Gao Baihu, Master Miao, and Lieutenant Yang from the government army also came back together, and they praised: "The business of new dyes is indeed very good. I heard Master Miao say that because we have a way of making money from selling colored hay, we Dongming This year, there are fewer families selling their daughters.”
Due to the fine for being unmarried, every July, some families who cannot afford to pay the fine and are unwilling to marry their daughter to an old widower or bachelor simply sell their daughter for money. Some even Go to the door of a wealthy family and kneel down to beg, and you will give your daughter as a slave for free.
According to Kefu Yamen statistics, in July this year, there were about 70% fewer such tragic incidents.
However, the fine for being unmarried was set by the imperial court. Master Miao did not respond much. He just nodded in response, pointed at the old village chief Zhou and said: "This is the father of Team Leader Zhou." ? They look very similar."
After hearing this, old village chief Zhou was overjoyed. Unseen, he hurriedly brought his children, grandchildren and nephews over, saluted and said: "I'm here to pay my respects to some adults. I'm the father of Xiaobantou Zhou. This is his second brother, and this is his nephew...the following ones are They are his cousins and clan brothers, and they are all literate.”
If it weren't for the fear that the adults would be angry, Mr. Zhou would have wanted to beat the gong and gather the whole village together to show their faces in front of the adults!
Master Miao looked at the busy children of Zhoujia Village around him and said to Old Village Chief Zhou: "Zhoujia Village is indeed a place where generations have lived. It is really prosperous. No wonder the Qin family gives the big job of collecting grass to them. Zhoujia."
asked again: "But shouldn't you collect grass in Zhoujia Village? If you continue to collect grass in the ghost village, it will still block the village road and make it inconvenient for merchants to get the soup. ."
Old village chief Zhou said hurriedly: "What the Governor wants to remind you is...Zhoujiacun is already in Tenglaowu, and the grass collection stall will be moved to Zhoujiacun in a few days. "
Huang Yanglong couldn't wait any longer and stopped listening to their nagging. He said, "Mr. Lin Qi, let's go back to the west of the village to find the Qin family. You can accompany Gao Baihu and Master Miao first!"< br>
After saying that, he immediately asked Xiaobai to ride to the west of the village.
Jiang Dalang shouted from behind: "Master Huang, please slow down, there are many people in the village, be careful of bumping into people!"
Huang Yanglong replied: "Don't worry, Xiaobai's riding skills are good. "Xiaobai, hurry up!"
The two flying horses rushed into the village and then entered the west of the village. , stopped in front of the Qin family's workshop, Huang Yanglong shouted before getting off his horse: "Qin family daughter, come out quickly to discuss the signing... Mr. Lin and the others will not stay long, they have to leave before evening, let our two families Just sign the contract so that they can be our witnesses!”
The voice was so loud that it almost broke the roof.
"Here we come." Qin Xiaomi came out of the room where the secret recipe package was prepared, called Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin, and together they went back to Qin's house next door.
Not long after, Dong Xue’s family also arrived.
A few people were sitting in the courtyard. Qin Xiaomi took out two contracts that had been written and put them on the table: "Two cooperation models, Master Huang, choose one."
Huang Yanglong took it and looked at it, and became angry: "Daughter of the Qin family, you really cannibalize people without spitting out the bones. The most expensive ingredients for the secret recipe are only tens of cents per catty. One catty can make so many secret recipe bags, but you are selling them I have half a tael of silver One share, why don’t you go and grab it? You lost money and asked Xiaobai to risk his life to help your family catch the murderer. You don’t know how to repay him!”
Qin Xiaomi said with a smile: "Master Huang, don't get excited. This half-a-tael secret recipe package is already worth a life-and-death price. Otherwise, even if I sell it for two taels of silver, Wen Jin Jiekang and others will rush to buy it."
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Well, that's true.
Huang Yanglong snorted and continued to read the second contract, getting even more angry: "The Qin family only gives a secret recipe package and gets a 30% bonus, hahaha!"
