readytorunbook Chapter 568 was hired
Chapter 568 was hired
"What's wrong with me? Why don't you want me?"
From the beginning, Tong Huaqiong decided to hire only female workers for spinning, weaving and fluffing cotton.
Of course, male workers are not excluded. For example, in the later period, male workers are needed to go to the market, drive carts, deliver goods, and collect cotton... After all, these jobs require working outside, and given the security situation in that era, it is really dangerous for women to work outside.
However, Tong Huaqiong plans to select people for these positions slowly and does not plan to recruit openly.
Therefore, all the weavers who came to apply for the position were girls and wives. Tong Huaqiong was surprised to hear a male voice suddenly.
Tong Huaqiong looked over and saw a man with a pointy face and protruding ears standing among a group of girls and wives, questioning Gu Xiaoxue.
Tong Huaqiong knew this man, he was Yang Tieniu from Yueliang Bay.
The reason why Tong Huaqiong was familiar with him was because Yang Tieniu was so famous in the Yueliangwan and Qinghewan areas. When Gu Dashu was young, he went to the casino with him to draw prizes.
Moreover, Yang Tieniu tortured his first wife to death and then married another one who was just as cruel.
Tong Huaqiong sneered, thinking, is he deaf? They clearly announced that they were recruiting female workers, why did he come to join in the fun?
Yang Tieniu looked at Gu Xiaoxue with both eyes, and his thoughts were obvious. He was just relying on the fact that Gu Xiaoxue was a girl and didn't want to cause a conflict with him.
Tong Huaqiong also wanted to see how Gu Xiaoxue would respond, so she didn't say anything.
Anyway, Song Qiaoniang and Gu Taohua are both here, and there is also a group of capable daughters-in-law in Qinghe Bay around them, so they will never let Gu Xiaoxue suffer any loss.
Gu Xiaoxue raised her head and said calmly, "We are a weaving workshop and we only recruit female weaving workers. Can you spin yarn or weave cloth?"
Yang Tieniu can neither spin nor weave.
He heard that Tong Huaqiong's weaving workshop was recruiting people, and many girls and wives from Yueliangwan came to apply. His wife also wanted to come, but he stopped her. His wife only needed to weave and spin at home, and the opportunity to make money outside must be his own.
So I came to Qinghewan to apply.
He didn't want to apply for spinning or weaving, as he couldn't do such hard work. He thought that Gu Dashu, whom he looked down upon before, was the second owner of the weaving workshop, so he wanted to get in first and then become a small manager with the help of Gu Dashu's relationship.
A weaving workshop is just a group of women, isn't it difficult to manage?
Unexpectedly, Gu Xiaoxue and Song Qiaoniang rejected him without even raising their eyelids.
"Your weaving workshop can't just spin yarn and weave cloth? There must be someone to supervise these female workers, right? The woven cloth must be sold outside, right? These women are incapable of doing this. They have to rely on men." Yang Tieniu chattered non-stop.
Song Qiaoniang said directly: "There are already people doing this, there is no need to recruit anyone."
Gu Taohua couldn't stand it anymore and chased him away, saying, "You are so shameless. If I want a man, I don't want someone like you. Go back to where you came from."
The wives who were applying for the job around him rolled up their sleeves and yelled at Yang Tieniu to get out.
They don't want someone like Yang Tieniu to come in and be the manager.
Yang Tieniu said coldly: "I've only heard that Yanliu Lane only wants women, and your weaving workshop only wants women, could it be that you are engaged in the business of pimping?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Tong Huaqiong stabbed Yang Tieniu's mouth with a hairpin.
When Yang Tieniu saw Tong Huaqiong, he wiped the blood from his mouth and said, "Aunt Tong, it's me, Tieniu, Dashu's brother."
"You are a thing that only eats shit and not food, no wonder you spit shit as soon as you open your mouth. Do you think that all the cracks in the world will open to you just because you have an extra thing in your crotch? Who the hell do you think you are? How dare you run around and act wild here?" Tong Huaqiong cursed angrily.
It would have been better if Yang Tieniu didn't say that he was Dashu's brother. The more he talked, the angrier Tong Huaqiong became, and she continued to poke her with a hairpin.
