Pastoral little master

Chapter 139 Picking
Patriarch Tan immediately reprimanded those who made sarcastic remarks, telling Tan Dejin to ignore them.

The crowd below fell silent.

Tan Dejin didn't need to answer this question, but he stood in front of people, looked at everyone, and said very seriously, "Our family is headed by Qiduo."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar!
Everyone looked at him with a little more contempt, and an old man had the nerve to say in public that his daughter is the head of the house. This is too useless, too useless!
Patriarch Tan was also stunned.

He thinks that Qiduo is capable and better than other children of the same age, but she is a woman and a child after all, how can she be qualified to be a family?
Qiduo was also stunned.

She was going to explain to everyone why Tan Dejin asked herself to speak, but she didn't want to embarrass her father in front of others. She never expected that her father would tell everyone so directly and definitely that she, Tan Qiduo, was Tan Dejin's home.

She is the master of the house!

No matter in the past life or in this life, this is the first time she has assumed such an identity.

"Father?" Qiduo hurriedly looked at Tan Dejin.

Tan Dejin nodded with a gentle smile, "Duo, you will be the master of our family from now on, and everything is up to your arrangement."

It stands to reason that he is an upright man and the father of four children. He should be the one to run the house, and he should support the house and protect his wife and children from wind and rain.

But after experiencing these things, he found that he was incapable of taking care of the family, and only Qiduo could do it.Let him work and do things well, but let him make plans for the future, he can't.

Not to mention how much money Qiduo earned for the family before, just like Luhuapo this time, if Qiduo hadn't insisted on going there to have a look, who would have known that there were so many lotus roots growing in that rotten mud pond.

And this time, digging and selling lotus root will depend on Qiduo to arrange and think of ideas. He is worried that some people will not listen to her arrangement, so he purposely said this sentence in public to let everyone know Qiduo's situation at home. Her status made people dare not underestimate her.

"En." Qiduo nodded seriously.

It is a blessing to have such an enlightened father.

It takes a lot of courage for a father to admit in public that he is not as good as his daughter, and that his family depends on his daughter. It is difficult for ordinary people to do it.

In addition to being moved, she also has a heavy burden on her shoulders. She must take good care of this family so that she can live up to her father's expectations.

"Boss, are you talking nonsense?"

"Yes, Dekin, you can't spoil your children like this."

"..."

The voices of dissatisfaction among the crowd below were very loud, and they all thought that Tan Dejin spoiled Qiduo too much and was messing around.

Tan Debao also pulled Tan Dejin down, and whispered, "Brother, don't talk like that."

Tan Dejin smiled innocently, and then said to everyone, "I'm telling the truth, and it's not because I'm used to Qiduo that I speak like this. We Qiduo have been with Mrs. Shen since we were young, and our knowledge and ability are far better than mine. , Let her be the head of the family, I can rest assured, I will follow behind to enjoy the happiness, why should I not, who will make my daughter capable, hehe!"

These words are not only not embarrassing, but very proud and proud.

Proud of having such a capable daughter!
Everyone knows that Zheng Wanru loves Qiduo very much, and everyone in the Shen family is talented, so it is reasonable for Qiduo to follow behind to learn some skills.

Everyone didn't doubt Tan Dejin's words, but envied Qiduo for having such a good opportunity.

Of course, there are also jealous people.

Patriarch Tan also said, "De Jin is right. Don't look at Qiduo as a little girl, but she is very smart. The old Wu's family came to make trouble last time. The Wu family left with their tails between their legs. Hehe, wisdom does not lie in old age, but ignorance can lead to a hundred years, this is absolutely true."

Everyone in Tanjiazhuang knew what happened to the Wu family last time, and many people went to help at that time.

It's just that for the sake of old man Tan's face, the patriarch Tan didn't mention Qiduo's idea to others except that he praised Qiduo in front of Zheng Wanru.

Now after listening to Patriarch Tan, everyone knows what's going on.

The eyes of everyone looking at Qiduo changed, no longer the contempt and disdain as before.

Qiduo scratched her hair in embarrassment, grinned at everyone, and said, "Hey, actually, my father and patriarch's grandfather praised me too much, and I'm even embarrassed.

I am my father's daughter, no matter how capable I am, I can't beat him. The reason why my father let me be the head of the family is to take this opportunity to let me learn more skills from the uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters-in-law. Please Teach me a lot, hehe! "

He solemnly saluted everyone.

Qiduo's humble attitude and cute expression made everyone smile and feel good about her.

Seeing that everyone's expressions had softened, Qiduo got to the point and said the request for digging lotus roots.

The unbroken lotus root costs two cents a catty, and the broken lotus root costs two cents and two catties. At the same time, the residual lotus root dug by one person in a day cannot exceed one-tenth of the total weight, and the residual lotus root that exceeds one-tenth is not considered wages. .

If more than one-tenth of the lotus roots have been dug for three consecutive days, they will not be hired again. They will bring their own dry food and no meals will be provided.

Not only can the broken lotus root not be stored for a long time, but also it is easy for silt to enter the hole of the lotus root. Such lotus root cannot be sold at a high price.

Do not have the heart of harming others, and the heart of guarding against others is indispensable. Although most people are simple and kind-hearted, it is difficult to guarantee that people with unscrupulous intentions will take advantage of the opportunity to fish in troubled waters. They think that they will give money as long as they dig the lotus roots anyway, and they are idle at home. Just dig it.

They may dig indiscriminately, and then dig up a pile of residual lotus root, wasting the pond lotus root in vain.

Also, in order to guard against some people deliberately making trouble, Qiduo had to make this rule.

