The Road of the Concubine's First Wife

Chapter 65

Hong Xiu nodded, feeling a little apprehensive, and roughly reported the situation outside to Qiao Jiuxiu.It turned out that Jinxiu was worried that the continuous rain would delay the construction period, so she let the long-term workers work in the rain, but the long-term workers were unwilling, saying that they didn't get a cent more wages, so why were they in the rain?You must know that in the past, if it rained, there was no need to work.Moreover, the road is slippery when it rains, so it is dangerous for them to hang the lanterns on the eaves.

Of course, this is not the most critical point.Rather, Jinxiu was just a maid, and they didn't feel that they needed to be ordered by a maid.In other words, if the wife comes, let alone rain, even if there is a knife, they will work on time.In the end, she was dissatisfied that Qiao's mansion would let a little girl take charge of the affairs of Qiao's mansion this year, and she was naturally very dissatisfied with it.

So much so that when Qiao Jiuxiu rushed to the courtyard, she saw that Jinxiu was scolding the group of long-term workers, telling them to go to work quickly, but they all huddled under the eaves and didn't take Jinxiu's words to heart at all.Jinxiu was so anxious that she was on the verge of crying.This is the first time that Miss Jiu has the opportunity to be alone, and she entrusts herself with such an important task of managing long-term workers, which shows that she trusts herself very much.But now she has messed up this matter, and she doesn't know if the lady will blame herself.

She is not afraid of being scolded by Qiao Jiuxiu, but she is afraid that the young lady will be implicated and the young lady will be reprimanded by the wife.

Qiao Jiuxiu shook her head slightly, walked to Jinxiu's side and stood still, raised her eyes and glanced at the group of long-term workers. When the long-term workers saw Qiao Jiuxiu approaching, they still maintained the movements just now, as if she was transparent.Qiao Jiuxiu sighed softly, guessing that if the wife or eldest sister came over at this time, they would definitely go to work obediently, because they admired the eldest sister and wife, but they were not convinced by her.

Slightly frowning, is there any way to make this group of young and middle-aged men convinced by a young girl?She frowned and thought for a long time, but she couldn't think of such a way.Thinking of how she looked when she reprimanded the servant girl last time, maybe it is the best way to give kindness and strength together, but she still remembers what the elder sister said before, the elder sister said that you must not try to reason with the long-term workers, they are a bunch of rough people, and they will not talk to you at all. Be reasonable.

But Qiao Jiuxiu wants to try. "It is reasonable to say that it is raining outside. For the safety of everyone, it is really not suitable to go to work. But now that the New Year is approaching, if you don't go to work, I am afraid that the progress will be delayed and the arrangement for the New Year will be affected. So I hope you can bear some , I would like to thank everyone here.”

One of them must be the leader of these long-term workers, "Miss Jiu, it's not that we don't give you face, it's really raining outside, and our work is not only more troublesome and laborious than usual, but also more dangerous, but the wages have not increased at all. , I’m afraid it’s unreasonable. Let me tell you the truth, if you can add a little more to the salary, it can still be discussed.”

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded, knowing that the man was the representative of the long-term workers.They are busy in the market, not because they don't want to work in Qiao's house, but because they want to make more money when it rains.Qiao Jiuxiu let out a sigh of relief. In fact, long-term workers are also very hard every day. They often have to work from sunrise to sunset, and sometimes they have to work overtime, but the little salary they get is only enough to add a catty of pork.If possible, she would like to give them a raise, but where would she get the money?

Although the accountant said that he could go to her to pay the money, but the accountant is a meticulous woman, and she will definitely not give herself a penny for this reason.She asked her eldest sister before, and she said that she also encountered rain one year, and the long-term workers were unwilling to work, and then she gave them a salary increase in her own name, overcoming the difficulties.But Qiao Jiuxiu is not a big sister, she simply can't afford that much money.

"Miss Nine, you are rich and powerful in Qiao's family, could it be that you can't even come up with this little money?" asked the leader of the long-term worker, clearly not giving Qiao Jiuxiu any face, and his tone was full of contempt and contempt, "You must know that it rains in previous years We were all subsidized when we were working together. If you are so stingy, aren't you afraid that you will be punished by your wife if you fail to complete the construction period?"

Qiao Jiuxiu shook her head lightly, although she knew that as long as she gave them a sum of money, they would start working honestly and the problem would be solved.But now she can only take out a few coins, and there are so many long-term workers, how can she share it?
"Everyone, listen to me, I really can't afford that much money to raise your salary, but don't worry, if you pay well, you will be rewarded. I still have two coins here, and I will tell you Put it here, the one of you who do the best can get the two taels of silver, I will never break my promise, and I will never be partial."

"Why should we trust you? What if you hand over the money to an acquaintance? Or someone deliberately flattering you, what should we do?" Although Chang Gong was very interested in the money, he was worried that Qiao Jiuxiu would not count it afterwards, or that he would find a trustee in advance. Take the silver and cut off their thoughts.Qiao Jiuxiu knew that they should have agreed with her opinion, and now she was just asking for a guarantee.

"I will definitely give you the money. You can vote. Each person has one vote. You can't vote for yourself. The person who gets the most support will get two coins. Is this reasonable?"

