Chapter 349: Hiring a Part-Time Worker

After that, Bai Anyan was a little worried. It was okay to hire a temporary worker, but the question was who would be the best person to hire?

"If we hire a temporary worker, should we go to the town or directly hire someone in the village?"

Listening to the second brother's question, Bai Yunxi was stunned. Thinking of the various behaviors of the villagers after she came here, she didn't have much good impression.

The only few people she thought were good had fields at home.

As for the rest, she didn't want to have anything to do with them, and she felt uncomfortable.

"People in our village either have their own fields or have bad character. Mother doesn't like them very much. Well, we all live in the same village and see each other every day. If they are cunning and don't work hard, will you turn against them or not?"

"If you talk too much, it's easy to offend people. If you talk too little, it will delay our harvest. It's not worth it no matter how you think about it. It's better to go to the town to hire people to work."

"Mother is right. I also think that people in the village can't be hired. If you ask people from other villages, just tell them directly and don't worry too much."

As soon as Bai Yunxi finished speaking, Xiaowu agreed. He had similar feelings to his mother and didn't like the villagers very much.

"We also agree to go to the town to hire people."

Bai Anyan looked at the family who were against hiring villagers and nodded,

"I'll listen to everyone. I'll go to the town tomorrow morning. Every harvest season, those families with less land will come out to take jobs. It's not difficult to hire temporary workers."

"It's just a bit of a waste of money, because rushing to harvest is a physical job, and the wages of a strong laborer are about fifty cents a day. Fortunately, they work fast, one person can harvest one acre of land a day. If five people are hired, six days will be enough to complete the rush harvest."

"At that time, the temporary workers will be responsible for harvesting, and Li and my brother will be responsible for threshing the grain, and try to store the grain as soon as possible."

Listening to the second brother's arrangement, Bai Yunxi nodded in agreement. Rush harvesting is similar to carrying large bags at the dock. They are all hard work, and fifty cents a day is acceptable.

Fortunately, she didn't spend much money, so there was no problem paying the workers.

"This arrangement is very good. Your eldest sister-in-law and the third sister will be responsible for cooking and delivering meals. During the busy farming season, we have to do hard work and eat well. Let's go to the town together tomorrow to buy some big bones and eggs. Only by eating well can we keep up with the physical strength."

If she has free time in the middle, she can also go to the river to fish for some fish and add some dishes to the family.

Everyone listened to the mother's arrangement and naturally had nothing to say.

After the matter was finalized, they just had to follow the agreed steps.

No matter how much land there was, as long as the division of labor was clear, it would not delay the storage.

In this way, Bai Anyan was no longer impatient and began to prepare for the harvest in an orderly manner.

Early the next morning, Bai Yunxi took the second son and his wife to the town.

As agreed, Bai Anyan went to the west end of the town to hire a temporary worker, and she took Li to purchase items. The three of them acted separately and were ready before noon.

Li carried the purchased ingredients and met Bai Anyan at the town entrance.

"I'll carry it,"

Bai Anyan took over the shoulder pole, and the three of them walked home, chatting and laughing.

After more than half a year of care, and with Bai Yunxi occasionally giving them some health pills, the physical fitness of several people has improved visibly.

In the past, if they didn't encounter a bullock cart from home to town, they would be exhausted and panting, but now they can walk home easily without any effort.

Before the harvest, Bai Yunxi carried a small stool to the river to fish every day, and then Bai Anjing and Du Shi picked up the fish and hung them under the eaves to dry.