Chunxiao asked the kitchen to prepare a rich meal for them. Everyone ate happily. "It's been a long time since I had such a good meal."
"This time it's all thanks to the boss."
"Thank you, Sister Chunxiao."
Chunxiao sat aside, looking at the group of young soldiers, "You're welcome, you are all Dongsheng's friends. This is all I can do for you, sister. Eat more, there is more in the pot."
After finishing their meal, they left in a hurry. They came to Pengdong to go somewhere else.
Chunxiao escorted them out of the yard.
"Dongsheng, if you pass by Pengdong in the future, you can come here to rest. Even if I'm not here, Happiness and Meiman will still entertain you. Just come. I'll prepare cotton for you tonight."
Dongsheng waved to her and told her to go back.
Very early the next morning, a team of carriages and horses arrived, led by several of the people Dongsheng brought yesterday. "The boss is somewhere else and it is inconvenient for us to come, so we are here to transport cotton. I have brought some silver notes with me." The soldier directly gave her 4,500 taels of silver notes.
Chunxiao asked the people in the village to help load 50,000 kilograms of cotton onto the car. She had someone bring in the finished cotton-padded clothes and gave them to a few soldiers, asking them to tell them which two sets belonged to which person. It was not until noon that the whole convoy dispersed.
Originally, there were less than 9,000 kilograms of cotton left in the farm. She thought of not selling it for the time being. However, in the afternoon, people who had left before came to inquire about it. When they heard that there were more than 8,000 kilograms of cotton left, they scrambled to buy it, and the price was raised to 150 wen per kilogram. In the end, Chunxiao sold all 8,849 kilograms of cotton to one of them. Now that the cotton is gone, it's time for her to have some peace and quiet.
That evening, she calculated the total amount and was shocked to find that she had sold over 36,700 taels of cotton, a whopping profit. She had to keep this huge sum of money safe. With this money, she would not be afraid to go anywhere.
The next day was the last day of the month, and she went to Linye Village with happiness. Shuwen told her that a few days ago, the government office came to inform her that the land could be handed over, and Yan Dashan had taken his men there, and was now removing the corn stalks.
Chunxiao left a letter for Yan Dashan, saying that she would bring the well digger with her the next day.
When she returned to the village, the people there had already started preparing the land and pulling out the cotton stalks.
"Miss, the people in the yard said there are still some scattered cotton fluffs in the cotton field that haven't fully opened. They said it would be a pity to pull them out, and asked what to do with them."
"Have you planted the soybeans in the wheat field?"
“It’s already been planted.”
Now the land is vast and manpower is limited, so there is not enough time to discuss planting. "Let it be, and slowly sort it out before the New Year. There is no rush, let them rest for a few more days."
"Miss, are all these fields left vacant and uncultivated?" What a waste.
"If I plant soybeans, I won't be able to plant cotton in February. I need to take good care of the 150 acres of soybeans. If the taxes aren't enough to cover the difference, I'll have to take care of the land. I have to take care of it after I've prepared it. I don't have enough time, so I'll just take a break."
"Then I'll tell them not to pull it out and let it grow for a while longer."
"Go call Meiman over here too. I need to explain the recent events to you. Starting tomorrow, I'll be busy in Wuying Town. When the construction over there is almost done, Xingfu, you'll have to help out then."
"I know, Miss. Meiman has already told me that I will go wherever Miss tells me to go. Although I am not familiar with Huangkou Village, I have been to Wuying Town several times. I am somewhat familiar with it."
Meiman came over soon, and Chunxiao began to arrange the things to do next.
"I have to clean up the farm in October. Once it's finished, I'll have to go back. So I won't be able to interfere with farm affairs later. You should work with the other courtyards to manage the farm. First, all the cotton fields must be cleaned up before the New Year. You should arrange for people to go to town to collect fertilizer. Although people often deliver it here, it's definitely not enough for so many fields. You must prepare in advance."
The two nodded, "I'll arrange for someone to post notices in town and have someone waiting there as before."
"Last time, I bought a lot of cloth from Mr. Sun in Yunzhou. In the next few days, you can take the team leaders of each courtyard to the warehouse to collect one piece of cloth for each person in the courtyard, and then give them each 6 kilograms of cotton. Let them make two sets of cotton-padded clothes for themselves when they are free. Keep the extra cloth for yourself. Tell them clearly that after the cloth is distributed this time, we will not buy more in the next few years. The children can take care of it. The same goes for you." This person was too consuming cloth. If it weren't for the processed cloth, it would cost hundreds of taels of silver to buy new clothes once.
"Miss, you are so kind to us servants."
Chunxiao glanced at Xingfu and said, "Remember to pay Zhao Shitou his wages on time. I only said to deduct 300 coins from him, not the rest."
"Who wants his money? He doesn't have as much as I do."
Chun Xiao smiled and said, "Give them two pieces of cloth and 10 kilograms of cotton. They've worked so hard for so long, they deserve some kind of reward."
"Everyone in our courtyard says that they don't live like servants at all. They used to live as hard as they do at home. The food, sleep, and clothes they eat are not as good as here. They are very happy to stay here."
"Just be happy. I'm doing good deeds while earning money. You should all be looking forward to my getting rich. If I don't have money, I won't be able to support you."
"Miss, you naturally want to get rich. If you don't, it would be unjust."
"And the most important thing is, if I come back late next year, you must not delay the work on the farm. You're already very familiar with the whole process, and you know the time. You must make your own arrangements when the time comes. I'll try to find a few more capable people for you next year." After saying this, she took out a 500 tael silver note and said, "Put this money on the account. Keep it safe and use it when you need it. I won't be away for the New Year, so you'd better buy a pig in advance. In short, you can make your own arrangements. I won't ask you any more questions."
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