Xia Shun took his six sons, two fathers and sons to visit Lan Yi.

Xia Shun is about forty years old, and he looks like a sixth son who is twenty years older, and his calmness and ability reveal the shrewdness and simplicity of a businessman, and the combination of contradictions is surprisingly harmonious. According to Xia Wan, this Xia Shun's family is her companion room, Xia Shun is a capable steward of Xia Mansion, but after marrying into Houmi Mansion in Meixian County, he was idle, and this time it can be regarded as giving him a chance.

Lan Yi first asked Yu'er to invite Second Uncle Wang's father and son, and he took the baby to talk about the peony business with Xia Shun and his son in the hall first.

Xia Shun stood up and waved towards Lan Yi, "The villain received my girl's instructions and arranged to deal with the matter at hand, all the way from Meixian to Huang County. There are not many varieties of peony in Fengdan and purple spot, especially Fengdan, which is only less than peony as rootstock in this variety, and there are many medicinal peonies planted by flower farmers in various places. In addition to the medicine field, there are not many peonies that let the seeds bear, and I also ordered the peony seeds in the hands of several large flower farmers along the way, and according to the girl's instructions, I said that I planned to buy seedlings and plant peonies by myself. ”

Xia Shun paused, saw Lan Yi nodding and listening to himself carefully, so he continued, "The villain asked the gardener, the peony can bear seeds in more than three years, and the yield is not small and the management is not cumbersome. However, the flower seeds should be picked when they are ripe, and they should be sown in the soil within two days, otherwise they will not be easy to germinate. ”

Lan Yi nodded: "We don't plan to cultivate peony seedlings on a large scale this year, this is just a rhetoric." ”

Xia Shun saw that although she was young, she was also dressed as an ordinary peasant woman, but her demeanor was calm, her eyes were bright, and her attitude was neither humble nor arrogant. In this humble hall, there is no shame and shyness, but is generous and polite. Xia Shun was also a little convinced for the first time that Lan Yi could propose such a money-making deal for oil extraction.

Lan Yi saw Xia Shun standing there with a respectful attitude and a straight back, so he politely asked, "According to Uncle Xia, what is the yield of peony seeds?" ”

"Mrs. Wang called the small Xia Shun becomes, if the peony is managed well, more than 1,000 plants can be planted, and the five-year-old peony produces more than 400 pounds of peony seeds per mu, and the gardener said that it can bear seeds for many years, and the peonies planted in the previous dynasty still have seeds." Xia Shun reported the number he had obtained, and the information contained in the number made him quite excited.

"The little woman will call you Shopkeeper Xia from now on. Our oil mill will have to rely on Shopkeeper Xia and Liuzi to worry about it in the future, I don't know how to arrange for the two of you to come back this time? ”

Xia Shun was also satisfied with this title, nodded and said, "I plan to take advantage of the fact that the peony seeds are not yet ripe this year, and first go and collect the peony seeds that can be harvested, and keep them for oil extraction." Of course, as Madame said, this matter must not be made public, otherwise the opportunity will be lost. After all, Xia Shun is a steward from a big family, and when he heard Lan Yi call him the shopkeeper, he was not polite. If this oil mill business is running, the title of shopkeeper will also be worthy of its name.

"The shopkeeper Xia doesn't know, although the oil of this peony seed is thirty percent oil, there is a very cumbersome process, that is, to hull and coat the seeds." Lan Yi said, "I still have no good way, I can only use tweezers to peel it, which is a waste of effort." Presumably, the shopkeeper Xia has also split the peony seeds to check and study. ”

Xia Shun nodded: "It should be usable to use the rice mill to transform it, and we are squeezing oil, and it doesn't hurt to crush the seeds." ”

"Shopkeeper Xia is talking about the kind of stone mill with grooves carved on the stone surface?" Lan Yi recalled carefully, and seemed to have some impressions.

"Exactly."

Lan Yi now realizes that she has underestimated the wisdom of the ancients. Thinking about it, since the people here grow rice, there must be a way to dehull and mill rice, so she used tweezers to peel them one by one for a few days...... Lan Yi rubbed her fingers a little embarrassed, her rigid thinking was really unacceptable!

"Shopkeeper Xia, there is one more thing. I'm going to buy a hillside and plant it with purple spots and phoenixes that can be used to squeeze oil. In the future, peony seed oil will sell well, and the price of peony seeds will definitely rise. Lan Yi said with a smile, "It's also a coincidence, there is a piece of land in the east of Beigou Village that is suitable for planting peonies." This place is close to the water source, the soil quality is not bad, and there are mountains to block the winter and it is not too cold, so it should be suitable to plant peonies. ”

Xia Shun stood up and saluted: "Mrs. Wang is really far-sighted. My girl sent a villain to listen to your arrangement to run errands for you, and listen to you in everything. In my opinion, it is possible to buy land and plant peonies. ”

"Sister, that's a kind word, you are more knowledgeable than me. One person is short-lived, and many people are long-term, so we still have to discuss more in case of trouble. I have asked my child to invite the second uncle and two cousins in the family, and the business affairs still depend on you, the sixth son and the two cousins. Lan Yi smiled.

