The next day, Su Qing got up and started boxing at dawn, and waited until dawn before going to have breakfast.
After Su Qing finished breakfast, she drained the pigs in the kitchen, boiled them again, drained the water and placed them in the yard to dry in the sun. She planned to grind the drains into powder and make dog food.
She thought about it for a long time last night and decided that it would be better to keep a few dogs at home, not only to prevent theft but also to prevent the old widower's revenge.
If he came secretly, the dog would at least bark twice to alert the people in the house.
Su Qing and Aunt Jinhua told each other and went to the village chief's house.
She wanted to gather the villagers to pick peppers in Nuanshan, but she was young and had little status in the village, so she naturally spoke in a soft voice.
But the village chief is different. He is the head of a village, and his convening power is much stronger than mine.
That's why she went directly to the village chief to discuss recruiting people.
"Is the village chief grandpa here?"
Su Qing knocked on the big red wooden door of the village chief's house.
The village chief's house is built with blue bricks. There are not many families in the village who can live in blue brick houses, only two or three households.
"It's Miss Su, come in and sit down."
The person who opened the door for Su Qing was Grandma Gu, the wife of the village chief. She warmly invited Su Qing to come in and poured her a bowl of tea.
"Girl, I heard the old man said that you met a god, so why don't you come this time..."
Grandma Gu took Su Qing's hand and asked her tentatively.
"Grandma, I came to see grandpa this time to ask the gods about their intentions. The gods said they would let me bring the people in the village to make some money together."
Su Qing spoke very obediently, her childish voice as clear as a silver bell. Su Qing sat on the bench, her legs swaying back and forth, looking playful and cute.
"Okay, okay, I'll help you find grandpa right now. Just wait and don't run around."
Grandma Gu was very happy after hearing Su Qing's words. When she spoke, her eyebrows almost flew up, her voice was loud, and she couldn't close her mouth in laughter.
Grandma Gu is more than ten years younger than the village chief. She is younger than the village chief and has better health than the village chief. She is impatient and always does whatever she thinks and cannot wait for a moment.
After a while, she brought the village chief by her sleeves. It was obvious that the village chief couldn't keep up with Grandma Gu's pace, but she held on to her sleeves.
The village chief didn't resist and just let her pull her, saying with a smile on his face, "Be careful."
The village chief was half dragged and half dragged before Su Qing.
"Hello, grandpa, village chief."
Su Qing suppressed her smile and said hello to the village chief pleasantly.
Seeing Grandma Gu pulling the village chief like that, she really wanted to laugh, and she also thought Grandma Gu was a little cute.
At the same time, I also envy the relationship between the village chief and Grandma Gu. One is slow and the other is impatient, and one is willing to follow the other. This has been going on for decades.
"Grandpa, village chief, I am here to discuss with you about recruiting people from the village to go pick red fruits in the mountains."
Su Qing told the village chief about her plan, and the village chief agreed with her idea.
The village chief immediately summoned the relatively idle people in the village to announce the matter, and they would tell their families about it when they returned.
Su Qing brought some chili peppers with her when she went out. Now she handed the chili peppers to the villagers for everyone to take turns to see.
"Dear uncles, uncles and aunts, what you see now are peppers. I want everyone to help me pick them. I will give you a penny per catty. The more you pick, the more you will earn."
When the villagers heard that there was such a good thing, they all rushed to sign up to pick red fruits.
A penny is worth a pound, and if you are quick, you can pick up more than ten pounds or more in a day. Those with a larger family will naturally earn more.
Su Qing waved her hand to indicate that she had not finished speaking, and asked everyone to quiet down and listen to her.
"But I have two requirements. One is that the peppers cannot be picked on the same day, and the peppers must be fresh. The other is that the pepper trees cannot be damaged when picking peppers. If I cannot do the above two points, I will refuse.
Receive chili peppers.”
