HLnovel Chapter 402 Visiting in the Village
Chapter 402 Visiting in the Village
Isn't it too busy to handle it? Grandma Hua and Shen Youyou discussed and decided to recruit workers. They just asked the young wives and girls in Tangjia Village to help them, just like handicraft work.
So early in the morning, Old Lady Hua insisted that Shen Youyou wear women's clothes, and she had to wear the new silk dress her mother bought for her. As for why, it was because the old lady wanted to bring her beautiful little granddaughter to visit relatives.
Therefore, Shen Youyou went from being a tomboy to the most beautiful girl in the eyes of all the girls in the village in just one day.
In fact, most girls and little girls will not go up to talk to guests when they come to their home.
When they show up, they just come over to say hello shyly, or serve the guests some brown sugar water or snacks.
But they will observe quietly.
Grandma or mother would give Shen Youyou the brown sugar and snacks that they usually wouldn't let them eat, and would force them to eat even if she refused.
Although Shen Youyou had not talked much with the girls in the village because she was too busy, she was very happy because everyone was helping them build houses and open up wasteland.
During that period, almost the entire village ate at her house, so both the older and younger girls had seen her.
This is different from when they first came. They didn't expect that after changing her clothes, the tomboy they always thought of could actually look so good.
And what I’m wearing today is really beautiful, it couldn’t be more beautiful!
There is no shortage of wealthy families in Tangjia Village, and they are reluctant to buy good satin, but there are still people who are willing to buy ordinary satin, so what they think is the most beautiful is Shen Youyou's face.
Why didn’t I notice it before? She is so fair, so pink, with big, black and bright eyes, and she has dimples when she smiles.
Why is Shen Youyou's hair so black and shiny even though she doesn't wear her hair in a man's bun?
But as they watched, they realized something was wrong. It was okay that Shen Youyou's hair was so black and shiny, but why was her grandmother's hair also so black and shiny? It wasn't like this before.
They were extremely curious about this, but since grandma and mom were talking to them, they couldn't interrupt and had to keep it to themselves.
But their grandmother couldn't help it: "Sister Hua, didn't you have a lot of white hair before?"
Old Lady Hua did not hide it: "My little granddaughter discovered that the Eclipta prostrata can be used to dye hair. All the older sisters in my family have dyed their hair, and even the old men have dyed their hair and beards."
She also told me the method of use openly, and said cheerfully: "There are Ecliptae all over the ground, go pick some when you have nothing to do, dye your hair black, and you will look energetic, and it will also look good with our hairpin."
Old Lady Hua noticed that the girls kept looking at Shen Youyou, and she understood. She reached out and touched her granddaughter's hair that looked like a waterfall:
"Girls can use it, too. When we first fled here, we didn't eat or sleep well along the way, and my grandson's hair turned a little yellow. Now he uses this to wash his hair, and it has become shiny and black."
She didn't lie, because Shen Youyou's hair is so black and shiny now, it really was washed with black lotus.
Eclipta prostrata can not only dye hair, but also activate melanin in hair follicles, replenish nutrients in hair follicles, and unclog hair follicles, thereby achieving the effect of slowly darkening the hair roots.
This was the first house they visited in Tangjia Village, the home of Tang Jiugong, but the person who received them was Tang Jiugong's eldest daughter-in-law.
Old Mrs. Hua asked Shen Youyou to call her Grandma Cen, and his grandmother to call her Sister-in-law Cen.
They were recruiting workers and wanted this Grandma Cen and the head of the village, Mrs. Dou, to take the lead.
So when people say, "Oh, that's a good thing, but I don't know how many people you are going to hire?"
Mrs. Hua said generously: "Of course the more the better, but as you can see, our family is like that, there is really not much space for so many people to work.
Our fellow villager Mr. Meng has rented two other idle houses in the village to make starch and vermicelli.
So I saw that your house and the headman's house were spacious, could you please be the team leader, and then let the girls come to your house to do it,
Sister-in-law, please help me keep an eye on it, and I will give you two taels of silver a month."
This was the result of a discussion between the old lady and Shen Youyou. Generally speaking, a skilled hairpin maker could make at least ten hairpins a day.
If you plan to charge the handicraft worker five cents for a hairpin, that means he can earn fifty cents a day, and one and a half taels of silver a month.
Therefore, the team leader in charge must at least offer two taels of silver, after all, you are still using their space.
The eldest daughter-in-law of Tang Jiugong calculated in her mind: "Two taels a month, that's twenty-four taels a year. Oh, the year her eldest son passed the imperial examination, the total amount of silver he received in that year was only eighteen taels."
She was very tempted. You know, at her age, she can't do a lot of heavy work in the fields. She usually helps with cooking and taking care of the children at home.
If she could just rent out the empty house at home and help look after it, she would be happy to do so.
Shen Youyou observed the expression of Grandma Cen and said, "Grandma Cen, in fact, it's not enough just you and Grandma Dou. We plan to look for four families first.
The other two tentative candidates are your sister-in-law's family and Third Master Tang's family. One is that Tang Xin and I have a good relationship, and the other is that they have many houses. "
"Okay, that's no problem. How about we get together and talk about it? You guys go to Guangzheng's house first, and I'll go inform my brother's wife and my third sister-in-law. We'll meet at Guangzheng's house later."
In fact, that’s what Grandma Hua and Shen Youyou meant. They wanted to notify the people and then discuss the details of how to recruit workers.
As a result, when she knocked on the door of the village head's house, Mrs. Hua called out, "Is Miss Dou home?"
Dou came out and spoke rapidly, "I have told you so many times to come to my house and sit down, but you didn't come even though I called you."
Old Lady Hua was held by Dou's arm, and she held her little granddaughter's hand and said, "Why don't you want to come? When I was out there, I knew better than anyone that a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor.
When we were assigned to your village, we said how much your head had helped us. Whenever we had any problems, we just asked the head and he would handle them for us. Sometimes, even relatives couldn't do that!
I have wanted to come and visit you for a long time, but you know, we don't have time to spare every day.
We are busy until late at night every day. I am not afraid of you laughing at me. Please wake up and take a nap, but we are still not resting.
Well, I'm really too busy, so I came to you. Do you want me to help you find some young wives and girls to do the work for us?"
Dou was a straightforward person: "This is easy to handle. You are recruiting workers to increase the income of the village. Mr. Meng makes starch and vermicelli. Many people from poor families are given priority for employment. It really helps a lot.
And the vermicelli is really good too. Just add a little bit of it with the cabbage and it will taste really good. The starch is also good. If you add some to the soup, the soup will become much thicker.”
The headman's wife talked quite a lot with Old Lady Hua.
Tang Wenzheng came out of the study room when he heard the voice: "It's Sister-in-law Hua, Yanli's mother, stop dragging Sister-in-law outside and talking, let Sister-in-law come in!"
Then he said to Shen Youyou: "Youyou, come here, I have a math problem that I can't figure out. I heard from your father that you are very good at math."
Shen Youyou nodded, said something to her grandmother, and followed Tang Wenzhen into the study. Although it was her first time at Tang Wenzhen's house, his father had a good relationship with the head of the village, so she had no reason to refuse.