringing with them Tian Dagui, Ma Shulin, and Shi Shuixi, who were also Old Man Song's apprentices.

Li Jihe had agreed yesterday to ask Uncle Song to send a message to invite them. The number of people making wooden boxes was about the same, but the carving was too busy, so they had to be invited.

It just so happened that the three of them didn't have anything else to do. When they heard that Junior Brother Li wanted to hire help, they agreed without saying a word, not even asking whether they would be paid or not.

However, the wages are fair. Carving wooden boxes, like Uncle Song and others, costs fifty cents each, and if the carving is more complicated, ten cents will be added.

Yesterday, Li Jihe and Shiliu went to the Jinjiazhuang Timber Yard and ordered a large amount of lumber. They had been delivered before evening, and now they are all stored in the firewood shed in the backyard.

Li Jihe immediately opened the back door, welcomed everyone in, and started working in the backyard. First, we built a large thatched shed in the yard so that we could have a place to work in case of rain or something. It was surrounded by pieces of thatch to block the cold wind.

The wood was cut in the firewood shed. Here in the straw shed, Li Rongzong, Song Dongsheng, Li Jide and Li Rongsheng were responsible for making the wooden boxes. Twenty or so apprentices were doing the work while following along with their palms and eyes.

In the other utility room, which is currently empty, Li Jihe, Uncle Song, Second Uncle Song, Song Fusheng, and Tian Dagui are focusing on carving.

The carved wooden boxes were then painted and dried by the helpers who were busy cutting them.

The temporary and simple carpentry workshop is now busy.

Pomegranate has drawn all the pattern drawings, so she doesn't need to worry about carpentry. She doesn't know how to do carpentry, as long as her father is in charge.

She took Li Rongzhang and called Li Rongwu and Li Ronchun next door for help, and together they went to Lin Laosan's house in Tianbao Village to buy oranges.

Although the fructose recipe was sold, the order for the wooden gift box had to be made. She calculated the quantity and only bought 150 kilograms of oranges this time.

After carrying them home, they started working together with Li Rongzhang. As for Song and Li Xiangli, they also had to arrange lunch for everyone, so they had no time to help before.

There is a lot of ground arrowroot powder and powdered sugar. All you have to do is peel the oranges and squeeze the juice, which makes the work quick.

The wooden box is still being made, and I am not in a hurry to finish the candy too quickly. I have peeled oranges in the morning, and after lunch, I will use the squeezed juice to make fructose in the afternoon. The pomegranates are pounding and steaming. Fructose, but instead of making two pots, I just wanted to make arrowroot mille-feuille cake to eat.

The business of selling sugar is gone, and the arrowroot powder in hand is still enough to make the sugar needed for this batch.

Xiancai also bought brown sugar at home. She thought that Song and Li Xiangli would often make brown sugar water to drink, which would be good for their health. However, after a few days after buying it, they felt that brown sugar was expensive and could not bear to drink it. Back.

She thought she might as well make cakes, but after all, they were reluctant to eat them.

Just as she said, she ran to the backyard and asked Li Rong, who was packing a wooden box, to quickly close a simple mold box for her, which was only the length of one hand.

Just polish it and wash it clean.

Then go back to the kitchen to prepare cakes.

First scoop out the arrowroot starch, then add twice as much water as the arrowroot starch and stir it into a slurry, then add twice as much water to the brown sugar and cook until it becomes saccharified. Pour a tablespoon into the sugar water pot and stir evenly into a slightly thinner viscous slurry, then pour the semi-cooked slurry into the remaining raw slurry water and mix well.

Immediately afterwards, scoop two spoons of slurry water into a mold that has been brushed with a layer of oil. Steam it over high heat for three minutes. When the white color is completely gone and becomes transparent, pour two spoons of slurry water into it. Repeat this process until the slurry becomes slurry. After use, stir the slurry water evenly every time, and the steaming time should be a little longer than the previous one or two layers. In short, the color must be completely changed before adding more.

After the multi-layer ripening, the color is dark brown and dark red, crystal clear and very beautiful.

After it was completely cool, I took a kitchen knife and cut out squares one by one.

After cutting it, he took a piece of the pomegranate and bit it. He kept nodding his head. Then he looked at Li Rongzhang's eager eyes and said with a smile: "Eat! Just eat it when you make it. Take it if you want!"

After that, he asked Song and Li Xiangli to try it, as it was originally made for them.

　Ranking of sons of Father Li and brothers Li Yishan.

　　Li Jizhong——Li Jiren——Li Jixiao——Li Jihe——Li Jifu——Li Jili——Li Jigui
　　
　
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