Farmer’s Wife Has Magic Skills

Shen Ruyue was not feeling well, so she went back to rest. Chu Qingzhi took over all her affairs, and there were many things to do, plus she would have to pay her wages in a few days, and she had to settle accounts, so she was too busy to touch the ground.

After we had arranged things almost in the morning, the group of beggars came.

They have already helped harvest the rice at home, and they came here today to dig a cellar for Chu Qingzhi to store fruits.

The location of the cellar is in the vegetable field behind the old house. Originally, the backyard was only surrounded by a fence, but now a wall is built with bricks, about the size of an acre of land.

The workshop occupies half an acre of land, and the remaining cattle pens and stables occupy a quarter, and there is another quarter of the land.

Chu Qingzhi brought the group of beggars to the backyard, and she had already planned the entrance to the cellar, Wait, the master comes here before starting work.

The tools and everything are ready, just wait for the master who digs the cellar to come and guide.

The cellar is not easy to dig, and requires a strong professionalism, otherwise it will collapse and hurt people when it is dug.

The beggar leader hesitated for a moment and asked, Little girl, do you still care about two meals?

Chu Qingzhi said, Not only will I give you two meals, but I will also give you some wages after the work is done. If you help me with my affairs, I will not treat you badly.

The head beggar was overjoyed, Thank you girl.

The other beggars also looked excited, and secretly vowed in their hearts that they must work hard and strive to live with dignity in the future.

Chu Qingzhi didn't have to wait too long before the master came. He was an old man in his fifties. His clothes and hair were meticulous. It could be seen that he was a very serious person. He was accompanied by a young apprentice.

Outside the gate of the old house, Chu Qingzhi went forward to meet her, Master Peng, please excuse me.

Master Peng was very accommodating, and he waved his hand, You start to pay, and I do things as I should. Where is the location, we will start working immediately.

Chu Qingzhi raised her hand, Master Peng, please.

When they came to the backyard, Master Peng directed a group of beggars to get busy without delay.

There are many types of cellars. The high-standard cellars look like rooms, square and square. The cellar that Chu Qingzhi wants to dig is the highest-standard cellar that looks like a room, and can hold 10,000 catties of fruit.

Master Peng is a master who has been digging cellars for 30 years and has rich experience. He said that they can be dug out in three days.

Chu Qingzhi said that if she dug it out in three days, she was willing to pay fifty taels of silver, and she would give it to him alone, not counting other people's wages.

Rich people would not be so generous. Master Peng Mou worked hard to get the fifty taels within three days. No, he was extremely active.

Chu Qingzhi stood watching, when Chu Lianghong's voice came from outside, Qingzhi, are you there?

Yes. Chu Qingzhi hurried out, Grandpa Hong, is there something wrong?

Chu Lianghong pointed to his own sugarcane field and asked Chu Qingzhi, Do you want sugarcane? If you want it, I'll sell it to you at a cheaper price, so I won't bother to deliver it.

The sugar cane grown by his family is usually sold to the sugar workshop in the county, but it needs to be transported, which is very troublesome. He thought that Chu Qingzhi's family needed sugar to make ice cream, so he came to ask.

Chu Qingzhi thought, it would be appropriate to buy sugarcane to launch sugarcane juice sorbet and sell it for a month to end.

It is the end of August now, and the sorbet will not be sold until the end of September.

Grandpa Hong, how much do you sell sugar cane for a catty?

Chu Lianghong said, If you buy them all, I'll give you nine cents a catty. If you sell them in a workshop, you can sell them for ten cents.

Chu Qingzhi said, Then Grandpa Hong will send me two hundred catties first, and I will notify you to send the rest.

Chu Lianghong patted his thigh and said happily, Okay, I'll chop right away.

At this time, a group of children from the village ran over, and Chu Junbao looked at Chu Qingzhi expectantly, Sister Qingzhi, we also want to make some money, do you have a way?

Chu Qingzhi asked with a smile, What are you doing to make money?

Chu Junbao snapped his fingers and said, The New Year is still a few months away, let's earn some money to buy new clothes for the New Year.

The other children chimed in, We also want to buy new clothes.

Chu Qingzhi thought the children were cute, so she agreed, How about this, you go to the foot of the mountain to pick golden cherry seeds, and I'll give you five cents per catty, how about it?

Golden cherry is a kind of wild fruit. When ripe, the fruit is bottle-shaped, brown-red, and has thorns.

When picking, put a layer of cloth on the ground and use scissors to cut the fruit. You don't need to touch it with your hands during the process, and you don't have to worry about the thorns pricking your hands. Everyone is very smart.

There are wild golden cherry seeds from the foot of the mountain to the Zongye forest, and it is not a problem to pick one or two hundred catties.

Some people in the village have already picked them, but they only picked a few catties, and they went home to make medicinal wine by themselves.

Chu Junbao said positively, We'll pick them right away.

Coincidentally, Xu Songnian and Xu Wenlin sent the zong leaves home, and they passed by and heard Chu Qingzhi's words.

Xu Songnian looked at Chu Qingzhi expectantly with his dark eyes, Fifth Cousin, do you still want golden cherry seeds? We can also pick them.

The place where they picked the zongzi leaves was full of golden cherry seeds, the branches were bent, and the fruits were abundant.

Yes, as much as you have at the moment. Seeing the two children looking at her with admiration, Chu Qingzhi couldn't help but want to give some advice, I'll give you a trick, do you want to listen?

Xu Songnian nodded, Sister Fifth, tell me.

There are so many idle children in your village, you can let them pick them for you, you give them one penny per catty, or two pennies per catty, and when you receive it from me, I will give you five pennies per catty. You don't have to pick it yourself. You can also make a lot of money, you know?

Xu Songnian's eyes sparkled, Fifth Cousin, you are amazing, I know.

Chu Qingzhi said again, I plan to collect a thousand catties. After your village has finished picking, you can go to other villages to harvest. I will tell you when there is enough quantity.

Xu Songnian smiled and nodded, Fifth Cousin, I understand.

The brothers and sisters went back happily.

Chu Qingzhi watched off the two brothers and sisters, motivated and obedient children, likable.

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The beams of Chu Xujin's house are already being built, and the tiles are ready to be laid, which saves a lot of manpower.

Chu Qingzhi walked towards An Shanwu, Brother An, are you free?

An Shanwu walked towards Chu Qingzhi while wiping his sweat, and said with a smile, Yes, are you going to build a workshop again?

Yes, this time we will build a workshop for bread, biscuits, and sausage. Chu Qingzhi showed the drawings to An Shanwu, Brother An, take a look, when is it convenient to start construction?

An Shanwu glanced at the blueprint and said, Let's go to the venue first, and we'll talk about it when we get to the venue.

good.

Chu Qingzhi made an overall plan for the entire land at the foot of the mountain, dividing it into two large areas, one for the workshop area and the other for the office area.

The office area will be divided into many small areas according to the function, which is mentioned when doing detailed planning.