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The two masters were not harsh people, the Uncle Fu and Aunt Fu were friendly, and the servants of Leisurely Dwelling House got along well with each other. Lei Qin was happy for the others as well. He said without any hesitation, "I'm willing!"
"Yes." Qin Mian said, "We will temporarily use the third room as a school for you. You will study for the next two hours after lunch. You don't have to teach too many complex things. You have to teach some simple, common words and basic arithmetic."
"Yes." Lei Qin agreed.
Uncle Fu and the rest suppressed their excitement and kneeled down together, "Thank you Young Master, Eldest Young Master!"
Qin Mian immediately said: "Quickly get up, this is not a big deal. Uncle Fu, arrange someone to buy some ink and paper from the town tomorrow."
Uncle Fu replied happily: "Yes."
"Alright, you guys clean up here." Qin Mian stood up, feeling a little hungry, "Tia, what do we eat tonight?"
"Fresh carp."
"Then be a dried carp."
The two chatted as they walked away.
Lei Qinle held onto the money box, following far behind.
"Aooo."
Qin Mian turned his head to look and saw a fat grey rabbit dashing in.
"Hehe, it's good that you're back for free. Make yourself a spicy rabbit."
He rubbed its large head appreciatively as it came to him.
"Aooo!"
"Don't worry, I'll give you half. The other half will be used to make spicy bu y." Qin Mian patted its head.
If you run away with a rabbit in your mouth, you will send the rabbit to the kitchen.
The atmosphere between the two Young Masters became less ambiguous because of the appearance of Little White. Lei Qinle found an opportunity to speak, "Eldest Young Master, Young Master, there's news from my place."
When he said this, the three of them all knew that it was the news of the 'branch family'.
Qin Mian asked: "How is it?"
In the end, they agreed to eat and work together. From now on, all the money earned by individual laborers will belong to them, but the Second, Third, and Fourth Young Masters all have to give the Old Master, Old Lady Du, and Old Madame Wei a hundred and fifty yuan worth of gifts. Lei Qinle said.
Qin Mian raised his eyebrows. One hundred and fifty coins a month was no small amount for Lei Xiangren, Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee.
Lei Qinle said, "Young Master, this humble one had originally said that I would only give a hundred coins to Old Man Du and Old Man Du, but Old Gra y Wei disagreed."
That wasn't hard to understand. Although the Madam Wei had money and was pregnant, her children were yet to be born. Madam Du had four sons and a daughter, but she couldn't compare to them at all. She just needed to hold onto more money for herself and her child.
Seeing that the Young Master did not have anything else to ask, Lei Qinle did not ask anymore.
Lei Tia went to the kitchen to choose dishes.
Every morning, Aunt Fu would pick some fresh vegetables in the garden and send them over. Actually, these vegetables were all exchanged for space grown vegetables for Qin Mian and Lei Tia, and the vegetables picked from the garden were used to feed the chickens and ducks in the space. After all, the dishes in the space were of a higher quality than those in the garden outside.
"Tia, what do you think Third Brother and Fourth Younger Brother can do?" Qin Mian moved a wooden block and sat beside Lei Tia, holding a fan as he waved it. He had helped Zhang Dashuan, Wu Di and the other people that were not related to him in any way. It would not make sense if he did not help Lei Xiangyi and the others think of a way to earn money.
Lei Tia did not know what to do, "The two of them are not skilled in cooking either."
Qin Mian hooked the trash can Lei Tia made in front of him with his feet and put down the fan. In his hand was a peach and a fruit knife. Actually, there was still a lot that he could do with regards to food, but he did not plan to advise Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee on food. Drinking and eating both had to go into the stomach, and if there were any problems in the future, it would be better to avoid them.
"Or else give Third Brother and Fourth Younger Brother a recipe for charcoal. Now, most of the charcoal on the market is smoky, making people cry. Smokeless carbon already on the market is expensive, ordinary people can't afford it. I can make sure that the charcoal is almost smoke-free with this recipe. Third brother and Fourth Younger Brother are both hardworking people, with the recipe in hand, they would definitely make a lot of money this winter. It's just that, Lei Xiangren..." Qin Mian frowned. He did not have a good impression of Lei Xiangren and his wife. But if they just ignored him, they were afraid of Lei Xiangren's rebound.
Lei Tia said: "Give it to Third Brother and Fourth Younger Brother, have them call Lei Xiangren over, and let them explain clearly that they are to be paid according to the amount each person gets from hacking firewood. Everything else has nothing to do with us."
Qin Mian nodded. If he gave this recipe to her, then it would be the end of her kindness to the old residence. What would happen in the future would depend on their own abilities.
The next day, Qin Mian passed the charcoal recipe to Lei Tia, and told him to go and talk it over with Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xianglee. He then brought Aunt Fu to the powdery workshop.
The eight female workers had started work early on the first day and had cleaned up the place. When they saw that Qin Mian had arrived, they all went up to welcome him.
