Chapter 300 Then I Do It
After arranging the new students, before Gu Jiayue could go to the county town to find Zheng Qinghe, the village chief came to find her.
"This Jiayue, it's almost February now. Didn't you say before that you wanted to plant some tea and mulberry trees? Shouldn't we take action?"
The village chief smiled and looked at Gu Jiayue expectantly.
Now the village chief knows that this girl is a treasure.
Let's not talk about anything else, just the paper mill. Even with the volume of paper coming in from Juzhou alone, the village is already making a killing. And that's not even mentioning Kangzi, who's even said he'll be expanding into the neighboring states this year.
By then, the silver will have to be carried in boxes, right?
Just thinking about it makes my heart warm.
So he always expected Gu Jiayue to do something else.
But he waited and waited, Qiu Shui almost saw through it, but still no plan came from Gu Jiayue.
So he had no choice but to come over and ask himself.
As for face? Humph, as long as you have money to spend and food to eat, face is worthless.
Gu Jiayue slapped his head. He had been so busy with school matters that he had actually forgotten about it.
It is now the end of January, almost February. Although the best time to plant tea and mulberry trees in spring is from late March to early April, it is still necessary to turn the soil and take care of it now.
"Then please ask the village chief to arrange for someone to plow the land we liked earlier. I'll arrange for the saplings to come over after the late spring frost is over."
The village chief nodded repeatedly. "Okay, no problem at all."
Since the village chief is here, Gu Jiayue simply doesn't rush to go to the county town.
I invited the village chief into the house and talked about several things that needed to be done this year.
"Once the land is turned over, we can start grafting the peach trees in the village."
"Our village is becoming more and more lively, and there are more and more scholars coming and going. So I think we can open up some scenic spots to attract these young people to the village for outings and play. This will not only increase the villagers' income, but also allow them to educate the children in the village, killing two birds with one stone."
"So we have to widen and harden the village roads this year. Ye Yuntang is researching something that can harden the roadsides, and we should see results soon."
"After the peach trees are grafted, we'll plant mulberry and tea trees. But we can't neglect farm work either. My grandparents and I have agreed that if villagers want to grow high-yield rice, they can trade their grain for it: two kilograms of rice for one kilogram of seeds."
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Gu Jiayue talked a lot, but the village chief didn't say anything, just buried his head in taking notes.
Fortunately, he had some education, otherwise everything would have been in vain.
Seeing how hard he worked, Gu Jiayue felt a little sorry for him. "Village Chief, actually...actually, I've already written a 'Five-Year Plan for Taohua Village,' and everything I just said is in it..."
The village chief stopped writing, looked at the five-year plan, and then looked at the many pages of notes in his hand.
Hehe... What village chief? He's nothing but a clown! "Okay, okay, with your plan, our Taohua Village has a bright future."
No matter how bitter the heart is, one must keep a kind smile on his face. It is so hard to be the village chief!
After that, the two discussed some details and the village chief left in a hurry.
He had to go back quickly to arrange people to open up the wasteland. Time waits for no one, and a day would pass in the blink of an eye.
I don’t know if we have enough manpower. Oh, what a headache!
When Grandma Gu came out of the kitchen, she saw the village chief walking away, shaking his head. She asked in confusion, "Why did he leave? I was planning to invite him to dinner."
Gu Jiayue smiled and said, "The village chief is busy and has no time to eat our meal."
Grandma Gu deeply agreed with this. No one in Taohua Village could say a bad word about Village Chief Gu's abilities and how he dealt with people.
To be honest, if it weren't for the support of the village chief, the school wouldn't have been able to run so smoothly. After all, it's easier to see the King of Hell than to deal with the little devils. Even if Gu Jiayue was able to deal with the county magistrate and other troubles, it would be easy for the village chief to create trouble and accidents in the village.
And what about that papermaking workshop? I’ve never heard of it before, but the village chief dared to follow Gu Jiayue to do it!
This is courage!
No wonder he can be the village chief?
"I've discussed it with your eldest aunt, second aunt, and your mother, and we plan to raise more ducks this year, and also to get a few pigs." Seeing that Gu Jiayue was not very busy, grandma sat down and started chatting.
Her granddaughter has been busy every day since she came back. If you want to say a few words to her, you have to wait for the right opportunity, otherwise, sometimes you won’t see her for several days.
Gu Jiayue thought about it. "Will this be very tiring? My eldest sister-in-law is about to give birth, and she'll need my eldest aunt to take care of her. After the mulberry trees are planted, I also plan to let my eldest aunt take care of them. This way, all the household chores will be left to you, my second aunt, and my mother. Can you handle it?"
It happened that the aunt passed by with beans in her hand. When she heard that Gu Jiayue was going to let her manage the mulberry garden, she became interested.
He stopped picking up the beans and moved closer to Gu Jiayue. "Jiayue, are you serious about what you just said? Are you really going to let me manage the mulberry garden?"
"I do have this plan. Recently, I see that my aunt has learned a lot of words, so it should be no problem for her to do the registration. During this time, you can follow your second uncle to learn some more. Maybe you can become a big manager in the future."
The purpose of planting mulberry trees is to raise silkworms. Although my aunt-in-law is a bit talkative, she is careful and efficient at work. Not only does she do farm work, but even the ducks she raised last year are better than those of other families.
Gu Jiayue would feel at ease if the work of raising silkworms and planting mulberry trees was handed over to her aunt in the future.
Besides, my sister-in-law Zhao Xing'er is about to give birth. When the baby is a little older, she can also help my aunt.
Even though the eldest sister-in-law has little presence in this family and is quietly taking care of her pregnancy every day, Gu Jiayue knows that the gullies in her heart are no less than hers.
From the Chinese New Year to now, she can almost always be seen reading books every day, and when she encounters something she doesn't understand, she asks Gu Yuhe for help.
If Gu Yuhe didn't know the answer, he would wait for Gu Jiayue to come home and ask her when she was free.
Oh, as to why you didn’t ask Gu Yuchuan.
Hehehe... Let’s just forget about that dead fish face.
Not only did she learn it herself, she also asked her elder brother to learn it as well.
So Gu Jiayue was very optimistic about her. As long as she was given a chance, she would shine.
"Okay, okay, I promise to study hard!" The aunt rubbed her hands excitedly.
Hehehe, she never thought that she would be the one to take charge one day. When she thought about how all the women in the village would have to obey her orders, her heart was filled with excitement.
"Jiayue, how much money do you make as a manager every month?" It would be good to be able to manage the villagers, but Su Mei didn't like to work for free.
Her goal is to make money.
Didn't you see? Since the second brother became the manager of the paper mill, he has been paid 800 coins a month. Although he has to pay half to the government, the remaining half is still 400 coins.
Month after month, wouldn't that be a lot of money over time?
Gu Jiayue felt that her aunt was becoming more and more adorable. "Of course there is a salary, eight hundred wen a month. If you do a good job, there are other rewards."
"Okay, I'll do it!"
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