Travel to ancient times and become rich women with your bestie

Chapter 147 Register with a Number

The evening sun shone obliquely in the yard, onto the family. The children gathered around them, creating a warm and harmonious atmosphere.

After making the brush, it’s time to cook.

It was time to get off work at the factory. It was the first time for Chen's eldest sister-in-law and Chang'an to be in charge of counting. They were still a little worried. They asked the children to help Tao'er cook, and then they went to the factory.

I originally thought that everyone had gone off work and had already started to register the number of people, but when the two of us walked in, we didn't expect that the yard was still bustling with activity.

The two old ladies also walked around the yard to watch the workers working, and would say something from time to time when they saw something they thought was inappropriate.

When they saw the two people come in, everyone just raised their heads and nodded to them as a greeting, and then continued to work hard.

"My dear uncles and brothers, it is already 4:00 PM. You can pack up your things and go to my sister-in-law and Chang'an to register."

The man who was working looked up at the sky without stopping what he was doing.

"It's still early, Big Tree Lady, let's do it for a while."

"That's right, 4:45 pm is not that late, at least we can still make it another hour."

You don't want to get off work, but we do, the two roared in their hearts.

"It will take a while to register with so many people. Go and register to leave work quickly, otherwise it will delay your meal." The two men still advised them.

"Then let them register first, I'll do it for a while." Someone said.

"Zhao Chunshan, you are really calculating. Why don't you go and register first? Who wouldn't want to work a little longer?"

"That's what you would think."

"I said it first, so it must be my last one. If you're not convinced, why didn't you say it just now?" Zhao Chunshan retorted unconvinced.

Seeing that several people were about to start quarreling, Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin quickly spoke up to stop them.

"Alright, alright. We understand how you feel. It's just that this job can't be done in one day, and a fat man can't be made in one bite. You have to rest when you need to. If you all fight to be the last one to leave, then my mother and sister-in-law won't be able to have dinner."

Just as Old Lady Chen and Li Shuhua were about to say that they were fine, Zheng Yuan stopped them with a look, and they both stepped back.

"How about this, we should still follow the working hours. However, queuing together will indeed waste time. We will give each of you a number from one to twenty, so remember your number."

"My sister-in-law and Chang'an will call you in order from one to twenty, and those who are called will go up and register. The second day will start from two, the third day will start from three, and so on. It will be fair to everyone. Do you think this will work?"

The people below were still somewhat unhappy, as this still meant they had lost an hour of working time.

"Mother Dashu, can we take the tools back with us so we don't delay our aunts from getting off work? We can go back and do it, and bring the measurements the next day."

Both of them wanted to agree, but suddenly they thought that the fewer people knew about this, the better.

"You can do it later, but you can't take this batch of stuff out. By the way, now that we're talking about this, I hope you guys try not to pass on what we made. Not only the tools, but also the finished products can't be taken out. If they are passed on and others learn how to do it, then our factory won't be able to continue, and everyone will only be able to earn this much."

These people may not necessarily listen if you say something else, but when it comes to their own interests, I believe many people will think twice before speaking.

"If everyone cooperates with us in keeping the secret, don't worry. We will have a lot of things to do in the future, and we will definitely give priority to hiring you. Just get off work on time in the next few days."

"We said before that we also want to collect walnuts. If you really feel that you finish work too early and want to do something else, you can go home and peel walnuts with your wife and children. It's also an income."

After hearing this, the workers felt relieved.

"Don't worry, we are very tight-lipped and will definitely not say anything more."

"We know the seriousness of the matter. Since you have instructed us, we will definitely keep our mouths shut."

The old lady must have considered these things when she selected people, so Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin were not too worried. And to be honest, Lao Huaiqing is really remote. Unless they have a purpose, no one would come here. Only a few people in the village go to the market occasionally, and they don't know anyone, so it shouldn't be a big problem.

But, we should always remind people what needs to be reminded.

"Okay, we'll give you numbers now, and you go over there to register in order. Chang'an, sister-in-law, you two, get ready."

"Hey, Second Aunt!" Chang An turned and walked into the main room, took out the list he had just prepared, and sat upright at the table to prepare for registration.

The two men began to randomly number the workers, and those who did not get a number squatted down and started to work on a few more tasks in a hurry.

After the numbers were assigned, the two of them immediately went in to check in.

After all, it was the first time they did this, and they were worried about whether Chang'an could do it well.

Old Mrs. Chen was also a little worried, and couldn't help stretching her head to look inside. She was relieved when she saw the two people go in.

But as the two of them stood aside, Chen Changan and his mother felt a little uncomfortable, fearing that they might not do well.

Zheng Yuan nodded at them soothingly, and they both took two deep breaths before starting to count the number of people.

The mother and son divided the work. Li Shuhua counted it for the first time and then handed it to Chang'an. After they checked that there were no problems, they began to check whether the quality was up to standard.

We were delayed a bit today in starting work and making tools, so we didn't get much done.

The first person made 67, but three of them failed to meet the quality standards, so only 64 were counted. Chen Changan picked out the failed ones and put them aside, and the man had no objection.

Chang An looked up at the two people. They nodded at him, and then he began to record on the paper.

Most of the villagers were illiterate, so they thought it was impressive to see the piece of paper filled with words.

"Oh, Chang'an, you can recognize so many characters? That's amazing! Is this my name? This is Chen. I recognize it. It's the same as on my father's tombstone. The last two characters look quite strange."

The two of them also looked over and almost couldn't help laughing.

This man's name was Chen Jiaxiang. Unfortunately, he didn't know how to write the two characters after "Chang'an", so he drew a small house and something that looked like a cloud.

Chang'an felt embarrassed by what he said and quickly waved his hands, saying it was nothing serious.

"It's not impressive enough to know so many words. Tell me, how much money can I earn today?" Chen Jiaxiang was unwilling to count on his fingers.

"Sixteen articles!"

While Chen Changan was still counting on his fingers, Zheng Yuan had already reported the number.

Several people looked at her in surprise.

"Dashu's mother, you haven't even counted, how do you know it's sixteen cents? Are you trying to trick me?" Chen Jiaxiang was a little unconvinced.

"If you don't believe me, just count it yourself."

Chen Jiaxiang really didn't believe it, so he counted on his fingers, and Chang'an also sped up.

"That's sixteen cents. Second Aunt, you're so fast!"

"Hey! Amazing! Amazing! It's true, Big Tree Lady, how did you figure that out?"

The two looked at Zheng Yuan with surprise in their eyes.

"Nothing, I just got more familiar with it." Zheng Yuan didn't want to explain what the multiplication table was. He could just have his family train him later.

Chen Jiaxiang didn't ask much. Dashu Niang said that it was okay once he got used to it. Anyway, he had earned sixteen cents today, so he could speak louder when he went back.

Chen Jiaxiang put away his tools neatly and placed them at the back, then went out happily.

With the first person, the rest were quick. But with 20 people and so many brush handles, it still took quite a while. By the time the last person finished registering, the sun had already set.