Otherworldly Days

Chapter 229

The ship that was supposed to leave stayed at the pier for an extra day, and boxes of goods were loaded onto the ship, and the ship was about to leave today.The chestnuts packed in the box were all processed. As long as they were handled properly according to the method he gave during transportation, Cao Xiangnan thought that there would be no problems. After the ship arrived, these chestnuts could be sold.

"Little brother, big brother will not be able to come to you until next year when we go back this time." This trip was not in vain, and he made such a real boy. He was right, Zhu Fujin stretched out his hand and patted the boy shoulder, said.

"Brother will come over next year, and younger brother will treat him to a good drink." After two days of hard work, Cao Xiangnan also got a little understanding of Boss Zhu.Apart from a lecherous problem, this person is quite a good person, and he is a person worthy of friendship.

From Boss Zhu's words, Cao Xiangnan knew that this Boss Zhu had a relatively large business in the south. He traveled north and south throughout the year, transporting goods from the south to the north, and from the north to the south. Go home a few times.

Incidentally, he also sold a lot of white wine here, and all the wine was sent to Nanyang. The family only left a little for his own people to drink. Cao Xiangnan took a few bottles of red wine as gifts and gave them to Zhu Fujin, so it was Zhu Fujin who wanted to buy them. Money to buy, he has no stock here, and can only wait for the grapes to bear fruit next summer before there will be grapes to make wine.

"Okay, okay, then we two brothers have made an appointment, and the elder brother will come over next year to meet the younger brother and have a good drink with you." After the goods are transported, the ship is about to set sail, and Zhu Fujin is also rushing to leave.

The steward who followed reminded me in a low voice, "Master, it's time to go."

"Brother is leaving now." When Zhu Fujin left, he didn't forget to remind him, "Don't forget what the elder brother wants." Boss Zhu was talking about the red wine he ordered from him. What about making money? will forget?

"Little brother will never forget the role of big brother." Cao Xiangnan nodded with a smile. He heard that the other party had seven or eight wives and concubines waiting for him to go back. Boss Zhu.

In just two days of acquaintance, the two have become brothers, which is not unreasonable.

"Everyone will meet later."

"There will be a period later."

"Bon Voyage."

The fog on the river has not yet dissipated, and the big boat slowly set sail and left.

From yesterday to now, I have been busy getting people to harvest the chestnuts, and I have to deal with the chestnuts according to the method of sand preservation, otherwise they will all be rotten when they are transported away on the boat.Now that the boat was gone, Cao Xiangnan also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let's go, everyone go to the store to have a meal before going back." Cao Xiangnan waved his hand and took everyone to his store to eat.

Cao Dapeng has now moved to live in a shop in the town, and Sun Yanshan has also come with him, along with two fellows.There is a stone mill in the backyard. From now on, the pho in the store will be made in this backyard, and there is no need to rush to the town every morning, which saves a lot of trouble.

The day is getting colder and the number of boats coming and going is less, and the number of boats docked at the pier is gradually decreasing. There are not as many men waiting to work as before, and naturally there are many fewer customers who come to eat in the store.

The store is not as good as it was some time ago, but there are still people who come to the store to buy rice noodles, and most of them are regular customers from the town.In addition, many restaurants here order pho in their store, and they can produce a lot of pho every day.

After everyone had eaten, let Sun Yanmiao and Cao Gui take people back to the village first, while Cao Xiangnan and Cao Gang had to go to Yipinzhai.

Shopkeeper Liu happened to be busy when we went there, so he ordered the servants to take them upstairs to drink tea.Cao Xiangnan was also not polite to shopkeeper Liu, and went upstairs to drink tea with Cao Gang first, and came back after shopkeeper Liu finished his work.

They stayed in Yipinzhai for a while, and after talking with Shopkeeper Liu, they went back to Caojia Village.

After returning to the village, everyone held a meeting. Li Zheng, the village chief and deputy village chief, and ten representatives were all there.In front of everyone, Cao Xiangnan gave the proceeds from the sale of chestnuts to the village head.

Now that we have the first funds, Cao Xiangnan also proposed to set up a Caojia Village Foundation from today.After having this idea, he roughly listed the articles of association of the foundation. Taking advantage of this time, he told everyone the articles of association of the foundation one by one, what kind of existence this is and what is its role , on the basis of the first proposal, let everyone understand what kind of organization this is.

In addition, the establishment of such an organization is related to money, and the money is also related to the future operation and future of Caojia Village. Naturally, Cao Xiangnan does not want the money to fall into someone's pocket and become someone's. Privately owned.

There is no corruption in Caojia Village now, because the people here are poor and there is nothing to be corrupt, but if the money in this fund increases in the future, it is hard to guarantee that no one will become greedy.

Here, Cao Xiangnan proposed a supervisory department in Chengli, saying, "So what I propose is that not only all of you here, but also the village chief, Lizheng, deputy village chief, and ten representatives representing all villagers supervise the foundation together. All the villagers in our Caojia Village are also qualified to supervise this foundation, and they can raise any questions about it.”

"...In the future, the foundation's income and expenditure, the chairman of the foundation will make a financial report every year in front of the villagers' representatives. If there is any problem, all our representatives and all the people in Caojia Village Everyone can object."

