AWB Chapter 215 The Lady is also a Butcher 13
Chapter 215 The Lady is also a Butcher 13
The girl became more confident after seeing how successful she was. She walked to the next pig and quickly cut it with the knife.
After that, Chunniang felt more and more excited, and she slaughtered several pigs in a row before stopping, "Madam, I can do this job."
All the men present felt a little chilly.
"Well, not bad." Ming Huaixi praised Chunniang with appreciation.
With Chunniang's demonstration, the other girls also wanted to try it and volunteered. Ming Huaixi did not restrain them and directly asked someone to prepare a castration knife for each of them.
There is another benefit to learning this castration technique. In the future, if someone bullies these girls again, they will be able to react subconsciously and their muscle movements will be able to protect them.
These pigs can be used as learning materials for the girls. Success or not is no longer important. Ming Huaixi is already planning to ask someone to buy twenty more piglets later.
Not all girls were as gifted as Chunniang and could learn things quickly. Chunniang watched from the side and guided those who didn't know how to do it. Soon, the 28 piglets were castrated.
The girls were very proactive, and they seemed to have opened the door to a new world. In the beginning, they were a little shy when they knew they had to castrate the pigs, but later they were able to do it by themselves, and it only took them a few quarters of an hour.
"Girls, please help take care of these castrated piglets. Each person will be paid ten cents a day. Someone will send another twenty piglets over in a few days. You will still be needed to help castrate them then."
These girls either haven't figured out what to do or have no idea at all, so find them something to do.
"Ma'am, you provide us with food and drink, so we can't ask for more money."
The girls were grateful to Ming Huaixi for taking them in. It was just taking care of the piglets, which was not a hard job. Besides, Ming Huaixi also provided them with food and drink. How could they still ask for wages?
Ming Huaixi did not allow them to refuse and made the decision directly, "Okay, I will pay you ten cents a day. It's settled. Anyone who works for me will be paid, you don't have to worry. Of course, those who signed the indenture will also be paid. You will get fifteen cents a day.
You have more work to do than the girls, such as repairing the pigpen, mending the courtyard wall, and cooking, etc. You are responsible for all of these, and the girls have nothing to do with you.
Chunniang, you will temporarily manage the purchases for the girls, and Tiezhu, you will be in charge of the purchases for the rest of the people. You are each in charge of your own affairs. I will find you if there is any problem. You will get five cents more per day than others. That's it. You can divide the rest among yourselves. I have some things to do and should go back now."
Ming Huaixi left after he finished speaking. These girls did not sign a contract to sell themselves, so it was just an ordinary employment relationship. It would be best to separate them out to prevent them from being bullied.
After Ming Huaixi left, everyone gathered together and began to discuss what to do next. Chunniang and Tiezhu were a little unfamiliar at first, but they got the hang of it after a while of trial and error and began to do it with ease.
The tenants of this farm were all scared away by the bandits, and now the planting season has been missed, so the farm has been abandoned. Ming Huaixi plans to find some tenants to plant part of the land, and give the rest to Tiezhu and others.
Set aside a portion of the land for raising pigs, and they can plan the rest of the land themselves and plant what they want. After planting, send part of it to welfare and they can dispose of the rest as they please.
Ming Huaixi was very tolerant towards her tenants and split the rent 40% to 60%; she got 40% and the tenant got 60%. Before that, the best split was 50% to 50%. Very few people would only collect 40% rent. However, Ming Huaixi had conditions.
Tenants who come to rent from her place must sign a confidentiality agreement, not disclosing anything about the place, and must rent for twenty consecutive years. Once any of the clauses are violated, the rent before and after will be split 30% to 70%, with the landlord taking 70% and the tenant taking 30%.
In fact, Ming Huaixi didn't plan to do anything. He just wanted to start a meat business, so this place would become a base. If other families wanted the secret recipe, the first thing they would do would be to come here to find these farmers.
Farmers regard land as their lifeblood. If the benefits are not enough, they will not abandon this well-paid land. But if the benefits are too much, no one will be able to afford it. These grassroots people are like this. They are short-sighted and unwise, but lack long-term vision.
In short, as the oldest group of people passed down from ancient times to the present, they have their own set of theories, the most important of which is land-based.
After returning to the mansion, Ming Huaixi first went to check on the learning situation of several children. Except Yunsheng, the other children had not yet received any elementary education.
They were arranged in a room. Bai Zhisong first assigned tasks to Yunsheng and then gave them enlightenment. Xiao Jinglan was also among those being enlightened, but she often slept in class. But every time Bai Zhisong asked her a question, she could answer it. After a long time, Bai Zhisong stopped paying attention to her.
In addition to literary enlightenment, Ming Huaixi also found a martial arts master, who was a master in the escort agency that took in Yun Haocheng, to earn some extra money.
Ming Huaixi gave them a lot of monthly wages, twenty taels of silver a month, and also provided food, as well as gifts during festivals. These were treatments that other families did not have. With the things Ming Huaixi gave them, they naturally taught these children more attentively.
However, Xiao Jinglan does not need to learn martial arts. Ming Huaixi is afraid that she might accidentally use abilities that do not exist in this world. Usually when they practice martial arts, Ming Huaixi will take Xiao Jinglan out to play.
That day, Duyan sent someone to the mansion to invite Ming Huaixi, saying that he had found a store that met the requirements and asked Ming Huaixi if he wanted to go and take a look.
Ming Huaixi went to see them. There were two shops in total. One used to be a restaurant in a prosperous area. It was not big, otherwise it would have been snatched away by nobles long ago. The other one used to be a rouge shop, but business was always bad.
Later, I changed to other businesses, but the business was not good. After the owner rented out the property, the tenants would leave within three months.
This is a well-known declining shop. No one rented it anymore, so the owner wanted to sell it.
As for the restaurant, its business was pretty good, but the family was leaving the capital to make a living elsewhere and couldn't take care of the store, so they were thinking of selling it. Until now, this news has not been leaked.
In other words, the information was entrusted to Duyan, otherwise how could Ming Huaixi know the news first.
"I want both of these shops."
Ming Huaixi can choose any shop he wants, no matter how many there are. That unlucky shop has really been noticed by the God of Unlucky, and its layout has a lot of problems. He just needs to make some major changes to it.
This small restaurant is good. If the chef is willing to stay, it can continue to run the restaurant. This restaurant has been open for many years and there are diners.