Space Farming: Traveling through Ancient Times to Do Business

Two hours later, Jiang Xue finally finished her work. After four hours of careful planning, she determined the specific locations of the three factories that were currently being built. She was satisfied with her plan and believed that these factories would bring rich profits to the Jiang family.

"Miss, Uncle Meng who delivered the ducklings has been here for a while." A maid walked into the room and reported respectfully.

"Okay, notify the housekeeper and ask him to put the geese and ducks in the yard. We will take them home later." Jiang Xue ordered.

"Also, how did the housekeeper's purchase of the ox cart go this afternoon?" Jiang Xue asked again. She planned to use the ox cart to transport some fish back this time.

"Miss, I have accompanied the steward to buy twelve ox carts. This is the remaining one hundred taels of silver." The maid handed the purse to Jiang Xue.

"Achen, put the money away." Jiang Xue said to Jiang Chen, then turned to Xier, "Xier, you and Achen accompany me to the suburbs."

Jiang Xue planned to place the fish in the suburbs and let Xier look after it there. This place was the only way back to Jiangjia Village, and she would pack the fish when she returned, which was both convenient and safe.

She had no time during this period. She was busy with village affairs and planned to hand over the matter of recruiting a teacher to Zhong Ziqi.

Jiang's Snack Shop in the center of the street

Zhong Ziqi, who was using an abacus, saw Jiang Xue coming. He quickly put down the abacus, picked up the account book and walked forward to greet her.

"Miss, this is the account book for the past few days." Zhong Ziqi handed the account book to Jiang Xue respectfully.

Jiang Xue took the account book but did not open it to check. Instead, she smiled and shook her head: "Uncle Ziqi, I am not here to check the accounts today."

Zhong Ziqi was stunned for a moment, then he thought of the private school Jiang Xue had mentioned before. He asked tentatively, "Miss, is the private school going to be built? Or have you already made plans?"

Seeing how smart Zhong Ziqi was, Jiang Xue nodded and said, "Yes, the construction of the private school has been put on the agenda. However, the teacher's affairs have not been implemented yet. I am indeed a bit busy here and cannot spare the time to deal with it."

When Zhong Ziqi heard this, he understood Jiang Xue's intention. He did have some good friends who were all knowledgeable people. It would be great if they could teach in a private school.

But he also understood that these friends all needed to support their families, and salary issues must be considered.

"Miss, what you mean is..." Zhong Ziqi hesitated, not knowing how to start.

Zhong Ziqi sighed, seeming a little worried. Jiang Xue noticed his uneasiness, so she took the initiative to ask, "Uncle Ziqi, you seem to have some concerns? Is it about inviting the teacher?"

Zhong Ziqi nodded, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke: "Miss, my good friends are all very learned people, but they also need to support their families. I am worried that the monthly salary they ask for will be too high, afraid..."

Jiang Xue interrupted his worries and said with a smile: "Uncle Ziqi, this is normal. People with knowledge should be paid accordingly. Just tell me how much they ask for a monthly salary, and I will consider it."

Seeing Jiang Xue being so reasonable, Zhong Ziqi was relieved and answered truthfully: "In the county, the monthly allowance for a student is three taels, for a scholar is five taels, and for a juren is twelve taels."

Jiang Xue nodded after hearing this, thought for a moment and said, "This price is indeed reasonable in the county. But in our village, in order to attract more talented teachers, we can raise it a little bit. Five taels for a student, ten taels for a scholar, and twenty taels for a juren, how about that?"

Zhong Ziqi was shocked by Jiang Xue's proposal. This price was far beyond the county standard and could even be said to be very generous.

He quickly shook his head and persuaded: "Miss, this price is too high. I'm afraid it will cause unnecessary discussion. How about we just follow the county price?"

Jiang Xue waved her hand and said firmly: "No need, I believe a good teacher deserves such treatment.

Moreover, I will provide them with a small courtyard for accommodation and three meals a day.

