After Wang Jian and others walked away, Xue Ah San, the head of Xiucun Village, bowed to the side and said, "Master, they are just white men. Wouldn't it be disrespectful to become sworn brothers with them?"
Xue Rengui's mother walked out of the house and said in a calm tone, "Ah San, don't worry about this matter. Guier will make your own judgment."
"It's madam. The younger one will go to the fields to help first. ." Xue Ah San bowed down, then turned and left towards the field.
The beautiful woman looked at Xue Ah San's leaving figure, turned around and warned her son, "Guier, Ah San is your father's bodyguard. Although he is loyal, he is also a stupid and paranoid person. You want everything." Think more."
"Mother, I understand." Xue Rengui supported his mother and nodded obediently.
The well-drilling team led by Wang Jian was the last to return to Majiazhuang.
In front of the bamboo house, every table was full of people, and they were listening to the well-drilling team telling them about today's harvest.
The dishes were almost done, because Wang Jian didn’t come back and put them in a pot to heat up. There were already a dozen women waiting with big basins.
"Manager Wang is back!"
"Brother, you are finally back!"
Everyone stood up and greeted Wang Jian, who smiled. Respond one by one.
Yaodan ran over holding a bunch of hawthorns. He glanced hard at the money bag carried by the well-drilling team members, and looked at Wang Jian expectantly: "Brother, how much money have you earned?"
Wang Jian bent down and pinched Yao Dan’s cheek, and told him today’s wages, “10 guan.”
“Eat less hawthorn, keep some belly for later. I know how to eat."
"Ten strings! That's a lot!" Yaodan looked shocked, his mouth wide open.
I couldn't help but ran over and grabbed a handful of money bags.
Feeling the heavy money, Yao Dan’s mood took off with joy.
He swallowed the hawthorns in his mouth and whispered in Wang Jian's ear, "Brother, I just kept a bunch of hawthorns and gave the rest to other children."
"Yaodan is awesome, he knows how to share with his friends." Wang Jian praised with a smile.
Seeing Wang Jian coming back, Ma Sanye narrowed his eyes with a smile, stood up and shouted "Serving!"
"Eat!"
< p> A group of children, whose stomachs were growling with hunger, all shouted loudly when they heard the food being served.Nowadays, every meal they eat is a big pot of rice, with vegetables, meat and white rice. What these little kids look forward to most is meal time.
Wang Jian and others went to the well to wash their hands and sat down in the corresponding seats.
A large pot of rabbit meat and fried cabbage, the aroma is inhaled from the nose to the stomach, causing the hungry worms in the stomach to growl.
"Everyone, use your chopsticks."
Wang Jian was the first to pick up a piece of meatAfter eating, everyone started to use their chopsticks.
The men from the well-drilling team worked very hard today, and their stomachs were already empty.
"Old Tietou, Brother Hu, I would like to propose a toast to you two. You left the bustling county town and came to this dilapidated small village." Wang Jian stood up and raised the bowl filled with wine to Lao Tie Tou and Xu Hu toasted.
"Majiazhuang is good, Majiazhuang is good, lively!"
The old man stood up with a smile, and slapped his grandson who was working hard as a signal. He stood up together.
With his mouth full of rice, Xu Hu picked up the wine glass and gestured to Wang Jian. After drinking it in one gulp, he sat down and continued to feast.
Just when Lao Tietou was about to scold him, Ma Sanye pulled him with a smile, "Brother, let the child eat. He has been very hungry after a busy day today."
< p> Old Tietou looked at his grandson holding up a bowl the size of a washbasin filled with white rice, with a bit of embarrassment on his face, "This bastard can't do anything, but he can eat it."Sitting there Uncle Jun, who was on the other side of Lao Tietou, looked at Xu Hu gobbling up his food and sighed with emotion, "Brother, it's a blessing to be able to eat! This kid's muscles and tendons won't have the strength to move around unless he eats more."
Except for the person at the main table who was talking to Lao Tietou, everyone at the other tables didn't say anything. They just put the food in their mouths and ate like a storm.
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, everyone touched their swollen bellies and exclaimed, "So full."
The next step was to count the time for today's harvest.
Several older children took little brats like Yao Dan to play elsewhere.
108 well-drilling team members and 10 carpenters gathered on both sides, with joy on their faces.
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The other women sat forward. They also wanted to know the harvest of digging the well on the first day.
Han Xuelian, who was in charge of finance, was called over by Wang Jian. She took a brand new writing brush and several rolls of bamboo tubes and sat down on Wang Jian's big table.
The 17 well-drilling captains lined up in a row, each of them tight-lipped and covering their pockets tightly, for fear that others would see their harvest in advance.
"A well-drilling team will dig 5 wells today, and we will collect 10 guans."
Wang Jian announced loudly and set an example for the others.
Manager Wang was present in the well-drilling team, and there was one more person. No one showed any surprise, and they all felt that this was the number of wells they should drill.
Erdan, who was at the front, came next and said, "Well-drilling team 2, they dug 4 wells in total and earned 8 wells!"
Then he put the bag containing the silver on the table. Go up, pull up the bottom of the bag and pour out all the money.
"Wow!"
Looking at the pile of money, a group of girls watching behind them screamed.
This is too much!
Han Xuelian carefully counted the silver, found that the amount was OK, and then registered it on the bamboo tube.
After Erdan walked back to his original position, Ma Dayong walked forward with his money bag and loudly reported, "The third well drilling team drilled a total of 4 wells and earned 8 wells!"
There was another commotion below. < /p>
Several women nearby agreed, looking proudly at the man next to them.
"Brother, your well-drilling business is really a cornucopia." The old man standing on one side said with emotion.
Wang Jian smiled at him and said, "Master Tietou, are you worried that I won't be able to pay you back?"
"Don't worry, Brother Wang is a capable person. "
Then Lao Tietou patted Xu Hu's arm and looked at Wang Jian with a smile, "Brother Wang, Hu'er has worked so hard today, you have to give him a salary. "
"That's natural. If no one's is missing, Brother Hu's share cannot be missing." Wang Jian vowed to Lao Tietou.
Ma Changfu, who is in his 40s, followed closely and shouted in his hoarse voice, "The four well-drilling teams have drilled 3 wells in total and earned 6 wells!"
Below The men and women applauded enthusiastically again. Although 6 guan is not as many as 10 guan, it is still a lot.
"The five well-drilling teams dug a total of 3 wells and earned 6 guan!"
"The six well-drilling teams dug a total of 3 wells and earned 6 guan!"
......
"Eighteen well-drilling teams dug a total of 2 wells and earned 4 wells!"
All well-drilling teams After everyone reported, there was already a lot of money on the table.
Everyone’s eyes were focused on the silver on the table, and their hearts were filled with excitement and anticipation.
According to the report, one team drilled 5 wells, 2 teams drilled 4 wells, 10 teams drilled 3 wells, and 5 teams drilled 2 wells.
"Everyone performed well. They drilled so many wells even though they were still novices on the first day. Everyone applauded the well-drilling team!"
Wang Jian stood up and said appreciatively , then led the applause.
Everyone stood up and applauded. Drilling wells is hard work, and the more wells you drill, the more sweat you have to shed.
The reason why the first few teams dug wells was because there were a few strong people. The team members behind did not have particularly strong strength, so they could just dig two wells.
Wang Jian stood up, took the statistics from Han Xuelian, and read it out loud to everyone, "Brothers, our 18 well-drilling teams drilled a total of 53 wells today and made a total of 106 wells!" ”
“Manager Wang is mighty!”
“The well-drilling team is mighty!”
When everyone heard the money earned in a day, they shouted completely crazy.