stingy landlady

Chapter 120: Being on guard against others is essential

In the morning, Guizhi had Jixiang and Ping'an ride in the carriage together. When they arrived at Caomujian, Guizhi had Ping'an take over, and the two of them went to Huanghua Village.

Jixiang was left behind with Guixiang, Guihong, and Pan Qiang to prepare fast food.

Upon arriving at Huanghua Village, Guizhi first looked at her paddy field, where the farmhands were planting rice seedlings!

As Pan Sen picked up rice seedlings and threw them into the field, he guided the spacing of the seedlings on the field ridge!

They chatted and laughed with the farmhands who were transplanting rice seedlings. It's true that most people who do farm work are cheerful and like to talk loudly. If you don't talk loudly in the fields, you're just talking to yourself!

Looking at the smiling faces, Guizhi couldn't help but smile as well.

These are her own farmhands! They don't ask much of Guizhi; they're content as long as they have enough to eat and a place to stay!

Guizhi took a ride in the carriage and saw that the pigsty and cattle pen were already built! She didn't see Xu Hong; he must have gone to buy piglets!

I didn't see Lin Qian; he was probably watching the craftsmen make a new wheelchair.

The carriage stopped in front of the thatched hut where Zhou Mingzhi used to live, and Lin Qian's guards came out! Sure enough, the men were trying out a wheelchair!

Guizhi went inside and saw Lin Qian sitting in his new wheelchair, slowly moving around by pushing him.

"Boss! This wheelchair is nice! But without strength in his hands, he can't go very far!"

"Okay! Let's make the next one as lightweight as possible! Less weight means less effort!"

"Boss! This wheelchair is great, I love it! I have strong arms, I'll go for a spin and come back!"

Guizhi and the craftsmen discussed the weight-loss plan again. Lin Qian had already excitedly pushed himself back!

"How was it, boss? I took a stroll around the village!"

Guizhi looked at Lin Qian and asked:

"So fast? Uncle Lin Qian! Have you figured out how to promote it?"

Lin Qian said without hesitation:

"If you trust me, then leave it to me! I've already thought it through. I'll go to the prefectural city first and find the workshop that made my wheelchair before, to see if they can offer a higher price, or even a profit-sharing arrangement!"

Gui Zhi suggests:

"Our wheelchair is a high-end product! Each wheelchair will cost at least several hundred taels of silver. As for the cost, you know how much it costs!"

If it's split, we should get at least one or two hundred taels of silver per vehicle.

Of course, the premise is that it has to be a trustworthy workshop. Yes, they absolutely must be honest. Otherwise, if they falsify accounts, it will be too much trouble for us to investigate, wasting manpower and resources!

If his workshop were to move to the capital or another major prefecture, checking his accounts would be even more inconvenient. It would be better for him to pay us a higher price upfront.

As for how much it will sell for in the end, that depends on your charm, Uncle Lin Qian.

Lin Qian laughed and said:

"Boss! I can't guarantee anything! But I do have a few good buddies and friends! This time they'll finally have a chance to prove themselves!"

"Okay! It's settled then!"

Guizhi hesitated for a moment before saying:

"Uncle Lin Qian, I need your help with something! How can I resolve this?"

Yesterday, my third aunt and her brother came to the woods, ostensibly to look after my sisters and me. I don't know what they were really thinking, but what they said sounded threatening to me!

Guizhi herself was a bit flustered, and she tried to organize her thoughts as she spoke:

"Yeah! She said if some hooligans come to cause trouble, the three of us girls definitely won't be a match for them! If a few people come, even I, Pan Qiang, won't be able to fight them all!"

Lin Qian listened silently, sensing the little girl's inner fear. Such a bright child, yet her relatives were so ruthless!

"Master! Don't worry! I'll send a guard to protect you!"

Boss! I've heard that in some places, some families, they eat up the entire family's wealth!

"Master, you must be careful!"

Guizhi had also heard about the story of eating offspring without descendants, and said:

"Yes, Uncle Lin Qian! I'm a little scared too. You can't be a thief for a thousand days and still guard against thieves for a thousand! These people who want to eat up the family's bloodline are all our closest relatives; it's truly disheartening!"

Lin Qian said:

"Boss! Might makes right! Arm yourself as much as you can, and if anyone bullies you, just punch them in the face!"

"Beat them until their bones break! Only when they're terrified will they dare not plot against their master again!"

Guizhi considered it for a moment:

“Uncle Qian of the village! If you go out, your guards need to go with you! I don’t think Auntie San will make any big moves in the next few days! Let’s wait for Uncle Xu Hong to come back and then have him send people!”

Lin Qian smiled easily:

"Master! Any one of the people planting rice for you in the fields has survived countless battles, even those ravaged by carnage! Any one of them could serve as your bodyguard!"

Guizhi was surprised, then realized what was happening and said:

"Uncle Lin Qian! Then I've struck gold! I was sitting on a mountain of treasure without even realizing it! I'm so stupid! Hahaha!"

"After coming down from the battlefield, they had no place to use their skills! Wherever they were placed, they were like a heavy stone pressing down on the heads of local officials!"

I don't know what to do! There are so many people, and none of them have the ability to earn money. We can't all just draw salaries without working! The government says they can't afford to support them and won't pay them, but they're really afraid these people will riot!

Sigh! Enough said! Boss! I'll transfer one of them to work for you!

If needed, we are all the boss's support!

Guizhi is embarrassed.

"Uncle Lin Qian! Then we need to earn even more money! With so many talented people, it would be a huge loss if we didn't make money!"

Lin Qian, along with his guards and craftsmen, burst into hearty laughter!

"By the way, Uncle Lin Qian! We've bought the piglets, so we need to arrange for two careful people to feed them! Let me know when they arrive, and I'll bring Aunt Zhou over to stay for a few days!"

"When the piglets are first delivered, don't rush to feed them! Give them some salt water first; they won't be afraid of going hungry for half a day. Make sure they get enough fluids first."

If we don't get there in time, feed them only a little bit! Don't feed them too much! Diarrhea and illness will be a real problem!

Lin Qian agreed to all of them, and then sent the guard to the field to call over a young and strong man in his late twenties.

"Lin Yi, from now on you'll follow the boss! Protect the boss!"

Lin Yi bowed:

"Yes, Your Majesty! I will obey your command! I swear to protect Miss Master with my life!"

Guizhi smiled and said:

"Uncle Lin Yi! Is his name Lin Yi? We don't need to die, we need to live well! I don't like hearing things like 'swearing to die'!"

Lin Yi said cautiously:

"I misspoke! Please don't call me 'uncle,' sir! It makes me very uncomfortable! Just call me Lin Yi!"

Guizhi didn't press the matter and called out again:

"Lin Yi! That's a good name!"

Lin Qian said:

"Of course! A forest has countless trees, so you can keep calling them Forest One, Forest Two, Forest Three, and so on! It's easy to remember!"

Guizhi opened her eyes wide and her mouth gaped open! Then she closed them instantly.

"Uncle Lin Qian! You really put a lot of thought into this name!"

Lin Qian said indifferently:

"A name is just a label, isn't it? Hehe!"