Knowing that they were coming today, Zhao Liu didn't go out. Seeing them coming, he smiled and warmly invited them in.
Lian Fangzhou had already thought about this matter thoroughly last night, and discussed with Lian Ze and A Jian on the way here, made deliberations and supplements, basically there would be no mistakes. It was quick to talk to Zhao Liu at this time.
Lian Fangzhou plans to hire 30 young and strong laborers and rent 12 oxen. At that time, they will personally watch people work and take care of lunch. The wages will be calculated according to the previous agreement; The owner who rakes and hires cattle to drive the cattle pays two renminbi a day per person, but they leave two days later than the workers. As a middleman, Zhao Liu and they gave a total of four taels of silver as an introduction fee. As for the hired workers, he didn't care how they hired them.
She only asked the people Zhao Liu recruited to work hard.
Introducing such a business, Zhao Liu, as a middleman, should get two taels of silver from Lian Fangzhou. Lian Fangzhou gave him double the money, and he was naturally happy in his heart. Please don't worry about the spectrum!
The two parties agreed that Zhao Liuhui would take the hired people and cattle to Shitouping the day after tomorrow, and Lian Fangzhou and the three left the Zhao family.
After leaving Zhao's house, Lian Fangzhou smiled and said, "Let's go and see the donkey! If it's suitable, I'll buy it today! By the way, I'll buy some white flour, pickles, meat and miso, and I'll make lunch for someone the day after tomorrow! Buy another two A big tin teapot, when the time comes, fill some hot water and send it to the field.”
Naturally, steaming steamed buns and pancakes for lunch is the most convenient and affordable, but rice is too troublesome.
A Jian and Lian Ze naturally had no objection, the three of them inquired about the location of the livestock market, and went there.
Lian Fangzhou doesn't know how to choose animals, but Ah Jian does.
When the animal seller saw them, he asked if he wanted to buy a donkey, and the donkey seller came forward and said.
Naturally speaking, the eloquence is eloquent and the tongue is brilliant, boasting about his own donkey that there is nothing in the sky and nothing on the earth.
Ah Jian didn't speak, and didn't seem to listen to what the seller said. She just went to look at the donkey.
The donkey seller's eyes followed him all the time, and his expression changed slightly when he saw the parts he was looking at. It can't be fooled!
The three of them walked around the livestock market, and finally bought a very strong donkey for twelve taels of silver.
"Sister, our family has a donkey too!" Lian Ze saw that he liked it so much, he stroked the shiny black fur, tugged at the long donkey ears, and grinned.
Lian Fangzhou laughed and said, "I'll leave it to you and Che'er in the future. We don't have much fodder in winter, so don't let our donkeys starve! We'll buy two big oxen in a while!"
Lian Ze nodded happily, promising that he would never let the donkey go hungry.
The three of them talked and laughed and went to the car dealership to look at the car again.
There are all kinds of cars in the car dealership, you can buy ready-made cars or customize them.
Lian Fangzhou didn't want to be too troublesome, and there was no need to customize it, so he spent eight taels of silver on the spot and bought a very well-made car made of fir.
This car is different from Liu Jia's. Liu Jia's car was a carriage, and Lian Fangzhou and the others bought it mainly for the convenience of transporting things for farm work in the future, so it was an open wooden cart, which was more elegant and stronger than the flatbed carts pushed by people in the countryside.
The three of them then went to the blacksmith's shop and ordered some hoes, shovels, shovels, axes, hatchets, sickles, etc., and the best materials were naturally used.
There is a saying that if a worker wants to do a good job, he must first sharpen his tools. The money on it cannot and should not be saved.
After finishing this, the three of them ate lunch in the town, bought noodles, miso and other odds and ends, and went home.
Ah Jian drove the cart very easily. The whip in her hand was raised high and gently lowered, making a whirring sound, but it didn't fall heavily on the donkey. The hand holding the rein on the other side is even more freely retractable.
Lian Ze sat beside him, watching with envy.
Ah Jian smiled slightly, and said to him: "I don't have time today, how about I teach you later?"
"Really? Thank you, Brother Ajian!" Lian Ze nodded in surprise and joy.
Back home, Lian Che and Lian Fangqing found out that it was their own donkey and the donkey cart was even happier than Lian Ze. They climbed into the cart and sat for a while, then jumped down, groped around the donkey, and smiled. Eye.
After unloading the cart, Lian Fangzhou asked Lian Ze to take the donkey to the backyard and tie it up. Lian Fangqing and Lian Che followed along, chirping.
The family has not raised cattle for many years, and there is no shed for livestock. Lian Ze felt sorry for the donkey, fearing that it would be frozen at night, so he tied it to the corner of the sundry shed against the wall, and came back with Lian Fangzhou. Said to build a barn. "Otherwise, how can you live in such a cold winter?"
Lian Fangzhou naturally didn't say it was bad, and said with a smile that if he had free time these days, he would ask someone to come and pick him up. Not only does it need to be erected, but a better one must be built. In addition to the place related to livestock, there must be a place to stack hay and park cars.
The car was left in the open air, exposed to the wind, rain and sun, and it broke down quickly.
By the way, the sundry shed was also rebuilt and solid, and firewood, farm implements, tools and other miscellaneous things had to be placed somewhere.
Early the next morning, the three Lianze brothers and sisters took their donkeys to graze on the embankment next to the village. Even Fangzhou didn't stop them from smiling actively when they saw them, and only told them to wear more clothes.
After breakfast, Lian Fangzhou went to the entrance of the village alone.
There is a small stream that goes around the edge of Dafang Village. The narrowest part is no more than one meter, and the shallow stream can be crossed by placing a taller stone in the middle. The widest part is no more than three meters. At the entrance of the village, it made a big bend and flowed eastward.
Just at the back of the bend, about ten meters away from the river beach, is a flat grassy land that is three to four meters above the creek.
Lian Fangzhou went there for a walk and looked around. This piece of barren grassland is about 20 mu, and it happens to be backed by a hill with many camphor trees and wild magpies growing on the hill.
Entering Dafang Village from the outside, bypassing this hill, you can see the whole picture of Dafang Village. In a certain sense, this hill is the barrier of Dafang Village.
Lian Fangzhou has inquired about it, and this wasteland is also unowned.
She thought about buying the land.
After the cotton is harvested next year, it will definitely have to find a place to stack it. Where can so many places be stacked in that small home? So a large row of warehouses had to be built here.
In addition to the warehouse, there must be a workshop for processing cotton bolls, a spinning room for spinning cotton yarn, a warehouse for stacking cotton thread, and housing for workers.
If possible in the future, she also wants to build a cotton weaving workshop.
In this way, selling cotton after processing is of course more valuable than simply selling cotton. However, things have to be done step by step. What she is not capable of doing at present is just an idea in her mind, not a plan yet.
Lian Fangzhou was fascinated when she heard someone shouting "Fangzhou!" from behind. She smiled slightly and knew it was Ah Jian without turning her head. There are three updates at 12:30, three updates at 4:30 pm, and another update at 7:00 pm!
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