PDLP Chapter 105-1 Let's go to town
Chapter 105-1 Let's go to town
"Dewang wife, what is this all about? The one who did the wrong thing is your husband, and the one who benefited from the indulgence is you. If you really feel sorry for him, why not admit it? In this way, your husband can continue to make money to support the family, and your child won't starve to death. What do you think? I'm not kidding."
After that, Zhao Qiqi left, leaving behind a message: "Since you don't want to go with my son, then I have no choice but to ask Yan Sui to invite the head of the village and let him come and handle this matter personally."
After resolving this matter, Zhao Qiqi breathed a sigh of relief. The next step is to strengthen management, establish rules, and absolutely prevent such a situation from happening again.
However, after this incident, someone set an example, and at least no one will dare to make the same mistake again for a while.
In addition, the daily output can be calculated, which can also prevent people from stealing.
About half an hour later, they came back.
"Mom, it's done. The village head has detained the man first, and the soaps are left there as evidence."
Zhao Qiqi nodded. Even if he took it back, he would not sell it, and it would be uncomfortable to use it himself.
"Pack up and let's go to town. Yan Sui, Yan Tang, the two of you go together."
Gu Yanyi appeared out of nowhere, holding the freshly fried chestnuts that Hu Lan had given him. He was enjoying eating them one by one. Chestnuts are really a good thing, so delicious and very convenient.
Of course, what he said was that it was very convenient to eat. In order to eat, he went up the mountain early in the morning to pick chestnuts, open chestnuts, and wash chestnuts without mentioning the hardship. As long as there is something to eat, this is nothing!
This naughty kid was addicted to the sugar-roasted chestnuts. He went up the mountain to shake chestnuts before the morning. He shook quite a lot and begged Gu Zhaoyun to help him peel them. He and Gu Zhaoyun peeled the chestnuts together and asked Hu Lan to fry them for them.
It is actually not difficult to stir-fry chestnuts with sugar. All you need is enough ingredients. Hu Lan saw how to stir-fry them yesterday. What she made today is no different from what Zhao Qiqi made yesterday. She even looks more skilled than Zhao Qiqi.
"Mom, Xiaowu and I want to go too!" Gu Yanyi pulled Gu Zhaoyun in front of them, as if he would not give way if they didn't bring these two people with them.
Zhao Qiqi nodded. It was okay to bring them along. Two little kids wouldn’t take up much space.
Gu Yanyi jumped three feet high with joy and ran happily to the stable to untie the reins of the horse: "Mom, big brother, second brother, Xiaowu, hurry up."
The reason why he was so excited was that he had made a lot of money from Zhao Qiqi during this period, and he couldn't wait to go to the town to buy some new things. Anyway, his mother said that he could spend his money however he wanted.
Gu Yansui was driving the car, and Gu Yantang was learning how to drive a carriage. Gu Yanyi couldn't sit still and insisted on sitting outside to enjoy the scenery along the way.
Only Zhao Qiqi and Gu Zhaoyun were in the carriage, making it seem very empty.
"Yunyun, now that the school has been built, are you willing to study there?"
Zhao Qiqi built the school to make it easier for the children in the family to go to school, but more importantly for her. Even if there was no school in Gujia Village, the other children could be sent to the Qixian Academy in Zhenshan if they had money. But the girl didn't want to do that. The Qixian Academy did not accept girls, at least there was no precedent for this yet.
And I'm afraid Gu Zhaoyun is not willing to study there. She doesn't want her to pass the imperial examination, but she just wants her to learn to read and write, otherwise she won't know if she is cheated in the future.
Furthermore, as the family business becomes better and better, more and more people are needed. Naturally, one's own children can be trusted more than others, and some core and critical things have to be left to them.
Gu Zhaoyun was a little surprised. She thought it was good enough that her mother was willing to let her learn to read with her third brother. But now her mother actually asked her if she was willing to go to school?
But, won’t it be very expensive to go to school?
Although it was her mother who paid for the construction of the school building, she had never heard of any family willing to spend money to send their daughter to school. Even if it was not a matter of money, people would still consider the separation of men and women.
"Mom, it's enough if my third brother can come home and teach me something." She thought about it and still refused.
Zhao Qiqi took her hand and patiently said softly, "Yunyun, if you are concerned about money, I can tell you directly that I have money and am willing to give you money, but if you are concerned about other things, you have to think it through yourself."
She could tell at a glance what Gu Yunyun was really concerned about. Living in this era, those ideas had already been deeply rooted in her heart. In her perception, no other girl would go to school to study.
Although she envied her brother for being able to go to school, it was just envy and she didn't have any obsession, because the times told her that it was useless for women to study and they couldn't take the imperial examinations. In the end, they would just stay at home to take care of their husbands and children.
The carriage slowly stopped. Gu Yansui helped Zhao Qiqi get off, and Gu Yantang helped Gu Zhaoyun get off the carriage.
"Mom, this is where you buy bricks."
Gu Yantang was guarding the carriage outside, while Gu Yansui took Zhao Qiqi and others into a brick shop.
"Hello, Boss Yan. We are here to buy blue bricks."
The plaque at the door reads Yan’s Kiln.
Boss Yan looked at the people in front of him and knew they were from the village. There were not many people in the village who could afford to build blue brick houses.
Most people who have this money would choose to settle down in town, after all, it is more convenient there.
"How much does this lady want to buy?"
Zhao Qiqi herself didn't know. Gu Yansui and others did measure the area, but she had never built a house, so she didn't know exactly how many blue bricks were needed.
"This is the blueprint I drew and the area it occupies. Could you please help me, Boss Yan Yan, to see how many bricks are needed?"
Boss Yan took the drawing from Zhao Qiqi's hand and was secretly shocked. This woman was really rich. She wanted to build so many rooms and even pave the ground with blue bricks.
"Madam, the layout of this house doesn't look like it's meant for living."
Zhao Qiqi smiled and did not intend to hide it: "This is what I plan to use for the workshop, so the quality must be strictly controlled. I hope Boss Yan can send some good quality ones."
He had not expected that a woman who looked like a village girl would actually open a workshop in the village. Moreover, it seemed that this woman was also the head of the family. He had never seen a woman doing business.
Although he was surprised in his heart, he did not show it on his face. Instead, he became even more friendly. After all, when doing business, it is easier to get to know more talented people.
"Madam, I roughly estimated that we would need about 30,000 bricks. Of course, I overestimated that. After all, this is a large project and there will be some loss during the process. It is better to have a few more bricks to be prepared."
Zhao Qiqi nodded to show that he understood and didn't mind it. After all, it was impossible to have nothing left when building a house.
"A brick is two cents, so thirty thousand bricks is sixty taels of silver."