Pinellia pastoral

Chapter 169
The new sister-in-law seems to be in charge. Hearing what Ban Xia said, she understood what was going on, "Ban Xia, but this is too late. Otherwise, we should hurry up on weekdays and turn on a few more lights at night..."

Ban Xia looked at the faces of everyone, this time almost no one had any objections, and they all had an expression of approval.

She is very relieved that only by knowing how to advance and retreat together can she overcome these difficulties again and again.

Now things outside have a clue, it doesn't make sense but something went wrong when rushing to work.

Ban Xia said with a smile, "I've thought about it, making bean curd sticks is a skillful job, even if I find someone temporarily, I'm afraid it won't be of much use for a while, I can only rely on you aunts and aunts."

Needless to say, Qiu and the new sister-in-law, the rest of the people also expressed their opinions.

"This is not what it should be. Look at that Boss Tang like that! How can you let him succeed."

"That's right, it's okay if there are no soybeans. With the soybeans here, is it possible that we can't make them?! It's embarrassing to go out and talk."

"Don't worry about Pinellia, even if you don't sleep at night, you can do it!"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief now, Ban Xia smiled and nodded in agreement with them.

When she had finished talking, she said, "How can I not sleep and rest! I want to discuss it with the big guys to see if it can be done. It won't be long before the spring plowing. Everyone is a laborer at home, but It's not that you have to go back. If you can really be busy, can you tell me first that you can't go back to help for the time being when you are catching up with the goods. If you are really like Qiao Ni, you can go back alone. .”

This 01:30 Xia has already calculated. It is quite rare that there are more than two people in a family. If there is one less laborer in the family, it will come out if you work for a day or two. After all, most people’s fields are not counted. Many, but the efficiency of this era is quite low.

Hearing that what Ban Xia said first was such a thing, it made the big guy feel very embarrassed.

Qiao Ni was the first to express her opinion, "Brother has agreed earlier that the goods are here, and my sister-in-law and I can work here with peace of mind, but we won't go back. It's so easy that we don't have to go to the fields this year. Ban Xia Can't kick me out!"

The new sister-in-law laughed loudly, "I know, Qiao Ni is thinking of covering her whites in the workshop, so she can talk about her husband's family, why would she want to go to the fields."

"Sister-in-law!!" Qiao Ni yelled reproachfully, but she laughed herself.

When she said that, other people didn't expect Ban Xia to be like this, and they all expressed their opinions.

The most difficult thing is Qiao Ni's family. Her family is small, she only has one elder brother, and her parents are also old. Now she has two children at home. It is precisely because of this that Qiu Shi asked her to come and work with her sister-in-law. In the past two years, the wages of my aunt and sister-in-law are not too small, and with the original savings, they finally moved out of the slightly trembling hut and lived in a mud-tiled house. Shit, her brother still said that, which shows that she is tired.

For those who were originally active in their hearts, no matter how hard they thought about it, could they feel sad about Qiao Ni's family?With so many people in the family, it is possible that he still needs to work on his own, so he didn't say anything.

"I came here to get my wages. How can the master's family be in a hurry? Instead, I have to take care of my own reasons. It's not so comfortable to go out to do work."

"Ban Xia is worried that we are from the same village. This girl is kind."

Ban Xia nodded slightly, she couldn't just say directly, if you want to catch up with the goods, everyone don't go back to spring plowing, think of a way for yourself, anyway, they all mean the same thing, in this way, there is really no problem, otherwise, even if there are people left , Others are unhappy, and if their hands and feet are a little slower, they will also be delayed.

Since there is no problem with this, people can guarantee it.

The rest will be much easier to handle, "Well, thank you aunts first, and then I want to change something else. When everyone comes over in the morning, prepare rice noodles, and everyone will go to work after eating. At noon Also prepare lunch, and then you don’t need to go home, let’s see if there is any problem with this, or if you want to eat something, you can also talk about it and make it as much as possible.”

It turns out that when you go to work, you can go home at noon, and some daughter-in-laws with quick hands and feet can even cook for the whole family when they go back.

Now that I heard this, someone asked weakly, "This...you have to deduct wages for meals, right?"

Pinellia burst into laughter, "No need, it's time to catch up with the goods. You need oil and water to eat, so you can work hard. Eating together can also save some time."

There was no problem with spring plowing just now. I heard that if you don’t spend money, you can eat for free. This means that in addition to wages, the family also saves one person’s rations. This month, you will have to eat a lot.

They all said there was no problem.

Seeing this, Ban Xia breathed a sigh of relief, "Then it's settled like this. In addition, I will temporarily add a few more people to the places in charge, so that everyone is not so tired. Although they are not skilled, helpers are also It’s possible, and it’s not too difficult to do, for example, when soaking beans, I can control the speed now, and the rest will be soaked out of the bucket and water, and people will be added in, and the same is true in other places.”

Originally, it was time to rush to work. When I first heard what Ban Xia said, I had already made up my mind to work hard so that I could stay in the future. Now most of them have become skilled workers. Listening to what Ban Xia means now, it doesn’t mean that there are still apprentices. , go home with wages every day, sometimes more than billeting, and the mother-in-law won't talk about it when she goes home, but she will take the initiative to help the children cook, and let them work hard, which saves a lot of worry.

