Traveling through ancient times, storing supplies and not fleeing famine

Xia Shengsheng originally planned to drop off the child at whichever home she went to.

But the last one couldn't be let go, and they all followed Xia Shengsheng back home. They got out of the car reluctantly, and even when they left, they kept looking back in the direction of Xia Shengsheng's home.

Xia Shengsheng smiled, shook his head and ignored them.

He unloaded the donkey cart and tied the donkey in the yard. He took the purchased items inside and went into the house to check on the unconscious child.

She found that the child was still the same as when she left in the morning, and there was no change. She looked at Ercheng beside her and asked, "Ercheng, did he wake up today?"

Ercheng shook his head and touched the child's forehead with some worry.

"Mom, when will he wake up? He doesn't have a fever, and he doesn't have any symptoms."

Xia Shengsheng didn't say anything. Liu Yiyi beside him replied, "Grandpa Zhao said he should wake up tomorrow and asked us to observe him for a while. Don't worry. I'll make him some sugar water later!"

"I bought some milk and boiled some more to feed the child."

"I know, mother!"

After Xia Shengsheng gave everything he wanted, he went to the village chief's house first. It was getting late, and after discussing the recruitment, he had to come back to cook for the children!

Almost every household in the village raises chickens and ducks, one reason being that they lay eggs and sell them to supplement the family income, and the other is to improve their meals.

The village chief has a lot of chickens at home. There are not only chickens in the yard, but also a few ducks.

They must be hungry at this time, so they gathered together, cackling and making loud noises, which made the place very lively.

Ma Er's family just happened to bring out a basin, probably preparing to feed the baby.

“Sister Xia is here, my father is waiting for you in the house!

I just saw you driving a donkey cart with a group of children around the village, and I thought you would come soon, so I even prepared tea. "

Ma Er's family is more enthusiastic than before.

The most important thing is that the food in his family has improved in recent days.

We ate chicken a few days ago, and tonight my father-in-law said he wanted to stew the cured rabbit and vermicelli that Xia Shengsheng brought together.

The busy farming season has passed, and now we can eat meat during the holiday. There is no better time than these days.

"I'm really sorry to bother you, sister-in-law. Please be busy now. I'll go find the village chief first!"

Xia Shengsheng greeted everyone and went straight into the main room without being led by anyone.

Elder Ma Village had been waiting there for a long time. As soon as Xia Shengsheng stepped into the door, he asked anxiously.

"How is it? Have you decided?"

Xia Shengsheng told the village chief what he had discussed with craftsman Chen, including how many people could be hired in the village and what the requirements were.

“Twenty?

Okay, then I'll arrange it?

Is there anyone else you would like to prioritize?"

Xia Shengsheng had several candidates in mind, and her most important priority was those who had helped her before.

"I do have a few candidates in mind. Big Brother Ma and Second Brother Ma are of course the first choice, but of course that depends on their willingness!"

Before Xia Shengsheng could finish, Village Chief Ma interrupted anxiously, "What are they unhappy about?

For those who stay at home and work, being able to earn some money to supplement the family income is something that many people cannot even hope for!

That is.

You need 20 people in total. There are probably hundreds of young and strong people in the village. It's not good for our family to have two of them at once.

Why not let my second son go? He is stronger than his brother and can do more work. Let my first son go to town to find odd jobs. We should also leave a chance for others, right? "

As a village chief, you have to think more than others and need to avoid suspicion more.

Xia Shengsheng just thought that Village Chief Ma had helped him a lot, and Village Chief Ma's two sons were also good at work, so the first choice among the twenty candidates was the Ma brothers.

However, what Village Chief Ma considered was correct. It was Village Chief Ma who helped to coordinate the selection of people to build houses this time. His family occupied two sites at once, which would indeed cause some people in the village to have some opinions.

"Then listen to the village chief. I haven't thought about it that much."

Later, Xia Shengsheng proposed Ma Kui and Zheng Guoqu.

The Li family can also provide one person. Xia Shengsheng wants to find them to customize tables and chairs. There are not too many pieces of furniture, and they can all be made after the house is built.

Although Li Youcai is not young anymore, he is still capable of doing work.

So the two brothers of the Li family can provide one person to build the house.

Village chief Ma also mentioned a few names of people who were good at their jobs, but Xia Shengsheng was not familiar with them.

So let Village Chief Ma take care of it.

"Village head, the wages will be based on the normal price for building houses in the town. A laborer will get 25 wen a day, including lunch. Is that ok?"

Xia Shengsheng had already inquired in advance that the wages for construction workers in the town are generally 22-28 cents a day, including lunch, while in the village they are generally 20-25 cents a day. The wages are not as high as in the town, but lunch must be provided.

Xia Shengsheng didn't want to make it too special, but he also didn't want to lower the wages too much, otherwise if anything happened in the future, it would be difficult for the villagers to get along well.

“What’s wrong with that?

This price is the highest in our village. Even in the town, it is difficult to find a job that pays twenty-five or twenty-six cents a day.

Besides, even if they go to the town to find work, they may have work today but not tomorrow, and they may not know how many days they can work.

You are right here at home, so I think it’s OK for you to pay me less.”

Xia Shengsheng shook his head and thanked the village chief for his kindness, "Let's book it!

Village chief, I still need two women to help with the lunch. Since Brother Ma is out working, why don’t we let Sister Ma help with the cooking?

15 cents a day, and eat with the workers at noon, is that okay with you?"

Village chief Ma smiled and nodded in agreement. He was a little worried. If he asked the second son to work, the eldest son would not be able to find a good job, and he was afraid that the eldest family would have objections.

This is the case for most families in the village. Although brothers live together, they have not separated.

But apart from the silver used to provide daily food and clothing for those who served together, it was from the public.

During the slack season, most of the wages earned from working outside will remain in their own hands, and they only need to pay one-third or a small portion to the workers.

So Village Chief Ma was also afraid that this incident would cause dissatisfaction among the other family!

This is just perfect, the old family can also earn some money to supplement the family. A meal a day costs 15 cents. Where can you find such a good job?

In addition to Mrs. Ma's help with cooking, Widow Wei was also invited.

Widow Wei's children have grown up, and they can handle the housework together. If she can get an extra salary, it can improve the family's conditions.

“Tomorrow, Craftsman Chen will bring people to take a look at the site for building the house, and construction will officially begin the day after tomorrow.

But we can officially start tomorrow. I want to build a barn first, and then a fence. We don’t have to wait for Craftsman Chen to do these two jobs. The sooner we finish them, the sooner they will be finished.”