They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 215 Thresher

Zhang, her mother and daughter, were thus asked to leave by Xu Zhichun, and returned home still in a daze.

Bai had been watching closely and hurried over to ask about the result.

When they heard this, they were dumbfounded.

This is the Xu family.
Bai was even more agitated than Zhang. If Xu Zhichun were to remember the truth about the fall off the cliff one day, with her current abilities, dealing with her would be far too easy, and it would only get easier. No, no!
Master Qin acted swiftly and decisively. On one hand, he hired many carpenters and blacksmiths to work overtime to produce threshing machines and windmills. On the other hand, he personally led his experienced and capable trusted assistants with samples and blueprints to the provincial capital to discuss business with large merchants from other provinces.

Xu Zhichun recommended Uncle Qitian to Master Qin, and Master Qin readily agreed.

The blueprints were all provided by Xu Zhichun, and he accepted the carpenter she recommended without hesitation, and even paid the highest rate of wages.

Later, upon learning that Qi Tian's culinary skills were top-notch, Master Qin was even more relieved.

This salary was well spent.

Madam Xu is a reliable business partner; even the person who recommended her didn't just rely on personal connections and act recklessly.

Uncle Qi was extremely grateful to Xu Zhichun and did not hesitate to put aside his work and go to Master Qin's place.

It's important to understand that being employed by the Qin family, the local richest family, is tantamount to having one's skills recognized by them, which is extremely beneficial to Uncle Qi Tian's reputation.

This experience is a significant advantage for him, making it easier for him to find jobs and negotiate prices in the future.

Overjoyed, Aunt Zhu bought two plump hens as a thank-you gift and insisted that Xu Zhichun accept them.

Xu Zhichun couldn't refuse, so he had to accept the chickens and keep them in the coop. Once they were old enough, they could be released and they would have two more eggs every day.

While threshing machines and windmills were being made, experienced workers were also selling them to large households in the county and neighboring counties.

Anyone who has witnessed its usefulness firsthand is invariably amazed.

The whole of Qingshan County was in an uproar.

Xu Zhichun's reputation spread as a result.

Although things are valued for their rarity, these are farm tools, and both Master Qin and Xu Zhichun knew that Lord Lu would definitely not support selling these two items at too high a price.

Therefore, the price was set at twenty taels for a threshing machine and ten taels for a windmill.

Some families with a lot of fertile land would order at least ten threshing machines and windmills at a time.

There are only two or three, or four or five units.

Not only in this county, but also in neighboring counties, and in some villages, several wealthy families pooled their resources to buy one together.
The autumn harvest is a race against time, and no one can afford to delay it.

What if a heavy rain falls before the harvest is finished? The loss would be far more than just this little bit of money. Besides, this kind of item can be used year after year. All things considered, it's not expensive at all.

Orders poured in like snowflakes, and the craftsmen were working feverishly in the Qin family's makeshift workshop.

The total cost of a threshing machine is about three taels and six mace of silver, and the windmill is about two taels. The profit for each machine produced is more than five times.

If each makes one hundred units, the net profit will reach over 1,300 taels. The more you make, the more you earn. Just work as fast as you can.

Many people were curious and inquired about who Madam Xu was.
Xu Zhichun had to stop going to the city with Zeng Xiaoyan and the others to set up a stall. There was no other way; people would always come to the stall to take photos and watch.

She's not used to being an internet celebrity.

Moreover, it not only affects business but also easily causes traffic congestion, which is really not a good thing.

Because their partner was the Qin family, no one dared to have any ulterior motives, and Xu Zhichun lived a rather leisurely life.

This was a win-win situation, practically like picking up money off the ground. Qin Xiuhe also wanted to bring fame and fortune to her husband's family and get a share of the profits. After her elder brother went to the provincial capital, she pestered her sister-in-law, wanting Madam Qin to have someone make a copy of the blueprints for her so she could send them back to her husband's family. She suggested that the business in Changshui County be left to her husband's family.

Earning hundreds or thousands of taels of silver isn't easy; her husband's family's shops now have a monthly net profit of less than a hundred taels.

Madam Qin ignored her completely, and without beating around the bush, said directly that it was a Qin family business secret and could not be disclosed.

Qin Xiuhe was furious. What Qin family business secrets? Without a decent heir, everything was just empty talk. One day, all this wealth would belong to her Tianyao and Tianrui.

Unwilling to accept defeat at the hands of Madam Qin, Qin Xiuhe went to find Xu Zhichun.

She wanted to get the blueprints from Xu Zhichun.

She wanted the blueprints but didn't want to pay for them, saying only that her older brother had sent her to get them.

Xu Zhichun naturally refused to give it up, apologizing sincerely that there was only one copy of the drawing, and it was gone after Master Qin and Madam Qin took it. She had also forgotten most of the drawing and could no longer recreate it.

After all, she had spent almost half a year revising and rewriting the previous one before she could barely finish it.

Qin Xiuhe had no choice but to give up.

Xu Zhichun inadvertently revealed this matter to Madam Qin, who sneered, saying that her sister-in-law was becoming increasingly tactless.

She specifically sent the head maid to visit Xu Zhichun and tell her that if this kind of thing happened again, Xu Zhichun didn't need to give her face and could just go to them.

One after another, threshing machines and winches were delivered, and the company gained a reputation. Everyone who tried them praised them.

The local custom is to start the autumn harvest after the Mid-Autumn Festival. The wealthy families who got the threshing machines and windmills first couldn't wait. Some of the rice in their fields looked ready to be harvested, so they ordered their servants to carry the threshing machines to the rice fields and harvest the rice on the spot. They wanted to see how great and awesome the threshing machines were!
It turns out that it's much more satisfying and awesome than strong men slamming handfuls of rice against the walls of a wooden barrel.

The two men stood side by side behind the threshing machine, rhythmically stepping on the long pedals to turn the gears and propel the machine. Each held a handful of heavy, harvested rice, placing the end with the rice ears onto the rotating drum-like threshing machine. As the machine turned, the plump grains of rice tumbled and fell into the wide-mouthed, narrow-bottomed wooden bucket below. In a short while, only bare rice stalks remained in their hands.

"Good guy!"

Their eyes lit up as they raised the bare rice stalks in their hands.

The onlookers' eyes lit up, and they all applauded.

Wow! That's incredible!

"This threshing machine is amazing!"

"I can't even imagine how happy I would be if my family had a threshing machine!"

"Good stuff, really good stuff."

"This is so convenient and easy to use!"

"Let me try, let me give it a shot."

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The host was also watching from the side, stroking his beard and laughing heartily with pride.

At this rate, the autumn harvest must be incredibly fast!

What used to take three days to accomplish, can now probably be done in less than a day!

The threshing machine became famous overnight and swept the entire county!

Master Zeng slammed his hand on the table, gritting his teeth: "Outrageous! Absolutely outrageous! This wretched girl, she really doesn't consider herself a member of the Zeng family anymore, what an ingrate!"

(End of this chapter)