The three long-term workers are marrying women who have worked in the village.
In the past two years, whenever farming was busy and it was difficult to hire men, Manbao and the others would hire women for the same wages.
There were only a dozen or so people who came at first, and they were all quite old, but it seemed that working in Qili Village was quite safe, no one bullied them, and they actually got their wages, so those who were willing to work were there.
too much.
Later, there were so many that every time I wanted to recruit someone, I had to pick through them first.
Moreover, not only did Man Bao feel that women worked more meticulously and neatly, but Bai Zhuangtou also became more fond of using women.
Except for some heavier physical work, most women are not weaker than men in other farm work.
This is how the three long-term workers met their future wives.
All three of them were widows, not very old, and life in their husband's family was not easy, so they decided to work part-time.
The conditions of the three long-term workers were not good. They were awakened by Man Bao's calculations two years ago, and then they began to save money frugally.
Basically, apart from the food provided by the farm, they no longer buy much food from outside.
So after two years of saving some money, I started thinking about getting a wife.
I tried to find Matchmaker Wang, but unfortunately even though they had some savings, the father-in-law and mother-in-law near Qili Village still didn't like them.
There is no land, no money, and even the house belongs to the master’s family. Who would marry their daughter to such a person?
So it's hard to tell about their marriage.
Matchmaker Wang told them that they were all widows who had lost their husbands. After seeing each other two or three times, the three of them actually came up with their own ideas and went looking for them themselves.
This year's consecutive summer and autumn harvests are a perfect opportunity, and many women have been invited to work in the village.
The three people were not as honest as before, and only stayed in the area they wanted to harvest. Instead, they started to wander around with sickles.
They are long-term workers. Unlike short-term workers, they can cut whatever pieces they want.
It is also possible that Mr. Bai Zhuangtou saw their plan and let it go, and then they helped this and that, and then they helped a daughter-in-law.
Naturally, they wanted to have a lively banquet, but their relatives were not here, and their friends were the servants and long-term workers of the Bai family.
The most important thing is that they don't have much money, so after much deliberation, the three families decided not to hold any banquet. Taking advantage of the Chinese New Year, the three of them pooled together the money for a banquet and made it richer by then.
Just get together and have a meal together.
But Man Bao felt that this was too shabby, mainly because she had never seen a wife marry so quietly in her whole life.
I haven’t seen Bai Shanbao either.
So the two of them discussed it and decided that marrying a wife should be a lively affair.
So the two of them called Bai Erlang the next day, and the three of them stalked each other to get some firecrackers for the New Year from their respective homes.
Then the three of them jointly paid for the meal and asked Bai Zhuangtou to go to the market to buy some ingredients. They then directly invited the cook to cook at Xiaozhuangzi, so that the three long-term workers could invite their friends to celebrate together.
The three long-term workers and the three young women who had just brought their luggage to Xiaozhuangzi were all shocked.
Man Bao and the others were very happy, running in and out, joining in the fun. The eyes of the three long-term workers were slightly red, and they wanted to kowtow to them.
As a result, the three children didn't like their kowtow. Bai Shanbao said with a serious face: "After you get married, you have to work harder. The salary for you has been mentioned once. If it is better, the salary next year will only be higher.
Your New Year’s red envelope will also be higher. With money, you will be able to support your family."
The three of them said yes one after another, bent down and said: "Sir, can we clear out a table for you to eat?"
Just when Bai Shanbao was about to say yes, yes, yes, he saw the servants and long-term workers who had come to the banquet gathered on the other side. Although they were not timid, they talked very little, unlike the ones he had attended in the village.
Those wedding banquets were equally cheerful and lively.
He thought for a while and then said: "Let's forget it. Just give us a handful of wedding candies and let us enjoy your happiness."
"Zhan, Zhan," the long-term workers were so happy that they immediately grabbed a lot of wedding candies and distributed them to the three young masters. "It should be that we have received the blessings of the young masters..."
Bai Shanbao was polite to them, then took the wedding candy and took the two friends away. They did not go back to the village, but turned around and went up the mountain.
The three long-term workers did not pay attention, so they sent the young masters away and immediately went back to entertain the guests.
The yard instantly became lively. Those friends they got along with better rushed up to them, patted their shoulders and chests, laughed, and joked: "You guys can do it. All three of them have wives now. Come, come, come with us."
Tell me, how do you touch people’s little hands?”
After walking for a while, Bai Shanbao looked back and saw the lively scene in the yard. He nodded slightly and said, "We really shouldn't stay there."
Man Bao also nodded: "This seems like a happy event."
Bai Erlang looked around and asked, "What should we have for lunch?"
Manbao ran to Daji, opened the food box in his hand, and said with a smile: "Eat this."
Bai Shanbao and Bai Erlang also ran up to take a look. When they saw a whole steamed chicken and several side dishes inside, they became happy and asked, "Where did this come from?"
"The cook gave it to me," Man Bao said. "As soon as Shan Bao said he wouldn't keep it, the cook prepared it for us, and we ate it on the mountain."
Bai Shanbao and Bai Erlang happily nodded in agreement, and the three of them found a place with a good view and a relatively clean place to sit down.
When Daji saw them all sitting on the grass, he couldn't help but think of their master, so he stopped placing the food.
"Hurry up, hurry up, we are really hungry."
"Sit down quickly, Daji. If you sit here, you won't block our view of the front."
Daji smiled and moved his position, put out the contents of the food box, and then said: "Master, if Master Tang and Miss Man had said earlier that they would come to have a picnic, then we should have brought mats instead of sitting on the ground."
Man Bao didn't take it seriously, "It's so troublesome to carry the mat out. Where can't I sit in the wild?"
Bai Shanbao nodded, "Anyway, we don't have to sit down less."
Bai Erlang: "That's right, that's right, I've been wallowing in the quagmire."
Bai Shanbao immediately said: "No, I have never rolled."
Manbao said nothing.
After putting the dishes out, the four of them began to eat. While eating, they looked at the rolling fields at the foot of the mountain. For some reason, they were just so happy.
Man Bao pointed to the fruit trees above his head and said, "They should be able to bear fruit next year, right?"
"Probably." Bai Shanbao also looked up at the fruit trees and smiled: "The next year will be the third year. Looking at the crown of the tree, it should be able to bear fruit."