allonlinenovel Chapter 53 Buying Someone Again
Chapter 53 Buying Someone Again
This year is another bumper year. The twenty acres of rice are growing well, and the five acres of rice used for fish farming have made the villagers admire them again and again.
My second aunt is pregnant again, and the whole family is very happy. In ancient times, having a new baby was a big event.
Tingyuan was also four years old, and he was very happy to live in the same room with his two brothers. Tingbai also insisted on living with his brothers, so two bunk beds were put in the room, with the older one sleeping on the upper bunk and the younger one sleeping on the lower bunk. Now 12-year-old Lu Gensheng worked as a book boy for his fourth uncle in the county town, and 16-year-old Xiang Zhigao worked as a waiter in a braised food shop.
Bi Yue had never been to the county town since that one time. She heard from her fourth uncle that Zhu Shanchang was afraid to invest too much in the winery at the beginning, but later the sales were getting better and better. Now the farm is used exclusively for making wine, and he is preparing to open a winery in partnership with a nobleman in the capital.
The Chen family has received 850% of the dividends since the fourth month, a total of taels, and the dividends will increase in the future. Now they have two stores, and their lives are getting better and better. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are the richest people in the village.
Tingwei has been in school for more than a month and his results in the last monthly exam were very good.
The ducks were also raised to be fat and strong. Biyue placed an order in the system for the roast duck production process and the drawings of the oven.
The family asked the servants Wu Ben and Tian Liujin to do it. Tian Liujin was very smart. After being told several times, he started to do it. It seemed that he had a talent in this area. The two of them cooperated very well and made the oven in two or three times. The weather was hot and the temperature was high, so it was done in one day. So the family called three more people to kill six ducks and try roasting two first. Tian Liujin did it well the first time, and the whole family came to taste it and said it was delicious.
Bi Yue suggested that it was fine for family consumption, but not enough for business. The roast duck was not cooked enough and the slicing skill was still unfamiliar, so more practice was needed. After experimenting with a dozen ducks, Tian Liujin's knife skills also improved. After tasting the duck, Bi Yue finally decided that it could be sold.
The whole family sat in the main room to discuss the matter. Yue'er is now the backbone of the family. She is required to participate in everything and the family listens to her opinions and suggestions.
Bi Yue spoke first: "If we really want to do this business, we must first ensure the supply of ducks. There are not many ducks raised in our village this year, less than 200 in total. If the roast duck business in the county is to start, this number of ducks is not enough. We can only go to the county to see if there are any duck farmers. After signing a contract with them and setting the daily supply quantity, there will be no shortage of supply in the future."
The elders in the family all agreed with Biyue’s ideas and suggestions.
Since I have decided to open a roast duck restaurant in the county town, I will first inquire about the source of ducks.
Biyue brought a roast duck to Doctor Lin's house and asked for a few days off, saying she was going to the county town. Doctor Lin naturally agreed.
On the morning of the third day, the three of them had breakfast at home before leaving home. The grandmother took her granddaughter and Tian Liujin to the county town.
Tian Liujin was allowed to practice driving at home for the first few days. Today, when he was on the road, his grandmother was watching from the side. Seeing that he drove very well, she let go. This was mainly because the horse was obedient and was a loyal fan of Biyue. Now that Biyue was sitting in the car, the car would run even if no one was driving.
The carriage didn't arrive at his family's braised food shop until after 11 o'clock. When he entered the small courtyard from the back door, Guan Changqing was busy in the kitchen. When he saw the grandparents and grandchildren coming with Tian Liujin, he hurried forward to greet them, "The old lady and the young lady are here. Come in and rest for a while. I'll be done after I finish cooking this pot."
"It looks like business is good today." Grandma said as she walked.
Tian Liujin went to tie up the horse, and the two of them came to the front hall. Lu Yiping and Xiang Zhigao saw them and greeted them.
Grandma said to them, "You guys are busy, don't worry about me."
