Fortunately, the guard who brought them here was reliable. After hearing this, he said to them: "Then you can rest for a while, and I will report to the Lord."
One of the two guards stayed behind, while the other went back to the backyard.
Bai Shan was pleasantly surprised when he heard that they had recruited more than thirty people. He was even more happy when he heard that there were twenty-one ladies among them, "Where are they?"
"It's right in Qiantou County Yamen."
The guard was a guard of the Bai family. Although he was not as close as Daji to his master and his wife, he still followed Mrs. Liu all the time. He naturally knew that his master was not the kind of person who looked down on women, so he said: "There are some ladies in there.
I used to be a maid in a wealthy family. Even though she was illiterate, she was mostly known as a knitting girl."
Bai Shan said happily: "Okay! I am short of such a person now."
Why are the clothes sold to long-term workers in county government offices so cheap? Of course it is because the quality is not good.
As the saying goes, you get what you pay for. The clothes now placed in the households for the long-term workers are all the work of the female workers. Of course, they are the work of practice, and they have tried their best to do their best, but there is always something wrong.
There is only one flaw, and it is time-consuming and labor-intensive to correct it.
For example, the stitching is not fine enough, and another example is that one sleeve looks slightly smaller than the other...
So Bai Shan simply put the cost price into the households' houses and gave it to the long-term workers.
The cost price is only the price of fabric. Bai Shan loses money on needlework and labor. It can be said that every time he makes a set of clothes like this, he loses money.
But there was no way. Now the long-term workers he recruited needed clothes, and the female workers also needed to practice their skills. He obviously didn't have that long to wait for them to grow up slowly, so he just put in more work and did more, and he didn't believe they couldn't practice it.
Of course, he would be happier if there were excellent female workers, and he would be even happier if there were some who were literate and could count.
Because labor is easy to come by, but people who manage it are not.
Fortunately, Bai Erlang and Yin You were helping him, and the people around them could also use it. Man Bao helped him share part of the burden through the medical department. Even Princess Mingda, who was in joy, brought the maids to help him keep an eye on Yushan Hall.
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Otherwise, if he spread out such a large area at once, he would definitely not be able to take care of it.
As soon as Zhou Man heard that some of the ladies who came were literate, he immediately followed him over to take a look and asked, "Are they ready to eat?"
"No."
Zhou Man turned around and called Jiulan, "Take some money and go out to buy some cooking cakes from the stall outside to deliver to the front."
Jiulan agreed and went back to the house to get the money. Bai Shan grabbed Zhou Man and said, "You can eat first and then go. There's no rush at this moment."
Zhou Man had only been pregnant for a short period of time, but Ming Da had already experienced pregnancy symptoms. Zhou Man, on the other hand, had no reaction at all and was bouncing around every day. But Bai Shan was very worried, fearing that she might react if something went wrong one day.
There wasn't much he could do, just try not to make her hungry or thirsty.
Of the twenty-one ladies, only two are truly literate. They were both born as maids. One used to be with a young master, and the other was the eldest maid of a lady. Not only was she literate, but she could also manage accounts.
Zhou Man was moved when he saw it, so Bai Shan took them directly to the weaving room under the house to work as female workers. They would be inspected for a period of time, and if their character and ability were acceptable, they would be put in charge.
Bai Shan invited the weavers and embroiders from Qingzhou City to come and see the people. He asked them to use needles to sew some things, and then asked them to do a few movements with spinning threads and spindles, and then selected thirteen people.
, they choose the remaining eight.
The remaining eight watched the thirteen of them stand aside eagerly, feeling anxious in their hearts. They wouldn't be sent back, right?
That is naturally impossible. In addition to weaving and making clothes, Bai Shan also needs people who can cook and grow vegetables and land. These are both men and women.
He asked: "Which one of you is better at cooking?"
The eight ladies rushed to recommend themselves, looking at each other with fierce looks.
Bai Shan said calmly: "There are many people in the kitchen who need to cook. In addition, there are also people who can grow vegetables, raise chickens and ducks. These jobs can be done, so there is no need to fight. To be honest, you guys
Are you really good at cooking?"
After hearing what Bai Shan said, the eight people's expressions improved a lot, and they quickly said: "Sir, cooking and growing vegetables are trivial matters. Whose wife can't do it? I have been able to cook since I was eight years old.
I have been cooking for 20 years now and my skills are very good."
The other seven people also nodded, "Yes, yes."
The youngest among them was thirteen years old, and she was not chosen to make clothes. The embroiderer said that her hands were too thick and wooden, and she could not turn a needle while holding it. She was a little anxious, but her voice was very low.
, drowned in the voices of others.
But Zhou Man stood aside and heard clearly, "I can carry water to water vegetables. I am very strong. I can carry a bucket full of water at the age of eight."
Zhou Man turned to look at her and saw that she had long arms and legs. Although she was only thirteen years old, she was as tall as the woman next to her, but her face was very tender. The most important thing was that Zhou Man could see her frame.
It's very big and must be quite powerful.
She is still small now, and if she grows a little longer, she might be taller...bigger than Western Pancake.
Well, the cake is tall, but this...
The more Zhou Man looked at her, the brighter his eyes became. He immediately turned around and said to Bai Shan, "I like this, please give her to me."
The crowd was suddenly startled and turned to look at the little lady.
The young lady was a little timid and shrank back, almost hiding behind the crowd.
Some people's faces showed sarcasm, and one even said: "Madam, look at me, I am also very capable.
The young lady lowered her head in frustration and shrank back.
On the other hand, one of the thirteen people on the other side walked out and directly pulled her out and pushed her to Zhou Man. He said with a smile: "Madam, this sister of mine has nothing but a lot of strength and is honest and obedient."
, if you point west, she will decide not to go east."
After speaking, he lowered his voice and said to her: "What are you doing standing there in a daze? Why don't you quickly thank Madam?"
She dared to run away from home, although she was encouraged by her friends, but her courage was also another factor, so although she was timid, she still raised her shining eyes to look at Zhou Man, curtsied and saluted, "Thank you, Madam."
Seeing her standard salute, Zhou Man guessed her origin, couldn't help but pursed his lips and smiled, became more kind, nodded and said: "I am the director of the Medical Department, you can call me sir from now on."
The young lady followed the good example and immediately said: "Thank you, sir."
Of course, Bai Shan would not compete with her. Although he didn't understand why she wanted a girl who was a bit stupid, Sijing, who was in the lead, was obviously better. It was obvious that she was the backbone of this group of girls, and she was also literate.
Oh, she is the big girl who follows the young master to study everywhere.