Chapter 105 Setting up a trap
"The land of the medicine shop is all fertile land. Logically speaking, the yield of medicinal materials per mu of land should be between 10 and 19 stones. Even if the loss in the middle is deducted, it cannot be less than 10 stones.
But the output of medicinal herbs written in the account book is only 8 to 12 shi per mu of land. You should know that the output of one mu of thin land is 10 shi, and the output of one mu of medium land is 14 shi. How can the output of this good land be lower than that of thin land and medium land?"
When saying these words, Su Chenyu was not emotional, but rather exceptionally calm. However, Wu Xin still sensed the danger in this calm, as if a storm was about to come.
"What makes this princess curious the most is that the monthly salary of such inefficient tenant farmers is as high as 20 taels, not to mention that the medicine shop provides them with such good food and accommodation. Is this a business or charity?"
The average tenant farmer only earns one to two taels of silver a month, and that's only if the boss is kind. If the boss is not kind, he may only earn 500 coins a month.
Wu Xin couldn't answer any of the questions, and Su Chenyu didn't bother to listen to his explanation: "Since you, Manager Wu, can't answer, let others speak. Aunt He, come in."
When Wu Xin heard the name Aunt He from Su Chenyu again, he suddenly understood why the real account book ended up in Su Chenyu's hands.
Unexpectedly, I fell into Aunt He's hands.
Aunt He told her everything she knew: "Princess, some of these tenant farmers are descendants of Yao family servants, and some are people settled by the Yao family for personal exchanges. On weekdays, they just do some random work, and they are provided with good food and drink every day, right?
As for the revenue of the medicine shop, it is even worse than before. These people are all lazy and undisciplined. How can they really work hard? "
At this point, Aunt He's eyes were filled with tears. "I am an old employee of the medicine shop. Seeing that the medicine shop is getting worse day by day, my heart aches. It's a pity that the Yao family controls the medicine shop. I have been looking forward to the princess and her husband coming for so many years..."
"Aunt He, you've been through a lot these days. Go take a rest over there first." Su Chenyu said calmly. Seeing Aunt He sitting down on a chair next to her, she looked at Wu Xin who was kneeling on the ground. "Wu Xin, this farm will be taken over by me and my husband from now on. If you can solve the problems of the tenants within three days, I'll give you another chance. How about that?"
Aunt He got a little anxious after hearing this. She was about to say something when she heard Su Chenyu continue, "It should be time to harvest the moon tonight, right?"
Hearing this, Wu Xin understood what Su Chenyu meant. She was just worried that there would be no tenant farmers to collect the moon potatoes tonight, so she wanted to calm herself down first and wait until tonight was over.
Wu Xin felt relieved, thinking he had someone to rely on. "Princess, are you going to drive all these tenant farmers away from the medicine shop?"
Su Chenyu shook her head: "Of course not, this princess just wants to change the monthly wages of these tenant farmers to one tael a month, and only provide lunch in the future, and no longer provide accommodation except during the busiest days."
Su Chenyu's requirements were not too bad, and were even better than those of many Zhuangzi.
But how could Wu Xin dare to do this? Without the previous treatment, how could these tenants stay in the medicine shop? Besides, the placement of these people is not only for the Yao family servants to be more attentive to the master, but also for the Yao family to do things more conveniently.
"Princess, if you do as you wish, I'm afraid all these tenant farmers will have to leave."
"Then go recruit other tenant farmers. Anyway, this princess's request is here. I don't believe that no one will come."
Wu Xin wanted to say something, but Su Chenyu spoke impatiently: "Wu Xin, this princess is giving you one more chance. If you don't want to, there are many people waiting to take your place."
Su Chenyu is too good at controlling people's hearts. After hearing this, Wu Xin's vigilance towards Su Chenyu dropped a little. Even if he got the real account book, wouldn't he still have to rely on himself?
Watching Wu Xin leave unharmed, Aunt He's eyes flashed with disappointment. She thought that as long as she saw the real account book, Su Chenyu would directly arrest Wu Xin, but she didn't expect that she would actually use Wu Xin.
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