The next day, Su Laoer and the village chief went to the county government office to apply for paperwork, and now the small slope behind the Su family became the Su family's. After arriving home, Su Laoer didn't waste any time and went to the village to find people. In half a day, he found more than a dozen strong laborers and agreed to go early tomorrow morning. Each person would be paid thirty cash a day and they would not have to eat at noon.
Everyone in the Su family is very busy every day, and they really don't have time to cook for the villagers. However, the wages are high and they are allowed to go home and eat by themselves. The villagers are used to the Su family's operation, so they don't think it's a big deal. .
At Mrs. Liu's house, Yu Manjiang was sitting in the yard in a daze, his eyes a little dull. Since the incident with the Su family, he had not found a job for a long time, and no one nearby would use him. I heard today that the Su family was looking for someone. Yu Manjiang was self-aware and didn't move forward. He didn't know when this kind of life would end.
As soon as Mrs. Liu entered the courtyard and saw her eldest son's cowardice, she opened her mouth to curse.
"Look at how dead you are! You've been idle at home all day, and you didn't ask when the Su family is recruiting people. Do you want my old lady to provide for you? If I had known this, I would have strangled you to death when I gave birth to you. , and avoid wasting food.”
Yu Manjiang lowered his head and said nothing. He let his mother scold him and felt bitter in his mouth and in his heart. Yu Manjiang's daughter-in-law was hiding in the house at this time, holding her belly with both hands. She hoped that the baby would be a boy, but she was afraid that it would be a boy. When her daughter grows up, she will get married, but her son will have to go to ethnic studies in the future. Spend money to find a wife for him, but her mother-in-law will not spend a penny on her family. She is going to give birth to a boy. How will she live in the future?
Mrs. Liu cursed a lot, but when she saw that her eldest son still looked like he was dying, she lost the mood to curse and went straight back to her house.
When Su Laoer came home, he saw his daughter whittling a piece of bamboo with a machete. He walked over and took what Su Yu had in hand.
"Daughter, this knife is no joke. Tell dad what you want to do and he will do it."
Su Yu was happy to see her father back. She really couldn't do this job, and she couldn't finish it even after cutting it for a long time.
"That's just right. Dad, you can do it. I want...?"
Su Yu couldn't figure it out, so he simply went to the study to draw pictures.
"Dad, please wait for me."
Soon Su Yu finished painting and returned.
"Dad, look at it. Make it the size as shown in the picture. Only the wider end needs to be drilled with rows of small holes."
Drilling holes in the bamboo strips was a bit difficult, but it was not difficult for Su Laoer.
"Okay, okay, but this bamboo needs to be soaked in water. After soaking it overnight, I will make it for you."
After hearing what his father said, Su Yu felt that this would definitely happen.
"All right."
"Daughter, what did you do?"
"A brush for brushing your teeth."
"My daughter is so smart, she can think of all these things."
Su Yu thought to herself, this is not what she thought, it is a necessity in modern life.
When Butcher Gao delivered the pigs the next day, he indeed brought a large bag of pig hair. Most pigs raised in ancient times were black, so this large bag of pig hair was all black, which saved the effort of picking.
As for Su Laoer, he started working on it early in the morning and now has a toothbrush handle. The main reason is that drilling holes is time-consuming.
"Mom, come here and do me a favor."
I really couldn’t do the delicate live fish, so I had to ask my mother for help.
"This kid, I don't know what he is doing."
Mrs. Lian said as she put down the pig leg in her hand, washed her hands and wiped them on her apron, then walked to Su Yu.
"Isn't this pig hair? What do you want it for?"
"Mom, let me tell you, I have a lot of use for this thing."
Previously, Su Yu picked a small handful of pig hair from his pocket, washed it with soap, and dried it on the small bench in front of him. When Mrs. Lian came over, he handed over the bamboo handle in his hand.
"Mom, do you see the small holes punched in it? I want to put the two ends of ten pig hairs through the two small holes, but I can't get through."
Su Yu was very helpless even though she had a good brain and no hands.
Mrs. Lian saw that this was not difficult.
"You wait, mother goes back to the house to get the sewing basket."
When Mrs. Lian brought the sewing basket, she tied the two ends of the ten pig hairs tightly and passed them through the small holes. However, the ten pig hairs were still a little loose after being pierced through the holes. Su Yu thought about it and asked his father to spend it. Small bamboo sticks are made and inserted into the holes to fix the pig hair and prevent the pig hair from falling off.
There are thirty-two holes in total, and it takes time to pierce pig hair. Su Yu moved a small bench and sat in front of Lian with a small toothbrush. It took almost a quarter of an hour to pierce it, which was quite fast. Well, if Su Yu did it by himself, he probably wouldn't be able to do it for an hour. After the pig hair is threaded and fixed, use scissors to trim the hair at the front end, and a simple toothbrush is ready. Su Yu smelled it and it had no smell. He dipped it in some green salt and rinsed his mouth. Although the feeling of using it was not comparable to a modern toothbrush, it was much better than an ancient willow branch. Su Yu only regretted that he didn't think of it earlier and suffered for so long in vain.
Seeing Su Yu's look, the couple couldn't help but admire their daughter's brain. How did she come up with it? They knew at a glance that it would definitely work better than a willow branch.
"Father, mother, what do you think about me making this and selling it in the shop?"
The two nodded sharply.
"Daughter, if you can do this business, those wealthy families will definitely buy it. But if you know how to make this thing at a glance, I'm afraid it won't be sold in the long run."
This is true, so Su Yu plans to do more and make a one-time deal.
"Then let's do more. If the business fails after we sell out, we won't sell it. But this work is very time-consuming. Our family definitely doesn't have time to do it. I plan to find people in the village to do it."
"Yu'er, this is a good idea. There are a lot of idle people in the village now, so there must be someone willing to do it."
After thinking about it, Su Yu went to the study and wrote a plan. She would sell a toothbrush for ten cents a piece, cut bamboo handles for a simple work of one cent, and wear pig hair for two cents a piece. She could make seven cents, and still You can also do some with a brush.
Su Yu is making a lot of money here, but things are not going well for Yu Zheng.
"The people over there are still watching?"
"Yes, Master, they don't seem to believe that Master, you are engaged to a girl from the Su family."
"If they don't believe it, then I'll let them believe it."
Qinglin stood aside and did not answer.
"What are the Su family busy with these days?"
Yu Zheng was asking about the Su family, but Qinglin knew in his heart that the master was asking about Su Yu.
"I heard that the Su family opened a shop in the town, specializing in selling their own bacon, but the business was not very good."
"I just like to mess around. How much money can I make by making bacon? Which house in the village doesn't make bacon?"
Yu Zheng's thoughts were similar to Su Laoer's. He felt that Su Yu would definitely be finished this time.
"Let's go to Su's house and have a look."
(End of chapter)
