After rebirth, the Queen and I are on the run.

Chapter 761: Powerful Relatives

"Let Master Gong and the others eat. I'll go home to eat." Qin Xiaomi said.

"Okay." Grandma Qin happily left the lunch box and went home with her granddaughter and second daughter-in-law.

In the following days, the Qin family was busy receiving construction materials, such as sand, stone, blue bricks, etc. These things could be provided by Gao Dong's kiln in Huangtao Town, and they would be delivered in the next two days.

As for wood, pulp, pillars and other items, you can get cheap and good products by following the path of Gongda craftsmen.

Gong Da, the master craftsman, also promised, "I guarantee that the pillars and wood provided to the Qin family are of high quality and can help the house withstand the earth dragon turning over."

This pier is a large stone pier with holes buried in the foundation, used to stabilize the structure of the house.

"Okay, okay, thank you, Master Craftsman Gong." Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin were very happy. Some of their relatives and friends in their hometown died due to the overturning of the earth's dragons, so when they rebuilt the house, the two elders attached great importance to the stability of the house.

Qin Xiaomi was busy sorting out the accounts for February.

On the second day of March, Qin, Xue and Guan sat down together to review the accounts.

This was not the first time I had to take stock of the big accounts, so this time the process went smoothly and quickly, and I completed the February accounts on March 3rd.

"In February, the new dyes in Northeast Province made a total profit of 141,346 taels!" Su Shuli, who was promoted by Deputy Envoy Yu, reported it three times in a row, and his hands were shaking with excitement as the account books.

There was also a snowfall in early February, which caused work to be suspended for three days.

Therefore, if you put in full effort, you can make a profit of over 150,000!
Then all the clerks in charge of this matter can be counted as having made a contribution and will have hope of being promoted to a higher position!
Clerk Su put the February account book on the table again and said, "Please have the three parties and the witness sign and put their fingerprints on it."

"Yes." Deputy Envoy Yu signed first. After dipping his thumb in the ink, he pressed his fingerprint on the general ledger... He had to press a fingerprint on every page, and it took him half a quarter of an hour just to press the fingerprints.

Qin Xiaomi and Manager Xue also signed and pressed their fingerprints in turn.

Finally, there is the Guan Shuli who serves as a witness.

This operation is repeated and is quite boring, but the house is always filled with joy.

It’s all because it’s all money. Who wouldn’t be happy if they made money?
"It's late today. We can divide the money tomorrow. Do the Qin and Xue families have any objections?" Deputy Envoy Yu asked in a very friendly manner.

Qin Xiaomi and Manager Xue shook their heads: "No problem."

"That's good. If you have any opinions, just say it directly. This way, we can get along well." After saying this, Deputy Envoy Yu added, "Then I have something to say. The benefit of pregnant women being able to take a paid holiday after giving birth is too outrageous. Even if they have to stay in confinement for two months, they will recover in just two months. So, Mr. Qin, how about shortening this holiday?"

Another point was raised: "Except for our new dye workshop in Northeast Province, other places do not have this kind of welfare that increases the cost of the workshop."

Qin Xiaomi sneered and asked, "Should we raise the child after it is born? Aren't babies under 100 days old the most likely to die? If women are not well cared for after giving birth, won't they be prone to illness? Once they get sick, if it is confirmed that they are not faking an illness, they can still take sick leave with pay."

"So why don't we be generous and give the mother a full three months of leave, and only pay half of her salary for these three months. What else is there to bargain for?!"

"At most I can reduce the third month's salary." Qin Xiaomi threw out the bait.

"How much reduction?!" Deputy Envoy Yu asked anxiously, then regretted it so much that he wanted to slap himself. Why are you asking so quickly, you stupid fool?
Doesn’t this indirectly indicate that you agree to give mothers three months leave?
Qin Xiaomi smiled. As expected of someone who was helped by Xue Dongjia, Deputy Envoy Yu still had some humanity in him: "For the third month, I'll pay you 40% of your wages."

Deputy Envoy Yu said: "No, two percent. Two percent is two hundred coins. In the countryside, not to mention raising children, it is enough for the whole family to eat and spend."

You really love bargaining!
Qin Xiaomi: "35%."

Deputy Envoy Yu: "Two and a half percent."

