The casual life of the flat space

"Uh... why doesn't Grandpa understand?" Village Chief Liao was confused.

"Grandpa Liao, think about it this way. If I say I want to sell you a cabbage, how much are you willing to pay for it?"

"You can only get three cents at most."

"Okay, what if I tell you that cabbage has the effects of clearing away heat and relieving restlessness, quenching thirst and promoting urination?"

"Really?" Village Chief Liao didn't expect that cabbage could have such medicinal properties. After memorizing it several times in his mind, he replied, "Then ten cents will do."

"But what if I tell you that this cabbage was planted on the top of a snowy mountain, drinking dew in the morning and frost in the evening, and it took 9981 days of scorching sun and severe cold to get this one cabbage?"

"Oh my God, then, then... one or two taels?" Village chief Liao gritted his teeth and gave what he thought was a sky-high price.

"Look," Bai Tieying spread his hands, "it's still the same cabbage, why did you only give one or two taels of silver? So if we want to sell our things at a high price, we have to do it this way!"

"Just find a few little girls?"

"We can use this as a gimmick, but of course, the key is that the product must be really good."

"Okay, wait for me, I'll call someone right away!" Village Chief Liao turned around and went out of the yard to call someone. Bai Tieying also followed him out of the yard and waited for Village Chief Liao at the door.

When it comes to business operations, Bai Tieying is definitely a novice, but Yuanshi Information has taught her that to hype a product that has not existed before or is not popular, there must be an entry point, a place that arouses consumers' interest and makes them pay attention to the product.

There are two reasons why she chose this method. The first is that most girls here are expected to grow up to their teens, get married, have children, and spend their whole lives revolving around others. If this method is feasible, the lives of many girls may change, and there may be fewer names like "Laidi" and "Yinzhang".

The second reason is to control the number of toads captured as much as possible before we figure out the breeding rules. If anyone can do this job, then this place may soon become a toad village without toads.

"Tieying! We have found all the people for you. There are 23 children in total, ranging from eight to fifteen years old." When Bai Tieying was squatting and weaving little rabbits with dogtail grass, Village Chief Liao shouted from behind her.

"Okay, Grandpa Liao, let's go to the yard and talk!" Bai Tieying saw some villagers gathering around her, and she wanted to divert some of their attention, so she said this.

"Ah, then all of you come up to the yard!"

The girls pushed each other, and a girl with three buns on her head took the lead and led everyone in.

"I don't know if Grandpa Liao has told you what you are here for, but there is still time to tell you later. What I can tell you is that if you can pass my assessment, then in the next few days you will earn wages, whether you save it for yourself or give it to your family, this will be your indelible contribution. Okay, those who disagree can leave now."

Can I earn wages? Only a fool would leave! There is little land in Toad Village. All year round, I hear my parents sighing that there is not much food at home. How can I miss the opportunity to earn wages?

"Okay, since no one is leaving, let's move to the next step. Anyone who has read a book, or knows how to read, or can count to 100, please come forward." Bai Tieying did not waste time and directly stated her request and, of course, her hope.

But after waiting for several breaths, no one came forward. Bai Tieying sighed inwardly and was about to speak when the little girl with three buns poked her head out and asked, "Does it count if you can only write your name?"

"Yes, of course I don't. I'm Bai Tieying. What's your name? How old are you?"

"My name is Song Meiyu, and I'm eight years old. Sister, I can count, but I can only count up to twenty."

"Haha, isn't that better? Is there anyone else who knows these?"

Under Bai Tieying's encouraging gaze, more than ten children said that they could count, but most of them were within ten, and only two said they could count up to twenty.

Bai Tieying then conducted a series of questions and tests, and finally notified that 18 children had passed the test. The five children really couldn't be kept. They were unhygienic, behaved or spoke inappropriately, were careless, and had heavy hands. They really couldn't do this job, otherwise Bai Tieying would have wanted to help them.

"Grandpa Liao, please inform their parents that we need to sign a contract to guarantee that these children can work well and will not reveal any secrets." Bai Tieying walked aside to Village Chief Liao and whispered.

"Oh, I'm afraid that won't work. Those kids are fine, but the two fifteen-year-olds are going to get married next fall."

"That doesn't matter. As long as their parents' families are still in Toad Village, and Toad Village can give them the confidence to keep it a secret, then it won't be a problem for them to marry anywhere."

The main reason why Bai Tieying made it so complicated was to control production. In fact, she didn't care whether it was told to others or not. There was not much technical content in extracting toad oil.

"Well, you are right. As long as their parents are still here..." Village Chief Liao thought he had mastered something. He turned around and sent the five unqualified children out, and called the parents of the remaining girls into the yard.

"Dear fellow villagers, I am Bai Tieying. Last time when I came to our village to discuss borrowing money to build a waterwheel, I discovered a way for our village to make money. The specific matters will be explained to you by Village Chief Liao later.

I am calling everyone here because our village needs to hire girls from your families to make money. The wages are piece-rate, and if you work hard, you can easily earn dozens or even hundreds of coins a day. But you need to sign a contract with me and the village to promise not to leak the technology. "

"What, that's a lot? You're not asking my daughter to do something bad, are you? I'm telling you, that's not okay!"

"What can you do to earn so much?"

"That's right, with hundreds of coins a day, how can she earn more than her brother?"

……

Everyone asked questions at once, the people from Toad Village spoke loudly, and Bai Tieying's head was buzzing again.

"Noisy, noisy, shut up! Didn't you hear Tieying asking me? We can talk about the details later, just answer whatever you ask now!" When Village Chief Liao saw that Bai Tieying didn't say anything, he hurried out to maintain order.

The parents of the 18 children were silent for a while, and two of them said that their children would not do it, so they were sent away by Village Chief Liao. Bai Tieying then explained his request in detail to the remaining adults, and all the village elders acted as guarantors, and prepared to sign the deed.

In fact, there is nothing special about this contract. It just requires that the work be done well, on time and with quality, and that the production method not be told to anyone, otherwise one will face huge compensation.