Huang Yanglong wants to strangle Qin Xiaomi to death. , but Lin Zongqi and the others were still waiting outside. He didn't dare to delay, so he quickly took out his small abacus and calculated the cost. Half a quarter of an hour later, the cooperation model that was most beneficial to the Huang family was finally chosen: "The Huang family firm chooses the first option... But half a tael of silver for a secret recipe package is really too expensive. Your family will lower the price. "
Qin Xiaomi said: "Master Huang, you have just calculated the cost. You should know that the most expensive cost of the secret recipe money, transportation money, workers' money, and grass collection money is only one tael of silver for a jar of red soup, and a jar of red soup can be sold for two and a half taels of silver. The red ones can be sold for three taels of silver per jar, so your family won’t lose money and still make a lot of money.”
Then he said: "When your Huang family comes to escort the secret recipe package, you can also pull a batch of dried fish in the car to sell. The money you earn can not only cover the freight, but also make another profit..."
Finally asked: "Do you want to sign? If you don't want to sign, my family will go to Wen Jin Jie Kang Yan's family. They will definitely be willing to sign."
"Sign! "Huang Yanglong was afraid that the fat he got would fly away, so he didn't want to cry. He hurriedly signed, pressed his fingerprints, and stamped the small seal of Huang's firm. He did it in one go without any hesitation. He also urged Qin Xiaomi: "Hurry up and sign too. Ah, do you want to regret it?”
Qin Xiaomi resisted the urge to roll his eyes and signed his name on the deed.
"Hahaha, it's finally happened. I, Huang Yanglong, have made a difference. I can go back to my hometown with pride. Let's see how Zheng Nandan's thugs say this young master is incompetent!" Huang Yanglong took the contract. I read the book again and again, and I wanted to kiss it twice.
Seeing him mention Zheng Dongjia, Qin Xiaomi thought for a while and finally spoke: "Master Huang, although I have never met Zheng Dongjia, judging from the words you scolded him, he is actually a very nice person."
< br>Huang Yanglong was shocked: "You actually spoke for Zheng Nandan? You Are you okay? Could it be that you were bewitched by that monster in your dream? Do you want me to ask an expert to exorcise you?”
Qin Xiaomi said: “I heard that the Zheng family did not do it on their own initiative. My dear brother, I did it as a last resort after the family suffered a disaster..."
Huang Yanglong interrupted her: "No matter what the reason is, he just did it, and he became the owner of the Huang family business from a brother-in-law. He is vicious, selling his position, and using sex to seize the Huang family's ancestral business. !”
“Master Huang, calm down. "Point." Qin Xiaomi waited for a moment, and after Huang Yanglong was no longer so excited, he said: "I also know some of the situation in Lingnan Prefecture, and for a talented man like Zheng Dong's family, asking him to put down his dignity and become his brother-in-law is actually a good idea. It’s worse than dying.”
"Besides, the reason for Qidi's incident is not his fault. You are a local, and you know the reason very well... If you really don't like Qidi, then bring more people from your hometown to make a fortune. With money, misfortunes can be reduced, and in a few generations, the things you don't like will disappear."
Huang Yanglong had a sullen face and said nothing.
The Xue Dong family was afraid that Qin Xiaomi would tell Huang Yanglong that he was depressed, so he hurriedly said: "Mr. Qin, let's go out and find Mr. Lin and others to sign autographs. They are witnesses."
"Sure. "Grandpa Qin called to Huang Yanglong: "Master Huang, let's go."
Huang Yanglong then got up, took the deed, and went to the entrance of the village with Xue Dong's family.
"General Lin Qi, Gao Baihu, Master Miao, Lieutenant Yang, and the Qin and Huang families have signed the contract. You are the witnesses. Please help sign in." Xue Dongjia handed them the contract.
Master Miao was shocked when he saw the price: "So cheap!"