The next morning, in the residential area of military dependents in the eastern suburbs of Kunming.
The sound of horseshoes sounded in the alley, accompanied by the crisp sound of bells, which was particularly clear in this pleasant morning.
The firewood doors of each house and courtyard creaked open, and the men, women and children who had been waiting for a long time all held on to the door and looked towards the sound, with half of their bodies propped up.
"I'm coming!"
"Mrs. Shizi really sent someone to pick us up!"
"Madam Shizi keeps her word, she will come to pick us up if she says she will pick us up!"
The carriage stopped in front of each chai gate, checked the names, and let people get on the carriage only after confirming that they were correct.
"Grandma, I'm leaving!" Xiduo waved from the car door, her voice full of excitement.
"Okay, you have to work hard, be obedient, and don't argue with others." Grandma Zhi chased after two steps, and told her carefully.
"Got it!"
There were people who were watching, seeing such a big and special carriage to pick up people, they felt sore, "Is this really pulling people to do work? What kind of work can a child as young as Xiduo want? I'm afraid... "
Pull to some bad place, right?
In case she can't come back, let's see if Grandma Zhi will cry to death.
Grandma Zhi glared at the man with disdain in her heart.
What can Mrs. Shizi lie to them? No matter what their status is, it is worthwhile to lie to them! Pulling the hand of the grandson who was looking forward, wishing to go with the car, entered the house, and the chai door slammed shut.
"Bah. Wait to cry then."
The woman snorted, turned around and entered the door, and closed the chai door again. An old woman in the room scolded: "What kind of monster! Are you not afraid that the door will fall?"
"No, it's because the wind is too strong, it's smooth."
Grandma Zhi heard it from the opposite door, looked down at her grandson and smiled, "Your elder sister won't come back for lunch, we can eat a few more mouthfuls of Xiye."
"Keep it for Sister."
"Okay, save it for your sister to eat at night."
Xiduo has never even ridden in an ox cart for a few times, and it is the first time to sit in such a long and wide carriage. She looks at the carriage and the various scenery on the road along the way. The small traders who carry the burden in the morning can watch for a long time. is looking forward to.
All the way to a big house, it was really big, taking up half of the street, Xiduo had never been in such a big house before, so she was a little apprehensive.
"Why are you standing still, come in quickly." A female steward at the door greeted them.
Xiduo smiled at her with her lips pursed, raised her legs with the others, took two steps, paused again, and quietly lifted her shoes to look, for fear that something would get on the soles of her feet and dirty the house.
Seeing the stewardess smiling, Xiduo's face immediately turned red.
Being led by someone, I didn't know how many yards I walked, and then I came to a wide place. Mrs. Shizi?
I was stunned for a moment, and when I saw other people saluting to Mrs. Shizi, they also hurriedly bowed down to salute, very clumsily.
Huo Xi smiled: "They're all here, Mo Duoli."
After everyone finished the salute, he smiled and said a few words: "Thank you for your trust. From today on, you will work in this workshop, and you will be waiting at the entrance of the alley at this time every day. You will be picked up by a carriage, and you will be taken care of at noon. After lunch, I will take you back in a carriage in the afternoon. As for the wages, the income varies from job to job, and the more you do, the more you get. If you don’t do it, you can’t do it. I will also dismiss you if you are absent from work without reason or lazy in your work.”
No one spoke.
The crowd froze, "Understood."
"I hear you clearly." Xiduo also hurriedly said.
She will not be absent from work, she must work hard, and the more she does, the more she will be paid. Why is she absent from work when she has a full meal at noon? He secretly cheered himself up, no matter how hard life was, he would not make a sound.
Huo Xi glanced at the dozens of men, women and children in front of him, and nodded with satisfaction.
"Later, I will divide you into several groups according to the different jobs. Let's do it for a few days. If you have other ideas, or if you are not suitable for the job at hand, you can adjust it again. I hope you will work hard and don't be lazy and slippery. Be careful. Be cautious, be loyal to the workshop, and don’t make arrangements outside. I hope that with your efforts, you can give as much as possible to the family.”
"Yes. Thank you Madam Shizi! We must be cautious in our words and deeds, and we should not say what we should not say."
"We must do things well!" "Yes, we must do things well!"
Very good. Huo Xi nodded in satisfaction, and ordered the managers of the workshop to lead the staff assigned to them. Xiduo also left with a female steward.
I don't know what kind of work she will be assigned, and I have some expectations in my heart, but I am afraid that I can't do it well. What if I get fired?
One heart hangs.
Not long after walking, she was led to a workshop by the stewardess. On the ground were many wooden basins longer than an adult's arm, filled with water.
"Why are there so many pots?" "What a big pot!" "It's new! It's bigger than my bath tub!"
"Mrs. Shizi thinks we are not clean, so you want us to take a bath?"
A group of middle-aged and middle-aged girls whispered to each other, unable to figure out the intention of Mrs. Shizi.
Xiduo quietly sniffed at herself. She is not dirty, because she is coming to work today. Grandma boiled a pot full of hot water yesterday to wash her clean. She is not dirty at all.
Look at my hands again, even the nails are clean.
Seeing Xiduo looking at her hands, everyone also took their hands to look at them, and some quietly put their hands behind their backs.
The manager saw it, but didn't say a word.
He led them to a sink and confessed: "You will be doing delicate work in a while, and you need to clean your hands and faces. There are fragrant soaps here. First, wash your hands and faces, rub them carefully, and sew your nails together. Clean it up too."
Everyone gathered around after hearing this.
Spicy pancakes are so fragrant, do they cost a few dozen cents a piece? "More than that, it's only worth a few pennies for such a fragrance!" said in a low voice while washing.
Mrs. Shizi is willing to use such expensive incense sticks for them?
She never used it. Xiduo carefully foamed her hands and washed her hands again and again. After washing, she held her hands to her nose and smelled it. It smells so good!
"Here, each person gets a scarf and wraps up their hair to avoid hair falling in when doing work later. Whoever fails to do the work will have to deduct money."
Everyone hurried around again, picked up the headscarves and tied their hair like a steward, which was very fresh.
I was even more confused, not knowing what Mrs. Shizi wanted them to do.
While they were wrapping their hair, they suddenly saw many people walking in carrying baskets. It's petals!
What does Mrs. Shizi want so many petals? so many!
A group of half-sized girls stared at it, and the ground was soon filled with baskets of various sizes, there must be hundreds of baskets.
"Okay, this is the work you will do in the future. Now wash these petals first, and we will sort them out later." The female steward checked their hygiene conditions one by one, and began to arrange the work.
Xiduo breathed a sigh of relief, wash the petals? She will live this life. Mrs. Shizi said that the more you do, the more you get. Whoever cleans the most must get the most wages. Xiduo looked left and right, quickly pulled a basket of petals, moved another stool, and started working without raising her head.
Others saw it, and they were not to be outdone, and followed suit.