I do research in ancient times

Chapter 146

Three days later, in Shituo Village, Shituopo, the Jiuling Lake Weaving Workshop recruited workers for the first time.

Before dawn, many people came to Shituo Village.This village didn't have so many people in its heyday, but today Wuyang Wuyang has a long queue.

Most of the people who came were women and young ladies, and some of the men who came with them were stopped by the frontier soldiers who maintained order at the entrance of the village, and only female relatives were allowed to enter.

Ever since Prince Feng led troops to take down Shizikou, the area around Shituopo has become very safe.Not only did the Black Armor Army patrol the vicinity from time to time, but the Frontier Army also reclaimed a lot of fields nearby, and the popularity began to flourish.

Today, all the family members of the army station came here, and they all wanted to try their luck when they heard that Mo Zongwu Fort wanted to recruit workers.

There is one thing to say, Mozong's reputation in the frontier army is still very good.

In the past, he was poor and couldn't afford to wear pants, but recently, it was cement and heated kang. Seeing Mozong's prosperity, it seemed to be completely different from the previous rumors.

I heard from Juntun, who studied agriculture in Mozong, that the food there is good, and the young ladies are paid for their work in the cloth workshop. Some families with daughters are moved.Among other things, if I can find a Mo Zong disciple who is good at craftsmanship, my daughter will have a good home in this life.

Some people are eager to find a son-in-law, while others are desperate to find a way out for themselves.

For example, Qiongzhi from the old army's house, she came with Aunt Wang and Sister Chunyang from the village.Her grandfather went to Ding'an City to return to his command at noon yesterday, and only his younger sister, Guizhi, was left at home. Guizhi said that she wanted to take care of the house, so it was impossible to accompany her to Shituo Village.

Wang Po's son died in battle a few years ago, and only her daughter-in-law Chunyang and her two grandchildren were left in the family. Life was very hard.Chunyang is a good weaver. He usually weaves to support his family. This time he came to Shituo Village to see if he could earn more money.

Soon, Mo Zong's people entered the village.The aunts and wives opened their eyes wide, and found that they were not all young ladies, many of them were about the same age as me, and there was even an old woman with wrinkled faces.

This weaving workshop...does it accept people of all ages?

The answer was soon revealed.

"My aunts and sisters, today is the first time I am recruiting workers for the Jiuling Lake Weaving Workshop."

Pinghua stood on a high slope and said loudly to the people below.

"Our cloth shop is different from other places. We need to operate the organization, so those who fail the recruitment assessment cannot enter. We must clarify this with our aunts and sisters in advance."

"If you pass the assessment, you decide to work in our cloth workshop. We will take you to Wubao for training first. If you can learn it, you will be arranged to work in the workshop in Jiuling City in the future. Our sect will provide board and lodging, and will be distributed according to the workload. For wages, I can go home and rest once a month.”

Having said that, someone asked a question below.

"Then what do you all want? Do you accept the older ones?"

"receive."

Pinghua nodded.

"As long as you pass the assessment and can learn to use our mechanism, we will charge you, and the salary is the same."

As soon as these words came out, the crowd immediately became a commotion.

Originally, he thought that Mo Zong only wanted a young lady, but he didn't feel at ease when he heard that he had to drag her to Wubao first.As a result, people said that people of all ages are required. If there are really older women who can pass, then there is really no problem.

As a result, everyone was divided into several groups, and they entered the venue for assessment in order.

Seeing that it was about to be her turn, Qiong Zhi's heart was so nervous that it would jump out of her throat.She didn't dare to raise her head, for fear that others would find that she was deaf in one ear.

The marriage was given to a sister, once Mo Zong's weaving workshop doesn't accept her, then she really has no way out!

Chunyang on the side comforted her, only saying that she didn't admit it, and others would not find out for a while.When you go in, just sit sideways, with your useful ears facing the person.

Qiongzhi memorized them one by one.

Soon it was their group's turn, and everyone filed into the examination room.

The examination room was a cement room with nothing in it except a few looms, which looked very different from what everyone used to.

I saw that the little lady who spoke before was standing in the middle of the field, holding a bark book in her hand, and was writing something on it with charcoal sticks.

Qiongzhi opened her eyes wide, feeling extremely envious.

She had noticed this little lady a long time ago, she was about the same age as herself, with ugly blue marks on her face.

But she didn't seem to care about other people's eyes at all, and she spoke with her chest up and her head up, as if she was in charge.

Now she can still write, this is not a good luck for a poor girl!

Just as she was thinking, Pinghua had announced the content of the assessment over there.

She asked an aunt from Mozong to sit on the loom, demonstrated how to use it, and then let everyone in the group try to operate it.

Qiongzhi was a little flustered at first, but soon calmed down and began to observe other people's actions seriously.

She is not a fast learner, but she is very serious. She carefully considers every movement before she starts, and she can see some clues after going back and forth.

Chunyang is an old weaver, and she passed the customs smoothly.Surprisingly, Aunt Wang also passed.Both mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were hired, and both of them were a little worried.There are still two boys in the family who are left unattended, and someone must go back to look after the house.

"There's no need to worry about that."

