"I think that if we go to Zhoujia Village and ask the village head to buy land and build a house, we still have to let them decide. Just based on the Chunxiao incident, I feel that Zhoujia Village is not a good place."
"Although it's annoying, what can I do if I don't buy land to build a house?"
"Or we can build a farm, just like Chunxiao's, and set aside two acres for the house. The land will be taxed, and at most we'll have to pay the extra tax for two acres. We can then fence off the land."
"That's easy for you to say. Building the house and the fence together will cost at least 100 taels."
"We will have to spend a lot of money in the early stage, but it will save us a lot of trouble in the later stage. This land will also be easier to manage, right? Dad, you will know in the future. Big brother, what do you say?"
Yan Dashan and Tian murmured for a while, "We think it's feasible. This is the insurance Dahe mentioned."
Da He smiled and said, "I knew Big Brother would agree. Even my wife didn't object. Then we need to see when to start the work. Today is the 13th, and we still need to find people to build the house."
"We can only find people nearby. It doesn't matter who we hire. Since you have decided to build a manor, we have to go find Master Zhong tomorrow. How about building a house like that?"
"We don't need to build something like Chunxiao Manor. That's too expensive. I think we can just build something like the one at the end of Chunxiao Village. Add a few more bedrooms. Chunxiao will help us draw a rough plan later."
"Okay."
"Now that we've discussed the land, let's talk about this person. This is a bit of a headache, as many families in the village have come to us."
"What's so troublesome about this?" Chun Xiao looked at his elder brother. "This is a good thing. We can just pick what we want. It's impossible for everyone to use it."
"Let's first decide on someone to take charge. If we really want to buy someone, we have to find time to go to the county town. I've taken the time to ask the brokers these past two days, and they say there's no human trafficking business in town. The main reason is that there's not much demand, and they'd lose money if they did it."
"I think we should buy this person, at least three or four. With the indenture, everything will be convenient. We can live in the manor for a long time and take care of all the affairs of the manor. If we can find someone who can write and do math, that would be even better."
"That's asking too much. If someone can write and calculate, how can he not make a living? Why does he need to sell himself?"
"Of course there are some criminals who were sold because they did something wrong. It's just that they want to be touched."
"Dad, I want to take care of the farm for you and my second uncle, then I can learn how to write and do math." Shufeng suddenly spoke, and she spoke very loudly on purpose for fear that no one could hear her.
Several people looked at her and laughed.
"Little girl, you are quite ambitious. But forget about you as a girl. If you were my brother, my uncle might consider it. But if something happened to you outside, your father would definitely cut off our brotherhood."
"Don't interrupt when adults are talking. Is this something a little girl like you should get involved in?" Zhou wanted to pull her aside, but Shufeng pushed her away.
"If I come with my brother, whether you agree or not, we will definitely take care of it and live there. Even if you buy someone, they won't know anything and will need time to adapt."
"This?" Several people looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment. It's not that they can't take care of it, but they are a little younger after all.
Tian looked at Shufeng and frowned at her.
Shufeng didn't care what her mother thought at this moment, and just looked at them stubbornly.
Yan Dashan looked at Shuwen standing beside him and said, "You also want to manage the farm together with your sister."
"Just try to manage it. If it doesn't work, find someone else."
The mountains and rivers are silent.
"Brother, second brother, I think we can give it a try. Although they are young, they are not incapable of taking charge. Just like Shufeng said, when you buy people, they will definitely be nervous when they first arrive. If they are accompanied by the head of the family, they will not be able to do that. Moreover, they both know a lot of words and can count. If they can teach the people in the farm, it will be of great benefit in the future. This is only one reason. Secondly, they followed me to grow cotton this year, and they know a lot of techniques. I will explain the principles to them later, and they will be considered skilled workers, so it will be easy to arrange them. And the last and most important point." She paused here.
"What's the most important thing?" everyone urged.
"The most important thing is that you will definitely have more than one manor in the future. If you don't start training talents now, do you have to wait until you are short of people in the future? I am worried that there is no one in the manor who can write and count. I am thinking about finding an accountant. Unfortunately, I don't have people like them to guide me. It's troublesome."
Shufeng looked at Chunxiao with gratitude.
Everyone was enlightened after hearing her analysis. "Chun Xiao is right. That's exactly what happened."
Tian also began to look at the two children with some pride.
"In that case, let them take charge. Try it for three months. If they really have the ability, it's fine to keep them in charge forever."
"Thank you, Second Uncle," Shufeng grinned, smiling very happily.
"This child, which girl is like her." Zhou smiled helplessly and looked at everyone again, "The purchase of people has been decided with the manager, but how about recruiting long-term workers!" She was questioned every time she went out, and she was fed up with it now.
"80 mu of land, to buy 4 to 6 people, we'll probably need 10 or so farmhands. Even if each person works 5 mu, that'll still require more than a dozen people."
"We need at least ten people, and we need to buy cows. Chunxiao has over 200 acres of land and needs eight cows. We should get four cows at best. I think eight is definitely not enough."
"Where can I find so many cows at once? I have to calculate based on the lowest standard."
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