Seeing people queuing outside to buy braised meat, Lu Yiping was busy counting the bills. Grandma felt that there were still too few people in the store, so she opened a roast duck restaurant. Tian Liujin was responsible for roasting, slicing the duck and selling it, so she had to hire two more women.
She went to discuss with her granddaughter, asked Guan Changqing and Tian Liujin to make lunch, and went to the bedroom to rest. Seeing her granddaughter enjoying the fan and ice cream on the bed, she said, "Nannan, I think this store is understaffed. We may need to hire two more people."
Then the grandmother said, "Buy two girls, over 15 years old. I saw several men in their twenties who still don't have wives, and I haven't asked about their situation yet."
Biyue thought that her grandmother was really nice and cared about the marriage problems of her servants. So she agreed and said, "Ask them why they are still single in their twenties. How old are the children of men of their age in the village?"
Bi Yue said, "Let's buy some people first. We'll need two days of training after we get them. Especially for slicing ducks, that requires skills."
After the discussion, the grandparents and grandchildren went downstairs to have lunch.
Then he called Tian Liujin aside to ask him about his marriage problems.
In the afternoon, the three of them went to the human tooth market to buy people. When they arrived at the place, Xie Sanniu saw Ma Erhongyun from afar and knew that the old lady had arrived. She ran over to say hello. When she heard that she was going to buy two women over 15 years old today, she called them out. There were a dozen young women standing in front of her. The old lady selected carefully and chose two who were 16 years old. They were good-looking, could recognize a few words, and looked smart.
At this time, one of the girls knelt down in front of her grandmother and said, "Please buy my brother, my sister and I don't want to be separated."
Biyue and her grandmother looked at Xie Sanniu, who said hurriedly, "His brother is sick, and no one wants him. Two previous customers also liked this woman, but she didn't want to leave her brother behind."
Grandma asked Xie Sanniu to bring his younger brother out. She saw a thin and small boy, only seven or eight years old. Biyue asked him to come and sit next to her, took his pulse, then walked to grandma and whispered something in his ear. Grandma nodded. The little boy's sister looked at him nervously, wondering what the result would be.
Grandma said to Xie Sanniu, "How much silver do you want to buy three people?"
"I'll give you 20 taels for the two girls and 4 taels for the boy. How about that?" The brother and sister felt relieved after seeing the money paid.
Grandma thought the price was okay, so she paid the money, went through the formalities, and asked the three people to get on the carriage. After they were seated, the carriage arrived at the store in a short while. The three people in the store saw the servants who bought two adults and one child come back, and took the initiative to help boil water in the pot.
Grandma told the three of them to wash up. Bi Yue called the little boy over, poured him a bowl of water to drink, and told him to have a good sleep.
Grandma called the two girls over and said to them, "You can introduce yourselves with your own names." The tall one said, "My name is Li Tianxing, I am 16 years old. My master committed a crime and was sold. I was originally going to be sold to a brothel, but I gave a silver bracelet to the manager and came here." The other one said, "My name is Liu Weihong, I am 16 years old this year, and my younger brother is 7 years old this year, Liu Qiming. My father is a hunter. He was killed by a blind bear while hunting in the mountains. My mother was ill at the time. When she heard the news, her condition worsened and she also died. After burying my parents, half a year later, I heard rumors that my aunt was going to marry me to a widower who had lost two wives. I knew this day would come, so I sold my land and ran away with my younger brother. I didn't know where to go in this big world. My mother was also bought back by my father. Later, we wandered to the county town and thought about selling ourselves. My younger brother didn't sign the contract to sell himself with the pawnbroker at first, but later when my younger brother got sick, I signed it."
He was also a pitiful person. Grandma said: "You two should work hard here in the future. Your brother is still young and does not need to stay here. I have a grandson who is 9 years old this year. He will be his servant in the future. If you work well, you can redeem yourself after ten years."
"Thank you, madam."