Pinghua walked over and said.

"The Zongmen has a trustee school. If the children of Shuangfanggong have no one to take care of them, they can be sent there to take care of them. After paying some board and lodging expenses, they can still study and get enlightened."

"Enlightened reading?!"

Chunyang's eyes lit up.

She grabbed Pinghua's sleeves, "Guan Mei, are you serious?!"

"Naturally."

Pinghua nodded.

"This is the benefit that the sect gives to the Shuangfang workers. The children sent to the school are the same as the disciples of Mo Zong. They will be taught to read and count. You can visit them when you are resting."

Chunyang and her mother-in-law looked at each other, and they both saw excitement in each other's eyes.

Numeracy and literacy are things that can only be learned by rich families. Most of them, poor people, don't know how many strokes their names have throughout their lives, let alone settle accounts!

If you learn well, you can be an accountant for others in the future, that is the best way out!

"Let's go! Let's go!"

The two responded in unison.

Not to mention going to the weaving workshop to take care of food, housing and return wages, even if they work in vain, they have to squeeze in!

It can give the children a chance to be promoted, and let them be happy to do anything!

As a result, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and Qiongzhi officially became the first batch of workers in the Jiuling Lake Weaving Workshop.

Before going to Niubei Mountain, the three of them went back to the village together.Aunt Wang and Chunyang are going to take their two sons with them, while Qiongzhi is going home to say goodbye to Grandpa.

Knowing that his granddaughter has become a workshop worker, Lao Juntun nodded repeatedly, with a rare relaxed smile on his face.

"Good thing, good thing."

"When you get there, you have to work hard, and there will be good things waiting for you in the future."

He saw many things about Mo Zong that he could not talk about, but he felt that it was a brand new world, enough to change the fate of his granddaughter.

Qiongzhi nodded, and tightly held her small bag, which contained only one change of clothes.

"Grandpa, I'm leaving. I'll come back to see you on the rest day."

So on this day, many women walked out of their homes and went to Mozongwu Castle where they would work in the future.

This was the first time that a large number of female workers were recruited. Ning Zaozi also specially gave ideological education to the men of the Zongmen, asking them to obey the rules and be polite, and never make mistakes.

In fact, the situation is much better than what Ning Zazi thought.On the day when the female workers entered the city, the Mozong disciples in Wubao were all working in their respective positions, and the younger apprentices were also controlled by their seniors and were not allowed to go out to watch the excitement.

The teaching place is still the school, the agricultural class is gone and replaced by the weaving workshop, and the board and lodging are also in the same dormitory and dining room. Everything is an eye-opener for the women.

But when they saw the female workers working in the weaving workshop and the shuttle loom with their own eyes, the previous surprises became worthless.

Such a complicated mechanism is much more powerful than the loom they saw during the previous assessment.These female workers of Mozong, dressed in uniform cotton robes, stood in front of the machine as tall as them, with a focused expression, manipulating the shuttle back and forth non-stop.

Bundles of pure white cloth hung down the loom, finer than any material I had seen before.No one spoke in the weaving workshop, and the weavers were all focused on the looms, not distracted by the arrival of these new customers.

At this moment, the new weavers suddenly understood why Mo Zong and these women had bright faces and windy feet.It's because they are capable, can make money, and have the confidence to live and work!

Therefore, there is only one idea left in everyone's mind, that is to learn the loom as soon as possible, and they must not be driven away.

The young lady thought very simply, as long as she worked in the weaving workshop, she could save some private money in the future.Women with children at home are more practical.They have visited the school provided by Mo Zong to Fanggong. It is really teaching reading and literacy. The children of Chunyang's family have already entered the school, but they charge some board and lodging fees. Where can they find such a good thing?

Now the school only accepts children from Shuangfanggong families, and it is said that it may expand to all Fanggongs in the future.In order for the children in the family to have the opportunity to read and write, mothers should also work in the weaving workshop!

It wasn't just the students who were new to the cloth shop who were excited, Aunt Niu in the dining room also didn't sleep well for several nights.

Today was another sleepless night, Aunt Niu went home by hand, sat on the kang with eyes straight, motionless, and didn't know what she was thinking.

The woman who was on good terms with her passed by her window sill and saw that it was dark inside and the lights were not lit, so she couldn't help knocking on the window panel.

"Auntie, what's the matter with you? Is it dark in the house without the lights on?"

Aunt Niu was called back to God by her.Only then did she realize that it was getting dark early in the morning, so she got off the kang and lit the oil lamp, and then continued to stare at the oil lamp in a daze.

Sitting here, it was the middle of the night again.

Early the next morning, Aunt Niu with dark circles under her eyes appeared in the new food room, and was asked by Ning Juzi if she was feeling unwell.

How did he know, just because of his words, Aunt Niu, who spent half his life in the food and drink room, and sprayed the invincible hands of Mozong, is now facing the first big exam in his life.

——"Auntie, I got a shop in Yangjiao Alley two days ago, not far from our shop on Zhuque Street, and now I'm looking for someone to repair it."

The young man Moko said with a smile.

"That's what happened in the past two days. After the renovation is completed, your restaurant can be opened, Auntie."