I traveled back to ancient times, but I was able to lie down and relax.

However, it's not a difficult task. Just calculate the required number, buy a batch of chicks every ten days, and then record the households that raise these chicks. When the time comes, you can buy them back from these households.

A ten-day difference has little impact on the meat quality and is acceptable.

Next, Liu Nanjia and the others discussed the specific details, and the brief family meeting came to an end.

Since we still have time today, I plan to go directly to the village head to finalize things. Of course, we should talk to the village head about something like this that involves gathering the whole village.

So Liu Nanjia and his two siblings went to the village head's house together with Song Chen.

The village head happened to be home. When he saw them arrive, he asked with a smile, "What brings you here?"

His grandson, Shitou, has been learning to read with Liu Yanxi lately. Every day, he shows off what he has learned to the adults in the family, which makes them very happy. Naturally, they are more amiable towards Liu Nanjia and her brother.

Liu Yanxi spoke first: "Uncle Village Head, we've come to discuss a few things with you. First, I think the school can start recruiting students from the village."

The village head was even happier when he heard this. "That's great! No problem. I see you've taught my son Shitou very well, and I was planning to tell you about it in a few days."

Liu Yanxi was a little embarrassed and scratched his head: "It's because Shi Tou is smart. Although he is young, he learns very quickly." Liu Yanxi first praised Shi Tou, and then changed the subject.

"However, children as young as Shi Tou are still a bit too young. Not everyone can sit still and listen to a lesson like Shi Tou. If we spend all our class time managing children, then everyone else's time will be wasted. So, I plan to set an age limit when I take on students, and not let them be too young."

The village headman listened and agreed that it made sense. The town's school, in order to be efficient, didn't even accept children who couldn't read, let alone those younger children who couldn't even sit still on a stool.

Besides, although Liu Yanxi just praised Shi Tou, doesn't he know his own grandson well? He'd be lucky to study properly for more than ten minutes.

If you hire a house full of such children, it really won't work; you'll probably spend all your time trying to soothe them.

So he nodded, "Okay, what age do you think is suitable for a child?"

"Six years and older, I guess," Liu Yanxi said after thinking for a moment.

Children these days are mostly precocious. Many start doing housework at the age of six. For example, Si Rou, who is five years old, has already taken on the task of feeding the chickens at home and often runs to the kitchen to help Liu Nan Jia.

The village head had no objection and agreed.

Then it was Liu Nanjia's turn. "Uncle Village Head, my brother's story is over, now it's my turn."

The village head found it somewhat amusing. "Nan Jia has something to say too? Go ahead, I'll listen."

"Don't worry, Uncle Village Head, it's a good thing. We're in business, you know. We need to buy a lot of chickens every day, and after we sell everything we have for the day, we have to go buy more and bring them home ourselves. It's quite a hassle."

"So I thought that raising chickens myself would reduce the cost, but I can't raise enough by myself, and even with Aunt Wang's help, it's not enough."

"You want to build a chicken farm and hire people from the village?" The village head frowned. This would certainly be a good thing for the village, but it would cost a lot. How long had they been in business? Could they afford it?

Liu Nanjia hadn't thought that far ahead yet. Startled by the village head's words, she quickly said, "Uncle Village Head, you think too highly of me. A chicken farm is something we can't build right now. I plan to let the villagers raise chickens at home, and then I'll buy them from them. Of course, I'll pay for the chicks, and they'll only be responsible for raising them. When I buy them, I'll deduct the cost of the chicks."

The village head nodded upon hearing this, realizing he had misunderstood. Indeed, this method was much more suitable and didn't require too much investment.

"Okay, I agree with you too. In the end, it's a good thing for them. It gives them a way to make money. Let's see who's still unhappy about it, hmph."

Recently, some villagers have noticed that several of Nan Jia's children have made a lot of money, buying furniture and clothes and eating meat every day. This has caused some disharmony in the village.

As the village head, he would scold them whenever he heard this, saying, "Those are the children's money that they earned through their own hard work. What are you so jealous of? If you're so capable, go earn it yourself!"

But he couldn't stop people from talking. They just stopped talking about it in front of him, and who knows what they were planning behind his back.

Liu Nanjia also thought that the village head would definitely agree to this, so he first thanked him with a smile, and then said some requirements, "Uncle Village Head, there are some rules to raising chickens. If they take this job, they have to do it according to my requirements."

The village head expressed his understanding. When working for someone else, you have to follow their rules. Besides, the requirement seemed simple to him. It was just about calculating the time for slaughtering the animals, neither too early nor too late.

In addition, the quality of the chickens raised must be good. If the chickens do not meet the requirements, the cost of buying the chicks and the resulting losses must be paid, at ten coins per chicken.

That makes sense too. If someone doesn't raise the chickens properly and they become skinny and have no meat, how can they be used for business? It's only right that they lose more money.