Pastoral little master

Chapter 173 Small Moves, Big Changes
Looking at the busy lotus diggers in the lotus pond, taking out a long piece of lotus root from the mud from time to time, Mr. Huang repeatedly expressed his amazement.

He stroked his short beard and sighed, "I never expected to see such a busy scene of lotus picking in this season."
"That's right, this season is the time to plant lotus roots. However, because of this, lotus roots are especially precious at this time." Shen Huairen said.

Master Huang looked at the lotus root diggers who looked like clay figurines, and said with some distress, "These lotus root diggers are really hard. Look at their waists bent all the time. How can ordinary people bear it?"

"Oh, yes, in fact, it's not just the lotus root, what kind of food we usually eat, they didn't get it through such hard work." Shen Huairen also felt emotional.

Master Huang nodded in agreement.

Then he turned his head and asked Qiduo gently how the workers' wages were calculated.

Qiduo talked about the settlement method of wages.

"Yeah, okay, the girl is very kind, the more you work, the more you get, which improves the enthusiasm of the hired workers, and at the same time is not harsh on the hired workers. This is a good idea, who came up with it?" Master Huang nodded and praised with a smile.

In this era, the wages of hired workers are calculated on a daily basis, and there is no settlement method for piecework wages, so he asked this question.

"Hey, it's me." Qiduo smiled innocently.

Master Huang and Shen Huairen stared at her seriously, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Especially Shen Huairen, he was thinking, how could this girl be so smart, how many novel thoughts and ideas did she have in her mind?
"It's unbelievable, you girl is too powerful, you can come up with such a good method. Girl, tell me, how did you come up with such a method?" Master Huang praised Qiduo, and then Interested in how this method came to be.

He thought about it, and thought that if this wage settlement method could be promoted throughout the Daimyo Dynasty, it would definitely promote economic development.

Qiduo did not expect that each of her small actions would most likely lead to changes in the entire Daming Dynasty.

Master Huang's question made her feel a little embarrassed. She didn't come up with this idea at first, it was thought up by the seniors in the previous life, and she just used it.

But she still answered Mr. Huang's question like this, "Master Huang, Uncle Shen, it's like this, when our family was planning to hire someone to dig lotus roots, my fourth uncle was worried that someone would not work hard for their wages.

Because such people do exist, and it is impossible for us to let the overseers hold whips to watch everyone work like those landlords. We can't do this, because we are all neighbors.

Later, I thought, since you get the same salary, some people do more and others do less, if you do more, you get more money, if you do less, you get less money, and if you don’t work, you get no money. It will be better.

I told my parents and fourth uncle what I thought, and they all agreed, saying that this would be very fair and increase everyone's enthusiasm, and secondly, it would also prevent people from fishing in troubled waters. After all, our family is not that rich. It must be used wisely. "

Master Huang and Shen Huairen listened carefully to Qi Duo's words, and both pondered for a while.

They were all thinking that for the same wages, some would do more and some would do less. This situation also existed among the officials of the imperial court.

The same official rank, with the same salary, some people dedicated themselves to serving the daimyo dynasty.

But some people only take their salary and don't work, they eat and wait to die every day.
Qiduo looked at them with blinking eyes, and thought to herself, they might be overwhelmed by her own thoughts.

Don't blame them, piece rate wages are a new thing for them, and it will take a certain amount of time to accept them.

"Haha, Zhonghe, your niece is amazing. Although these ideas are fresh, they are very practical." Master Huang praised Shen Huairen this time.

Loyalty is Shen Huairen's word.

Shen Huairen also smiled and praised Qiduo.

Qiduo smiled modestly in embarrassment.

After several people exchanged some greetings, under Shen Huairen's gesture, Qiduo showed Master Huang the lotus root.

Qiduo took the lotus root that was still stained with thin mud, broke it in front of Master Huang, and cut a section of lotus root with a small sharp shovel, revealing the snow-white heart.

"Master Huang, look, this is the lotus root that was just dug up. We have powdered lotus root that is suitable for stewing, and crispy lotus root that is suitable for stir-frying and cold dressing. They are guaranteed to be very fresh just out of the mud." Qiduo handed the lotus root to Huang In front of the adults, let him look at it carefully, and at the same time give a brief introduction to the lotus root.

Mr. Huang watched the lotus root being dug out from the mud with his own eyes, and saw that the lotus root was white in color and full of water, so there was nothing to worry about.

The reason why he asked to see the lotus root was because he thought that if the lotus root was not dug up this season, it would still be rotten, and he was a little uneasy.

Now that I have seen it with my own eyes, my heart is relieved.

"My lord, if you don't dislike it, you can take some lotus root back to taste first, and if you think it's suitable, you can decide to buy it later." Qi Duo said again.

Master Huang nodded and looked at Shen Huairen, "Zhonghe, have you eaten this lotus root yet?"

The lotus root was going to be taken to the capital, so he naturally couldn't be careless, otherwise it would be a big mistake.
Shen Huairen nodded seriously, "Well, I've eaten it twice, anyway, I don't know whether Qiyatou is better at cooking or the lotus root is better. I think it is better than the lotus root I have eaten before."

"What? The little girl can cook well?" Master Huang asked again in surprise.

He knew that Shen Huairen was very picky about what he ate, and if he could get Shen Huairen's praise, he would definitely be right.

