Qin Manzhi made the tofu skillfully and did not need anyone's help. Zhuang Keqing only processed the bamboo the next day.
Take the center line and split it, remove the inner part between the bamboos, and then tie them together tightly to form a hollow condenser tube.
She was working in the courtyard with a focused and serious expression, but at this moment someone came outside the courtyard.
It was Li You, the village chief's eldest son.
"Girl." He shouted standing outside the yard.
"Huh? Uncle Li, why are you here?"
"Dad asked you to go there. He said he had something to discuss. Several elders from the village are also here."
Knowing that he might be talking to her about potato chips and vermicelli, Zhuang Keqing responded, put down what he was doing, went to the small kitchen to greet Qin Manzhi, and then went into the room to call Shen Ling.
The specific implementation of this matter is complicated, and may also involve some legal issues, so it would be best to let Aling go with him.
Shen Ling was reading silently in his room at this time. During this period, he planned to read all the books he had read at Shen's house silently, so that he could add notes in time when he gained something later.
When he heard Zhuang Keqing's voice, he put down his pen and walked out.
"Aling, the village chief is looking for me, will you go with me?"
"Um."
Shen Ling washed the pen, pressed the paper with paper, and went out with Zhuang Keqing.
The two of them followed Li You and headed all the way to the village chief's house. They met a few villagers on the way and said hello. They saw that the village chief's son was leading the young couple away in a hurry. Although they didn't ask any questions, they thought in their hearts. I also made some mutterings, and inevitably made some unreliable guesses.
"Dad, I brought the girl here."
Before he reached the door of his yard, Li You shouted at the top of his lungs. Not long after, he saw the village chief and the elders filing out of the main house and standing in the yard waiting for them.
Why are you so solemn?
Zhuang Keqing was just a junior, how could she be welcomed by an elder? She hurriedly stepped forward and bowed first with Shen Ling.
"Grandpa the village chief, grandpa Qi."
"The girl is here."
Several elderly people were stroking their beards and nodding, with smiles on their faces.
"Come on, come on in and talk."
After everyone sat down in the main room, the village chief and the elder named Zhang looked at each other, and then turned their eyes around the others. After getting everyone's signals, they looked at Zhuang Keqing, who was not far in front of him.
He said seriously: "Girl, we old guys have already discussed it, and the method you mentioned last time is indeed a good one."
"but……"
The village chief stopped talking and looked a little solemn.
"But what?"
Zhuang Keqing didn't know why, but since he thought it was good, what was there to hesitate about?
Seeing her asking, the village chief sighed slightly.
This girl is kind-hearted and smart, but she is young and lacks experience. There are hundreds of families in Erlizi Village, each with their own way of life and their own calculations. Today, everyone can hold each other together because of love and interests, but Tomorrow there may be disputes over the distribution of benefits.
Zhuang Keqing didn't understand, but Shen Ling only understood the first half of the village chief's sentence.
He patted the girl's hand and told her not to get excited or confused, but to listen carefully before speaking.
"It would be good to directly hand over the rights to receive and sell goods to the village, but who has the ability to take care of this? Let alone talking about it in advance, who can guarantee that he can truly achieve the word 'fair'?"
The village chief had something to say, but Zhuang Keqing was still confused. She always felt that there was something in the village chief's words, but she really didn't understand it.
"The village chief wants you to be the responsible person."
It was Shen Ling who made the point. Several elderly people present looked at him with admiration.
This kid’s heart is open and transparent!
"I?"
Zhuang Keqing didn't even turn around. It was only after she carefully savored Shen Ling's words that she finally understood what the village chief and the elders meant.
They are worried that no one in the village can shoulder the responsibility of organizing production and management, and they are also worried that the person in charge will not be able to convince the public or have selfish motives.
"No, no! If I were to do this business, wouldn't my family be turned into a merchant? What would happen to Aling when he takes the exam?"
The old people looked at each other, they really didn't expect this.
At that time, they just felt that in order to make the villagers' lives better, the girl was willing to give the prescription for free. With this intention, they could not let her suffer.
