bookcurios Chapter 125 Proper Arrangements
Chapter 125 Proper Arrangements
"We still need to buy some medicine powder. We can just wrap it with a piece of cloth. We don't need to spend money on snake and insect repellent powder!"
"Yeah, anything involving herbs is expensive. Even if I pick them for half a day, it wouldn't be enough to buy the medicine!"
Everyone nodded, "Sir, let's forget about buying herbs. We don't have any money to begin with, and now we have to spend money before we even make any money. I'm afraid even if you give them an order, they won't do it."
At this time, Song Zhi also nodded in agreement, "So, sir, for the sake of everyone's safety, can the county government provide this anti-snake and insect powder?"
The villagers who had been strongly opposed just now fell silent in an instant and looked at Zhou Yu eagerly again.
Why didn't they think of that?
If the county government provided them with snake and insect repellent powder, why would they refuse it?
Who would complain that his life is not long enough?
Zhou Yu looked at Song Zhi again. This person might have planned this from the beginning.
He nodded calmly, "Since you're picking forsythia leaves for the county government, the snake and insect repellent powder should come from the county government."
Seeing Zhou Yu agreed, Song Zhi suggested, "Sir, I would like to recommend a doctor in our village who is very skilled in medicine. His snake and insect repellent powder is large in quantity and very effective."
"Normally, the price of a bamboo jar is ten coins. After hearing my praise of your noble act, he immediately reduced the price by two coins. You can first inquire about the price in the city. If you think it is suitable, you can consider it."
After hearing what Song Zhi said, Clan Leader Song was afraid that the adults wouldn't believe him, so he echoed her, "Yes, sir, the snake and insect repellent powder that our villagers use when they go into the mountains is all bought from him!"
When Zhou Yu heard the price, he realized it was not expensive. Then he heard from the Song clan leader that everyone in their village who went into the mountains had used it.
He said very straightforwardly: "Then when you go back today, ask that doctor to send fifty jars to the county government office first."
"If there's a shortage in your village later, please tell the officials who are collecting the leaves immediately. I'll have them ready to go."
"If there are no other questions, today's business will end here. When you return, mobilize the villagers first. I will deliver the medicinal powder to you tomorrow, and then you can go up the mountain to pick it."
In fact, everyone couldn't wait to go back and share the good news with their fellow villagers.
Now that they saw that the county magistrate really let them go, everyone kowtowed to Zhou Yu again in gratitude.
There were people kneeling on the ground in the lobby, but Song Zhi and Song An did not react and were still standing there.
Just when Song Zhi was hesitating whether to put on an act.
Zhou Yu helped her make the choice. "Everyone, get up. I have one more thing to remind you. If anyone doesn't follow what I said today and rushes up the mountain without taking precautions, it's fine if nothing goes wrong. But if something does, I will definitely hold you, the village heads and village chiefs, accountable!"
Those who originally wanted to go up the mountain after returning immediately gave up the idea. They just wanted to waste half a day. If something happened, it would not be worth it.
Just as they were about to leave, the two Muramasa who had arrived late also rushed to the county government office panting.
The two were already a little nervous because they were late, and they rushed to the county government office with trepidation, thinking that they would be met with the wrath of the county magistrate.
Who would have thought that instead of getting angry, he would find a way to make money.
The two village heads were pulled aside by their respective village heads and whispered to each other for a long time. When they learned that there was also Forsythia suspensa in their villages, they were dragged away in a daze to register.
They were surrounded by huge surprise for a moment, and after leaving the county government office, they still felt unreal as if they were walking on clouds.
After everyone left the lobby, Song Zhi also followed the crowd out.
But Zhou Yu called her back, "Madam Song, wait a moment!"
Song Zhi had no choice but to say to the Song clan leader who was walking beside her, "Grandpa Song, please go first. The adults may want to ask me about tea making."
The Song clan leader didn't say anything, just said, "I'll be waiting for you outside the county government office!" After that, he didn't give Song Zhi a chance to refuse and walked away.
After the villagers had left the hall, Zhou Yu said to Song Zhi, "I've already had the thatched shed and stove for making tea ready. Are you free tomorrow?"
Song Zhi first talked about her current situation, and then said that she would bring people over tomorrow and stay here for two days. She would not return home until they mastered the essentials of tea making.
After hearing this, Zhou Yu nodded, agreeing with this approach.
Seeing that he agreed, Song Zhi asked about the wages of these people.
Zhou Yu thought for a moment and said, "Let's just follow the current wage, fifteen cents a day."
But then he added, "Let's make this a deal for now. If their tea-making skills improve, there will be extra rewards after the tea is ready."
Song Zhi nodded to indicate that she would take note of it.
After agreeing on the price, Zhou Yu asked some detailed questions about tea making, such as how many kilograms of tea a person can pick in a day, how many kilograms of forsythia leaves can be made into one kilogram of tea, etc.
Song Zhi also told them one by one.
Finally, Zhou Yu remembered something and asked, "By the way, do you still have some ready-made Forsythia tea?"
Song Zhi guessed that Liangtian had not yet had time to report back to his master, so she hurriedly told him what Liangtian had said to her this morning.
"Please wait a moment, sir. I've asked my eldest brother to go home and get it. I think it should be delivered soon!"
He hosted a banquet for a group of merchants tonight, and these teas were prepared for them.
Regardless of whether they really wanted to buy or not, he treated them all and gave each of them a cup of tea.
No matter how stupid these foreign merchants are, they will give face to the government.
We can reserve some of them, if we can find one or two people who are really interested in this tea.
For those merchants, bringing back an extra cart of new tea would only mean an extra twenty or thirty taels of silver.
But for the county government, the people’s wages are now guaranteed!
Seeing that there was no problem with this matter, Zhou Yu handed it over to Liang Tian and went to deal with other official business.
Liang Tian escorted Song Zhi out of the county government office and said to her, "Madam Song, please wait here. When your brother arrives, you can ask the gatekeeper to notify me directly."
It was still unknown when this person would arrive, so he couldn't just stand outside the county government office and wait.
"Young man, go and do your work. I'll wait here for you, big brother. I'll send someone to notify you when they come."
Liangtian nodded and said a few words to the gatekeeper, then went straight to the public housing where Zhou Yu was.
After Song Zhi saw that everyone had left, she walked towards the Song clan leader who was waiting on the side, "Grandpa clan leader, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting!"
Clan leader Song waved his hand nonchalantly, and said with deep emotion, "I had no idea that all these things were proposed by you and the county magistrate! Ah Zhi, clan leader grandfather thanks you on behalf of all the uncles and aunts in the village."