However, Zhang Hulan did not plan to sell the cows and donkeys she bought. The donkeys would be needed in the future, and she would have to develop businesses in other counties. Zhang Hujun and Zhang Hubing would have to deliver goods, so they would have to be equipped with donkey carts.
There is also a donkey prepared for Old Man Zhang. The last time she bought a donkey cart, Zhang Hulan saw that the old man couldn't let it go, so she prepared a donkey cart for him to take for a ride.
The cows are also needed, and the family still needs to grow food. Sometimes, even if you have money, you may not be able to buy food. So food must be grown.
When you come to the cattle and horse trading market, you will find that not only cattle and horses are traded here, but all living animals are traded here.
"Brother, help me pick three donkeys and two cows."
“Buy so much?”
"Anyway, we need it at home, so just help me pick it out."
Zhang Hujun knew that no matter what he said, it would be useless. In addition, he had a mysterious trust in his eldest sister, so he honestly helped to pick three donkeys and two cows.
A donkey costs five taels of silver, while a cow is a little more expensive, costing six taels of silver.
Another twenty-seven taels of silver were spent in one go, and Zhang Hujun felt that his elder sister spent money like water.
Although it was not his money that was spent, he still felt heartbroken.
After leaving the cattle and horse market, Zhang Hulan spent another six taels of silver to buy three donkey carts for the three donkeys. This time, her purse was almost empty.
When she returned to the village, Zhang Hulan saw that Old Man Zhang and his men had already started digging a fish pond, so she drove the donkey and cow over there.
Old man Zhang and the villagers who were working there were all surprised to see Zhang Hulan buy so many animals at once.
Wang and Zhang Hubing had nothing to do in the morning, so they were all helping here.
"Dani'er, why did you buy so many donkeys and cows?" Wang asked in surprise.
"It's for digging fish ponds. It's faster to use donkeys and oxen to carry the soil."
Old man Zhang sighed, "Oh, then you don't need to buy so much. One cow is enough. It's such a waste to buy so much at once."
Zhang Hulan then repeated to Old Man Zhang the account she had settled with Zhang Hujun before. After hearing it, Old Man Zhang also thought that Zhang Hulan's idea was a good one.
If it were all done manually, a fish pond of five mu in area and one and a half meters deep would take fifty people twenty days to a month to dig. If donkeys and cows were used to carry the soil, it would indeed be much faster.
In addition, when Old Man Zhang saw the villagers' surprised and envious looks, he felt very happy. He put his hands behind his back, touched this donkey and that cow, and then commented on them one by one.
This cow is nice and has a gentle temper...
That donkey is very good and strong...
Old man Zhang suddenly thought of something and said, "Daniel, someone suggested to me today that we should not dig the fish pond too big. A fish pond should be no more than two mu. If it is too big, it will be difficult to catch fish, and there will be no fishing nets that big.
Moreover, if the fish pond is dug too big, it will take too much time, as all the time will be wasted on transporting the soil. It will be much faster if the pond is made smaller. Do you want to make it smaller?"
Zhang Hulan slapped her forehead.
In her mind, there are fishing nets of all sizes. But there are no such big fishing nets here, so Zhang Hulan nodded and accepted the suggestion.
Now that so many people are working, and the daily wages cost more than one or two taels, Zhang Hulan feels that she has to make money faster.
The pig's head was bought back, so Wang and Li went back to process it first.
After returning home, Wang and her family started to get busy.
Zhang Hulan said to Zhang Hujun, "Brother, starting from tomorrow, you will help me deliver the goods from Manfulou, and buy the pig heads for me when you come back. I am going to visit Hekou County next door tomorrow, and I plan to find another restaurant to cooperate with."
Zhang Hujun said, "Leave the delivery to me. Hekou County is not close, and you have never been there, so let Lao Er go with you."
Wang also said, "That's right, let the second son go with you. You are unfamiliar with the place, and I don't feel comfortable leaving you alone."
Zhang Hulan nodded, "I want Hu Bing to go with me. If we can reach an agreement, I will let Hu Bing help me deliver the goods to Hekou County."
Zhang Hulan then said, "Mom, sister-in-law, Chunhua, there will be more work to do in the future. You will be much busier every day. I will give you some extra pay when the time comes."
Wang said, "What's the extra charge? We only do half a day's work, but you're paying us a full day's salary. We're taking advantage of you."
Li also said, "That's right, now we are taking advantage of you, big sister. This thing is not heavy, so we don't have to pay for processing it."
Zhang Hubing curled his lips, "You are so stupid. The boss wants to pay for the processing, but you actually refuse..."
No one paid any attention to Zhang Hubing.
In the afternoon, Zhang Hujun went to deliver the goods alone.
The next morning, Zhang Hulan and Zhang Hubing set out for Hekou County.
Daping Village is under the jurisdiction of Changning County, but it is not far from Hekou County.
It takes less than an hour to drive a donkey cart to Changning County, and about an hour and a half to Hekou County.
In addition, Daping Village is not far from Yangshan County and can be reached in about two hours.
Daping Village is located between Changning County, Hekou County and Yangshan County, and has a very good geographical location.
The three counties are about the same size. The population in the city is about 40,000 to 50,000, and the total population of the entire county is about 200,000, which is considered a large county.
Zhang Hulan and Zhang Hubing entered the city and took a walk around it. They also asked people which restaurant in the city had the best business. Then they came to a restaurant called Yaxianglou.
The two men arrived at the door of the restaurant and were about to go in when a waiter came forward and stopped them.
The waiter looked at Zhang Hulan and Zhang Hubing's clothes. Zhang Hulan was wearing ordinary cotton clothes, while Zhang Hubing was wearing linen clothes. With such clothes, it was obvious that they were not people who could afford to eat in their restaurant.
The guy's eyes flashed with disdain, and he raised his chin and asked, "What do you do?"
Zhang Hubing felt insulted by the waiter's gaze. He was about to scold the waiter for looking down on others, but Zhang Hulan said, "Hey, young man, we want to discuss some business with your shopkeeper. I wonder if your shopkeeper..."
"Get lost..." Before Zhang Hulan could finish her words, the waiter started to chase her away. "You look poor, what business can you have? Don't you see where we are? Anyone can come here to discuss business?"
"You..." Zhang Hubing was about to curse, but Zhang Hulan glared at him, so Zhang Hubing had to shut up.
Zhang Hulan said nothing and just took Zhang Hubing away.
After getting on the donkey cart, Zhang Hubing said, "Zhang Hulan, can you tolerate this?"
Zhang Hulan said: "We are here to discuss business and make money, not to quarrel with others. If others look down on us, then so be it. What does it matter?"
"You don't seem like someone who can take it."
Zhang Hulan smiled and said, "Do you think it's so easy to make money? You either work hard or get looked down upon."
“If you want to avoid being looked down upon and ridiculed by others, you must either be rich or powerful.”
"If we had money and power, we wouldn't be here."
"So we have to work hard to make money. For ordinary people like us, we have to have money first, and then use the money to knock on the door of power."
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