PNB Chapter 49 Zhuangzi's Arrangement
Chapter 49 Zhuangzi's Arrangement
These days, An Qiao has been busy traveling back and forth between the farm and the shop. The house built by the temporary workers he hired earlier has been completed, and An Qiao has also asked someone to build a pigpen on one side.
As a result, the villagers behind the village thought that An Qiao was a kind-hearted person even before they met him. The wages An Qiao paid were not low, and he was very generous when settling the bill every week, and would even give them more money.
These villagers were used to doing short-term work, and many of their employers paid them little and were not happy with their wages, and even delayed their wages, relying on the fact that ordinary people could not defeat them and acted recklessly. An Qiao's quick payment and no delays in payment were naturally well received.
The villagers would not steal from her fields and mountains, and they even helped to maintain the land. They all said that this young lady was a very good one.
An Qiao went to plan and watch the work every day, and she discovered the kindness of the villagers. She gave two boiled eggs to every household that came to work, and the villagers felt that this young lady was really a good person.
Soon it was the day for Tongshan and his wife to move in. They came to the farm in a carriage, and An Qiao introduced everything to Tongshan.
"The land in front of us is not the most important. Let's plant some vegetables, fruits, etc. for the restaurants on weekdays, and make canned food." An Qiao first took Tong Shan to the outermost part of the manor. "These lands belong to this manor. I asked someone to build a low fence. You can plant as much as you want. If you need money or people, tell me. Don't overwork yourself."
Tong Shan took note of it honestly and asked again, "Young lady, don't you plan to grow crops?"
"These fields are all reclaimed from wasteland. Planting crops is laborious and may not yield any harvest. You can decide. If you want to plant some, you can." He pointed to a few large houses beside the fields and said, "That's the pigpen. I'll buy piglets here in a few days. When the time comes, I'll send people to transport the swill from the restaurant here every day. Plant two acres of sweet potatoes, which will definitely be enough to feed them."
An Qiao took Tong Shan up the mountain again, "I plan to cut down some of the trees on this mountain to make some things. Don't worry about them for now. I will directly call some temporary workers to cut down the trees. After that, I will plant some fruit trees."
An Qiao plans to give grafting a try herself next year. If she can grow grafted fruits by then, the canned fruits will sell like hot cakes. It’s a pity that some tropical fruits still cannot be grown and can only be bought.
But you can try sugarcane. An Qiao remembers that there is a period of time in summer here that is very hot and the sunshine hours are long, so you can directly squeeze sugar at that time.
"Young lady, do you want to make furniture?" Tong Shan saw the young lady standing motionless in front of the tree and couldn't help asking.
An Qiao immediately shook her head, "Make some tableware, takeout boxes and so on, then our restaurant will become more famous. Oh, by the way, I also want to raise some free-range sheep, chickens, ducks and so on."
Anqiao's mouth starts watering whenever she thinks of roasted whole lamb, free-range chicken, free-range duck, etc.
"But we have to take our time. By then I plan to build a wall next to my farm so that these animals can taste as good as wild ones." An Qiao added.
Tong Shan could only sigh that the young lady had never farmed before, and fencing off a mountain clearly sounded like a fantasy.
But An Qiao seemed to think that this was a brilliant idea, because although these mountains were called mountains, they looked like a few small mounds of earth. It was hard to see any wild animals inside, and they were not connected to other mountains in front and behind. They were really like mounds of earth. It would be best if they could be directly turned into incubation bases for various food ingredients.
After introducing the preliminary plan, An Qiao led Tong Shan down the mountain again. There stood a row of men and women in front of them. An Qiao introduced them to Tong Shan one by one, "These are the people I carefully selected and bought before. Now you are their leader. From now on, you just need to assign tasks to them."
Tong Shan counted and found that there were eight men and six women.
An Qiao added, "This is just the first batch of people. Most of them are experts in farming and breeding, and the aunts can cook. You can work together first, and I will find someone to build the factory. A lot of people will be added."
Tong Shan felt stunned, but he didn't dare to be careless and immediately started planning what to plant.
"The collective housing over there hasn't been built yet. When the factory is finished, you men and women will be separated and live in one room. There will be bonuses for good performance. You can get married or give subsidies to your family in the future."
In fact, although An Qiao said so, most of the people who bought it were married or did not want to get married. Because many jobs were confidential, getting married and having children would be troublesome, so these people did not have these needs.
Everyone was very satisfied with this treatment. They had signed an indenture to sell themselves when they were young, so there was no need to be so particular.
After settling everyone, An Qiao went to the village to find people to build factories and dormitories. By the way, he asked if anyone had piglets to sell, so he could solve the problem at once.
"My dear, my husband is very strong. Let him help you build the house. It will be very helpful." Aunt Li's face turned red with anxiety, and her rude words left a deep impression on An Qiao.
After all, no matter how mature An Qiao is inside, she only looks like sixteen or seventeen years old.
"Aunt Li, please speak more politely. Our Miss An is still a virgin. What are you saying?" Miss Zhang glanced at Aunt Li and said, "Miss, my brother is an expert at building houses and is hardworking. Please add him as one."
It's a hot summer day, and there's nothing else to do except working in the fields. Ms. Zhang has many brothers, so they don't all need to work in the fields. They can earn money by going out.
With the help of the village chief, An Qiao registered more than ten men who were said to be hardworking and down-to-earth. Since the village chief was a discerning man and thought that there would be more and more such jobs in the future, he was very serious in recommending people, hoping that it would be An Qiao's wish and that such a good thing would finally come to their village.
Not to mention anything else, in order to give face to the village chief, the village chief always reported the names of his two sons, and An Qiao accepted them all. This was also a considerable income for the farmers.
Besides, An Qiao was quite satisfied with his two sons. They were very smart and did things efficiently.
After finding the right person and ordering two litters of piglets, An Qiao left satisfied. She explained the situation to Tong Shan and then got back on the bumpy carriage.
I'm really exhausted after living this day.
After a bumpy ride, they finally arrived at Kyoto Restaurant at sunset. Unexpectedly, they felt the atmosphere was not right as soon as they walked in. Qi Tao didn't know whether he was angry or scared, his eyes were red and he was about to cry.
An Qiao couldn't help frowning. She had always treated Qi Tao as her own sister, and arranged all the good things for her. She had finally raised her to be plump, but how could she be bullied like this?