Fortunately, the guards who brought them here are reliable, so they said to them after hearing the words: "Then you guys rest for a while, I will report to the adults."
One of the two guards stayed behind, and the other went back to the backyard.
Bai Shan was overjoyed when he heard that they had recruited more than 30 people, and he was even more happy when he heard that there were 21 women among them, "Where are they?"
"It's in the front county government office."
The guard is the guard of the Bai family. Although he is not as affectionate as Daji was with the lady of the lord, he has always followed Mrs. Liu. He naturally knows that the lord of his house is not someone who looks down on women, so he said: "There are some ladies in there. I used to be a servant girl of a rich family, even if I can’t read, I know a lot about knitting girls.”
Bai Shan said happily: "Okay! I'm short of such people right now."
Why are the clothes sold to long-term workers so cheap by county government offices? That is of course because of poor quality.
The so-called "you get what you pay for", the clothes that are now placed in the house for the long-term workers are all the work of the female workers. Of course, even the work of practice, they have tried their best to do their best, but there are always so many A little flaw, and it takes time and effort to fix that flaw.
For example, the stitching is not fine enough, and for example, one sleeve looks slightly smaller than the other...
Therefore, Bai Shan simply put the cost price in the house and gave it to the long-term workers.
The cost price is only the price of the fabric, and 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, the long-term workers he recruited now need clothes, and the female workers also need to practice their hands. Obviously, he doesn't have that long to wait for them to grow up slowly, so he puts in a lot of work, and if he does a lot, he doesn't believe that they can't practice.
Of course, if there are excellent female workers, he will be even happier, and if there are some who can read and count, he will be even happier.
For labor is easy to come by, but those who manage it are hard to come by.
Fortunately, both Bai Erlang and Yin Or were helping him, and the people around them could also use it. Man Bao helped him share part of it through the medical office. Even Princess Mingda, who was feeling sick, took the maid to help him keep an eye on Yushantang. .
Otherwise, he would definitely not be able to take care of such a large venue all at once.
As soon as Zhou Man heard that some of the ladies who came could read and write, he immediately wanted to follow her and asked, "Are they ready to eat?"
"No."
Zhou Man turned around and called Jiu Lan, "Take some money and go out to the stall outside to buy some pancakes for the front."
Jiulan agreed, and went back to the house to get the money, while Bai Shan held Zhou Man back and said, "You go after eating first, there's no rush right now."
Zhou Man has only been pregnant for a short time, but Mingda has already experienced pregnancy reversal, but Zhou Man has no reaction at all, and is alive and kicking every day, but Bai Shan is very worried, afraid that she will react if something goes wrong one day.
There is not much he can do, just try not to make her hungry and thirsty.
Of the twenty-one ladies, only two were truly literate, both of whom were maids. One used to follow a young master, and the other was a maid of a lady. Not only could she read, she could also manage accounts.
Zhou Man was moved when he saw it, so Bai Shan directly took them to the weaving room under the household to work as female workers. He inspected them for a period of time, and if their character and ability were good, he would let them take charge.
Bai Shan invited the weavers and embroiderers from Qingzhou City to come over to see the people, let them sew something with needles, and let them do some movements with spinning thread and spindles, and then thirteen people were selected. , the remaining eight are the ones they pick.
The remaining eight watched the thirteen of them standing aside anxiously, feeling uneasy in their hearts, they won't be sent back, right
That is naturally impossible. In addition to weaving and making clothes, Bai Shan also needs people who can cook and grow vegetables and fields. These are not limited to men and women.
He asked, "Which one of you cooks better?"
The eight ladies scrambled to recommend themselves, and they looked at each other fiercely.
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 fight. To be honest, you Are you really good at cooking?"
When the eight people heard Bai Shan's words, their expressions improved a lot, and they hurriedly said: "My lord, cooking and growing vegetables is such a trivial matter, who's wife can't do it? I have been cooking since I was eight years old. It has been cooked for 20 years now, and the craftsmanship is very good."
The other seven people also nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes."
The youngest among them was thirteen years old, and she was not selected to make clothes. The embroiderer said that her palms were too thick and rigid, and she could not turn when holding a needle. She was a little anxious, but her voice was very low. , drowned in the voices of others.
But Zhou Man stood aside and heard clearly, "I can carry water and water vegetables. I have great strength. I can carry a bucket full of water at the age of eight."
Zhou Man turned his head to look at her, and saw that she had long hands and long feet. Although she was only thirteen years old, she was as tall as the woman next to her, but her face was very tender. Most importantly, Zhou Man could see her skeleton It is very big, and the strength should not be small.
She is still young now, and if she grows longer, she may be taller... Bigger than Xibing.
Well, Western cakes are 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, please give her to me."
The crowd was startled and turned to look at the little lady together.
The little lady was a little timid, she shrank back, almost shrank behind the crowd.
Some people showed sarcasm on their faces, and one even said: "Ma'am, look at me, I am also very capable.
The little lady lowered her head in frustration, then shrank back.
On the other hand, one of the thirteen people on the other side stepped forward, pulled her out and pushed her to Zhou Man, and said with a smile: "Ma'am, my sister has nothing but strength and is obedient." , you point west, she will decide not to go east."
After finishing speaking, he lowered his voice and said to her: "What are you doing in a daze, why don't you thank Madam soon?"
She dared to run out of the house, although she was encouraged by her friends, but her courage was also an item, so although she was timid, she still raised her bright eyes to look at Zhou Man, curtseyed, "Mrs. Xie."
Seeing her salute so standard, Zhou Man guessed her background, couldn't help but pursed his lips, smiled more kindly, nodded and said: "I am the order of the Medical Administration, you can call me your lord from now on."
The little lady was kind, and immediately said: "Thank you, sir."
Of course, Bai Shan would not compete with her. Although he 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 also literate.
Oh, she is that big girl who followed the young master to study everywhere.