Crossing the Book of Eighty Years: The Sweet Daughter-in-law of a Mountain Man

"and also……"

Xia Ning walked into the room and said: "I told you, these two poems were written by poets of the Tang Dynasty. They reflected the living conditions of farmers in ancient times and also described scenes of fruitful results everywhere. What stands out is the reality that farmers work hard, get bumper harvests, and often starve to death empty-handed. You must remember these, don’t just remember the words in the ancient poem, you know?”

Zhou Junmin came back and just washed his face when he heard that Xia Ning was teaching his younger brothers and sisters again.

He looked deeply at the girl and suddenly realized that she seemed a little taller than before.

A few days ago, Xia Ning was standing next to the water tank. At that time, the height of the water tank was just up to her armpit. Now, it seems to be a little farther away.

Xia Xue and Xia Kai also grew taller.

……

There was a man walking around the door in the afternoon.

Xia Xue took a look, then ran to Xia Ning's side and said, "Sister, there is someone outside who has been walking around in front of our house. Is he a bad person?"

Xia Ning said: "Sister went to post job postings this morning. Maybe he is here to apply for a job. Ask him what he wants."

Xia Xue nodded and ran out quickly.

The man was obviously hesitant.

When he saw a little girl looking at him, he asked, "Little girl, are you hiring here?"

Xia Xue nodded and asked, "Uncle, can you work?"

Liu Asan nodded, but he seemed a little anxious and uneasy because he saw the recruitment. He had never done this kind of work before and wondered whether they would want him.

Xia Xue was very happy and said, "Then come in and tell my sister."

Liu Asan walked in from outside.

Xia Ning asked: "Uncle, are you here to find a job?"

Liu Asan nodded and said, "I live not far from here, not far from here. I saw the recruitment outside this morning and wanted to come and see if there were any."

Xia Ning nodded and asked, "Have you ever done bed cutting?"

A series of confusion flashed across Liu Asan's face, and he shook his head honestly and said: "I have never done any job of cutting beds, but I can learn."

Xia Ning: "What were you doing before?"

Liu Asan: “I used to work in the city.”

Xia Ning: "Then what kind of work did you do before?"

Liu Asan looked even more anxious and uneasy. He said: "As a handyman, I do all kinds of work. I am not picky, so I don't know what kind of work you have here."

In such a small town, it is probably not easy to find a skilled worker. Xia Ning looked at the other person as an honest person, but his expression was always nervous. Why?

She said: "Come with me and take a look, this is it."

Just as the cutting bed was installed, Xia Ning pointed to the fabric and scissors laid out on the cutting bed and said, "That's it, follow these paper layouts and then cut."

It didn't look very difficult. Liu Asan was originally very nervous and didn't know what kind of work he would do because the pay was good, 70 yuan a month.

It saves him from traveling back and forth, and he can also take care of the children at home.

In the city, sometimes there is work, and sometimes it is unstable.

He occasionally helped people move furniture, and sometimes did some chores. In short, he went wherever there was work, and sometimes there was no work at all.

If this salary is fixed in the town, he can take care of the children at home, which is considered worthwhile.

It doesn't seem that difficult now.

Xia Ning said: "The job of cutting a bed is not difficult, as long as you can hold scissors. The difficulty lies in typesetting."

Liu Asan definitely doesn’t know what typesetting is.

Xia Ning said: "A piece of clothing is composed of many pieces. These pieces must be laid out on the fabric according to the longitude and latitude. They must be laid out according to the method that saves the most fabric. There are directions marked on the pieces of paper. They must be laid out according to the edges of the fabric. Learn how. You will learn it once you learn it.”

Liu Asan said: "I have never done such a job. Can I learn from you? If I can learn, I am willing to work hard."

Typesetting is not difficult, you can learn it once you learn it.

Xia Ning said: "If you are confident to stay, I can teach you, but if you still can't learn it in half a month, you have to quit automatically."

half a month?

Liu Asan nodded: "Okay, I'll learn."

One more craft and one more job.

Xia Ning nodded: "Okay, I can teach you, but the problem is, we have an agreement here, because you didn't know how to do it when you came. You can't tell me to resign immediately after I teach you. If you are an apprentice, Here, you have to work for half a year, and if you resign, you have to wait three months, can you accept it?"

It's not that Xia Ning is harsh, but it's really not easy to find a skilled worker in the town.

If someone resigns, it takes time to train the next worker to take over the job, so Xia Ning used a three-month buffer.

She is willing to pay a higher wage, but there are some things that must be made clear in advance.

Hearing this condition, Liu Asan hesitated: "Is it necessary?"

Xia Ning nodded: "Yes, it must be done. This is the requirement for anyone who comes to work in the factory. If you become proficient and don't want to get a fixed salary, I will give you a piece rate, but the premise of the piece rate is that you He is already a skilled worker and has been working in the factory for three months.”

Liu Asan didn't know how the piece rate was calculated, so he asked: "How is the piece rate calculated?"

Xia Ning: "Look, there are so many layers of cloth here. How many layers can be cut with one knife? Sometimes many pieces can be cut, and the cost of one piece is the same. How many pieces can be cut on this bed? Calculate how much.”

"In other words, if it's not a fixed salary, but if it's a piece rate, you can count a lot of pieces with just one scissor?"

Liu Asan asked his question.

Xia Ning nodded and said, "That's probably it. Our factory is currently in its preliminary stage, but the wages will not be less."

The more Liu Asan listened, the more excited he became. In addition to learning a craft, he could also make money. If he didn't want to get a fixed salary after working for three months, he could also switch to piecework. If it was piecework, would his time be more free?

Xia Ning nodded and said: "Of course, if you work on a piece basis, you will have more freedom in time. As long as you make the goods I need within the time frame I require, it will be fine. I don't care if you work during the day or at night, as long as you finish the work Just work, but if you get a fixed salary, you have to work according to the working hours, come on and off, that’s what it means.”

"When you get a fixed salary, you just do whatever work is available here. For example, if you need help with ironing sometimes, you have to help. When you get a piece rate, you can do whatever you want."

Liu Asan understood, nodded and said, "Okay, can you give me this job? I'm willing to learn."