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Chapter 443 Going south to fish for gold (1)

In short, when Xue Hong and his group arrived, Xue Pan was already stunned by the mighty team.

Instead, Xue Hong said calmly: "How far has this matter progressed?"

Xue Pan said awkwardly: "What, the price has not been negotiated, so I asked Anaconda to go back to the ancestral hall with my third uncle to finish the adoption. There is no clue about the fish pond and shop here."

Xue Hong said nothing. He had already discussed it with Shen Wei on the way here, so Shen Wei found out the addresses of several restaurants and led the people from Fuying Restaurant to the restaurant.Xue Hong, on the other hand, took the Xue family to visit a dozen fishermen who owned a small fish pond.

The Xue family always puts goodness first, so these fishermen came to visit the Xue family, but they seemed a little embarrassed, and they did not show fear or resistance. This shows that Xue Pan did not use his power to do anything to persecute people before. .

Xue Hong walked into the house of a fisherman surnamed Yang. Several members of the fisherman's family were sitting in the yard mending fishing nets. When they saw Xue's family, they stood up hurriedly, and all the women entered the house. The son was still standing on the spot.

When old man Yang saw Xue Pan, he didn't panic at all, he just asked, "Uncle Xue is here again today? Who is this?"

The old man Xue Yan and Xue Biao had seen each other before, but Xue Hong looked strangely at them.It's just that this old man Yang walked through the darts when he was young. Although he was just a handyman in the dart bureau, his knowledge was much higher than that of ordinary fishermen. She's a little smaller, but she looks smarter than the few I've seen before.

It is precisely because this old man Yang is knowledgeable that as soon as the Xue family came to purchase the fish pond, the nearby fishermen came to ask old man Yang's opinion.After all, one side can get a lot of money at once, and the other side is the fish pond that I have worked so hard to take care of, which can bring benefits to the family all year round. It is really not so easy to decide which one to take and which one to give up. of.

And old man Yang didn't make a decision all at once, but planned to wait and see. This time, Xue Hong brought so many people from the capital.

Xue Pan said: "Uncle Yang, this is my younger brother, Hong'er, this is the old man I was talking about."

"Oh, it turned out to be Second Master Xue. The old man didn't recognize him. I'm sorry."

Xue Hong smiled and waved his hands: "Old man Yang, don't say that, we should do as the Romans do, so why are there so many red tapes? Hey, the two brothers don't bother making tea, sit down and talk quickly. Old man Yang, I want to ask Let me ask you, what is the annual income of fishermen of your generation?"

"Oh, this fish pond, because there are these mulberry trees on the shore, and there are silkworms on the trees, we collect and breed silkworms every year to earn money for silkworm cocoons. One pound of silkworm cocoons costs 70 yuan. Every year, each household can receive Almost a hundred pounds of silkworm cocoons can easily earn eight taels of silver. The silkworm excrement of silkworms can also be used to feed fish and shrimps, which can reduce a large part of the cost of feed, so the cost of the fish pond is higher than that of other places. It should be lower. Calculated in this way, we fishermen, including those who raise silkworms, fish, shrimps and crabs, can only earn [-] taels a year. Those households that can raise crabs, turtles and crabs can only earn a lot more. ."

“Why are turtles and crabs more expensive?”

"Isn't that right? Turtles and crabs are the most valuable in our place. The fish we raise cost three cents a catty, the soft-shelled turtles cost five cents a catty, and the crabs cost eight cents a catty, so naturally they are more sought-after. It's just that , it takes more work to raise turtles and crabs, and many of us are unwilling to endure that hardship.”

Xue Hong thought about it for a while, good guy, he thought how much money the fishermen could make, but the per capita income was not as good as the ordinary maids in Jia's mansion.But compared with those little maids, how much hardship do these people have to suffer in the sun and rain?

However, Xue Hong was determined to win these mulberry fishponds. He said lightly, "Old man Yang, are you and your two sons the only fishermen in your family?"

Old man Yang nodded and said: "Yes, after I came back from being an escort, I bought these acres of fish ponds with my sons. In the past few years, the family has been working hard, and life has been easy. No, both sons are married. I have nothing to worry about anymore, I just want to spend the rest of my life guarding this fish pond."

While talking, old man Yang looked at Xue Hong with his eyes, and the little Jiujiu was all written on his face.Seeing Lang, Xue Hong smiled and said, "Old man, to tell you the truth, I have already bought the fish ponds of your family. But I will not let you suffer. I know that you bought these fish ponds from the chief of the village. It didn’t cost a lot of money at the time, but now the ten taels of silver offered by our Xue family is very cost-effective. Hey, don’t get excited, I know that after you sell the fish pond, you will have no source of income. Anyway, our Xue family I bought this fish pond to raise fish. Your family lives next to this fish pond. I bought the fish pond and hired you and your two sons to manage the fish pond for me. Each person pays two taels of silver per month. Monthly money, the three of you father and son are 72 taels a month, and [-] taels a year. In addition, we give [-] taels to each of the women in your family who can work. Their work It's also very simple, just weaving fishing nets and picking mulberry and raising silkworms. As for the catches and silkworm cocoons in the fish pond, our Xue family has a market. That's it. This is the condition I offered today, Old Man Yang, what do you think?"

Old man Yang made a calculation. His family had four mu of fish ponds and one mu of shrimp ponds. If they were sold to the Xue family, he would get 50 taels of silver.In addition to his father and son earning 72 taels of silver every year, his wife, two daughters-in-law, two daughters, and a granddaughter are all women who can work. There are six people in total, and the monthly income is three taels. Silver is 36 taels a year. Calculated in this way, after selling the fish pond, their family can earn a total of more than 100 taels of silver a year, which is much more cost-effective than not selling the fish pond.Although I don't have much ink in my stomach, I will still settle the account. As long as the Xue family is really willing to do this, the fish pond can be sold.

Old man Yang calculated for a long time, but Xue Hong just looked at him with a smile, and didn't mean to interrupt. When he finally finished his calculation, he looked up at Xue Hong, his eyes shining brightly: "Second Master Xue, don't blame the little boy. Talking too much, I just want to ask, we sold the fish pond to you, if your family does not hire our whole family to do the work as you said today, then...we...you know, us poor people, But there is no money to go to court."

(End of this chapter)