Chapter 288 I want to eat as much black flour steamed buns as I want
One tael of silver!
That's one tael of silver a month!
That's twelve taels of silver a year.
Some men calculated it several times over, fearing that they had made a mistake, but Fan Jin just said one tael a month, twelve months a year is twelve taels, it's so easy not to make a mistake.
But I still couldn't believe it, twelve taels of silver, can a girl really earn it?
You know, carrying a big bag a day is only forty wen at most, and there may not be work every day.
The same is true for the women in the family who go to the medicinal material workshop, twenty wen a day is very good, but the medicinal materials are harvested in autumn, and when they are processed, isn't it over? If it's over, there will be no money coming in, but the accountants are different, they have work all year round - I haven't heard of any accountant in the city who is hired on a monthly basis, most of them follow the employer for life!
The longer the time, the more trust.
The original concept in the village was that only boys were suitable for reading and learning, but after hearing what Fan Jin said, they found that sending girls to read and learn was also OK.
They didn't expect to study for the imperial examinations, as long as they had a way to make money. Since they could earn the same amount of money, what was the difference between boys and girls? Wouldn't it be more likely for more children to be selected if they knew how to read?
The impact of the money overwhelmed everything.
The old village chief couldn't calm down for a long time, and felt that compared with the boy Jin, his vision was still much smaller.
After a long time, everyone calmed down from the money and discussed other things: "Meeting room? This is good, it sounds good! We have a place to talk in our village."
"I think it's better to meet at the meeting place. If there is anything in the future, we can meet there and go together."
"I prefer to celebrate. Think about it, how to celebrate? That is to eat, as long as there is food!"
He just wants to eat his fill!
Others laughed and said, "When you make money, are you still afraid of not having food? I guarantee that every meal will be dry, and you can eat all the black flour steamed buns you want!"
"No! I want to eat corn flour steamed buns, which are irritating to the throat, and it would be even better if I could eat meat every ten days or half a month." Fan Xiaoliu made a wish.
"Hahaha, maybe I can eat meat every three to five days instead of ten days or half a month." Li Qiang joked.
But it's impossible to think about it. It would be great to eat meat every ten days or half a month, and three to five days? I dare not even dream about it.
Everyone laughed and made a fuss, and then realized that this was all for their good, and Fan Jin's family's business was not mentioned at all!
He immediately asked: "Brother Jin, shall we go and fetch bricks and tiles tomorrow?"
"Since it's urgent, let's send more people. Build the workshop first, then sow the wheat seeds. After the wheat seeds are sown, we can build the school building. How about that?"
"Okay!"
"No problem!"
Wheat seeds can be sown quickly, mainly because the soil in the field was originally dug and transported from the mountain. There is no need to plow it to make it breathable. It can be sown directly. However, it is a bit troublesome to weed later - there are probably a lot of weed seeds mixed in the soil.
There is nothing we can do about it.
The men began to discuss bricks and tiles, and the atmosphere continued to be heated.
Fan Qian and his son came later. I don't know since when, the villagers would not take the initiative to tell them about something. Sometimes they would be indifferent when they met, and would only respond a few words after they asked.
Today's matter was still because they heard the noise.
But they came a little late, so they didn't hear the previous words. They only heard about the construction of the school building and the female accountant.
Fan Qian's face was gloomy and ugly.
It’s not enough that the second brother provided bricks and tiles for the school, but he also taught the children in the village to read and write, especially girls.
His four nephews were still squeezed in three brick and tile houses, but he didn’t care and took care of the children in the village who were not related to him.
And he took the initiative to teach literacy and arithmetic. If that was the case, why did his brother Zhaodi exchange black flour with his family? Anyway, he didn’t need to pay for the tuition, but he only had food, but then there were twelve taels of silver!
Twelve taels of silver a year, what was a thousand kilograms of black flour?
He could eat rice and white flour every two or three days.
Fan Dazhu and others also heard this, and their teeth were clenched tightly.
They are all grown up. When they were young, the second uncle also liked to teach them literacy and arithmetic, but reading and writing were boring and uninteresting. How could they persist?
At that time, they laughed at the second uncle, saying that he had studied for so many years, but he didn’t even have a name, and he only earned a few dozen coins a day for copying books. They would make a lot of money in the future!
I only remember that my second uncle looked at them deeply at first, and then he never taught them again.
Now, my second uncle is going to teach these children in the village!
He also wants to hire those who have learned well to be accountants, and give them one or two silver coins a month, but they are all grown up, can they still learn?
And they don’t have children, and my second uncle is letting all the fat water flow to outsiders.
Xu Laosan was sharp-eyed, and when he saw Fan Qian’s family coming, he hurriedly shouted: "Hey, everyone, make way, make way, the family who borrowed the cow is here, they are the main force!"
The men looked back and saw Fan Qian’s family listening next to the gate of the yard, so they made way.
A donkey is equivalent to three people a day, and a cow is equivalent to five people a day!
Even so, every family wants to borrow a cow, because a cow can plow five acres of land a day! It’s fast and cost-effective.
But Fan Qian is Fan Jin’s brother after all, and he also agreed to the conditions of paying for labor, so how can they compete? Although Fan Jin's father is gone, his mother is still here. If things get fussy, what can Fan Jin, as a son, say?
They should be more sensible and not cause trouble for Fan Jin.
Fan Dazhu's face darkened as he was stared at.
These people took advantage of the Fan family and still acted like a good boy. Without his second uncle, their donkeys would be useless, and they even teased them.
Besides, one cow is equivalent to five days' work, but that's for outsiders like them. They and his second uncle are family, so how can it really be equivalent to five days' work?
Li Wen told Fan Qian and others that Fan Jin was going to buy bricks and tiles for the workshop tomorrow, and emphasized that it was urgent.
Fan Qian frowned and said impatiently: "What can we do in a hurry? My field is also in a hurry. I have only paved five acres so far."
Since the potatoes were poisoned, they have been fed with feces and bitter soup, which has caused the symptoms of vomiting when they hear potatoes now. So they don't plant potatoes at home. Not only do they not plant them, potatoes are also a taboo word in their family. They can't even mention them.
Winter wheat needs to be paved. Although it saves the hard work of plowing the land, digging, carrying and transporting the soil are not easy. With the addition of cows, they can only clear the transportation item. The rest still needs to be done by themselves!
Li Qiang asked in astonishment: "It shouldn't be like this. We were able to pave three acres of land before. Now we have cultivated dozens of acres of land and planted potatoes. How come you only have five acres?"
"Yes, you have six laborers and a cow. It's been more than a month. How come you only have five acres of land?"