Chapter 137 Don’t hurt me
Hire someone?

Lu Xiaohao thought Bai Tao was planning to hire someone to repair the bridge. This was a solution, but the weather was cold now, and cutting wood and moving mud would be more troublesome.

"Auntie, how many people do you want to hire, men and women?"

Lu Xiaohao wondered what kind of problem this was. Of course it was a man, how could a woman do these jobs?

"We're looking for women, about 30 to 50, some with nimble hands and feet, especially those with flexible fingers."

After glancing at the detailed description in the mall, Bai Tao added, "It has to be between fifteen and twenty years old."

Bai Dashan responded and went down. Lu Xiaohao beside him was puzzled: "Miss Bai, why do you want these people?"

"Work for me!"

After saying that, Bai Tao walked towards the river.

Lu Xiaohao had nothing to do, so he followed.

It is impossible to build the bridge. The Qingquan River will be frozen in a few days. We will just cross the river directly then.

The qinxincao is a plant unique to Qingquan River. Its branches look like reeds, but it is different from reeds in that it blooms small flowers similar to forsythia.

This grass has a special function, which is to make water condense into ice at a specific time.

There are a lot of qinxin grass by the Qingquan River, so the whole river can be frozen for half a month.

If the mall hadn't reminded her, Bai Tao would never have known that these things by the river that look like reeds have this function and can be sold for a lot of money.

Bai Tao picked a few pieces of Qinxin grass and returned to the camp.

Lu Xiaohao was puzzled, but he was relieved that she didn't fall into the river out of mischief.

When they heard that the Baijiabao caravan was going to camp by the river, the others followed suit and found a place nearby.

At this time, Bai Dashan brought people to pick people.

As a grown man, it was not convenient for him to look at the hands of young girls and wives one by one, so he brought his wife and a few capable women in the village.

"Ten cents a day, for two meals."

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd was immediately in an uproar.

Soon, a bunch of people raised their hands and waved excitedly, trying to attract attention.

Some people even shouted: "I, I, I, I might have done it."

"Manager Bai, look at me. I don't eat much."

"I, I also eat little, Shopkeeper Bai, I can eat even less."

"Manager Bai..."

This is a year of disaster. Not to mention paying ten cents a day, even if you don't pay and only have two meals a day, there will be people fighting for your life.

Rich families like to pick servants during years of disaster. People are cheap at this time, and even if they don't pay, they can still pick a lot of suitable people to bring back to their homes by providing them with food.

Some pawnbrokers would also take advantage of years of disaster to buy people. Normally they might buy one for three or five taels, but during years of disaster, they could buy two for one tael.

When Bai Dashan saw it, he couldn't help but frown. Why were there only a few women, and they were all old?

The next second, he remembered something, and quickly raised his hand to suppress it, saying: "Everyone, be quiet, we are hiring people to do the work, and this time we want women, not men."

"It has to be someone between fifteen and twenty years old, nimble and capable."

The crowd of people who had originally raised their hands became a little confused when they heard this.

what?
Looking for a woman?
What can a woman do!
Someone asked: "Why do you want to find a woman? What can this woman do?"

Bai Dashan: "Of course I hired someone to do the work."

The women who came with Bai Dashan to select candidates were immediately unhappy with this. They actually looked down on women. As we say, women also hold up half the sky. Bai Dashan's wife put her hands on her hips and said, "What's wrong with women? Why can't women work? Aren't you born of a woman..."

The man probably didn't expect that this question would cause such a big reaction. When he saw Bai Dashan's wife speak, Bai Dashan didn't say a word and just waved his hands.

"No, no, I'm just asking, I don't mean anything else."

Even if he had other intentions, he didn't dare to complain. What if he offended the people from the Baijiabao caravan and couldn't buy anything on the road? That would be terrible.

"We are hiring women to do the work this time. Anyone interested can line up at the side. We will check their hands to see if they are up to standard before hiring them."

Bai Dashan didn't explain too much. What was there to explain? When hiring people for a job, you should just find the most suitable one.

They all have one head on two shoulders, but there are some jobs that are really only suitable for women.

The ancient ideas are there. If you talk about buying people, these people might agree after a little hesitation.

But hiring someone to do the work, especially a woman, is something that one has to think about.

Some families who are well-off and feel sorry for their daughters will naturally not agree, but there are still more poor people.

"Think carefully, you guys need to sign a labor contract and work for at least ten days. If you can't work that long, don't join in the fun."

The Baijiabao caravan was very good at killing bandits and also indirectly protected others, which made everyone feel good about them.

Moreover, along the way, the people of the Baijiabao caravan were extremely well-behaved. They didn't even look sideways when they passed by young girls and wives, which made people feel very reassured.

If the people in Taohua Village knew about the criticisms of outsiders, they would definitely hum in their hearts, saying, "What a joke! We are so busy."

The villagers are afraid of being harassed, and their eyes are fixed on one purpose: stay away from me!

When people heard that they had to sign a contract and that the work would last for ten days, they started asking about it.

"Manager Bai, are you planning to stay here for ten days?"

Bai Dashan: "It is likely that it is."

My aunt said that we should wait until the river freezes over and can be walked on before crossing it.

In this weather, who knows when the weather will freeze, so Bai Dashan feels that ten days is too short.

Ten days?

That means we have to find a way to earn some food, and exchanging work for food is a way to save food for the family.

Zhou Yang and Zhou Qing were also in the crowd. After listening to what was said, they looked at each other and quickly squeezed out of the crowd.

Their family had never doubted the Baijiabao caravan. Now that the family gathered together and the two of them talked about the matter, Zhou Yang's wife was eager to try.

"Dad, I'm going to go work for a few days. You take care of the house these days."

Zhou Yang: "You don't meet the requirements. Shopkeeper Bai said that they have to be between fifteen and twenty years old."

Zhou Yang's wife: "Can't he be a little older? He has experience and can work better and faster."

Zhou Yang: "You are more than just a little bit older."

Seeing that her parents were about to quarrel again, Zhou Meimei on the side quickly said, "Dad, I'll go. I'm sixteen years old."

Zhou Qing also said: "Take Guoguo and Cuicui with you, they are old enough." It was exactly fifteen yesterday, what good luck.

Zhou Guoguo and Zhou Cuicui also looked delighted. Along the way, everyone knew that the food in the Baijiabao caravan was good.

No one in the Zhou family objected, so the three sisters held hands and happily ran to line up.

They smiled so brightly that people who didn't know them would think they were waiting for food instead of work.

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