It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

Chapter 310

Two days passed in a flash, and Jiang Yan rushed to the county town again. This time he received clear information that it could be sold.

However, Jiang Yuan also conveyed a reminder from the chief steward of the Fu Mansion, asking them not to act too ostentatiously, because there were quite a few people who did not want this thing to leak out, and most of them came from prominent families. If it spread too widely and those people knew about it, they would send people to Rongcheng County to commit crimes, and it would be difficult for them, a group of old and weak people in Dongshan Village, to defend themselves.

Jiang Yan accepted the kindness.

Before she came out, she had only discussed with the village elders that if they were allowed to sell outside, they would go to the less well-informed villages around Rongcheng County and exchange them for money or food... It seemed that they had to think about it carefully.

However, it did not affect her sales to Manager Hao this time.

When Manager Hao heard Jiang Yan say that their village could make Fenggu cars, which were treasures hidden away by the nobles of various aristocratic families, he thought Jiang Yan was bragging.

But after hearing about the specific purpose of the Fenggu Cart, and not remembering that the mansion had such a thing, he became hesitant and undecided. "It's a farm tool... Wait here, I'll ask the old lady and the master for their opinions."

After a while, Manager Hao came out panting and asked, "How much is your Fenggu car?"

Jiang Yan immediately quoted the price the villagers had agreed on: "Use our wood and craftsmanship, one and a half taels of silver per frame. If it breaks, bring it back and we'll repair it three times. If you bring your own wood, you only need to pay us one tael of silver for the craftsmanship, and we'll also repair it three times."

A piece of wood worth only half a tael of silver... Manager Hao, who had specially allocated twenty taels of silver to buy this thing, suddenly felt that Jiang Yan's previous efforts to pave the way with those noble families were in vain, and the gift instantly dropped several levels.

However, gifts from the mansion must be made of high-quality wood brought by the mansion itself, so the problem is not too big. Manager Hao simply said generously:

"I'll give you five taels of silver, and you don't have to do any work. Just teach the craft to the master in our mansion, and then I guarantee that no other Fenggu chariot will appear in the nearby counties in the next year. Deal?"

Manager Hao had his own calculations. He simply considered how many farmers within a hundred miles could afford to buy such an insignificant piece of farm equipment in the past two years. Furthermore, at five taels of silver per year, Jiang Yan's village wouldn't be at a disadvantage.

Jiang Yan did not agree immediately.

"Why, you think it's too little?" Manager Hao frowned. "How much do you want to ask for?"

"It's not that the money is too little." Jiang Yan said helplessly, "This request is impossible to achieve. Fu Mansion already knows about it and has made two more. There may be three, four, or even more Fenggu vehicles in the future."

To be frank, making a Fenggu car is not difficult. An experienced carpenter can make it in no time by taking it apart and learning for a while.

If you want to make more money by asking for a high price, the rich people who can afford it have high requirements, and they may not be interested in the farm tools because they don't work in the fields. There is no guarantee that you can make more money, while ordinary people who can use the tools may not be willing to buy them... The elders in Dongshan Village are also worried.

But Manager Hao suddenly raised his voice: "Fu Mansion! You have sold it to the Fu Mansion? No, you didn't come up with this method from the Fu Mansion, did you?"

"Manager Hao, please don't talk nonsense." Jiang Yan was startled and quickly explained, "Our village was the first to tinker with this, and then the manager of the Fu Mansion kindly sent someone to give us some advice, so they should have a share. But I've already asked, and the Fu Mansion doesn't mind our village selling it."

"Is this what I care about?" Manager Hao looked a little overwhelmed. "Do you know that this gift is intended for the Fu family?"

He had finally persuaded the masters of the mansion and received so much money. If he failed in this task, his tenure would be over.

Jiang Yan shook her head frantically. She really didn't know. If she knew, she definitely couldn't come to recommend Fenggu Car.

Seeing Jiang Yan deny it, Manager Hao was furious: "How could you not know? Last time, you even asked me who I gave the gift to! How have I ever wronged you?"

It was quite considerate, but Jiang Yan didn't take the blame. She said, "I asked you at the time if you were sending it to Fu Fu or County Magistrate Huang, but you denied it."

"I denied everything?" Manager Hao pointed at his nose in disbelief. "I remember I didn't say anything."

Jiang Yan reaffirmed, "You didn't say anything, but your expression was very meaningful. It clearly told me that I was too naive and had too little experience with the wealthy people around here."