The four acres of land allocated to Chen Changsheng were indeed top-quality land.

Chen Changsheng looked at the land. It had good irrigation and drainage, deep soil, and fertile soil. He only needed to prepare the land and apply enough base fertilizer before sowing. He would have to ask Mrs. Chen to come over and give guidance before starting.

She went to the Chenjia River again, and she could see three medium-sized brick kilns that had begun to take shape in the distance. The masters who built the kilns were all doing their work in an orderly manner.

When the foreman saw Chen Changsheng coming, he put down his work and walked up to her and said, "Why are Aunt Chen free to come here today?"

"I'll come over and take a look. Judging from the progress, it should be completed in a few days."

"It won't take a few days. It will be completed the day after tomorrow. The finishing touches have already begun today." The foreman pointed at the three kilns. "When it is completed, I will arrange for a few brick-burning masters to stay for a few more days and teach you step by step how to bake bricks." brick."

Before starting work, he promised Chen Changsheng to teach her how to bake bricks. Chen Changsheng carefully prepared their meals every day. After getting along with each other these days, the foreman only felt that Chen Changsheng was generous and natural in his dealings with others. He was not in the brick-making profession. There is no need to hide anything.

"By the way, Aunt Chen, have you found workers? We build each kiln here according to the standard of 200,000 bricks. If the three kilns are started together, they can produce 600,000 bricks at a time. So For big jobs, you have to hire someone to do it.”

If the progress of any link is slow, it will delay the speed of the kiln and the quality of the bricks.

Chen Changsheng pursed his lips and said with a smile, "Thank you for reminding me, brother. We are already recruiting workers. I will try to recruit fifteen workers first. We should be able to recruit them all tomorrow."

With a salary of 400 yuan a month, there will definitely be a lot of people signing up. There will only be more people, not less.

The foreman said, "That's okay. Fifteen workers can burn one kiln, which is more than enough. Once the workers become proficient, it will be enough to arrange ten people in one kiln."

"Brother, there are thirty-three of you in total. I will settle your wages at noon tomorrow."

Although on the first day of work, her eldest brother told her that she was not in a hurry about the wages, but she couldn't let her work in vain. With so many people, the wages were estimated to be twenty taels.

The foreman waved his hand and said cheerfully, "Someone has already paid us the wages. If you pay us again, aunt, wouldn't we be getting double wages? If we don't listen, I'm afraid no one will ask me to work in the future." .”

"Has anyone paid?" Chen Changsheng asked suspiciously.

That day, she went to see someone with only the letter written by Bai Xiao. Could it be that Bai Xiao paid her?

But Chen Changsheng and Bai Xiao had only met each other a few times, so the other party would not give her money.

Maybe the people above the foreman wiped out the cost of building the kiln for Bai Xiao's sake.

After all, Bai Xiao is the new magistrate of Baishui County. When the new official takes office, everyone will buy his three-point thin noodles.

After thinking about this, Chen Changsheng made up his mind to take time to go to the city in two days and thank Bai Xiao in person.

"Brother, I don't know how to thank you and the other masters for helping me so much. I will prepare a few tables of meals the night after tomorrow to reward everyone."

No matter what, you have to treat her to the meal she deserves. When she teaches her how to bake bricks later, the master will be more attentive.

The foreman could not refuse politely anymore, so he could only smile and say thank you, "Then I will thank you, Aunt Chen, for the other masters."

It was getting late, so Chen Changsheng had to go back quickly to prepare today's lunch meal. He also planned tomorrow's menu and asked the children to bring it back from the city.

Thirty-three people, plus five members of my family and one person from Li Zheng, prepare for forty people, which is about the same as four tables.

Everything on Chen Changsheng's side was in order, and Aunt Ma's side was also lively.

She went to her collection team early in the morning to announce the recruitment news. The women in each family were immediately excited and immediately told the men at home, urging them to sign up quickly.

These women have been picking vegetables for so many days, and they have never been owed wages by Chen Changsheng. They also know that Chen Changsheng is a person who says one thing is one thing.

The brick kiln factory was recruiting workers for 400 Wen per month, and only fifteen people were hired. As soon as the news came out, all the men in the village dropped their work and ran to Aunt Ma's house to ask her for help. The small courtyard is surrounded by water.

Even some mothers-in-law and children who didn't know the situation came running. Anyway, let's sign up first.

Ma Daqiang, who had just finished his shift, was shocked by what he saw when he returned home. The yard was crowded with people, and everyone kept shouting.

Ma Daqiang thought that because he stopped collecting farmland vegetables, the villagers were dissatisfied and his daughter-in-law was bullied.

He vigorously pushed aside the crowd and got in, shouting fiercely, "What are you doing? Come at me if you have any business! What's the point of bullying my woman!"

When he got inside, he saw his wife sitting in the middle with an upright face. There was a piece of paper in front of her with circles drawn on it. Ma Daqiang looked confused and said, "Daughter-in-law, what's going on?"

Aunt Ma interrupted him and said with a smile, "These are all here to sign up, not to fight. Take your fists back quickly."

"Sign up? What name should I sign up for?" Ma Daqiang, the second monk in Zhang Er, was confused.

"I'll talk to you later. You go ahead and don't delay my important business." Aunt Ma interrupted him impatiently.

"That's right, Brother Daqiang, don't delay my registration. Aunt Ma, I have such a good relationship with Brother Daqiang, so just choose me." The person who said this was the person who was not selected by the patrol last time.

There are also some people who voluntarily quit the patrol team. Among those who voluntarily quit, Aunt Ma did not choose. A person who wavers like this must be unreliable.

Aunt Ma said with a serious face, "This is Sister-in-law Chen's job recruitment. You all know her requirements. First of all, people must be reliable, and secondly, they must be hardworking and capable. Don't say that you have a good relationship with my man, even if you have a good relationship with Sister-in-law Chen, Well, you may not be able to choose.”

After hearing this, the people in the village looked at the few who quit the patrol, feeling no sympathy for those people at all.

Aunt Ma continued to the people around her, "Sister-in-law Chen said that the brick kiln factory has just started. We are currently recruiting fifteen people. Those who have not been selected should not worry. When the brick kiln factory is on the right track, there will be more. With the expansion of enrollment, everyone still has a chance.”

The fifteen people who were selected danced happily, and with four hundred pennies, they would be able to make money at home in the future.

The remaining ones who were not selected could only go back angrily, swearing secretly in their hearts that when the next recruitment information was released, they would be the first to rush over.

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