Chapter 61: What the hell do you want (3rd update)
Carpenter Liu also added that this was the blueprint given by Qin Yao, and he would not make a new one without her consent.
As a result, even Liu Dafu gave up and decided that it was more cost-effective to rent Qin Yao's house.
Qin Yao and Carpenter Liu looked at each other secretly, and they reached a tacit understanding that his family would use the grinder for free from then on.
People had enough of the excitement and gradually dispersed.
In the end, only the Liu family remained by the water mill.
There were too many people there, and Qiu, who was pregnant, was afraid of being bumped into and didn't dare to get close. Zhang and He were also pushed outside by others.
At this moment, the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law had the opportunity to watch Qin Yao's water mill up close. Seeing the stone mill turning by itself, they felt that the mill was very pleasing to the eye.
However, he also learned from Carpenter Liu that the water mill cost as much as two taels of silver, and he felt it was a waste.
"This mill is good, but when I think about how much it costs, I wonder, sister-in-law, you are really willing to spend money on it."
He looked at the whirring waterwheel with a painful look on her face. Thinking that this was two taels of silver, she couldn't help but frown.
Old Man Liu also looked curiously at Qin Yao who was putting stones to block the water, "Old Third, how did you come up with the idea of making this water mill?"
The wheat harvested from the two acres of free-range wheat fields owned by her and the third brother was not enough for one trip to the water mill.
In Liu Laohan's opinion, it was like using a sledgehammer to kill a chicken - a complete waste!
Qin Yao blocked the river, the water flow decreased rapidly, and the rotating millstone slowly stopped.
She explained: "I use this water mill to make a living and to make my family's life easier."
"My family?" He asked tentatively, "We use our family's money, will you charge me, sister-in-law?"
Qin Yao smiled at her and said, "Of course not!"
He is a little bit greedy, but she is also warm-hearted and helps her with a lot of small things. This is a good thing, so Qin Yao will of course give it to her.
After all, this is a clan society, and although interpersonal communication is troublesome, it cannot be avoided. Because if the relationship is good, it will indeed bring her many invisible benefits.
For example, if she leaves her waterwheel and millstone by the river tonight, she won't have to worry about them being stolen by the villagers.
Liu Ji was separated, but he still had three brothers in his old house.
The two sisters-in-law are usually popular in the village, and the young wives help them. If something is stolen at home, these wives with good eyes can immediately find out who the thief is.
Grinding is a torturous job. Most men have to work in the fields, and in the end this job still falls into the hands of women.
Now that they had Qin Yao's approval, Mrs. He and Mrs. Qiu excitedly said that they would bring the wheat from their homes to grind tomorrow so that Qin Yao could test the efficiency of the water mill.
"That's no problem." Qin Yao nodded in agreement.
But she also needs help from the old house.
"Dad, I want to make a living from this water mill, so I need to build a house to make it look presentable."
Old Man Liu nodded to show that he understood, and looked at Liu Ji, "San'er, bring your sickle and meet us tomorrow morning. Let's go cut the grass together, and then go to the South Mountain to cut some bamboos. We can build this shed in one day."
When Liu Ji heard that he had to go up the mountain to work, his face fell and he said "oh" reluctantly.
Qin Yao smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Dad. Come to my house for dinner tomorrow night. I will go to Liu the peddler's house to get two kilograms of wine for everyone so that we can have a good meal."
Zhang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law also laughed. Knowing that Qin Yao couldn't cook, they planned to go to her house early tomorrow to help with cooking.
Jinhua and Si Niang suddenly poked their heads out and asked in a low voice expectantly, "Auntie, can we have some meat?"
"Eat!" Qin Yao agreed immediately because she was also greedy.
Counting it up, tomorrow is exactly the meat-eating day every five days.
But there is no pork at home. Recently, the villagers are busy working in the fields and no one is going to the town to help bring meat.
But this is not a problem for Qin Yao. She will catch fish and hunt birds, and she will make sure that the meat will be on the table tomorrow.
There was wine and meat, and the children were looking forward to it very much.
The two families discussed the details of tomorrow's actions on the spot before going home separately.
When I got home, Liu Ji helped me pour water for footbath and stood by with shining eyes and asked:
"My dear, how are you going to charge for it? Our water mill is so useful, we can't let the villagers get away with it!"
Qin Yao took off her shoes and socks, put her feet in the hot water of moderate temperature, leaned back comfortably on the chair, squinted her eyes and asked: "How much do you want to charge?"
Liu Ji smiled awkwardly, "This is the water mill you made, madam, so it's better for you to decide."
"But," he added, "I think it should be calculated based on the time it takes, like five cents per hour or something like that."
"That's sixty coins for twelve hours a day, and one thousand eight hundred coins a month." Liu Ji's eyes sparkled at the thought.
Qin Yao snorted, "What the hell do you want?"
Liu Ji was speechless. Why did he start cursing at others for no reason?
But the person in front of me is a rich sponsor, so I have to support her. If I really let her earn 1,800 coins a month, she would be the Bodhisattva of the family!
"Madam, how much do you think is appropriate?"
Seeing that she was almost done with the bath, Liu Ji handed over the foot towel. Qin Yao wiped her feet clean, thought for a moment and said, "Try it for an hour and five cents."
Hearing this, Liu Ji muttered, "It's just the same as what I said, and you're still scolding me."
Qin Yao rolled her eyes at him. "The price is the same as you said, but it's impossible to fill up all twelve hours a day, and the waterwheel can't be intact. It's good enough to have five or six hours a day."
Liu Ji had never thought about the water truck being damaged. He said, "Ah?" "Is it easy to break?"
"Easy." Qin Yao said, "It's wood after all, and there are weeds and other things in the river that can easily get caught in it, so we still have to be very careful."
Liu Ji's interest dropped instantly. He poured out the foot washing water and ran away.
Qin Yao checked the doors and windows, and went to the room of Dalang and his three siblings to take a look. Only then did she return to her room with peace of mind and lie on the bed to settle the accounts.
If the water mill could be opened for five hours a day, it could earn twenty-five coins a day, which would be seven hundred and fifty coins a month.
Fine rice costs eight cents per pound, which can buy ninety-three and a half pounds, which is a very good income.
Of course, this is just the best assumption. We will have to wait and see what the actual situation is.
Thinking about this, Qin Yao fell asleep in a daze.
When I opened my eyes again, it was already around six o'clock the next morning.
The smell of rice wafted from the kitchen. Liu Ji usually got up at 5:30 to make breakfast and do housework. While cooking, he would pack up his clothes and wash them in the river.
At this time, the women in the village were still busy at home, so no one would see him, a grown man, washing clothes by the river.
The couple maintained a tacit understanding on this point. Qin Yao did not deliberately publicize it, while Liu Ji deliberately concealed it.
So no one knew that in addition to cooking, Liu Ji also had to take care of housework and laundry at home.
Qin Yao got up and first completed her daily morning exercise task in the backyard - two hundred pull-ups.
After sweating a lot, I washed up and had breakfast.
(End of this chapter)