Poor Family Chapter 554

Chapter 554 Family recruits newcomers

Li Yanqing did not expect Zhou Ping to come up with a plan so quickly. He took the document and opened it. First, it was a sketch, roughly planning the scope of the land to be sold.

Li Yanqing saw that the entire planned land was only 50 mu, and 10 mu of land was set aside in front of the Town God's Temple. Zhou Ping explained from the side: "The humble official considers reserving 10 mu of land for the Town God's Temple. It is enough to hold some sacrificial activities at ordinary times. It is reserved for small stalls and hawkers to gather, and it is also to increase the popularity of tile shops in the future."

Li Yanqing nodded, "Fifty mu can be sold for a lot of money, let's keep ten mu!"

He turned to the second page. On the second page was also a picture, which was filled with dense grids and filled with the names of various shops. "What is this?" Li Yanqing asked in confusion.

"This is a sketch of Wasi in the east. It covers an area of about forty-six acres and is about the same size as this open space. I think it can be emulated."

"This is a way to save effort!"

Li Yanqing suddenly became interested, and looked at the map carefully, and found some subtle changes, "Many shops don't seem to have an acre of land?"

"The county may not have considered the needs of some small shops. One mu of land is too big for them, and two points of land is enough, and the small shops are located inside, which is definitely not as good as the outside, but if there are many and dense shops, it will be the same. attract customer.

In addition, the county government also needs to consider the land occupied by roads and some places for juggling performances. In fact, the area of the shops we can sell is only 40 mu. We can build ten large shops along the first row of East Street, each covering an area of about It is an acre and a half, and there are densely packed small shops behind it. The county can build it in a unified way, and of course they will pay for it. "

Li Yanqing thought for a while and asked: "How much floor area did He Laoliu buy in the lawsuit this morning?"

"About two acres of land."

"Doesn't the land cost two thousand acres per mu?"

"It's like this along the street, but not inside. At most, it's a thousand per mu."

Li Yanqing thought for a while and asked again: "How much does it cost to build a house on one mu of land?"

"If it is repaired more, the price will be cheaper. If it is made a little easier, three or four hundred guan will be enough."

"Then count it as five hundred guan! In addition to digging wells, planting trees and tamping roads, the total is 15,000 guan. If this is the case, the land inside will not be sold. We will build it and rent it out. Twenty-five acres can be built. There are one hundred and twenty-five shops, and each shop charges five guan a month in rent, and also has a monthly income of 600 to 700 guan, and there is also money to help the widows and the elderly, isn't that great?"

Zhou Ping praised sincerely: "It's still the county lord who has considered it thoroughly!"

Pausing for a while, Zhou Ping asked again: "I don't know how to allocate the land of these ten big shops?"

This is the real purpose of Zhou Ping looking for Li Yanqing, too many people have entrusted him, he has to ask the county magistrate to make a decision, Li Yanqing thought for a while, "Leave three pieces of land, you take two, Yang Xiancheng keeps one, The remaining seven yuan are for public sale, so let's make a decision!”

Zhou Ping was overjoyed. He just wanted two pieces of land, one for his eldest son, the other for himself, and later for his concubine and youngest son. Unexpectedly, the county lord would consider it for him. He was grateful in his heart, and asked again: "Since We decided to rent out the official land to Baoyanzhai to grow flowers, so why not leave a piece of land for Baoyanzhai to open a shop?"

Li Yanqing also had this idea at the beginning, asking Bao Yanzhai to open a Li's rouge shop in Jiayu County, but this would make people think that he is taking public property privately. After all, the shop is more eye-catching than the land, and it is best to avoid the Chenghuang Temple This piece of land was rented and opened in other places.

"Bao Yan Zhai has no such demand for the time being, so let's make a decision like this! Implement it as soon as possible."

"Humble post obeys orders!"

Zhou Ping left in a hurry. At this time, the time had passed Shenshi, and the county government also had time to go to and from work. In the morning, it was a little later than the imperial court, and you had to enter the government office at every moment, that is, at 7:30 in the morning. In the afternoon, Shenshi was finishing official duties. That is exactly four o'clock, and there is more than half an hour of rest at noon.

Li Yanqing was really a little tired today, he tidied up a little, got up and went home.

When I got home, I found that the mansion was also quite lively. A large group of eleven or twelve-year-old ladies were chattering non-stop in the front yard. There were at least twenty people. It seemed that they were interviewing maidservants. They wanted to recruit seven more in the mansion. There are so many little servant girls and three rough servant girls, most of them will be eliminated.

At this time, a young lady walked out of the left wing of the front yard, carrying a small cloth bag, and left the gate of the mansion wiping her tears. Li Yanqing knew why she was eliminated. She was too young, and she looked only eight or nine years old. May want her.

Uncle Shan went to the door again and shouted: "Next, Miss Xu Wu!"

A rather handsome young lady walked out of the crowd and walked into the house. Uncle Shan saw Li Yanqing and rushed out to greet him, "The official is back?"

Li Yanqing glanced into the room and asked with a smile, "Who is interviewing?"

"It's ma'am!"

