"certainly!"
Chunxiao smiled and said, "Could it be that you are not from my village? Remember to go to Xingfu to register."
"Hey!" Zhao Shitou left happily.
"Miss, with so many people, I'm afraid we'll need a lot of paper and pens. What will happen if they all sign up?"
"If everyone wants to sign up, then do it. Investments always cost money. You can start by debiting the account and buying what you need. Remember to arrange the people so that those who work and those who learn calligraphy are staggered. Luckily, we have two teachers, one for each side of the yard, and tables and chairs in each room. We can move them out when we're learning. Oh, and we also need to stagger the time to pick out the cotton seeds. You two should take good care of it. Come back to me if you can't figure it out."
"Xingfu and I will try our best to get things done so that you won't have to worry about it, young lady."
"You should also remember to follow his lead. This is a serious teacher, a hundred times better than a half-baked one like me."
"I think your teaching is very good, miss. You taught me to learn arithmetic very quickly. The last time I went to town, the cotton shop owner said we were amazing."
"Mathematics is mathematics. Just study it seriously."
She left the matter to Xingfu Meiman, and the next day she drove her carriage to Linye Village.
Yan Dashan was naturally not there. Yan Mingli and the others had all moved to Huangkou Village. Chunxiao told Shuwen that she wanted to learn to read and write.
When Shuwen heard that there were two scholars teaching him how to read, he was naturally very happy. "Then I will live with you, aunt, and let my father take care of the farm."
"I'll go to Huangkou Village later and tell your father that you'd better bring two people who can take charge. That way, we won't be worried about no one taking care of the village in the future."
"Auntie, don't worry, I have someone in mind."
After talking to Shuwen, she went to Huangye Village, Wuying. The house had been built. The well digger was digging a well outside the yard. The carpenters had finished the beds and doors and windows in the two main courtyards, and were working on other doors and windows in the past two days.
Large pits were dug in the fields on both sides, and the collected fertilizers were piled in them.
The weather was getting colder, and Chunxiao finally remembered the quilt she had prepared. She went to Yan Mingli and said, "I was careless and forgot to ask about your mattress. I have it ready and will bring it over tomorrow. The weather is getting colder. You need to cover yourself with two layers at night."
"Brother Dashan has already prepared everything. Don't worry, we will cover ourselves well at night." Yan Dashan also came over. "If you have to arrange everything, you will be busy to death."
"Brother, I bought a lot of cotton cloth from the cloth merchant some time ago. Remember to go to my place and get some cloth to make winter clothes for the people in the village. Do you have any cotton left? If not, I have some."
"I kept the cotton, but I really don't have any cloth. Okay, I'll go to your place to get it when I leave today. How much do you give to the people in the farm?" He was not sure how much cloth this person needed.
"Each of you should take one piece of cloth and have them make two sets of winter clothes. They can keep the extra ones for themselves. I've told the people in the village that it will take several years to finish the work we've done this time, mainly because there are so many people and it would take too much cloth."
"That's right. Cloth is expensive nowadays. Fortunately, you have some."
Chunxiao told them about hiring a teacher. "I already mentioned this to Shuwen when I came here. Big brother, pick a few people and let them learn from you while you're not so busy now. That way, even if you buy a new farm in the future, you won't be afraid."
"You're hiring a teacher for the servants in your village!" Yan Mingli reacted somewhat angrily. "To be a servant in your place must have been a blessing in my past life. There are only a few people in our village who can read and write."
"I'm doing this for my own benefit. If they're capable, I'll have fewer worries in the future and can travel around without being tied down by trivial matters. It just so happens that there are two scholars in the village right now, otherwise I wouldn't know where to find them."
Chun Xiao smiled proudly, "It's just that this place is far from Ruyun, otherwise a few people from our village could go there and learn from me."
"Once this place is built, we'll have trouble finding manpower, so I won't be planning on it for now. If I have the chance in the future, I'll definitely learn from it. How long will those people in your village be staying there?"
Chun Xiao shook her head. "I'm afraid they'll have to stay here for a few months. The town is building a charity hall now, so if there's room, we'll have to move. But it doesn't matter. As long as they're willing, I'll pay them and they can continue teaching until everyone in the village learns."
Yan Mingli nodded. "The courtyard wall is now half built. I'm afraid the gate will need to be made larger to facilitate the passage of ox carts. All this work will be completed by the end of November. It's enough time to prepare. Why does this person go to buy it? We need to let them familiarize themselves with the environment in advance."
Chun Xiao frowned. "I'm afraid we can't rush hiring people. We need to prepare everything they need for food, clothing, shelter, and transportation. We need to set up the place as soon as possible. I've prepared some quilts, and I'll deliver them in two days. One room has three beds. You have 12 rooms for workers here. How many people do you plan to hire?"
Yan Mingli was always uncomfortable talking about buying people. "First, let's buy eleven or twelve. Then whoever wants to come from the village can come. If there are not enough, we can hire more."
"You guys decide on this matter. Assuming there are three people in one room, I will prepare 15 quilts for you." She needed to buy for about 20 people, so a total of 50 quilts should be enough. She also needed to ask people in the village to help make some quilts and pillowcases.
"Then you prepare the cotton wool, and we'll buy the buckets and basins."
There were many trivial matters now, all of which required careful consideration, but for Chunxiao and the others, this was already a considerable amount of experience. The outer wall was already halfway built, and in a few days it would be complete. Once the wall was finished and the gates were built, the manor would finally take shape.
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