Now I have breakfast and lunch here again, and I have someone to help me with the same work, and the wages are not less, so what else?But it's not always such a good job.

No problem, Ban Xia raised her hand, "Since that's the case, let's work on it, it's the same if you really have something to mention. When this batch of goods comes out, everyone will have a red envelope!"

"Ban Xia, you can talk about it, you can't talk back!" Qiao Ni said.

There were women on the side, and they teased her, "Look at this girl, she just wants to save her dowry!"

He laughed coaxingly.

As the warm spring breeze blew, the busy figures in the fields of Dongwang Village became more and more dense.

In the workshop, there were many people who helped because of the soybean issue, but now I heard that manpower is needed, so I don’t need to say anything. Everyone can see it on weekdays, and the crowd comes here.

It was still the Qiu family and the new sister-in-law who picked the manpower, who were smart and quick-witted, who would not talk nonsense on weekdays, and it was fine to bring them with them, so they were assigned to the sheds.

I am used to working on weekdays, for fear of being looked down upon by others, I don't stop for a moment after I come in.

There is a special one among them, Yao Shi.

Mrs. Sun couldn't see Su Qian's bullying her all the time, so she told Ban Xia specifically.

Yao's natal family is in another town, so it can be regarded as a distant marriage. After Sun's separation, Lin's sturdy and Zhou's treacherous, that is Yao's better handling, she thinks that Su You Wen's failure to be a scholar was a bad luck brought by the Yao family, otherwise, a good son would dare to be the master of his own marriage after he came back.

That's how it goes.

Yao's life was difficult.

Su Youwen himself is very carefree, he will pass without bending his waist for five buckets of rice, and now he often visits friends, recites poems and fights against each other when he goes out, and he doesn't understand Yao's suffering when he comes home.

Ban Xia also learned how to behave, and did not directly tell Yao or Su Qian.

Instead, Mrs. Qiu went to talk to Mrs. Sun. It was all in the same courtyard, and Mrs. Su Qian couldn't hear her when she spoke loudly.

But half an hour later, they specially sent Mrs. Yao and Mrs. Zhou over to ask. Hearing that he had to work so long a day, and the wages he got were not enough for him, Mrs. Zhou immediately stopped, and when he turned around, Mrs. Yao was sent over. .

Ban Xia has a good impression of this soft-spoken Fifth Aunt, and she doesn't ask them to move things like she told them, but helps cook with Sun.

Yao shi was taken aback by himself, "Ban Xia, don't be embarrassed, I shouldn't be paid when I come to help, but... if I still do this kind of work here, I don't feel sorry for it."

To hear this is to be sincere.

Mrs. Sun pulled her, "We are all a family, so you don't need to be polite, just stay as you are."

Ban Xia also meant the same thing, "Fifth Aunt, listen to Second Aunt. Anyway, this cooking is not done by your own family or someone else's. It's all in the same place. There's no such thing as a relaxed way. It's only natural to get paid for this job, let alone this one. It’s not that you took it, didn’t it all go to grandma’s hands? Besides, you have to get up earlier than others, and the rice noodles have to be ready when others come.”

Yao shi didn't speak now.

Early the next morning, when everyone came to work, Mrs. Yao and Mrs. Sun had already stood up in front of the workshop, deftly throwing the soaked rice noodles into the sieve, and scalding them in boiling water. In the middle, pour it into a sea bowl, and pass it to the visitor.

"You can add whatever you want. Here you can add scallion sauce, chili bean curd, and fermented bean curd with seasonings. This row is pickled cabbage, sour beans, and sour radish. You can also add it according to your taste. Here is marinated egg and barbecued pork." Mrs. Sun greeted with a smile. For everyone who comes to work.

Yao Shi is considered a new daughter-in-law, and she only sees the women in the village when she is washing clothes, and she is so busy every day. Hearing Sun Shi speak so heartily, she also pointed at the two pots of soup and said , "This soup is made of snail powder and the other is broth."

Qiao Ni was the first to yell out, "This is the way to eat at a banquet! My dear, I finally got to eat, and I can eat five cents a bowl in the morning!"

After breakfast, Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Yao started to prepare lunch.

The rest of the people were well fed and worked very quickly. The soybeans in the sacks were poured out and scattered in various wooden barrels. At about the same time, they were sent to the next shed.

Then it turned into gurgling milky white juice, put it into a pot to cook, and put it into a wooden lattice in the big pot.

The woman had long nails, and as soon as she pinched them, she flicked them on the thin bamboo pole in front of her, and the bamboo pole that was full of air was quickly moved away.

He kept hearing voices of Dharma everywhere.

"There are no soaked soybeans?!"

"Dazhu's daughter-in-law, be less angry!"

"Come and wipe my sweat off, I'm blind!"

The sweat on my body was dry and wet, wet and dry until it was dark, and seeing that it was almost done, I packed up, and then walked home together.

"I heard that the rice noodles that I will eat tomorrow will be replaced with stewed sausages. I would like to eat this."

"Eat, eat, eat, you know how to eat! Why haven't I seen you so greedy before?"

On the village road, there was laughter everywhere.

(End of this chapter)