Chapter 187： Unexpected

Chapter 187 Unexpected

A first-class set meal is rice with four dishes and one soup, which can feed four people and is priced at one tael of silver.

The second-class set meal is rice with one meat, one vegetable and one soup. It is enough for two people and is priced at 500 Wen.

The C-level set meal is rice, a meat dish and a complimentary side dish, priced at 100 Wen.

The Ding Ding set meal is two steamed rice mixed with japonica rice and millet, plus a vegetable dish and a complimentary side dish, priced at 50 yuan.

This price was strictly determined after everyone discussed it.

A, B, and C are for guests, and D and so on are for slaves.

The village chief originally thought that vegetables were not valuable and the price should be set lower.

But Li Laoer insisted that he would rather give away more side dishes than lower the price.

Because once the price is set, winter green vegetables are expensive, but it is difficult to increase the price.

On the contrary, it is used as a gift dish, no matter how much it is, it will make the guests happy, and Ruijintan can also gain a reputation of being generous and hospitable.

Soon, Li Laosan bought the vegetables.

Tao Hongying saw that there was no shortage of anything, so she immediately started steaming rice with the women, while the naughty people ran around to count how many set meals were needed.

They have been learning arithmetic from Li Laoer intermittently for more than a year, and now they can put it to use.

The names of the dishes were quickly announced, the quotations were calculated, and the guests were surprised again.

However, some guests disliked the simplicity of the dishes. Li Laoer had already given instructions, so the boys smiled and said, "Because it is the first day to welcome guests, there will definitely be some shortcomings. I hope the guests will forgive me, and things will get better in the future. And it will be better." Our chef’s skills are excellent and your guests will not be disappointed.”

The guests just said it, but they didn't hold on to it.

Even some people who had just met, got together and ordered the first-class set meal when they were happy.

But this raises the question, who pays and how much?

In short, all kinds of small problems emerged one after another, and finally they were all brought together by Li Laoer.

Li Laoer also frowned. He had worked as an accountant before, but he was also an accountant in Cloth Village, so it was not as trivial as this.

Jiayin has never managed a hot spring bath, but I have never eaten pork. I have always seen pigs walking.

 She thought for a moment and then took out the little mare from her purse and waved it at her second uncle. "Second uncle, my pony also wants to eat grass. You make a note of it and let it pay for it."

Li Laoer was dumbfounded when he heard this. He hugged his niece and kissed her, but suddenly an idea flashed in his mind and his eyes brightened up.

He didn’t have time to put down his niece, so he called Li Laosan, “Lao San, Lao San, come here quickly!”

Li Laosan was helping to light the fire and hurried forward, "Second brother, is there anything wrong?"

"Yes, yes! You go find some pieces of wood and carve some signs. You don't need any patterns for the time being, just write simple serial numbers. For example, what is the number of a courtyard, or what is the number of an individual guest? Who has extra expenses like this? Show the sign and keep the account, and settle the bill together when you leave.”

Li Laoer became more and more excited as he talked, "When I have free time in the future, it would be best to carve some unique marks on the back of the brand to make it easier to identify."

Li Laosan was a man of few words, but he was very smart and liked carpentry. He immediately took the job, went back to the village, called a few young people to help him, and got busy.

On the other side, Tao Hongying took the women to fry and fry, and soon the fragrance floated into the valley.

The guests climbed ashore one after another, changed their clothes and got ready to eat.

After all the set meals were delivered and the guests nodded and praised them, Li Laoer and others felt exhausted. In the afternoon, the guests who had booked the wooden house and the small courtyard went back for a lunch break, while the individual guests played until the sun set and then left.

To avoid further confusion, mule carts were even sent out to see off the guests.

Because some individual travelers came here by hiring carriages, and there was no carriage when they returned, so they couldn't walk.

After doing this, prepare dinner for the overnight guests

Until everything was done and the moon was at its peak, leaving people to guard the valley entrance, Li Laoer and others finally dragged their tired footsteps back to the village.

The village chief and most of the villagers are waiting in the Li family yard. Everyone wants to know how the valley's progress is today.

Li Laoer drank a bowl of water and then announced with a smile, "Today we collected more than 330 kilograms of grain and more than 60 taels of silver."

Everyone looked at each other and was a little confused. This was really beyond their expectations.

As soon as they reacted, everyone cheered!

“This is too much! More than three hundred kilograms of grain per day, enough to feed our whole village for three days.”

"There is still more than sixty taels of silver. I will get my money back in two months!"

The village chief also had a smile on his face. He knocked on the table with his pipe pot to signal everyone to be quiet. "Keep your voices down. We won't be afraid of people making fun of us if we spread the word. We haven't seen it in the market. Besides, this is just for collection, not yet." Calculate the cost and the wages of everyone’s work!”

Li Laoer also nodded and smiled, "It is true that the capital has not been deducted, but the profit is at least forty taels. Similarly, there are a lot of problems, and they must be solved slowly."

The village chief coughed twice and called Jiaren to get a pen and paper, "While everyone is here, the business is open. Let's make a charter tonight!"

Everyone nodded quickly and moved forward.

The village chief nodded to Li Laoer, "Let me say it again, when I die or grow old, the second son in our village will be the village chief. No one will object to this, right?"

“No objection, we obey him and listen to him!” The villagers almost responded in unison.

Li Laoer can write and do calculations. He has been a shopkeeper and is also smooth in his actions. Now he is even starting up business in Hot Spring Valley.

No one can replace him!

The village chief then said, "My wanderings in and out of the village in the past few days have divided the work of our village into several parts, including the hot spring valley, the river beach, the two hills, and the village. We are a team in the village, and no one is divided into mountains. Whose land belongs to whom, and who owns the river beach? They all work together, and they all bear the burden together.

"But you can't work carelessly. Work more and get more, work less and get less, and no one should take advantage. From now on, our village will divide the work into three, six, and nine grades. For example, those like Hongying and Laoer, who have more work to do, Those who are more tired will get more work points even if they are first-class workers. For example, light work such as sweeping the streets and looking at crops will get less work points. "

Someone couldn't help but ask, "Uncle, how many work points are there for shoveling the ground and weeding? How much does one work point cost?"

“Why are you so anxious? Listen to me and tell me slowly.” The village chief glared and suppressed the anxious young man.

He added, "I just want to tell everyone that there is such a thing. What kind of work and how many work points are specific? When I have some time, the heads of each family will study it with me. I can't let everyone suffer."

Li Laoer also heard a few words from the village chief beforehand, and now he said, "What I told the village chief is that in the future, the entire village, including hot springs, mountains, and riverbanks, will use half of the income to do work. Half of the money will be taken out and divided into dividends according to each family's investment.

"For example, if the whole village earns one thousand taels a year, then the five hundred taels will be divided according to the dividends, and the remaining five hundred taels will happen to be 50,000 taels for the total work points of the whole village. That one work point is ten cents. In your family If the child goes to see the melon fields, he will earn three cents a day."

Everyone finally understood, they all nodded heavily, and they all understood that the Li family and Mr. Ye were giving in to each other.

After all, they have invested the most money. If most of the income is used as dividends, they will get more money.

Someone asked, "Village chief, everyone is taking advantage of this matter. Do you want to ask Mr. Ye before making a decision?"

(End of this chapter)