Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 106 Recruiting Assistants
The ginseng they brought was sold successfully, and both the master and the disciple received generous rewards.

In the evening, the father and son ordered four dishes and had a delicious meal.

They were away from home and carrying a large amount of money with them, so they had to be on guard at all times, so neither of them drank a drop of alcohol.

The next day, the two of them checked out of the room, left Yingkou on horseback, and headed towards Xiongyue, Fuzhou, Pulandian, Jinzhou and other places.

These places are all close to the Bohai Bay. Most of those who travel to Guandong by sea will land in these places, then find ways to settle down in Guandong and then look for other ways out.

There are some people in the local area who specialize in this, similar to the people who "dress up people" in the woodworking yard.

Most of them were people who had come from Guandong before. After becoming familiar with various places in Guandong, they specialized in helping those who came later to find places to settle down.

By the way, make some money from it.

Liu Dongshan knew all about these things, and wherever he went, he would specifically look for those people.

Ask others to help them find a few people with good physique and able to endure hardships to go back and open up the wasteland.

Not everyone has the courage to go into the mountains to cut wood and pan for gold.

In fact, most people eventually choose to work as porters for others or to open up wasteland and farm.

These people who just came from Shandong don’t have a house or a piece of land, and they don’t even know what their next meal is going to be.

Taking refuge with the local residents and working for them is undoubtedly the best way out. At least it can solve the immediate problems of food and accommodation.

In this way, the master and his apprentice recruited seventeen or eighteen strong young men in their twenties or thirties.

“Let’s find these people first, we can’t accommodate more than that.

When the land has a good future next year, we will recruit more people and open up more land.” Liu Dongshan discussed with Qu Shaoyang.

The food and lodging for seventeen or eighteen people is also a considerable expense, so you can't spread your business too wide at the beginning. You have to proceed step by step and take it slow.

"Okay, I'll follow Master's arrangements." Qu Shaoyang didn't really understand any of this, so he just did whatever Master said.

With so many people walking back, we can’t just rely on the two legs.

So Liu Dongshan found someone and bought two horse-drawn carriages in Jinzhou, which were just right for transporting people back, so that everyone could feel more relaxed.

When passing through towns, Liu Dongshan and Qu Shaoyang bought a lot of pickaxes, shovels, sickles, plowshares and other work tools.

The return journey was slow, and by the time they returned to Maoer Mountain, it was already the ninth day of August.

Two horse-drawn carriages were carrying seventeen or eighteen people, plus Qu Shaoyang and his apprentice Liu Dongshan who were riding horses. As soon as the group entered the village, they attracted a lot of attention.

"Hey, Brother Liu, what are you doing? Where did you get so many people from?"

Those who knew Liu Dongshan would inevitably come forward to exchange a few words with him.

"Oh, isn't there a piece of wasteland at home? Shaoyang and I can't handle it alone.

So we specially found these ten guys from Jinzhou to open up the wasteland for us."

Liu Dongshan jumped off his horse and chatted with the other party.

There is nothing to hide about this matter. Once we start working in a few days, everyone will know everything.

"Oh, the other day I heard from Old Zhou that your family was going to hire people to reclaim the wasteland, and I thought he was joking, but I didn't expect it to be true.

Okay, it has to be your family, there is really a way."

The other party gave a thumbs up. It was impossible not to admire him. Most families would not dare to support so many people.

It is said that it is better to add a bucket of food than a mouthful of food. Now there are 17 or 18 more people in the family. Just feeding them is a problem. Ordinary people dare not even think about it.

"Well, I don't want to chat with you for now. I have to go back and settle these people down."

Liu Dongshan smiled, jumped on his horse, and led everyone straight to the foot of Dongshan Mountain.

As soon as Liu Dongshan and others walked away, a group of people gathered here and started talking.

"Oh, he's really bad at it, and he's got 17 or 18 guys to work for him.

These people can eat so much. They need a lot of food just for food. His family doesn't even have an acre of food this year. Does he have to buy it all? I don't see how these people can bankrupt him in three months."

"What you said is very suspicious. Since they dare to bring people back, they must be able to afford it.

You didn’t see it just now, there are two horse-drawn carriages, they must have been newly bought.

Hey, how much money do they have? How can they afford to do this?

Building a house, buying wasteland, buying horses and carriages, hiring people, how rich is your family to bear all this trouble?"

The other man shook his head and spoke thoughtfully.

"Who knows? Didn't he say his wife used to run an inn in Andong? That must be his wife's money.

Anyway, their family is pretty impressive. Before, I just saw that they were building a new house, but nothing else was noticeable, so I didn't think anything of it.

Since returning from the rafting this year, take a look at their home, wow, it’s incredible.” Another person joined the discussion.

Qu Shaoyang and Liu Dongshan had no idea what others were saying, and even if they did, they would not bother to care.

Anyway, they won't be working in the mountains anymore and will stay at home most of the time, so they are not afraid even if others are jealous.

There are so many people at home now, including two big dogs and four guns. Anyone who is brave enough can just rush in and see who will be unlucky then.

The group returned to Dongshangen and the carriage stopped outside the gate. The two dogs in the house heard the noise and barked.

Qu Shaoyang called out to Gou Zi, and then asked everyone to go into the house and rest first.

The house had not been built yet, so these more than ten people could only temporarily live on Qu Shaoyang's side. The two kangs in the north and south were just enough for them to live in.

If not possible, the west room of the Liu family can also be lived in.

It will only take about ten days anyway. Once they finish building the house, we will move out.

On the way back, Qu Shaoyang and his team bought a lot of food. Everyone jumped out of the car and started moving things into the yard.

The two dogs in the house are very interesting. When they saw people moving things in, they immediately wagged their tails and went back to their doghouses.

"Put the food and the tools needed for work in the warehouse first.

Just move your luggage to the next yard and put it on the kang.

For the time being, you will live next door. Starting tomorrow, we will go into the mountains to clear trees, come back to build a house, build it as soon as possible, and then go to open up the wasteland."

Qu Shaoyang directed everyone and they were busy with all kinds of work.

Liu Dongshan was worried about his wife and children, so he left everything to Qu Shaoyang and hurried into the house.

In the house, Lin Ruolan was coaxing her two children. She heard the noise outside and knew that her husband had returned, so she did not go out.

"You're back? How was your trip?"

"It's good, everything went smoothly, the club sold for a lot of money, Shaoyang wanted to give me half, but I didn't want that much.

Well, this is what's left, just keep it away and don't let anyone else know about it."

Liu Dongshan took out a stack of banknotes from his arms and gave it to Lin Ruolan for safekeeping.

"We have hired more than ten people to work here. I'm afraid you'll have to work hard these few days to cook for them.

In a few days, I will see if I can find someone to cook for them."

The main reason is that it is autumn harvest time now and every household is busy, so it is difficult to hire people.

It takes a while when it's less busy before you can find someone.

"Shaoyang hasn't married yet. If he gets married, she can help you." Liu Dongshan sighed and said.

"It's okay, isn't it just cooking some food? A big pot of rice is easy to cook.

How old is Shaoyang? Are you in such a hurry to let him get married?
Besides, we can't ask him to find a wife just because we lack someone to cook. " Lin Ruolan was very happy when she heard this.

(End of this chapter)