My sister became the empress, but I'm still growing vegetables and raising chickens

Chapter 141 Recruitment

Mrs. Zhu was stunned. "But the peppers you mentioned, even if we only planted this in the whole vegetable garden, it wouldn't be enough for the current needs."

She had seen that Yan Yatou had indeed used the vegetables grown so far to make base material, but the batch from the entire vegetable garden could only make two hundred servings of base material, and it would soon be used up.

At that time, Yan Yatou was trying out a new base material. She only used this kind of base material if there were people who could handle the food with choking pain and were willing to try it. Then it was liked by many people.

It’s a pity that I can’t get more even if I like them, because it will take another two months for them to mature.

Si Muyan smiled and said, "It's not enough, so I plan to buy it."

Purchase? But these kinds of crops, these kinds of crops, were never even seen by Mrs. Zhu. No one in the village, let alone in the entire Fenghuang County, planted them.

By the fourth day of the New Year, most families in the village have free time and have almost finished visiting relatives and friends to wish them a happy new year.

Si Muyan went to the village head's house to discuss buying land: "The whole piece of land in the west of the village is vacant, I want to buy it."

Then he gave him the blueprint of the workshop he had drawn: "When the time comes, the workshop should be built like this."

After all, the headman is in charge of all matters, big and small, in the entire village. He is also involved in many major projects such as building houses. Although he cannot understand the blueprints very well, he can roughly understand them.

"Does it need to be this big? Do we need to build a yard in front and behind the workshop? Do we need to cover the roof and tiles on the yard as well?"

Si Muyan nodded: "Yes, I will need a place to dry the base material in the future. It will take a lot of space to spread out so much base material to dry. We also need to consider factors such as rain. A yard is necessary."

The village head didn't think much about it. The land was wasteland, and since she was from the same village, he sold it to her for only 500 coins.

Si Muyan added, "I'd also like to trouble the village head uncle to call the villagers. I have something to say."

The village head had also heard that on New Year's Eve, Si Muyan had told everyone that he was looking for workers and could help them make money. Why wouldn't he be happy? He immediately asked his children to go to each household to inform them and told everyone to go to the temple and wait.

Si Muyan went with the village head and told him his idea: "Building a workshop requires manpower. It must be built before the spring plowing to not delay everyone's busy work. The workshop is recruiting workers, and I only want female workers at the moment."

"Every time you ask for someone, you ask for a woman," the village head's wife said cheerfully. "People in the village are saying that women working for you, earning money, and feeling more confident."

Si Muyan said, "Women are not inferior to men. It's normal to have a difference in physical strength, but relatively speaking, women are more meticulous. My workshop needs to do delicate work, so of course I feel at ease using women."

The village head said nothing, but instead, Mrs. Zhang, who had come up with him, said, "Yan girl, you're wrong. Men are supposed to be upright, and women are meant to be at home doing housework and taking care of children. Look at those women you're in charge of. They're so arrogant after getting paid. They don't even do housework when they get home, and they don't even wash their own master's feet. How can that be right?"

Si Muyan paused, looked at her and said nothing.

When we arrived at the dojo, the village head first told us about the workshop: "The workshop is large, so we need to build it quickly. Anyone who is free can come and sign up, and I will select them."

The more diligent men immediately came over to sign up. There were also those lazy ones who rolled their eyes and thought that since everyone was working together, they didn't have to work as hard and they would still get paid.

The village head saw that most of the men in the village had signed up, and looked at Si Muyan hesitantly.

Si Muyan smiled and said, "Okay, there's strength in numbers. But I have to be frank. I will choose two reliable supervisors. I will record who works hard and who slacks off. I, Si Muyan, will never treat anyone unfairly, but I'm not a fool who can be easily deceived."

As soon as these words were spoken, several men felt embarrassed, but think about it, Si Muyan is just a little girl, she is only good at talking, how can she understand the intricacies of building a house?

Then a woman asked, "Yan girl, do the people working in the workshop also need to sign up?"

"Those who work in the workshop, please sign up with Mrs. Zhu on the sixth day of the first lunar month," Si Muyan said. "The workshop makes food, and it's delicate work. I have a few requirements. You must be a woman, between 20 and 40 years old, and you must be clean. If you are sloppy on weekdays, you don't need to come. Also, if you need to serve a large family, you don't need to come. My workshop is a one-size-fits-all job, and I only want permanent workers, not temporary ones. I also want to emphasize that if you need to fetch water for your husband to wash his feet, don't come!"

These words made everyone frown.

Especially those older women, they are a bit old, but they think that their wives are hardworking and capable, and it would be nice to get paid for their work.

But what does Si Muyan mean?

"Yan girl, what woman doesn't do housework? If I work at your place, will I be unable to do the housework?"

Si Muyan looked at the woman who was speaking. She was a young woman who was very hardworking and kept the house very clean.

She smiled and said, "Aunt Fang, it's not that you can't do housework if you work for me. It's just that my work here is delicate, and I have to go back home every day to deal with family matters, which is not convenient for me. Besides, I want a long-term worker who comes in the morning and goes home in the evening. If there are many people in the family, relying on one person to work during the day and take care of the family at night, people have limited energy. Who can stand it for a long time?"

Aunt Fang was anxious: "But..."

The woman next to her pushed her and said, "Are you stupid? Yan is definitely not talking about you. You only have a mother-in-law, a husband, and two children in your family. Your husband is diligent. What are you worried about? Why do you still want to prepare water for your husband to wash his feet?"

Aunt Fang blushed and spat, "Who gave him the water to wash his feet..."

Several people burst into laughter, and Aunt Fang finally came to her senses. Yan was talking about those families who treated their daughters-in-law harshly.

Her mother-in-law doesn't have a good mouth, but she is a nice person. Besides, her two children are already several years old and can take care of themselves, which is not bad.

Mrs. Zhang blushed. What the hell was Si Muyan saying about her?

"You...you...what's wrong with a woman washing a man's feet? It's only natural..."

Si Muyan said calmly: "I don't care if you like to lick your man's feet, but my workshop is for food, not dirty things!"

Everyone started laughing again, pointing and criticizing Mrs. Zhang. Of course, there was also the arrogant man who usually yelled and ordered the woman to do everything. He rubbed his slightly red face and thought to himself that he would not do that in the future.

The matter of fetching water for foot washing was a family affair, and outsiders could not see it. They were not as foolish as Mrs. Zhang, who spoke out directly.