Xia Shun heard his son introduce the situation of Wang Linshan's family, and nodded at this time: "It's so good." If we buy peony plants that are more than three years old, we can produce seeds and extract oil next year. I don't know how many acres there is in the place that Mrs. said? ”

"About fifty acres, the second uncle and I each circled ten acres."

"Dad, I see that we are back to the girl, and it will be completed under the circle of thirty acres." Liuzi asked.

Since the sixth son entered the house, he sat honestly on the side and listened carefully to Lan Yi's conversation with his father, although he had a face in front of the girl, running errands back and forth and looking at the scenery, he was just an errand boy. Although his family is the eldest girl's companion, his father has only been in charge of a small shop in recent years. The girl was willing to hand over the oil mill business to their father and son this time, also because she was familiar with Lan Yi's mother and son, and their father and son cherished this opportunity.

Xia Shun glanced at his son, lowered his face and said: "Thirty acres of peonies are planted, and these seedlings will have more than 100,000 plants, and how many florists and helpers will be used to raise flowers, have you ever thought about it?" ”

Liuzi immediately lowered his head, he just felt that thirty acres was not that big, where had he thought about these problems carefully.

"Shopkeeper Xia, what you think about is that I have already greeted Li Zheng and kept it for us, you go back and ask Sister Xia to see how much of the circle is appropriate. If we plant these dozens of acres of peonies, we really have to ask a skilled gardener to guide us. Lan Yi was also a little funny when she saw that Liuzi was like a frosted eggplant.

When the sixth son heard Lan Yi say this, he immediately came to his senses: "Speaking of florists, Zhao florists in the Xia Mansion are planning to find a place, Zhao Huajiang is an old florist in the Xia Mansion, and he does have a hand in taking care of flowers and plants." In the latter sentence, he explained to Lan Yi the identity of Zhao Huajiang.

"Oh? Zhao Shangjing has been in the mansion for more than ten years, why did he suddenly want to find a place? Xia Shun asked, Zhao Shangjing he recognized.

"It's not because a few days ago, the six girls in the third room held a flower viewing party, moved a few pots of precious flowers and plants in the house out to show off, and picked all the flowers. Zhao Huajiang said a few words in distress, and the sixth girl went back to the old lady and said that he contradicted the girl from the county family, and the people did not forgive the explanation, and Zhao Huajiang resigned from the house in a fit of anger. "Liuzi is the most well-informed, and this kind of thing is not a secret, and he has known it for a long time.

"So it is. Mrs. Wang, this Zhao Shangjing is a usable person, you see? Xia Shun asked.

Lan Yi nodded: "It sounds like a person who cherishes flowers and plants, since his skills are good, he can be idle at this time, and it is naturally good to be invited." I'm afraid that Zhao Huajiang thinks that we don't want to come over in the countryside. ”

"No, no. Madame, you don't know, this Zhao gardener is a withdrawn character, he likes to go into the mountains to look for exotic flowers and plants when he has nothing to do on weekdays, and he doesn't care about the others, our garden is done, and it is a good place for him. The sixth son replied, and the sixth girl said that Zhao Huajiang had offended the daughter of the county family, and he was afraid that it would be difficult for him to find a suitable place in the county.

At this time, the sound of Yu'er and Dafu's running came from the courtyard, and the two brothers Wang Linxi and Wang Linyuan arrived, and both of them changed into new and clean coats, shoes and hats.

Lan Yi came out of the hall and took the two into the house to introduce them to Xia Shun: "Shopkeeper Wang, this is the second brother Wang Linxi, and the third brother Wang Linyuan." Second brother and third brother, this is the Xia shopkeeper of our oil mill, this is Xia Nong, you have seen it before. ”

Several people saluted each other, and the sixth son still couldn't help but say, "Madam, call the villain the sixth son." ”

Xia Shun glared at him, Lan Yi only smiled, she thought the name Xia Nong was very good, but for some reason Liuzi didn't like it. Lan Yi was suddenly aroused to gossip, and planned to ask Chuncao another day, and the little girl must know.

"Shopkeeper Xia, six brothers, my father is not at home when he has something to do, so he can't come over to see him." Wang Linyuan explained that compared to Wang Linxi's nervousness, he seemed much calmer.

"Lin Yuan is polite, it should be my father and son who came to visit his old man's house." Xia Shun gave his hand, he could see that Lin Yuan was not an ordinary farmer, and he should have some skills.

Lan Yi's house already had four chairs, and at this time, she moved the benches in the yard, invited Wang Linxi and Wang Linyuan to sit down, and then said: "Shopkeeper Xia, I am widowed at home, it is inconvenient to see guests often, and my sister should not worry too much if she is pregnant." The specific matters of the oil mill still have to worry more about the four of you, the second brother Lin Xi followed the elders to clean up the crops, and took care of the fields is a good hand, and after Zhao Huajiang favored him, he asked the second brother to help with it, learn to plant peonies, and take care of the peonies on the hillside in the future. The third brother, Lin Yuan, has studied business for several years with the shopkeeper of the inn in the county, and can help the shopkeeper Xia run errands. ”

Wang Linyuan and the others stood up and saluted Xia Shun again: "In the future, if the shopkeeper Xia has anything, he will directly order it." ”

Xia Shun responded politely, he knew that this oil mill was a cooperation between their master and Lan Yi, but the master handed over everything to Lan Yi to be the master, he was the shopkeeper on the surface, the sixth son and the two brothers of the Wang family were running errands, and they still had to listen to Lan Yi for major matters. As for the future development, it depends on the quality of the oil mill operation.

