This meeting is over.
Small meetings decide major matters, and general meetings decide small matters. The details still depend on the general meeting and what the villagers think.
Several village stewards had busy work at hand and had no time to delay any longer. As they left Xu's house, they used the time on the road to discuss:
"Did you buy any lanterns this time? The money for the lanterns comes from the fish sales in the village. They should be hung in front of the new house so that they look lively from a distance."
Liu Laozhu slapped his thigh and looked at his fourth uncle and said, "Forget it. I only think about the window paper for the living, the yellow paper for the dead, and the lanterns."
Wang Yusheng said: "It's okay. Aren't my aunt's houses going to deliver some goods in a while? Let Youcang bring some back to us."
The eldest brother of the Lao Wan family also reminded from the side: "Yes, I will think about it again when I go back and see what each family still needs. The ones we sell are expensive here and the ones in the city are cheap. Let the three boys help me next time. Bring it back."
"Speaking of the next trip, this is a lot of money for both of you." Liu Laozhu suddenly stopped and took out his sleeves to give him change.
Before setting off, it was agreed to requisition an ox cart for half a tael per trip. The Xu family used two. Those two carts happened to be the ox carts of the Wan family and the Cao family. While the two heads of the family were here, it was better to go directly Gave it.
Liu Laozhu couldn't help but complain in his heart, "You think the Xu family can afford this, they bought two cars of goods." Spending such a meal can pay off more than seventy taels of famine. If you tell me, no one will believe it. How can you be reasonable? Even he admires him.
The eldest brother of Lao Wan's family hesitated: "No, just do your best for the village. It's not the busy farming season, and the cows are idle at home."
After saying that, the eldest brother of Lao Wan's family felt that he was seriously ill. Otherwise, why would he treat half a tael of money like dirt? His spirit was determined by the fact that there was something wrong with this meeting.
"Yes, it saves me chewing when I'm not at home." Brother Cao also felt embarrassed if he didn't speak like this.
It's strange to say that just one meeting can make people feel in a trance and always want to sublimate themselves. What has happened here?
If his old wife knew that he was poor and generous outside, she would probably scratch him.
Liu Laozhu forced the money into the hands of the two of them, "One yard is one yard. The Xu family has already given me the travel expenses and asked me to transfer them to you. What do you mean by not accepting them? This is not to put a psychological burden on others. You won’t worry about borrowing a car next time, so take it quickly.”
In this way, the Wan family and the Cao family paid the fare.
However, speaking of the Xu family, why don’t the eldest sister and Tian Xin’er follow them back to the village?
They are going to be delayed for a while, because they have something to do.
"Family members, this is the new house built by grandma's family. There were so many people just now that I didn't bother to introduce it. This time they left, so let's keep the voice low and let grandma take a closer look at it."
Speaking of this new house, in Mrs. Xu’s opinion, without the help of modern family members, the Xu family would not be where it is today. The most important thing to share is her family in the live broadcast room.
"Granddaughter, accompany the whole family." They had been away for more than a month and finally arrived home. Let's take a good look together.
Xu Tianxin hurriedly obeyed the order. She was choosing three background music provided by the system.
One is about the days we have spent together, one is about congratulations on getting rich, congratulations on being wonderful, and the other one is about today.
Xu Tianxin chose today.
Isn't this right? Along with "I have waited for a long time and finally waited until today. I have endured for a long time and finally realized my dream. I am not tired even if I am tired," Mrs. Xu said:
"Family members, the design of our house may seem avant-garde to people here, but for you, it should be very retro and familiar, right?"
Mrs. Xu is right.
Except for the fact that the kang has been transformed into a floor kang, or that families in the south used to live in beds when they were young, and there are too many cooking pots to open a restaurant, in other aspects it looks like an old house from the 1970s and 1980s.
This earthen wall would still look retro even if it was painted white, but it would be more three-dimensional if it were painted green.
Mrs. Xu said: "If you put a TV with an antenna plugged in here, put a cassette recorder, and get a tray next to it, with a cup on the tray, and a curtain on the cup. The tabletop is covered with glass, and the glass
There are old photos pressed under the glass. Do you think they look more like them? Do you remember your childhood? "
It's a pity that we don't even have these things here.
Fortunately, even the aqua toilets in the back are the same as they were in the 1970s and 1980s. Men and women have finally been separated. She can be regarded as the leader here and is ahead of the curve in terms of eating, drinking and defecating. Otherwise, I can’t imagine what it would be like to do business together.
Mrs. Xu sat cross-legged on the kang, which was very warm. She said comfortably:
"Family members, our family has so little money. We have changed to these big houses. Now you have finished reading them. Do you think they are interesting?"
On the way back, the eighty taels and forty jars of fish pine deposited by others must be spent soon. Grandma will report to you.
