Poisonous Peasant ‘Concubine’

Five people make food for more than 1,000 people, even if it is some steamed buns and bone soup, the workload is very heavy, and it will not be ready until three o'clock in the afternoon, and Song and the others have no time to prepare meals with Ling Jingxuan and the others alone. , the family can only deal with steamed buns for one meal. At the dinner table, Ling Jingxuan had to tell Ling Jingpeng not to go to the mountain for the time being. First, he went to the village market to find a dozen women who were going to come to help them prepare lunch together tomorrow.

"I don't know how their work is going, I'll go take a look with Brother Long."

After eating, Han Fei was so excited that he didn't even sleep for a nap, and dragged Zhao Dalong to the wasteland directly. The others were also in high spirits, but it was too hot at noon. Go again.

"Jing Xuan, there is something I want to tell you."

Seeing that Ling Jingxuan was going to take a nap with Yan Shengrui, Ling Chenglong, who had been hesitating for a long time, had to speak. The brothers Ling Jinghan and Ling Jingpeng, who were about to leave, could not help but stop. Their father was sincere, but not that kind A person who is not stubborn and not brittle will let him do this, needless to say, it must have something to do with Lao Ling's family or the village.

"If Dad wants to talk about the things that Lao Ling's family or Lizheng asked you to do, then you can avoid it."

Lining his eyes and adjusting his sleeves, Ling Jingxuan said slowly.

"How did you know?"

Ling Chenglong looked at him resentfully, and then felt wrong again, and quickly said: "No, Jingxuan, Dad didn't want to help them, but today's second uncle came to me, saying that it is slack in farming now, and most of the villagers are I'm idle at home, and we just have a shortage of people here, so they want to help us, I think that we all want to invite people anyway, who is not the same, do you think that's right?"

When Li Zheng found him, he also thought about it carefully. Later, he realized that it was only the villagers who came to help and it had nothing to do with the Ling family, so he agreed to come back and ask.

"No, Dad, your idea may be right, everyone is from the same village, it's okay to help us, but have you heard what those people said today, or seen them look at us? Eyes? Apart from contempt and contempt, what else is there? I don't deny that there must be kind-hearted people among them. After all, they are all from Zhuang families, and they can't be bad, but in this case, I won't use them, Dad. Don't say it, if you feel troubled, Lao Zhou and Lao Song will be responsible for supervising the work of the workers in the future, and you should help Jingpeng go up the mountain to pick fruit together."

Ling Jingxuan rejected his proposal without thinking about it. He could not care about the past, but those people only seemed to be watching a good show this morning. Some people were even afraid that they would not hear, and kept shouting, In this case, he only uses them when he has a brain. It's fine if he lives well. If he doesn't have a good time, he will probably create more rumors against them even if he doesn't care at all. Those rumors, nothing is better than nothing, right? Moreover, Jinghan will be tested for fame soon, and more things are always better than less things.

"You're right, it's Dad who lacks consideration."

After he said it, Ling Chenglong also felt that it was reasonable, and decisively dismissed the previous idea. Ling Jingxuan did not show impatience or disgust.

"It's not that there is a lack of consideration, it's that you are too kind-hearted, daddy, and they also grasp this point before they will start with you."

When he left in the morning, he expected that Li Zheng would definitely find his father. After all, in the eyes of outsiders, his parents were in charge of the family. Ling Chenglong's sincerity was also known to everyone. The success rate is far higher than finding a few of their brothers, but they may not think of it. His father is very sincere, and it is easy to be soft-hearted, but he cares more about his wife and children. If there is one person who opposes it, he will not agree to it privately.

"Hey, Dad knows, I won't promise them anything in the future."

Ling Chenglong nodded sternly, while Ling Wangshi couldn't help poking him complainingly, Ling Jingxuan couldn't help laughing when he saw this, and after changing his eyes with his two younger brothers, he said helplessly, "Why don't you do this, mom and dad, you guys After all, I grew up in Lingjia Village. Don't we have to hire women to cook? Look at those who are more honest, even those who have a bad reputation and are not treated by the villagers, it doesn't matter, as long as you think it's good, Just make a list for Jingpeng, let him take the list to find Lizheng, and invite them to cook for us, so once you have a substitute for them, we can be regarded as giving them enough face."

