Seeing that he didn't say anything for a long time, Shunzi thought that his request was embarrassing, so he couldn't help asking, "But what's the difficulty?"
"No...no." Song Yaotou waved his hands quickly.
Are you kidding? Even if there is a problem, he has to lead the young men in the village to overcome it!
"That's fine. Come with me to settle the bill. The old lady said that there's no rush this time. Just send it over in a month. Then you can make more for backup. We never know when we might need it."
Song Yaotou explained confidently: "Don't worry, we have opened three new kilns in our village, so it won't hinder the boss's business."
Shunzi thought, it is hard to say whether it will be a delay or not. Judging from the old lady's appearance, she will need to use the big jar to store a lot of things in the future.
It was probably normal for the Qiao family to buy hundreds of dollars at a time. For example, this time there were thirty large jars, twenty of which were placed in the warehouse behind Mrs. Guangda's snack shop, all used to pickle sour beans.
Moreover, he had heard from the old lady in private that some of the watermelons would be kept and not sold, but made into watermelon sauce. When the beans and corn were harvested, the Wang family in the town would help make soy sauce and vinegar. And...
He always felt that the old lady was holding back and couldn't let go of anything she did!
I have heard the old lady mutter privately more than once that there are too many things missing and everything has to start from scratch!
Song Yaotou was at a loss as to what to do with the twenty-five taels of silver he received as settlement money.
"Manager Shunzi, did you make a mistake in your calculation? It's too much, too much!"
Shunzi explained with a smile: "That's just right. The twelve taels are for the thirty large jars, the remaining ten taels are for the deposit for the next shipment, and the extra three taels are for the old lady to subsidize everyone's travel expenses."
Song Yaotou was extremely grateful, as he had never heard of a master giving travel expenses when he worked for a master.
Besides, Qiao Xin was the owner of several farms. Even if she forced everyone to work, they had no choice but to do it. After all, the lives of the villagers were in her hands.
When he asked someone about the Qiao family's way of dealing with people in private, the guy told him: "Follow the Qiao family, and you will have everything in the future!"
It turns out that they were not joking with him!
"There is one more thing. I will tell you in advance. When Qingyang Academy recruits people in the fall, the old lady will allocate 10 places to each of your three villages. This is a chance to change your fate. It depends on whether you can seize the opportunity.
The old lady will personally select the candidates, and only those who can read more than 300 characters will be eligible to enroll. The tuition will be paid by the Qiao family for the time being. Uncle Song must pass on the message when he returns."
"Hey, don't try to fool me. How can such a good thing be given to us peasants?"
"Why should I try to coax you? This time when we go back, we will send a servant with good literacy skills from each village to accompany you and teach the young people in your village to read."
The Qiao family was really short of people, and when it came to working, there was no distinction between master and servant, gender, old or young, everyone rolled up their sleeves and joined the battle.
Treat men like animals and women like men.
It’s very hard!
In the final analysis, it's because the master is too kind-hearted and is reluctant to use his servants to death.
The kiln owner Song walked out of the Qiao residence with one foot deep and one foot shallow. He looked up blankly. The dazzling sun stung his skin, as if to prove that all this was not a dream!
Uncle Zhang, the head of the village and village chief Wang, who rushed over from the field after hearing the news, were startled when they saw his confused look.
"Old Song, what's going on? Why are you suddenly asking us to go back now?"
"Yes, is it that a kid from the village got into trouble?"
Song Yaotou came to his senses and saw that everyone looked anxious, so he quickly handed the silver he had prepared to everyone.
"It's fine. This is the money the old lady gave us to compensate for our travel expenses. The big vat is not enough, so we have to go back early to make a batch."
Everyone was relieved when they heard this, as they didn't offend the host. The village head and village chief Wang couldn't help but envy the people in Tuyaobao. It's good to have a skill. This opportunity to make a fortune is delivered to their doorstep.
I don't know when their village will be able to have such a good thing? But since the Qiao family treats everyone well, the day when their village will be successful will not be too far away.
When Song Yaotou mentioned the matter of school places again, Village Chief Wang reached out and touched his forehead.
"You don't have a fever, but you're talking nonsense in broad daylight? Old Song, you just want to find a school for your grandson to study, but you can't get there overnight, right? What kind of place is Qingyang Academy? Can we even dream of that?"
The kiln owner Song raised his hand to block Wang Lizheng's big hand, his face becoming serious.
"What is this? Am I crazy? I am kidding you. Ten people are selected from each village, aged between twelve and eighteen.
Those who are strong and smart should be considered first. The key point is that they must be able to read! It doesn’t matter if we can’t. The old lady will send someone to teach us. All the young men, wives and girls in the village must learn, just like the villagers in Laohu Town.”
The others were stunned for a moment.
Village chief Wang was the first to react. He slapped his thigh, jumped up and rushed to the wheat field.
: "Go back, hurry back, what are you waiting for? Let's get everyone cleaned up!"
If they stay any longer, they will be ungrateful!
Knowing that they had to rush back without even having lunch, housekeeper Cao said with some regret: "It's such a pity that they left just like that. These guys worked very honestly, but they didn't spare any effort at all!"
Shunzi didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Master, they are also following orders. We can't stay here for too long. Let's just do our job honestly!"
The group from Songyaotou left with the Qiao family looking at them with a hope that they would meet again later.
Their car returned empty-handed, so Qiao Xin had someone load them with dozens of pancakes, four or five baskets of watermelons and peaches, and enough drinking water for the journey.
On the other cars were placed the rainproof hats, straw mats and oilcloths they brought with them, as well as three young teachers who volunteered to teach in their village.
The cars behind were carrying more than ten bundles of fodder for livestock, which showed how thoughtfully the Qiao family had prepared for their return journey!
The more this happened, the more anxious Song Yaotou was to rush back. He wished he could fire the big vat overnight so that he could repay Qiao Xin's protective heart.
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