Princess of Nongmen

Chapter 524

Liu Ya and Chun Niu also squatted by the pit to watch. Master Gu, who had been gesticulating and talking to Siping just now, came over and said to Liu Ya: "The little boss is here. I have to say, you are really lucky. The soil layer here is very solid, and there are not many stones. Even if it takes a little effort to dig it out, it’s okay to dig deeper, so you don’t have to worry about landslides in the future.”

Liu Ya also said: "I'm also worried about this, so I came to ask Master Gu. Since you said that, I'm relieved."

Master Gu pointed to Siping, and said: "I just talked about this with Siping. The two of us have measured this side and the surrounding area of ​​a hundred or so steps, and found that the terrain here is relatively the highest. Although it is only a little bit higher, it is not easy to see, but you will know it after measuring it with a mercury ruler. Don’t underestimate the higher distance. If there is really heavy rain, the rain will not be here Save, the possibility of landslides will be reduced again. So, my little boss, you have good vision and good luck."

After hearing this, Liu Ya was really relieved.It seems that the soil quality is very important, and the terrain is also very important.In this way, it was really a blessing to find such a good place after listening to the guest's casual pointers.

Master Gu said again: "However, I still have to discuss something with you, Xiaodong. Can you see how those adobe bricks and beams were transported here? If they were transported directly from the main road by ox cart, they would have to go around the mountain. It doesn’t take a day to go around here. So you still have to pull the earth bricks from the road in the village, put them at the foot of the mountain, and then hire someone to pick them up. It’s just that in this way, it’s necessary to use There are too many people. After all, it is a big house to build, and it cannot be built with a few baskets of earthen bricks. So, my little boss, do you think these people are hired from the village, or I will find some porters for you here. ?”

Of course Liu Ya knew that it was impossible for an ox cart to pull earth bricks to run around the mountain, so the quickest way was to rely on manpower to carry it.But in this way, it is indeed too labor-intensive, and it is estimated that the light labor cost is also a lot.Is there any way to transport the earth bricks with the minimum consumption of manpower?

Liu Ya then asked Master Gu, "Is it okay to use a donkey? Or if there is a special caravan for mountain roads, you can hire such a team to carry it, and it will be much faster."

"Then there is no such thing. Although there are many mountains here, there are no big villages in the mountains, and we don't want to go over the mountains to do big business. Naturally, there is no special caravan if the demand is small. Ordinary horses and donkeys can't If you walk on the mountain road, if you sprain your leg, a horse or a donkey will be completely useless." After Master Gu finished speaking, he shook his head again and again, probably because Liu Ya was ignorant.

Liu Ya could only say: "Let me think about it again. If there is really no other way, then hire someone to carry it across the mountain. When the time comes, Master Gu, you should hire a porter to do the work."

Liu Ya didn't trust the people in the village, because she didn't see many people in the village who worked hard and could really endure hardships.Probably Pingshan Village has always been poor because these people live too comfortably.As long as you guard a few acres of land, enough for the family to eat and drink, no one will think about how to make money and come back.

So Liu Ya was worried that even if the villagers were given money, they would not work hard.On the contrary, it is easy to cause gossip and expose her development of a small water shop on the mountain road.

Master Gu said: "That depends on what Xiaodong wants. But if you still want to hire a porter, it's better to decide early, so I can find someone in advance. If the time is too tight, the temporary hire will be afraid." It’s because the labor costs are higher, and the work may be delayed.”

Liu Ya nodded and said: "I know, just think about it for one or two days, if there is still no way, Master Gu, you can invite someone to come."

Master Gu agreed, and then went to the side to see the helpers digging the foundation.

Liu Ya stared at the big pit for a while, because she couldn't think of any other way to transport so many earth bricks easily.

Chunniu and Siping are busy packing up the things at the small water shop, because the customers have already passed, and there will be no more business today.

Seeing that Liu Ya was in a daze, Xiao Shu'er came over and tugged at her skirt, and said, "Second Sister, are you worried that you don't know how to transport earthen bricks?"

"Yes, if you hire someone to recite it, it will take time and effort, and the wages will not be cheap." Liu Ya found that she still missed one point, which was the transportation problem in this mountain.

Xiao Shu'er tilted his head and thought for a while, then suddenly said: "Our Xiao Hei can do it."

"What?" Liu Ya's eyes lit up, she pulled Xiao Shu'er and asked, "You mean our Xiao Hei? That little goat?"

After asking, Liu Ya suddenly realized how stupid she was. Goats and goats should be sheep that can climb mountains.The climbing skills of wild goats are even more against the sky. They can climb almost [-]-degree vertical rock walls, let alone climb mountains.

And listening to Xiao Shuer's reminder, Liu Ya seemed to remember a story she had read before, that is, when building the Great Wall, she used goats to carry bricks when encountering steep terrain.

Thinking of this, Liu Ya was so excited that she asked Xiao Shu'er, "Then do you know who has goats in our village? I know that Aunt Niu's has goats. Who else has goats, let's rent them for use."

Xiao Shuer thought for a while, and then mentioned the names of several families, and counting the goats of these families, there are ten goats in total.

Some of Liu Ya have heard of these people, and some have seen them, but it is impossible to say which one is good and which one is not.He pulled Xiao Shu'er and said, "Let's go, let's discuss this matter with Chun Niu. Later, we will rent goats separately. Whoever can agree with which family will rent it. The price is negotiable."

Using sheep to carry clay bricks is definitely faster than people, and it is no less than people carrying them.Besides, most people raise goats just for milk, and they also cut some wool along with it. Generally speaking, I have never heard of people raising goats for work.

Therefore, Liu Ya reckoned that if she rented goats to work, the people who rented the goats would be equivalent to an extra income, and the price would definitely not be too high.What's more, if you hire a dozen people to work, you have to take care of the family's meal at noon.But if you rent a dozen or so goats to work and let them out to graze on their own at noon, you can just add some bean cakes when you come back at night, which is quite worry-free.

In this way, another big problem was solved, and Liu Ya's mood opened up a lot.

After discussing this matter with Chun Niu, Chun Niu smiled and said: "I said, how can your family make a lot of money to build a new house in such a short period of time. It turns out that you two have very good brains. You have already thought of the method of carrying earth bricks with goats, and it is normal for your family to make a fortune."

(End of this chapter)