Stingy Husband Farming

On the other side of Xing'an County, no matter how unwilling the Mei family was, no matter how tricky they were to play tricks, after the goods escorted by Song Bai's bodyguard arrived, the Song Family Cloth Village officially opened.

Because of the good reputation accumulated by the Songjia grain store and its closeness to the people, the common people are willing to go to the newly opened Songjia cloth shop to have a look, and find that the price of cloth per zhang is one or two pennies cheaper than other places, and even more so for their own this year. All the fabrics planned to be purchased belonged to the Song family's fabric shop.

One or two articles may seem small, but it has captured the psychology of ordinary people.Song Xie and Song Xiaomei are two cobblers who are the best of Song Bai, and now they are doing business with ease. With Song Bai's reminder, now that the Mei family is in the Ming Dynasty, they are quite well-versed in dealing with it.

However, Song Xiaomei was only advising Song Xie at home, and Song Xie was the director outside.Therefore, in the eyes of outsiders, it is Song Xie who supports the Song family's business now.

Mr. Mei was furious. After the opening of Songjiabuzhuang, as he had feared before, the family business not only plummeted, but [-]% to [-]% were divided, and the rest were regular customers of the upper class in Xing'an County. , the common people completely lost their place.

Although the coarse cloth bought by ordinary people has a small profit, they can't stand the oversell. Mr. Mei is very distressed.

Speaking of confronting Song Bai before, although he was unwilling, he had to admit that Song Bai was a rare material for doing business, otherwise he would not be able to carry forward Song's grain business.But what is Song Xi?A fledgling half-grown boy, who is still a brother, actually put the business that their Mei family has passed down for generations on the ground.

And he didn't know that Song Xie was still thinking about how to take away the rest of his business.

"Why do our coarse cloth and cotton cloth sell well, and the slightly more expensive silk sells well, but why is it difficult to sell silk, satin and silk?" Song Xie looked at the account book and frowned suspiciously.

When the eldest brother delivered the goods, the account book was also delivered. Because the purchase price was relatively cheap, Song Xie also gave some profits to the expensive fabrics.The quality of the goods themselves is good, doesn't it make sense?

"I'm afraid we thought wrong at the beginning." Song Xiaomei pondered for a while, "It's not easy for ordinary people, so everyone likes to buy cheap fabrics. But the mentality of those rich people is different."

"They don't miss the price when it is cheaper. If the price is lower, they worry about the poor quality and the price will drop when they wear it."

Song Xie slapped his forehead: "That's right, not all rich people are like big brother. They have to make some decent clothes, it's like cutting flesh with a blunt knife."

In fact, it's not just Song Bai.Because of Song Bai's influence, Song Xie and Song Xiaomei would subconsciously think about it when they bought things, and if the purchase was expensive, the brother would feel heartbroken, so they would naturally save some.

Song Bai's stingy personality, to some extent, affected the Song family's idea of ​​being a high society person.

Thinking about it this way, Song Xie made a decision: "Then we will sell them at the market price, and those top-notch makeup brocades can even be slightly higher than the market price. Then let the shopkeeper do a good job and blow it up. This is not possible from the south." A lot of good stuff." There was a sly smile on his face: "Actually, those young masters and ladies, can they really distinguish the subtle differences in fabrics? It's not just relying on the little one's mouth."

Besides, in fact, the quality of the cloth sent by my elder brother is really good.Song Bai has a good eye, and he chooses the best-selling colors and patterns.

It didn't take long for Master Mei to discover that his family's profits were dwindling again.

The older regular customers may still be in the way of face and years of friendship, but those young people can't think so much. The daughter's family loves beauty, and whoever's color is good-looking and the pattern is new, they will choose the house, which is extremely honest.

Master Mei wants to shut himself up.When I was autistic, I thought about how to teach the Song family a lesson, and how to teach that little brother Song Xie a lesson.

Song Bai failed to do it a few times, but he still can't do it with a little brother? ?

On the other hand, Song Bai's workshop was completed, and he was about to start recruiting workers.

Because of Shen Yu'er's incident, Shen Mu's reputation in Shenjiatun was completely established.Shen Mu's words are true. Now the whole Yuhu Prefecture is waiting to be built. There is no shortage of labor. As long as you have food in your hand, which village would not welcome you to start a workshop to recruit workers to drive the economic benefits of the entire village?

