Chapter 294 The Herbal Medicine Workshop Officially Begins
Every household in Shanshui Village attaches great importance to the work of the medicinal materials workshop.
Early the next morning, thirty women cleaned up and gathered neatly in the yard of Shuiqing's house.
Medicinal materials wait for no one. If they are prepared as soon as possible, they can be converted into silver as soon as possible. Don't neglect them at all.
The medicine shop was not built a few days ago. Fortunately, we had set up a stove for brewing wine and had three large pots, so we didn't have time.
The yard is big enough, and it can be spread out even if it is barely there.
Ding Heli, Qin Yi, Lin and Ding Jiajia's family of three came here in the morning before the morning fog cleared. Today is the first time. The unfamiliarity with the venue, the lack of coordination between the clerks and their lack of understanding of the helpers will slow down the progress, so they came here earlier to make arrangements. We strive to get everyone familiar with the process as quickly as possible and to cooperate with each other tacitly.
Qin Yilin stood on the steps and explained the specific matters to the energetic women in the courtyard: "Cleaning medicinal materials is the most laborious and laborious, and this is the first step. The cleanliness of the medicinal materials directly affects the finished product. This step is crucial and cannot be tolerated. careless!
The cleaning is divided into three stages. In the first stage, five people do rough cleaning. After the medicinal materials are unearthed, the person responsible for this step must clean off all the large pieces of soil covering the medicinal materials. After there seems to be no obvious mud, hand over to second paragraph;
The five people in the second section were carefully washed, using handles made of straw and thatch, to carefully scrub the medicinal materials clean. The edges, corners, and ravines were all scrubbed clean before they could be handed over to the third section;
In the third section, the five people were responsible for fine washing, and their duties were slightly different. They were to remove injuries, rot, scars, etc. from the medicinal materials, then dry them and send them to the house. "
Zhao Lan, Aunt Wu, Li Tiantian, Zhang Xiaocao and the others quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Originally, Qin Yilin was going to tell them these things yesterday, but Fan's mother came over to make a fuss. After everyone gathered around and sent her home, they could only wait until she came over early this morning to listen.
After they came back yesterday, they were worried about not doing well for half the night, but now they are relieved.
They can't do easy or difficult things, but they can still do these hard work! What's more, this really can't be regarded as hard work. All women can do the washing and cleaning.
Qin Yilin continued: "Li Dani and Erni are responsible for the cooking steps in the house. Jiajia is on the side to guide and assist. They are servants of the Shuiqing family. Even if the medicine is not handled well and the medicinal materials are destroyed, it is their own business. , I can’t blame you, and naturally I don’t need you to pay compensation.
But Dani, Zhouyu and you five have worked hard. Jiajia will teach you. If you don’t understand anything, be sure to ask. Read more, learn more and ask more questions, do you understand? "
In fact, it is because Li Dani, Erni, Zhou Yu, the five women and their families are all dead. For the medicinal materials shop, the steaming step is also considered a core technology, and the servants can use it with peace of mind.
After hearing this, Aunt Zhao Lan and Wu were even more relieved!
Sure enough, as Shui Qing said yesterday, they only need to do their part, and cleaning the medicinal materials is basically not difficult, and there is no risk of damaging the medicinal materials.
The biggest thing is the fine washing in the third stage, because if the damaged and rotten medicinal materials are not picked out or removed, the appearance of the finished product will be damaged, which will indeed affect the selling price.
Fine washing is easier, but the risk is high. In an instant, the job that everyone likes the most turns out to be rough washing, which is the hardest and dirtiest!
Li Dani, Erni, Zhou Yu, Zheng Yan and Wang Qiuyue heard that the crucial cooking part was handed over to them, and their palms became sweaty nervously.
Madam secretly talked to the five of them last night, saying that this step is related to the secret of preparing the medicinal materials and cannot be known to outsiders, so they can only bear it. At the same time, she also told them not to worry, as long as they follow Jiajia and learn seriously, and have good knowledge. Jia was on the sidelines and kept an eye on the guidance throughout the whole process, so there would be no mistakes.
The most important thing is that the madam gives each of them the same wages as the villagers in the village!
A total of six hundred articles a month!
The villagers are free people. They have houses to live in, fields and land. It is normal for them to pay their bosses for help. They live in the houses built by their bosses with money, eat the food allocated by their bosses, and help their bosses farm and feed them. Livestock and the like are fine during the off-season. Even if the owner asks them to help concoct medicinal materials, it won't matter. There's no way they won't agree.
But the boss paid them wages, even the same amount as the villagers!
How can they not work hard and work hard? !
They looked at Qin Yilin and promised excitedly and nervously: "Mrs. Ding, we will definitely follow Miss Jiajia and learn hard and work hard! We promise not to let the medicinal materials be damaged."
Village woman: ...Why do people from Zhuangzi work so hard? They were still worried and avoiding it, but Dani and the other five women stepped up to the challenge!
They are both farmers, so why are there such big differences?
Sure enough, the gap between people is sometimes bigger than that between people and dogs.
Qin Yilin nodded with satisfaction, "After the medicinal materials are steamed, some are dried directly, and some need to be soaked and then dried. However, no matter which type, they need to be cut into slices of consistent thickness. Does any of you have good knife skills?" He told me that he would be responsible for cutting medicinal materials from now on.
It only takes three people to cut the medicinal materials.
The rest of you have to go up the mountain to pick the fruits. After the fruits are picked, the master will teach you how to peel them.
Okay, now everything is clear, right? We started to raise our hands to sign up. "
Qin Yilin explained clearly that after hearing this, the people in the yard were already thinking about what kind of job they were suitable for. As soon as she finished speaking, everyone raised their hands and said their favorite positions.
The courtyard was full of people and lively.
The village gate was also crowded with people, and the men were rubbing their hands and looking excited.
The old village chief sent people to the gate, and told his eldest son who was in charge: "Keep a low profile on the way, go quickly and come back quickly, it's okay to be tired on the way, and rest after returning to the village, understand?"
Li Wen nodded hurriedly: "Dad, I know!"
Now life is not easy everywhere outside, and their village is selling rabbits and buying bricks and tiles, and life is booming, so of course they have to keep a low profile.
Otherwise, it will make people jealous.
Dad said that it is a virtue not to smack your lips when others are hungry.
Otherwise, if you are targeted, you will only regret it.
"Old village chief, don't worry, I'll watch you!" Fan Xiaoliu smiled brightly and promised loudly.
Suddenly there was a sigh.
"Tsk, what are you looking at? We're looking at you!"
"You're the most arrogant. As long as you don't show off, our team will be very low-key!"
"We'll just take good care of you. Only then can the old village chief be truly relieved."
The men's voices were all loud, and the scene suddenly became noisy and cheerful.
The atmosphere was harmonious and warm.
The old village chief couldn't help but smile.
The men in their village knew the general situation. They kept their mouths shut about selling rabbits to make money. What else could he worry about?
As long as the sale of rabbits was not known by those with ulterior motives, the risk would be much smaller......