"Boss."
Qin Mian did not correct their names. Sometimes it was necessary to distance himself from them.
"Ladies and gentlemen, all of you are quite early."
"Boss gave us such a good opportunity to earn money, we don't dare to be late." A candid aunt said with a smile.
Qin Mian nodded and signaled the Aunt Fu to open the door.
Inside the house, the potatoes and sweet potatoes were piled into a small hill. Desks and chairs, kitchen knives, peelers, wooden basins, water vats, etc. were all prepared.
Qin Mian brought them into the kitchen, "From now on, you guys will work in this room. Working in the morning from the fourth hour to the end of the hour (8: 00 to 11: 00) and in the afternoon from the end of the afternoon to the end of the hour (1: 00 to 5: 00). There is plenty of time left for you, you have plenty of time to take care of your housework, and you can make di er before it gets dark."
The wives all nodded and said gratefully, "Boss has arranged it very carefully."
Qin Mian laughed blandly, "So, let's put off our grumbles first. I hope you won't be late for work every day. You know, there are a lot of people in the village who want to do this job."
The expressions of the women turned cold.
"Your monthly salary is three hundred dollars, so if you are late, you will be deducted five cents at a time. You should have seen the little clock under the eaves just now. It chimed once every three minutes. When you heard this sound, you started rushing over here. It's the second time it's been four quarters of an hour. Those who haven't come in before the second time is counted as late."
The women secretly admired his methods, but they also felt relieved at the same time. In case they didn't notice the time when they were working at home, they would arrive in time to hear the clock chime.
Qin Mian glanced at Aunt Fu.
Aunt Fu took out a few masks from a small basket on her arm.
"Wear a mask when you work. You are allowed to speak, but do not delay your work. Aunt Fu will stay here. If you encounter any problems in the future, you can ask her."
"Yes."
After finishing his instructions, Qin Mian left.
Initially, they wanted to get closer to her. But thinking that Aunt Fu was very loyal to Qin Mian and Lei Tia, and would absolutely not say anything that they shouldn't say, the women gave up. They put on their masks, took the tools they needed and started to busy themselves. Three hundred dollars a month was more than some men would earn if they spent a month outside fighting for goods. No one wanted to lose their job.
Qin Mian strolled back and saw Lei Qinshun picking up eggs from the chicken coop. (TL: OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG/OMG OMG
"Young Master."
"How many did you pick up today?" Qin Mian walked over and took a peek.
Lei Qinshun replied, "Thirty-one. The chickens at home ate well, and almost every hen laid an egg every day. Aunt Fu has already saved more than two hundred, I heard her say that she wants to sell some other day, the weather is hot now, if I let it go for a long time, I'm afraid it will break."
Qin Mian stroked his chin. Broken? You can make salty eggs. People here could also cook salty eggs, but he didn't know how they were pickled, but the taste was always weird. Before, he and Lei Tia had eaten noodles at a noodle house, but he had never eaten one again.
"How about this, take a look and see who's free. You guys go outside and find me some loess."
The chickens in his space could also grow, but he had already saved more than eight hundred eggs, so he and Lei Tia couldn't finish them all. It was fortunate that space could maintain its freshness. Since he had the time today, he might as well make salty eggs.
Lei Tia came back from the outside and saw Qin Mian sitting in front of a large wooden basin filled with yellow mud water.
"Wifey, you're so old and you're still playing with mud?"
Qin Mian's mouth twitched, "Who's playing with mud?"
"What are you doing?"
"Make salty eggs. You help out too." Qin Mian turned his head and called out to Lei Qinshun, "Bring the washed eggs here. Lei Qinli, bring a few pots over here."
"Sigh."
Lei Tia paused, rolled up his sleeves and walked over.
"This yellow muddy water is filled with salt and essential oil, and the washed eggs are put into a clay pot to be evenly stained. After about twenty days, the eggs are removed, washed and the mud is removed, and when they are cooked they can be eaten. This way, the pickled egg yolk will produce oil. The taste is very fragrant, and the wine is also quite good." Qin Mian glared at him as he spoke.
Lei Tia nodded.
Qin Mian raised his hand and quickly tapped his face with his index finger.
Lei Tia looked at him and shook his head slightly. Then, he skillfully rolled the egg into a circle and put it into the jar.
"Young Master, all the eggs have been washed. Leave this place to us." Lei Qinshun and Lei Qin Li rolled up their sleeves and joined in.
"Yes, after I finish it, I'll move it to the warehouse."
Qin Mian went to the well and washed his hands.
Lei Tia followed him and rubbed the mud off his hands, "Ok. No need to worry about them in the future."
"Of course, we have a lot of things to do." Qin Mian said, "Just now, I took a detour around the garden, and the earliest batch of chilies is already red, you have to hurry and pluck them, and make them into dried chili sauce or chilli sauce, which can be stored for a longer time."
Lei Tia said: "After taking a nap in the afternoon, I will go pick them."
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