Prosperous Tang Soul

Chapter 119 Thank You
The matter of the long-closed warehouse was not widely spread, and everyone seemed to choose to forget it, and no one mentioned it.However, Chang'an in April is full of irritability and restlessness. I don't know when, bright bonfires are slowly lit up in various fields at night, shining like stars in the sky.

Sun Simiao's research is still not complete, but the hatchery in Zhangjiazhuang is becoming more and more prosperous, especially after the imperial court began to use the policy of pulling chickens and ducks to eat locusts, the demand for chickens and ducks has become even more scarce.So much so that the price of a hen that can lay eggs is more than four times higher than before, and even chickens have risen to eight yuan a piece. The steward always has a cheerful smile.

"Master, our hatchery has sold nearly 3 chickens during this time, do you want to take it easy?" Lao Zhong stood in front of Zhang Yi respectfully with his account book and reported: "The workers at the hatchery haven't had a good rest for more than a month, and today I'm giving them last month's monthly money, do you see?"

"Selling things is something that only merchants can do. Old Zhong, you have to remember that our family is now a nobleman, and Brother Yi is still a lord. How can we do such a lowly thing?" The old lady was still basking in the sun on the deck chair. , as soon as he heard what Lao Zhong said, he stopped doing it immediately. When he stood up, the maidservant immediately supported him, and then reprimanded Lao Zhong: "Our family is helping, do you know the help?"

Seeing that Old Zhong was in a daze, the old lady put her cane on the ground and said 'Boom boom! ’ With a noise, he continued, hating iron for being weak: “Let’s just talk about the family of Jue Chen, a male from Wu’an County. Their family has hundreds of acres of land. Such a large land needs chickens to help eat it. Locusts, we kindly sent chickens to their family to help them clean up the locusts, so they sent something in return.

It has been said several times that you are also an old man in the family, why can't you turn the corner?In the future, I will remember it, but I dare not talk nonsense. If someone talks about it, how will our brother Yi gain a foothold in Chang'an City in the future? "

The old lady hates the word 'sell' very much now. She always thinks that if she often says this word, even if she is not a merchant, she will be misunderstood as a merchant.

Especially now that the mansion has been under her vigorous rectification some time ago, both domestic servants and maidservants have restrained a lot, and they don't even dare to mention the word 'money' in front of her.

"The old lady's lesson is that Lao Zhong must be careful in the future, our family is noble and can't talk about business!" Lao Zhong hastily admitted his mistake sincerely, and also strongly supported the old lady's decision.

In fact, he has also realized the benefits of being an honorable butler now. When he goes out early in the morning, he can see a bunch of shy and flattering faces saying hello to you, which makes him feel like a spring breeze. Take this compliment very skillfully.

"Hmph! It's good to know!" The old lady snorted, put aside the old Zhong and smiled and said to Zhang Yi: "My dear grandson, after all, you are the pillar of our family, whether it is in the house or in the village, you have to make up your mind." , tell me, what should our family do next? A few days ago, grandma heard that there is a shortage of chickens in many places."

Although what the old lady said was to let Zhang Yi make up his mind, she still hoped that the hatchery could continue to operate. If she hadn't maintained her identity, she would have let Lao Zhong go to work.

Zhang Yi is very clear about the old lady's thoughts. Her current attitude is actually the feeling of a rich man who suddenly became rich. She wants face and is afraid of being judged by others. Both hands wanted to grasp, so it became such a nondescript statement.

In fact, Zhang Yi understands this idea very well.

This kind of mentality caused by sudden wealth, even though he has lived two lives before and after, he is still often complacent.If she hadn't seen too many things and understood the current situation, she would probably be no different from the old lady.

After thinking for a while, Zhang Yi said to Old Zhong: "Since today is the day of wages, let's take a day off. I am afraid that many people will not be able to tell the difference between day and night if they stay here every day during this period. [-]% reward, that's it!"

Zhang Yi said lightly, but Lao Zhong was in trouble. He looked at the old lady at the side and asked Zhang Yi cautiously: "Young master, let's let it go for a day, so what about the hatchery? You know, this chick has never been born. It will take more than a month for the kang to heat up, and it will take more than a month to hatch. Not to mention the chicken coops and duck sheds that send a lot of eggs every day. Once released, what shall we do with the eggs that start to hatch?"

As Lao Zhong said, the eggs just delivered have no effect on the eggs themselves because they have not been fertilized and have not started hatching. Such and such reasons become dead eggs, and such eggs are completely scrapped.

Of course, if these dead eggs can be used to eat in later generations, after all, although hairy eggs are not accepted by the public, there is a little basis for acceptance after all, but it is obviously impossible for anyone to accept them in Datang, so there is nothing to do except throw them away. s Choice.

Zhang Yi thought for a while, and it was really the case. He hadn't taken care of the hatchery's affairs since the first batch of chicks were hatched.After all, Wu Laoshuan was in charge of things there, so he was very relieved, and the facts were just as he thought, Wu Laoshuan was very serious and responsible, but his objection was to move all the beds there, and all the board and lodging were provided. hatchery.

Just like this, with Wu Laoshuan leading by example, the hatchery has gradually moved from the groping stage to the right track.

However, since he mentioned the holiday, Zhang Yi naturally wouldn’t take his word for it. After thinking for a while, he said, “It’s unreasonable not to have a holiday. In my opinion, let Wu Laoshuan divide the workers into two groups, and some of them will take turns to rest for a day. Follow this method, it is important for us to make money, but if people do not rest well and take a short nap, the loss may be even greater!"

"Well, I think so!" Lao Zhong nodded, very much in favor of his young master's decision, and said with a smile: "Then I'll go and tell them the good news, but to be honest, this hatchery really helped my family. A lot of money. Last month, our family sent out a total of more than 2 chickens and ducks. The thank-you gifts from those big families were nearly two hundred. many!"

(End of this chapter)