The idea of letting her take charge of the production and trading of the workshop is to allow her to earn more income. And if we really think about it carefully, except for the girl who has this ability, there is really no one else in the village who can do it.
"this……"
Even the village chief paused.
Do you want to give up? But with such a good method and opportunity, if you don’t give it a try, you will feel unwilling to give up.
Shen Ling supported Zhuang Keqing no matter what, but he didn't expect that the other party's refusal without hesitation was for his own sake, and he felt mixed emotions for a moment.
"I do have an idea, but I don't know if I should talk about it or not."
The elder named Zhang spoke thoughtfully.
"How about it, you should tell me quickly!"
The village chief was anxious to solve this problem. He didn't want to give up, but he also didn't want to find someone to do it. So when he saw people speaking slowly, his voice couldn't help but rise a little higher.
"Why are you anxious?" Mr. Zhang Qi rolled his eyes at him and said slowly: "I only heard that those noble people who are officials have relatives doing business, but the merchants are not affiliated with the family."
"If this is possible, then we can also invite relatives of the banker to put up a name. It will only cause trouble for his family in the future, and the boy will not be able to take the imperial examination."
"No, no, the dealer's second and third bedrooms are not good. If we sell his house, wouldn't it be like a meat bun beating a dog?!"
The village chief was the first to disagree. He had clearly remembered what Zhuang San had done back then, so how could he be given the opportunity to harm the girl's family?
"That's true."
For a while, several senior citizens fell into silence, and their faces looked a little ugly.
"Actually, there is no need to start thinking about this now."
At this time, Shen Ling spoke. His voice was not loud. It was a rare steady and deep voice between a boy and a young man. There seemed to be an inexplicable rhythm in his words, which made people listen attentively and involuntarily.
"Now we only need to consider how to obtain the consent of the majority of villagers. When we actually make something, we can sell it directly to shops in the town for the time being. We don't need to operate it ourselves."
This makes sense!
"But we got it wrong!"
Everyone sighed.
Yes, why do they have to open their own shop? This is because they are over the top when thinking about business.
Zhuang Keqing also nodded thoughtfully.
Shen Ling said it does make sense. Judging from the current situation in Erlizi Village, as soon as they start making vermicelli and dried potatoes, the quantity will not be small. Only Songling Town may not be able to digest it all, and they have to rely on the store to use their own food. The best way is to spread the goods to other places.
It was also the inertia of her thinking in later generations that she felt that in order to do business, she had to open her own shop, which was why she made this mistake and got the village chief and elders involved.
After thinking about it, she felt relieved.
I have already established some sales of dried potato and vermicelli, so it is not impossible for me to spend more energy on the preparation and operation of the workshop.
But, can the villagers really be convinced? She is just a little girl under sixteen.
Seeing that she was hesitant, Mr. Zhang Qi stroked his beard and asked, "What are you still worried about? You might as well tell me, we old guys will definitely help you make the decision."
Zhuang Keqing raised his head and saw that several old people were smiling and encouraging in their eyes, so he expressed his concerns without any hesitation.
"I'm still young, so I'm afraid I won't be able to convince the public."
When the village chief heard this, he laughed immediately.
"You girl, why did you suddenly say such a thing? It doesn't look like you at all."
He and the elders looked at each other, nodded, and then said, "You made a stone mill that everyone can share, and you taught Uoda the method in vain. We don't say it, but in fact we are only grateful to you in our hearts."
"Besides, we old ones are not just decorations. People in the village are still willing to listen to a few words. If there are those who are ignorant, just say it, and we will definitely be attracted to you.
."
This is to give her reassurance.
In fact, I am being humble. In Dai State, the county magistrate governs a county, towns and countless villages, and the village chief is the actual person in power of these villages, and his status is not low.
Speaking of which, Li Shu, the village chief of Erlizi Village, is the more approachable, which makes people feel that this old man is easy to talk to, but this is not the case.
Zhuang Keqing said nothing and lowered his head slightly as if thinking. But Shen Ling glanced at her and saw the eagerness flashing in her eyes, and knew that she was willing.
