"Now we'll hire about ten people to clear out the land, then we'll build an inn and hire more people," Song Qiu said.
Listen to the village chief, this is not only cleaning the land, but also helping to build a house. It will take a few days of work and you can earn some money.
Immediately, my heart became hot, "Okay, girl, just wait, I will call someone for you right away."
The village chief shouted, and within a quarter of an hour, a dozen men gathered together, carrying hoes and shovels, and carrying dustpans.
When you say work, you can do it right away.
It would take two days to clear those acres, and it would be troublesome to prepare two meals. Song Qiu had made an agreement with the village chief in advance, not including meals, but twenty cents a day.
The village chief listened and naturally said yes. People in the village used to go to the town to work part-time and didn't have to get paid. They had to bring their own dry food. It was fine. It was still close. If it didn't work, I wouldn't ask my mother-in-law to deliver it to them.
trouble.
A dozen or so people followed out of the woods in a mighty manner, and when they arrived at the boundary of the tea stall, they began to work quietly. They were all old farmers, and clearing the wasteland was a piece of cake.
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Song Qiu watched the guys working for a while, then grabbed a handful of copper coins for the tea stall proprietress and asked her to provide tea to the workers. It was a hot day and he sweated a lot while working, so he couldn't do it without drinking water.
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Seeing that it was getting late, I was ready to go back to town.
As for this place, Boss Tuocha is helping to take care of it. She will come back tomorrow to take a look.
Naturally, wages will be paid after everything has been cleared. If you don’t get the money, you don’t have to worry about these people not working hard.
After returning to town, they were just in time for lunch. Yue'er and Zhuzi had tidied up the kitchen stall all morning. They prepared the food at noon and waited for Song Qiu and the others to come back. Then they quickly put the food away.
On the table in the main hall.
Song Qiu, Master and Disciple Aling and Ye Fang ate at the same table. The others, Huang Qi and the others, sat at the same table in the kitchen and ate separately, which made them feel more comfortable eating.
After dinner, Song Qiu went to take a nap as usual. After getting up from his nap, he called Huang Qi to ask them how the things they had done this morning went.
"Go back to the girl, we have contacted the carpenter and the lumber supplier. The carpenter is currently free, and the other craftsmen who are building the house have also agreed. If you give me permission, we can start work tomorrow."
Huang Qi used to be in charge of dozens of people in the big courtyard. He was smart and had no one to teach him. He studied hard and could read and write a lot of words. He had experienced many things. Although he was only in his early twenties, he still had a lot of experience.
Very calm.
In addition, he was led by shopkeeper Tao for a period of time later in the Songshan Inn, which made him even more stable.
There is no problem in doing this.
Song Qiu nodded as he listened, "Tomorrow, go ahead and order the lumber and send it to Green Stone Valley. Tell the craftsmen that the work will start early in the morning."
Tomorrow we will have one more day of cleaning at Lushigou and we will be able to clear it all out. Construction will start later, that's about it.
It's early May now. Let's speed up the progress. I estimate that we can open the inn by the end of May. By then, we'll be back in early June, which will be similar to last year.
Song Qiu went to Green Stone Valley in the afternoon of the next day. The wasteland that was overgrown with weeds before was completely different. The weeds were all gone, and it was empty and bright.
The workers are busy picking out all the rubble. The work is almost done. It doesn't take evening to finish the work.
Song Qiu just sat at the tea stall drinking tea, waiting for the work to be over, paid everyone's wages, and then went back to town.
Aling couldn't sit still. The air here was good and it was empty, so he took three of his disciples and went into the woods to practice.
Ye Fang was left at the tea stall and stayed with Song Qiu to protect Song Qiu.
It was rare for Song Qiu to be alone with Ye Fang, so she couldn't help but smile when she saw that he was absent-mindedly holding a tea bowl and looking into the woods opposite from time to time.
She didn't plan to say anything to Ye Fang, but when she leaned a little, Ye Fang withdrew his gaze and looked at her, "Miss Song, can you tell me what Alingdu likes?"
This was the first time that Ye Fang was serious enough not to conceal his thoughts.
Song Qiu glanced at him and said, "Didn't you give her a hairpin?"
Ye Fang's eyes dimmed, "I haven't seen her wearing it, so she probably doesn't like it."
The dimness only lasted for a moment, and he brushed it away with a face full of interest, as if he had endless energy, "So, please tell me Miss Song what she likes, so that I can give it to her."
How to please a girl has always been a matter of science.
Song Qiu smiled lightly, pondered for a moment, and said: "Only those who don't like you can only do what they like. For those who really like you, it doesn't matter what you give them. What matters is the thought."
Ye Fang blinked, "So, Aling doesn't like me?"
As she said that, she felt bitter herself, "I should have noticed that she doesn't have a smile on my face, so it's okay if she doesn't quarrel with me."
Song Qiu didn't want to say it at first, but seeing Ye Fang's appearance, he couldn't help but said: "Don't you see that since you gave her that hairpin, she doesn't seem to have spoken against you much these days?"
Ye Fang was stunned for a moment, then thought about it carefully, it seems that this is really the case?
He felt a little happy for a moment, but he couldn't grasp the feeling. His mind was going back and forth, and he began to think deeply.
Seeing that he seemed to be stuck in his own thoughts and couldn't get out for a while, Song Qiu didn't bother him and turned to talk to the landlady.
At this point, few people were passing by. The landlady and the tea boss were busy cleaning the tea bowls, and wiping the unoccupied tables over and over again. They were so busy that they were sweating.
It can be seen that the couple are both very down-to-earth people.
Like yesterday, she mentioned that she wanted to open an inn here. The couple obviously felt a little uncomfortable at that time. After all, who wants to be robbed of their business, and the business that they are doing well can't be completed?
But they were still cheerful and helpful, and by the time I saw you again today, I didn’t feel uncomfortable at all. It was obvious that the couple had discussed it carefully last night.
So as soon as I met her, I told her that if she would be accommodating for two more days, they would support it for a few more days. When the tea stall was built and the tea stall would be in the way, they would demolish it. If they didn't support it, they would
The tea stall is open.
After hearing this, Song Qiu asked the proprietress, "What are you going to do if you don't set up this tea stall?"
The proprietress had obviously thought about it carefully, and then said: "Our family has little land, and my parents-in-law and their son can do it, so we came out to run this tea stall to make some money. If this tea stall is no longer open, I will not do it anymore."
After thinking about it, I went back to my parents' house and begged my brother to teach me the art of making tofu. I guess it would cost me some money. I might not have to use all the savings I've accumulated from running a tea stall in the past few years, but at least I have a skill.
, when the time comes, the two of us will be more diligent, make tofu and sell it in the town, and carry the burden to several villages. Slowly, we can always make money back, and I can pass this skill on to my son later.
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These days, craftsmanship is the key to supporting a family. Although a daughter is of blood, if she gets married, she will become a member of another family. This kind of craftsmanship will not be taught to her daughter.
She wanted to learn, but she couldn't learn it in vain, because she was her biological brother, otherwise even if she gave her money, her brother wouldn't have taught her.