Chapter 271 The whole village is rich
After tasting all the dishes, the shopkeepers divided up all the vegetables except the chili peppers without even asking the price, let alone bargaining.
The villagers were worried that they would bargain, so they had prepared a lot of sales pitches, but they didn't expect that they would be of any use at all.
All 500 kilograms of chili peppers were sold to Shopkeeper Yang.
Shopkeeper Yang was also a smart guy. He grabbed a handful of chili peppers and weighed them in his hand.
"My fellow colleagues, these fresh chili peppers are very watery. In two days, there will definitely be less than 500 kilograms left. If I sell them at the original price, I will lose a lot of money..."
The other shopkeepers laughed and said, "We understand what you mean! When you go back today, have your servants weigh and pack them in two-pound pieces. We'll give you three hundred coins for each bag we take. Is that all right?"
"Okay, okay, thank you everyone!" Shopkeeper Yang was relieved.
The shopkeepers asked their attendants to load the vegetables into the carriage, paid the money readily, said goodbye to everyone, and left impatiently.
Shopkeeper Yang left last because the carriage could not hold 500 kilograms of chili peppers.
Little Jiuer's boss gave an order, "Help him send Feijia!"
"Yes, we'll provide an ox cart and take you to town for free!"
Heihe Village sent two ox carts to deliver 500 kilograms of chili peppers to the town.
Shopkeeper Yang looked at Xiao Jiuer and smiled, "I finally understand. You little brat are the soul of Heihe Village! You're no ordinary person!"
Little Jiuer's chubby little face looked silly and cute, as if she didn't understand what he was saying.
"My fellow villagers, I'm going back! I have a lot of things to prepare for next!"
"Take care, Manager Yang. Come back often when you have time!"
Shopkeeper Yang left excitedly. He was going back to build his food empire.
The villagers waited until the carriage was far away before they could not help but jump up and shout, "We've made a fortune!"
"Our Heihe Village has become rich!"
"Counting money!" Little Dumpling also giggled with his mouth open.
"Counting money! Distributing money!" the children also shouted.
Today is a big day in Heihe Village. Zhao Xingjian gave the children a day off. The children helped pick vegetables and were busy all morning.
"Let's go into the village!"
Everyone happily moved the tables and chairs from the wooden shed back to the village, and then closed the city gate.
With a "clang" sound, the village head smiled and put the heavy sack in his hand on the table, making a loud noise.
"Fellow villagers, all the money you earned today is here!"
The villagers laughed so hard that their gums were exposed. They never dreamed that one day in Heihe Village they would use sacks to carry silver and money!
"Yan Ping, you guys are responsible for counting the money!" The village head smiled until his eyes narrowed into slits. "Everyone else, just wait for the money to be distributed!"
The three brothers of the Ye family joined forces, and after a quarter of an hour, the money was counted.
"Yan Ping, how many are there in total?" The villagers' voices were shaking with excitement.
"How about, fellow villagers, take a guess first?" Ye Yan'an deliberately wanted to whet everyone's appetite.
The villagers started discussing it enthusiastically.
"The chili peppers alone sold for seventy-five taels of silver. Although the other vegetables aren't as expensive as the chili peppers, they're not cheap either. They can definitely sell for two or three hundred taels of silver!"
"We guess three hundred taels!"
The three brothers of the Ye family shook their heads at the same time.
"Is it too much or too little?" asked the villagers.
“Less!”
The whole village exploded in shock. "Three hundred taels, is that still too little?!"
There was another round of anxious discussion.
"Three hundred and fifty taels!"
The three brothers of the Ye family, "It's missing!"
The villagers raised their voices, "Four hundred taels!"
“It’s still not enough!”
The villagers' voices trembled: "Five hundred taels?"
"It's still not enough!"
"Oh my God!" The whole village was in an uproar, and men, women, old and young shouted in unison, "Six hundred taels!"
The three brothers of the Ye family finally stopped shaking their heads and smiled.
The whole village let out a groundhog scream, "Oh my God!"
The villagers laughed and jumped up and down, "What do you three mean by laughing? Why don't you say something?"
Ye Yanping shouted, "Listen carefully, the total amount sold was six hundred and twenty taels and fifty-six coins!"
"Oh my God!"
After hearing this number, the whole village went into a frenzy of joy!
Some people danced, some shouted, some cried, and some laughed!
Some people even rolled on the ground?!
The children were so happy that they hugged each other and made a pile of Arhats, while the old people burst into tears...
After calming down a bit, someone asked:
"Master, how much silver can each household get?"
Zhao Xingjian glanced at the village head and asked, "How many households are there in our village?"
The village head wiped away his tears of excitement and said, "Originally there were 206 households, but without the Huo family, there are only 205 households now."
Zhao Xianjian picked up the pen and calculated for a long time, then wiped the sweat from his forehead. It was really difficult to calculate.
Fortunately, a conclusion was reached.
"Each family will receive three taels and twenty-four coins!"
"Wow!" The whole audience started to churn like a frying pan and couldn't calm down for a long time.
In the past, they couldn’t earn more than three taels of silver in ten years!
Zhao Xingjian waited until everyone's excitement died down before adding, "I haven't finished speaking yet. There are still 136 coins left that can't be divided equally. I suggest you give it to the village head for safekeeping as public property of the village!"
"Why would I keep it?" the village head said, grinning from ear to ear. "Just take this money and go to town to buy some food to satisfy the cravings of the children in our village!"
"Great!" The dolls were very happy.
Since this was not the first time the shopkeepers had dealt with Heihe Village, they knew that the whole village would have to participate in the profit sharing, so they gave small ingots of silver and copper coins.
"Get in line!" the village head urged. "Share the money!"
The three brothers of the Ye family plus Zhao Xingjian, the four of them distributed money at the same time.
It took two hours, but finally all the silver and money were distributed.
The villagers were so excited holding the silver that they didn't want to go home at all. They gathered together and looked forward to the future with smiles on their faces.
"We sold so much silver for the first batch of vegetables. How much more will we get from the next batch?"
"Don't forget, there are still fruit trees! Even though there aren't many fruits this year, they still bring in some income!"
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"Everyone, go back and put the money away!" the head of the village urged. "Good days are still ahead. We have money now, but we still have to do everything Xiao Jiuer arranged, just like before!"
"Of course. Following Master Xiaojiu, our Heihe Village will surely become the richest village in Dayu Dynasty!"
"Wrong! It's already the richest village! Which village has so much money?"
"Look at you, you're such a loser!" The village head couldn't help laughing. "Remember what I said, don't show off your wealth, it will save you a lot of trouble!"
"I understand. We are just having some fun in the village."
"Keep a low profile, keep a low profile!" the little girl in Yunniang's arms said in a baby voice, "Keep a normal mind!"
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