Chapter 70 Buyer
The old village chief: “…”
"Brother Village Chief, if you don't come, I actually have something I want to talk to you about."
The old village chief: "...What's the matter? Tell me about it."
"That's right, if I use the village millstone every day, will the villagers have any objections?"
The village chief looked at her and asked, "What do you think?"
"I think so. How about this? I'll give you the money. Look, I'm from Liantang Village too. I could have used it, but I just used it a little too much. If it exceeds two hours a day, how about I give you three cents? I'll just hand it over to the government and use it when the village needs it."
"What are you trying to do?" The old village chief was really troubled. "Did you not listen to anything I said?"
"Why didn't I listen? I'll plant the rice once my seedlings grow. There's no time to waste. Can you talk about this first?"
"Fine." The old village chief was furious. "Why not? You give me the money, and if someone comes and complains again, I can fight them back."
"Um?"
Qin Fangci was just confused when the old village chief rolled his eyes at her and said, "Your family can't dig bamboo shoots from the bamboo garden this year. If you still want to dig them, you have to pay."
Since there is a lot of money, just give it to me.
Qin Fangci: “…” Village chief, you learn really fast.
In the eyes of the villagers, their family is now a popular commodity because they have made a lot of money. It is indeed not good for them to take advantage of the village.
Since digging bamboo shoots requires money, why does she still have to dig them herself?
"Brother Village Chief, what do you think if I pay the villagers to dig bamboo shoots? One penny for three pounds, and I can collect thirty pounds a day. How about you arrange it so that every household in the village lines up and digs bamboo shoots for me for a day?"
"I only earn this month. There are 35 households in our village, so it's just right, right?"
If her tofu business becomes successful, she will buy soybeans from the villagers.
After a while, everyone made money, and their family's income was no longer so hated.
People still need to generate benefits to make relationships better.
The village chief looked at Qin Fangci and was speechless for a long time.
"What did Bailiang do to you?" Why does it feel like I ate two Li Bailiangs? No, I ate Li Bailiang and evolved.
In the past, Li Bailiang didn't like doing business with others in the village.
That kid is afraid that the villagers owe him money.
Qin Fangci immediately understood what the old village chief meant and said with a smile, "We are from Liantang Village. If I had the ability, I would definitely want to do good for the village. I can spend these few coins now, so you wait until I make a lot of money. When my son Xiaowu passes the imperial examination, I will have to find someone in the village who knows me well when I want to become a talent. What am I doing here? Xiaowu said that when it doesn't rain, we worry about rainproofing."
This is a society based on clan and personal relationships. She doesn't have the ability to fight against society and can only adapt to it.
"Okay, bring an umbrella and some dry food if it's sunny, just in case." The old village chief sighed, "What's going on with your son Baisong? You said you'd support him in the imperial examinations, so why is he just hanging around at home all day?"
"No, he's learning at home."
"How much can a person learn at home? I think Bosong's brain is almost recovered. He should be sent to school. At this time, most of the students who are supposed to be admitted to the schools should be admitted..."
"Brother Village Chief, we won't go to the school in Dongshi Village." Qin Fangci said directly.
"Why?" The old village chief was puzzled. He had clearly said that the old woman didn't do this last time. Could it be that something happened that he didn't know about?
"Let's not talk about the fact that my son Baisong already has a teacher. Let's talk about Xu Xiucai. He only has the title of scholar. I thought about making more money in the next few months and sending Xiaowu to the county town after the autumn harvest. The teachers in the county town have more experience, and Xiaowu can learn more. There are better options, so why shouldn't I choose the better one?"
"...Your Bosong has a husband? Who?"
"That's our new Mr. Pan. Don't be fooled by his slovenly appearance. That's just a disguise. He's actually a very capable man."
"Ah, isn't that the beggar your family picked up?" The old village chief nodded in understanding. If it was Mr. Li Baisong, it would make sense.
The Li family has made some money these days, but they are not rich enough to pick up beggars.
"I was just about to tell you this. He's considered an outsider. You have to make sure he doesn't mess around in the village."
The old village chief couldn't help but glance at Qin Fangci, his eyes filled with gossip.
Qin Fangci was bewildered by the look on her face. "Don't worry, village chief. He definitely won't do anything bad. He's with Xiaowu every day, and Xiaowu is watching over him."
"You're with Bai Song every day, so it seems he's really a gentleman." The old village chief glanced at Qin Fangci again, then his eyes drifted away.
Qin Fangci: “…” When people get old, they become blurry-eyed, deaf-eared, and like to talk in circles.
"Okay, that's all I have to say. Just keep it in mind and don't look back and waste time."
"Brother Village Chief, please don't tell anyone about my need for the mill yet. Wait until someone comes to you and tells you about it. I'm just saying hello."
The old village chief nodded and walked away with his hands behind his back.
Not long after the old village chief left, Pan Laita came back with a group of children.
The children each carried two bundles of firewood on their shoulders and ran very fast.
When I get home, I'll pile up some firewood, enough to last me a whole day.
Freshly chopped firewood cannot be used directly; it needs to be dried for a while.
The children put the firewood in the fire, each of them filled a bowl of water and started to work.
Collect grass for pigs and feed ducks.
Qin Fangci divided it up last night.
Daya and Dayan are picking grass for pigs today, while Erya and Sanya are going to the fields to release ducks.
The housework was almost done and it was noon. The eldest Li, the second Li, Yuan and Li Yulan who had gone out returned home with a full load.
"Mom—" Yuan shouted loudly. Li Laoer was carrying a shoulder pole with a proud and confident look on his face. It was obvious at a glance that he had something big to brag about.
"Wash your hands and come eat." We are all hungry. The most important thing in the world is eating.
Everyone was slurping up their food. Li Laoer put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth and began to talk about today's performance.
"Mom, I found two buyers for our dried meat business. I'll have to deliver five pounds of dried meat to them every day."
"Mom, my second brother sold the dried meat to a brothel." Li Yulan couldn't help but interrupt.
God knows how scary it was when they followed their second brother to the alley behind the brothel.
She thought her second brother was going to sell her out secretly, so she didn't dare to let go of her eldest brother.
She didn't breathe a sigh of relief until her second brother gave the dried meat to the manager of the brothel to taste, and then the two of them decided to buy and sell the dried meat.
Qin Fangci was drinking soup and almost spit it out. After taking a breath, Qin Fangci swallowed the soup in her mouth and looked at Li Laoer.
"Mom, one hundred coins per catty, three catties a day. I also went to Yuemingxuan Teahouse and ordered food there, also one hundred coins per catty, two catties a day."
"Mom, I've calculated that three pounds of lean meat and one pound of dried meat, plus spices, is fifty wen. If we sell it for a hundred wen, we'll make fifty wen per pound. If we sell five pounds of dried meat every day, we can earn two hundred and fifty wen."
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