What? Aren't you afraid? That's really not something to be afraid of. Just kick it out with three kicks and wait for the harvest. When my three boys come back on the next trip and the first group of customers come into the shop to pick up our food, the money will slowly come back. By then, we will be completely grounded.
What? When you make money, let grandma continue to make glass, cement, and use solar energy to generate electricity? This is for Baidu. "
Finally, Mrs. Xu could no longer relax and waved her hands quickly: "Stop it, stop it." Her granddaughter's hair had just been cured, so don't let it get burned.
Let’s get down to business.
Xu Tianxin thought grandma was going to discuss something big with her family, but grandma hesitated and asked:
"Family members, there are some girls in the village that I didn't deal with before. You tell me whether I should hire them or not.
There is something here. Anyone who has fought with me before, let’s be honest, their character is not bad.
My relationship with me used to be okay, but my character was...
I don't care about how you, the grandma, who is all over the table, are dragging her along. "
And just as Mrs. Xu walked home with her granddaughter on her arm, she discussed the recruitment list with the family members in the live broadcast room, and discussed what kind of fast food should be sold for the "big pot rice" in the two rooms of the Xu family. They must not sell Malatang. There are not so many in winter. When the vegetables were served, the village was already in a state of explosion.
No matter what, the assistance plan is released.
What they said at the meeting was truly true, and those few people didn't even unload their own goods, so they gathered together to discuss how to help everyone, what kind of people they wanted, and what kind of leader they wanted.
Everyone hurriedly came over, each one looking anxious about what he was talking about.
The Xu family will purchase live fish from all families starting today.
Listen, there's nothing wrong with being active.
"What, you took it all?" The villagers were shocked, wondering what kind of business Xu Jia Niao Qiao was doing outside.
The Xu family will also announce the recruitment list today, which further proves that the Xu family has made a big deal outside and will no longer be the same as them in the future.
The messenger boy made a heart-breaking message. The recruitment categories are:
"The elderly women's group kills, washes, and grills fish skins; the young women's group cooks fish, kneads, meats, and stir-fries; and the group makes frozen dumplings and sticky bean buns."
He waved his arms and continued to tell: "The granddaughter of the Xu family, Xu Tianxin, will also be recruiting for the Xiangji sub-group between the ages of thirteen and sixteen. The list is already out, you just wait for her to call her name when she arrives."
Our house is surrounded by three floors and three floors outside. Where are the wages?
"The wages for each group are different. We have to hold a meeting at night to announce it. Rumor has it that the granddaughter of the Xu family has the highest wages, but whether she can get it or not depends on fate."
"Why is Tian Xin's place so nice? Why is there still something about Aunt Xiang? Whose aunt is that from?"
"Auntie, do you know how to make pig soap soap? I heard that it was a recipe given by the great General Zhenbei."
"Zhenbei Dajiang, which village is he from?"
The boy who came to report the news was tired: "...he must be from Zhenbeitun."
This is really a hard job, and the information is not equal. The boy regretted that it was useless to talk too much. In front of everyone, it is better to just say what you can do and how much you earn. After thinking about it, he simply knocked on the gong and said the important information. :
"In short, if you don't agree with the salary, or if you don't work hard and are lazy, we will directly screen you from the candidate list. You will be paid according to the day. You will pay the bill after a day's work. If you agree, you will have your thumbprint."
The village women from old to young were extremely happy, were they divided by the Xu family like this?
No matter how much money you pay, you can keep the family and the land during the off-season, and earn some household income without having to go out. What else can compare to this? The co-author will start earning money before the caravan arrives.
"I am designated to be in the young and middle-aged group. When I hear the word "Zhuang", I know that there is a lot of money. I am willing to be tired. People in this age are worthless. I am designated to work hard."
"Quickly pull him down. You are already fifty. I am forty-nine and cannot prepare you."
And as the women talked about it, the men couldn't help it anymore:
"The Xu family doesn't want to recruit men?"
"No. However, Li Zheng said that there should be a group for baking pancakes in the village. The pancakes will be sold to caravans in the future and taken away. The quantity is large, and men are required to work making dough. They also need to set up a group to carry firewood and hold a meeting in the evening. Let me tell you, I can exchange an extra thick bundle of firewood for copper plates. There is also a mule and oxen forage team. Anyway, there is a lot of work, and there is no room for leisure. It’s just not as fast as the Xu family hiring people."
The boy sent by Liu Laozhu to report the news rubbed his throat and pulled his neck and told:
"Also, everyone, listen to me. The new house at the edge of the village is going to be rented. You have to start thinking about what business you can and want to do from now on.
The price of a stall rented to our village is twenty cents a day. It must be done for a full month at a time.
If you want to rent a hut by yourself, the price is one denarius and one hundred copper coins a day. Do you hear that clearly?