Everyone looked at you, I looked at you, and finally nodded, which is more or less the same.

"Then you can go to work now." Qiao Jiuxiu was very happy to see that everyone was going to go to work, "Split into groups according to what I told you before, and then do what you should do. Don't be lazy, and don't do it for performance. Instead of standing still.”

Seeing that they were all working enthusiastically, Jinxiu breathed a sigh of relief, walked to Qiao Jiuxiu's side and said with emotion, "Miss, you still have a way to solve this problem. It's just a pity that the two taels of silver, if you still have money in the future If anything needs to be maneuvered, we don’t have any spare money.”

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded, this is not possible, although it is true that I don't have a lot of money now, but I should save some money for urgent use.So I quickly took off the hairpin, but it was a very simple hairpin. The eldest sister saw that she didn't seem to have any jewelry a few days ago, so she gave some to herself. Although it is not exquisite, the workmanship is still very good. Should be able to exchange some money. "Jinxiu, you can take this to the pawn shop. You should be able to exchange some silver taels. The New Year is approaching. If you don't have any money, how can you deal with the emergency?"

"But..." Jinxiu didn't want to, but seeing the seriousness in Qiao Jiuxiu's eyes, she could only sigh softly, "Okay, I'll change it right away, but miss, you don't have a few pieces of jewelry in the first place. How do you survive the New Year's Eve?"

At the end of the year, it is inevitable that some relatives and friends will come over, and the ladies of them will also go out to meet guests.Miss doesn't have any decent jewelry, so she will definitely be disgusted by others.But Qiao Jiuxiu doesn't seem to take this matter to heart. For her, the most important thing now is to let the Qiao family live a good life for a year, and then let the wife's impression of her change. For the rest, she doesn't ask too much .

"It's okay, just borrow a few pieces of jewelry from my eldest sister. When did I not come here like this? And I am so ordinary, even if I don't attend, no one will care." Qiao Jiuxiu said it very easily, as if it was true I didn't take this matter to heart.Jinxiu sighed, just took two steps, but came back again, "By the way, miss, there is one more important matter, I forgot to tell you. Remember those dried fruits we bought back?"

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded. When I bought it, it was much cheaper than in previous years. Could it be that there is a problem with the quality?But since it was selected by Hongxiu and Jinxiu together, there shouldn't be any problems in quality.

"Then the dried fruit is not good?" Qiao Jiuxiu frowned slightly and asked cautiously.

"It's not bad, the quality is not a problem, and the portion is also very good." Jinxiu sighed, she finally understood why the boss wanted to sell it at a low price. "It's just that it's been raining and humid recently, and the warehouse is full of moisture, so I'm afraid it's damp."

"Damp?" Qiao Jiuxiu's appearance changed drastically for a while, how could he get wet?Dried fruit is no better than other things. Once it gets wet, there is no way to eat it.But it's been rainy recently, so it must be very difficult to buy again, and there is no extra funds to order a new one.I can only pace back and forth, not knowing, no, there must be some way, otherwise I don’t have to wait until the end of the year, when my wife takes inventory, I will embarrass myself very much and have no way to step down.

Qiao Jiuxiu bit her lip tightly, forced herself to calm down, and then kept thinking about how to solve this problem.

Qiao Jiuxiu was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and had no way out.Seeing her walking back and forth, Jinxiu was also very worried.Suddenly Qiao Jiuxiu smiled knowingly, knowing that the young lady might have figured out a solution, so she hurriedly asked, "Miss, you have a solution."

Qiao Jiuxiu nodded, "Jinxiu, go to the warehouse right now and put all the dried fruits in the place where the charcoal is piled up. Charcoal can absorb water, so the warehouse must be very dry and can be used to store dried fruits, so as to avoid moisture."

"Really?" Jinxiu asked very excitedly. "Miss has a way. Why didn't I think of this method before? By the way, I want to know how Miss knows? Why haven't I heard that charcoal can absorb water?"

Qiao Jiuxiu shook her head slightly. She is not from this era. In the future world, it is only common sense that charcoal can absorb water.Moreover, in the future world, there will be no house fights at all, and the family can live in harmony and peace.But he didn't tell Jinxiu about these things.Because she didn't know where to start.Let Jinxiu get busy.Jinxiu nodded and then retreated.

The long-term workers are already busy in the yard. Now that they have agreed to work, everyone seems very serious.And those who do the best are rewarded with money, and they seem to work harder.Qiao Jiuxiu thought that it was somewhat inappropriate for him to stand aside and oversee the workers, so it would be better to help them in the past, at least they would feel that he was very approachable, and they would not embarrass him anymore.People always need to understand each other in order to make things run more smoothly.

"Let me help." Qiao Jiuxiu snatched the scissors from a gardener. She had also learned some knowledge about garden design before, and things like pruning branches couldn't help her at all.The gardener wanted to see Qiao Jiuxiu make a fool of himself, but saw that she was doing well, so he quickly snatched the scissors, saying that these things should be left to him, and that Qiao Jiuxiu is the golden branch and jade leaf of Qiao's mansion, and he definitely can't do such rough work .

(End of this chapter)