"My uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters-in-law, please think about it. If you accept my conditions, you can start working tomorrow." Qiduo said loudly.

The villagers talked with each other.

Although Qiduo's regulations on the residual lotus root were beyond the imagination of the villagers, they were acceptable. It is natural to do well when using other people's money to work and do things. It is normal to have these requirements.

After some discussions, the villagers agreed to the conditions Qiduo said.

Due to the limitation of the number of people, under the suggestion of Patriarch Tan, all those who are willing to work, one person from each family, so as not to favor one another and make others feel dissatisfied.

Of course, all the people in the Tan family who were arranged by the Zhao family will go.

Qiduo counted, without the Tan family, there were 35 people in total.

Now digging lotus roots is mainly to save time, otherwise, she doesn't want to hire many people, which is not easy to manage.

After agreeing on all the details, Qiduo troubled Patriarch Tan to write a contract, and asked everyone who went to dig lotus roots to sign and pledge, including the Tan family.

For other people, Qiduo is not worried about any difficult problems, it is the Tan family, and the Zhao family is very likely to find trouble.

However, Qiduo has already made up her mind, no matter how messed up Mrs. Zhao is, she will never let her succeed.

Qiduo took out the gloves that Xu and Erxia sewed last time, and asked everyone to go back and let the family sew a pair overnight, and wear them when digging lotus root tomorrow, so as to protect their hands from injury.

No one had seen gloves before, and the women came to see them one after another, talking about how to sew them.

"It's okay, you can go back and get a suitable old cloth and needlework to my house. I'll let my mother and eldest sister teach you, it's not difficult. Try to make the cloth as thick as possible, so that it can protect your hands better." Qiduo said with a smile.

"Okay, let's go back now." The women nodded, they really didn't know how to do it just by looking at it.

When the villagers were about to leave, Qiduo advertised the bean sprouts again and told the price so that interested villagers could go to her home to buy them in two days.

The villagers are also very interested in the new bean sprouts, and they all said that they would go and have a look.

After Tan Decai returned to Tan's house, he told Mr. Tan and Mrs. Zhao about Qiduo being the head of the family.

"This useless dead thing is really useless. A man can't even afford to own a house. Let that dead girl be in charge of the house. Where will we put the face of our old Tan family." Zhao immediately scolded Tan Dejin.

"Seeing Uncle like that, I really value Qiduo very much." Erlang said from the side.

Sizao and Wuxing said, "When we went there just now, we saw Qiduo is very proud now, as if she has the final say on everything at home."

Yang curled her lips and sneered, "I'm at Damei's house today, you haven't seen what uncle and aunt look like, Qiduo said she was dizzy, and uncle and aunt were so anxious that she had wings and wanted to take Qiduo to see the doctor, in fact, there is something wrong Well, look, it's not alive and kicking now.

I see that my parents have some discomfort on weekdays. I have never seen my uncle and aunt have such an expression, alas! "

Started to sow dissension again.

Mrs. Wu nodded in agreement and said, "Er Niang is right, have you noticed that since Qiduo can speak, uncle and aunt seem to act according to Qiduo's eyes. Alas, uncle and aunt are so used to Qiduo , if it goes on like this, it's going to be tomorrow, but it really doesn't look like it at all."

The Tan family members talked about it in a hurry, and it was not good.

Mrs. Zhao and Mr. Tan both looked gloomy.

Everyone was talking, and when it came to digging the lotus root, Tan Decai sighed softly to Mr. Tan, "Father, the lotus root will not be easy to dig tomorrow, but Qiduo said that the lotus root will be broken by one person in a day." It cannot exceed [-]% of the total excavation, otherwise you will not be allowed to dig again next time."

"Don't listen to her girl's nonsense, dig as you want, who dare not pay you when I see it, hum!" Zhao patted the table and said coldly.

Mr. Tan frowned, waved his hands and said, "Okay, everyone, don't talk about those useless things. Anyway, De Jin is your eldest brother, your uncle, and they are all from our own family. We want to dispose of his family's affairs. Do it as your own business, don't be sloppy. Everyone in the village works together, don't make people laugh at that time, you know?"

"Oh, I see." Everyone responded weakly.

Yang took Sandao and Wuxing to Qiduo's house to learn how to sew gloves. She didn't want to come, but thinking about Sandao's delicate hands, she couldn't bear to see them get hurt.

There were quite a few people sitting around in the yard of Qiduo's house, the women were chattering, and it was very lively, until the sun set and everyone mastered the method, they left one after another.

In the evening, Tang Hu rushed over in a hurry, which surprised Qiduo and the others.

It turned out that he thought it would be a waste of time to rush over again tomorrow morning, so he deliberately asked Lin Laosi for leave in advance, and came in a hurry.

Qiduo's family was very happy, and they were busy preparing dinner. The dishes at home were all ready-made, as long as they were washed and fried.

The dinner was very rich, not only fish and meat, but also fresh dishes such as fresh lotus root and bean sprouts. Tang Hu was very happy to be treated like this.

In particular, I was very curious about the bean sprouts that I had never seen before, and asked about the origin.

"Hey, this is a new thing. We haven't seen it in Hulin Town yet. If you get some and sell them there, you will definitely get a good price. Those rich people like to eat novel things." Qiduo said After the bean sprouts were homemade, Tang Hu took a picture of his thigh and suggested.

Qiduo rolled her eyes, and suddenly had an idea, if Tang Hu could help sell things in Hulin Town, would it work?

However, she didn't say it for the time being, and she will talk about it after she matures.

The conversation turned again to the wages of the hired workers.

Two pennies for a catty of lotus root, Tang Hu secretly chewed this sentence in his heart, a shrewd light flashed in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)