Stepmom's Farm Life

Chapter 247 The Rich Woman Takes Me

Seeing the twelve taels of silver being handed out, Liu Ji felt that he was not feeling well.

"Look at this, we don't have any money, but you insist on treating us to a meal and want the same standard as them. What good will it do us to pretend to be rich?" He leaned against the door, chattering like an old woman.

Qin Yao couldn't stand it anymore and shouted, "Close the door and shut up!"

Liu Ji: "Okay!"

He quickly closed the door and covered his mouth, but his heart still ached. Twelve taels! What kind of heavenly feast is this! He doesn't deserve it!

Qin Yao told Liu Ji to stay where he wanted and not get in her way.

Sanlang and Si Niang, who were sitting on the floor playing with lanterns, waved to their father happily and asked him to play with them.

Liu Ji was not convinced. Why could he only play with children? He refused!

He sat down opposite Qin Yao and stared at the small wooden box in her hand. He wanted to see how much silver was in it.

Seeing that he had become rebellious, Qin Yao stood up and pulled out the big knife hidden under the bed.

In order to avoid trouble when entering the city, she only brought her slingshot and bow and arrow with her. The knife was kept hidden and hadn't been taken out and wiped for several days, so it was covered in dust.

Qin Yao took out the scabbard and blew on the blade. The blade flashed with cold light reflected by the candlelight.

When I looked up again, someone had rolled onto the floor and was playing with lanterns with his children.

Qin Yao sneered, wiped the blade carefully, played with it for a while, and then put it away and hid it under the bed.

He stood up, walked to the table and opened the wooden box.

In addition to the contract and guarantee, there were also four money shop bills with a face value of five hundred taels of silver.

The money shop was called HSBC, and it had dozens of branches in the six provincial capitals north of the Yangtze River. Every county had a branch. Those holding a ticket number could withdraw the money on the ticket at any time at the local county branch.

So this HSBC Bank is equivalent to a modern regional bank.

However, unlike later generations, Shengguo Money House did not pay interest on deposits. Instead, a certain percentage of insurance premium had to be paid every year.

The larger the amount, the higher the premium.

The reason is inconvenient transportation and high circulation costs.

However, because it is very convenient to use, all major businesses basically use ticket numbers to do business.

For the sake of convenience, some people go directly to the money shop to increase or decrease the amount in person, which greatly reduces the trouble and risk of transporting silver.

Qin Yao didn't care whether it was cash or silver notes, as long as merchants and people recognized their value.

The four light silver bills felt heavy in my hand.

Qin Yao read it several times before putting it down.

Today's meal cost her twelve taels, and she felt the pain.

But this is her attitude. She can afford to eat at Jiang Wen's table and treat him to a meal. The two of them have an equal partnership and she is not his subordinate.

After deducting these twelve taels, the original deposit was only fifty-seven taels.

Half of the seven taels won from the bandits and the seven taels won from the dragon boat race had been spent, leaving seven taels left.

These sixty-four taels of silver, plus the ten thousand kilograms of wheat at home, are all her current savings.

She looked down at the two thousand taels of silver in the box, which did not really belong to her.

Qin Yao took a deep breath to calm her excitement, put away the silver, money and contract, and grabbed Liu Ji who had been peeking.

"I read and you write."

She was going to write a letter and send it back to Liujia Village, asking Carpenter Liu to prepare for the comprehensive upgrade of the factory and at the same time fulfill his promise to stop selling related products.

The recipient of the letter was Liu Qi. He was the only one in the factory who could recognize a few words, so he was at a loss as to how to write to Carpenter Liu.

While Qin Yao was reading the letter to Liu Ji to write, she was thinking about what procedures to arrange next.

Wood is the most important material and must be delivered to Liujia Village as soon as possible to ensure subsequent production.

The two parties agreed that the first batch of 3,000 wooden boxes should be delivered in late July, and the remaining 6,000 should be delivered in batches before October, which is September.

Qin Yao will have to stay in the city until the end of May before she can return to the village to take charge of the overall situation, which means that she can only fully resume production in June.

In terms of time, it's very tight.

What she has to do now is to let Carpenter Liu expand the factory, recruit people and provide on-the-job training.

During the time she stayed in the city, she had to buy all the necessary raw materials for production and send them to Liujia Village.

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Qin Yao felt that it was a great thing that she was in the capital city now. There were many businesses in the capital city. If she asked Jiang Wen to act as a help, the problem of production raw materials would be solved much easier than in Kaiyang County.

The village could still get the little bit of wood it had in the past, and if there was more, it could also be obtained in Jinshi Town.

But now that production has increased, the small retail timber merchants in Kaiyang County are simply unable to supply the demand.

Only the big timber companies in the city can solve this problem.

She will arrange the raw materials, and with Carpenter Liu in the village to preside over the process, and with the help of the three brothers Liu Qi, Shunzi and Liu Bo, everything that needs to be prepared should be ready before she returns to the village.

When she returns home in June, she will be able to go into full production.

"By the way, I have to write another letter to the village chief." Qin Yao signaled Liu Ji to keep writing.

The establishment of this stationery factory concerns the whole village, so how can it be done without the support of the village chief and the Liu clan members?

So Qin Yao's first sentence was: Uncle, do you still remember the beautiful vision we made together to get rid of poverty and become prosperous?

Liu Ji's face wrinkled. He found it difficult to comment on this beginning.

But the money earned by the evil woman is the money earned by Liu Ji, and the rich is the boss, so we should write whatever he is told to write.

After writing the two letters, Liu Ji spread the letter papers on the table to let the ink dry and burped.

The pie that Qin Yao painted for the village chief and the villagers of Liujia Village in the letter was so big and fragrant that it made him full.

Liu Ji gave Qin Yao a thumbs up, having long forgotten the pain of spending twelve taels for a meal, and praised sincerely, "My lady, your method is really great!"

"Stop flattering me. You will be entering tomorrow. Go to bed early today, take the exam well and seriously, and strive to contribute to this family as soon as possible. Naturally, you will get some benefits."

A big stick plus a sweet date, who can bear this?

Liu Ji excitedly puffed out his chest, patted his chest and promised: "My wife, I will pass the exam to get you a scholar!"

Things are different now. His family will soon become the richest in the village. If for no other reason, just to reduce the tax charged by the government on his family's land and assets, he will take the imperial examination and become a scholar.

Qin Yao smiled faintly and offered another carrot in front of her. "When I finish this big order, I will ask Uncle Jiu to build a study room for you to study in. It should be big and bright. I will paint the walls white and lay the smooth wooden floor. Finally, I will plant some plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum and other plants in front of the door to cultivate your sentiments."

Liu Ji grabbed Qin Yao's hand and squeezed it tightly, screaming in his heart: Rich woman, take me!

He said: "My wife is so loyal and righteous, I will never let you down in this life!"

The four children who were watching silently covered their eyes and said silently: Don't look at anything indecent, don't listen to anything indecent.

(End of this chapter)

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