The 21st was still the day for distributing silver, but because Zhao was still there, Chunxiao did not mention the matter of distributing silver. Fortunately, on the second day, the seventh day of Zhao's visit, she was finally leaving. Although Zhang knew that she came this time because their family was no longer the same as before and because she gave birth to a boy, she was still satisfied that she could come to take care of her for seven days. When she left, she gave Zhao two taels of silver and thanked her for her care.
The mother and daughter spoke politely but distantly, which gave people an odd feeling.
As soon as Zhao left, Chunxiao came in the afternoon to divide the money. Originally, the price of meat had increased this month, so it should have been more than before, but there were no shipments for four days this month. Zhang and Tian each received 48 taels and 360 wen, and she received 64 taels and 480 wen.
As soon as she got the silver, she asked Zhou for help, asking her to help her harvest rice seeds and wheat seeds in the village, 800 kilograms of wheat seeds and 1,000 kilograms of rice seeds.
After Zhou received the job, she spread the news that she needed to harvest the seeds.
When Chunxiao and the others returned the next day, Zhou found her and told her that the villagers said that the price of grain had increased, and that the price of this grain had naturally increased, so they would have to pay 14 wen per catty. It used to be 11 wen per catty, and asked her whether she should continue to buy it or go ask elsewhere.
Chunxiao asked her to continue collecting.
Soon, in just two days, Zhou had collected all her good seeds, and Chunxiao asked Xingfu to send all the seeds to the farm.
At this time, another villager came to their house asking about cotton seeds. Chunxiao asked Zhou to sell them to the villagers at 10 wen per jin. The seeds had naturally been carefully selected. Anyway, they had enough for planting, and there was no use keeping any extra. So many villagers began to buy seeds from Zhou, and all 300 jin of seeds were sold out in no time.
At the end of the month, Chunxiao went to the town to find Huang Mingde, not for any other reason but because his branch opened on October 9th, and it had been more than three months now, so it was time to get the first quarter's share.
Huang Mingde was also honest. He seemed to know that she was coming and had already prepared the account books and money.
When Chunxiao got the account book, she herself didn't expect that the small share of a dish in a restaurant could be so much. The first month was 567 taels, the second month was 602 taels, and the third month was 617 taels, totaling 1,786 taels.
"Boss Huang, your restaurant is really profitable. At this rate, you must make seven or eight thousand taels a month." She was so envious that she wanted to open a restaurant herself.
"Miss Yan, you're sometimes very clever and sometimes a little naive. How is this possible? If I could make seven or eight thousand taels a month from one shop, I would have opened shops all over the state capital. Why would I stay in this small Sanye Town? The owner of the Wanhua Town branch specializes in braised meat dishes, and braised meat accounts for a large share, so your share is so large. Don't worry, Huang is not that hawk's man. If it's yours, I won't give you a penny less."
It is said that all businessmen are dishonest. Now it seems that she has met a reliable one. She spent a whole morning checking the account book. In the end, she went back satisfied with 17 silver notes of 100 taels each and a bag of silver. With so much money on her, she no longer had to live a tight life. It was a beautiful thought. The first thing she did after returning home and putting the silver notes away was to return 50 taels to Zhou.
"Why did you return the money to me again? If you don't have money, just keep it for yourself. I don't need your money." Zhou knew that she was short of money recently. She had just received the money and bought seeds. If she returned the money to her, she would be short of money again.
"Mom, I have money now. I don't need to borrow from you anymore. Just take it."
"You should sell the soybeans and pay me back later. Where did you get the money?"
Chunxiao didn't care anymore and stuffed the money directly into her hands. "I'm not lying to you. I really have money. I want to collect more grain for the farm and put it there. Mother, can you help me ask the village if there is any surplus grain? I will buy it at 15 wen per catty. I will buy wheat flour and refined rice." After that, he handed her another 50 taels of silver. "Look, I'm rich now." At 15 wen per catty, 50 taels can buy about 3,300 catties, which is enough for the autumn harvest. She can also keep some for herself.
Only then did Zhou believe she was rich again. "You've taken all the grain in this village. When I buy back the seeds, people ask me what I want them for, saying you all grow cotton! Now that we've bought back so much grain, they're sure to ask again."
Not many people in the village knew that Chunxiao had bought a farm in Lu Village, except for the Wangzu and Dongsheng families. As the saying goes, a tall tree attracts the wind, and they already attract a lot of attention in the village. Anyway, they had no plans to hire anyone in the village, so it was better for them not to know.
Yan Dahe was planning to hold a full-moon banquet for his son in the middle of the month. After finally having a son, he naturally wanted to have a great time.
Yan Bingfa thought for a long time and finally named his grandson Yan Changxing, which means prosperity and development. He even asked Yan Qi, the only scholar in the family, for his opinion on this name. Yan Qi said "very good" like a little adult, and the happy old man made the decision on the spot.
Zhang was delighted, thinking the name "Dad" had a literary appeal and a good meaning. She had recovered, though she was confined to her home during the confinement period. Fortunately, she had her children by her side every day, so she didn't feel bored.
On the 6th, when Chunxiao went to the farm, Dongsheng had already started raising seedlings with everyone. The seeds were soaked in warm water for two incense sticks of time, and then in cold water overnight, as she had agreed before. They were divided into groups, with 4 people per acre of land. They could plant 7 acres in half a day, and it would be completed in about five or six days. Chunxiao called Xingfu and Meiman to help, and told them the key points of planting, which they must master in the future.
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