Chapter 453: 453 Dislike the East, Dislike the West<div>


    “Just washing ferns, as long as there is some wage, there would be plenty of people in the vige willing to do it.” The speaker was Old Zhang, who had juste out of the bedroom.


    “Old Zhang…” Su Qingyue saw him and quickly stood up politely. “Wife of the Xiao Family, no rush…” he said courteously, “Just stay seated.” “I’ve been saying, you two could just call me Qingyue, or Yue’er.”


    “Alright, alright…” Aunt Zhang called out, “Qingyue, how many people are you nning to hire for work?”


    “About ten.” She asked, “How much is the daily wage typically?”


    “Just washing vegetables. Money ain’t easily earned.” Aunt Zhang said, “There are people in the vige who work as waiters in Liuan Town, which is 300 miles away from the town, for a monthly wage of 300 cents, or about ten cents a day. Offering ten cents a day would be more than enough.”


    Qingyue thought for a moment, “I’ll offer fifteen cents a day, but they must work diligently, cleaning five or six hundred jin of fern a day. Aunt Zhang, could you help me find ten people? As for the wage, I’ll pay them daily as soon as they finish their task.”<div>


    Aunt Zhang felt the Dain of the money. “Fifteen cents a day. that’s a lot. isn’t it?


    Although selling fern nowadays could earn half a cent per jin, gathering fern would still seem more profitable. But the nearby mountains and even the more distant mountains have been emptied of fern, it’s not easy to find any more, much less wild berries. If you’re hiring, there will definitely be people rushing to take up the job.”


    “I have requirements. The washing of ferns should be done at the river from my ce. They must first trim off the curled fern heads, wipe clean of the fine hairs, soak them in the jar I specify before rinsing them. And then,y them out to dry. Of course, I will pay by the day. The issue of meals, I won’t be providing. ”


    Aunt Zhang patted her chest, “No problem, leave it to me.”


    Old Zhang said, “Qingyue, the vige owes you a favor, everyone has made some money from selling ferns. There are quite a number of people grateful to you. The bitter, unptable ferns in past years would have rotted in the mountains, no one wanted them. And the wild berries, so sour, no one would eat them. What does the greatndlord you found intend to do with them?”


    Su Qingyue didn’t want to deceive anyone, so she simply said, “I’ll tell you


    “Old man, don’t ask too many questions.” Aunt Zhang red at him.


    Old Zhang’s honest and wrinkled face broke into a shy smile. Then he remembered thest time, “Qingyue, thest time I went to Qingmu Vige, I had already told your eldest sister, Xiao Ailiu, about the Xiao Family’s situation. Has Xiao Ailiue back yet?”


    She shook her head.


    Aunt Zhang sighed, “Xiao Ailiu is too heartless. As the eldest sister of the Xiao Family, before she got married, the family burden was always shouldered by Dashan. She doesn’t care at all, and alwaysins about this and that. When my old man brought the message to herst time, you still hadn’t sold the recipe. If Xiao Ailiu knew you made money by selling the recipe, she would probably want toe back and im a share.”


    “That’s unlikely.” Old Zhang did not fully agree, “Seeing the way Xiao Ailiu is, she hasn’te back for so many years. It seems she really has no ns to have anything to do with the Xiao Family anymore. I don’t think she’sing back.”<div>


    “Whether shees back or not.” Su Qingyue, in any case, didn’t know that woman, “By the way, when soaking the ferns, I’ll also need some jars orrge wooden basins. If any family has some that are idling around and could lend me some, that would be great. I’ll pay one cent daily as the rental cost.”


    “That’s absolutely a good deal. With so many households in the vige, those who have spares will certainly lend to you.” Aunt Zhang said, “I have an old jar and arge old basin at my house, so that’s already two..”