Yang Tieniu was stabbed and retreated repeatedly, raising his hand to fight back.
Su Chengmin grabbed his arm from behind and twisted it backwards, causing Yang Tieniu to feel so much pain that he almost fainted.
"We said we only hire female workers, why are you here to join in the fun? Are you going to cut off the thing in your crotch?"
"If you are really that determined, then go to Shengjing and serve the ladies in the palace. It would be a waste of your talent to come to our weaving workshop. We don't have that kind of luck and can't use it."
Yang Tieniu's constant talk angered the girls and wives who came to apply for the job. They were all innocent people. Some of them had their families objected to their application, thinking that it was immoral for girls to go out to make money. But Yang Tieniu still talked about his innocence. He should have his tongue cut off.
The wives around followed Tong Huaqiong in cursing.
Two of the daughters-in-law cursed harshly, and the other daughters-in-law covered their sleeves and couldn't help but sneer.
Liu Yue'e's mother, Zhao, took advantage of the fact that Yang Tieniu was restrained by Su Chengmin and kicked him twice.
"Anyone can come and try to establish a relationship with you. Who are you talking to? The maggots in the toilet are your brothers."
Zhao hated Yang Tieniu for trying to get close to her son-in-law.
Her son-in-law has a good heart and he cannot be led astray by these despicable people.
"Throw him out. Next time you see me, cut off his hands and feet and cut off his tongue." Tong Huaqiong said to Su Chengmin in a deep voice.
Su Chengmin dragged Yang Tieniu away, and soon, Yang Tieniu became hoarse from the pain.
Su Chengmin's skills were learned from his experience as a secret guard and soldier. He was good at beating people under dark lighting. Although the skin and flesh of the places where he struck were still intact on the outside, the inside was already shattered.
Yang Tieniu's wrist was crushed.
Tong Huaqiong looked at Yang Tieniu coldly as he saw his arm drooping and his eyes rolling. She knew that Su Chengmin had resorted to some shady tactics and Yang Tieniu's arm was probably broken.
But you deserve it.
His hands are not used for washing clothes, cooking, working in the fields or earning money. They are only used to beat his wife. By using them up, he is getting rid of harm to his wife.
"...fifteen weaving women, ten spinning women, ten cotton-flitting women, five cotton-picking women, and five silk-ironing women. There are thirty people in total. Boss, please take a look. If there is no problem, I will put their names on the list and post them at the door and the entrance of the village."
After several days of assessment and interviews, Gu Xiaoxue and Song Qiaoniang picked out the right people, and Su Qing waited for Tong Huaqiong to make the decision.
Tong Huaqiong glanced at the list and said, "I believe you. Since these people have been hired, let's post the list tomorrow morning."
Su Qing cut a few pieces of big red paper and wrote the names of the employed people on them.
The next morning, in the thin autumn sunlight, the recruitment lists were posted on the big willow tree at the entrance of the village and at the door of the weaving workshop.
Not only were they posted in Qinghe Bay, but also in Yueliang Bay and several surrounding villages. Tong Huaqiong sent Su Chengmin to post them early in the morning.
There were few literate people in the village. Many people who got up early to pick up manure or work in the fields thought that the imperial court had issued some document or report when they saw the red list, and the panicked people went to call the village chief.
The wives and girls who had applied for the job already knew that the results of the recruitment would be posted, and they crowded under the list to take a look.
They were illiterate. Er Gou's mother saw Gu Ruinian carrying a bucket and shouted to him, "Ruinian, can you help me find out who has been hired by your aunt's weaving workshop?"
Gu Ruinian has not appeared in the village for a long time. These days, he was chased by Old Lady Gu to fetch water and was forced to appear in front of everyone.
He didn't want to bother with the villagers of Qinghewan at all, and was grabbed by Ergou's mother and brought to the front of the list.
Because Ergou's mother was too strong, Gu Ruinian's right leg was dragged and hurt.
"Hurry up and recite it for everyone, they are all waiting."
At the urging of Ergou's mother, Gu Ruinian read the name above.
"Wang Erni, Li Mingxiu, Gu Qingmei..."
The girls and wives whose poems were read by Gu Ruinian cried with joy.
Got hired!
Got hired!
Can make money!