mtl008 Chapter 142 Door-to-Door Service
Chapter 142 Door-to-Door Service
When they heard this news, they said they weren't envious or jealous, but that would definitely be a lie.
Which family doesn't want to build a new house?
Putting aside everything else, with a new house, it will be easier for their son to find a wife. How could they not be envious and jealous?
But there's no use in being envious or jealous now, since none of it belongs to them and they have no connection whatsoever with it.
They now only hope that when Lin Caijian is looking for workers to build the house, he can find them in Gujia Village.
In this way, they can earn money in their own village, and it's close to home, so their families can help out if they have the ability.
The village chief thought the same thing, and upon hearing the news, he went to find Lin Cai. After listening to what the village chief had to say, Lin Cai frowned.
"Village chief, I'm building a house, not doing charity. Even if I need to hire people, shouldn't I be looking for young and strong ones?"
If everyone who can do the job comes, then even seven or eight-year-old children and fifty or sixty-year-old men and women can do the job. If they all come, how should she settle their wages with them?
After listening, the village chief nodded repeatedly: "Of course, of course, of course..." Then he explained the purpose of his visit.
"Lin girl, I came here today to tell you that building this house is a huge project, and there are quite a few young and strong men in our village..."
"What kind of brick-moving and tile-removing work do you need? I can find some for you, and I guarantee you'll be satisfied with what I find..."
Seeing that the village chief didn't speak immediately, Lin Cai waited a moment before saying, "Okay, but I also want to make this clear beforehand..."
"No matter how many people come, only those I need will stay, and those I don't need won't stay. If you don't want to come, it's best not to."
She didn't want to create a lot of trouble by building a house, so she had to be careful when choosing people. Upon hearing this, the village chief quickly said that it was no problem.
"Don't worry, Lin girl. I found these people for you. You can keep whoever you want, and I'll send the ones you don't want back. They definitely won't cause you any trouble."
The problem of craftsmen has been solved, and the problem of workers has also been solved. Now the only problem is wood. No matter what kind of house is being built, wood is indispensable.
The old timber is definitely no longer usable, so Lin Cai plans to go up the mountain to cut down trees, but this job requires manpower.
She has three people around her now, but even those three aren't enough!
Seeing that Lin Cai was a little worried about manpower, Lin Bao suggested to his sister, "Little sister, if you need more people, you can ask your second brother."
"He has so many people with him, if you go and ask him for it, he will definitely give it to you."
Hearing this, Lin Cai shook her head. It wasn't that she hadn't thought about it; in fact, when she came back before, she had planned to bring two people back with her.
But after thinking about it again, I gave up on the idea!
Those people around her second brother usually listen to him. If she really brings the person back, will they still be obedient now?
If they don't listen, will they still be motivated to work?
She was hiring people to do the work, not troublemakers, and certainly not ancestors, so Lin Cai immediately rejected the idea as soon as it came up.
Lin Bao thought about it and agreed. The people around his second brother were all like firecrackers. If his second brother hadn't been there to keep them in check, who knows what kind of trouble they would have caused.
Besides, they have a scar on their side. What should we do if things really escalate? Who should we help? That's another problem!
While the brother and sister were still undecided, Gu Zhan arrived carrying the prey; he wasn't alone.
Two men followed behind him. I don't know where they found them, but they came up to him and said directly that they needed money. They heard that houses were being built here and they needed people, so they wanted to give it a try.
Lin Cai originally thought they were going to be very popular, but she didn't expect them to not go at all. After taking the two people inside...
I asked them all about their homes, and only after that did I realize they were from the next village.
The two are brothers, both surnamed Wang. The elder brother is called Wang Dazhu, and the younger brother is called Wang Erzhu.
The two brothers are well past the age of marriage, but they are still single.
It wasn't for any other reason than poverty. They had no money, their house was dilapidated, and no girl wanted them, so the two brothers are still single.
"How did you know I wanted to build a house? How did you know I needed people?"
Lin Cai was a little puzzled. Although her plan to build a house wasn't exactly a secret, it shouldn't have spread so quickly, right?
She's not some important person, and the Gu family isn't a big family either. It's just an ordinary house construction project. How come it happened so quickly? The neighboring village already knows?
"Did Aunt Wang tell us this when she went back?"
The "Aunt Wang" that Wang Erzhu mentioned is the same Aunt Wang who got into a fight with Li Guixiang; her family home is in the next village.
After the fight that day, she went back and argued with her husband again. In a fit of anger, Aunt Wang went straight back to her parents' home.
When Aunt Wang returned to her parents' home, she chatted with her friends from her own family and mentioned the Gu family and Lin Cai.
They kept saying how the Gu family had become rich and powerful, and that they were about to build a new house.
What was said in jest was taken seriously by the two brothers. After listening, they discussed it and decided to come directly to him.
They all know that building a house requires hiring workers, and it's generally better to hire someone you know than someone you don't.
Although the two brothers were not familiar with the Gu family, they were from the next village and lived nearby. If any problems arose, Lin Cai could go to the next village to find someone.
The two brothers explained their purpose, and after Lin Cai understood, she let them stay.
They explained the specifications and daily wages to them in detail, and the two brothers heard that each of them would receive 15 coins per day.
Their eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, because they simply couldn't believe they were getting such high wages every day.
One person earns 15 coins a day, so if they work for a month, that's 450 coins. And since they are two brothers, that's one or two taels of silver a month.
In the past, they would never have dared to dream of this. They had done odd jobs building houses for others, but they only earned ten coins a day at most.
Lin Cai is now offering 15 coins a day; only a fool would refuse such a good deal.
The reason Lin Cai paid 15 coins a day was because the house she wanted to build was extraordinary.
Whether it's the foundation or the materials used, it's different from the houses here. She wants exquisite workmanship, not sloppy workmanship.
If you pay workers higher wages, they will work harder, and the houses built won't be built with substandard materials.