"Two distinguished guests, I am the village chief of Shangyang Village. My surname is Xu. I am not welcome from afar, so please come with me to the village."
The village chief wore a blue cloth coat that had been washed white and was covered with patches.
Shen Qingqian took a general look at the others. Most of the women were dressed neatly. The men, perhaps because they had to go to the fields, wore linen clothes with some mud on them.
Shen Qingqian discovered the last time she came to Shangyang Village that although the people in Shangyang Village were poor, the children were cleanly dressed. Even though the old man was sick, Gou Wa's house was kept very tidy.
Shen Qingqian and Shen Shan followed Village Chief Xu to the village chief's house, which was also the most decent house in the entire Shangyang Village.
Although it is said to be the most decent building, it is actually still a mud house, but it looks like it has been recently renovated.
"You two, I heard that you want to buy sugar cane from our village?" Under the constant glances of others, the village chief waited for Shen Qingqian and the others to sit down before speaking.
Shen Shan cupped his hands and said: "To be honest with the village chief, we want to build a sugar mill, so we need a lot of sugar cane. But last time I came here, I heard that these sugar canes were ordered by another boss, so..."
Although that person didn't come, Shen Shan still remembered what a child said last time, and he and Shen Qingqian discussed it on the way here.
The people in Shangyang Village are honest, which is a good thing. If they insist on keeping it and selling it to the previous person, the Shen family will naturally not force it.
Village Chief Xu sighed when he heard this, "Young master, I don't know. In fact, the boss has sent a letter a few days ago. He is from Linzhou. Now the King of Zhao controls Linzhou and does not allow the businessmen there to communicate with the people in northern Hubei." Trade, so..."
Shen Qingqian frowned. Has King Zhao already issued an order not to allow the six northwest states to trade with northern Hubei? This is not good news.
Someone next to Village Chief Xu couldn't help it anymore. He looked at Shen Shan and said with a smile: "Sir, our sugar cane is the best. You will definitely not suffer any loss if you buy it!"
Although the others didn't open their mouths, the look in Yin Yin's eyes when he looked at Shen Shan said everything.
Shen Shan looked at Shen Qingqian, "Sixth sister, what do you think?"
"Village Chief Xu, we can buy all the sugar cane in Shangyang Village, but I have a condition." Shen Qingqian stood up, swept around the room and said.
"Girl, if you have any conditions, just say it. We have heard that the last time you came here, you spent eight cents per catty to buy the Jiang family's sugar cane. We don't want that much. You can pay six cents per catty!"
The sugar cane in the fields has made it almost impossible for people in the village to eat. Finally, someone wanted to buy it all, and they were given cash. They were willing even if the price was lower!
Shen Qingqian shook his head and smiled slightly: "My conditions have nothing to do with price. I hope that after the sugar factory is built, I can recruit people from your village to work in the sugar factory."
"Is what the girl said true?" Village Chief Xu stood up suddenly and looked at Shen Qingqian excitedly.
Where is the condition? It was obviously to give their village a way to survive!
Shen Qingqian nodded, "Of course it's true, but Shangyang Village is quite far from Xiaonantun, and all I want are women. It's inconvenient for them to walk back at night after work..."
Before she could finish her words, she was cut off by someone, "Girl, don't worry about such trivial matters. In the worst case, our village will just find someone to pick her up. There will be no problem."
Shen Qingqian was dumbfounded, okay, it seems she can save a fortune in building staff dormitories.
Finding people from Yangcun to do the work was a deliberate decision.
