The village chief's family is still well-off, and it is a rare family with a few tiled houses in Xiaohe Village.

At this time, the family was sitting in the hall to roast the fire, and no one wanted to go out on this cold day.

"It's been a cold winter! I don't know when the snow will stop. ”

The village chief shook his head: "As the old saying goes: three white days in winter is a good year, and if it snows this winter, the crops in the field will definitely be good next year!" ”

"Knock, knock"

"Boss, but there's a knock on the door?" Su He got up: "I'll go open the door, and I don't know who it is on this cold day." ”

Tighten the clothes on his body and walk quickly to the door.

"Why are the old man and the old man Su here, hurry up, sit in the house." Su He hurriedly invited someone into the hall and served hot tea.

Father Su warmed up his body and drank a cup of hot tea, and then he was relieved.

The village chief was curious: "Brother Su, why did you come here on this snowy day, what happened to the family?" ”

Daddy Su smiled: "There is indeed something I want to discuss with you." ”

Father Su told the village chief about his family's purchase of grapes and the construction of a workshop next year, and took out the contract that had been prepared a long time ago.

"You see, if the villagers agree, put a handprint on it."

The village chief rejoiced: "This is a good thing! ”

In the afternoon, when the snow stopped, the village chief rang the bell under the old locust tree.

Generally, the village chief rings the bell, that is, there is a big event to announce, and each household must send one person to gather under the old locust tree.

The village chief stood in front and looked around, and almost everyone was there.

Everyone shrank their heads and rubbed their hands: "Village chief, what's the matter?" Let's talk about it! ”

"There's no bad news, right?"

The person next to him patted him: "You are stupid, it must be a good thing to look at the village chief like that." ”

Everyone looked up, but no, the old face of the village chief was so smiling that the folds came out.

The village chief raised his hand and signaled everyone to be quiet: "I have summoned everyone here today because there are two good things to announce. ”

When everyone heard this, they were happy and urged: "What's the matter? Don't sell it, talk about it quickly. ”

The village chief put his hands behind his back and smiled: "Su Ju's family, I want to pay for everyone's grapes, ten cents a catty." ”

As soon as this news came out, the following suddenly exploded.

"Ten pennies a pound? Do we harvest all the grapes we planted? ”

The village chief said with a smile: "As long as you ensure that the grapes are big and purple and in good condition, the Su family will definitely harvest them, but each family cannot plant more than half an acre of grapes." ”

The people below started talking again: "Half an acre of land can produce hundreds of catties of grapes!" ”

"Yes, yes, there are at least two hundred catties, one catty is ten wen, and two hundred catties are two taels of silver!"

"The grapes are planted well, and there are many grapes, four or five hundred catties, that is, ......?"

The one next to him was fast, and exclaimed: "There were five taels that year!" ”

"So much, you're not mistaken!"

"I've worked as an accountkeeper in the town before, so how could I be wrong."

There are also some people who are worried: "If more than 50 households in Xiaohe Village all grow grapes, will the Su family harvest them all?" That's a lot! ”

"Yes, what if we plant it and the Su family doesn't accept it? There are so many grapes that I can't eat or sell by myself. ”

Everyone looked at Father Su and Su Zhiyuan behind the village chief.

Full of hope and hesitation.

Su Zhiyuan stood up and took out the contract: "This is a contract I prepared, and the people who decide to plant grapes can come up and put a fingerprint, and then we will take it to the government for the record." ”

Su Zhiyuan carefully read the contract again.

The most important thing is to ensure the quality of the grapes, and if you sign a contract, the grapes from the family must be sold to the Su family next year.

At the same time, if there is no problem with the grapes, the Su family refuses to purchase the grapes, then the Su family will also have to compensate for high liquidated damages.

Everyone was frightened by the liquidated damages and hesitated for a while.

Or the village chief stood up and told everyone that as long as the grapes are planted well and the grapes are not sold to others, there will be nothing, and the liquidated damages are just a guarantee, and they are afraid that people will not keep their promises.

When the people of Xiaohe Village heard this, it was also the same thing, as long as they planted grapes well, they would get five taels of silver a year!

Everyone pressed their handprints one after another.

For a while, it was fun.

The village chief smiled and said, "The Su family buys grapes to make wine." They plan to build a workshop in our Xiaohe village and ask people from our village to help. ”

The people of the village were overjoyed.

Father Su stepped forward: "My workshop will start to be built after spring sowing next year, and the original old house will be pushed, and the front and back will be expanded." It's the same as before, and when the time comes, I will ask the villagers to help, three hundred wen a month. ”

Everyone hurriedly said that they would definitely go after the spring sowing, so that Mr. Su could rest assured.

The village chief said with a smile: "Regarding the helpers in the workshop, Mr. Su and I first selected twenty people to work from June to November every year, of course, during the autumn harvest, we will let everyone go back to work." Two taels of silver a month. ”

Someone was pleasantly surprised that his voice was deformed: "Two taels of silver!" One month?! I'm obedient, I have more than a dozen taels of work for six months a year! ”

"No one has such a high salary!"

……

For a while, everyone was excited and nervous.

The village chief read the names chosen by the helpers that he decided with Father Su before, there were twenty in total, both men and women, all of whom were honest and duty-bound people.

The person who reads the name holds his head high and is quite proud.

The chosen woman, whose own man was eager to be an ancestor, suddenly became the sweetheart of the whole family.

Those who were not selected sighed, looked at others with envy, and then thought that they could grow grapes next year to make money, and their mood was good.

Su Zhiyuan took out another contract: "This is the contract of the helper, I just read the name, and if you are willing to come to be a helper, you will put a handprint on it, and if the prescription is leaked, you will also have to compensate." ”

Su Zhiyuan read this contract carefully again.

There is nothing you don't want to do, such a good job, close to home, the salary is good, whoever doesn't want to be a fool!! I didn't hesitate to press my handprint, for fear that the Su family would suddenly regret it.

The matter was settled, and everyone went home happily.

Su House, in the hall.

Banxia, Su Liushi and Su Xiaomei are embroidering together. Zixia, Xia He, and Qiu Ju were waiting aside.

"Oops" Banxia touched his finger again.

Xiaomei looked at her helplessly: "Second sister-in-law, otherwise, I'll help you embroider, if you continue like this, your fingers will be smashed." ”

Zixia was also persuaded on the side, and Su Liu's family was also worried.

Banxia waved his hand: "Don't worry, this will be embroidered soon." Little sister, you just discipline me, this gift makes sense to embroider it yourself. You are not allowed to talk to the minister, you know? ”

Several people nodded.

After a while, "oops" the familiar sound of flesh pricking, the familiar cry of pain.

Xiaomei and Su Liushi looked at Banxia in unison, and the corners of their mouths twitched.

The fine and dense needle eye on his hand naturally failed to escape Su Zhiyuan's eyes.

Distressedly, he pulled Banxia's fingers: "Why do you still do needlework by yourself, just do it for Mama Su." ”

Mama Su is Zixia, and she was given the main family name a few days ago.

"Today's free time, I embroidered with my little sister and sister-in-law. Don't worry, it doesn't hurt. ”

Su Zhiyuan pulled her fingers and put them to his mouth, sucking gently, only to hear him mutter: "This way it won't hurt." ”