jdhmnovel Chapter 227 How much is the salary
Chapter 227 How much is the salary
Zhao Qin said with two dimples on her face, "I heard Uncle Yang say before that if Hua'er's father can pass the exam and become a student, he needs to go to the town to find a real scholar to learn from. We are planning to let Uncle Yang eat and drink with us at that time, and teach the few naughty kids at home. We don't ask them to pass the exam and become high officials, but we hope that they can recognize a few words so that they can have their own future."
"Hahaha, then your plan will fail." Gu Qingqing said with a big laugh.
Several people were stunned by her nonsensical words. What? Could it be that there was some unexpected event that they were not aware of?
Just as they were confused, they heard Gu Qingqing continue, "Whether Wuyan can pass the exam or not, we plan to let Uncle Yang eat and drink with us. It's just a matter of a mouthful of soup for us. If you children want to learn to read, just discuss it with Uncle Yang, but you can't take away the place where we eat."
It's not that her family is rich. If Wen Wuyan can really pass the examination and become a student, apart from his own efforts, the rest will be the credit of Old Yang. She can't do such a thing as not raising the donkey after it has done its work.
At the same time, she also hoped that several children in the family would learn to read with Uncle Yang.
Besides, she and Wen Wuyan were born and raised in the village, and they had fields and houses at home, so the pressure was generally small.
If she hires all of them in the future, it would be considered an intangible benefit.
Gu Qingqing's purpose was also to consider them, but things would not go as she wished.
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After dinner, we went to the study in the inner courtyard.
Gu Qingqing told Wen Wuyan what happened in the afternoon regarding breeding.
"Among the three of them, only Yang Xing is suitable. I used to think that we just need to raise them like an ordinary family, but as we talked more and more, I realized that there are many things to pay attention to. At the same time, Wu Fang and Zhao Qin can only assist or do odd jobs. If we leave the chickens and ducks entirely to them, they may not be as experienced as Yang Xing."
"Every profession has its specialties. Perhaps Wu Fang and Zhao Qin are more suitable for other things." Wen Wuyan said.
"Yes, that's what I think. I don't need to pay them for accompanying me tomorrow. Once the preparations start, I'll have to calculate their wages. Please help me analyze it and see how much I think is appropriate for them to pay. I can explain it to them tomorrow, otherwise no one will feel at ease."
Gu Qingqing lowered her head and wrote and drew on the paper while talking to Wen Wuyan.
Analysis analysis?
Wen Wuyan thought for a moment and asked her, "Last year, Meihua helped our family sell pig intestines in town. She made only 900 coins a month, right?"
Gu Qingqing knew everything, so she didn't even need to look up to answer his question with a simple "hmm".
"When Meihua started, you had already opened up some business in the town and got to know some old customers. She just needed to go over there and sell them. If we wanted to raise these little creatures in the mountains, we would have to have people watching over them at night in the early stages, which would be even more troublesome and laborious."
Gu Qingqing paused and said, "Yeah, that makes sense."
"If we have to stay near the hillside at night, Yang Xing is the best choice. However, it is definitely not appropriate for a woman like her to live there. Zhao Feng will definitely be even more worried, so he will have to help out there."
Although Gu Qingqing was drawing with her head down, she was actually listening carefully. When she heard this, she suddenly looked up at Wen Wuyan, "You mean you dare let me hire Zhao Feng as well? And then let them be a couple?
Wen Wuyan smiled and said, "I mean that although you may seem to be hiring one Yang Xing, you can actually get one and a half people."
Gu Qingqing wrinkled her nose slightly and looked at Wen Wuyan suspiciously, "Old Wen, what you said is nothing more than proof that Zhao Feng is a man who loves his wife. But what does this have to do with how much I pay these three women?"
Wen Wuyan choked at the question and raised his hand to touch the wing of his nose awkwardly, "I'm just helping you analyze it."
Gu Qingqing glanced at him unhappily and said, "It's useless for me to ask you."
Seeing Wen Wuyan remained silent, Gu Qingqing added, "It's not entirely in vain. At least you told me that they have to work hard and be on duty at night."
"Qingqing, do you have any ideas?"
Gu Qingqing tilted her head and thought for a while before saying, "That's about right. I'll explain it to the three of them tomorrow. Yang Xing is the main person in charge. She will be paid one tael of silver a month, and she will be given an egg or duck egg every day after the chickens and ducks she serves lay eggs. As for the other two, they need to take turns to help take care of them. Their wages will be five hundred coins a month, and they will each be given ten eggs a month after the chickens and ducks they serve lay eggs."
Wen Wuyan just nodded, indicating that he had no objection.
Wen Wuyan was somewhat afraid of her drawing, and now that the deal had been formally settled, he stared at what she was drawing and asked, "Are you drawing?"
"No, I'm counting."
She was not drawing a picture, but doing calculations with Arabic numerals, thinking about how much money she would need to invest.
The reason for using Arabic numerals is that they are easy to write, clear and understand.
Gu Qingqing looked at the price she had calculated. In the past, chicks in the village were priced between two and three cents. She calculated that each chick would be 2.5 cents, so 100 chicks would only cost 250 cents.
Ducklings are more expensive, estimated to be 4 wen, so 100 ducks would cost 400 wen.
Buying chickens and ducks only costs less than 700 coins, but hiring someone costs nearly two taels of silver every month. How can this be upside down?
Did she miscalculate somewhere?
Gu Qingqing was puzzled.
"Okay, we'll figure out what you need tomorrow. It's getting late today, so go to bed early. I'll go to Uncle Niu's house in the evening and book a bullock cart for you for tomorrow morning. It would be embarrassing if they all wait for you, the lazy host, tomorrow."
Gu Qingqing pretended to be angry and looked at him, the subtext on her face was: Are you saying that I like to sleep in?
Wen Wuyan just smiled and said nothing.
However, Gu Qingqing still packed up her things, washed her hands, and went back to her room to sleep.
When she was about to fall asleep, she suddenly realized that her decision to buy 100 each was probably too few.
As the saying goes, teaching one student is teaching, and teaching a group of students is also teaching.
In the middle of the night, he suddenly said to Wen Wuyan, "Wen Wuyan, buy more!"
Wen Wuyan thought she was having a nightmare, so he turned around and hugged her in his arms, gently patting her back through the quilt, and whispered, "Don't be afraid, I'm here. Go to sleep!"
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The next day, Gu Qingqing hurriedly ate breakfast, took some copper coins with her, asked the remaining people to look after the house, and then she hurried out the door.