"Sister-in-law Shuiqing, when can we go to the toothbrush workshop to learn?"

Can I pick up the tools today?

Shui Qing didn't answer, but instead gave the old village chief a wink.

Before Sister Guifen arrived with her people, she had already arranged with the old village chief what he wanted to do, and the two were currently working together!

A slap followed by a sweet treat.

The old village chief continued, "You all know this is a good business. We owe it all to Shuiqing. We don't know if the toothbrush shop will be successful or how successful it will be, but we're afraid that if it gets too big, people from other villages will try to take advantage of the toothbrush business!"

The people in the courtyard listened quietly, and then someone blurted out, "That can't be!"

"We won't let them get away with this! If they dare to come, we'll cripple them!"

The old village chief raised his hand and pressed it down, and the scene immediately returned to silence, except that everyone's expressions turned angry.

He looked at the crowd and asked, "We can stop people from other villages from coming, but can we stop our own villagers from going out?"

"What do you mean? I'm not very knowledgeable, old village chief, please explain clearly."

"Old village chief, stop playing riddles. We might not be able to guess it, and what if we guess wrong?"

"right!"

The old village chief said sternly, "What I mean is that once toothbrushes start making money, many people will inevitably try to take advantage of it."

I'm afraid that people from other villages or your relatives might try to bribe us with money or blackmail us with kinship... You know, once these skills and tools are passed on, and others keep lowering the price, it will be a pipe dream for us to make money again!

Shuiqing cares about our village and has created ways for everyone to make money. We can't prevent everyone in our village from being bad, but if there is even one greedy person among us, it's like a rotten apple spoiling the whole barrel!

Therefore, I propose that everyone who goes to collect the tools and learn the craft should sign and put their fingerprints on a commitment letter. Everyone in the family, regardless of gender or age, should sign and put their fingerprints on it. We must be responsible for whoever is in charge.

Shui Qing listened silently from the side.

Actually, the toothbrush handles made by the villagers don't require any special skills, so it's fine if the secret is revealed, since even if it's not revealed, others can still learn it.

What she needs to guard against is the skill of removing odors from wool fabrics. After all, there are specific techniques for what to use and how long to soak the fabric, and these techniques will be performed by the women in the toothbrush workshop, which affects every household in the village.

Only by having every household and every individual in the village sign a commitment letter, clearly stating the amount of compensation and the method of punishment, can a deterrent effect be achieved!

It also allows villagers and family members to supervise each other, preventing them from selling their goods just because of a high price offered by outsiders—those who dare to sell will have to pay a heavy price!

After the old village chief finished speaking, he unfolded a large sheet of white paper in his hand. The black characters on the snow-white paper were neat and clear. He shouted into the house, "Changlin, come out and read this letter of commitment to everyone. Make sure everyone hears it clearly."

Li Changlin rushed out of the house, took the Xuan paper from his grandfather's hand, and read it from top to bottom.

The people in the courtyard discovered that the old village chief and Shui Qing's words were all written on this piece of paper.

A standard toothbrush handle costs one penny;

Each participating family was provided with two sets of clothing per year, and the fabric was specified to be coarse cloth.

Crafting tools can be obtained from the workshop. If they break, you can exchange them for broken ones. If you no longer want to use the tools, you need to return them.

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The punishment was also severe. First, the compensation was three thousand taels of silver! This compensation was to be paid to the entire village! Because the interests of everyone in the village had been harmed;