The Transmigrated Farm Girl's Journey to Wealth

“I’m going to find the village chief now and talk to him about these things.”

"It's already dark, can't we go tomorrow?"

"There's still one day's work to do tomorrow, so I need to tell Shunzi to take a day off. Also, we'll have to trouble Uncle Village Chief to help us collect the wood ash; we can't stand having people coming to our house every day. I'm off!"

He couldn't sleep because he had something on his mind.

"Fengzi is just like Third Brother; he's always on the go and can't wait a moment longer."

Su: She's starting to want to be in charge!

"Mother, a few aunties are coming to help. Let's work at the old house; it's not far from the well." It's inconvenient having so many people at the new house. Once she's made some money, she'll build a small workshop.

Why is it that no matter how much money I earn, it's never enough?

Is she too carefree?

"You can figure it out."

Fang Xiaoning gave Song Feng eighty taels of silver, saying, "Buy as much as you can. Go shopping every now and then. The better our business is, the more careful you need to be. There will definitely be people who are envious."

“I understand. I’ve thought about it. If things really don’t work out, I’ll just go to a few more counties and buy a little bit from each place.”

The next day, several women came over, dressed neatly and with their backs straight. They would be earning money from now on, 20 coins a day, which would amount to 600 coins a month, more than half a tael of silver! They were no less than the men!

Their families told them to just focus on their work and not worry about anything at home. The happiest person was Aunt Liu. She raised her son, worked for a few years, built a house, and helped her son get married. She had no regrets in this life.

"Auntie, our job is to wash pig intestines and stuff meat. Your aunt will teach you how to do it. The fire is already lit in the old house."

"Ai!"

Song Xiaogu led them away, carrying several aprons and hats. Fengzi's wife said that when cooking, cleanliness is paramount, and hair must never fall into the flesh. Hats must be worn every day when going to work.

She understood; they wore them while working last winter.

"Sisters, let's clean this small intestine today. It's a bit tricky to do..."

Aunt Song taught diligently, and the students studied even more diligently. Fang Xiaoning looked at the people gathered around the well and smiled. Aunt Song has the air of a teacher.

Song Shunzi didn't take the carriage today, so he went door to door to inform everyone that his family was buying wood ash, one coin per basket.

"You want this stuff too?" You should have said so earlier. How many of them have gone out of business over the years?

"Yes, one penny for one winnowing basket. Don't throw away any of the food at home from now on. Once you've collected enough, bring it home with you."

I never dreamed they'd want this stuff. Every penny counts, it's practically like picking it up off the ground.

From then on, wood ash became a treasure in Zaoshu Village, especially for the children. They would collect a whole basketful and exchange it for candy—how wonderful!

The workers had agreed beforehand that meals wouldn't be provided, so at noon, after washing their hands, they all went home on their own, chatting and laughing along the way.

They were initially worried that the delicate work wouldn't be enough for them, but it turned out to be just washing intestines and scraping flesh. Although Song Chunni said that scraping flesh was difficult and could easily tear it, the Song family was willing to let them practice. They could scrape more and eventually get the hang of it. Isn't this the same principle as peeling radishes?

The work at the Song family's house is easy and the pay is high. They must be incredibly lucky to have found such a good job!

"These women are very efficient at their work," Song Chunni praised during the meal.

Fang Xiaoning nodded in agreement. In half a day, all the small intestines in the house were cleaned, and the meat could be scraped off in the afternoon. "People who work in the kitchen and fields every day are quick and efficient."

This person was definitely worth hiring!

Song Feng didn't return until it was completely dark.

He made a great haul on this trip, not only buying up all the medicinal herbs in every shop in the county town, but also bringing back dozens of pig intestines and 100 jin of top-quality pork belly.

Where did you buy so many small intestines?

Everyone's eyes lit up when they saw so many small intestines. So many! They could make a lot of sausages.

"I visited almost every pig slaughterhouse in the county."

Fang Xiaoning took Su Shi to heat up his food, while Song Xiaogu helped unload the goods.

"You must be very tired."