This will not only solve their living problems, but also allow them to teach and educate with peace of mind. As for vacations and benefits, we will discuss them in detail after the private school is built."

Jiang Xue took out a hundred taels of loose silver from her bosom and handed it to Zhong Ziqi, explaining, "Here is a hundred taels. You may need it when you go to see the Master. It includes gifts and the cost of travel and accommodation to the county town. Um... that's travel expenses."

Zhong Ziqi took the silver and felt a little confused. He felt that his young lady seemed to be particularly familiar with these words, but he didn't think much about it. He just asked, "Young lady, how many people do we need to recruit?"

Jiang Xue thought for a moment and said, "Let's find twenty teachers first. Two or three of them will be enough. It would be best if they are good at math."

Zhong Ziqi looked at Jiang Xue in surprise. He didn't expect that the young lady would need so many teachers. He asked curiously, "Young lady, how big is this private school?"

Jiang Xue smiled and said, "The current scale is not large, but it is enough for our initial needs. If there are more students in the future, we can consider expanding the scale."

Zhong Ziqi nodded, but he was still full of doubts. He felt that the young lady seemed to have great plans for the future of the private school, but he also knew that he only needed to do what the young lady told him to do.

With a head full of doubts, Zhong Ziqi bid farewell to Jiang Xue.

"Third sister, when did you start the school? How come I didn't know about it?" Jiang Diao asked Jiang Xue curiously while cracking the melon seeds he had just bought.

Jiang Xue looked at Jiang Diao and said jokingly, "Have you settled the account? Uncle Ziqi will be going to the county town soon, aren't you worried?"

When Jiang Diao heard that Uncle Ziqi was going to the county town, he immediately stood up nervously: "Third sister, who are you talking about? Who is going to the county town?"

"Uncle Ziqi!" Jiang Xue looked at Jiang Diao with certainty and found it a little funny.

The melon seeds in Jiang Diao's hand slipped, he hurriedly picked them up, and then said with a sad face: "Wow, my master is gone, what should I do, how can I live?"

Jiang Xue looked at Jiang Diao's exaggerated expression and couldn't help laughing: "Then you'd better wish you good luck! Bye." After that, Jiang Xue took Jiang Chen out of Jiang's snack shop.

"By the way, the lady from the cloth shop gave you a gift box last time. I have kept it for you. Wait a moment." Jiang Diao stopped Jiang Xue, walked quickly to the counter and took out the gift box.

Jiang Xue took the gift box, a little confused: "Gift box? What is it?" Suddenly, she thought of the gift that Miss Jiang mentioned at noon.

Jiang Chen was also looking at the gift box curiously.

"Let's go!" Jiang Xue said to Jiang Chen.

"Yeah." Jiang Chen nodded and left with Jiang Xue.

Jiang Diao looked at the two people's backs, feeling a little envious. He knew that Jiang Xue and Jiang Chen were going to do their own things, and he could only stay in the snack bar to continue to settle the bills.

A quarter of an hour later Jiang's house

"Pack the things quickly, don't leave anything out." After giving the instructions, Manager Chen hurried to the door to wait for his young lady to return.

He turned to Daniu and Zixue and asked anxiously, "Did you find it, buddy? We have to hurry."

"Dad, we found it. The other party has arrived." replied Da Niu.

As soon as he finished speaking, footsteps were heard outside the yard, and more than a dozen strangers walked in.

"Are you newly hired drivers?" Manager Chen stepped forward and asked.

"Yes, we are ready. We can set off as soon as the lady comes back." One of them replied.

At this time, Jiang Xue was on her way home. She had just met Zhang the Butcher and others on the road and agreed to meet at the intersection on the way back.

After a while, Jiang Xue brought her daughter back to the mansion. Seeing this, Manager Chen hurried out to greet them.

"Miss, the horse-drawn carriage and ox-drawn cart are ready, and the old man is also inside. Shall we set off now?" Manager Chen asked respectfully.

"Okay, then you can call me grandpa." The lady nodded in agreement.