Chapter 129 Female Carpenter
There is an old tree next to the village well, and there are several stools under the tree all year round. Qin Yao found an empty stool to sit down, picked up her homemade wooden workbook and pen, and started interviewing people one by one.
All three Liu Bo brothers came, and the family still had dozens of acres of land to harvest. Zhang said that even if she had to spend money to hire temporary workers to help harvest, she couldn't let the three of them miss this opportunity.
There are twelve coins for quarrying and ten coins for polishing, including breakfast and lunch. Although it is not as much as the four hundred coins that Qin Yao gave the three people for polishing, one is long-term and stable, and the other is just for a few days, which is completely different.
As for harvesting rice at home, you can just hire a temporary worker, pack him up for lunch and pay him six or eight cents. There is still a difference in price, so it's a sure profit!
At first, Old Man Liu was not happy about all three of his sons going. Mrs. He and Mrs. Qiu were very anxious. But after hearing Mrs. Zhang calculate the bill, they finally agreed.
However, there are not many villagers who are as good at calculating as Zhang. Food is the most important thing for people, and the autumn harvest is the most important, so they can't afford to delay it.
For some people, the rice matures late and it will not be harvested until mid-to-late August. They can only envy others for being able to spare the manpower to respond.
Some people also came to ask Qin Yao if she wanted a short-term job.
There were no long-term orders at the moment, and Qin Yao did not make any firm statements. She just asked those who wanted to do part-time odd jobs to wait and see if she could recruit enough permanent workers for more than three months.
The eldest grandson of the village chief also came. He was tall and strong and very eye-catching among the dark, thin and short villagers.
Qin Yao: "Name, age, and type of job you are looking for?"
"Liu Qi, seventeen, is recruited as a quarry worker."
After hearing this, although the three Liu brothers felt that Qin Yao would not abandon their family, they still felt nervous.
Qin Yao looked at Liu Qi calmly. Apart from those who were born with superior genes, the number of people in the village who could be as strong as Liu Qi could be counted on one hand.
She nodded and asked some basic questions, such as whether she knew how to quarry and whether she had any experience.
Liu Qi shook his head. He had never mined stones before, but he learned quickly and was very strong. He even lifted some bags of dried grain that the villagers had temporarily placed under a tree. He held one bag in each hand and lifted them up with his straight arms. He was very strong.
Qin Yao wrote one sentence in her notes: zero experience, excellent physical strength.
"Next." She waved her hand, signaling the person behind to come forward.
The results were not announced in person. After Qin Yao finished counting, she had to take it back to find Carpenter Liu to check. Finally, after confirming the number of people, she notified every household door by door.
There were twenty-three people who responded to the call, all of them were young and strong men in the village. The oldest was thirty-eight years old and the youngest was fifteen years old.
When it was He's turn, she knew that no one was competing with her for the position of chef, so she put on a smile and assured Qin Yao on the spot about her ability to measure rice, promising not to waste a single grain of food.
The villagers watching all laughed when they heard this. Some said she was very clever, while others praised her for her great skill in swinging the big spoon.
Whenever there is a banquet in the village, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law couple, Ms. He and Ms. Zhang, are invited. Ms. He's cooking skills are recognized as excellent.
Without any extra opponents, Qin Yao said on the spot: "He Hua, come to my house after dinner in the evening, and we'll count the number of people so we can buy food."
"Ah? I'm done now?" He asked in surprise.
Qin Yao smiled helplessly, "Yes, you will be the chef of our Liujia Village Waterwheel Factory in the future."
"Hahaha, that's what I told you. If you don't choose me, who else can you choose? There's no one better than me!"
He was extremely happy, her self-confidence was greatly increased, and she looked at everyone with pride.
Maybe it's because of the family filter, Qin Yao thinks she is a little cute.
Qin Yao signaled to her elder brother to pull her elder sister-in-law aside to block others.
Liu Bo smiled faintly, pulled his wife, called his brothers, and went home to get busy. Anyway, Qin Yao said that they were just here for the formality.
While there is still time, hurry up and harvest a few more acres of land, hire one less temporary worker, and save money.
Yunniang walked nervously to Qin Yao. She was the last applicant.
"Qiao Yun, 22 years old, applying for a carpenter position." She imitated what everyone else had said before and gave out her personal information.
Qin Yao wrote it down and then asked her, "What can you do?"
When it comes to what she is good at, Yunniang is not flustered and says one by one: "Painting, planing, painting, mortise and tenon assembly, all of them are possible."
Qin Yao looked at her in surprise and asked, "Have you ever had relevant experience?"
Yunniang nodded vigorously, "Yes, I used to help my father make tables, chairs and benches at home."
So, Qin Yao added after her personal information: I have enough experience and I'm a carpenter.
Anything related to writing and drawing, I can recognize a few words and numbers.
Yunniang didn't mean to look, but when she lowered her head, she saw the word "carpenter" written by Qin Yao in the notebook, and a feeling of joy surged in her heart.
Qin Yao stood up and put away the paper and pen. "Are there any other people who want to respond? If not, that's all for today. Everyone go home and wait for news. I'll go back and discuss with Carpenter Liu and come to notify everyone."
There was still work to do in the fields, so everyone dispersed upon hearing this.
Qin Yao turned and walked towards the village entrance. After less than two hundred meters, she arrived at the wasteland, which was less than two minutes away from the village entrance.
Seeing Qin Yao, Carpenter Liu told the two workers to continue working, put down the saw in his hand and walked to the side of the road, "How many people did you recruit?"
He just saw that there were a lot of people over at Murai's place.
Qin Yao pointed to the grass by the roadside, and the two sat down there, using the small branches extending overhead to block out the sun.
Qin Yao opened the book and said, "A total of 23 people responded to the recruitment. Minus the two carpenters you have now, there are 16 spots left. Among them, the cook has been confirmed to be my sister-in-law He Hua."
"The remaining quarry workers, Liu Bo, Liu Zhong, and the village chief's eldest grandson Liu Qi, have already been confirmed."
"Liu Fei is looking for a polisher, so he counts as one. I also recommend you a skilled carpenter, Qiao Yun, the daughter of Liu the peddler."
The carpenters Liu in the front had known about this long ago, so there was nothing unexpected. Moreover, the three Liu Bo brothers were experienced, so they had to lead the people behind them.
But what about this Yunniang?
"With all the men in our group, it would be a bad idea to let Yunniang come, right?"
Qin Yao directly handed the recruitment information book to him, "Then take a look at these and see how many of them are pleasing to your eyes!"
Carpenter Liu smiled helplessly, "I can't read, so I can't understand anything even if you show it to me."
"Then I'll read it to you." Qin Yao read out all the information about carpenters' recruitment in the notebook.
Carpenter Liu's brows were getting tighter and tighter. Why are these people so confident? They accept the job of carpenter even though they don't know anything?
Because the salary is high, everyone wants to try their luck. What if they are selected? There are not many strong opponents anyway.
When Qin Yao read out "sufficient experience, a carpenter", Carpenter Liu pointed excitedly and said, "Here's a good one, let's pick him!"
"This is Yunniang." Qin Yao raised her eyebrows and looked at him, very proud.