Wow, what a great thing!

Their eyes gleamed as they looked at Fan Jin!

Fan Jin chuckled, wondering how the topic had shifted from building a house to plowing the fields, and then from plowing the fields back to donkeys.

"Yes, this is what Shuiqing promised before. We can buy them in order after the donkeys give birth."

Upon hearing that it was Hu Shuiqing who had agreed, the men laughed even more heartily!

Men are sometimes concerned about saving face and will agree to something first. But after going home, they may get a scolding from their wives and then change their minds. Or, if the couple has a fight, the man might give them a hard time when they come to visit, which would be very embarrassing.

But the women in charge are different. If they make a decision, they usually think it through in advance. As long as the man doesn't hold them back, they often handle things clearly and beautifully!

Fan Xiaoliu thought happily, since it was Fan Ersaozi who decided to sell the donkey foal, then it was a done deal.

He no longer had to pull the plow; thank goodness, thank you, Sister-in-law Fan!

The old village chief coughed and brought the conversation back to the main topic: "Young man, where are you planning to build your house? How many rooms? If you're in a hurry, we'll send a few more people from our family. If you're not in a rush, we'll just send one."

Hearing the old village chief talking about serious matters, the men stopped talking, but the excitement on their faces had not completely faded, and they all looked at Fan Jin.

The only farm work left is sowing winter wheat in the fields, but the area is small, so it can be completed before the beginning of October, and there is no rush.

"The workshop will still be built on my land. It will house three kinds of medicinal herbs. We need to build three main rooms, more warehouses, a kitchen, and so on. I estimate that we will need about ten rooms in total."

"It would be best if it could be built as soon as possible. Shuiqing has selected the right people today, and they can start working tomorrow. They can start operating in my yard first, and then move everything over there once the workshop is built. After all, we'll be growing the medicinal herbs more and more, and a small space won't allow for proper operation," Fan Jin said truthfully.

The crowds and noise also disrupt the lives of family members.

Li Wen calculated: "Ten or so houses can be built quickly. With more than thirty people, it can all be built in five or six days, just by making adobe bricks."

Fan Jin said gently, "Instead of making adobe bricks, let's buy bricks and tiles and build a big brick house."

The men were astonished to hear that the herbal medicine workshop was actually a large brick and tile building.

The workshop for making medicinal herbs is actually a brick and tile building! That's amazing!

And there are more than ten rooms, which would cost at least forty taels of silver. That's incredibly generous.

Fan Jin then turned to the old village chief and asked, "There is one more thing I need your help with, old village chief."

The old village chief was slightly surprised. "Go on," he said.

"Shuiqing and I discussed it. In the future, whether our village sells rabbits or medicinal herbs, especially medicinal herbs, the purchase, delivery, and pricing will be done in large quantities. Just remembering everything in your head won't be enough. We'll need to keep accounts, and keeping accounts requires literacy."

As Fan Jin spoke, the old village chief slowly stood up from his seat.

The men's expressions turned serious, and they listened quietly, afraid of missing even the slightest detail!

They had heard from the village elders that Fan Jin and his wife wanted to lead them in planting medicinal herbs and transform the village into a renowned medicinal herb village in the Ming Dynasty.

But that was just hearsay. Now, Fan Jin was standing right in front of them talking about it, making them truly feel the possibility of becoming a medicinal herb village.

Just to learn to read and write? They barely have enough to eat, how can they afford to send their children to school?

Thinking about the income from rabbits, some men gritted their teeth and thought, why not send the smartest child in the family to a private school next year? There's no need for the imperial examinations, just a year or two of study to learn some common characters and numbers!