Chapter 314 Sewing Machine
Each family has just settled down and there are not many relatives to visit. They can only stay at home on snowy days and they are bored.
How could they be unwilling to help the cloth shop?
Many people even wished they could stay for a few more days, so that the cloth shop would keep using them for the sake of their understanding and dedication to the Baijiabao caravan.
"Understood! Manager, we don't want any wages for the next few days."
"Yes, steward, we are here to help voluntarily."
"Yeah, I have nothing to do at home these days, so I come to the cloth shop. There is floor heating and food and drinks, so why would I need to pay for it?"
The mall often has discounted and flash sale items for sale, so Bai Tao doesn't hesitate to buy more.
In addition to giving these things to the people of Taohua Village, half of them will be placed in the rest area so that the workers can have a bite when they are thirsty or hungry while working.
Although food is free to eat, the female workers are very sensible. They eat in moderation and return to their workstations after taking a few bites. They never take food home.
After all, the better the treatment offered by the Baijiabao caravan, the more the female workers feared they would be fired if they did not do their job well.
You know, the fact that they can work in a shop under the Baijiabao Caravan is something that many people envy, and their family members are also extremely proud of it.
In the past, they didn’t dare to speak loudly at home, but now it’s different. The attitude of their family members when talking to them has become much better.
Even when matchmakers are arranging marriages, as long as they mention that the woman works in the Baijiabao caravan, people will immediately look up to her and suggest a better husband's family.
After all, the power of the Baijiabao caravan is well known. The Baijiabao caravan has many channels, and employees can enjoy employee discounts on many items.
In this way, anyone who is not stupid knows that they should seize this rare job.
Everyone was very enthusiastic and no one was unwilling to stay.
Bai Duojin waved his hands hurriedly: "No, you have to get paid for your work. This is what our aunt ordered."
"The wages are what they should be. This is also compensation for everyone's overtime work during the New Year."
In fact, someone in Taohua Village also mentioned that they didn’t have to pay for two days’ wages. There were countless people outside vying to work for the Baijiabao caravan.
But Bai Tao still insisted on paying double the salary.
"Giving up part of the profits and improving employees' maintenance of our Baijiabao will only benefit Baijiabao and not cause any harm."
"Now that our Taohua Village has become stronger, it won't do us any harm to help the weak."
"People will only spend money if they have it."
She came from the modern era, so how could she not know to what extent people in ancient times were oppressed?
Especially women, at this time, they only need to be given a little care and help, and they can protect the Baijiabao caravan even at the cost of their lives.
Bai Taoxin said, I'm just stingy, not the real Zhou Baopi!
Bai Duojin explained some simple details of the order, and then said, "If you guys really feel bad, then work harder."
After that, he said, "Okay, since everyone has no objection, I will send the drawings to you later. Everyone, work hard!"
So, the female workers began to enter their own group's workroom and change into their work clothes.
Soon, one sewing machine after another started moving.
If modern people were to see this, they would be shocked. Who could have imagined that a group of ancient people were using sewing machines, and using them extremely skillfully?
At this time, the female workers were operating the sewing machines skillfully while chatting.
Because it was the New Year holiday, the workers hadn't seen each other for a few days, so they talked a lot more.
"What have you been doing at home these days?"
"It's just the same, mending and cleaning."
"Isn't it?" Everyone is the same.
Working can earn you money, which is paid at the end of the month, but working at home doesn’t earn you a penny. “You know what, when I was mending clothes for my two little boys at home, I was thinking, if these sewing machines can be bought, I must convince my family to buy one.”
"Yes, I thought about that, too."
"The sewing machine is so easy to use. I'm used to it at work, but when I go home to sew clothes, I feel like the work is very slow."
"I asked the steward before, and he said maybe it could happen."
When the others heard this, they were immediately surprised: "Really?"
"That would be great!"
"I heard that the sewing machine was developed by the young boss and his team."
"Such an amazing thing, the young master said he could tinker with it and he did it, it's really amazing."
"In Xiao Dongjia's words, this is called technology changing life."
The Baijiabao caravan's surge in orders was not only from cloth shops, but also from other grains, oils, wines, waters, and salts.
Therefore, Taohua Village became busy even before the New Year.
When other caravan forces saw this scene, they became jealous.
But they are not like Bai Tao, who can purchase things from the mall. Even if they find more people, they cannot shake the status of the big cargo merchants of the Baijiabao caravan.
Unfortunately, the prices of goods from the Baijiabao caravan are relatively high, leaving room for survival for the lower-level caravans and common people.
Many small caravans at the bottom level would even purchase goods from the Baijiabao caravan, transport them to distant places for sale, and make a profit from the difference.
The first batch of orders was delivered and the Lantern Festival was over.
As the weather got warmer, Bai Tao looked through the calendar and found an experienced farmer in the village to start instructing him on spring ploughing.
"Don't worry, Auntie, we can start in the next two days."
Bai Tao: "Okay, I'll get the machine out tomorrow."
Another day.
The weather was fine. Bai Tao got up and washed up, feeling a little depressed, as she listened to the roosters crowing over and over again.
Why did she set the time at seven o'clock? With farm machinery, it's obviously not necessary to set it that early.
But Bai Tao is the aunt, and this is the first year that she has led the people of Taohua Village to live and work in peace and contentment, so she really needs to show some attention.
So, when the villagers saw Bai Tao staggering on the ridge of the field, they were very worried.
"Auntie, please be careful." If this falls into the field, should they laugh or cry? !
The farming machinery was moved to the fields, and the villagers killed two chickens in a ceremonial manner. Then the experienced old farmer sang a few auspicious words and prayed for a good harvest.
Finally, he looked at Bai Tao and said, "Aunt, it's almost time."
Bai Tao was yawning. When she heard this, she immediately gave the order: "Start."
Bai Dacheng, who had been eager to get started, immediately got into the car, turned the key, cranked the handlebars to start the ignition, and began plowing the fields.
Even though the people in Taohua Village have seen at least five or six types of vehicles, they are still very interested in agricultural machinery.
Everyone present was surprised to see the plowing machine move back and forth a few times and the originally intact field was plowed up with extremely fine mud.
"so fast."
"This is much faster than using cattle."
"I just checked and it took less than ten minutes to plow an acre of land."