No matter in any era, what the government can do for the people is very limited.The entire Feng Dynasty is so big, is it only in Caojia Village that people starve to death?Are there any other places?The imperial court will not care about your life and death in a small place.

But if the people in this village are all united into one line, grow stronger, and become a completely independent place, with its own set of management methods and operations, then why do we need relief from the court?

"If we set up such a meeting in Caojia Village, our Caojia Village must be the most affluent place in ten miles and eight villages within ten years." Lizheng stood up excitedly after listening to Cao Xiaozi's words.

How can it be just the richest place in these ten miles and eight towns, even the wealthiest village in Fengchao!Cao Xiangnan added in his heart.

Cao Gang stared deeply at the smiling person, there were too many things buried deep in his eyes, even if this person was sitting here, no one knew what this person was thinking at this moment.

It's just that when talking about who the president should be, Cao Xiangnan didn't expect that everyone would choose him unanimously, and the reasons were very good.

So the hole I dug myself, I have to jump into it while kneeling!

Who knew that he removed the previous village head and those old things, pushed Cao Gang to be the village head, and replaced his side as the manager, just thinking about what to do in this Caojia Village in the future Without obstacles, it will be much more convenient.

After the academy was built in the back, it was necessary to think about the operation of the academy and how to maintain it, and then it happened to be able to house the elderly and some poor families in the village in winter, and more things were done in the future.

For Cao Xiangnan, these things may be just a matter of little effort, but for all the villagers in Caojia Village, it is a major event that changed their future lives and the future of this village.

"Since everyone thinks highly of me, Cao Xiangnan, then Cao Xiangnan would be more respectful than obedient." Although he was afraid of trouble, but now it is true that except for him who understands these things better, the people here don't understand too much. Cao Xiangnan couldn't evade it even if he wanted to.

"Let's talk about it first. The position of the chairman is the same as the position of the manager of Caojia Village. They both change every three years." Cao Xiangnan was afraid that he would be in this position for ten or eight years. I really wish I could sit in this position until it made everyone laugh out loud, but no one would worry about Cao Silang stealing from him, which shows everyone's trust in him.

At present, he will still be in Caojia Village for the next three years. As for the future, Cao Xiangnan will not guarantee that he will stay in this small village for the rest of his life.As for all the members of the foundation, Cao Xiangnan said that he will arrange them later.

In Caojia Village, as long as they are not lazy, they have a job to do, and the men in the village who are able to contribute will go to the academy to work.It doesn’t matter if you don’t go there, the village chief led everyone into the mountains to hunt these days, picking mushrooms and chestnuts, even if you don’t know how to hunt, you can also pick up some mushrooms and wild vegetables from the mountains, dry them and put them away Cook and eat in winter.

Since Cao Qingzhu followed him into the mountain to hunt chestnuts, some elder brothers in the village also followed him to pick up chestnuts after they knew about it.In the past, everyone didn't know that this food was so delicious. After eating it once, it was no worse than the coarse grains they ate, and everyone wanted to beat some back and put it away as food.

According to Cao Silang's instructions, the chestnuts that came back were soaked in cold water, picked up in bamboo baskets, and hung under the eaves to dry. The wind was strong this day, and they could be dried in a few days.I heard that the chestnuts preserved in this way are fresh and delicious, and they won't rot so quickly or grow worms so quickly.

These chestnuts can also be dried and peeled, ground into powder, and can be made into steamed buns with coarse grains, which can save a lot of food. In the past, everyone was afraid of winter, because it was too cold in winter. Now, the snowmen don’t come out when it’s snowing outside. They can only eat two meals a day when they stay in the house. Some people eat one meal a day. They are so hungry that they can only lie on the bed wrapped in a quilt and sleep.

Now there are men like the village chief and deputy village chief who lead everyone into the mountains, even if they come back with some chestnuts, they can add a lot of food for the winter.

So for a while, the enthusiasm of the people in Caojia Village was very high. Every day, they rushed to follow everyone into the mountains to hunt chestnuts and pick up wild vegetables and mushrooms. , You can also get a little meat to take home.

People in the village go out early and return late, and only return home from outside at dusk and sunset. After a day's work, they can sit down and rest for a while, waiting for dinner.

"bang bang bang..."

The gong sounded, and when the people in the village heard the gong sound, they all came out of their homes and went to the entrance of the ancestral hall.

"Let everyone come here today because I have something very important to tell you." When it was almost time to see the person coming, Li Zheng said loudly.

"This can also be said to be a good thing for all the villagers in our Caojia Village." Li Zheng had a happy smile on his face, which was also a good thing for Caojia Village.

When the people below heard Lizheng's words, they all became happy, you ask me, I ask you.

"Do you know what's going on?"

"do you know?"

Some clan elders who followed snorted, what good could happen?But there was unstoppable curiosity in those eyes.

Everyone's voices came from below, Li Zheng raised his hand, and when everyone calmed down, he would tell everyone this important event, or a good thing, "... our Caojia Village will become more and more prosperous in the future. It's getting better and better, and everyone's life is getting better and better."

After hearing Lizheng's words, everyone in the village became excited.

When Cao Xiangnan spoke on stage, he couldn’t calm everyone’s excitement. He just told everyone what kind of institution it is in concise words, so when the academy is built next year, their next goal is to build a philanthropic hall , a place to live for the lonely elderly and helpless children in the village.