Only then did they figure out that the reason why Song Bai, a rich man, traveled thousands of miles from Xing'an County to start a workshop and also lent them food was for Shen Mu.It's Shen Mu who wants to help the village, but the village treats them badly, and Shen Mu doesn't have to be them.

Shen Mu spent a lot of time in the academy when he was young, but he didn't spend much time in the village. In terms of feelings, it may not be so deep. Being able to read the village is because Shen Mu has a conscience.Shen Mu has a conscience, and the people in his own village have to remember it too.

So many people put their minds away and went home to teach their daughters to stop daydreaming.From the matter of Shen Yu'er, they can also see how much Song Bai values ​​​​Shen Mu, even if you don't give up, you can't succeed.

As for Shen Mu, after being sullen for two days, he gradually figured it out.

No one is perfect, it is impossible for Song Bai to have no shortcomings at all, and he should allow Song Bai to have shortcomings.

I used to be so sensitive, so hypocritical, Brother Bo could tolerate me, and even left his family and business to go back to Shenjiatun together, why couldn't I tolerate his shortcomings?

The reason why Shen Mu can think this way is that Shen Yuer has been sent away, and the other girls and brothers in the village dare not provoke Song Bai again. If they don't see her, they will naturally feel better.

But even if there are shortcomings, you can't repeat it again and again.Shen Mu gritted his teeth and thought, if Song Bai commits the same crime next time, he will die!

...Just get angry with him once again, and it's still _(:з」∠)_

So, Song Bai, who had spent two days being careful, found that Shen Mu's temper came and went quickly, and that was all right.

But he also deeply reviewed himself.Falling down twice in one place is really shameful enough...

Once the workshop is completed, it will be officially put into operation.Song Bai decided to take Shen Mu to Nanping Prefecture for a tour, buy some people with good weaving skills, and come back to help train the villagers.

The matter of recruiting workers in the village was handed over to Mrs. Liu.

Mrs. Liu was taken aback: "I...can I do it? You guys have to make up your mind about this business matter."

Liu is still a relatively traditional woman at heart, and the parents in the village say that she is the one to make the decisions. Let her handle such big things outside?

It is true that I am a little excited, but more of it is fear.

"What's the matter?" Song Bai said with a smile, "This time the recruits are all women, and it's not appropriate for me and Xiao Mu to come forward." After Shen Yu'er's incident, Song Bai can be regarded as avoiding women.Those of the same age are afraid that the other party will slap them, and the older ones are afraid that the other party will slap them for their daughter/granddaughter.

And Shen Mu...Because many girls came to hook up with Song Bai before, every time Shen Mu saw those people, his eyes were a little angry.

After much deliberation, I can only leave it to Mrs. Liu.There are neither gender concerns nor emotional issues.

"You don't need to do anything. My mother just needs to call them together and tell them about the recruitment. Anyone who wants to come can write down the name. Besides, my mother has been in the village for so many years. Who can weave or craft Good craftsmanship is poor, naturally we know more than we do."

Mrs. Liu nodded and agreed hesitantly, but she was still a little uncertain.Song Bai comforted her: "I will ask Aunt Fang to help you, and Xiaomu and I will also listen inside."

"You are all listening in the room, why don't you come out yourself?" Liu asked in surprise.

Song Bai stopped.They didn't tell Mrs. Liu about Shen Yu'er, they were a little awkward, and didn't think about telling their parents, because they were afraid that Mrs. Liu would worry, so they reported good news but not bad ones.

Shen Mu listened on the sidelines, but he remembered what Liu Shi said to him when he was buying flowers and grass: It's just that this guy is promising, so it's hard to guarantee that there won't be that kind of shameless people who come up to him and back him up.Even if Xiao Song doesn't want to be tempted, what kind of tricks will they use, are you making trouble?

My own mother is a person of great wisdom, and she saw it clearly earlier than him.

"This recruitment doesn't care about age, it's not appropriate for us to come forward for older girls and younger daughter-in-laws." Shen Mu interjected.

When Shen Mu said this, Liu Shi immediately understood, and agreed without saying a word.

We must strangle all signs that may affect our brother's marriage in the cradle.

