Chapter 70 Lumberjack
"I said, line up in order!"
Before Qin Yao finished her words, three black shadows drew graceful parabolas in the sky above everyone's heads.
Three muffled sounds of "dong dong dong" came from behind. Shunzi, who had just raised his fist, looked back in surprise.
I saw that the three people who had just stood in front of me had fallen at the end of the team, lying on the ground in a daze, as if they had not yet reacted.
After three seconds of silence in the open space, the sound of ghosts howling in pain was heard. The three of them curled up on the ground, feeling as if their internal organs were shifting and the dull pain continued.
Shunzi looked back in front of him, then looked back at the three people wailing on the ground, and finally at Qin Yao who was standing beside him with her arms folded. He felt like there was something stuck in his throat. He wanted to speak but couldn't, and his face turned red from holding it in.
She didn't even look back at the three people on the ground. The people queuing around her also looked around in confusion, having no idea how these three people flew over.
Because her speed is too fast, so fast that normal people can't react fast enough to keep up.
Only the three people who fell to the ground knew what had happened. They endured the severe pain and supported each other to stand up. They all pointed at the first woman whose back was as hard as a pine tree and wanted to roar.
She tilted her head slightly with a cold expression, and glanced over with her black eyes. She was not even looking at them, but at the yellow dust on the ground.
The three of them felt a chill rising from the soles of their feet to the top of their heads, and they shivered together.
The mountain breeze blew by, and it was like a tangible murderous aura that pierced the hearts of the three people fiercely, making them hold their breath.
The wind blew up the corners of her plain green clothes, and her high ponytail danced wildly in the wind, as if she was about to turn into an evil spirit from hell and raise a long knife to chop!
Such a strong and terrifying aura instantly broke down the three people's psychological defenses.
I didn't dare to say a word, I didn't dare to look, I just wanted to leave here as soon as possible.
Seeing the three people who were so aggressive just now running into the forest in a panic as if they were possessed by evil spirits, the men who came to the gate of Mr. Ding's courtyard to respond to the job application realized that these three people were thrown out by the first woman.
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, you..." Shunzi started stuttering nervously as soon as he opened his mouth.
Qin Yao smiled at him to comfort him, and looked at the dozen people behind him, "I think that no matter whether it is a man or a woman, as long as they have the ability, everyone can stand together and compete fairly."
"I got up very early to respond to the call, so I was the first in line. Those who came later followed the order and lined up at the back. This is reasonable."
This was both an explanation and a warning. Anyone who wanted to cut in on her team again would end up like those three people!
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Fortunately, the people who came later were not as domineering as the previous three.
As time was running out, the originally sparse team gradually became more orderly.
Of course, Qin Yao and Shunzi are still in the first place.
When a red glow appeared in the sky, the door of Mr. Ding's house was finally opened.
A middle-aged man dressed in silk and wearing a square hat came out with a man who looked like a butler.
He asked immediately, "Who was making a noise in front of my house just now?"
Shunzi whispered to Qin Yao, "This is Mr. Ding."
Qin Yao said that she understood and that everyone should take responsibility for their own actions. She stood up and nodded to Mr. Ding.
Mr. Ding frowned and looked her up and down, "Is it you?"
The housekeeper beside him was also surprised and reminded her, "We only hire temporary workers outside our courtyard to do heavy work, not cooks."
Qin Yao replied: "I am just here to take part in the job recruitment. Also, it is obvious that I am a woman. Do I need to confirm it again and again?"
She wasn't dressed as a woman, but he kept asking the same question over and over again in surprise, which was completely stepping into her minefield.
The housekeeper didn't expect that Qin Yao didn't get angry at the three people who cut in line just now, but he became angry after just one sentence. He shut up in dismay and looked at his master.
Mr. Ding had been standing inside the door for a long time, and witnessed through the crack in the door the entire process of Qin Yao throwing away the three people who cut in line.
At that time, he was standing behind the door with his eyes almost popping out of his sockets. It was the first time in his life that he saw such a strong and powerful woman.
The butler also said that if she wasn't a woman, she would have been recruited as a personal bodyguard.
However, others may not necessarily be willing to do so.
"I want to build a school for the younger generations of our clan. I need ten lumberjacks to be responsible for felling and transporting the wood. Do you know how to cut wood?" Mr. Ding asked Qin Yao.
It has come to the final step of the personnel interview. If you want to keep your job, you have to say you can do it even if you don't know the answer!
Qin Yao confidently said that she could do it, and pulled Shunzi over, "He is more skilled than me, and is an expert at felling trees."
The villain in Shunzi's heart cried for help!
How could he cut down trees? That was not an easy job. If you didn't cut it right, the tree would fall down and kill you!
Qin Yao gave him a steadying look, and Shunzi swallowed guiltily and nodded "hmm" to Mr. Ding.
Mr. Ding looked at the two of them cautiously and asked tentatively, "What is your relationship?"
Qin Yao opened her mouth and said, "This is my husband's sworn brother. Because my husband suddenly fell ill and couldn't come temporarily, I came here to take his place and try."
When Mr. Ding heard Qin Yao say that she had a husband, he felt relieved for some reason and signaled the housekeeper to register the two of them, which meant he wanted them both.
Shunzi was ecstatic and excitedly bowed deeply to Mr. Ding, then happily followed the housekeeper into the courtyard to do a simple registration.
Just write down their names and places of origin, and then give each person a wooden badge as a work permit.
"Work starts at 7:00 pm and ends at 5:00 pm. Before going to work, please register at the government office and get your breakfast. Then, go with the foreman. Someone will bring you lunch at noon. Two meals a day, plus ten cents in wages. If you have no problem, just put your fingerprint on the paper."
Qin Yao automatically converted the housekeeper's words into modern format in her mind.
Work starts at 7 am and ends at 5 pm. Breakfast and lunch are provided, and there is also ten cents of wages per day.
"How long will the lunch break be?" Qin Yao asked.
The housekeeper looked at her strangely. It was the first time someone asked him how long his lunch break would be. Others just followed the foreman's arrangements.
But I still answered her, "I'll have lunch in a quarter of an hour."
It takes fifteen minutes to eat, and if you eat slowly, you won't even have enough time to go to the bathroom.
The total working time was ten hours. Qin Yao rolled up her sleeves and pressed her fingerprints. She would just make do with it.
The two men pressed their hand prints, held the wooden sign and retreated to the middle of the yard to wait.
Shunzi said excitedly: "Ten cents a day, and it includes two meals!"
He seemed to have forgotten that they did not know how to cut wood.
Qin Yao nodded lightly. She thought the official's house was very luxurious, but when she came in, it was just ordinary, similar to those old courtyard houses in the capital.
But compared to those thatched houses in the village, this is already a mansion.
Shunzi's excitement lasted until the foreman Ding Wu led everyone to the fir forest and assigned him the task of logging. Only then did he wake up in panic, holding the saw.
(End of this chapter)