Chapter 1601 Heartbeat
Although General Sun sent 300 taels of silver, and the Prince's Mansion and the Fourth Prince's Mansion each sent 200 taels of silver, he still gritted his teeth and bought a lot of medicine for several brothers who had been suffering every day because they could not afford medicine. In particular, he used the more expensive ginseng and ganoderma lucidum, which cost him more than 100 taels.
The remaining money was not worth spending, as it had to be used to buy medicine and survive the winter.
Unfortunately, none of them knew how to do business, so they didn't dare to take the risk of spending the money.
What Mrs. Shao provided them was a long-term solution.
Being able to have a place to settle down and a job to do for a long time is better than anything else.
Moreover, Mrs. Shao also said that she would give them three mu of land to grow vegetables and raise chickens and ducks. This is great! Aunt Zhang and Aunt Liu have always envied other people's chickens and ducks, and they wish they could raise some at home. Now their dream can come true. How great...
"To be honest, your proposal is really tempting. What are your requests?"
When Qiao Xuan heard that there was a chance, she smiled and said, "There are no requirements. We only grow a limited amount of things every year, potatoes, watermelons, cantaloupes, and radishes and cabbages in the fall. You just need to cultivate, weed, water, and harvest according to the requirements. The children are still young, so if any of them want to go to school, they can go. We will pay half of the fees, and the wages are enough to pay the other half."
"As for wages, for those aged 15 and above but under 65, men will receive three taels of silver per month, and women will receive two taels. Those aged 12 to 15 will also receive two taels per month, but those under 12 will not be paid."
"In addition, a certain amount of reward will be distributed every August 15th and Spring Festival. Each person will receive at least two taels of silver, as well as rice, flour, oil, cloth, etc. Two sets of spring and winter clothes and shoes will be distributed every year."
"These things are available to everyone from twelve to sixty-five."
Qiao Xuan did not include younger children and elderly people. It was not that she could not afford this little money, but things given for free were worthless and would not necessarily make people grateful, but would easily make people greedy.
It will also make those who are paid for work feel dissatisfied - not everyone may think so, but most people do.
Qiao Xuan believed that Zheng Sangge, Liu Fu and others were all good people, but with more than seventy people in the family, she didn't believe that there would not be one person who was completely ulterior motive.
With the conditions she offered, as long as those who can work work hard, it is enough to support others.
Zheng Sangge was even more moved after hearing this.
He didn't think there was anything wrong with Qiao Xuan's behavior. Instead, he thought it was very reasonable.
After all, Qiao Xuan didn't owe them anything. It was already a rare favor that she was willing to help them and give them a chance.
"The conditions that my sister-in-law has mentioned are already very generous, much better than what we have now!" Zheng Sangge smiled and sighed, "I would like to thank my sister-in-law here! I will discuss it with everyone tonight. I wonder if Brother Yunduan will be at home tomorrow? I will visit you tomorrow. Or, the day after tomorrow is also fine."
Qiao Xuan was very happy. Since Zheng Sangge said so, it was probably going to work.
If he thinks it’s good, others will definitely not refuse it.
Besides, it’s really good.
"Okay, then I will wait for good news from Brother Zheng! Why don't we go there tomorrow? Actually, we also need to hire someone at our farm, but it's not specifically for taking care of Brother Zheng, so Brother Zheng doesn't need to worry too much."
(End of this chapter)
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