PNB Chapter 423 Picking people
Chapter 423 Picking people
The next morning, Hong Yi handed Lu Yao a list. "Sir, this is the list I have compiled. These people have good skills and character. If you want to save trouble, just select people from this list!" Hong Yi did not explain. They started to identify talents as soon as they arrived here. They used a lot of manpower and several people who were poached day and night.
Lu Yao took it and his eyes lit up. The people trained by his elder brother were indeed excellent. He had actually selected them before him. And he only needed to screen them again and go through the motions! There was no need to make a big fuss, and it would not make people feel unfair. He was just going to visit some brothers and sisters. It was really worry-free to have an assistant like Hong Yi. No wonder the elder brother was in charge of a lot of things and could naturally take care of the family. Lu Yao felt that he had to learn quickly, otherwise the more things there would be in the future, the busier he would be, and how could he take care of his wife? !
Lu Yao’s motivation for progress comes from his wife Bai Lu!
Lu Yao took the elders to stroll around the village early. It seemed like they were just visiting blindly, but in fact, Hong Yi had been leading the way. After visiting each household, he found that most of them were bachelors, which coincided with what the elders said. I really don't know whether to say that bachelors help improve their skills, or that women affect the polishing of skills.
These bachelor craftsmen were skinny, but their arms were muscular, and they were obviously people who had been honing their craftsmanship for many years. Lu Yao saw the elder holding his head high with a proud look, and knew that the old man had not cheated him, so he asked the elder to help negotiate with the families of these craftsmen. The elder's words were more credible than Lu Yao's personal persuasion.
There are several families on Hong Yi's list who are already married and have excellent craftsmanship, but the elders of the clan refused to let him in, and even whined and pretended to be pitiful, saying that he couldn't empty out all their family assets and take them away! ?
"If you don't let me ask, how do I know they don't want to go with me?" Oh! It turns out that the old man was on guard against this trick of his. Since they were able to get married, it means that they are more capable and are favored by women!
"You? Do you want to be an unfilial descendant? How can the foundation of the Lu family be shaken?! Besides, these sixteen people have been selected according to your requirements, talented and good-looking, what else do you want?!" The elder angrily scolded Lu Yao, putting on the airs of an elder. Craftsmen who have already established a family are naturally excellent. The most important thing is that their descendants can pass on the legacy in the future. The elder has even thought of the heirs. With descendants to inherit, the skills will not be broken! He does not allow anyone to dig into the family, even if it is Yao'er, the heir.
Lu Yao wanted to say that it was up to everyone to volunteer, but when he saw Hong Yi shaking his head at him, he could only hold back his words. "Okay! Hong Yi, tell everyone to pack simple luggage and gather at the clan elder's home tomorrow!" Lu Yao was a little dissatisfied that he had only selected sixteen people after two months of being out, but he also understood that he was selecting talents, not trouble for his eldest brother, so he couldn't rush.
The task of selecting people was basically completed. Lu Yao followed the elders to visit the elderly grandfathers and uncles in the clan. This was a real visit without any mission. Lu Yao gave each old man an equal share of silver, without bias. Twenty taels of silver, not too much, not too little, enough for the old man to live on. As long as he didn't spend it on his descendants, he would have money to cover his old age.
Lu Yao did this, which showed his sincerity to the clan uncles. The clan uncles nodded with tears in their eyes and praised Lu Yao for being filial and promising. Even the clan elders who had been cold and stern to Lu Yao before praised him and expressed their support for Lu Yao to do great things outside, saying that they would protect the family.
"Grandpa, you are too kind. Yao'er has been away for many years. He should show more filial piety when he comes home!" Lu Yao was speechless. The elder was really an old man who changed his face as quickly as the weather changed. Before, he almost pointed at him and scolded him for stealing from the family and spending money, but now he said he supported him!
Tsk tsk, the money power that my wife mentioned is really useful. He hasn't even used the real money power yet, but it has such an effect! Of course, Lu Yao does not intend to use the money power on his clansmen except to show filial piety. The effect of money power has a time limit. After the time limit, it will be useless and will only make people who ask for too much. So Lu Yao plans to show filial piety and not to cause trouble for himself.
After visiting several tribesmen in the villages, Hong Yi drove the carriage to send the young master and the elder back to the elder's home. "Young master, I have something to do now. I will come to pick you up tomorrow!"
"Okay, go and get busy!" Lu Yao understood that the people sent by his elder brother were not only there to escort him but also had other tasks to do, so he tried not to disturb them too much. Lu Yao then asked the elders for the letter that his uncle had sent to the elders before, which had his uncle's contact address. However, this letter was sent a year ago, and he didn't know if there were any changes. But no matter what, he planned to go there in person. "Elder, Yao'er will leave you a hundred taels of silver as pocket money. Buy whatever you want, don't be stingy. In addition...if the price of our tea is not good, we can temporarily not sell it. I think there will be a way to sell it." Lu Yao comforted the elders. He felt that there was a way to solve it.
"Yao'er, you are away from home all year round and you may not know that the tea sold at a low price is the fixed final tea. The price is lowered year by year, but we have to sell it to them. Only the remaining tea after giving them the quota can be sold separately." The elder explained with a sigh.
"The official tea company is so indifferent to the lives of the tea farmers? This is outrageous... Elder, why don't you come with me? I will take care of you in your old age!" Lu Yao knew that what he said was unrealistic, but he still said it.
"Nonsense, I'm not going anywhere. I'm just going to die here!" Sure enough, the elder got angry again. Not to mention his age, he is the elder of the tribe, how could he abandon his fellow tribesmen and run away? It's ridiculous!
"Okay, okay, I'll find another way. Just let me know if you have any problems in the future." Lu Yao quickly changed his tone to comfort them. In fact, when it comes to family matters, many things are not as simple as they seem on the surface. As the saying goes, it's hard to leave one's hometown, and their family has been deeply rooted here for several generations, so it's hard to give up.
"Yao'er, just take good care of the sixteen brothers and sisters in the clan! It's enough for the clan grandfather to know that you have such intentions. Don't worry about the old man. I have children, grandchildren and clan members here, so I am not alone."
The elder patted Lu Yao's hand, and he also mentioned that there was another reason why Lu Yao's uncle left with his family. His uncle's sword-making skills were well-known in the underworld. It was precisely because of his fame that a sword attracted the covetousness of unknown forces from the outside world. Some people even went to the village to inquire about the news. Fortunately, there were only elderly members of the tribe at home at that time. The inquiring people could not get any information, and did not find anyone who seemed to be able to forge swords, so they left.
"Later, your uncle sealed up the tools for making swords. In addition, some timid people in the tribe spread the rumor that they were afraid that your uncle would bring trouble to the tribe members... conflicts arose and even reached the point of splitting the tribe. I, an old man, didn't want to listen to anything. Your uncle left in the end. He would send me a letter every year to briefly explain the situation, but I haven't seen this year's letter!... Yaoer, I am actually happy that some people in the tribe have left the tribe to settle down one after another. No matter what kind of livelihood they find, the last thing I want is for them to split up the tribe." The elder of the tribe chattered on and on, telling the secrets of the tribe over the years.
"So that's the case. Has uncle's contact address changed over the years?" Lu Yao asked hurriedly.
"Of course there have been changes. When I first went out, I changed my address every year. It was only in the past three years that I had a fixed address. It's not easy to make a living outside!" The elder sighed again.
"It turns out that he has only really settled down in recent years..." There is still a month before the Chinese New Year, and his uncle has not yet received a letter. Lu Yao feels that the uncertainty of whether he can find his uncle has increased...