This matter was on Mr. Pu’s mind, and he immediately started chatting and complained, “At first, I found him an old man from Fucheng, who used to teach in the Cui family. Later, something happened to the Cui family, and the old man also lost his job. , came to my house.
The old gentleman is a bit old-fashioned, but his knowledge is good. However, this brat of mine is not sensible. Not only can he not listen to what the old gentleman says, but he also burned his beard.
The old gentleman was so angry that he fell ill, which almost scared me to death. He asked for medical advice, supplements and soup, and also gave him a lot of money as compensation, just because we were afraid that if something happened to him, we couldn't afford it!
After the old gentleman recovered from his illness, he refused to continue to educate my children, no matter what, so I had no choice but to send him back. After asking around many times, I finally found a middle-aged man from Ping'an County who had some knowledge.
Thinking about it, we don’t expect our children to learn well, as long as they can be enlightened, but I never expected that the gentleman came to my house and got together with a rude maid. I was really embarrassed!
I took that stupid thing away, and I no longer had any confidence in finding a husband. Later, my wife’s family recommended a gentleman. He had been a master in the Yamen before, but was later transferred to the peak, and he was retained. Next, the new county magistrate had his own master. He returned to his hometown and could not find a suitable job.
This gentleman is quite good, he seems to be knowledgeable, and my children can accept it. He is still staying at my house. Maybe I can help you inquire about it. ”
Shen Yi's heart jumped when he saw Mr. Pu's angry fingers poking in the air. When he heard that he had a way out, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Okay, okay! Thank you so much, Mr. Pu! My four children all have some basic knowledge, so it's not difficult to teach him, but don't be too rigid. I'm worried that the children will have no objection. My wife jumped up first."
Mr. Pu had an expression of "I know you," and said, "Easy to talk about. This gentleman in our family's repair is two taels of silver a month. After all, he has been a master, so it is reasonable to ask for this repair."
Shen Yi silently calculated the accounts and felt that two taels of silver was quite reasonable. He nodded immediately, "Then I'll trouble Mr. Pu."
"It's easy to talk about."
Mr. Pu sent Shen Yi away and turned around to see his uneasy little son immersed in eating. He trotted forward and sat down next to his son, "Are the snacks delicious?"
Xiao Twelve nodded wildly.
“Is the milk tea delicious?”
Xiao Twelve continued to nod, as if he had never eaten good food in eight lifetimes.
Mr. Pu's expression was hard to describe, "Your four younger brothers and sisters in Uncle Shen's family are all capable. Now we have to invite you, sir. If you don't work hard, you will be outclassed. If you want to eat these delicious food, you dare to come to our door." ”
Xiao Twelve swallowed the food in his mouth, took a sip of milk tea, and said: "It's okay, just ask Uncle Shen to deliver it to me."
Master Pu: ".He is a town official! Do you think he is our housekeeper?"
"Then I want to eat in front of my aunt's house. If I don't go in, that's fine!" Xiao Twelve looked proud.
Mr. Pu died!
Shen Yi immediately walked around the street after leaving Pu's house. He only crossed the bridge yesterday, and today he found many villagers from Moshi Town coming to the town, some carrying prey, some carrying wild fruits, and some selling firewood. Yes, there are even fish sellers.
They are all half-sized fish from ordinary streams and rivers. Rich people may spend money to buy them fresh, but poor people won't even look at them.
In any case, there are not so many people in Dahe Town going to the market. When the market arrives, it will definitely be more prosperous than ever.
Thinking of this, Shen Yi immediately ran back to the town official's office, summoned all the people below, and said, "I have an idea."
"If you have anything to say, the town official, speak directly and we will do it immediately."
The mayor of Dahe Town is talking about this. Ever since he saw the power of the floating bridge, he has been very attentive to Shen Yi.
Although the others were not so obvious, they all looked up to Shen Yi and did whatever he told them to do without any ambiguity. Seeing everyone's cooperation, Shen Yi felt happy and said: "Today is neither a big market nor a small market. There are so many people buying and selling in the town. If we encounter a large market or a small market, it will be absolutely unprecedented. I mean in the town." A large market was set up at the entrance, with two long rows of stalls. All those doing business had to pay a penny to rent a stall
Of course, if there are few things and the family is really in trouble, you can also let the other party make do with others, and we will send people to patrol the market to avoid trouble. What do you think? ”
Several township chiefs gathered together and whispered.
When they heard that they had to charge money to set up a stall, they were not happy at first, but when they heard that people were patrolling from behind, they stopped saying anything.
Everyone knows how chaotic it is when going to the market. Not only a child is lost, but also a murder caused by an egg. If no one takes care of it, it is very likely to cause serious consequences. If there is a patrol team and unified stalls, at least the stalls can be set up. A well-behaved person can reduce chaos in half.
"I think it's feasible!"
Others nodded in agreement.
Shen Yi showed eight teeth, "Then it's settled. Now let's find someone to customize the stall. I'll go to the entrance of the town and have a look. Let's mark out the most reasonable place."
This market must also take into account the business of the shops in the town. It must extend from the town to the outside of the town and cannot affect the traffic of cars and horses.
Shen Yi was busy until dark with this tinkering.
Fortunately, there is a pontoon bridge, so it is easy to go back, but it is a bit dark and it is difficult to see the bridge deck clearly.
The next day he went to the bridge guard and asked about yesterday's profit.
The bridge guard excitedly took out a locked box and said, "Shen Yi, the copper plates collected yesterday are all in it. We old guys can hardly move them. Please count them quickly."
Shen Yi opened the box in front of them, counted the copper coins one by one, and grinned happily, "Not bad, not bad. We will have 368 coins on the first day. It will definitely be doubled several times during the New Year and the holidays."
An old man drooled excitedly, "No! I didn't expect so much in one day. No wonder the box is so heavy!"
Shen Yi took out the account book, wrote down the amount, and asked everyone to fingerprint it.
"I'll take this money first. There will be two copies of the ledger. You will keep one here and I will keep one here. It will be used to pay wages and repair the bridge! By the way, I came back late yesterday. If I walk on the bridge It’s a bit scary to see the light in the dark. I suggest placing two lanterns at intervals and lighting them when it gets dark. If you cross the bridge at night, you’ll be charged an additional penny. How about that?”
Several old men thought about it carefully and thought this method was good.
This matter was left to them. Shen Yi crossed the river to collect the money from the other side. There were obviously fewer people coming from Dahe Town to Moshi Town, but the two sides combined already exceeded 500 yuan.
There is this amount in a day, and at least nearly two hundred taels in a year. Throw away the wages of the bridge guards and the money for lighting lamps, and there are still many people left.
It is more than enough for repairing the bridge deck.
In this way, a virtuous cycle can continue to operate. (End of chapter)