Song Bai looked at Liu's vigilant look, and smiled wryly in his heart.If my mother-in-law knew about Shen Yu'er, she would be more angry than Shen Mu.

So when the two were alone, Song Bai held Shen Mu's hand solemnly: "Look at me, if I am soft-hearted in the future, you will slap me on the spot, I have no complaints."

Shen Mu looked at his face and shook his head for a while.

Song Bai was very touched, and sure enough, Xiao Mu still felt sorry for him even more: "It's okay, you can still stand up outside, let people outside take a look, our family is yours to decide."

Shen Mu shook his head: "...Looking at your face, I can't help it."

Why do you think I lost my temper so quickly?In the face of a good-looking person, I really can't get angry for too long, and I can't get angry when I look at that face.

So even though he gave birth to Song Bai, his tone was just a little impatient, and a cold war was absolutely impossible.

Alas, beauty deceives people...

Song Bai's emotion froze on his face.

Shen Mu thought for a while: "However, if you hit the back, I can still do it."

Song Bai: "..."

He remembered that day, when Shen Mu slapped him a few times and almost vomited blood.

Excuse me, excuse me, I was wrong.

_(:з」∠)_

Liu held a small job fair in the village.When the villagers know that only women are recruited, don't mention how disappointed they are.

There is also a sense of awkwardness.

For the men who have always been the head of the family, the people in their house suddenly want to go out to make money to support the family, as if it is a challenge to the authority of the head of their family.

Although many women would also do common field work together, they are not as strong as men after all, so the men can feel at ease and be proud: I did a big job, you just made a start, and the family still relies on me.

Now, the family depends on women.

There is a feeling of eating soft food...don't mention how aggrieved.

And the women were astonished.In the eyes of the world, they can only do some housework. Although it is hard work, isn't it just a man's job to set up a family?Now there are some things that only need women, not men.

The workshop has been built for so long, and everyone has always been curious, what kind of workshop is it?

"Not only women, but also weaving."

According to Song Bai's instructions, Mrs. Liu promised everyone that the training will last for one month, and the women who can weave will get a subsidy of [-] renminbi each, and those who can't weave can also sign up, but the monthly subsidy is only [-] renminbi. , You need to train for three months before you can go to work.After the start of work, you will be paid on a piece-by-piece basis.

Mrs. Liu told Song Bai before that the women in the village could not afford looms, so there were not many skilled workers. Song Bai thought that it was necessary to train for a period of time to improve their professional level.

In business, other things can be discussed, but the quality of the goods is a rigid requirement.

There was a lot of discussion about the training. The women didn't work outside, so they didn't understand training and piecework payment.

Listening to the commotion below, Mrs. Liu still felt a little guilty, not because she was facing so many people, but because she was afraid that things would not be done well and would affect her family.If she couldn't recruit anyone because she didn't perform well, how could she explain to Song Bai?

She tried her best to take out the money she had spent as a maid and did things for the mistress, but it was quite capable of bluffing people.

Fortunately, after the natural disaster, there is no harvest in the field for a while, but if there is some profit, who would not be willing to do it?No worries, but almost all the women in the village agreed.

Having an income of one hundred cash is better than not having one.

Of course, Feng Lanhua's family was excluded.

Mrs. Liu clutched the handkerchief in her hand, the handkerchief was already soaked with sweat.She looked at the downcast men beside her, and forced herself to be calm: "We must have raw materials for weaving. In a few days, our family will also grow some cotton and hemp, and we will have to hire people at that time."

The men's eyes lit up.

They feel like never before that being the pillar of their family is not only their responsibility, but also an honor.

The matter of recruitment was decided in this way. In front of Shen Qingshan, the village head, everyone signed the paperwork, and it was considered fair.When Song Bai finds a master, the training can begin.

Two days later, Song Bai took Shen Mu to Nanping Prefecture.This time, in addition to buying some people who can weave as masters, we also need to buy some cotton seeds.

Although there were people growing cotton in Fengshui County, after natural disasters, it was not easy to find seeds, so they bought them together in Nanping Prefecture.

In addition to supervising the progress of the workshop, Song Bai also bought a lot of land these days.Now that the housing prices and land prices in the entire Yuhu Prefecture have dropped to the bottom, it is the most suitable time to start.

