She walked around the manor and found that this place did feel safer than other places. The natural barrier was indeed extraordinary.
At the beginning of November, Zhuangzi started teaching. She spent more than a hundred taels of silver just to buy ordinary pens and paper. This time, everyone in the manor was very active. Except for a few women who were really not interested, everyone else signed up. Shuwen also came with two prospective managers, but they did not live here. Anyway, Chunxiao had a carriage with them, so it was convenient for them to travel back and forth every day. After Shuwen came, Yan Dashan returned to the manor.
By November 6th, the manor's outer walls, including the left and right edges, were completely finished. The masons and temporary workers had completed their work. Chunxiao and Yan Mingli settled the wages for the construction on both sides of the house.
On November 10, all the tools that had been paid for were taken back, and the quilts were made and sent to their respective rooms.
The carpenter and the well digger continued their work. A few days ago, it rained, and the weather grew colder. Fearing snow, Chunxiao discussed hiring some workers in the coming days. They also bought the cattle and had them drive them back. To buy grain, Chunxiao asked Xingfu to take Yan Dashan to see Chief Chen. They eventually bought 3,000 kilograms of rice for each side at 24 wen per kilogram.
Chunxiao exchanged the rice for 4,000 kilograms of flour from the village, and had the flour and rice sent to Huangkou Village together.
On the 15th, Xingfu drove Chunxiao and Yan Mingli to the county town and headed straight for the pawnbroker. Without further ado, they asked for 33 people: 9 men and 24 women. The pawnbroker, as if on a tacit understanding, also gave two of the women's children. As usual, after selecting the people, they paid the fee and went through the paperwork. The six men, 15 women, and two children were registered under her name, while the remaining 12 were registered under Yan Mingli's.
After leaving the pawnshop, they went to the horse racing business to inquire about the situation. They learned that not everyone was barred from leaving. Leaving was easy; they could simply take their household registration to the county government and get a note. However, coming in was difficult; they were basically not allowed in. Horse racing like them needed a guarantee from the merchant company, and everyone had to register. Therefore, as long as the money was in place, delivering the letter would be no problem.
Chunxiao couldn't decide whether to go back or not. She didn't know how long it would take for her to get in. Not being able to get in would also be a troublesome thing. She had to go back and think about it.
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