Lin Xi and Lin Yuan were overjoyed, it was not easy for a peasant man to find such an opportunity.

"The main thing in our oil mill at present is three things, one is to find peony seeds, the second is to buy peony seedlings, and the third is to tidy up the hillside. The personnel assignment and money management will be handed over to the Xia shopkeeper, and you will have to worry more about it and make a specific charter. Lan Yi set the main tone, and the enthusiasm for entrepreneurship was also high at this time.

The shopkeeper Wang and the sixth son bid farewell to Lan Yi and were sent off by the two brothers. In this oil mill business, Lan Yi took the stage to write the script, and they were the ones who sang. In this feudal patriarchal society, it is inconvenient for women to act, and Lan Yi still has enemies in the dark at this time, so it is not appropriate to show her head.

That night, Lan Yi took the child to the second uncle's house for dinner. The second aunt Li kills chickens and prepares vegetables, which is already the standard for entertaining distinguished guests in the farmhouse. Second Uncle Wang is also full of red light today, building a house, buying land, and opening an oil mill, all of which are great things, and his life is even more prosperous.

After the meal, Lan Yi and the four of them were in the hall.

"In the future, you will have to work hard for the second and third brothers, you will listen and learn more with the shopkeeper Xia in the future, don't be reckless in doing things, and ask the shopkeeper Xia and the sixth son if you don't understand. If you don't understand, you won't be ashamed, and if you don't learn, it's difficult to grow. In the future, if there is a problem that cannot be solved, or if we have any different opinions with each other, let's talk frankly like this, and we can't press down and create estrangement in our hearts. Brothers work together to break the gold. ”

Wang Linxi and Wang Linyuan got up and saluted Lan Yi with a stern face: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, we will not embarrass my sister-in-law." ”

Lan Yi nodded, she was young and petite, and at this time, she and Second Uncle Wang were sitting in the main seat, although they were dressed as women, but this adult man who was seven or eight years older than her saluted and called her sister-in-law, which still made her feel a little uncomfortable, but the other three looked like they were taken for granted.

"I have made an agreement with Sister Xia that this oil mill is divided into ten shares, and we and her share five shares each. Now I want to divide these five shares into three shares, the second brother and the third brother each have one and a half shares, and I have two shares. Second uncle and second brother and third brother, do you think this can be done? ”

Second Uncle Wang waved his hand: "Old man, what kind of shares do you give them, let them follow you to run errands and learn skills." ”

Young people want to learn skills, and they have no salary in the early days or the first two or three years of apprenticeship with the master, and they even have to pay money to the master. In the opinion of Second Uncle Wang, it is already good for Lan Yi to be able to take the two brothers of the Wang family to do things, how can they get an inch.

Lan Yi Zhengse said: "Second uncle, listen to me. This shareholding is the owner, and it can pay dividends, but it also bears risks, and if we lose money, we will also have to take money. Besides, the second brother and the third brother ran before and after the oil mill, and the hard work was also worth these shares. ”

Second Uncle Wang and the others listened to Lan Yi's analysis, and after coming back, the three of them also summed up for a long time, knowing that this time the oil mill was a safe deal, not to mention the capital of the oil mill, Lan Yi also said that they didn't have to worry about it. What Lan Yi said at this time was actually giving them 30% of the dry shares, which was clearly to promote their family.

"Sister-in-law, the younger brother knows that you mean well, but one and a half is really too much, the second brother and I are half accomplished, and if there is more, the younger brother really feels that he doesn't know what to do." Wang Linyuan also opened his mouth to push, and Wang Linxi was even more panicked.

Lan Yi insisted, and finally gave in to each step, Wang Linxi and Wang Linyuan brothers each accounted for one percent, and Lan Yi accounted for three percent. Subsequently, she asked Wang Linyuan to write down the method of dividing the division and related matters on a piece of paper, and several people signed and kept a copy separately, which can be regarded as a voucher.

After sending Lan Yi's mother and son away, Second Uncle Wang gathered the family together, and he said earnestly: "I won't say much about today's things. How your sister-in-law treats our family well, you can see it with your eyes. Although Lin Shan is gone, but the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, you must respect and honor your sister-in-law, if anyone dares to bully her because of her young age, I will be the first to disagree! Written down? ”

"Yes." The four of them bowed in response.

Second Uncle Wang glanced at his son and daughter-in-law in front of him, and his eyes stayed on Liu's body for a moment: "Our Wang family has few people in the village, and our own people are not in harmony, just waiting for others to see jokes and poke their backbones." From now on, you all close your mouths for me, stuffy heads, who dares to go out and talk nonsense, don't blame me for asking for family law. ”

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