Chapter 3027 Selection

Fortunately, the guards who brought them here are reliable, so after hearing the words, he said to them, "Then you can rest for a while, and I will report to your lord."

One of the two guards stayed, and the other went back to the backyard.

Bai Shan was surprised to hear that they had recruited more than 30 people to come back. He was even more happy when he heard that there were 21 ladies among them, "Where are they?"

"It's in Qiantou County Yali."

The guard is the guard of the Bai family. Although it is not as good as Daji's relationship with the lady before the lord, he has always followed Mrs. Liu. He naturally knows that the lord of his family is not someone who looks down on women, so he said: "There are some ladies in there. She used to be the maid of a big family, even if she was illiterate, she knew a lot about female knitting workers."

Bai Shan said happily: "Okay! I'm short of such people right now."

Why are the clothes sold by the county government house to the long-term workers so cheap? Of course it's because of the poor quality.

The so-called price is what you get. Now the clothes that are put in the households for the long-term workers are all the work of the female workers. Of course, it is the work of the hands. They have tried their best to do their best, but there is always something like that A little flaw, and it takes time and effort to correct that flaw.

For example, the stitching is not fine enough, another example, the sleeve on one side looks slightly smaller than the other...

So Bai Shan simply put the cost price in the household for the long-term workers.

The cost price is only the price of the fabric. Bai Shan lost money on needlework and labor. It can be said that every time he makes a set of clothes like this, he loses a fortune.

But there is no way. Now the long-term workers he recruits need clothes, and the female workers also need to practice their skills. Obviously, he doesn't have that long to wait for them to grow slowly, so he just puts in the amount. If he does too much, he doesn't believe that they can't practice.

Of course, he would be happier if there were good women workers, and he would be happier if there were literate ones who would count.

For labor is easy to come by, but those who manage it are not.

Fortunately, Bai Erlang and Yin Or are both helping him, and the people around them can also use it. Man Bao helped him share part of it through the medical office. Even Princess Mingda, who was in a hurry, brought the palace maid to help him stare at Yushantang. .

Otherwise, if he spreads out such a large field at once, he will definitely not be able to take care of it.

Zhou Manyi heard that among the ladies who were literate, he immediately followed and asked, "Are they ready to eat?"

"No."

Zhou Man turned his head and called Jiulan, "Take some money and go out to the booth outside to buy some cakes and send them to the front."

Jiulan responded and went back to the house to get the money, while Bai Shan grabbed Zhou Man and said, "You should eat before you go, don't be in a hurry at this time."

Zhou Man has been pregnant for a short time, but Mingda has already had a pregnancy reaction, but Zhou Man has no reaction at all, and is jumping around every day, but Bai Shan is very worried, for fear that she will react when something is wrong.

There wasn't much he could do, just try not to make her hungry and thirsty.

Of the twenty-one ladies, only two were truly literate, both of whom were maidservants. One used to follow a young master, and the other was a lady's eldest girl. Not only was she literate, she also managed accounts.

Zhou Man was moved, and Bai Shan directly sent them to work as female workers in the weaving room under the household's house. First, they inspected for a while, and if their character and ability were good enough, they would have to take care of them.

Weavers and embroiderers invited by Bai Shan from Qingzhou City came to see people, and asked them to sew some things with needles, and then made them do a few movements with spinning threads and spindles, and then thirteen people were selected. , the remaining eight are the ones they picked.

The remaining eight eagerly watched the thirteen of them stand aside, feeling uneasy, they won't be sent back, right?

That is naturally impossible. In addition to weaving cloth and making clothes, Bai Shan also needs people who can cook and grow vegetables and fields. These are all men and women.

He asked, "Which one of you cooks better?"

The eight ladies scrambled to recommend themselves, looking at each other with a bit of ferocity.

Bai Shan said calmly: "There are a lot of people in the kitchen who need to cook. Besides, people who can grow vegetables, raise chickens and ducks can do all these jobs, so there is no need to rob them. To be honest, you guys Are you really good at cooking?"

When the eight people heard Bai Shan's words, their expressions improved a lot, and they quickly said, "Sir, cooking and growing vegetables is a trivial matter, who wouldn't know how to do it? I've been cooking since I was eight years old. I have been cooking for 20 years now, and the craftsmanship is very good."

The other seven also nodded, "Yes, yes."

The youngest among them was thirteen years old, and she was not chosen to make clothes. Embroidery Niang said that her palms were too thick and sturdy, and she could not turn with a needle. She was a little anxious, but her voice was very low. , drowned in the voices of others.

But Zhou Man stood by and heard clearly, "I can carry water to water vegetables. My strength is so strong that I can carry a bucket full of water at the age of eight."

Zhou Man turned to look at her and saw that she had long hands and feet. Although she was only thirteen years old, she was as tall as the woman next to her, but her face was very tender. The most important thing was that Zhou Man could see her skeleton. It's very big, and the strength should not be small.

She is still small now, and if she grows longer, she may be taller than the cake...bigger.

Well, the cake is tall, but this...

Zhou Man's eyes became brighter the more he looked, and he immediately turned his head and said to Bai Shan, "I like this, you give her to me."

The crowd was shocked and turned to look at the little lady together.

The little lady was a little timid and shrank back, almost shrank behind the crowd.

Some people showed sarcasm on their faces, and one even said: "Madam, look at me, I'm very capable.

The little lady lowered her head in frustration and shrank back again.

However, one of the thirteen people on the other side came forward, directly stepped forward, pulled her out and pushed her to Zhou Man, smiling: "Madam, my sister has nothing else, but she has a lot of strength, and she is honest and obedient. , you point west, and she decides not to go east."

After speaking, he lowered his voice and said to her, "What are you doing, thanking Mrs. soon?"

She dared to run out of the house, although she was encouraged by her friends, but her courage was also a factor, so although she was timid, she raised her bright eyes to look at Zhou Man, curtseyed, "Mrs. Xie."

Seeing her such a standard salute, Zhou Man guessed her origin, couldn't help but grinned, became more kind, nodded and said, "I am the order of the Medical Department, you can call me an adult in the future."

The little lady obeyed and said immediately, "Thank you sir."

Of course Bai Shan wouldn't rob her. Although she didn't understand why she wanted a stupid girl, Si Jing, who was in her early years, was better. It could be seen that she was the backbone of this group of girls, and she was literate.

Oh, she is the big girl who follows the young master to study everywhere.