I am engaged in construction in Datang

"My name is Li Ning'an?" the woman repeated, and then said: "My name is Li Ning'an!"

He Qizhen smiled and said nothing. She was the same at the beginning.

"Young lady, are you alone or with the baby?"

"You can also take care of the baby?" Li Ning'an couldn't believe it. How could he be allowed to take care of the baby while working?

"Of course you can, but you can only bring those under 14 years old." Girls aged or have already been married, and boys are the labor force and are not treated as children in their families.

"If you bring a baby with you, we will arrange a different dormitory for you, and the women with babies will be placed in the same place." This way, everyone can bring a baby with them, and no one will look down on anyone else.

"Bring her along. I have a 6-year-old girl." Li Ning'an nodded hurriedly. She didn't need to take care of the boy. Her in-laws coveted her very much, so she wanted to bring the girl along.

"Comrade He..." Li Ning'an called out awkwardly according to the factory rules: "If I want to divorce, can you help me?"

"This is a small matter. There are a few people like you in the factory. Director Lu will help."

……

Liuweizhai.

Feng Sanxi was not very busy today, so Li Yin asked him to do some manual labor.

The autumn harvest is just over half a month away, and the steel mill is working overtime to produce a batch of farm tools to be used in the old-for-new exchange program.

"Uncle Sanxi, what do the masters of the blacksmith shops in the city think?"

"Would they like to work in the steel mill?"

As the steel mill's technology became more and more sophisticated, the blacksmith shops in the city were having a hard time. Li Yin could neither stop developing the steel mill nor cut off the livelihood of other small businesses.

The simplest solution is to ask the masters to bring their apprentices to the steel plant. The wages they pay are not low, not less than what the master masters earn if they open their own shops.

"Don't worry, I've already discussed it."

Feng Sanxi said, "I took them to the steel mill to have a look. The smart ones knew how to choose. I also reserved a position for those who really didn't come. If they really couldn't open a shop, they could come to the steel mill to work. But the treatment would not be as good as those who came first."

As the two were talking, a man drove a bullock cart and pulled over farm tools and kitchen utensils.

The man with a loud voice stood at the door of Liuweizhai and started shouting.

"Attention, attention! Liuweizhai is giving away a big gift. For only two cents, you can take home brand new farm tools and kitchen utensils!"

"The hoe and sickle are treasures. The owner of the manor said they are good after using them. It is a good deal to exchange them for new ones. This year's autumn harvest will not be difficult. There are also kitchen knives and iron spoons..."

"Master, this activity can only be organized by the manor itself, which is a pity." Feng Sanxi shook his head and sighed. In fact, the people who are most in need of farm tools are not the people around the capital.

"It's not impossible." Li Yin said, "But we can't stop someone from making a profit from it."

There are only so many people in Zhuangzi. If we want to promote the old-for-new campaign in various places, we must get government officials involved.

By then, they might charge ten or twenty cents for a farm tool instead of two cents.

Of course, this is also cheap for ordinary people, and many people are willing to make the change.

Writing the prices in the newspaper was no use either, as some big households or officials would maliciously exchange the iron and then resell it, and the common people would not be able to profit either.

"It would be much better if we could ask the village heads to help the people exchange the tools together." Li Yin thought. This would inevitably lead to some villages having bad intentions and working together to exchange the tools for new ones to sell.

"Master Li, Manager Feng!"

Some people saw Li Yin standing at the entrance of Liuweizhai and came over to say hello.

Manor Master Li and Manager Feng are extremely busy on weekdays, so it is very rare for people to see them. They can only be met by chance.

"Mr. Feng." Li Yin said with a smile, "What do you want to buy today?"

When the old man heard this, he was immediately overjoyed. He never thought that Master Li still remembered him.

"Come and buy some snacks for the grandchildren." He was in good health and usually did some light work to supplement the family income. His sons were all building houses for the women's farm, and they were paid a lot of money for their wages.

As life gets better, people are naturally willing to spend more money to satisfy their grandchildren's cravings, and girls can also eat together.

"Do you have any old farm tools at home? There is a promotion at Liuweizhai today. You can exchange your old farm tools for new ones for just two cents."

Li Yin took out a sickle from the ox cart and handed it to her father-in-law, asking him to take a look.

The blade and handle of this sickle are longer than those used by ordinary people, and the blade is serrated, making it more efficient for cutting.

"Oh, this looks really scary." The father-in-law took the sickle and demonstrated the movements of cutting wheat twice. He found that it was very easy to use.

"Father, there is something more convenient, called a looting stick."

As Li Yin finished speaking, Feng Sanxi had already taken out the loot and showed it to his father-in-law.

"this……?"

The plunder is a new thing, and no one has seen it yet.

Feng Sanxi also knew how to do farm work. He knew his father-in-law's doubts, so he immediately grabbed the handle of the hoe and started swinging it.

"Father, this thing uses a little bit of twine, but it's not that tiring, and it's two or three times more efficient than a sickle."

"Can you harvest wheat just by swinging the knife?"

"Yes, the owner has tried it, otherwise he wouldn't have taken it out."

"Master Li, what do you mean by exchanging old items for new ones?" The old man was tempted. Master Li never lied to people, so if she said it was efficient, it must be true.

"This scythe has a long iron blade. You need two sickles to exchange for one. You can take it away for two cents as a labor fee. If you buy it separately, it will cost 150 cents."

Li Yin said: "For the rest, such as sickles, hoes, kitchen knives, etc., you only need to exchange an old one for a new one. The labor fee is also two cents."

The old man hesitated, and after a long pause he said, "Master Li, how about paying ten cents?"

The old iron tools were badly worn out. Not to mention that there was less iron, the cost of making them was not cheap. What could two cents do?

Ten cents is too little!

Li Yin didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This was not the first time she had encountered this. Everyone was always afraid that Liuweizhai would close down.

"Don't worry, old man. This time we are doing good for the people. Someone is paying for it!"

Li Yin thought to herself that she would take some money out of Li Shimin's share of Liuweizhai when the time comes.

"Besides, Zhuangzi's iron casting technology is very good, so he won't necessarily lose money."

The old man looked at Li Yin, moved his mouth but couldn't say anything. After a long while, he said, "Then I'll buy another pound of candy today."

The old-for-new exchange activity will continue until the end of the autumn harvest. People who haven't exchanged their old items for new ones don't have to worry and can wait for Zhuangzi to make new ones before exchanging them.

When people come to exchange iron tools, they will also buy a few pounds of snacks, so the snacks at Liuweizhai are in short supply during this period.

"Uncle Sanxi, the common people are the most honest and simple. Look at how we have lost money in the past few days. We have even made a lot of money!"

Li Yin was sitting at the table writing, beside her were Uncle Sanxi and Young Master Qingbai.

"Master, I finally understand what you said. People who care about the people will also be cared about by the people."

Feng Sanxi added: "Someone from the government came to discuss the old-for-new campaign and asked if there was any good way to promote it?"

"If the weight of the iron tools is not enough, they will make up for it, and give an extra ten coins for each piece of iron tool as a recast fee."

Li Yin frowned. The recasting fee actually wouldn't be that much. The steel mill had molds and recasting was fast. "They want to charge the people more labor fees?"