The three of them sat together and talked about many trivial things in Zhuangzi. After Chunliu finished his part, he went back to the fields.
Meiman asked her sister-in-law to make some meat porridge for Chunxiao that night. "Miss, Xingfu and his family have raised a lot of chickens on their farm. I thought why don't we raise some too? We can sell them at the end of the year."
"If you feel you have the energy to raise them, it's up to you. You can use it as a pig pen or a chicken pen. If you have money in the account, you can sell them. You can eat them yourself at the end of the year. We have so many people."
"Okay, then I'll have Chunliu take people to make arrangements in a few days."
Chunxiao drank the porridge and was more satisfied with the food made here. From now on, when she goes out, she will bring a cook that she likes with her so that she will not treat her stomach badly wherever she goes.
"Have you asked them to make clothes for the newcomers? Didn't Boss Sun send a lot of cloth last year?"
"According to the old rules, each of them was given a piece of cloth, and they were told to make jackets and spring shirts when they had time. Miss, are Fangzhou and Hejian ready to send their cloth? We have already washed out last year's cloth."
"Do you have any small change in your account? If not, go to town tomorrow morning and exchange some."
"How much?"
"How many people are there in the first three courtyards now?"
"108 counting the children, 88 not counting the children. Miss, do you want to give them money?"
"They've been working for over two years, and they haven't been paid a cent. You can't be so stingy after earning your own money. Find someone to exchange 600 taels of silver for them, and I'll pay them tomorrow afternoon."
"Miss, you are the best master."
"I've been flattered so much that I'm used to it." Chun Xiao smiled. "By the way, change it for another 20 taels of copper coins. If the newcomers see others giving out money, they'll probably feel bad. Give them a little, maybe 300 coins each for adults and 50 coins for children."
"Okay, I'll take someone to exchange money tomorrow morning. Miss, I'll boil some water for you to take a bath. Don't you love taking a hot bath the most when you come back from going out?"
"Okay, let's take a bath."
Chunxiao slept well and woke up the next day feeling refreshed.
When she saw Chunliu in the field after leaving the yard, she realized that Meiman had already taken people to the town. She went to Yard No. 1. Although it was still early, there were already people attending classes inside. There was also a guard at the door to manage classroom discipline. When she went in, everyone stood up.
The master bowed to her and said, "Master, you're back. That's great. I was just about to tell you something."
Chun Xiao took him aside and said, "Master Cen, just tell me what you have to say."
"I was originally planning to tell the steward about this in a few days, but now that you're back, it's perfect. You know, we came here because of the civil unrest in Hejian. We were afraid that fighting would break out again, so we ran here after the establishment of the government. Now that the situation there has stabilized, we naturally have to return to our hometown. The date for departure has already been set, and I'm afraid that after this month, we won't be able to teach anymore."
"Is it the same with Master Zhang?"
"Yes, we go together."
Chun Xiao frowned, then smiled. "That's a good thing. A foreign land is not as good as one's own. Okay, I get it. You've already taught Zhuangzi to many people. If you hadn't taught them to read and write, I wouldn't have anyone to help me. Thank you both for your guidance."
"Master, you are too polite. We should be the ones to thank you. I heard that you recently bought a manor in Hejian. I wonder where it is in Hejian Prefecture. If we are destined, we can meet again in the future."
"Our manor is located in Fangjia Village, Leixi Town, Su County. If you need us in the future, you can go to Fangjia Village to find us. The managers of the manor were all trained by you and are very familiar with them."
"Of course, of course."
The teacher wanted to leave, and she couldn't stop him. Fortunately, a lot of talents had been cultivated, and there would be no interruption for the time being. When the time came for him to leave, she would have to prepare a gift.
After Meiman returned, Chunliu gathered everyone in front of the main courtyard, except for the farmhands who continued to work in the fields.
Everyone looked at the three of them, wondering what they had to announce. Last time they did this, they were selecting people to go to Su County. This time the boss was back, so could it be that they were short of manpower and needed to select more people?
The little girls were standing in a row in the front, looking at her with bright eyes full of admiration, which made Chunxiao feel less calm.
"Everyone has been working on the farm for more than two years. I can see that everyone is working very hard. There must be some reward for this effort, right? So we gathered everyone together today, not for anything else, but simply to reward everyone." Chunxiao winked at Chunliu and Meiman, and the two of them went into the house and carried out a large basket.
"For those in yards 1, 2, and 3, the adults will each receive 5 taels of silver, and the girls will each receive 2 taels of silver. Those whose names are called will come forward to receive their money."
The crowd suddenly went into an uproar. They had never dreamed that they would be given so much money today. They were all dumbfounded, but after being dumbfounded, they were overjoyed and pulled the people around them to confirm.
"Five taels? Did I hear correctly? Five taels per person? That's a lot of money?"
"The boss is going to give us money, and we can also save the money ourselves?"
"My goodness, five taels of silver can buy a lot of things."
Meiman laughed at the side, "Alright, everyone, be quiet. I'm going to call out the names. If no one comes up, the money will be gone."
Everyone immediately quieted down, and Chun Liu called people up one by one. Those who received money bowed to Chun Xiao at the same time. They knew that the boss didn't like them to kneel.
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