On the 19th, the manor was finally completed and the well was dug. The father and his two sons spent a day doing a final inspection. Not finding any problems, they paid the wages to the masters and temporary workers.
Some people in Zhoujia Village even asked them if they wanted to hire a long-term worker. When they learned that they had already hired one in their own village, they expressed regret and blamed themselves for not having such a landlord in their village. They didn't even have a chance to work.
The farm was complete, and the four couples settled in. Next, it was time for the brothers to count the money. Chunxiao naturally helped, writing down every detail of the expenses as the brothers had reported. She was quite impressed by her brother's ability to keep such a detailed account. In the end, the house, labor, rent, well, and other expenses totaled 396 taels of silver.
Everyone sighed, and looking at Chunxiao's farm again, they found that it was a really good deal. However, the land in Lucun Village was not as good as the fertile land in Zhoujia Village. Perhaps the reason for the low price was the quality of the land.
Dahe gave Dashan the money. Tian sighed that the farm had already depleted all the savings she had worked so hard to save, and now she only had a little over 20 taels of silver. Chunxiao comforted them, saying that although it seemed like they had returned to the pre-liberation era, they had actually gained a farm, and when the harvest came next year, they would have a happy life there.
In fact, there is no need to wait until next year. Tian smiled when she heard her words. With so much land, even if they just planted crops casually in the future, they would not have to worry about food and drink.
On the 20th, Chunxiao took Shuwen to deliver the goods. This time, she finally ran into Huang Minghe. Huang Minghe was a little surprised to see her. "Why did Miss Yan come to my house in person today?"
"Of course I came here to talk to Mr. Huang about something." She didn't spare Wanzi, "Mr. Huang, do you have any way to buy cheap marinade ingredients?"
Huang Minghe smiled bitterly when he heard what she said. "I was thinking of asking Miss Yan if she had any connections. I stocked up on some herbs a while ago, but they won't last long. The price of these herbs is rising too fast."
Chun Xiao let out a fake sigh. "That's really not going to work. The marinade we bought has cut into our profit margins. If this continues, I'm afraid we won't make any money. I'm afraid this business won't be able to continue."
Huang Minghe was a little terrified. If they didn't deliver the goods by then, he would have to share the profits if he wanted to sell the meat. That would be much more money than now. He forced a smile and said, "Miss Yan, you've been doing this for so long, you must have some connections. We're not at that level yet, not at that level yet. How about this? It would be unfair if you had to pay for all the price increases on the materials. How about I increase the price by 8 cents per pound of meat? That's quite a lot."
Chunxiao did the math and figured that based on an average of 145 catties, she could earn a little over an extra ounce of silver per day, which was enough to cover the cost of the food. However, she couldn't agree so readily to a deal. "Boss Huang, we can't compete with your restaurant's business. Let's not go with the 8 cents. It's hard to calculate. How about a 10 cents per catty?"
"I knew I couldn't win a business negotiation with you. Okay, Miss Yan, I'll give you 10 cents for your sake. Just don't quit your business so easily in the future."
Chun Xiao laughed dryly. "I'm not threatening you, but there's really no other way. Then the new price will apply starting tomorrow." She then asked when the restaurant would close and reopen.
After learning that the other party had closed on the 30th and would reopen on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, he hurriedly said a lot of words of blessing for prosperity before leaving the restaurant.
Shuwen worshipped his aunt. He had never seen a woman more powerful than his aunt.
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