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Chapter 142: We work on the principle of mutual consent

After all the things were moved out, Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin stood under the eaves of the main room.

When everyone saw them standing there, they immediately stopped talking.

Zheng Yuan stepped forward first: "Dear fellow villagers, today is the day our factory officially opens. We know that everyone is anxious to know what our factory does? Is it difficult? How are the wages settled? Now we will answer them one by one. First, let me tell you about wages and management. I know this is what everyone is most concerned about."

"You've heard my mom say this before, we don't calculate by the day, we calculate by the product. But whether you can get paid for the product depends on whether it passes our inspection. Only when it passes the inspection can you get paid."

"What? We still need to test it? Then you can say whatever you want." Someone in the crowd immediately disagreed.

"That's right. It's up to you to decide on the inspection. We don't know whether it's qualified or not."

"Mother Dashu, the villagers have a hard time, you can't cheat them like this!"

The two of them hadn't spoken yet, but Old Mrs. Chen was unhappy to hear this.

"Hey! Wang Xiaoqing, why did my second daughter-in-law cheat you? If you hadn't said your family was in financial difficulty the day before yesterday, and I saw that your craftsmanship was really good, I would have accepted you. But you are singing a different tune before I even finished my words! If you don't want to do it, there are plenty of people who will do it."

"You didn't tell me before that there were still things that needed to be tested." The woman named Wang Xiaoqing muttered softly.

"These piece-rate products are not considered to be up to standard. Do they have to accept them even if your work is shit? Originally, they didn't have to open this factory in the village, but they wanted to provide more livelihoods for these neighbors and villagers, so they begged Mr. Jiang to open it in Laohuaiqing." The old lady was very angry.

The others were somewhat suspicious, after all, these two people were not good people in the village before. But after hearing what the old lady said, they felt ashamed, so they all hung their heads and kept silent.

Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin hurried over to help her calm down, indicating to her that they were responsible for the matter.

The old lady sat on a chair beside her angrily, feeling that she had betrayed the trust of the two people. What kind of people did she choose?

"We know what everyone is thinking. Don't worry, since we dare to open this factory in the village, we will never do anything to deceive the villagers."

"After we finish the instructions, we will demonstrate how to make it on the spot, and then put out qualified samples for everyone to see and touch."

"If your work is judged to be unqualified, you can also raise objections and we will explain to you exactly where the problem is."

"Of course, if you still think we will cheat and don't trust us, you can choose to withdraw now. We work on the principle of mutual consent and will never force anyone to do anything."

After saying that, the two of them stared at the people below, waiting for their actions.

But no one below moved.

The old lady rolled her eyes quietly. Wasn't he very capable just now? Now he is reluctant to let another one withdraw. What about the questioning tone he used just now?

"Okay, since no one wants to quit, we will assume that you agree to our rules. From now on, when you work here, you must follow our rules. Now I will talk about work and wages."

Seeing that no one quit, Zheng Yuan didn't intend to dwell on those who had just questioned him. It was normal to have questions.

"Our working hours are from 9:00 to 4:45 in the afternoon. We do not provide lunch. You can go home for lunch or rest during the half-hour break. If you have something to do at home and you don't want to come to work, you need to ask for leave in advance. You can't come whenever you want. If you don't come without permission, five cents will be deducted for each day. If you don't come for three consecutive days, our factory will not want you."

"Then before leaving work every day, you will take your finished products to my sister-in-law and Chang'an for inspection. After the inspection, they will record your quantity. We will pay your wages according to the qualified quantity at the end of each month."

After saying that, Zheng Yuan gave them some time to react.

"What's the problem?"

"Well, Sister-in-law Chen, I want to ask, is this thing of yours difficult?" It was Zhao Chunhua who asked the question.

Although she hadn't said anything just now, she was now worried that if this thing was too difficult and she couldn't make a few in a day, she might as well go out and do some land reclamation.

"This thing is not difficult. Sister Duan will show you how to do it in a while. You are all clever and skillful people in the village. I believe it is not too difficult to make a hundred or so in a day."

About a hundred?!

The people underground were instantly excited. Although they were not very good at math, these hundred or so people should earn more than 20 cents a day.

"Then teach us how to do it!"

They can't wait even a moment. What's being delayed is not just time but their lives.

"Don't worry, stand on the eaves and we will show you from below."

Duan Minmin and Sizhu took out the set of tools they made last time, squatted in the yard and began to demonstrate.

"Our work is divided into two steps, namely drilling holes in the brush handle and making the wire binding on the brush head. Those with greater strength will make the brush handle, and those with more dexterity will make the brush head. I think my aunt has already told you that it costs one penny for every four holes drilled and one penny for every six wire bindings. Don't think drilling holes is cost-effective, because drilling holes is relatively tedious and takes no less time than binding wires."

"Then let me demonstrate the drill brush handle to you first. This is our tool, it's very simple, we will send you the materials later and you can make one yourself." Duan Minmin held up the drilling bow in her hand.

"First, the group making the brush handles needs to split the bamboo into pieces of this width. We don't ask you to make them exactly the same, but at least they can't look too different, otherwise they will be considered unqualified. Then they need to trim them into a shape that is wide at one end and thin at the bottom."

"After completing this step, you cannot start drilling holes immediately. You should bring a few pieces of thin charcoal with you when you go to work every day, and use them to mark the locations for the holes. Just like this." Duan Minmin took the charcoal from Sizhu's hand and started marking on it.

"We drill two rows of four holes on one handle, and make sure they are level and vertical. The holes can't be too big, but they can't be too small, which will affect the next step of wire binding."

Duan Minmin brought the four pillars and made a standard brush handle in a short while.

"That's not difficult!" a man said confidently.

Duan Minmin glanced at him and said, "It's not difficult, but it does require carefulness to do it well. I beg you to be more careful when doing it."

"The next step is thread tying. Mei'er will demonstrate it to you." Duan Minmin is not good at sewing, so she doesn't show her shyness.

It was Mei'er's first time to perform in front of so many people, but she was not too scared. She calmly picked up the twine and needle and skillfully began to thread the needle and tie the pig hair.

"What you need to pay attention to in this step is to tie it firmly so that the hair won't fall off when you pull it. After tying it, leave a stubble this long, and then use scissors to trim off the excess and you will have a perfect finished product." Mei'er was doing it while Duan Minmin was explaining beside her.

Seeing that making these things was not complicated, the people working on them felt at ease.

"Big Tree Mother, Peach Mother, what are you doing with this thing? Why is it so weird?" someone asked curiously.

"This is a business that the noble man has partnered with them. They are only responsible for doing it. How can we tell them what it is used for? You are just asking around!" Before the two of them could reply, Old Lady Chen stood up.

The others who were originally curious also gave up the idea of ​​asking after hearing what the old lady said.

Well, they also thought that they couldn’t tell everyone the use of this thing for the time being.

Although these people in the village have never used it, there is no guarantee that they will know its use and spread it around, and it may be heard by someone with ulterior motives.