Chapter 671
: Prosperous Taifeng Town
Chapter 671: Prosperous Taifeng Town
Although it is not as much as the thirteen taels of silver of Village Chief Cao's family, two and a half taels of silver is also the income of many farmers for half a year, which is considered a lot of money.
"Take the money and leave through the right hand side."
"Next, card seller number two!"
"Here we come!" Two villagers came forward, each carrying a load of medicinal herbs, handed over their household registration and number plates, and said with a smile: "We are from Liuma Village, which is just behind Lujia Village. We are two brothers who have not separated, a family, and have the same household registration. We are not here to help queue up."
In order to prevent ten households from queuing up together to sell medicinal herbs, and also for safety reasons, everyone who comes to sell medicinal herbs must register their household registration.
One household registration and one queue number plate.
After checking the household registration and license plate, Xu Zhengmao's wife, Tao, said, "Yes, we can check the medicinal materials now."
Doctor Xue and his wife, Xiao Baiying, Xiao Shashen, Xiao Shanglu, Xiao Chenyue, Xiao Chenhao and a group of people who knew about medicine immediately opened the bags to check the medicinal materials.
"All medicinal materials, no grass mixed in, clearly classified, above average quality, can be weighed."
Qin Dashi, Qin Dayan and Qin Eryong weighed the medicinal materials immediately.
After weighing, Zhu Xuewei registered the person.
Qin Ying, Qiao Songguo and some servants then took the medicinal materials back to the shop for storage.
Su Sanping shouted, "Seller No. 2, dried aconite, unprocessed, poisonous, 26 coins per pound, 78 pounds, 2 taels, 28 coins..."
"Two taels of silver!" The Ma brothers shouted excitedly. This kind of medicinal ingredient alone was enough for their family to have a good New Year.
The villagers in the queue were also surprised: "One kind of medicinal material was sold for two taels of silver. If I had known earlier, I would have gone to dig Aconitum."
During class, Mr. Xun said that Aconitum was poisonous, and the villagers were afraid, so they didn't dare to dig it.
But the Ma brothers were poor, so why would they be afraid of being poisoned? As long as they didn't die immediately, it wouldn't be a big deal.
So when they were taking the class to identify medicinal herbs, they heard from fellow villagers that there was Aconitum in certain places but they were afraid to dig it up, so they went and dug it up, and they collected more than 70 kilograms of it.
I was almost fooled by Village Chief Cao's family.
But Village Chief Cao's family only offered two cents per pound, which was ridiculously low. The brothers were unwilling to risk poisoning and only get two cents, so they refused to sell.
Now it’s a big profit!
After a while, the Ma brothers finished calculating all the medicinal materials, and Madam Yao paid: "Your family's dried aconite, licorice, dried unicorn lotus and other fourteen kinds of medicinal materials sold for a total of 4 taels, 876 coins..."
"Sign here and put your fingerprints. If you can't write, just tell me your name and I'll write it for you, but you must put your fingerprints... After the money is counted, leave from the right side."
"Hey, hey, hey, thank you Qin family, and thank you this manager." The Ma brothers signed their names and pressed their fingerprints, took the silver, and left carrying the baskets.
The two brothers' faces were full of joy. With nearly five taels of silver, their family could have a good New Year and they could also build another room so that the children from both rooms could live more comfortably.
"Seller number three..."
"The seller of card number four..."
"The seller of the number five brand..."
They kept shouting from morning till evening, and only ended after collecting medicinal materials from more than 300 families.
Qin Xiaomi was so tired that she wanted to go on strike again.
Good thing...
"Yesterday and today, our town has finished harvesting. We won't be so tired anymore."
There were less than a thousand people who learned to identify medicinal herbs, and only a few hundred people were willing to dig them. After two days of harvesting, they had almost harvested all the herbs.
However, the next day.
Folks from Leibao Town, Shuanghe Town, Huaixian Town, and Junshi Town flocked to Taifeng Town, all of them came to sell medicinal herbs after receiving the notice. The road was long, there were many people, and they had to stay in the hotel, but the Lu family was very happy. The inn was full, the cooked food stalls were doing a booming business, and the stall owners were swinging their spoons until their hands were almost broken, but their faces were full of smiles.
