Chapter 559 Jin Yiguang’s auspicious words!
"One hundred and fifty coins?"
Jin Yiguang thought he had heard it wrong and repeated it uncertainly.
The workers who were moving wood nearby all showed surprised expressions. You know, the amount Jin Yiguang mentioned was just a conservative estimate, and whether they can actually earn that much depends on the circumstances.
"Ma'am, are you going to ask me to go back and grow sweet potatoes?"
Ran Qingxuan nodded without comment: "Yes, I am asking you to go back and help my family plant crops. After all, we don't know how to farm. And the people who set fire to my building materials today have no money to compensate, so they mortgaged the land. I'm afraid it will take a lot of people to plant dozens of acres of land."
When they heard about dozens of acres of land, the faces of several workers instantly turned into envy.
"Madam, I don't know if you need anyone else. I... I can farm, I wonder if I can..."
"Do you need more help, ma'am? I can farm, too."
Several workers stopped moving things and gathered around to vie for a job.
After separating the people, Gu Yanchen explained, "We do need help, but they all left after the New Year."
A few people thought about how they could earn less than 150 cents a day helping to move and deliver goods at the dock, and immediately said that they could go back to work after the New Year.
"You gentlemen are probably not from here. In winter, few people go out to sea to fish. After all, it's cold and fish don't come out of the water, so most of us find other jobs in winter.
If this master is trustworthy, we can go to work on the third or fourth day of the New Year. ”
"Yes, anyway, there are no relatives to visit, so it's better to get out and work early than to stay at home and do nothing."
Jin Yiguang also said excitedly: "I used the money for New Year's goods to buy sweet potatoes and potatoes. My family doesn't quite understand. My wife gave me so much money to farm, so I will definitely work hard."
Ran Qingxuan smiled and said, "That's good. Let's finish the work today. You can leave your names and come back on the fifth day of the new year."
Looking at Jin Yiguang, Ran Qingxuan asked again: "Have you germinated the sweet potatoes and potatoes you bought?"
"Yes, I have piled them up in a dry and ventilated place according to the instructions given by Madam."
"The sweet potatoes and potatoes will sprout in about seven days. By the time you plant your two acres of land, it will be around the tenth day of the first lunar month. The timing should be just right."
Jin Yi Guang saw that Ran Qingxuan had helped him analyze the time and had no objection to it.
"Okay, I'll go after I finish planting my own fields."
The Qian family gave a lot of land as compensation. Ran Qingxuan thought about how Xiao Wende almost got into trouble, so he felt that he should give him some of the money. So while waiting for the workers to move the goods, he told Gu Yanchen about this idea, wanting to hear his opinion.
"Uncle Xiao's family are all scholars. In the future, apart from a few female relatives, I'm afraid there will not be many opportunities for men to make money."
"If there were more fields, there wouldn't be a shortage of food in the future."
"So what you mean?" Ran Qingxuan asked.
"Give them seven acres of land to make up for what they bought before. No matter what we grow in the future, both families will take care of it. After all..."
As he spoke, Gu Yanchen sighed slightly.
"After all, they were exiled in large part because of our family's involvement. If it weren't for us, I think the two uncles wouldn't have fallen to farming."
Ran Qingxuan stroked his back gently and rested his head on his shoulder to comfort him.
"It's all in the past, and things will get better and better in the future."
Gu Yanjing saw that the interaction between the two was natural and warm, and he was happy for them from the bottom of his heart.
The workers nearby just felt that the lady in front of them was so bold to behave in broad daylight.
But no matter how you look at it, they seem to have no other thoughts except envy.
Jin Yiguang was grateful to Ran Qingxuan from the bottom of his heart. Seeing this, he said sincerely: "The two masters and mistresses are so loving, I believe they will have many children and grandchildren in the future."
When Ran Qingxuan thought of the step they had taken last night, a shy smile instantly appeared on his face. After hearing what Jin Yiguang said, Gu Yanchen felt very comfortable and a faint smile also appeared on his face.
"Then I'll take advantage of Brother Jin's good words. When the baby is born, I will definitely invite Brother Jin to have a drink."
"I will definitely come, I will definitely come!"
As his elder brother, Gu Yanjing immediately understood what his younger brother said, and couldn't help but think that when his own child was born, he would have a playmate soon.
Seeing this, the other workers worked even harder. After all, it was obvious that this family was not short of money. If they left a good impression now, they might think of them when there was work in the future.
There were a lot of things to move this time, so it was almost four o'clock in the afternoon when they returned to the village. When passing by the threshing ground, Gu Yanchen asked the villagers who were basking in the sun to notify others to go to the ancestral home.
Upon hearing this, the villagers knew that new sweet potatoes and potatoes had been brought back, and they quickly beat drums and gongs and ran around to tell others.
After the workers unloaded the goods, when Ran Qingxuan paid, the others felt embarrassed to accept the money. After all, after the tenth day, the money they paid in one day was enough for them to earn for two or three days.
Especially Jin Yiguang, he refused to accept anything.
"One thing is one thing. As long as you work hard, I will notify you when the time comes, no matter what you plant."
They were all honest people, and after hearing what Ran Qingxuan said, they accepted the money.
Ran Qingxuan saw the intentions of several people, but she only gave as much as she should today, and she did not give more than she should, and still gave according to yesterday's amount.
Jin Yiguang held more than a hundred copper coins and bowed to her without paying attention to other people's eyes.
"Thank you ma'am, I'll come when I finish planting my fields at home."
"good."
By the time the workers left, most of the villagers had arrived.
Before Ran Qingxuan and Gu Yanchen had time to go home, the task of weighing was handed over to the brothers Gu Yanchen and Gu Yanjing.
Yesterday, the clan leaders of both sides had already counted the number of people and the required quantities. Today, all they have to do is call out the names and weigh the potatoes and sweet potatoes.
Lin Sui got the news from Guo Baoquan and asked his family to carry him over. With two people present, the scene was finally less chaotic.
The two families' lists were in the hands of the two men, and they called out the names, while Ran Qingxuan only had to stand aside and collect the money.
"Guo Kangming, 150 kilograms of potatoes and 300 kilograms of sweet potatoes."
A man walked out of the crowd, cheerfully went to the makeshift desk, and took out two taels of silver and two hundred and fifty copper coins that he had prepared long ago.
Ran Qingxuan finished the counting and found that Gu Yanchen and Gu Yanjing had already moved out three bags of potatoes and six bags of sweet potatoes.
In order to make it easier to calculate the quantity, the potatoes and sweet potatoes were basically no more than 51 kilograms. After the first thing was moved away, the rest went much more smoothly.
"Lin Dayou, 150 kilograms of potatoes and 150 kilograms of sweet potatoes."
"Come on, I'm here."
"Guo Zhengyang, 300 kilograms of potatoes and 300 kilograms of sweet potatoes..."
"Here."
A very thin man came forward to pay the money. When the villagers saw him, they couldn't help but ask, "Zhengyang, your parents are not in good health, and your elder brother is still lying in bed and can't get out of the field. Can you and your sister-in-law grow enough crops on four or five acres of land?"
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