readytorunbook Chapter 210 The Workshop is Completed
Chapter 210 The Workshop is Completed
By the next day, the guards had changed out of their black clothes and into more casual attire.
They look just like ordinary guards.
Xiao Siyue got up in the morning and went to the main house to pay her respects to the Xiao family elders.
"Good morning, Grandpa and Grandma." Xiao Siyue bowed to the two of them.
"Yue'er, get up quickly. Why are you still being so polite with your grandparents?" Old Mrs. Xiao said with a smile. After all, her family came from farming backgrounds and didn't have as many formalities as aristocratic families, so they didn't place much importance on such things.
"Is Yue'er planning to start construction?" Grandpa Xiao looked at his graceful granddaughter.
"Yes, Grandpa, it's already early spring and the ground is frozen. I'm thinking of hurrying up and building the workshop."
"Yes, we really need to hurry." Time is tight and the task is heavy, so we definitely need to act quickly.
"Grandpa, I still need your help." Xiao Siyue looked at Grandpa Xiao with a smile.
"Alright, Grandpa will go find someone for you right away." Grandpa Xiao naturally understood what Xiao Siyue meant and was willing to help her make the trip.
"Thank you, Grandpa." Xiao Siyue was very happy.
Grandpa Xiao didn't delay. He took some things from home and went to the village chief's house. The village chief was naturally more adept at finding workers. Moreover, the village chief was also a family member and wouldn't cheat them. He was also more familiar with the people in the village.
After Old Master Xiao left, Xiao Siyue returned to her room and assigned tasks to Liu Xiaoyu and the other maids.
Things proceeded smoothly and methodically.
The villagers of Xiaojia Village are very happy. They are now living better than people in the town. They have savings and have no worries about food and drink.
Because of Xiao Siyue's family, Xiaojia Village always gets the new varieties of grain and everything else first.
Nowadays, every village in the surrounding area envies them and wants to form a marriage alliance with Xiaojia Village.
Unmarried young men in Xiaojia Village have become highly sought-after.
Now the Xiao family has built a workshop in the village, and almost all the young people now have a job.
Without Xiao Siyue even having to say anything, everyone was working with all their might.
When Xiao Siyue had nothing to do during the day, she would occasionally go over there for a stroll.
Because Xiao Siyue never puts on airs, everyone is very enthusiastic towards her.
After learning that Xiao Siyue built the workshop, no one thought that a child would be fooling around with such a large-scale project.
Perhaps because the Xiao family has provided a lot of substantial help to the villagers in recent years, the Xiao family has now become somewhat of a myth in the villagers' minds. They feel that whatever they do is right, and they obey Xiao Siyue's orders without having any doubts.
When Xiao Siyue arrived that day, everyone smiled and looked at her.
"Yue'er, you're here again? Do you think we've done everything right?"
Xiao Siyue looked at it and saw that there was nothing wrong with it; everything was done according to her instructions.
"Uncles and elders, you've worked hard and done a great job. I've had the maid prepare a feast for you all today, so please enjoy it while you eat," Xiao Siyue said very politely.
Hearing this, everyone became even more motivated. They worked for the Xiao family and ate better food every day than they did at home, with almost every meal consisting of a balanced mix of meat and vegetables, which was already quite satisfying. Now that Xiao Siyue said there would be a big feast, they were even more excited and eager to see what kind of feast it was.
I need to work faster so I can have lunch earlier.
Xiao Siyue had two pigs and two sheep bought today, along with other things, intending to give them a good meal.
The workshop has been operating for more than half a month now, and the workers are doing a great job, so Xiao Siyue is thinking of treating them well.
When they saw the lavish lunch at noon, everyone was amazed and ate to their hearts' content. However, Xiao Siyue had prepared a lot, and even though they ate to their hearts' content, there was still a lot left over. In order not to waste it, Xiao Siyue told them to take some of the leftovers home for their families.
No one complained. It was such delicious food, something they couldn't usually afford to eat, so why would they complain?
My family must be so happy to see this.
By evening, the meals on every household's table were much more plentiful than usual.
Xiao Siyue's action, which was not a big deal for her, won the hearts of everyone.
In just over a month, the workshop was completed, and Xiao Siyue gave the workers a few days off.
Because it's time for spring plowing, the villagers are all about to begin their spring planting.
In addition, the workshop building was newly built and is still a bit damp inside, so it needs to be aired out for a few days.
When Xiao Siyue returned this time, she took half of the seeds from Qianyuan County and brought them back to Xiaojia Village, which amounted to a full 5 shi, or 600 jin.
Xiao Siyue didn't plant all of it for her own family; she gave two jin to each household in the village.
Don't underestimate these two pounds; they're enough to plant half an acre of land.
The Xiao family still has over 300 jin left, so they'll go all out on your planting of over 100 mu.
Xiao Siyue planned to plant one mu (approximately 0.16 acres) in front of her house to keep for her family's consumption, while the rest were given to Xiao Qili to plant on the fields that the Xiao family had bought.
However, those places are quite far away, which is somewhat inconvenient.
However, since it was a new species, to prevent others from being curious and damaging it, Xiao Siyue added a few more people to watch it.
The people of Xiaojia Village have a good acceptance of corn, after all, they are now planting several new grain varieties that are not only high-yielding but also delicious.
Everyone is really looking forward to this batch of corn.
Hearing that corn can be ground into flour made me even happier.
The Xiao family members weren't idle either. Although they no longer needed to tend the fields themselves, they were all curious and wanted to see how the corn was planted.
After everyone finished tidying up, they all went to the fields.
The Xiao family now owns a lot of fertile land. There's no way around it; the seeds keep increasing, and the land is never enough, so the Xiao family has to buy some from time to time.
Looking at the boundless fields, Xiao Siyue felt a surge of pride, let alone Grandpa Xiao.
"Yue'er, is it okay to plant the corn like this?" Grandpa Xiao asked, looking at the casual way the corn was planted.
"Yes, it's similar to planting potatoes before." Corn is relatively drought-resistant, and the rainfall here is sufficient.
They planted a lot and hired a lot of long-term workers, so it looked quite impressive.
Even so, it would take several days to grow more than 100 acres of corn. Xiao Siyue's family didn't go every day. They only went once on the first day, and then left the rest to Xiao Qili.
After the spring preparations are finished, the workshop will begin operations. The workers are all from the village. As for who will manage it, Xiao Siyue has entrusted this matter to Liu Xiaoyu, instructing her to keep an eye on things and nurture any promising talents.