LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 71 The Yuan family is making an abacus again
Wang Baomin took two puffs of dry cigarette and thought for a while, "Let's listen to the village chief and dig it! As Mrs. Xiao said, even if you dig a pond, it won't use much land if you don't use it. You can also dig it in Raise fish, ducks and geese in the pond! You can’t lose.”
After hearing what their third uncle said, Wang Jiashu and Wang Jialin also agreed to dig the pond and started construction after returning. But the two of them still had a little trouble coping, so they dug a small pond, which was not very deep, thinking that it would be enough to store some water.
In the early Yuan Dynasty, they did not dare to take the matter of digging ponds and storing water lightly, so they asked Xuan Xing and Xuan Bing to go to the fields and villages to check every day, so as not to let the workers slack off.
On the first day of the Yuan Dynasty, they were busy digging ponds to store water, but the Yuan family in Yuanjiawan couldn't hold it any longer.
It has been almost two months since Yuan Hongjie returned from the capital to the southwest. Not only did he fail to take Yuan Chuyi back and settle her properly as his father wanted, he also lost a thousand taels of silver to her in vain. He never imagined that the girl who didn't even dare to say a word at home before would dare to set a trap for him now. Not only did he fall into her trap, he also had nowhere to redress! Every time he thought about this, he would get angry.
"Third uncle, didn't King An escort the delegation back to Beijing from the border two days ago? Then how did he deal with that girl on the first day of Yuanchu?"
Yuan Wenyuan did not dare to criticize the temper of his eldest nephew, "Yesterday I sent someone to Xishan Village to ask the sister-in-law of the Liu family. According to her, a few days ago, on the first day of the Yuan Dynasty, she was recognized by an adult named Xiao. We have an outer room and built a courtyard for her in Xishan Village so that she could give birth and raise her children here."
"Oh! I just keep her here as an outside room!"
Yuan Hongjie didn't know whether this was good news or bad news, but at least he understood that Yuan Chuyi was not punished by King An because of the jade pendant! This made him very unhappy! At that time, Magistrate He wanted to arrest him and send him to prison.
Yuan Wenyuan felt that his nephew was not smart, "If it is as you said, the first child of Yuanchu was Prince An, then although Prince An did not like women, he was not a person who would bully women and children. Even for the sake of the child, he will not embarrass her too much!"
"So, my thousand taels of silver were given to her for free?" Yuan Hongjie became angrier as he thought about it, "No, we can't give that girl an advantage!"
"Then what else do you want? She is no longer alone now. I heard that King An sent five masters to protect her. What can you do to her?" Although Yuan Wenyuan was also angry, he felt that in the early Yuan Dynasty, Now that she has King An as her backer, they can't do anything to her.
Yuan Hongjie thought about it for a while, and then came up with a plan, "It's Qingming Festival soon. She will bring her brother and sister back to visit their father's grave on the first day of the Yuan Dynasty! Even if they are kicked out of the family, their father will still be there." Buried in the family cemetery!" If they wanted to worship their father, they had to spit out his one thousand taels of silver first.
"Eldest nephew, let's ask her to exchange land for Mo Qian to return to the clan. Do we still need to talk to her again?"
Yuan Hongjie rolled up his sleeves and snorted, "What are you talking about? Last time you went to see her, didn't she agree? What's the point of talking about it again! If you want to embarrass her, you have to start with their return to the clan to worship their second brother. Get it!"
Yuan Wenyuan sighed. Not only is this nephew not very smart at times, he is also cruel and ruthless, even trying to take advantage of his deceased brother.
Yuan Chuyi didn't know that the Yuan family was plotting against her. She was busy checking the excavation of the pond and the progress of the keel waterwheel production every day. In this way, half a month later, her family's pond was finally dug, and the walls of the pond were tamped with clay to strengthen the water storage function of the pond. The keel waterwheel was also completed on time, and the waterwheel was transported back. That morning, she asked people to carry the car to the river and start using bicycles to pump water.
A few days later, on the first day of March, there was a notice on the notice wall in the city. It said that due to the recent lack of rainfall, the weather may continue to be dry, and the villagers in each village should prepare for the drought. Prepare.
There is also the seal of the prefect's Yamen stamped on it.
As soon as this announcement came out, people in all villages were panicked. They followed the example of the people in Xishan Village who had made fun of them a few days ago by digging ponds to store water and clearing out all the ditches in the fields. The price of rice in the city also skyrocketed. It turned out that Rice that cost seven or eight cents per catty has now risen to fifteen cents per catty.
"Mrs. Xiao, thanks to you, my family has saved more than 100 kilograms of grain. Even if a drought does happen, this 100 kilograms of grain will be enough for our family to eat for two months."
"Yes, my family has saved more than 100 kilograms!"
"Some time ago, our family also took advantage of the fact that the price of rice did not rise and bought more than 200 kilograms! Unexpectedly, the price of rice today has risen to fifteen cents per kilogram!"
When Lin Yuniang and several other women who set up stalls in the city came back from setting up stalls in the city at night, they saw Yuan Chuyi drinking tea in the tea shed as soon as they arrived at the entrance of the village. They happily stepped forward to chat with Yuan Chuyi.
Yuan Chuyi chuckled, "Everyone just needs to be prepared!"
"Mrs. Xiao, your inn has been built. When will it open? Are you still recruiting people?" Lin Yuniang asked, looking at the antique building next to her that covered an area of more than an acre and was two stories high.
On the first day of the Yuan Dynasty, she knew that Lin Yuniang wanted to introduce people to work at her place. "It will be ready to open in five days! Auntie, do you have a suitable candidate to introduce to me?" They have to recruit people anyway, and she and Lin Yuniang have always been getting along well, so she is willing to give this favor.
Lin Yuniang felt a little embarrassed when she saw her being so cheerful. She hesitated for a while and then said embarrassedly: "My second boy is sixteen this year. As you have seen, he is quite smart and looks good. My family has little land. If you don’t need him, think about it, can you let him come to your store to help?”
Yuan Chuyi chuckled, "Since Auntie is willing to let Erlang come to my place to suffer, then let him do it! But we have to say something ugly first. The work in this inn is tiring and dirty, and it's a job of waiting on people, but the wages are low. , the first month’s salary is only 500 cash, but if you do well, it can be increased to 750 cash from the second month! Food and accommodation are included!”
The wages she pays to the waiters in this inn are low because they are waiters, and sometimes guests give them extra tips. She will not deduct these from the waiters, and she has food and accommodation here.
Lin Yuniang didn't think that the salary was too little. Anyway, there was no work for the child to do at home, so he had nothing to do at home. She immediately agreed, "Then I will ask him to come to you when I get back soon!"
Yuanchu nodded, "Let him come. If I'm not in the store, just ask him to go directly to Yunduo."
Yun Duo is becoming more and more capable, and now she has become Yuan Chu Yi's right-hand man. Yuan Chu Yi has also left her in charge of recruiting people for the inn.
Lin Yuniang went home happily after getting the confirmation. A quarter of an hour later, a well-dressed and energetic young man appeared in front of the first day of the Yuan Dynasty, and there was another young man behind him.