Chapter 267 Hiring People to Pick Coconuts

"Twenty taels a month makes you tempted?"

Zhou He asked back.

"Aren't you moved?"

Yin Huaishan: “…”

Well, I'm still very excited.

After all, even if a new class is opened, the monthly tuition fee is estimated to be no more than five taels of silver.

So twenty taels is really a lot.

He would split it with Zhou Heping. With the ten taels of silver a month plus the tuition from the village, he would soon be able to save enough money to build a blue brick yard.

Yin Huaishan thought about it and gave a straightforward answer.

"Well, I can agree to teach him, but he can't come to my house. He can only be taught in the school or at your house."

My family is full of girls, and my daughter can teach many girls how to embroider, so it is definitely not convenient for outside men to come in. The Zhou family has Grandpa Zhou, so many children, and no little girls, so there is nothing to worry about.

Zhou He knew Yin Huaishan's concern and of course had no objection, so he immediately went to pull Xie Shuhang over to greet him.

"Okay, Master Yin has already agreed. Now I will take you to my house to introduce you to the sect."

Zhou He left excitedly with his people, with a happy face.

With his interruption, the atmosphere in the yard became much better. Yin Huaishan couldn't wait to share the good news with his family.

The whole family was very happy, except Jiang Wan, who didn't look happy at all.

After Yin Huaishan brought his wife home, Yin Huaixi noticed that her daughter looked strange and immediately asked her in a low voice.

"What happened to Wanwan?"

Jiang Wan hesitated for a moment and decided to tell the truth to her mother.

"I'm not sure, I just feel a little bit bad."

Jiang Wan told A'niang without reservation what he had observed when Mr. Xie came in just now.

Because Mr. Xie was quite old, Baozhu and Anan didn't look at him much after he came in. But Jiang Wan was young enough to look at him without any scruples.

Since Mr. Xie came in, Jiang Wan noticed that he looked at An Niang three times, Baozhu four times, and Anan twice.

As for himself and his aunt, he also looked at them several more times.

There was nothing obscene in his eyes, but they just made people feel uncomfortable.

Maybe it was their habit to look at strangers first. But Jiang Wan felt uncomfortable, and she didn't know why.

So when I heard that my uncle agreed to give guidance to Mr. Xie, I felt a little unhappy.

But if you really want to say that he is offensive in any way, then there is nothing offensive about him. It is just my own observation, which does not count at all.

"Then you have to tell your uncle about this. Aning is at the right age to get married, so you have to be careful."

"Mother, do you believe me? He actually did nothing."

Yin Huaixi touched her daughter's head, nodded and smiled, "You are my daughter, I don't trust you, who do you trust? No matter what, it's always right to be careful. We won't tell anyone, we just be careful ourselves, no one will know."

Jiang Wan nodded and went to her cousin's house immediately.

At this time, his uncle had already gone to Zhou's house, so Jiang Wan told his aunt and cousin what he had just observed.

Yin Ning listened carefully and took the matter to heart.

"Don't worry, cousin. There are many girls in this courtyard who are usually teaching embroidery. Even if you don't tell me, I will tell my father not to bring outsiders in."

Song Wenhui also said that she would pay close attention.

Jiang Wan felt much more relieved.

She didn't know if she had misunderstood Mr. Xie. She kept recalling his reaction just now. She still didn't like him very much, it was just a hunch.

If I really misunderstood him, then I would be a villain in vain.

Thinking about it, I felt very nervous and I didn't have the heart to do anything else the whole day when I got home.

It was not until the old village chief came home that she regained her spirits.

Of course the old village chief came home for something, and it was Jiang Wan who asked him to do this.

"Xiao Wan, I have found all the people you asked me to find for you. I have asked around and there are six people who are willing to do it."

Jiang Wan was overjoyed.

I just asked the old village chief for help this morning. I thought the school still had to recruit students that day and the old village chief would definitely be busy for a day or two. It might take several days to find a good person.

I really didn't expect that the old village chief would take the time out today to help me find someone. He is so thoughtful!

"Thank you, village chief!"

Jiang Wan smiled and quickly brought out a bowl of sea agar jelly to reward the old village chief.

The old village chief didn't show any mercy. He took the spoon and started tasting the bowl of sea aquatic jelly.

The food made by this little girl is really delicious. Even though he is older, he can eat this bowl of ice jelly without any difficulty.

The little girl is very clever and dexterous.

"I have found the people, all of whom are experts at climbing trees and picking coconuts. I have also told them to come to your house to meet up early tomorrow morning. I have also arranged a boat for you, and it will be waiting for you at the seaside tomorrow."

The old village chief was a little puzzled.

"Girl, you are looking for so many people who can climb trees. Are you going to pick coconuts in the coconut grove? Do you want to rent a boat to transport the coconuts to the city to sell?"

Jiang Wan shook her head and dropped a bomb.

"Grandpa, the village chief, I am not picking the coconuts from the coconut grove near the village nor selling them in the city. In fact, I have rented the Coconut Island. I plan to pick all the coconuts there."

Coconuts only grow once a year, and if you don't pick the next round, they won't grow. Of course, you should pick the next round as soon as possible.

The old village chief's hands trembled and the spoon almost fell to the ground.

"What? You rented Coconut Island? That island is not small, the rent must be over a hundred taels, right? Did you earn that?"

Just that little bit of coconut?

"Grandpa Village Chief, I don't pick coconuts just to sell them. I have other uses for coconuts. I can make money from them."

Jiang Wan's mind moved.

There are so many coconuts in that coconut grove that if you rely on hiring a lot of people, you will have to hire a lot of people, otherwise you can only pick them slowly in batches.

If most of the people in the village come together...

Anyway, I was planning to let the villagers make coconut oil and then collect it myself.

Let them pick the coconuts, so you don’t have to hire people and you can collect the money from selling the coconuts. Then you can raise the price and buy back the coconut oil they have made.

There’s no rush for this. Let’s collect a batch of coconuts first.

Jiang Wan already had a plan in mind.

The old village chief understood that it was another business like oyster sauce.

He was extremely anxious and wanted to know what kind of medicine Jiang Wan was selling.

But the girl said nothing, so he could only finish eating the sea abalone jelly and go home.

The next day, the old village chief found people who squatted at the door of Jiang Wan's house early in the morning.

They were all young and strong men in the village, and even the coarse clothes they wore could not hide their muscular bodies.

At this moment, all six of them looked excited. They squatted at the door and waited for a long time but didn't care if no one opened the door.

Everyone in the village knows that they can make a lot of money by following Jiang Wan.

Now many families in the village follow suit and make oyster meat and fish fillets, and some even earn several taels of silver a month.

If the old village chief hadn't been strict and suppressed them several times, the envious people in the village would have started a fight long ago.

Now that this good thing has happened to them, who wouldn't be excited?