Upon hearing this, Granny Wei also said, "That seems to make sense. Of all the women I've seen, older women are indeed easier to give birth to, while young girls of fifteen or sixteen are most prone to difficult childbirth, often resulting in the death of both mother and child."
"Oh dear, now that you mention it, it seems that this is indeed the case among women who have given birth," said Old Mrs. Song.
Sister-in-law Lin turned pale with fright at her sister-in-law's words. She also heard Granny Wei and Old Lady Song say the same thing, and recalling the women in the village, she realized that it was true.
Sister-in-law Lin quickly said, "Oh dear, then forget it. I was so worried when Da Xi was having her first two children, so let's wait until Er Xi is a bit older."
Song Anxin smiled slightly, concealing her merits and fame. "Second Aunt has really helped you this time, Erxi." She said that the doctor's words about the midwife were all made up. She couldn't control what others said, but she couldn't bear to see her own niece get married and have children so early. Besides, sixteen or seventeen-year-old girls' bodies are indeed not fully developed, and childbirth is too dangerous.
Under the large ginkgo tree in the village, almost all the villagers of Linjia Village had come. More than a thousand people gathered, creating a lively scene. Although the sun was out in December, the weather was still cold. Everyone was breathing out warm air and stamping their feet to keep warm, but their faces were full of smiles, and everyone's eyes were filled with a fervent hope for life.
"Hey, I see on that bulletin board that the persimmon cake workshop makes quite a bit of money every day."
"Yes, it really is a sure-fire way to make money. If I had known, my family would have invested more money. It's all my wife's fault. She's so stingy and always says you can't put all your eggs in one basket."
"Hehe, my wife is really farsighted. She invested several hundred coins. I wonder how much she'll get this time."
"......."
The villagers were all excitedly discussing the profits from the persimmon cake workshop when suddenly one of them shouted:
"Hey, stop talking! I think I see the village head and the heads of the various clans coming!"
Everyone had been eagerly anticipating this, and when they turned around and saw the village head and clan leaders approaching, they quickly made way for them.
Lin Li was leading the clan heads to the big ginkgo tree. Although the weather was cold, they were all radiant and full of energy. Their persimmon cake workshop was newly established but was making a fortune. The New Year gift boxes proposed by Fengnian Niang before the New Year had made them even more money!
The villagers, seeing the village head and clan chiefs, eagerly asked, "Village head, village head, how much of the dividends will our family get today?"
"Chieftain, did you see it beforehand? Could you give me a hint?"
"Village head, village head, my family invested quite a lot, will we be able to break even...?"
"......"
Lin Lizheng raised his hand to signal the villagers to be quiet, then cleared his throat and solemnly began:
"Everyone, our Linjia Village has made something of itself! All the persimmons produced by our village this year have been sold out, and today is the day our village distributes its dividends!"
The villagers immediately clapped and cheered excitedly.
Lin Lizheng continued, "Next, let's have Lin Ermu from the finance department of our persimmon cake workshop explain the specific situation to everyone."
Lin Ermu stepped forward. It was his first time speaking in front of so many people, and he was quite nervous. He took a deep breath, pulled out a piece of paper, and said with a tense expression on his flushed face:
"Hello everyone, now I will introduce the specific income of the persimmon cake workshop. Since its establishment, the persimmon cake workshop has purchased a total of 5,317 catties of ordinary persimmons, 4,161 catties of high-quality persimmons from the orchard, and finally dried 6,768 catties of persimmon cakes... Ordinary persimmon cakes were sold at 36 wen per catty, totaling 2,136 catties, and high-quality persimmon cakes were sold at 68 wen per catty... We also launched ordinary gift bags for the New Year, and mid-to-high-end gift boxes... In the end, the persimmon cake workshop's total income was 562 taels and 678 wen."
As soon as Lin Ermu finished speaking, the villagers below erupted in cheers.
"My God! Our whole village only managed to scrape together less than thirty taels of silver, and it's suddenly multiplied to several hundred taels! How much money am I going to get?"
"That's right, but it's over five hundred taels! The village has never received such a large sum of money before. Aunt Lin's idea for this business is really profitable!"
"Oh dear, I knew my family didn't invest enough money. I wonder how much of my share I'll actually get."
He stretched out his fingers, which were red from the cold, and started counting, but he couldn't figure it out no matter what he did.
"........"
The village head shouted, "Quiet, quiet, everyone be quiet and let Er Mu finish speaking."
The villagers fell silent again, their eyes fixed on Lin Ermu, eager to find out how much silver they would receive.
Lin Ermu composed himself and continued, "This is the total income of the persimmon cake workshop, minus the costs. The main cost is the persimmon fruit. Ordinary persimmons are not expensive, costing a total of 88 taels and 511 wen. Although the quantity of high-quality persimmons is less than that of ordinary persimmons, they are more expensive because they are sourced directly from the orchard... In addition, there are our New Year gift wrapping paper, wooden gift boxes, tung oil, and labor costs... Therefore, the total cost is 323 taels and 474 wen. After deducting the costs, the persimmon cake workshop's total profit is 239 taels and 200 and 4 wen. All of the above has been reviewed and approved by the village head and clan chief of Linjia Village."
As soon as he finished speaking, the villagers cheered and were encouraged.
"My God, there are still more than two hundred taels left! That's enough, considering how much we invested."
"Yeah, it's only been a few months and he's already earned over two hundred taels. I could never earn two hundred taels in my entire life."
"I heard from the clan elders that we started late this year. The persimmons were out of season, so we could only make so much money. Otherwise, we could have made more."
"Well, in that case, I'd like to invest more money, but I don't know if that's possible..."
"......."
Lin Li pressed his hand down and said loudly, "Everyone, don't be too happy yet. The persimmon cake workshop still needs to keep one hundred taels as start-up capital for next year's workshop. Therefore, we only have a little over one hundred taels to take out and distribute. Zhao Damao, the big boss, bring out the money. Let's start distributing the profits now!"
The villagers were quite disappointed when they heard that there were only about 100 taels of copper coins. But when they saw Lin Erzhuang and Zhao Damao carrying out a whole large box containing more than 100,000 copper coins, everyone stared in disbelief. They had never seen so many copper coins in their lives!
At this moment, Lin Ermu spoke up: "Everyone, when I call your names, come up to collect your money, and then go to Liu Erbo next to me to verify your fingerprints."
Liu Erbo was a young man from the Liu family. Besides Lin Erzhuang and Zhao Damao, several other young men from other families stood next to the box containing the copper coins. They were all reliable and were responsible for counting the money and distributing it to the villagers who came to collect their dividends.
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