Seeing Lu Lin come back, Chen Xiaomi asked, "Did Lizheng agree?"
Lu Lin nodded, and said: "Yes." Lu Lin had expected this situation a long time ago and was not angry, "Let's hire someone from another village, and we have to buy some green bricks. There is no land for our house! Yes! If it's dirt, it's better to pave it with bricks."
Chen Xiaomi frowned, and said, "It's fine if you can live there, what's Fei doing?"
Lu Lin smiled, and said, "Isn't it convenient to build another house on the left and right?"
Chen Xiaomi secretly said: The young master is the young master, and he likes to be poor and particular. Although Chen Xiaomi felt that Lu Lin had a lot of demands, he didn't object.
The news that Lu Lin went to Lizheng was still spread in the village, and the villagers also knew that Chen Xiaomi's house was going to be built.
The villagers were once again shocked by Chen Xiaomi's generosity, so they bought a donkey and were about to build a house. How rich are they? There is also that hot-eyed feeling that it doesn't matter if Chen Xiaomi is rich, because he can't even find a helper.
Lu Lin and Chen Xiaomi made some preparations, and went to the town again two days later.
There are poor people in many villages. There is a place in the town where people are looking for work. If anyone needs someone, they can go there directly.
Lu Lin and Chen Xiaomi made a selection, and they selected five people. These five people belonged to a small team, and they often built houses for others, and their reputation was not bad.
The five are headed by a man of thirty-seven or eighteen years old. In addition, there are a pair of brothers who look similar, and there are two small apprentices.
Liu Guiyong's family has little land, so he will come out to do part-time jobs on weekdays. However, in this season, the weather is cold and there are not many people in need. Many people often come to the town for nothing. Liu Guiyong and others have not started work for several days.
Chen Xiaomi and Liu Guiyong discussed the price.
Liu Guiyong was a little surprised and said, "It's really 40 coins a day."
"You are the only one who pays 40 Wen a day, and the others pay less." Chen Xiaomi said.
Liu Guiyong nodded and said, "I know this."
Two sons, 35 renminbi a day, and two and a half-year-old apprentices 20 renminbi a day, for a meal, this is already a high price.
The price was set by Liu Guiyong. Generally, the price can be negotiated. If Chen Xiaomi negotiated the price, Liu Guiyong felt that it would be acceptable to ask for 5 Wen. He was a little surprised that Chen Xiaomi didn't make a counteroffer.
Liu Guiyong’s price is not high, he is a veteran, he is good at work, and has a lot of experience, but unfortunately in the past two years, he got into a fight with someone, and his face was cut, so he looked for another job It's not easy. Some people use it, but the price is always lowered.
Disfigurement is quite serious in this place. If you want to be an official, you can't lose your appearance. Once you lose your appearance, you will be removed and replaced by the superior.
Liu Guiyong was a little surprised that Chen Xiaomi didn't make a counter-offer, and was even more puzzled that since Chen Xiaomi was from Dashi Village, why didn't he just find someone in the village.
At this time, everyone is free. If you look for someone in the village, it should be cheaper. If you live nearby, you don’t have to waste time on the road. However, Chen Xiaomi didn’t say anything, and Liu Guiyong didn’t ask. No matter what, there is work to do. It's good.
It was finally opened, and there is no reason to push such a good thing out.
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The news that Chen Xiaomi invited people from other villages to work quickly spread to the village.
Chen Xiaomi bought a lot of blue bricks and piled them next to the house, and many people saw them.
Originally, some villagers who were still gloating about Chen Xiaomi's failure to find anyone to work felt strange when they saw people from other villages coming in. After some inquiries, they found out that Chen Xiaomi was specially invited to build the house.
Liu Guiyong and others were shocked when they saw Chen Xiaomi's kang, but they didn't ask casually.
The wages were agreed to be paid daily, and Liu Guiyong was not worried about Chen Xiaomi's reneging on his debts. Seeing the financial resources of his boss, Liu Guiyong was still very confident in his work.
For lunch, I drank rice porridge with pickles. The rice was coarse rice bought in the town, with yam added and a little minced meat added.
The dishes are the pickles and sour radishes that Lu Lin bought from Grandma Shen. Grandma Shen's cooking skills are very good, and the pickles and sour radishes are very good for rice.
Although it is a rough meal, it is very popular with Lao Liu and others.
At this time of year, food is still very expensive, and some people take care of the food, which is nothing more than a bowl of porridge.
For Lu Lin, the yam porridge is enough, and there is still meat in it. Although it is just a little minced meat, it is still meat anyway.
The eyes of the two half-grown handymen were full of food. Although Lu Lin cooked a lot of porridge, they still finished it all.
A few people were doing odd jobs here, and they also saw that Lu Lin made porridge with clay sticks. After seeing it, they hid it in their hearts and didn't say anything.
Lu Lin originally had to rely on yams to survive the winter, so he kept quiet, and now that he has money, he doesn't care much about it.
After eating and drinking enough, several people worked very hard.
In the evening, Lu Lin was worried about accidents on the road, so he sent a few people back, and sent them in a mule cart.