Meiman smiled and said, "Miss, we didn't take up their rations. We were given extra rice when we ate there."
"You'd better divide up the logistics. Make a detailed plan for daily purchases and how often we eat meat. If we do this for a month, we'll have a plan for the farm's daily expenses. Once the vegetables in the garden are growing, we'll have a better meal."
"Miss, how often do we eat meat? Once a month? Or once every two months?"
"Let's do it once every two weeks. Each person can eat half a pound of meat each time. It won't cost much to eat meat!"
"Miss, the servants in our village live much better than those in the nearby villages. This is what the temporary workers in the nearby villages said, not my compliment."
Chun Xiao was amused. "Then let them envy me. I can't control others, but I can at least control my own people. As long as these people are hardworking and willing to work, why not give them some preferential treatment?"
After dinner, Xingfu and Meiman took people to Courtyard 2 and Courtyard 3, while Chunxiao returned to the main courtyard.
What she does most often now is to count the money. After counting today, she found that there were only more than 1,430 taels of silver left, which was visibly less.
A few days ago, I made 10 extra sets of quilts and quilt covers, which came in handy. Now I have 5 extra sets of quilt covers, but according to the standard winter configuration, I am still short of 36 quilts. Fortunately, there is no rush to use them in winter.
All the cloth has been washed and put away. This time we used exactly 20 pieces of coarse cloth. Now that the weather is getting warmer, it's time to make spring clothes.
Of course, the good cloths would be kept first, and she would have to discuss with Happiness and Meiman how to use the other cloths.
For these 180 people, it is definitely not enough to make two sets of spring clothes for each of them. One set is definitely enough. She can only make one set for each of them first, and two sets for the children first. Although the ones they wear are worn out, at least they can be worn. She will make another set when she finds more cloth.
The next day, Chunxiao found Xingfu Meiman and told them about the arrangements for making spring clothes. After she left, he asked them to gather the women together to discuss making one set of spring clothes for each adult and two sets for each child. As for how to distribute the coarse cotton cloth and fine cotton cloth, he let them decide for themselves.
There are 36 pieces of good cloth of bad color left, plus the cloth with holes, a total of 49 pieces. There is no problem putting them together to make a suit for each person. If there are any extras, put them back into the box in the main courtyard and we will look at them later.
Today everyone went to the fields. Chunxiao divided each yard into work areas. The team selected yesterday was responsible for leading the work, and the general commander was happiness and perfection.
Sometimes when Zhao Shitou looks at happiness, he feels a little inferior. He wonders if his persistence is wishful thinking and that he is not worthy of such happiness. However, the life of a farmhand is comfortable and easy now, which is perfect for his mother and Xiao An. He thinks it is also good to live a happy life like this.
The happiest ones are the group of children. Now they have more and more friends. Sometimes they help the uncles and aunts in the fields to fetch water, sometimes they wash clothes and sweep the floor together in the yard, and sometimes they help feed the cows and go to the fields together. They always have endless things to talk about. They no longer have to worry about being beaten by others, nor do they have to be called money-losing goods. Although their mother sometimes sighs at night and worries about their future, they have never felt that the future is so scary. It would be fine if they could always live like this.
On the 23rd, Chunxiao reviewed the cotton planting process and precautions with Xingfu and Meiman, walked around the farm, and checked the progress of the well digging. After confirming their confidence, Chunxiao left 150 taels of silver for Xingfu and Meiman. They packed their bags that night, and the next morning, they set off on their journey to Qingzhou by horse-drawn carriage. Naturally, they first went to Linye Village to pick up Shuwen.
Shuwen was already impatient, and immediately grabbed her driver's seat after getting on the carriage. "Aunt, how are we going?"
"Let's go to the county first and see if Ma Xing has any buses going to Qingzhou. We can discuss and join them. If not, we can just go back the same way we came last time."
The two arrived in the county town in the afternoon and went to the horse shop to inquire. They were told that they were a day late. A group of people rented a car to Qingzhou yesterday, but there was no one today. They also asked them if they wanted to wait for two days.
Chunxiao thanked Shuwen and let them set off directly. Although it would be lonely to travel without a companion, she thought that when they arrived at a place, they could wander around freely and pick out gifts for their families. There was nothing wrong with traveling alone.
When she came here, she was in a hurry to leave, afraid of being late for important matters, so she didn't visit any places along the way. This time was different. She decided to take the opportunity with Shuwen to play around in various places and experience the local customs and culture.
The first stop of the trip was naturally Sanchuan County, but an accident happened before the two of them arrived in Sanchuan County.
"I don't care, get out of the car immediately. If you hit someone, pay the money immediately, otherwise I will report it to the police." The young man stopped them and shouted arrogantly.
Shuwen got out of the car in a panic and hurried to check the person who fell in front of the carriage. "I didn't even touch her, how could she fall down?" The young woman on the ground was lying motionless, as if she was unconscious.
Chunxiao also got off the carriage to check on the person lying in the middle of the road.
"Auntie, I really didn't hit her. I pulled the reins as soon as I saw her. I don't know why she fell."
Chunxiao looked at the deserted mountain road and wondered why there were people here. From what Shuwen said, he didn't meet this woman.
She squeezed the hand of the girl lying on the ground with some force, and sure enough, she saw her eyebrows move slightly. She smiled slightly, not expecting that there were people who tried to scam people in ancient times.
She stood up and turned to look at the young man who was looking at them nervously. "Since we hit her, then, Sanchuan County is just ahead. We should get her medical treatment right away. Please help us get her into the car. We need to hurry."
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