Uncle Shan shook his head and said: "Before, I interviewed the coachman, groom, gardener, porter, and servant. I have been busy for almost two hours, and now I am starting to interview the maid."

"Madam interviewing the coachman and groom?" Li Yanqing was a little strange.

Uncle Shan quickly explained: "The male servants are interviewed by villains. According to Madam's instructions, no one with a vicious look is accepted. They are all young people who are more pleasing to the eye. The housekeeper and maid are interviewed by Madam herself."

Although the Northern Song Dynasty was not as protective against men and women as in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the family members of officials and eunuchs would never show up easily, and the family servants rarely saw his wife all year round, let alone interviewing the servants in person. It can also be done by a housekeeper.

Li Yanqing nodded, walked to the window and looked into the room, and saw his wife Cao Yun sitting at a table, and Hu Qinger was sitting next to him. Hu Qinger was a little tired and secretly yawned from time to time.

Cao Yun smiled and asked the little lady in front, "What's your name, how old are you? Where is your family? Do you have any brothers or sisters? What do your parents do for a living?"

The little lady looked about eleven or twelve years old, she bowed timidly and said: "The girl named Xu Wu is twelve years old, and her family lives in Baixingzi Village outside Nancheng. There is an older sister on the top and a younger brother on the bottom. Weaving and cooking at home, while my father and grandfather farmed for a living."

Li Yanqing nodded secretly. This little lady has a clear mind and answered all the questions. Only his wife Cao Yun asked again: "Is this the first time you come out to do something?"

"yes!"

"Then how did your parents explain you?"

Ms. Xu Wu said in a very low voice: "Father said that he would sell his body for six years, and he would pay four per month, one payment per year, and the host would cover all food, clothing, and housing."

Pausing for a while, she added in a low voice: "Also... marriage is not allowed."

Cao Yun laughed, "Okay, let your father sign the contract tomorrow morning!"

Miss Xu Wu's eyes lit up all of a sudden, "Have I been hired?"

"Yes, come over early tomorrow morning to sign the contract, and just bring two pieces of laundry."

Miss Xu Wu was so excited that she knelt down, "Thank you, madam!"

"Go!"

The little lady left happily. At this time, Cao Yun was also a little tired, so she said to Uncle Shan: "Today, I have recruited five, which is almost enough. If there are not enough, I will look for it later, and give it to the little lady outside." One hundred Wen per person, let them go back!"

"The villain knows, there are two of them are very good, why don't the villain ask them to come to the interview another day."

"Alright, let them go back first!"

Cao Yun stood up and walked out with Hu Qing'er, Li Yanqing couldn't dodge in time, and happened to meet them face to face.

"When did my husband come back?" Cao Yun asked in surprise.

"Just came back, I happened to see you interviewing a little lady."

"Then my eyesight is okay?" Cao Yun asked with a smile.

"Not bad, that little lady is very handsome and has a clear mind, are the other maids the same?"

Cao Yun nodded, "Basically, I mainly look at my eyes. If I can catch my eye at a glance, it's probably good."

"Where's Sisi? Why isn't she with you?"

"Sister Sisi is painting, and today she happens to be interested,"

At this moment, Li Yanqing saw that Hu Qing'er was hesitating to speak, so he asked with a smile: "What do you want to say?"

Hu Qing'er blushed and said, "I'm going to see my elder brother for trial in the morning."

"Oh? How do you feel?" Li Yanqing asked with a smile.

Hu Qing'er said angrily: "I feel like my eldest brother is a good old man. That widow is so pitiful. After her husband died, she still has to raise a child. Why do you want her to pay back the money? That He Lao Liu has a savage face, and he is not a good person at first glance. In the end, I gave him the store, and in my opinion, the money should not be returned.”

Li Yanqing saw Cao Yun pursed his lips into a smile and said nothing, so he asked, "Young lady also seems to know the case?"

"Qing'er came back and told us that we will listen to your explanation when we are preparing dinner."

Li Yanqing laughed, "Then you don't have to wait for dinner, you can explain it now, that widow is going to remarry, I asked her specifically, she said that her parents are the ones who will definitely let her remarry, so the problem comes After she got married, she took the restaurant away as a dowry, so what should her ex-husband's children and parents do? So I have to ask her to sell the restaurant and pay off the money, so that the ex-husband's parents won't be harassed by He Laoliu , when she remarries, the money will be divided into three parts, one for the ex-husband's parents, one for the ex-husband's son, and one for herself. Although she paid back He Lao Liu's money, she didn't actually suffer. The real loss was the former owner of the restaurant. , sell the restaurant to her husband at a low price, give up part of the price to He Lao Liu, and the case will be settled satisfactorily."

Cao Yun nodded, "My husband is very considerate!"

Li Yanqing smiled and asked Hu Qinger again, "Is this explanation still acceptable?"

Hu Qing'er snorted, turned her face away, and said half aloud: "You have some truth in what you say!"

Li Yanqing patted his stomach, smiled and said: "In that case, let's go eat! I'm starving too."

"Two cooks are cooking today. Let's see how well they make small dishes. We have tasted them at noon. They are very delicate and taste good."

"I don't care about fineness, just let me eat."

The three talked and laughed, and walked to the dining hall.

(end of this chapter)

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