Chapter 354: Simple People
The people who were napping outside were awakened by the sound of the door opening, and they quickly got up from the ground.
Everyone rubbed their sleepy eyes, feeling a little puzzled. Why did the store open so early today?
The figures of Wan Shuang and Gui Hua appeared at the gate, and everyone's confusion deepened because Wan Lao Er was not seen.
"Second Young Master, your second uncle? Did your second uncle give you the task of harvesting vegetables today?"
A man greeted Wan Shuang with a smile.
Wan Shuang also replied gently: "Second uncle has been tired these days. I got up early today and have something to tell you. Let me ask this uncle first, how far is your home from our Shizi Village? What time did you get up in the morning?"
The big man laughed and said, "Well, our home is 20 miles away from here. I didn't sleep all night. I just dug these potatoes and sent them here fresh. Your family is a kind-hearted family, and we can't go against our conscience. Everyone knows that potatoes will become poisonous if left for a long time, so I thought that I could make them as fresh as possible. It's just a matter of less sleep. I can make up for it when I go back during the day."
Wan Shuang was somewhat moved after hearing this. Compared to the cunning businessmen he met in the town, these simple folks were the cutest people.
"Uncle, you can't do this. It's not safe to travel at night. My second uncle and I have come up with a better idea. Can you all listen to it?"
As soon as Wan Shuang finished speaking, the people behind him gathered around.
Guihua took out the typhoon lamp from home and hung it at the door with a bamboo pole. The orange light provided guidance for the people behind.
"Second Master, you have something to say, and we are all listening. If there really is a good solution, we wouldn't have to work so hard."
Wan Shuang took out the notice in his hand and read it in public.
"The potato harvesting areas are arranged in order. With Shizi Village as the center, we divide the entire town into eight areas. The east is Area 1, the southeast is Area 2, the south is Area 3, the southwest is Area 4, the west is Area 5, the northwest is Area 6, the north is Area 7, and the northeast is Area 8. I will then list the villages in this area. You can find them yourself. Those who can't read can ask for the area number corresponding to their village."
"We only accept goods delivered from the order number area. For example, if today is the 17th, we will only accept goods from the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th areas. Each area must deliver the goods together and form their own team, using either ox carts or handcarts to deliver them in batches. I will also choose a person in charge in your area to keep unified accounts. We will pay them the money directly and ask them to take it back and distribute it to you. You don't have to carry the goods here every day."
Wan Shuang paused for a moment, and the people below immediately began to ask questions.
"Second Master, do you mean that we don't need to come here anymore? Should we let the steward you choose to transport it all here?"
"Yes, that's what I mean." Wan Shuang nodded.
"Then our money is also distributed by the manager?"
"You idiot, didn't the Second Young Master just tell us that the steward should bring the money to us? Why are you still asking?"
"I didn't make the face white, why are you in such a hurry?"
"Second Master, what should we do with the ones we sent today? Will you accept them?"
"Why not? Didn't you say it would start from tomorrow?"
Wan Shuang raised his hand and signaled everyone to be quiet.
"Everyone, don't worry. Listen to me. We will accept the items delivered today as usual. Please go back and inform your respective villages so that everyone will not miss the opportunity. We will select managers for each region in the next two days. You don't have to worry about not knowing the managers. We will take the managers to visit each village one by one. Do you understand?"
"I see, I see, this method is great, we just need to take the potatoes back home."
Seeing that everyone was discussing among themselves, Wan Shuang motioned for Guihua to come over. He brushed the paste on the wall with a few strokes and then pasted several notices in his hand on the wall.
Ninety percent of these villagers were illiterate, but there were always one or two who could read, and those who could read were immediately surrounded.
"Help me find Zhujia Village and see which district it belongs to."
"Please help me find out which area Xiapo Village is in?"
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When Wan Laoer got up, he saw that the gate, which was usually quiet, was now surrounded by people, all looking at a notice.
"Uncle, you're up. I've posted the plan I made last night. Everyone is now looking for the number corresponding to their village according to the district."
Wan Laoer also moved forward and took a look, but there were too many people in front of him and he couldn't see clearly, so he didn't move forward.
In the next few days, the Wan family carried out Wan Shuang's ideas. Not only did the efficiency greatly improve, but Wan Laoer also finally felt a little more relaxed.
From having to deal with people from various villages, Wan Shuang now only has to deal with the manager of one area. Although Wan Shuang's workload has indeed been reduced a lot, he still has to do the work of reconciliation.
When each manager comes to hand in the accounts, he has to check them one by one, and only put them into the warehouse after verifying the names and quantities are correct.
After a month of harvest, the potatoes could no longer be piled up. The workshop was busy on both sides, and potato residues were pulled to the drying yard in truckloads every day.
Just as Shen Jinyuan said, Wan Laoer sold the potato scraps at a low price to the people who were willing to raise chickens and ducks.
At first everyone was a little hesitant, but later Wan Laoer asked Guihua to bring those who wanted to raise chickens into the yard to see the chickens he raised, and those people also began to think about giving it a try.
Plus, potato scraps are really not expensive, ten cents can buy a sack of them, but after they are dried, they have no weight and are therefore worthless.
Wan Shuang's workload has increased again, which is selling potato scraps.
During this period, some people secretly learned how to make potato flour on their own, but it consumed too much water, so even if they had a rough idea of how to make it, no one was willing to try.
Many villages have problems with water supply, so where would they get the extra water to make potato flour?
Only the Wan Laoer family has a well of water that will never run dry, so they can spend it like this.
"Jinzhu, how come your well is so full of water? I think the water used in your workshop in one day is equal to the annual water consumption of our entire village. Why hasn't your well dried up yet?"
Jinniu was also very curious. He didn't finish his work that day, so he ran to Wan's house and walked around the well several times.
Wan Laoer smiled and said, "I didn't know either. At that time, Mr. Zhu said that there was a spring under our well, and I didn't think much about it. Now it seems that it is indeed a spring."
"I see there is more than one spring, otherwise why doesn't your water seem to be decreasing at all?"
Golden bulls are extremely rare. You should know that there is a perennial water shortage at the border. For hundreds of years, water has been a problem that has troubled the people living in the border areas.
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