bookcurios Chapter 25 Want to occupy?
Chapter 25 Want to occupy?
Seeing that Lin Xiaofan's words were alluding to him, Li Daniu immediately retorted, but there was not much confidence in his tone.
He looked at Lin Xiaofan's eyes, trying to find a little bit of panic in it in order to comfort himself.
Unfortunately, Lin Xiaofan only had confidence in his eyes.
Liu Yanyan did not keep everyone waiting for a long time. After a while, she came out with a look of disgrace, holding seven or eight pieces of lime in her arms.
"Husband, there are so many in total." Liu Yanyan put the lime down and wiped the sweat on her face with her sleeves. The earth kiln has just finished burning lime, and the temperature is much higher than outside.
Lin Xiaofan felt a little distressed when he saw this. The cold and the heat are the most harmful to the body. If he catches a cold, he will be in trouble. This kind of tiring work will still have to be done by outsiders in the future, as long as our own people master the core technology.
"Daughter-in-law, you are tired!"
Lin Xiaofan immediately stepped forward, raised his sleeves and carefully wiped the dust from Liu Yanyan's face.
It turned out that it was okay not to wipe it, but after wiping it, Liu Yanyan's originally gray face became even more black and gray, making her look like a little cat.
With a puff, Liu Shishi and the others couldn't help laughing. When the onlookers saw this, they couldn't help but laugh.
The women who followed him looked at Lin Xiaofan with envy, and then at the disgraced Liu Yanyan. The envy in their eyes could hardly be concealed.
Lin Xiaofan can make more than one piece of lime, and his days will definitely get better and better!
And several of his wives are as thin as monkeys, and they look like infertile and unsalable goods. How could such a woman whom no one wants live a better life than herself?
Not only will life be easier in the future, but you will also have money, and even men will know how to love others!
They work a lot at home, but even if they are exhausted, their men never say a kind word to them, and sometimes they even punch and kick them! Seeing that there was still lime coming out, Liu Shishi and others became a little more excited when they saw this.
First, the husband earned another two taels of silver. You know, two taels of silver can buy more than three stones of fine grain.
Second, lime refining is surprisingly good. Because of the first refining, they did not put in much limestone ore. Now it seems that at least one-third of the stone mines have been refined into lime.
You know, this is the first time to practice. In the future, as the technology continues to be improved, the proportion of refined products will become higher and higher. When the time comes, will you still worry about not having enough to eat?
"so much?"
"It doesn't look like he's being fooled. Lin Xiaofan might actually know some refining methods."
“Is lime worth it?”
"Let's put it this way, one pound of lime can be exchanged for one and a half pounds of coarse grains. Do you think it's worth it?"
"Then Lin Xiaofan will become famous in the future?"
"Xiao Fan, my granddaughter is seventeen this year. She is as beautiful as your Liu Shishi, and she is also able to endure hardships. Do you want to consider it?"
When Lin Xiaofan heard the last sentence, his eyes suddenly lit up. Just as he was about to discuss further, he found Li Daniu tiptoeing away from the crowd.
The neighbors were chatting animatedly, but no one noticed him.
"Uncle Da Niu, don't leave in a hurry. I wonder when your two taels of silver will be delivered?"
Li Daniu was already feeling guilty, but when his name was suddenly called, he jumped in fright.
This funny look immediately caused a burst of laughter.
Li Daniu wiped the cold sweat from his face and snorted: "Hmph, you don't have to worry, I will definitely give you the money."
Immediately, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
This land belongs to Lin Xiaofan, and he will definitely not be able to get it, but he can find a way to get Lin Xiaofan to return the land to the village.
If you can't get it yourself, you can't let Lin Xiaofan get it.
"Xiao Fan, you also know that in the past few years, there have been wars and heavy taxes. If there is a slight famine, many people in the village will die. This mine belongs to the village, how about you return it to the village?"
When the villagers heard this, their eyes suddenly lit up. If the mine were made a village property, then everyone could make a lot of money from it.
For a moment, everyone looked at Lin Xiaofan.
The mine belongs to Lin Xiaofan, this is settled in black and white. If he doesn't let go, it will be useless for anyone to come.
Li Zheng was also a little moved. After thinking for a moment, he said:
"Xiao Fan, the mine is so big that you can't mine it all by yourself. How about you return the mine to the village and our village will collect thirty taels of silver in exchange?"
Li Zheng stroked his beard, raised his head and said. He felt that his conditions were attractive enough. After all, Lin Xiaofan grew up in a poor family and had probably never seen so much money.
The money was enough for him to buy a bigger yard, buy some new clothes, and the rest could be used to survive a famine year.
But what he didn't expect was that Lin Xiaofan refused without even thinking.
"No, I don't plan to take action in the mine for the time being."
This mine is in his hands, and sooner or later it can be turned into tens of thousands of taels of silver. How could he let the village exchange it for thirty taels of silver?
Li Zheng frowned after hearing this, thinking that he had given too little, so he gritted his teeth and said again: "In this way, our village will collect forty taels of silver for you. Also, you will also have a share of the profits created by the mine. . Xiaofan, it’s not easy for us in the village. No matter how many people there are, we really can’t make it together.”
"Forget it, Uncle Li, I can still use the mine if I keep it."
Lin Xiaofan kept smiling and gently rejected Li Zheng's request.
Li Zheng had always treated him well, and now he was discussing with him nicely. He could not choose to ignore or directly fight back like he did to Li Daniu.
But Li Daniu's trick of killing people with a borrowed knife is really cruel.
"Xiao Fan, why don't you return the mine to the village. You and your family can't afford such a big mine."
"Yes, we usually have to farm, so we don't have so much time to mine. It's good for us all to leave it to the village."
"Xiaofan, don't worry, we will get you forty taels of silver even if we sell everything."
The neighbors on the side also wanted a piece of the pie and tried to persuade Lin Xiaofan to hand over the mine.
When Lin Xiaofan saw this, he frowned and responded:
"Everyone, it's impossible for me to hand over the mine. And even if I hand it over to you, will you be able to smelt lime?"
After hearing this, the villagers suddenly became silent. Lime? Are you kidding me? Many of them have never touched an earthen kiln in their lives, let alone smelting lime.
You know, smelting lime is a technical job. If you have this technology, you can find a job in the city, and you will not have to worry about food and drink for the rest of your life, or even for generations to come. If it were so easy to learn, who would farm here?
Seeing no one responded, Li Xiaofan continued:
"Since you don't know how to smelt lime, what's the use of getting the mine? You can only sell some stone ore. But the price of this stone ore is not even one-third of that of lime. And it has to be mined, and How much does it cost to deliver it to the town?"