Chapter 309 Where Are the Villagers?

Shui Qing patiently waited for everyone to discuss for a while, and then said with a smile: "It's okay, there are a lot of medicinal materials this time. I went to Fucheng alone to worry about being robbed by the refugees, so I waited for the men in the village to sell rabbits together.

As for wages, it is better to pay them on a daily basis. "

After all, when she is the boss, when she makes a profit, it is hers, and when she loses, she will naturally have to bear it. If she really can't sell, the risk belongs to her and has nothing to do with the employees. Their wages must be paid anyway. Since they have to be paid anyway, then why not? Why delay?

Paying on time also builds a good reputation for trustworthiness!

"B-but the medicinal materials haven't been sold yet, so I don't know what to do." Aunt Wu said in a nagging tone.

"What if we don't do well and the drug store doesn't accept it? Then sister-in-law Shui Qing, won't you have no income? If you pay your wages first, you will lose money." Fan Xiang asked worriedly.

Li Tiantian asked bluntly: "What if the drug store doesn't accept the medicine if it has enough?"

Shui Qing felt warm in her heart as she heard that they were sincerely considering her for the medicinal shop.

Qin Yilin next to her burst out laughing, waved her hands and said with a smile: "Hey, you guys underestimate me, Aunt Ding!"

In everyone's blank eyes, she continued: "I have checked all the prepared medicinal materials and they are all in excellent quality. You can relax."

Shui Qing took over: "Well, in addition, Uncle Ding and Aunt Ding have also discussed it. If the medicine shop in Fucheng doesn't accept it, we will form a transportation team ourselves to escort the medicinal materials all the way north and transport them to other Fucheng for sale. .

It will eventually be sold, okay, now everyone comes to collect their wages. After working hard for a month, now is the time to get paid. "

Hearing that Shui Qing had taken all their worries into consideration, smiles appeared on everyone's faces again.

Ding Jiajia is responsible for calling names, and the people called come forward to collect their wages.

Over there, Ding Jiajia called her name gently, and next to her, Yan Qiu sat behind the table and watched the woman who came forward press her fingerprints. Next to her, Wan Xia handed over a string of threaded copper coins. , otherwise I won’t be able to tell if the number is wrong when I go back.”

They were paid 20 cash a day and had four days off a month. Those who did not take extra leave were paid 600 cash a month, which was less than one tael of silver and could only be paid in copper coins.

There were six skewers of six hundred coins, which were quite heavy to hold in the hand, and because they were copper coins, they looked like a lot.

And for these women, it’s not just ‘a lot’, it’s really a lot!

Much!

Many of them were in charge of money at home, and there were quite a few who had more than 600 coins in savings, but that money was completely different from what it is today.

This is what they have earned, it is actually in their hands, and they have earned 600 cash in just one month!

Shui Qing said that they had worked hard for a month, but that was not true. They were not working hard at all, they were even very relaxed. Not only was it relaxed, they also ate well, rested, and even earned 600 yuan.

The woman who was warned had a bright smile on her face, and she quickly waved her hand to refuse: "No, no, no! I trust you, you won't be wrong."

The female doll of the Shui Qing family can not only write but also do arithmetic. How could she make a mistake?

Besides, if she counts them face to face, then she doesn’t trust them or Shui Qing. It’s so ugly. She can’t do such a shameful thing!

Shui Qing said seriously: "It's okay. It's good for you and me to count the money in person. Don't be embarrassed. Everyone has to count it. If there is anything wrong, I will correct it immediately."

Everyone present already knows Shui Qing's temperament to some extent. When she speaks seriously, it means that the matter is very important and cannot be discussed!

So the women who had received their wages sat on chairs or squatted on the ground and began to count their copper coins.

Fortunately, the strings had been tied with hemp rope, which reduced the difficulty.

Many women whose names had not yet been read could not wait to stand up, waiting anxiously and happily.

By the time the last woman received her wages and everyone confirmed that there was nothing wrong, more than half of the morning had passed.

When Shuiqing thought about her first paycheck, everyone was very excited and wanted to go home immediately to tell the good news. In addition, it was inconvenient for them to carry such a large sum of money, so it would be safest to send it back first. Thinking of this, she said : "The morning was changed to a day off. I had lunch and came over to work."

"Okay!" The resounding reply was full of joy.

The elder Aunt Wu, Zhao Lan, held six heavy strings of copper coins in her hands and made some calculations in her mind.

After the increase in the price of black noodles, the price is six cents per catty. One month's wages can buy one hundred catties. One hundred catties of grain can be added to the existing food at home, so that I can eat enough, or if I postpone it, I can eat more. It took a long time.

Salt is relatively expensive, costing dozens of yuan per pound, but it is durable and a pound of salt can last for a long time. The salt currently stored at home is enough to last two or three years and there is still some leftover, so there is no rush.

We can prepare the clothes for the winter. Last year, the weather was extremely cold. Fortunately, we prepared a lot of firewood. The whole family made a fire at home every day to keep warm and barely survived the cold winter. Even if it is not as cold as last year this year, we still have warm clothes to wear. Who wants to stay in bed? What if you're at home all day and can't go out?

Moreover, they also have to work in the herbal medicine shop in winter, so warm winter clothes are indispensable. Winter clothes for the whole family have to be put on the agenda...

Young girls such as Li Tiantian, Zhang Xiaocao, Xu Ting and Fan Xiang are thinking about what kind of hair flowers and headbands to buy.

Nine-tenths of the wages are turned over to the public school, and they can get one-tenth, but one-tenth is only sixty cents. The hair flowers and hairbands are not too expensive, and they can still save a lot of cents.

They observed quietly. The sky blue flower on Jiajia's head was very beautiful, and the bright red hairband was even more festive. I don't know whether Ding Jiajia looked good wearing it or the flower and hairband were beautiful in nature. Anyway, they wanted to have the same style after watching them.

A group of people walked briskly towards their homes in the village. When they got closer, they felt that the village was particularly quiet today.

Too quiet.

In the past, those children who hated cats and dogs in the village would chase and make a mess. They would either cause other aunts to scold them, or cause their own mother to jump and chase them, but today there was no one.

Zhang Xiaocao's home was the closest. When he opened the door, he found that there was no one at home. He asked blankly: "What's going on? Where are my family members?" Why are my mother and brothers not here? The busy farming season has passed.

Zhao Lan invited cheerfully: "Let's go to my house first. My father-in-law basically doesn't go out. Let's go and ask."

"Yes, let's go to see the old village chief first. He knows everything about the village. It's right to ask him." Aunt Wu agreed.

A group of people rushed to the old village chief's house excitedly, but they found nothing.

The old village chief was not at home either.