Arriving at the village's threshing ground, An Jingzhi stood on a high point and said, "I have two ways of cooperation here. One is that I provide the seeds of medicinal herbs, and you are responsible for planting them. I will pay you 200 yuan a year.
Another way is for you to buy the medicinal herb seeds from me on credit. I will buy the herbs you grow at the highest market price, and after deducting the cost of the seeds, they are yours."
Lin Mantang explained the price of the medicinal materials at An Jingzhi's glance.
In short, if you choose the second option, you may be able to double your profits.
The villagers in the threshing ground were discussing the matter, but everyone tended to choose the first option, which did not require buying on credit and had less risk.
The second option has higher returns, but they have to bear a debt before they even see the money. This is something they don't want to do in any way!
If the medicinal materials cannot be sold and a sum of money is owed, then all the money will be lost.
"Shuanzi, which one does your family choose?"
Some smart people asked the village chief how his family made the choice. Village chief Zhang could read and write, and he had a lot of dealings with these two businessmen, so he would never go wrong if he learned from him.
"My dad said to choose the first option. Let's wait and see for a year."
After hearing this, everyone understood what was going on.
After discussing the matter with Village Chief Zhang, the villagers lined up to sign the contract. Those who could read wrote their names, while those who couldn't read pressed their fingerprints. With the exception of Village Chief Zhang, everyone else pressed their fingerprints; 90% of the people in those days were illiterate.
After watching the fingerprints being pressed one by one, Village Chief Zhang felt a little nervous and expectant.
"Master An, when are we going to get the medicinal herb seeds?"
"Well, I'll have someone bring it to you tomorrow. If you're in a hurry, you can follow me now, but you'll need to bring it back yourself."
An Jingzhi has not yet prepared the ox cart for delivery today.
Village chief Zhang quickly said, "It's okay, it's okay. We villagers don't have much except for our strength. There's also a donkey cart in the village. We can use it to drive the seeds back. Others can also help carry them."
The contract has been signed, so of course the sooner the better. Xiaozhuang Village is made up of people with various surnames, who fled famine and settled here more than ten years ago.
There was only one family that had grown medicinal herbs before, and after they got the herbs, they had to learn from that family how to grow them.
It was precisely because some people in their village knew how to grow medicinal herbs that Lin Manfu chose them.
An Jingzhi understood their concerns, and he and Lin Manfu brought people back to the city. On the way, Village Chief Zhang wanted to invite An Jingzhi to ride in the donkey cart, but An Jingzhi refused.
The road is so bumpy that it's a real torture to sit on it. Although it's a bit tiring to walk, it's still much more comfortable in comparison. At least I won't feel like vomiting from the bumps.
Lin Manfu had prepared the medicinal seeds long ago and placed them in the place where he had prepared the medicinal herbs before, not far from the city gate.
Looking at such a large warehouse and the many people busy coming in and out, Village Chief Zhang felt relieved a lot of his worries. A young master who runs such a big business should not owe them the money or go back on his word, right?
Village chief Zhang brought ten young and strong people from the village and his family's only donkey cart, and carefully loaded the medicinal seeds onto the cart. Others were responsible for picking some of them.
The group finally returned to the village happily with the medicinal herbs.
After leaving the city, he said, "Dad, I think that young master's family is really rich. I think he must have dozens of workers there, right?"
Village Chief Zhang brought his eldest son with him this time. "Well, it should be. I heard from Mr. Lin that this is just one of his factories."
This was also what An Jingzhi had Lin Manfu reveal to the villagers on purpose, in order to reassure them and let them help him grow medicinal herbs in a down-to-earth manner.
"Master An is such a nice guy. He doesn't look down on us peasants at all, unlike other city dwellers who have their eyes on the tops of their heads."
"Well, when I was going to the city to look for work, I bumped into a man in a suit on the road and he beat me up. Luckily I ran away quickly, otherwise he would have called the police to arrest me."
“I used to be…”
Everyone started talking about the grievances they had suffered in the city, and the more they talked, the more they felt that An Jingzhi was a good person.
Some people have already started thinking about how to use the money after they get it.
At the entrance of Xiaozhuang Village, a group of people were waiting anxiously. When they saw the tall bags and those familiar figures on the car, someone shouted happily: "Zhu Zi! Zhu Zi! It's Zhu Zi!"
"I saw the village chief! Village chief!"
A group of people rushed forward to help them carry the herbs.
Village Chief Zhang was worried that they might not take the matter seriously, so he quickly said, "Be careful, this is all money."
"Don't worry, village chief. We all know what's going on."
After the group of people arrived at the flat ground of the threshing ground, they invited Li Jia, who was good at growing medicinal herbs in the village, to explain in detail to everyone the precautions for growing these medicinal herbs.
Li Jia used to be a traveling doctor, and he also grew some medicinal herbs for his own use. He now also serves as the village doctor. However, at most, he can only treat minor ailments.
All the men, women, and children in the village came together. Doctor Li was the only one speaking in the threshing ground. After being interrupted frequently at first, Village Chief Zhang warned everyone: "If you don't understand, write it down and ask later. But don't interrupt Doctor Li now. Otherwise, you will be kicked out and not allowed to listen!"
After Dr. Li finished his talk, he led everyone to plant the crops several times before everyone else started planting.
Although the contract did not specify whether they had to pay compensation if the herbs were damaged, they did not dare to waste them.
After a busy day at work, they still have to take time to plant herbs in the mountains, but no one in Xiaozhuang Village complains about being tired, and everyone is full of expectations for the future.
"Boss, after we get the money, let's build a house for our family first, so that we can find a wife for Xiaobao."
"I'll also buy some cloth to make clothes for you and Xiaobao."
"Well, you can take care of the things at home. I'll make you some clothes when the time comes."
The man was silent for a while. His wife had never made a piece of clothing since she married him. She did everything inside and outside the house. It was his fault that he was incompetent.
"What clothes should I make? I have something to wear myself. Xiaobao wants to get married, but how can he go out and meet people if he doesn't have a decent piece of clothing?"
"I'll go ask Aunt Wang tomorrow and ask her to keep an eye out for any good girls. We can look for them during this period. When we have built our house, we can propose marriage."
"It takes a lot of time to make clothes. I'll have to find time when the time comes. If it doesn't work, I'll ask my mother to help me."
The woman kept calculating the future, but none of it was about herself.
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