Hearing Su Qingluan's reprimand and Liu Yunniang's suggestion, the originally depressed mood of the second and third groups seemed to be given a shot in the arm: Yes, although a lot of wages were deducted, However, the Su family's wife did not deprive them of the opportunity to strive for ranking. If this is the case, then they still have a chance!
The second and third groups who figured this out immediately revived with full health, eliminating their previous dejected look.
"How about it? Do you want to cooperate?" The second team leader nudged the third team leader with his elbow. "If the two groups of us allocate tasks according to what each person is good at, the picking efficiency will be greatly improved."
The third team leader sighed: "In addition to cooperation, is there any more reliable strategy now?"
The leaders of the two groups hit it off immediately and quickly integrated the two teams together and began to assign tasks according to each person's different areas of expertise.
As for the remaining three groups, seeing Su Qingluan lecturing here, they quickly went to work on their own, so they didn't know that two groups had quietly cooperated.
Although the work of picking wild fruits is very hard, everyone is full of energy because of the rewards. However, being very motivated also has its disadvantages - everyone's energy wears off very quickly.
Seeing that everyone's work speed had slowed down as it was approaching noon, Su Qingluan looked at the two "team members" he brought with him - Brother Zhao and Aunt Zou, and asked them: "Can you still persist now?"
The two nodded hurriedly. To be honest, although both of them look very thin, they have always shouldered unimaginable housework burdens at home, so they are both very strong.
But Su Qingluan's "labor" is far inferior to the work they usually have to do.
So Su Qingluan simply took the two of them and Liu Yunniang, and the four of them formed a "field logistics supply team" to pick tree branches, catch birds, rabbits, or fish in the stream, and make a fire to roast these things.
The outdoor conditions were limited, and Su Qingluan didn't carry any seasonings with him. However, Su Qingluan knows that there are many kinds of soil that can be used as seasonings - in fact, the soil is rich in mineral salts, so it produces special colors such as red, so it is easier to find.
So Su Qingluan and three others removed the internal organs of the food by the stream, cleaned it, wrapped it in mineral mud, and then wrapped it with a layer of large leaves as an outer package, and threw it into the fire to bake.
Of course, there is no way to compare the food cooked in this way with the dishes carefully cooked in the kitchen, and although it is salty, the taste is not very uniform due to limited conditions.
However, after a morning's work, everyone was so hungry that their eyes were glowing green, so naturally they didn't care whether the taste was uniform or the meat was tender.
However, in order to prevent some people from taking most of the food for themselves based on physical strength, Su Qingluan stipulated that each group should be uniformly distributed by the group leader.
Whether men or women, the physical burden of labor can be shared with an extra portion of food.
Although this cannot guarantee absolute fairness, everyone basically has no objections. However, due to the limited abilities of the four people, it is not guaranteed to obtain enough food in a short time, so it is impossible for everyone to eat - but at least it will not be as bad as I was so hungry just now.
After eating, everyone started to work again.
Su Qingluan also decided that Aunt Zou and Brother Zhao couldn't work alone as a team anyway, so she and Yun Niang could manage the logistics, food, and accounts. So she asked those two people for their opinions and asked them what they wanted to do. work.
"Don't worry, I'm just asking you to change jobs, but your salary won't be less than a penny." Su Qingluan comforted her.
"I...I can't read..." Aunt Zou said in embarrassment, "But I...I can do more work in the kitchen!"
"I'm quite literate," Zhaodi whispered, "I used to be very unhappy about why my younger brother could go to school but I couldn't, so I secretly took my younger brother's textbooks to study. He would endorse books inside the room, while I would read under the window outside. Eavesdropping while working..."
Su Qingluan heard this and touched Zhaodi's head: "You have done a good job, so you can also handle the accounts together."
"I, I can also do other jobs!" Zhaodi said quickly, "You can leave everything to me!"
Su Qingluan looked at her thin face and sighed with emotion: I'm afraid this situation is "normal" for girls of this era.
Su Qingluan was a little lucky. Although Su Guangfu and Yang still subconsciously believed that "a woman's lack of talent is a virtue" and "the most important thing for a girl is to marry a good family", although this kind of patriarchal consciousness existed, they planned for their children. My mood is not biased.
What's more, if Su Xueyan really wants to go to school, then Su Guangfu and his wife will agree and carefully find a good teacher for her.
As for Su Qingluan, she had always understood that Su Guangfu and Yang did not dare to interfere too much or too tightly. Even the "marriage matter" that she was originally very anxious about did not force her to marry someone immediately.
This kind of "dare not" is not due to real fear, but contains too many emotions such as "guilt" and "guilt".
To put it bluntly, these two people felt that even though "Su Qingluan" had lived as a noble daughter of a wealthy family for the past ten years or so, they were the ones who caused her life situation to plummet.
Therefore, both Yang and Su Guangfu felt that they were sorry for their biological daughter and their adopted daughter.
But not all women of this era are as lucky as the Su family, such as Zhaodi and Aunt Zou in front of them, and Queer who was forcibly married to an old man.
They can't even escape their sad fate easily like the women Su Qingluan saw in her previous life who encountered unkind people. They can only be pulled into a deeper quagmire by life.
Thinking of this, Su Qingluan sighed deeply.
Soon, the day's work was over. Su Qingluan glanced at each group of baskets and found that they had gained a lot.
"Today's work is over, everyone has worked hard." Su Qingluan looked at the tired people and said, "But I have a few things to say next, so as to take up some of your time."
"The first thing is," Su Qingluan looked at Aunt Zou and Brother Zhao, "Everyone has seen that my 'group' only has two members. If we participate in the 'competition' with everyone, it will be very difficult for the two of them." unfair."
Everyone agrees with this point - except for the obvious lack of numbers, other groups must have two or three team leaders or team members who are men. And we have to admit that even if the women's efforts are not inferior at all, if they are purely physical, , still far behind men.
"So I decided that starting from tomorrow, Mrs. Liu, I, and these two people will form a team to independently manage the logistics affairs including accounting." Su Qingluan said.
