20demayo Chapter 422: Super Simple Competition
Chapter 422: Super Simple Competition
The people present had never seen the world, but their hearts were simple. When they heard that they would not have to pay compensation as long as they did not tell the recipe to anyone, their faces immediately became happy again.
Because they had no intention of giving the recipe to anyone. Besides, who would they know? Even if they knew the recipe, they wouldn't be able to sell the things made from it.
"If you understand what I said and still want to work in my house, come over to me."
As soon as Gu Qingqing finished speaking, nine young wives stood beside her.
The remaining older ones also wanted to step forward, but were persuaded to go back by Geng Chunhua.
Gu Qingqing knew all the people who came out. She quickly glanced at Wang Chunxiang's belly in the crowd, then smiled at the people next to her, "Are none of you pregnant?"
The newly married women in Niutoushan Village blushed when they heard Gu Qingqing say this, while those who had been married for several years shouted, "Our bellies don't look like we've kicked a baby. Besides, pregnant women in the village have to work. We're not that precious."
"That's right, Qingqing, don't worry, we can still work even if we get pregnant."
Gu Qingqing knew that what they said was true, but it didn't stop the corners of her mouth from twitching.
At this moment, a young wife among the group suddenly said shyly, "I, I think I'm pregnant."
Gu Qingqing stepped forward and took the other person's hand, "Congratulations on becoming a mother. Now that you are pregnant, how can you do the heavy work in my house? If I make you sick from exhaustion, wouldn't I be a sinner?"
When the other party heard this, he immediately became angry and said, "Qingqing, for us farmers, having a baby is as easy as eating and drinking water. Look at me, I'm strong and I can still work."
Gu Qingqing patted the other person's hand and consoled him, "I know you are in good health, but I dare not assign you any work. There will be many opportunities in the future, so there is no need to rush now."
"That's right. It's not a good thing if you get tired after getting pregnant."
The pregnant woman looked at the person who had just said something about gold and silver and said, "Didn't you just say that the households in our village are not precious?"
"Yes, my family is not precious. How would I know about Ren Qingqing's family?"
The other party said kindly that since there was one less person, the possibility of them being selected would be greater.
The pregnant woman was a little upset. If she had known this would happen, she should not have said it. This way, even if her pregnancy became apparent later, she could still earn money for a month or two.
Gu Qingqing saw her retreat back into the crowd, and then looked at the remaining eight people. Gu Qingqing's eyes fell on a girl from the village.
She couldn't accept this man either, not for any other reason, but because this girl would have to get married in a year or two. She learned this skill at home. When she married into another village in the future, who knew if she would not be able to withstand the sweet words or pressure from her in-laws and tell her in-laws about the skill she learned.
Gu Qingqing stepped forward and tactfully rejected the other party.
At this point, eight people became seven. Gu Qingqing turned around and said a few words to Geng Chunhua, and then saw Geng Chunhua enter the inner courtyard. After a while, she came out with twenty small wooden boards in her arms.
When she came over, Gu Qingqing had already placed a small table for dining in the yard.
Gu Qingqing pointed at the molds on the table and said, "I only need three people. We have seven people now. I can't just name who to keep and who not to keep. In that case, you can compete among yourselves to see who is more skillful and quick. These molds contain soap. Each of you has three pieces. Whoever can demould the soap faster without damaging it, I want the first three. I'll demonstrate with you first."
Then Gu Qingqing took a mold and demonstrated it to them, "The soap is soft at the moment. If you use too much force on your hands, it will leave marks. Look."
As Gu Qingqing spoke, she exerted a little force on her hands, and the soap in her hand began to change shape.
This made those who were about to get started become cautious, and with Gu Qingqing's words "Let's start", the six people carefully knocked out the soap in the same way that Gu Qingqing had just done.
As a result, two people were too anxious and one of them knocked too hard and failed to catch the soap, causing the soap to fall directly to the ground.
The other person quickly caught the soap that was about to fall to the ground. Before she could be happy, her eyes fell on the soap in her hand that had five finger marks on it.
"Ah! This..." The man looked at the soap in his hand, at a loss for a moment.
Seeing this, Gu Qingqing went up to her and said, "It's already broken. Try to make the remaining two better."
After being reminded by Gu Qingqing, the other party hurriedly started to deal with the remaining two.
At this moment, a timid voice sounded, "I, I'm all right."
Gu Qingqing turned her head when she heard the sound, and felt her breath stuck in her throat. How could the three pieces of soap in front of her look like soap?
It was as if he had suffered some unknown treatment and was utterly abused.
Gu Qingqing looked at her who had no chance of winning, glanced at her with sympathy and said, "Don't worry, wait for everyone to come together."
There were only three in total. While she was talking, others had finished their work. Gu Qingqing looked at the soap in front of them, which was hard to describe, and said with a smile, "The answer is out. You can look at other people's work. Xiangrong, Yuling, and Shufang did the best. I think everyone should have no objection to me keeping them."
The people present looked around and saw that the three of them had bumps and bruises on their hands, but they were very minor, nothing like the ones in their own hands, which were full of bumps and dents.
"Qingqing, whenever your family needs any physical work, please tell me. I'm not suited to doing this with my heavy hands and feet." The person who was not selected said on the side.
"Don't worry, I will try to make the workshop bigger and stronger, so that everyone will have other things to do."
"Okay, okay. We know you are capable. If anything good happens, you must remember us."
"Yes." Gu Qingqing smiled.
......
The sun was rising high in the sky, and the chirping of cicadas brought wave after wave of heat. Those who were not selected on Gu Qingqing's side gradually left.
Gu Qingqing took the three people who stayed behind to the backyard and called out to Wen Shengxi who was in an empty room, "Shengxi."
"Hey, here comes Sister." As Wen Shengxi finished speaking, she also came out of one of the rooms. Seeing the people brought by Gu Qingqing, she happily asked, "Sister, are they here to help?"
"Well, these are your sisters-in-law Xiangrong, Yuling, and Shufang. You can teach them how to do it slowly. Sister-in-law Geng will be with me for the next two days, so don't assign her any work for now."
After Gu Qingqing finished speaking to Wen Shengxi, she turned to look at the three people who followed her and said, "What exactly are you going to do? Shengxi will slowly teach you in the next few days. You can learn from her first. If you don't understand or have other problems, you can come and ask me."
"Qingqing, don't worry, we will definitely do our job well."
"That's right. There are so many people, but only three of us were chosen. If we don't work hard, then we will..."
Rumble~
At this moment, there was a loud rumbling noise in the distance. Shufang, who was just talking halfway, was frightened and trembled. He patted his chest with his rough hands and looked around like a headless fly. The nervous fat man was so nervous that he was stunned. "What is that? I didn't swear."
"What's going on?" Geng Chunhua also looked in the direction of the voice.
Gu Qingqing was puzzled at first, then she thought of something and relaxed her frown, "Didn't they say today that the men in the village were going to the mountain to burn the mountain and mine rocks? I guess it's done."
After being reminded by Gu Qingqing, the few people immediately reacted. Now that they knew what it was, they no longer cared. The three new arrivals followed Wen Shengxi.