"Four percent."

"Why are you raising the price again? Then the government office can give up one step and go to 30%."

"Okay, 30% then." Qin Xiaomi smiled, showing her little white teeth. Deputy Envoy Yu choked: "..."

Comfort yourself, you are just a scholar, you can't compare with talented businessmen like Qin Xiaodongjia in negotiation, so it's not shameful.

"Uncle, bring the document here and have Deputy Envoy Yu sign and stamp it." Qin Xiaomi greeted Uncle Qin and said, "We are a semi-official workshop, so we need evidence when we do things."

"Hey, here I am." Uncle Qin happily took out the document and gave it to Deputy Envoy Yu: "Deputy Envoy Yu, please sign and put your fingerprints on behalf of the government. The female workers, their families, and their children will all thank you. You have accumulated good deeds."

“……” Deputy Envoy Yu felt as if he was putting his head into a noose.

But after all, it was the Qin family that managed the workshop, and he was just a tool for the court to get dividends for free and supervise the authenticity of the accounts and whether there was any bad behavior in the workshop that would cause it to cease operation.

"Okay." Deputy Envoy Yu picked up the pen, signed his name and put his fingerprint on it.

Guan Shuli's eyes lit up with a smile.

"Okay, today's business is over. We'll get together tomorrow to divide the money." After Qin Xiaomi finished speaking, each party packed up their things and left with their own account books.

At 9:00 p.m. the next day, the three parties, including the clerk, gathered again in the workshop's office yard to weigh the silver and divide the money.

On the day of distributing the money, Xinda Street was quite solemn, and there were soldiers patrolling the area near the courtyards and workshops at the end of the street.

After the money was distributed, the atmosphere became lively again, because everyone knew that the female workers would be paid tomorrow.

The vendors from Lu's family started to stock up in large quantities from that day on, preparing to make a fortune from the female workers the next day.

On the fifth day of March, the new dye workshop and the new red candle workshop only work half a day, and after lunch, they start to pay wages.

Some of the old female workers were paid as high as four taels of silver, and the one who received this amount of money was Huang Laoer's wife... She discovered that a batch of secret recipe packages were damaged and leaking materials, which was considered a great achievement, and she was rewarded with two taels of silver.

The female workers who were responsible for tying the secret recipe packages, packing the secret recipe packages, and checking the secret recipe packages, as well as the female workers' leader, were all fined half of their wages and given a demerit.

A group of female workers cried, but at least they did not lose their jobs. They cheered up and worked more carefully.

However, this did not affect everyone's joy at receiving their wages. After receiving their wages, they happily went to buy meat, cooked food, eggs and other things to add to the dishes at home.

Huang Laoer's wife also bought two pounds of meat for the family, to nourish Huang Guijia and Huang Ernu.

Apart from the necessary money for self-repair, Huang Laoer and his wife dared not spend any more money.

I want to save money to go to the provincial capital to visit the two sisters Huang Xianniang and Huang Cainiang.

We have to thank the Qin family, because the Qin family's success in fighting the bandits exposed the fact that Village Chief Wu was collaborating with the enemy and the bandits. The Huang sisters, who should have been executed by slicing, are still in jail.

As for when the execution will be carried out, there is no definite information.

……

The sixth day of March is a good day for the Qin family's medicinal materials workshop to officially start digging the foundation.

Qin Xiaomi was arrested again before dawn and made to perform various rituals.

Children from all over Taifeng Town rushed to the construction site upon hearing the news. After the Qin family finished their worship, they lined up to say auspicious words and get big steamed cakes to eat.

The teenagers from Kongjia Village also came, and relying on the fact that the village had a headman, they jumped the queue openly.

In the past, the children from other villages didn’t dare to say anything, but this time it was different. The children who were cut in line shouted: “Kong Sanshuang, the Kong Hu family from your village harmed the Qin family, and you still have the nerve to come and get the Qin family’s big steamed cake? How dare you cut in line!”

"Niu Zaoyang, what are you shouting about? Call the Qin family here, I'll make you pay." Kong Sanshuang threatened in a low voice, "So what if Kong Hu harmed the Qin family? People have powerful relatives. The adults in our village have said that this lawsuit will most likely be settled, so don't use this to threaten us."