"Uncle Village Chief, this is the twenty taels of silver we need to buy the homestead," Tian An said, handing a purse to the village chief.
Yesterday, Huibao Pavilion opened and received many orders. Peng Zhang gave Tian An another 100 taels of silver. In the afternoon, Qin Yalan was given a facial treatment. Seeing that his daughter's face was almost healed, Qin Manager Qin was so happy that he gave Tian An another 10 taels of silver.
As they had received quite a lot of orders and were worried about not being able to deliver on time, Tian An and Daniu decided to talk to the village chief and ask some other villagers to help.
I also paid back the money for the homestead. Although I had agreed to pay it back on credit for five years with no interest, I already had some money and it was not a good idea to keep it in debt.
The village chief took the purse and said, "Didn't we agree on a five-year credit? Why are you paying it back now?"
Tian An said, "Brother Da Niu and I have made some money these days, and we thought about how difficult it was for everyone during this famine. Everyone helped us when we were in trouble, and now that we are well off, we will pay the money back as soon as possible. It's not good to keep dragging everyone out. People should also have a conscience, right?"
The land belongs to the village, so the money from the sale of the homestead should be distributed to the villagers.
It's also because the location is bad that no one wants it. Otherwise, even with the county magistrate's connections, they wouldn't have sold it to them at half price. The villagers were already very dissatisfied with the price being cut in half, and if they delayed the payment any further, it would only lead to trouble. When people are in a hurry, who cares whether you have a contract?
The village chief nodded. "That's right. Since the money has been repaid, I'll go get the IOU for you."
The village chief handed the IOU to Tian An and thought for a moment before saying, "What on earth are you doing? You've made so much money in such a short time!"
Tian An: "I didn't do much. I just tore up some scraps of cloth and made them into hair ornaments and dolls. Later, someone liked our hair ornaments and dolls and partnered with us to open a shop in town to sell them."
The village chief thought of the things they had pulled out the last time they borrowed the ox cart and said, "The two big carts they pulled out last time were just head flowers and that doll!"
Tian An nodded and said, "Yes, it's the head flower and the doll. And we also want to thank the village chief for lending us the ox cart!"
The village chief looked incredulous: "People actually buy something that's not worth eating or drinking?" He raised his purse and said, "And they can earn so much."
The village chief's wife was also shocked, and the couple stared at Da Niu and Tian An.
Tian An nodded in confirmation. The village head and his wife looked at Daniu again.
Da Niu had no choice but to nod at them affirmatively to show that Tian An was right.
The couple looked at each other in amazement, both of them couldn't believe it, and it took them a while to come back to their senses.
The village head's wife was a little excited and a little embarrassed, pulling Tian An and said, "An An! We are all from the same village and fellow villagers! You know that life is not easy these days. If there is any way to make money, you must ask everyone to help out!"
Tian An pretended to be angry and said, "Look at what you said, auntie, is Tian An that kind of person? When I took my brother and separated from the Li family, everyone helped me. I have always remembered it in my heart.
We're here to discuss hiring with the village chief! We weren't here a few days ago because business wasn't stable and we didn't dare hire more people. We just received an order yesterday, so we came here early this morning."
The village head's wife felt a little embarrassed: "An An, that's not what I meant. I thank you on everyone's behalf for helping us."
Tian An shook his head and took the village head's wife's hand, saying, "I'll have to trouble you, Auntie, for this matter. You know everyone in the village well. I'll have to trouble you to help me find some wives and mothers-in-law who are good at sewing and are honest and hardworking."
The village head's wife waved her hand and said, "What's the trouble? I'm so happy! You coming to see me means you trust me. But how many people do I need to find? And how are the wages going to be calculated?"
Tian An thought for a moment and said, "Let's find twenty people first! If it's not enough, we can add more later. I'll have someone check their needlework. The good ones will make dolls. The higher ones will be sold at one penny each. The less skilled ones will make head flowers. Ten simple head flowers will be sold at one penny. If anyone is willing to do it, they can go to the handicraft workshop and find Luo Yourong's wife. She will arrange it."
The village head's wife repeated it silently and said, "Okay, Auntie will remember it and ask them later."
The village chief beside him took over the conversation and said, "What are you waiting for? Go now. Tian An girl has accepted the order, and business requires integrity. If you are late and delay the delivery, you will lose money."
When she heard that she had to pay compensation, the village chief's wife slapped her thigh and quickly stood up: "Yes, yes, yes, look at my brain, I will go now, I will go now." Then she went out.
The village chief pointed at his wife as she walked out the door and said, "Ah! You're getting more confused as you get older. You don't know what's important or urgent at all."
Tian An could only smile awkwardly and said, "Actually, there's no rush. Auntie, you can take your time."
As a result, he was scolded by the village chief.
"You young people are so careless when doing things. Can't you just prepare in advance and leave enough time for inspection? You have to rush things so that if something goes wrong, there will be no chance to remedy it..."
Scolded by the village chief, Tian An could only play dumb, which made Da Niu next to him laugh.
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I have to say that the village chief’s wife is really efficient!
Tian An and Daniu had just come out of the village chief's house and had just arrived at the homestead when they saw a long line of people waiting at the door.
Qiu Tian was just about to go look for Tian An! As soon as she stepped out of the doorway, she saw Tian An and Da Niu walking side by side. She quickly ran towards them.
"Miss, Young Master, Aunt Qian who caused trouble last time is here again." Qiu Tian shouted loudly from a distance.
After she stopped, Tian An asked, "What's going on? Why is she haunting us?"
Qiu Tian bent down, rested her hands on her knees, took a few breaths, and then said:
"She heard from somewhere that we were hiring people to make dolls and hair ornaments, so she came over and said she wanted to work. But Sister Ji saw that her female workers were completely incompetent and couldn't even make hair ornaments, so she refused to hire her. She then accused Sister Ji of picking on her, and the two of them started arguing."
Tian An and Da Niu looked at each other and saw helplessness in each other's eyes.
"Who do you think you are? You're just a refugee and you dare to bully me in my village. You're just a dog that Tian An keeps. I'm her aunt, and even she has to listen to me. I'm working here to give her face, and you're actually biting your own master."
"Aunt Qian is so impressive! Whose aunt are you? When did Shangba Village become Aunt Qian's village? Tian An's reputation is not big enough to afford Aunt Qian's."
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