The village chief sat down on the chair again, patted his chest in fear, and then asked quickly: "Yue girl, what did you say? Collecting locusts and making snacks to sell, you didn't lie to me, did you?"
"Grandpa Village Chief, why would I lie to you about this? I really want it, but the price is not high, one penny per pound."
The village chief's wife brought the two of them some brown sugar water. As soon as she entered the door, she heard Li Mengyue say this and said with surprise, "Yue girl, one penny per pound is not cheap, and everyone in the village, young and old, will rush to catch locusts."
"After all, we farmers rely on the crops we harvest all day long, with no other source of income. Now that you're offering us a way to make money, the villagers will only be grateful and won't complain about the low prices."
"And Yue girl, when are you going to collect it? My eldest daughter-in-law and I will catch it."
Seeing his wife was extremely excited, the village chief coughed a few times and said in a clear voice, "I have something to discuss with Miss Yue right now. We can talk about catching locusts later."
"Oh, I'm just too excited and can't help it." The village chief's wife looked at the village chief and complained.
Seeing Grandma Li's excited eyes narrowed into slits, Li Mengyue couldn't help but say, "We'll start collecting tomorrow. I'll explain it to Mother today."
"Tomorrow, tomorrow, Yue girl, let me see if I can collect the fish tomorrow if I catch them today."
"Grandma Li, don't worry. I want you to help me with other things. Ten cents a day."
Li Mengyue thought that her mother's health was not very good and she might not be able to handle it all by herself. After all, she had to collect the locusts, clean them, fry them, and take them to the town to sell them at a stall.
It is impossible for one person to complete this whole process.
She originally wanted to find a few people from the village to help at home.
But she was not familiar with the villagers. Her mother had been bullied by Old Lady Li for more than ten years. Not only did she rarely leave the village, she rarely even went out of the Li family gate. Therefore, she was not familiar with most people in the village.
If anyone could tell the character of the women in the village and whether they were clean, it would be the village chief's wife.
Seeing that Grandma Li was actively trying to catch locusts, she thought of asking Grandma Li for help.
Ask her to help find three or four hardworking, clean women from the village, and pay them ten cents a day.
"Girl Yue, why are you being so polite to Grandma Li? If you want me to do something, just tell me. Grandma Li will not say a word."
Li Mengyue saw the excited look of the village head's wife and knew that she was telling the truth.
"Grandma Li, you know my mother is in poor health and can't handle everything. I'd like to ask you to find three or four hardworking, honest, and clean women in the village to work for me. I'll pay them ten cents a day."
"My dear, it's ten cents a day. No, Yue girl, you're just starting out, so you don't need to spend money to hire anyone. Grandma Li and her daughter-in-law will help you."
"Grandma Li, I appreciate your kindness. But I'm just doing a business, and while favors are favors, I still have to pay you."
"And I'd like to ask Grandma Li to help look after him. Ten cents a day, what do you think?"
Not to mention the village chief's wife, even the village chief felt his heart burning with anger when he heard this.
They never imagined that an inconspicuous grasshopper on the ground could have such a big harvest and that their family could make money from it.
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