flstandardbreds Chapter 243 Lotus Pond
Chapter 243 Lotus Pond
Zheng Sisi nodded: "Not bad, you also know how to use propaganda. We must act according to circumstances in the future."
Shopkeeper Gao: "Well, I understand."
Zheng Sisi looked through the account book kept by Manager Gao at the counter. There were all kinds of dishes in the record, and the most ordered one was the red crayfish. It is worthy of being the popular crayfish in modern times. It also has a place in ancient times!
Zheng Sisi didn't want to look at it for a while, mainly because the accounting method was too complicated. It seemed that she would have to make a simple account book when she had time, which would be convenient for recording and checking.
Fortunately, she handed this task over to her three sisters, so that they had something to do. Otherwise, if she had to do all these tasks, Zheng Sisi felt that she would lose all her hair during puberty.
After dinner and bonuses, Zheng Sisi and others led the large group back to the village.
On the way back, everyone was very excited and talked about what happened in the restaurant. Sun Daming also agreed with several aunts to take the villagers to the mountains to dig bamboo shoots early tomorrow morning, and asked them to bring a basket to carry mushrooms.
The aunts all knew how popular the bamboo fungus was today, and they all nodded and said they would definitely make sure it was taken care of.
The next day, in addition to the people who went to the Weishui River to catch crayfish and went up the mountain to dig bamboo shoots, Zheng Sisi also arranged for several guards to follow them to the lotus pond to dig lotus roots.
Zheng Sisi saw that the people from Liu Village went to dig bamboo shoots and pick bamboo fungus. This time she planned to ask the villagers from Yao Village to help dig lotus roots, and she also explained the situation to the village chief Liu.
Village Chief Liu also understood what the county lady meant. He had to take care of both villages and not neglect one for the other. He agreed without saying anything: "Don't worry, county lady. I will explain it clearly to the villagers."
Many people came to the lotus pond next to Yao Village early this morning, which is in stark contrast to the previous phenomenon where no one had set foot there.
Zheng Sisi was also very excited looking at such a large lotus pond. It was several times larger than the lotus pond in her own house. However, no one took care of the lotus flowers in it, so she didn't know how many lotus roots she could dig out.
The Third Prince was already directing the guards to go down to the pond, and all the guards who had experience in digging lotus roots participated.
The villagers of Yao Village only heard the village chief say that they would gather at the lotus pond, but they didn't know what they were going to do. They were all confused when they saw the guards brought by the Third Prince and the County Lady taking off their outer clothes and going into the lotus pond.
Several people were groping around the lotus pond, and after a while someone found a lotus root. He shook it in the water a few times to wash off the mud, revealing the white and tender lotus root node, which was very thick and plump.
The guard shouted happily: "Look, county lady, the roots are as thick and tender as the lotus roots in the mansion."
Zheng Sisi waved: "Send it over here so I can have a look."
When the guards brought the lotus roots to the pond, someone behind them also held up one and said, "The one I dug is also very big."
Then he walked towards the pond, holding the lotus root.
Zheng Sisi took the lotus root and looked at it. It was indeed very tender. Then he said to the village leaders behind him: "Everyone, this lotus pond will be mine from now on. You saw that what the guards dug out just now is lotus root, which can be used for cooking.
I want to hire people from your village to help me dig lotus roots. I called you here today to teach you how to dig lotus roots. You should dig 100 to 150 kilograms every day and send them to the restaurant.
This doesn't take long. I will pay you 30 coins a day, no matter how many people you have. The village chief can also arrange for each family to take turns digging for one day. But you must dig according to the method taught by the guards. Now those who want to learn how to dig lotus roots can sign up. Those who have not learned can not participate in the future.
Also, I will need someone to take care of my lotus pond in the future. It will cost one tael of silver a month. If you have any ideas, you can talk to the village chief or Chen Zhuangtou. "
After everyone heard about the two jobs, some villagers signed up immediately. Zheng Sisi asked Chen Zhuangtou and Yao Village Chief to keep a record. It would also be convenient to settle their wages later.