The casual life of the flat space

Seeing that more villagers nodded this time, Bai Tieying continued, "As expected, Shopkeeper Zhang is very satisfied with the top-quality mountain products in our village this time. First, he has agreed to buy the top-quality mountain products from me at the highest price in the county when the mountain products come down this year. Second, he plans to partner with me to open a food processing factory in our Xianhe Village.

By then, everyone will be able to earn money not only in the fields and in the mountains, but also in factories. Then, when it comes time to pay the autumn grain and perform labor service, will tragedies like the one that happened in my family no longer happen?

Fellow villagers! God has been very kind to us! But we have not fully utilized this Feng Shui treasure land found by the ancestors of the Wang family! Look at the surrounding villages. Which village can have the topography of mountains, fields, and water like ours? Of course, our village also has a disadvantage, that is, when the population increases, there is not enough land for planting, but we still have mountains and water that have not been utilized?

Of course, we have to abide by our village rules, so I suggest that you go to the mountains to collect mountain products if you have enough people to farm at home, and grow more vegetables that are suitable for long-term storage and transportation at home, and dry them into dried vegetables after they mature. As for whether this way I mentioned is feasible, let's stop talking and see how much profit we can make this time before making a decision, okay? "

After Bai Tieying finished speaking, he continued to call out names and distribute money. As more and more families received money, the villagers started to talk more.

"Oh, I didn't think this stuff could really be sold for money! I just wanted to help Tieying, so I picked out the better mountain products from my home and gave them to him. Unexpectedly, most of them were left behind, and I got more than 40 cents for it. After that, Tieying even said he didn't want any commission. How embarrassing is that!"

"Hey, Bo, you're going to see a lot of money this time. Your forty-something coins can go a long way! Isn't it enough to cover the family's daily expenses before the autumn harvest?"

"Oh, that's right. But Aunt Qi, this is a lot. It can buy two kilograms of millet!"

"That's right! Let the kid's father buy it some other day! Isn't it like getting it for free?"

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"Hey, Tieying, do you think this one in my house is okay? Why did they all get returned?"

"Come on, forget it! What the hell is this? Everything my family has returned is better than this! Hey, Second Sister Ji, this isn't leftovers, is it? How dare you give this to Tieying? Not to mention that the girl not only didn't take the money from everyone, but also gave the child a bag of pine nuts! That bag of pine nuts must have cost more than ten cents, right? How dare you say that?"

"How did you show up? I'm talking to Tieying, what does it have to do with you? Why are you here making so much noise? When Tieying wasn't back, who told people that the mountain products you brought were much more than the bag of pine nuts? Now you come out and pretend to be a good person. If you want to meddle in other people's business, take care of yourself first!"

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"Enough, if you two want to quarrel, go ahead and quarrel at the higher level. Who will be responsible if I make a mistake in the account?" Village Chief Wang was annoyed by their quarreling and raised his head and yelled.

"Grandpa Wang, calm down. Aunt Ji and Aunt Yang, don't be angry either. Today should be a happy day! Is there anything we can't talk about openly? Don't let this affect the unity of the villagers. Wouldn't that be a sin for me? It's indeed my fault for not explaining it clearly in advance, but since we've come to this point, I'll just say it all.

This way of making money was thought up by me, and I am the first one in Shang'an County. I only gave this benefit to Xianhe Village, and I collected it from other villages normally. In other words, people in other villages don't know the trick.

So please think carefully after you go home, whether I, Bai Tieying, have plotted against you. If you think I did nothing wrong, please don't tell anyone about this, which is why I didn't tell you at the beginning.

Because if other villages get the message, what if they also use this method? It's impossible to have the same price, but what if they lower the price very much? What should we do in Xianhe Village? In that case, even if there are still favors, Manager Zhang will not go against money, right?

Of course, if your family or friends are from other villages, you can also think of other ways besides telling them this trick. Anyway, I only give up this part of the profit for our Xianhe Village. As for those who want to use the interests of our Xianhe Village to please others, I can only say that you must hide it well, don't let me know, and don't let others see it.

Second Aunt Ji, do you understand what I'm saying? The grade is not determined by me, and if it's not of good enough quality, the mountain products of our Xianhe Village will lose their high price advantage!

If I bring yours in, I will lose my reputation with Shopkeeper Zhang. Not only will I lose my favor, but I will never get such a good thing again! Why do they offer me the highest price in An County? Why do they charge a high price for a person who is not of the same quality? Don't you think this is reasonable?

I know that it is past the time for mountain products to come down, and I am really grateful that everyone can support me with the remaining mountain products at home. So I did not collect them like in other villages, and then the money from the sales was all my own. Instead, in our village, I only took 5 wen out of every 50 wen as errand money.

First, you can't sell it at this price if you sell it yourself; second, if I give you five cents for the time and effort you spent, are you willing to do it? To be honest, if the cost of the carriage is included, I lost money on this trip. It was also because I had something urgent to do back then, so I hired a carriage. In the future, when there are more goods in our village, it will not be like this again.

Well, it will be dark soon. If you have any questions, let’s talk about it alone so as not to waste everyone’s time. Whose house is next?

Is Aunt Chen here? Oh, Aunt Chen! You have quite a bit! Two hundred and twenty-five coins, I'll take twenty coins, and here are the remaining two hundred and five coins. Please check with Grandpa Wang!"

"Tieying, you have made great progress! You are not depressed anymore, your mother must be very happy!"

"Hey, Aunt Chen, today is such a happy day, please don't make me cry! Please check the money quickly, and we can talk later!"

"Okay, let's talk later!" Aunt Chen agreed and went to the table of Village Chief Wang.

"Who's here at Grandpa Wu's? Is it Aunt Wu? This is yours. Three hundred and thirty-nine coins. I'll deduct thirty coins for the errand fee. You should take three hundred and nine coins home."

"Oh, Tieying, you've made a lot of money this time! Last year, I picked mushrooms with that guy. I smelled of mushrooms for several days and my eyes were dizzy!" Aunt Wu said sourly.