Chapter 213 Is he to be a villain?
In the afternoon, no one took any rest.
The men were busy sharpening the sword, and while sharpening it, they exclaimed how good the sword was.
The women made dry food, and five people worked at the same time. They only had to prepare five or six days' worth, and it was ready in less than an hour.
After frying the dry food, the five of them were not idle. They went to the vegetable field to pick the ripe vegetables and fruits, leaving enough to eat. The rest were pickled according to the original living habits in Zhulin Village. Dry those that can be sun-dried and store them to make winter vegetables.
Shui Qing was very satisfied with these women, they were all lively people.
Mother Hu was even more relieved.
With the help of these women, Qing'er's work became much less.
In the evening, borrowed vehicles were delivered one after another and loading began.
The potatoes packed in sacks were moved to the car and wrapped one by one with hemp rope and tied firmly.
Then spread a large layer of oilcloth on top, cover the potatoes tightly, and tie it with a circle of hemp rope.
After all preparations were completed, the vehicles were neatly placed one after another in the yard, and the villagers went back.
Mutton is still eaten for dinner. For people who are short of oil and water, they will never get tired of eating meat.
Everyone was very satisfied with the meal. After washing properly, they went to bed early to wait for getting up early tomorrow.
It was just dawn the next day, and the entire Shanshui Village was bustling with activity.
Smoke rises from the chimney as breakfast is prepared for the family who are about to go out.
Mother Hu cooked two large pots of red dates and millet porridge, and baked dozens of potato and egg noodle pancakes to eat with them.
After eating two bowls of hot and stomach-warming millet porridge, paired with a large and generous piece of pancake, Bai Manshan just felt like he was feeling well all over!
He shouted to the many men traveling: "Everyone eats freely. Only when you are full can you have strength on the road!"
"You're full!" The replies came out loud and clear.
The selected men from Shanshui Village outside also came to the yard and pulled carts or pushed wheelbarrows in the order agreed yesterday.
"Set off!"
Following Bai Manshan's order, the vehicles left Shuiqing Yard one after another, and then out of the village until they were out of sight.
Bai Ziqian was naturally the one left behind. He stood at a high place and watched the convoy gradually go away, gradually becoming a small black dot that couldn't be smaller.
"It will take your father seven or eight times at the fastest to transport all the quantities." Shui Qing said from the side.
Bai Ziqian looked sideways in surprise, seven or eight times?
A round trip takes five days, so it will take at least more than a month.
"But after more than a month, wouldn't it be more dangerous outside?"
Shui Qing hummed, "So your father's original plan fell through."
Bai Manshan's original plan was to plant 500 acres of land, which required at least seven or eight trips with nearly thirty vehicles. But that was a good time, and now in these disaster years when food and clothing are scarce, it is difficult to keep so much food on the road. The people behind him figured it out and robbed him.
It can only be transported three or four times at most. The risk will become greater and greater later, and it is not worth the risk.
Bai Manshan also knew this, so he paid a high price and deployed more manpower just to transport enough people.
Some time ago, Bai Ziqian followed his father to learn how to do business, learn how to deal with the world, learn to observe words and emotions, and even more importantly, learn more than words.
He reacted immediately, "Auntie, what are your plans for the rest of the potatoes?"
Aunt Shui Qing would never say this to him for no reason, and saying this was not about gloating about his misfortune!
Dad has reserved 500 acres of potato seeds, but now he can only use half of it at most. Aunt Shuiqing must have already figured out how to use the rest, so she came to talk to him about this in advance.
Shui Qing raised her eyebrows slightly and raised an unexpected smile at the corner of her mouth.
This child, after he became wise, studied with his father for a while, and it seemed as if he had an enlightenment and made rapid progress.
It's also possible that Bai Manshan is powerful and teaches well.
"There is only so much wheat flour in the village, so I can't grow more varieties even if I want to. I now have a total of just over 100 acres of land, but I don't want to use it to grow potatoes next season."
Bai Ziqian stood up straight, his expression turned serious, and he listened quietly.
"I don't plan to plant rice or wheat. I have enough food to eat. I plan to plant yams and sugar cane next season. You also know the price of yams;
Sugar cane can be used to make sugar. Sugar has always been an expensive commodity. Regardless of whether the world is good or bad, chaotic or not, it is easy to sell and expensive. I am ready to give it a try. Shui Qing said one by one without hiding anything from the young man beside her.
"There are hundreds of acres of fields and four mountains and forests that need to be taken care of. The people your father brought here come in handy. As for potatoes, we don't have the land or manpower to grow them;
I want to distribute the seeds to the villagers in Shanshui Village. I will plant the seeds in their extra fields and harvest 40 to 60%. Of course, this is only suitable for the first year. This method will not work until they have enough potatoes for planting next year, but this method One season’s share is enough to last three years and there’s still some leftover!
And it won’t take three years. With this year’s pilot, I will have yam seeds and sugarcane seeds next year, which can continue to be distributed to villagers for planting. We will purchase them collectively and be responsible for processing and selling them. We can also free up part of our own fields for planting. Eat. "
The admiration in Bai Ziqian's eyes was unabashed, and it was almost overflowing!
He had heard from his father that Aunt Shui Qing knew how to employ people and was very good at doing business. If her family's financial resources were not so weak, she was a daughter, and she was restricted by her status as a scholar, she would not be any worse than the Bai family. .
He was disdainful before and thought his father was exaggerating. After all, Aunt Shui Qing's family didn't even have any servants, so how could they know how to employ people?
Daddy said that Aunt Shuiqing was not always nice to the people in Shanshui Village. She won over most of them, treated the good ones well, and refused to cooperate with the bad ones. Moreover, she had strict rules and would not treat them vaguely.
Those who refused to cooperate were there, so no one would have the intention to make trouble, or they would think clearly about the consequences before making trouble.
This was a clear distinction between rewards and punishments, and also a way to employ people. Let him study hard. In the future, when he went to do the acquisition business alone, no matter whether the business was big or small, he could use this trick when he encountered people who made trouble and were dissatisfied.
And today, he understood more why Daddy had such a high opinion of Aunt Shuiqing.
She could see several steps behind her when she took one step.
And every step was very steady, not radical or trying to get rich in one bite, just doing the best within her ability.
He asked excitedly: "Aunt, you told me this, right?"
Does it mean that he doesn't have to graft Polygonum multiflorum branches anymore? Instead, teach him business skills!
Shuiqing wanted to say that the young man should not be excited, and the work must be done.
However, while working, it is time to hone your eloquence.
She smiled and said, "Let's go to the villagers' house, and you can talk to them to see how the 40% and 60% are divided."
Bai Ziqian blinked his eyes. How else can the 40% and 60% be divided?
Is this asking him to be a bad guy!