"If you all agree, we will gather at the entrance of the village tomorrow. When everyone is here, I will take everyone up the mountain."
After Su Qing finished speaking, she felt that her voice was almost hoarse, but there was nothing she could do. What if she whispered and they couldn't hear her, and they took advantage of the opportunity.
Ever since the news spread that Su Qing had been taught by an immortal, no one in the village doubted her anymore. Even if she did any strange behavior, she would assume it was taught by the old immortal.
After everyone dispersed, Su Qing went to Qingshan Village to find Liu Dalang and asked him to gather strong men in Qingshan Village to hunt for treasures in Nuanshan.
The price given is thirty cents a day. If anyone discovers a treasure like a red fruit, the discoverer will be rewarded three hundred cents, which is paid every five days.
Of course, Su Qing would not do business at a loss. She asked those people to memorize the route and terrain so that they could come back and draw the map.
Even if they don't make any major discoveries in the mountains, she won't lose too much. At least she knows the distribution of the mountains. With a complete topographic map, she can make better use of the warm mountains to make money in the future.
After Su Qing made arrangements, he went to the school to see Wenshan Wenhai. Anyway, he was already here, so he had to take a look before leaving.
Moreover, the old widower might come back to take revenge on their family at any time. Although the twins stayed in the school and did not go out, she was still a little worried.
Su Qing thought it was time to buy a bookboy for them so that they could take care of their daily life. In order to avoid other people's jealousy, he claimed to the public that he was the child of a distant relative.
Su Qing then went to see the Master again and asked about the twins' study status.
Su Wensheng's grades are the best in the school, but his temperament is relatively quiet and he spends most of his time reading.
Su Wenhai is a little bit worse, but Wenhai has a more lively temperament, eats well in school, and makes more friends than Wensheng.
The food in the school was very good, and the two little guys had flesh on their faces and bodies. Su Qing felt that the ten taels of tuition fees were indeed not in vain.
It was almost noon before Su Qing started to rush home. When she got home, Aunt Jinhua had already prepared the meal. When she came back, she greeted her to wash her hands and eat.
Since Aunt Jinhua believed in the existence of old gods, she asked someone to draw a portrait of the old gods according to Su Qing's description and keep it at home.
How did Su Qing know that Aunt Jinhua would do something like this? She made up the old immortal at random. She didn't know what the immortal looked like. In the end, she drew a portrait based on the description of the God of Wealth.
But people here didn't seem to know that there was such a god as the God of Wealth. Aunt Jinhua still asked Su Qing to find out that the god in the painting was called the God of Wealth.
Su Qing didn't have much objection to having the God of Wealth at home. She really hoped that the God of Wealth would send her money.
"Eat quickly, I'll serve it to the God of Wealth."
Aunt Jinhua brought a plate of dishes and rice to offer to the God of Wealth.
The portrait of the God of Wealth is hung in the main room. Anyone who passes by can see the portrait, and Su Qing and the others also eat in the main room.
"..."
Su Qing frowned and touched her face, feeling a little helpless.
She doesn't understand this world anymore. How do they worship gods? Do they serve food every time? What a waste.
.
"Auntie, gods don't eat these. The food is mortal food. What the gods want is incense to offer. Auntie, go to the town in the afternoon and buy an incense burner. Then buy some incense and offer it together with some fruits.
"
"How do you know?"
"The gods said it."
"Oh, look at Auntie's memory. She has even forgotten that you have met gods. Auntie will listen to you now."
"..."
Su Qing drew the appearance of the incense burner and the incense on paper, gave it to Aunt Jinhua and asked her to buy it accordingly, and told her to order it if she couldn't find it.
Su Qing saw that they didn't even know how to worship gods, so the chances of these two things existing were probably low.
Su Qing never expected that her words today would be heard, and the portrait of the God of Wealth would also be seen. She never expected that because of her few words, a new incense-making industry would arise in the Ming Dynasty and even around the world.