Gu Qi, she just wants to farm

Chapter 182 Fireworks and Firecrackers Are Profitable

"The credibility of your words is too low."

Gu Qi glanced at Feng Qing's hands that were clenched in his fists. The scholar's fingers were slender and white, and his nails were neatly trimmed. In the modern society, it would not be a problem to make a hand model.It's a pity that in Dakang, this hand is worthless.

"I can sign a contract with you!"

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As New Year's Eve approaches, Jiangling County, which has been clear for a long time, ushered in the second heavy snowfall.

Gu Qi slept until mid-sun and then wrapped himself in a thick leather jacket, came out of the bedroom with the warm tea brought by Mrs. He.Sitting on the porch watching the snow falling in the yard.

A few days ago, the battle in Xiahe Village ended with Fengqing finally signing a huge loan contract with a share of 4000 taels of silver.

It's not that Gu Qi didn't ask that little boy why he didn't settle the 3000 taels directly, instead he would rather sign a high-value IOU of 4000 taels.

In the end, the reason given by the boy was also very speechless.

The general idea is that if things are not going on here for a day, this little boy will not be able to return home in a fair manner, so at this moment, the little boy is really poor.There is no money at all.Even if he tore up the ticket himself, he would not be able to get the money.

Knowing that the little boy was using a pseudonym, when signing the contract, Gu Qi simply asked him to put his fingerprints on it.

Nine out of ten people in Dakang are illiterate. For this reason, the contract is not signed but only fingerprinted. The government also agrees, and it is in compliance with the law.

As soon as the deed was in hand, Gu Qi asked all the people who were staring at the Qin family to withdraw.A business is a business.The little boy didn't continue to pay for the next thing, so there's no need to waste effort to intervene.

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At this time, except for the few brothers who stayed on duty, the rest of the people in the camp had already dared to go home for the New Year except for Xiaoqi Village before the heavy snow blocked the road.

The commercial market in the village is open as usual, because almost all the people working in the commercial market are from the village. After Gu Qi asked Mrs. Qian Si to give everyone an extra month's wages as overtime pay, everyone expressed their willingness to stay and work.

After winter, with fewer and fewer merchants passing along the official road, the wholesale business of tea cakes and shredded tobacco stopped.

Fortunately, the retail sales of daily necessities such as firewood, rice, oil, salt, cloth and leather in the mall are getting better and better.Obviously, the villagers in Xiaoqi Village and several nearby villages are very accustomed to the convenience brought by Gu's Commercial Market.

In addition, in addition to daily necessities, as the Chinese New Year approaches, the best sellers in the shopping malls include blessing characters, pairs, red envelopes, red paper, and firecrackers, fireworks and other small items with obvious festive atmosphere.

Although these things are inconspicuous, the profits are good.In particular, the profit of firecrackers and fireworks is close to three times the cost.

In addition, Xiaoqi Village was already affluent, so most of the villagers were willing to spend a little money as the Chinese New Year approached in order to have a festive and lively event, which also made the market a small profit.

"Girl, what do you want for lunch?"

Mrs. He took the newly ironed hand warmer and stuffed it into Gu Qi's arms, and replaced the half-warmed tea with hot one for Gu Qi.

"Or just eat the pot." Gu Qi thought for a while and said.

The cooking method of pots is somewhat similar to the hot pot of later generations. Of course, the types and seasonings are not as complete as those of later generations, but it is still very comfortable to eat hot pots in winter and snowy days.

What more bike.

At noon, Gu Qi asked Mrs. He to call Mrs. Qian, Su Miao and Zhu Xiaohua back together. A wooden table, stove and pot were placed under the eaves. The six of them gathered around the yard like this, watching Luoxue happily. Have a quick meal.

***
The day before New Year's Eve, Qian Siniang closed the mall early, took some of the unsold fireworks and firecrackers in the mall and brought them back to Gu's small courtyard, using Gu Qi's own private account.

After the New Year's Eve dinner, it was already the end of the unitary hour, and the sky outside the courtyard had completely darkened.

A first-quarter moon hangs in the dark sky like a full eyebrow, surrounded by large expanses of stars, without a trace of cloud and mist, which indicates that the first day of the new year in the coming year will be an excellent weather.

At this time, in the village, many families who couldn't bear the loneliness began to try to set off firecrackers.Scattered, here and there.

The sound of these firecrackers was like an order, breaking the original tranquility of the village in an instant.Soon more people started to set off firecrackers, you come and go, scrambling to be the first, and no one is far behind.

The two girls Su Miao and Xiao Hua saw the movement outside and their eyes were envious.

Gu Qi made the decision to open the courtyard door and asked her to drag firecrackers and fireworks outside the courtyard.

Of the two girls, Xiao Hua is much less courageous, she wants to join in the fun, but she doesn't dare to get too close to the firecrackers.She covered her ears and hid behind Su Miao.

And Su Miao's was like a tomboy, holding a lit long incense stick, and lighting firecrackers one after another with great interest.

As Xu time approached, the movement of setting off firecrackers gradually decreased, followed by large expanses of fireworks blooming over Xiaoqi Village.

*
The village head, Li Shanfu, stood in his yard and looked towards the southeast of the village. The village was full, and the fireworks were the biggest and densest there. One could tell that it was Gu Danian's house.

"The Gu family is really well-developed." The village head's wife tidied up the tableware at home and came out to take a look, a little embarrassed and a little envious.

Li Shanfu also sighed a little: "Isn't it well-developed? When the father and daughter first came to the village, I felt that although the two of them were dressed in ordinary clothes, they didn't speak like ordinary people. Especially the daughter of the Gu family. Her temperament is unmatched by boys raised by ordinary families.

It's just that I thought at the time that with the Gu family's ability to do things, my life would definitely not be bad in the future.Unexpectedly, in just a few months, the Gu family bought land, built houses, bought mountains and built roads, and they were able to expand their business to such a large extent.

It's just now that the New Year's Eve has just subsided a lot.Think about it, before the twelfth lunar month, how many merchants from the north and the south came in and out of our Xiaoqi Village every day, all for the goods from the Gu's Merchant Market. "

The village head's wife was a little speechless: "How much money does the Gu family earn every day?"

The village chief smiled and said: "I think it must be no less than those decent merchants in the town. Haven't you seen how many helpers the Gu's Merchant Market has found around our village.

Not to mention the male workers who work in the back mountain, there are 50 to [-] women who are recruited to work.Each person gets nearly one tael of silver per month, and if they do well, they can even get one and a half taels of monthly money.Just think about how much money you will spend here.

Let's take a look at the beginning of this year, how many new year's goods are bought by each family.

Our Xiaoqi Village is usually much wealthier than other villages, but in previous years during the Chinese New Year, ordinary households from ordinary families did not dare to spend as much as this year. "

The village chief's words were approved by the village chief's wife.The village head's wife nodded enviously: "No, a few days ago I saw Mrs. Qin make clothes for her mother-in-law and a few children, and she made several clothes, all of which were brand-new materials.

In previous years, her family had a small area and a lot of people. When the new year came, she only dared to make a new suit for her mother-in-law. The small ones were worn by the big ones and changed to the small ones.This year is really different. "

　After the modification, good night, little fairies

　　
　
(End of this chapter)