"Okay, I know, sis. I'll go cook first, you stay with Zhuangzhuang."
After saying this, Chi Yu left.
At that moment, Qin Mu arrived outside the Chi family ancestral hall with silver.
At this moment, the ancestral hall door was wide open, and Chi Dong and two village chiefs were counting the charcoal delivered by each household.
Once it was confirmed that the quality was fine and the weight met the standard, people were sent to load it onto the arriving vehicle.
To prevent the charcoal from getting wet, they also contributed the oilcloth they had previously stored at home.
Qin Mu glanced at the busy scene in the ancestral hall and then waved to Chen Kai.
After he arrived, she handed him the silver.
"Here are sixty taels. Give them directly to the old clan chief. Tell him to settle this amount of silver first, and he will make up the difference later."
"good!"
Due to its geographical location, Anping County used to be able to sell high-quality charcoal for several hundred or even a thousand coins per kilogram in winter.
Those are for people with power and influence, after all, they symbolize status and position.
Ordinary charcoal is much cheaper, but it still costs eight to twelve coins per pound.
The price was set by the imperial court, and the common people could not change it.
It was precisely because charcoal was expensive that ordinary people couldn't afford it or were unwilling to buy it, so business wasn't very good.
The result is that even if someone knows how to burn charcoal, no one bothers to do it.
Currently, only the people of Chijia'ao in the entire Anping County are burning charcoal in large quantities.
Even though Qin Mu knew in advance, not many others were burned.
After all, charcoal making requires wood and a charcoal kiln.
Therefore, there is not much charcoal available on the market now.
Qin Mu, based on last year's market price, compromised and offered ten coins per pound.
These ten carts will be settled at 800 jin each, which is equivalent to 80 liang.
As previously agreed, half will be paid upfront, which is forty taels.
This amount is at least sixty taels.
After receiving the silver from Shen Kai, Chi Dongyi glanced outside.
Seeing Qin Mu nod at him, he walked out and stood under the eaves.
"Young Master Qin, come here!"
Qin Mu hesitated for a moment, but still took a few steps forward.
He didn't approach Chi Dongyi directly, but instead stood about 1.5 meters away from him.
Chi Dongyi didn't force him, and asked directly, "I heard from that kid Aye that you're willing to teach them to read?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Mu roughly understood what he meant.
"Yes, that's right. After Ah Kai and the others transported the charcoal away and Chi Yu's family's general store was built, I started teaching."
Upon hearing this, Chi Dong's eyes lit up, and he immediately changed his tune: "Master Qin, teaching seven is teaching, and teaching seventy is also teaching."
I thought, since you're going to teach, could you also teach the other children in Chijia'ao who are willing to learn to read?
Xiaoyu's house is too small, and she also has young children. It wouldn't be very convenient for you to teach there.
What do you think of our ancestral hall? Would it be alright to come here sometime?
Don't worry, we won't let you teach for nothing.
"As long as you stay in Chijia'ao for one day, we'll cover your food and lodging, and we'll also give you two taels of silver every month."
Qin Mu was dumbfounded when he heard this. He had originally planned to stay at Chi Yu's house and teach there as well.
In this way, being close to the source will give them an advantage, and they can also influence Zhuangzhuang's character along the way.
Of course, that's only the premise of teaching seven people.
No, perhaps there are fewer than seven people, after all, the three branches of the Chi family need someone to take turns going to the charcoal mountain to burn charcoal every day.
Now that Ichi Dongyi has said this, the teaching location has been changed to this place, so the accommodation will probably be arranged differently as well.
In that case, what contact could he possibly have with Chi Yu?
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