People can't eat, so they can only sell their land cheaply to survive.But even if it is sold cheaply, it may not be able to sell.

Song Bai bought it, and it is hard to say whether he took advantage of them or saved their lives. Anyway, several surrounding villages now have Song Bai's land.

On the contrary, in Shenjiatun, thanks to Song Bai's relief, everyone can have enough to eat, but no one sells the land.If people don't take the initiative to sell it, Song Bai will not go to the door to buy it.Fortunately, there is still a big mountain, and it will be enough to open up a few fields on the mountain and at the foot of the mountain.

Song Bai had been to Nanping Prefecture before, so he introduced the scenery along the way to Shen Mu, and took Shen Mu to eat some Nanping Prefecture's unique snacks.

Although the two states are adjacent, the customs and customs are quite different, Shen Mu is also very fresh.

"The people here are obviously better dressed than ours." Shen Mu looked at it for a long time and came to a conclusion.Although I didn't touch it with my hands, the color of the fabric was dyed brightly and brightly, which was completely different from the undyed gray clothes worn by most people in Fengshui County.

"Could it be that this is the place of origin." Song Bai scooped up a spoonful of osmanthus lotus root powder, blew it over to Shen Mu's mouth.

Shen Mu accepted the feeding with peace of mind, not noticing that the women at the neighboring table blushed when they saw this scene.

They were not embarrassed to be so close in public, but they were embarrassed to see it.

"It's delicious..." Shen Mu really likes these sweet things.The farther south you go, the sweeter the taste. In Nanpingzhou, you have to put sugar in every vegetable to make it fresher. Shen Mu also opened his eyes.

"If you like it, we can buy some more, this thing can be stored." Song Bai said with a smile.It was rare for Shen Mu to actually express his liking for something, because he was stingy, and Shen Mu was afraid of spending money, so he didn't say anything about buying things.

Shen Mu narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Well, take it home and let mother taste it too." Liu Shi also likes to eat sweets.

Although he is stingy, he is more willing to spend money on filial piety.

After the two of them finished their meal, they went to the store to buy a few catties of lotus root powder, and then went to buy seeds.

I need to buy cotton seeds, and I also bought some ramie and abaca seeds by the way. I also bought some vegetable seeds that are not available in Fengshui County.

Back to the inn with big bags and small bags, Song Bai already felt a little tired because of the several days of driving.

He is not as strong as Shen Mu, but he is also unwilling to let his brother carry things, so Song Bai still put in some effort for items that are not very heavy in Shen Mu's opinion.

But when Shen Mu came to Nanping Prefecture for the first time, he was a little excited, but now he is still full of energy, and he is tossing and refusing to sleep.I took out the things I bought during the day and looked at them one by one, and they were all fresh.

Song Bai was so troubled by him that he forced him down: "You should go to sleep, get some rest early, tomorrow you have to get up early to find a tooth, let's go buy someone."

"Oh." Shen Mu lay down reluctantly, but still had two round eyes open, not feeling sleepy at all.

Seeing Song Bai's tired look, Shen Mu was curious and surprised: "Why do you have such low energy?"

Song Bai's back froze as he turned to leave.

Shen Mu still doesn't know that he has stepped on a man's minefield: "I don't think I've been shopping for a long time today, and I've eaten so much delicious food. When is this time, you can't do it?"

Song Bai: "..."

Shen Mu thought that Song Bai was a few years older than himself.Could it be... Could it be that at Song Bai's age, people have already begun to age, and their physical condition has gone downhill?

But he didn't say that, but looked at Song Bai with surprise, curiosity, inquiry and sympathy.But don't worry, I won't dislike you, I will give you old age!Shen Mu secretly made a wish in his heart.

Song Bai: "..." This complicated little look hurts more than substantive words, okay?

Under several violent blows, Song Bai said sadly and angrily: "You wait for me, when we get married, I will let you see if I have energy, and if I can do it!"

Shen Mu was even more puzzled when he saw his back running in grief and indignation.

Why do you have to get married to see each other?It will take another year to get married. At that time... Isn't Song Bai even older...

... really won't go farther and farther on the downhill road?

The question was too profound, Shen Mu yawned, and fell asleep with doubts, which is the beginning of wisdom.