Quickly think, first come first served, the first to submit what you want to sell will be approved first. For example, to prevent everyone from selling rice porridge and woofou, that won’t work! "
Some villagers were immediately discouraged after hearing this and refused to sell the cornbread, so what could they sell?
Can you earn back another twenty cents a day? They also allowed me to have sex for a month at a time, and the family didn’t have any spare money.
Even the boy who followed Liu Laozhu out this time was also trying to persuade the family:
"Dad, Mom, this is really a good opportunity given by Uncle Li Zheng and the village. If you miss it, this village will never have this store again.
Believe it or not, if the village rents it to outsiders, it will be twice as expensive as this.
And you don’t dare to do it because you don’t know, but I have seen it with my own eyes. When we were eating on the road, people outside dared to sell us ten cents for just a stick of boiled corn. The corn was still very small and very old.
On the road, money is no longer money. Our group has already saved enough and spent a lot. Because I can't afford to be blamed.
So our family can come across such a good opportunity. I don’t believe that we can’t earn the rent and food cost of twenty cents a day. When the caravan arrives, our family only needs to grab five people to eat and we can make back the money and still have some leftover. Why not Dare to do it? "
The boy called Tietou had no choice but to talk at home, and his conservative parents were in charge.
His father said, our family is strong and has a lot of labor. I just heard that the village wants to hire a lot of people to work. Don’t worry about it. Isn’t it good to just earn wages? Even your mother, your sisters-in-law, and your aunt Xu will have work to do, so why bother? Rent a shop and sell food.
Tietou's brothers also nodded in agreement. They didn't want to invest money and earn money, and they didn't feel stable. They just wanted to help others in a down-to-earth manner.
Such a scene made Tietou swallow his words: The outside is really different from what you think. Even wild grapes can be exchanged for money. Do you dare to imagine?
No one at home understood why, and they stood outside the Xu family's gate in anger with red eyes.
Just as Mrs. Xu and Xu Tianxin came back.
"What's the matter, Tietou?"
"Aunt..."
After hearing the reason, Mrs. Xu understood what the villagers thought.
So before the conference started that night, Liu Laozhu went crazy, and Mrs. Xu was not surprised at all.
Liu Laozhu was so angry that he shouted: "It's true that wild boars can't eat fine chaff. It's inappropriate to leave shopkeepers one by one. You have to earn wages to help others, so you have no confidence in yourself? You are all blind, we are Those stewards are thinking of you with all their heart and soul."
The villagers below whispered back: "I have no confidence. The rice cooked by my mother-in-law is hard to swallow. If you don't let me sell it, then she has never done anything else. Li Zheng, don't be angry. We appreciate it, but you have to sell it to us." The caravan will easily ruin the reputation of the village. And there is no money to pay the rent. Even if you let us owe it, we will be anxious."
There are also those who tell the truth: "I just want to help, not be a shopkeeper. Working makes me practical, and worrying about accounting will make me worry. I think of doing whatever I want to do. This way, I can stay away from the sophistication and sophistication of entertaining guests. There is a lot of intrigue among other families in the village competing to sell cornbread."
The reason why Mrs. Xu didn't show up was because she disliked the villagers for thinking too hard.
How to talk about this thing? Every family's situation is different. Those with a large population will have to vote by a show of hands. There is no way to persuade them.
Mrs. Xu was not angry. The worst case scenario would be for her to take the bath and give her a bath.
She didn't show up because she was hosting the Bai family, a well-known wealthy family in Shiliba Village.
Old Mrs. Xu motioned to the head of the Bai family and the old girl of the Bai family to drink water: "I didn't get home until midnight last night, and today I was busy in the village to see how it was flooded, and then to the new house to see how it was. It's always so late. I want to Otherwise, I would still want to visit your house. What a coincidence. My family is still short of twenty pots. I have already prepared the money. I plan to go to town tomorrow and then go to your house to order the pots."
She also thought that she couldn't go empty-handed and wanted to bring two fish and a few kilograms of fine salt, so she said she brought them back from Fucheng and asked the Bai family if they would buy them.
The head of the Bai family specially brought his sister here, because after all, Mrs. Xu is a widow, and he is also a widower. It is not good for him to come to the house to discuss things. Hearing this, he quickly agreed with a smile. Twenty pots of it are ready-made. He went to the trouble to get the goods, so he asked the waiter to deliver them later.
After a sip of tea, he explained his purpose of coming. He wanted Mrs. Xu to recommend him to rent a house in Erdaohe.
The girl from the Bai family said hurriedly: "To be honest with you sister, what I sell in the Bai family will not conflict with your village. My brother plans to rent a room to sell white ginseng and deer antlers and tiger skins, which are collected from hunters in other villages." I came here thinking that I would sell the valuables to someone with discernment. The distinguished guests from the south should always bring some gifts when they return. My nephew who is studying also said that all gifts should be local specialties, so I thought of lending you a gift. Just rent a room..."