It was always unbearable for them to be embarrassed, so Ling Jingxuan still took a step back, but if it was just cooking, there should be no problem with Sister Song with him.

"Hey, let's do it like this, let your mother choose the candidate. I, a gentleman, don't know which women are good and which women are not good."

Hearing this, Ling Chenglong nodded with joy. Although he didn't hesitate when his son rejected his proposal, he was really happy if he could help some people who really needed help.

"Just worrying like a fool!"

Ling Wangshi couldn't help but stretched out a finger and poked his waist again, but looking at the smile on her face, she thought she agreed.

"hey-hey?"

Ling Chenglong scratched his head and smiled honestly. He didn't feel offended by his daughter-in-law at all. The Ling Jingxuan brothers couldn't help laughing. The father and mother have a good relationship, so they don't need to be caught in the middle as sons, right?

"Master and Mrs. are in such a good mood."

The others drove their carriages to deliver meals to the workers. Liu Xiaosui, who stayed to serve them, covered her mouth and snickered, while Ling Yun on the other side pretended to be serious and pulled her. Seeing that the master family didn't care, they even laughed along with her. after the beautiful

Xingmu couldn't help but smile, this home is warm and harmonious, which is really good.

Chapter 166 Think again

That afternoon, Ling Jingpeng went to find Li Zheng as a middleman according to the list listed by Ling Wang, and invited fifteen village women from the village, because they only cooked one meal at noon, but they had to be ready three quarters before. The wages are also very high, 20 wen per person, which is relatively demanding. First, you must report to Yuehua Villa at every hour in the morning. Second, everyone must put on an apron and sleeves before entering the kitchen. And hats, hands have to be washed repeatedly, and absolute hygiene must be guaranteed. If anyone can't do it, they don't have to go. The dozen or so people hired are still honest, although it is inevitable that they are a little talkative.

Busy days always go by very fast. In the twinkling of an eye, it is late September, and more than 50,000 acres of land have almost been reclaimed. During this period, Manager Zhang came twice, both times to urge jam, because they had already It was stated that it would only be done by the end of September, but even though the weather has gradually turned cooler, the sales of jam food are still very impressive. Shopkeeper Zhang wanted to stock up on more stock, and finally make a lot of money in early October, so the outside is busy reclaiming wasteland. At that time, the family was also busy making jams. In order to save time and make more jams, Ling Jingxuan specially paid ten cents to the dozen or so women who came to cook, and asked them to come and help wash the fruit in the afternoon.

Of course, it would cause some unnecessary trouble. The family carriage would bring back a lot of sacks every day, all of which were full of humus, but Ling Jingxuan claimed that it was fruit, and the women also cleaned it in the open space in the front yard. After washing it, Lao Song and others moved to the factory. Now he has learned to make jam on Tuesday, and Ling Jingpeng no longer goes to the mountains. The whole matter of picking fruits on the mountain is given to Yan Shengrui. They are like three people cooking jam at the same time. The daily output is also very amazing, and there are basically several carriages to pull the goods every day.

At the same time, Zhang Qing's house and Ling Jingxuan's so-called factory are also under construction. The house is an ordinary two-entry yard, plus a kitchen, barn, warehouse, etc. The backyard is temporarily empty, and other practical things may be built in the future. It’s even simpler, except for the three-meter-high fence outside, there are three rows of factories inside, ten rooms in each row, with sacrificial peng and toilets built on both sides, and two rooms at the front and rear doors, which are for future gatekeepers to rest. Yes, there is a wide aisle in the middle of each row of factories, enough for three or four carriages to pass side by side, and the gates are still made of iron bars, which look bright and atmospheric.

In the past two weeks, two things have happened that have something to do with Ling Jingxuan and the others. One is that Wang Jingui married his equal wife. Ling Wang and Wang Jinyu also took time to go back. It is said that Wang Han was going to die or live on the wedding day. Crying, not only failed to prevent her husband from marrying again, but instead made the second elder of the Wang family, who was not very supportive, sincerely accept the new daughter-in-law. This result can be said to be within Ling Jingxuan's expectation. It's not bad, at least not like Wang Han's mouth, brainless, and especially greedy. The second elder of the Wang family must feel guilty for the second child. If he insists on marrying, the second elder will not object too much even if he is unwilling. Intense, Wang Han should not make trouble if he is smart, this trouble can completely push the hearts of everyone in the family away.