The skilled widow is busy farming

Chapter 46 Breaking Ground
Everyone continued to discuss it until the afternoon, and then the grandfather and the others took the children home.

Grandpa will find carpenters and masons tomorrow and ask them to build the winery. This is a big job. You can negotiate with others to make it cheaper. The village has ready-made manpower, which can save a lot of money. The wood needed to build the house, second uncle and father-in-law The wood in the wasteland is readily available and can be exchanged with the carpenter.

Grandpa and his father-in-law can make the stoves and other things needed for brewing. The rest is to dig the foundation and dig at least ten wells at different locations. One well is not enough for brewing, and it uses a lot of water.

There are at least ten drainage ditches. For such a large winery, preparation measures must be taken, otherwise they will be flooded when it rains.It’s not enough to have Xiuniang’s drawings, you also need to conduct on-site surveys, so that the carpenters and house builders know how to work.

Xiu Niang's drawings are very detailed and can be understood almost at a glance, which reduces a lot of trivial work.

Grandpa and the others went to survey the land, and Grandma Wang followed them, and they bought a piece of land together. It happened that the wine shop was under the names of Brother Qun and Brother Chun, and Grandma Wang also went to settle down.

She has been in the palace for many years and has accumulated savings. She has bought a piece of land to build a house, and plans to buy more land later to provide enough food and drink.

After doing this, Grandma Wang often took Qing'er and Yingzi to the store, and came back in the evening to ask them to do the accounting and organize the account books. This is part of the stewardship and must be learned.

Xiu Niang is away from home, concentrating on weaving tapestry paintings at home. Time waits for no one. She wants to get it done as soon as possible, and then make a small painting later. After the winery is invested, there will be more places to spend money. It will not make money once it is built. Not that good.

In addition to studying, the group of brothers are busy in the wine shop. Almost everyone is busy in clan studies. Their studies have to be assessed by the Master, their etiquette has to be assessed by Grandma Wang, and after school, they have to be grabbed by the clan elders. From doing accounting to running errands, these favors come and go, and I gradually become familiar with accounting and general affairs.

The ground has been painted and the villagers have begun digging the foundation.

Grandpa took the time to hold a clan meeting with everyone.

"Today we are going to talk about a few big things. The first thing is that our village is going to build a winery. In the future, I hope that everyone will work together to make the winery bigger, so that the ethnic studies can invest more money in educating children.

This wine shop was where Xiu Niang sold her paintings and had all the money from her dowry. The whole family of the third family took out the coffin book and invested 200 taels of silver.The clan school received 50 taels and the clan 50 taels. This was originally used to buy land, but Xiu Niang donated a hundred acres of land, so the money was saved.

My family, the fourth family, and the sixth and third family jointly paid 60 taels of silver, and each of them asked for two places to learn the craft, and the three of us got [-]% of the profit;

Xiu Niang alone gets [-]%, and the third family’s two bedrooms get [-]%. The brothers will share it among themselves. They paid more than half of the money. Do you have any objection to this division? "

"No objection, I'll pay more."

The villagers nodded convinced.

"The clan school and the clan each get [-]% of the profit. The accounts of the clan school are separated separately. It is still the old rule. I will read it to you again. When the clan makes a profit, it first buys land and shops to support the clan school. When the clan school makes a profit, it first invests the capital to provide for the children. Study and practice martial arts.

"Ethnic Studies will always settle accounts independently and reward outstanding children. Later, the rules of Ethnic Studies will change again and become more stringent than before. The benefits of Ethnic Studies can never be put into personal pockets. No matter how many generations of the Li family have been passed down, no one can Don't try to learn about the clan, otherwise you will be expelled from the clan."

Grandpa has sharp eyes and a serious and majestic expression.

"Here."

This is the foundation, and everyone in the Li family recognizes this.

"That's how the accounts are divided. Let me give you an announcement. This wine shop is going to be opened. I need people to work. The clan will take care of the food. If anyone is willing to work, come and fill in their name. We will also accept apprentices in the future. Currently, as long as the Li family name is There is steamed wine in the wine shop, which is very hot. Girls can’t learn it, and people with foreign surnames can’t enter. This is the secret of our Li family. I can’t give it to anyone else, only boys named Li.”

In other words, no one with a foreign surname in Lijia Village is wanted. There is no way. This winery is too important to Lijia Village. This is the intention of the whole village, not the opinion of one person. If the village does not agree, it will cause trouble. This is not Xiu Niang. The one who can call the shots.

"As for people with surnames outside our village, don't worry. I have left a way out for you. I will contract the ancestral land and be your guarantor to learn the trade. I have other ways for you, just come down and find me. You can't enter the winery. Go, there are still a lot of jobs outside that need manual work. Priority will be given to people with outside surnames in our village. If you have money, you can take it." The uncle is still very fair in his work and takes good care of him, which makes people with outside surnames convinced.

"Finally, let me tell you, when the wine comes out and I want to take it out, whoever contacts the shop to buy the wine in our village, I will give you a share. This can be discussed in detail later. This is something for another time. Now let's discuss the people who will do the work. .”

"I'll do it."

"A few of my family members are also willing to do it."

Many men from the Li family raised their hands and actively participated.

There is no money to build a winery, only food. This is the clan's own winery. They are not willing to contribute any effort, and they will not give you a share of the money. There is no reason to just take benefits and not work.

"There is still work to dig a well later. If anyone knows someone, please introduce me. It's cheaper. It's all our own money."

Fourth Grandpa also started recording.

The men gathered together and started discussing, while the women were also muttering.

"From now on, when the winery is built, a lot of people will be needed to work on it."

"Yes, you get paid for your work, and every payment has to be counted as a cost."

Xiuniang smiled and explained each one.

"That's good. We can make money at our doorstep. We don't have to go out."

"That's the reason. Thanks to Xiu Niang, let's do a good job in the future."

"The fruit trees in our village can make fruit wine, which is easy to sell."

"Yes, Third Grandpa's fruit wine and green plum wine is delicious."

Everyone's faces were filled with excitement and joy, and they couldn't restrain the excitement in their hearts.

The next day, the villagers began to be busy. In addition to being busy with things in the fields, they also had to work on the wine shop when they had free time. It was not necessary for Xiu Niang to build a house. She gave money to everyone, and she didn't know how to do it. When building a house, people don’t need her to make trouble. She only needs to weave tapestry in the cat house.

Cooking and delivering food is the responsibility of several aunts. This is paid by the clan to take care of the food. Almost all the men in the village come here. After finishing the work at home, they will be busy here. Sometimes they will be busy until it is dark before returning home. I have to work in the fields during the day, and I can work on the winery in the afternoon.

My own tavern has also become regular. There are many people in the night market at night. With the careful management of Brother Jing and others, the work in the morning and evening has become smoother and calmer. After Brother Jing took charge of the tavern, he gradually became like a big brother.

Brother Zhang made several new snacks, which sold well. They were basically sold out before sunset in the afternoon, and he would make fresh ones the next day.

There are no leftovers at his house. Sometimes during the day, there will be unsold portions of the dishes. After boiling them, they sell them to the dock workers at the night market at a cheap price. If you agree on the lunch dishes in advance, I will give them to you at a cheaper price. You will throw them away tomorrow. It's a pity. If you want to drink, I will give you a dish.

The reputation is getting better day by day, the tavern is starting to make a profit, the daily turnover is considerable, and everyone is happy to work hard after their hard work.

(End of this chapter)