Jin Xiaoye no longer rows the boat. She gave the boat she used to row to Jin Xiaoshu, and asked Jin Xiaoshu to row the boat. Jin Xiaoshu is now paying for the rental of the boat.
Jin Xiaoshu was lively and talkative. He took on some light jobs like Jin Xiaoye before him, and sold various odds and ends in nearby villages. He could earn 60 or 70 wen a day when he was doing less, and 100 or 200 wen when he was doing more. After deducting the 40 wen rent per day, he could earn more than 1 guan a month. He didn't earn much, but he was only a 16-year-old boy, and it was good to have such an income!
Every evening, after having dinner at Li Qingzhi's house, Jin Xiaoshu would give the money he earned to Jin Xiaoye. Before, she had helped Jin Xiaoye, and Jin Xiaoye had also paid him wages... Now, Jin Xiaoshu has saved more than three thousand strings of cash with Jin Xiaoye.
That's more than 3,000 copper coins! Recently, Jin Xiaoshu has been walking around with his head held high, feeling that he is very powerful.
Among the people of Miaoqian Village who are of the same age as him, who has as much money as he does
Nowadays in Miaoqian Village, marrying a wife requires a dowry of about ten taels of silver. If he works for another year, he can even marry himself a wife!
Thinking of this, Jin Xiaoshu would laugh out loud in his dreams.
Now after hearing what Yao the boatman said, Jin Xiaoshu looked at Jin Xiaoye—does he want to change the boat rental
Jin Xiaoye said, "Uncle Yao, we already have a boat, so there is no need to rent another one. If you want to rent your boat, you can ask around in the village. I think there must be someone in the village who wants to rent a boat."
In the past, the villagers had never thought of making money by renting boats, but didn’t she make money
Jin Xiaoye had long discovered that some people in the village were eager to rent a boat to go to the county town to make money after she made money. Some people even asked her about renting a boat.
It’s just that most people don’t know much about this business, so they don’t dare to try it easily. But if Yao Chengong is willing to guide them...
Thinking of this, Jin Xiaoye said: "Uncle Yao, you can take in an apprentice, teach him how to row a boat, and introduce some business to him... In this way, even if you charge 50 cents a day for the rent of your boat, he will definitely be willing to pay for it." Yao the boatman has been rowing in Chongcheng County for 20 years. He knows a lot of people and has many old customers.
If only he would give those clients to someone else...
Here, when a skilled person takes in an apprentice, the apprentice will visit his master during every festival. The two families treat each other like relatives, so it is like Mr. Yao has half a son.
The person who takes Yao Yugong as his teacher can also get great benefits.
If the villagers rashly rent a boat to do business, they will probably not make much money in the end. But with Yao the boatman leading them... the young and strong people will not earn less than Yao the boatman. Even if they have to pay Yao the boatman rent, they should be able to get a lot of money in the end.
As for her, she would not rent a boat from Yao Chengong, and neither would Jin Xiaoshu.
Their two families are relatives, so some things are difficult to handle. Of course, this is mainly because she and Jin Moli don't have a good relationship.
After hearing what Jin Xiaoye said, Yao Yugong was very grateful: "Xiaoye, you have a lot of ideas. I will listen to you!"
He is old and has a bad back. He may not even earn fifty cents a day working outside. So why not rent out the boat