When Man Bao got up the next day, she heard the excitement in the courtyard. After washing, she walked over curiously carrying a small book box.
The courtyard where about twenty women stood was quiet for a moment, and then the familiar daughter-in-law of Dazhu stepped forward and held Manbao's hand, saying happily: "Aunt Manbao, wake up. Come and see these."
They are all here to work, do you think you can stay?"
Everyone looked at Man Bao with bright eyes.
Man Bao was startled, and when he saw the familiar Da Yuan's wife inside, he asked: "Da Yuan's wife, do you also want to come to work on the small farm?"
"No, no, no," Da Yuan's wife hurriedly waved her hand and said, "My family has enough land. It's not me who wants to come, but my aunt."
She pulled a thin woman forward and said with a smile: "Man Baogu, don't look at my aunt because she is small. In fact, she is very strong and she can do her work quickly. If you don't believe it, she will just do what she needs to do for the rest of the day."
, if it’s not good, please return.”
"My sister-in-law is not bad either. She has been working in the fields since she was a child. Who doesn't know how to farm..."
"My aunt is not bad either..."
The yard suddenly became noisy, and Man Bao realized that only twelve of the twenty or so people were here to work, and they were only led by relatives from the same village.
Man Bao breathed a sigh of relief, there weren't many people here.
Qian quickly stopped everyone talking and said with a smile: "Manbao can't make up his mind about this matter. Why not let Manbao take you to Bai's house to meet Mrs. Bai. You don't know that Mrs. Bai has the final say in this matter."
, that’s where the wages come from.”
After hearing this, Xiao Qian went to the kitchen to make a pancake, cracked an egg into a bowl, sprinkled a handful of chopped green onions and salt, diluted the egg water with boiling water, and poured it directly into the bamboo tube.
Xiao Qian put the two things into Manbao's bookcase and said: "I went to school to eat. Don't go into the courtyard. Eat outside the door before going in, so as not to inflame Mr."
Man Bao said "Oh" and led everyone directly to Bai's house.
It was the first time for everyone to come out to work, and they were very nervous. Even the villagers from Qili Village who led them here were very nervous, so they couldn't help but crowded around Man Bao and asked her, "Aunt Man Bao, what's so special about this hired worker?"
A request?”
"No," Man Bao said, "You just need to be able to farm, be diligent, and be obedient."
She thought for a while and said: "It's just like growing your own land, except that you can't be lazy when the village head doesn't call for rest. At noon, the Bai family will provide lunch. After avoiding the hottest noon, they start working and wait for lunch.
After dinner, work for about half an hour and then you can go home."
Man Bao asked them curiously, "Do you want to go home or live here?"
The women became nervous, "Do you still have to live here?"
"Of course it's better to go back to your own home." Man Bao also felt that there were too many of them and the house might not be able to accommodate so many people, so he said, "I'm just afraid that your home is too far away and it's inconvenient to go back and forth, so I can live here.
But we only have one mud room, and you have to squeeze in a lot of people, so if you can go home, just go home."
When everyone heard this, they felt relieved. Dazhu's daughter-in-law smiled and said, "Man Baogu doesn't have to worry about this. At worst, it's not difficult to let them live with relatives."
After crossing the river and walking a little further, you will find Baijia.
Man Bao knocked on the door directly, and Bai Shanbao was about to go out. He was surprised when he saw her, "Why did you come to my house so early in the morning?"
Man Bao pointed to the people behind him and said: "They are here to apply for jobs. Let Grandma Liu come out and see if they can be hired."
Only then did Bai Shanbao notice that there was a group of people standing behind her. He turned to the concierge and said, "Go tell the old lady."
The concierge left in response.
When a group of women saw Bai Shanbao, they didn't dare to move for a moment. The scene immediately became quiet, and everyone stood quietly.
Bai Shanbao stood aside and talked to Manbao, "Have you finished the homework assigned by Mr. last night?"
Man Bao nodded in distress, "I was so sleepy that I pinched myself several times before I finished writing."
Bai Shanbao breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought I was the only one like this. I wonder if your husband will give you homework tonight."
"Then go back to my house to pay homage to Master Tianzun at noon?"
Bai Shanbao said: "You don't want to say anything about your strange power and chaos."
"It's good to have something to rely on. If nothing else, it makes you feel more comfortable, right?"
"If you are willing to walk two or three quarters of an hour back, and then walk another two or three quarters of an hour to the fields, just to worship God, then go ahead."
Man Bao thought for a while and then said: "Master Tianzun is everywhere, so it's okay for me to worship him in the wild."
Bai Shanbao:..."
Aunt Liu came out soon. When she saw the two children standing at the door with their book boxes on their backs, she smiled and said, "Master, Miss Man, you go to school. Just leave these people to me."
Man Bao and Bai Shanbao walked together. The women's faces were a little uneasy. Dazhu's wife couldn't help but called Man Bao in a low voice, "Aunt Man Bao, this..."
Man Bao comforted them, "Don't worry, Grandma Liu is very good. As long as it's suitable, she will naturally keep you here."
Aunt Liu showed a kind smile to them and said: "Don't worry, everyone. Our old lady wants to meet you. As long as you are good at farming and not lazy, we will keep the suitable ones. You can follow me in."
The women felt a little relieved and followed Grandma Liu through the door anxiously.
Man Bao followed Bai Shan Bao to the school.
When she arrived outside the school, Manbao did not enter the small courtyard, but found a clean stone step to sit down and took out her breakfast.
Bai Shanbao was not in a hurry to go in. He sat next to her and looked at her, "Why don't you have breakfast?"
"They came too early. I just got up and they were waiting in the yard."
Man Bao opened the bamboo tube, took a sip of the still hot egg water, and then took out the warm pancake wrapped in lotus leaves and took a bite.
Bai Shanbao watched her eating and couldn't help but swallowed.
Manbao pulled half of it and gave it to him.
Bai Shanbao sat next to her and ate together. While eating, he said: "Your sister-in-law's cooking is so good. Since the school was closed, I can no longer eat the food she cooked."
Man Bao said: "You come to my house for dinner tonight. My sister-in-law will also make pancakes and boil eggs tonight."
Bai Shanbao thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay, I'll go to your house for dinner."
Bai Shanbao took out a pack of snacks from his bookcase and shared several pieces with Manbao. After everyone had eaten and drank, and sat down to rest for a while, Bai Erlang came over yawning and languidly.
Carrying the bookcase on his back, he walked to the school and saw people sitting in rows on the stone steps. He opened his eyes hard and asked, "What are you doing?"
Man Bao said: "We said we were waiting for you, do you believe it?"
Bai Erlang said expressionlessly: "I don't believe it."
Bai Shanbao and Manbao patted their butts and stood up together, "What are you talking about? Let's go in."