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Chapter 76 Very Courageous

Ji Sibo calculated quickly, "If a young laborer can pick thirty catties of stones a day, it will cost two taels and seven hundred yuan a month, which is indeed more profitable than the old man growing wheat. Such a profitable business, near here Haven't all the laborers in the village gone?"

The old farmer shook his head, "There are only 100 people in charge of the quarry to quarry, and no one more is needed. People in several nearby villages are tightly covered, and they dare not tell others."

If other people find out and find the quarry to work, the manager will fire everyone.

Although the old farmer didn't understand why the quarry manager made such strange rules, and he didn't understand why the quarry refused to ask more people to quarry, but he didn't let other people know that the young people in the village were quarrying. It was the consensus of several villages. When other people asked, they all said that they had gone to work outside.

The old farmer is not stupid either, he can see that Ji Fushou and his party are rich and noble, how could this kind of people go to quarry, and they are from the south, they probably would not stay in this place even if they were doing business, so When Ji Fushou asked, he answered truthfully.

A dark light flashed across Ji Fushou's eyes. He didn't ask about the quarry. Instead, he asked if there were any wild animals in the village. Some wild animals carry spares.

The old farmer had a cheerful face, "I asked my mother-in-law to ask if there were any wild animals in other houses. Little lady, did you collect fungi? Our house doesn't have wild animals, but there are quite a few fungi."

Ji Fushou smiled and nodded, "The old man has mushrooms, that's just right. Stewed pheasant with mushrooms is also delicious, or mushroom soup is also very delicious. How many do you have? We'll take them all."

The aunt was overjoyed, "We went to the mountains to pick four or five catties of mushrooms in the past two days, and I will show it to the young lady."

"Auntie, when you go to ask about wild things, if other houses have fungi or delicious and fresh ingredients, let them bring them, and we will take them all." Ji Fushou added another sentence, and the faces of the old couple were delighted. The wrinkles are all wrinkled together.

Ji Fushou asked Ji Sibo and Ji Qiongzhi to finish collecting mushrooms and wild objects together.

Ji Qiongzhi was in charge of pricing, and Ji Sibo was in charge of settlement.

Although Ji Qiongzhi is emotional, he understands that business is about business. Even though he sees that the villagers are not doing well, he does not intentionally charge higher prices, so as not to let the villagers think that they are young and easy to bully.

The fungus must be fresh to be delicious, so Ji Qiongzhi charged four Wen per catty for freshly picked fungus, not half-dried fungus, and two Wen per catty for dried fungus.

As for wild animals, all pheasants are charged seven cents a catty, wild roe deer are a little more expensive, and they are charged twelve cents a catty, wild pork is not good, and they are charged five cents a catty.

Some villagers saw that although the two were young, the price was the same as the ones they sold in the town, thinking that it would take time and effort to sell them in the town, so they gave them all their brains.

After weighing it, Ji Sibo opened his mouth and read a price, and at the same time took out pieces of silver and handed them to the villagers.

In just two quarters of an hour, the villagers who came to buy and exchange left.

Ji Fushou saw that the wild animals and fungus were packed into baskets, and he took out three taels of silver and put them on the table, "Old man, this is the meal money, please excuse me."

The old farmer waved his hands again and again, "If you can't accept it, you can't accept it. You are a guest. How can you charge money for a meal?"

Ji Fushou smiled and didn't allow any refusal, "Old man, take it, we don't lack this little money, just treat it as a wedding gift for your son."

Speaking of this, the old farmer was really short of money, so he shyly took three taels of silver and sent Ji Fushou and the others out of the village.

After leaving the village, Ji Fushou saw Ji Sibo and Ji Qiongzhi behind, and invited Su, and ordered in a low voice, "Go and explore that quarry."

There is still a rule of only recruiting 100 laborers. There is something weird about it. Anyway, the quarry is not far from here, and it doesn't take much time for Nighthawk to go back and forth.

After the team packed their luggage and continued on the road for an hour, Su Lai knocked on the window of Ji Fushou's carriage.

Ji Fushou opened the car window and saw Su holding a package in his hand.

"My lord, this is Kang who went to the quarry to sneak back a few stones. Kang also said that in the quarry, after the laborers have picked the stones, they are not allowed to touch these stones."

Su handed over a few stones wrapped in cloth to Xing, who drove the carriage, and Xing put them into the carriage after changing hands.

Ji Fushou untied the cloth knot, picked up a stone, and placed it under the car window to watch carefully. The sun shone in, and she gently scraped the stone chips with a knife.

Suddenly, her eyes froze.

Is this copper ore?
She put down the stone in her hand and picked up other stones in the cloth bag. After she checked all the stones one by one, she found that they were all copper ore.

She squinted her eyes. Copper ore is an indispensable raw material for casting copper coins. As long as copper ore is found, it belongs to the imperial court.

She remembered what the old farmer said, that the quarry only needed a hundred laborers, and if one more person was added, all the laborers would be dismissed.In order to earn two or three taels of silver every month, the families of those young people who go to the quarry to quarry must keep their mouths tight, and there is no need for the quarry manager to worry that they will speak out.

Coupled with the fact that all labor was found in the village, these young people may not know copper ore.

Some people secretly mined copper ore without telling the court. The most likely reason was to mint copper coins privately.

Who the hell is so brave.

She stretched out her hand out of the window, and immediately rode to the carriage.

"Go find out who is behind the quarry, and check the contacts behind the local officials in Wuyang."

According to what the old farmer said, the quarry only existed not long ago, and there was a sudden addition of a quarry on his own land, which made no sense for the magistrate not to know about it.

I am afraid that the government in this area of ​​Wuyang is all in collusion with the owner behind the quarry.

Seeing her solemn expression, Su Shi felt a chill in his heart, and immediately understood the importance of the matter, and nodded in agreement.

Ji Fushou asked, "How many of these stones have been mined in the quarry?"

Su said: "Kang said that there are about three big houses filled with piles."

Ji Fushou asked again: "How big is the mountain in the quarry?"

Su replied in a low voice: "It looks like a large area, with about six hills. It is estimated that if 100 people quarry, they can quarry every day, and they can quarry for five or six years."

Ji Fushou pondered, five or six years, the amount of copper ore is quite large.

She waved her hand, and Sucai drove away to arrange for people to inquire about the news.

Ji Fushou leaned on the cushion and looked quietly at the few stones at his feet. After a while, he gave a low "tsk", "If you dare to snatch food from the royal family, you are either planning to rebel, or you are a member of the royal family." , which one is it?"

And among them, is there anything she can use?
(End of this chapter)