Chapter 586 I Have a Condition (10 more)
"My two distinguished guests, I am the village chief of Shangyang Village. My surname is Xu. I am sorry for not welcoming you in person. Please follow me to the village for a while."
The village chief was wearing a blue cloth shirt that was washed so much that it looked pale, with patches on top of each other.
Shen Qingqian took a quick look at the others. Most of the women were dressed neatly, while the men were wearing linen clothes with some mud on them, probably because they had to work in the fields.
The last time Shen Qingqian came here, she noticed that although the people in Shangyang Village were poor, the children were well-dressed. Even at Gou Wa's house, where she had visited, the house was kept very tidy, even though the elderly man was sick.
Shen Qingqian and Shen Shan followed Village Chief Xu to his home, which was also the most respectable house in the entire Shangyang Village.
It is said to be the most respectable, but in fact it is still a mud house, it just looks like it has been renovated not long ago.
"You two, I heard that you want to buy sugarcane from our village." The village chief waited until Shen Qingqian and the others sat down before speaking under the constant urging of others.
Shen Shan bowed and said, "To be honest with you, Village Chief, we are going to build a sugar mill, so we need a lot of sugarcane. But the last time I came here, I heard that these sugarcane were reserved by another boss, so..."
Although that person didn't come, Shen Shan still remembered what a child said last time, and he and Shen Qingqian also discussed it on the way here.
The people of Shangyang Village are honest, which is a good thing. If they insist on keeping it and selling it to the previous person, the Shen family will naturally not force them.
Village Chief Xu sighed upon hearing this, "Sir, you don't know this, but that boss has already sent a letter a few days ago. He is from Linzhou, and now that King Zhao controls Linzhou, he doesn't allow merchants there to trade with northern Hubei, so..."
Shen Qingqian frowned. Has King Zhao already ordered that trade between the six northwestern states and northern Hubei be prohibited? This is not good news.
Someone beside Village Chief Xu couldn't help but look at Shen Shan and said with a smile: "Sir, the sugarcane here is the best. You won't suffer any loss if you buy it!"
Although the others didn't say anything, the look in Yin Yin's eyes when he looked at Shen Shan said it all.
Shen Shan looked at Shen Qingqian, "Sixth sister, what do you think?"
"Village Chief Xu, we can buy all the sugarcane in Shangyang Village, but I have a condition." Shen Qingqian stood up and said after looking around at everyone in the room.
"Miss, if you have any conditions, just tell us. We heard that you paid eight cents a pound for Jiang's sugarcane last time. We don't want that much. Six cents a pound will do!"
The sugarcane in the fields has left the villagers with little food to eat. Finally, someone wants to buy it all, and they pay cash. Even if the price is lower, they are willing to buy it!
Shen Qingqian shook her head and smiled slightly, "My conditions have nothing to do with price. I hope to recruit people from your village to work in the sugar factory after it is built."
"What the girl said is true." Village Chief Xu stood up suddenly and looked at Shen Qingqian excitedly.
This isn't a condition at all! It's clearly about giving their village a chance to survive!
Shen Qingqian nodded, "Of course it's true, but Shangyang Village is quite far from Xiaonantun, and the ones I want are all women. It's not convenient for them to walk back at night after work."
Before she could finish her words, someone interrupted her, "Don't worry about such trivial matters, my lady. At most, our village can find someone to pick her up. It won't be a problem."
Shen Qingqian was speechless. Okay, it seems she can still save some money to build staff dormitories.
The decision to ask people from Yangcun to do the work was a well-considered one.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com