Farming and reading family

He used to have a lot of property and a huge family business, but it was all destroyed due to a false accusation.

Now he saw that although Gao E had accumulated a lot of wealth, she was content with her poverty.

Treat the tenants well. If there is any unrest in the local area, the tenants will protect their families.

When planning to build the academy, if there are any difficulties from outside, Shilin will speak up for them.

As long as the Chen family doesn't commit suicide, they can rest assured in He County.

"Does Uncle Jin have any concerns?" Gao E was surprised.

She really wanted to give the honeycomb coal business to the Jin family. She only needed to sell coal. Although the profit might be only one-third of what it is now, it was simple.

Otherwise, it would take her a long time just to look at the account books of these industries in the future.

"No." Jin Gusheng shook his head. "It's just that after hitting rock bottom, I figured out some things. When Yuliang and Yujin get married, it would be nice if the family could buy a few acres of land and the children could have some education."

Gao E thought about it and nodded: "If Uncle Jin has any ideas in the future, you can tell me."

"Okay." Jin Gusheng did not refuse.

"Oh, by the way, Lu Erniang has started raising silkworms. They should be able to produce two crops of silk this year. Right now, we can only reel and sell raw silk. What do you think, Uncle Jin?"

"Now that the imperial court has liberalized silkworm production, the demand for silk will increase significantly in a short period of time, and raw silk can be sold at a good price. However, as the number of mulberry trees and silkworms increases, the price will fall. At that time, the price of raw silk will be most affected. It is better to build the weaving workshop as soon as possible." Jin Gusheng suggested.

Gao E thought the same thing: "In fact, the weaving workshop has been built, it just needs looms and skilled weavers."

Nowadays, many cloths are woven by farmers themselves, and the quality is uneven. If Gao E really intends to do textile business, she must do it well.

"There are quite a few weaving workshops in Yue, and the craftsmen there are generally better than those in other places." Jin Gusheng has been to Yue.

"Uncle Jin means to go to Yue to hire craftsmen?" Gao E guessed.

Jin Gusheng thought for a while and said, "The sound of honeycomb coal has stabilized. It will be fine as long as Yuliang and Yujin are here. I will go to Yuedi as soon as possible." Jin Gusheng agreed to this matter.

"When you go, look for Lu Er Niang. Her subordinates are all from Yue. Bring someone who is familiar with the place." Gao E thought that at least he would understand the dialect.

Jin Gusheng nodded: "Do you want to buy a loom?"

"Buy it." Gao E nodded.

There are very few weavers in He County, and they use very simple looms, so the cloth they weave is rough.

The two discussed the details and decided that it would be best if they could start weaving before the New Year.

Although Gao E had many industries by chance, she mainly engaged in farming, silkworm breeding and pearl farming.

Farming and raising silkworms can allow her to live a stable life, and raising pearls can earn her money from the powerful and wealthy, which can then be used to build a school.

After the academy is built, she also plans to build a library. If there is still enough money, she will build a forest of steles and engrave some of the books on steles to pass on to future generations.

But these are all beautiful imaginations. The money needed to build a library is limited, but putting books in it is a bottomless pit.

Especially those rare copies that Hong Sheng liked, which often cost several thousand taels each.

Perhaps the imperial court had liberalized silkworm production, and people in He County who had previously planted mulberry trees were busy raising silkworms.

Those who have not yet prepared silkworm seeds can also sell their own mulberry leaves to others to earn some income.

In short, He County is now bustling with mulberry silk production.

Lu Hao and Jin Ruyi came to tell Gao E about the current grand occasion every now and then.

Gao E, who was the first to start this matter, was calm and composed.

Before, the school taught students to read and learn characters in the morning, and in the afternoon, they could choose what they wanted to learn. Most of the children chose to learn martial arts with Chu Rong.

Gao E has been free recently, and she chooses two afternoons a week to take her children to the fields.

Although the other children didn't know what was going on, their families, based on the principle that following Gao E was the right thing to do, let their own children follow Gao E to the fields.

In fact, Gao E didn’t think too much about it. She just wanted her children to learn how to do farm work.

The village gatehouse has been built. Craftsmen have been hired to paint it in the next few days. Once the painting is done, it will be completely completed.

That day, Gao E was looking at the account book. Lian Xin was pregnant and couldn't sit still, so Gao E simply watched her learn to read.

Tian brought Shi Bian and Yuan Fengshao in, and the two of them greeted each other as soon as they came in.

"Sit down." Gao E gestured and asked Tian to cut a plate of cantaloupe for them. "What can I do for you two?"

In the past, they would go to Jin Ruyi when they had something to do, but now Jin Ruyi has other things to take care of, and Luoyun Village is close to Baotou Village, so they come to Gao E when they have something to do.

The two looked at each other awkwardly.

Finally, it was Shi Bian who spoke first: "Can we plant mulberry trees on the land we rent?"

Gao E was surprised: "You also want to grow mulberry trees and raise silkworms?"

The two men nodded.

Previously, Gao E planted some mulberry trees on the ridges of the fields in Yeluoyun Village, which made the people of Luoyun Village somewhat dissatisfied and felt that the land was being wasted.

In order to calm the situation, Gao E marked out the area where mulberry trees were planted, which meant that those mulberry trees and the land where they were planted had nothing to do with Luoyun Village.

Now that the imperial court has liberalized silkworm production, as long as silkworms produce silk, it can be sold for money, and they also want to make some money.

"What if I rent you the mulberry trees on your land?" Gao E suggested.

The two men were surprised. They thought the boss would take the opportunity to mock them. After all, they didn't want to plant mulberry trees before, but the boss wanted to rent the planted mulberry trees to them.

"Or do you plan to plant more mulberry trees?" Gao E looked at them.

The two men thought about it and decided not to plant more mulberry trees. After all, food was the foundation, and silkworms were a sideline, sold to supplement the family income.

"How do you want to rent those trees to us, boss?" Yuan Fengshao felt that those mulberry trees were enough and would not occupy good farmland.

"The rent is the same as your other land, but you have to sell the cocoons you raise to me. You can also reel silk and weave cloth. If it meets my standards, I will also buy the cloth." Gao E had already thought it through.

The two people were ecstatic. In this way, they could make an extra profit out of thin air.

Originally, they thought that He County was far away, and they would have to go to Qinzhou City to buy silkworms, which would be troublesome to go back and forth.

Now that the boss is willing to buy it directly, it would be great.

They had been following Gao E for some time and knew that Gao E was honest and would not cheat or exploit them.

"Thank you, sir." The two men hurriedly stood up and bowed.

Gao E motioned for them to sit down and agreed on some details. Each household would then have to sign a document.

"You're too easy to talk to." Lu Qingluo complained to Gao E after watching the two people leave, "They didn't want to plant trees in the first place."

Gao E didn't care. She had already thought about it when she compromised: "Now those lands have been rented to them again."

Ji Wuyang was unaware of the twists and turns involved and just listened from the side.

"If it were me, I wouldn't rent it to them." Lu Qingluo sneered.

"If I don't rent it to them, I will grow it myself?" Gao E looked at Lu Qingluo.