"It's so lively, comparable to the Nanfang Street in the capital." Deputy Envoy Yu said, once again surprised by the prosperity of Taifeng Town.
Guan Shuli looked at the prosperous scene on the New Street and was also quite moved. He nodded and agreed: "It is indeed very lively. This is all thanks to the Qin family, so we must protect the Qin family even more."
Chief Lu was feeling proud, and upon hearing this, he hurriedly said, "Scribe, we, the Lu family, have formed two more patrol teams to patrol this area day and night to ensure the safety of Brother Qin's family and the folks from other towns who come to sell medicinal herbs."
Miao Shuli was almost jealous to death, but he couldn't help glaring at Miao Lichang... Look at old man Lu, and then look at you, you useless thing, my Miao family is ruined by you!
The head of the Miao Village hurriedly said, "Master Yu, Guan Shuli, our Miao family has also organized a group of young men to come and help, but we were afraid that the Qin family would not need them, so we did not dare to bring the Miao family's young men."
Miao Lichang’s acting skills were superb, he spoke in a way that sounded aggrieved and cautious.
Without even needing the clerk to speak, Clan Leader Lu pointed at him and scolded: "Brother Qin's family doesn't dare to employ the Miao family. Don't you know what's going on? Apart from the Kong family, your Miao family is the closest to the Wu family. With this criminal record, who would dare to employ you?!"
Miao Lichang was not convinced: "Chief Lu, my Miao family has never helped the Qin family, but we have never harmed the Qin family either. Why can't we use them with confidence? No matter what, it's better than using the Kong family!"
He, the Miao clerks, and the Miao runners had indeed abused their power for personal gain in the past, but all the village heads, clerks, and runners in the world abused their power for personal gain.
This has been the custom since ancient times. Can you blame the Miao family?
the most important is……
"My Miao family has never committed a crime!"
Guan Shuli: "..."
Do you feel honored to speak so eloquently?
Not committing a crime is just the minimum standard of being a human being.
However, for the sake of the unity and stability of the town, the clerk still spoke out: "Now there are too many people from other towns, the Miao family members can patrol the main road, firstly to prevent bad guys from taking the opportunity to do evil, and secondly to guide the villagers from other towns."
Miao Lichang was overjoyed: "Thank you very much, Guan Shuli. Guan Shuli, rest assured, my Miao family will definitely do a good job!"
He added: "I, the Miao family, will never use this job for personal gain!"
Guan Shuli: "..."
You keep bringing this up, I'm afraid your Miao family is a repeat offender.
"Well, let's do it."
"Hey." The head of the Miao family left immediately. An hour later, a member of the Miao family with a cloth strip with the word Miao on his arm appeared near the main road and the new street.
Not long after, Village Chief Kong learned that the Miao family members had entered Xinda Street to help patrol. He was so angry that his heart ached and he scolded Officer Kong.
It’s all Officer Kong’s fault. If he hadn’t broken the law, his Kong family wouldn’t have been excluded!
However, how good are you?
If you had set a good example and put down your own family when Officer Kong did his first evil deed, the Kong family wouldn't have ended up in the situation they are in today.
The more Captain Kong thought about it, the more angry he became. He took his wife to the home of Officer Kong and beat the paralyzed Officer Kong up. Only then did he feel better.
After not seeing Kong Rouniang, he angrily asked, "Kong family, where is your daughter? Is she plotting against others again? Your family should behave themselves. If you cause trouble again, I will expel you from the family immediately!"
Then he said, "Go and find your daughter quickly!"
Just leave after cursing.
The wife of the officer Kong was afraid of being expelled from the clan, so she hurried to find Kong Rouniang.
I actually found her on New Street.
Officer Kong's wife angrily pinched her and said, "What do you want to do now, you little bitch? Come back with me now. The head of the village said that if you don't behave yourself, he will expel you from our family!"
Kong Rouniang pushed her away and said coldly, "Coward, why are you afraid of him? If he dares to expel our family, you can drag my father to the door of the village head's house and threaten to hang my father. Do you think he dares?"