"Hey, it's okay." Qiduo is also not humble, sometimes she can't be modest, she needs to be confident.

She rolled her eyes and continued, "Uncle and aunt love me. Even if I don't cook well, they say it's delicious, but I don't know if it's delicious. Mr. Huang, if you don't dislike our country's rough and vulgar, In the evening, you go to my house with your uncle, and I will make you some side dishes, and you can criticize them, okay?"

Mr. Huang was a little moved.

However, he was also worried that going there would cost Qiduo's family money and money, and he couldn't do it.

So he shook his head and refused, saying that he still had something to do that night.

Shen Huairen saw what he was thinking, and said with a smile, "Brother Huang, you will be leaving in a few days, and we don't know when we will see each other again. It is rare to have such an opportunity. Later, I will call my sister-in-law to come to my house for a reunion. Come on, let's have a good talk."

"Alright then." Master Huang thought for a while, and finally nodded in agreement.

"Okay, then I'll cook." Qi Duo smiled.

"Haha, okay, if I didn't want to try your handicraft, I wouldn't agree to your uncle." Master Huang joked with a smile.

Shen Huairen nodded at him and smiled.

Both of them were very emotional, as if they hadn't been so happy for a long time.

I don't know whether it is the busy and lively scene in front of them that makes them happy, or the little person beside them makes them happy.

After laughing, Master Huang said to Qiduo seriously, "Little girl, although I have a good relationship with your uncle, you must guarantee the quality of this lotus root, and you will not make any mistakes. It will be transported to the capital for thousands of miles, careless No way."

"Well, don't worry, Mr. Huang. Honesty is the most important thing in business, and quality is the most important thing. We will never shoddy. We will choose the best lotus root that is unharmed and give it to you. I dare not let you down. You and your uncle are looking forward to it." Qi Duo also suppressed her smile, and replied very solemnly.

"Okay, I believe what you said, girl, then you prepare five thousand catties for me, and the price will be calculated according to your market price." Master Huang said straightforwardly.

"Ah, five thousand catties? My lord, the lotus root can only be kept for two months at most, if you can't finish it, it will be wasted." Qiduo asked in surprise.

Of course she was happy to hear this number, but she had to sincerely remind her.

Shen Huairen also looked at Mr. Huang inexplicably, not knowing that he would ask for a lot, thinking that it would be a thousand catties at most.

Qiduo's words deepened Mr. Huang's impression of her, and the smile in his eyes deepened.

"Zhonghe, girl, don't worry, I am not the only one who wants five thousand catties of lotus root. I have a cousin who is doing business in the capital. This time I am going back to my hometown to visit my relatives. I am entrusted by him to bring some special products from my hometown there." Mr. Huang explained in this way. with.

Qiduo suddenly realized that doing business is pretty much the same.

Mr. Huang and Qiduo negotiated the price based on 28 ren per catty, and sent it to the No. [-] wharf in Mianjiang three days later for loading.

It takes about 20 days to go from Tonglin County to the capital city along the river.

Qiduo suggested that Mr. Huang buy some deep pots and use them to raise lotus roots, otherwise, when the boat arrives in the capital, the lotus roots will all rot.

Master Huang paid a deposit of 40 taels first, and the remaining 100 taels will be paid when the goods are delivered.

With Shen Huairen as the guarantor, there is no need to sign any contract.

Qiduo put away the banknotes and thanked her again. The first big business deal was completed, and the pressure on her shoulders instantly eased a lot.

Shen Huairen and Master Huang will not leave for now, they will wait for the county magistrate to finish measuring the area of ​​the barren hill.

Qiduo thought about going back to prepare dinner first.

She quietly asked Shen Huairen, "Uncle, what kind of food does Master Huang like to eat?"

"Hehe, Mr. Huang is a cat." Shen Huairen joked with a soft smile.

Qiduo pursed her lips and smiled, so she likes to eat fish.

Shen Huairen asked Uncle He to send Qiduo back to Tanjiazhuang first, and asked Uncle He to tell Zheng Wanru that Mrs. Huang and his wife were coming for dinner tonight.

Uncle He took the order and left with Qiduo first.

However, Qiduo asked Uncle He to drive to the county seat first, planning to go to the river to buy some fresh live fish.

A fishing boat returned with a full load, and Qiduo found that there were some saury among the jumping fish. In the previous life, this fish was extremely expensive, several thousand yuan per catty, and ordinary people would stay away from it, even the smell of fish could not be smelled.

And this fish is also very strange, in different waters, its taste varies greatly.

Generally, when you reach the downstream, the price is much cheaper, because its taste has undergone a strange change.

Tonglin County is located in the lower reaches of the Mianjiang River, so the price of saury should not be expensive.

Now is the right time to eat saury. After the Qingming Festival, the meat quality of saury will change. She asked the price, fifty yuan a catty.

This price is not expensive for Qiduo, but it is still daunting for ordinary people, and they are reluctant to buy it for food.

Qiduo bought all the saury that was the only one in the fish school, and it was only three catties in total, about two or two taels each.

Hehe, don't worry, I will make your taste extremely delicious, comparable to those dozens of taels of saury!
She looked at the saury in her hand and muttered to herself!
Except for saury, mandarin fish, grass carp, and fresh river prawns, I bought some of them all.

Then I went to the market to buy side dishes such as meat and wine, and then returned to Tanjiazhuang.

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