In the evening, Jin Shanyao called the two little ones together, and the three of them sat on the kang table.
Jin Shanyao placed one hundred taels in the middle and said earnestly, "To become the biggest medicinal herb merchant, the first step is to revive Lush Mountain."
The two little ones listened attentively; Auntie only spoke so seriously when something major happened or when there were important decisions to be made at home.
Jin Shanyao gently tapped the one hundred tael silver note. "Now we need to hire people to plant trees and sow grass seeds on Lush Mountain. I'd like you to help me with this."
Upon hearing this, the two little ones immediately straightened their backs.
Meng Anci patted his chest, "Auntie, leave it to me, I'll definitely be able to help you hire someone."
Meng Anzhi nodded in agreement, "I'll post the notice first thing tomorrow morning, and I think people will come knocking soon."
Jin Shanyao in satisfaction, "Take this hundred taels first. Remember clearly how much you paid for the people, how many you hired, and how much work they did each day."
This concerns our family's future development, so we must not be careless.
Thinking of the Lineage's prosperity, the two little ones felt a surge of mission and worked through the night to find a new notebook to make a roster and write a notice.
Buying seeds and planting trees are all illusions Jin Shanyao and mislead people.
Such a large mountain, if it were cultivated by people, how long would it take? She just wanted to take this opportunity to train her two children.
The next day, it was dark.
Meng Anzhi stood on a chair and posted the notice on the door. Meng Anci used his private savings to buy a second-hand gong and hung it around his neck.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was on the street, the two little ones huddled together, heads close together. "Sis, how much do you think is appropriate to charge for digging a hole?"
"Digging holes won't do; the trees need to be planted. What will happen to the trees if they just dig holes?"
Meng Anci nodded, "Then scattering grass seeds shouldn't be too expensive; just tossing them on the ground won't be too tiring."
Meng Anzhi held the abacus in her small hands. She originally wanted to ask Lu Chi for help, but her master said that learning without practice was useless, and told her to calculate it herself.
"I heard from the carpenter's shop that it costs fifty coins to plant a tree, so why don't we pay fifty coins too?"
"They're releasing big trees, we're just saplings."
Meng Anci subconsciously wanted to ask Jin Shanyao for help, but remembering his promise from last night, he held back.
As the sun rose higher, more and more people began to walk on the street. The two little guys finally set the price at thirty coins per tree and twenty coins per bag of seeds.
After making the decision, Meng Anci carried the secondhand gong and strode confidently to the center of the street.
The drumstick struck the bronze surface with a loud thud, drawing everyone's attention.
He cleared his throat. " Lush Mountain is hiring to plant trees. Requirements: quiet, strong, and you must bring your own tools."
The neighbors, seeing Meng Anci standing there hawking his wares, laughed and joked, "Where is this Lush Mountain you're talking about? I've never heard of it."
Meng Anci's face tightened. "It's a hundred meters east of the city. My family bought that mountain, and we're going to plant trees there. Anyone who wants to go can sign up."
Don't be fooled by his clear and logical explanation; he practiced these words under the covers half the night before.
Those around him gasped in shock upon hearing his words. That was a desolate mountain! Had Miss Jin gone mad?
Meng Anzhi noticed that everyone was whispering, but no one stepped forward to interrupt.
He said urgently, "Everyone can look at the notice; the wages and requirements are all written there."
The crowd only glanced at it symbolically.
Meng Anzhi was so anxious that she kept stamping her feet. This was the first time she and Anci had done something like this, and she was afraid of messing it up.
"Uncle, grandpa, don't go! Planting a tree gives you thirty coins, enough to buy thirty steamed buns for the whole family."
The man laughed and said, "Little girl, your steamed bun isn't very tasty. Lush Mountain is a barren mountain with hard soil; one hit with a hoe can bend it."
Everyone laughed heartily, especially the two children, who were so cute and spoke like little adults, that they loved to tease them even more.
Someone joked, "I carry heavy loads at the grain store and can earn at most Five Hundred Wen, but I still have the energy to drink a little wine at night."
If I planted thirty trees on your land, I'd be exhausted and collapse. Why would I want to work for you?
Meng Anzhi and Meng Anci were stunned by the question; their usually sharp minds were at a loss for words.
Everyone had things to do, so they exchanged a few words and dispersed, leaving only the two little ones standing on the street.
Meng Anzhi and Meng Anci refused to admit defeat, asking everyone they met if they wanted to plant trees. Each tree cost thirty coins, and they were so tired that they didn't even have time to drink water.
We didn't recruit a single person all day, and we even lost money on a gong.
In the evening, the two little ones, clutching blank rosters, listlessly found Jin Shanyao.
Meng Anzhi: "Auntie, we haven't recruited a single one."
Meng Anci angrily, "They also said, 'Why should we work for you if we pay the same price?'"
Jin Shanyao thoughtfully poured a glass of water for the two little ones. "Everyone wants to work less and earn more money. It may not sound nice, but it's the truth."
It's human nature to weigh the pros and cons. Don't just focus on the workers; try looking at it from a different perspective.
It's like the workers are the prey, and the employers are the hunters; everyone wants to hire the cheapest workers for the least amount of money.
You can look at the conditions offered by each employer and see why these people are willing to go there.
The business world is like a battlefield; you need to know who your real enemy is!
Meng Anzhi and Meng Anci exchanged a glance, not understanding!
If you were short of money, what kind of work would you most like to do?
Jin Shanyao posed the question and looked at the two little ones with expectant eyes, hoping they could give her a satisfactory answer.
But... there was nothing there!
Jin Shanyao head, wondering if she was forcing things to grow too fast. Wasn't it too cruel to hire someone for two such young children?
Carnivorous animals learn to hunt from a young age. Give them another four or five days. If they still can't hire anyone, then she'll step in to help.
The two little ones, clutching the blank roster, returned to the study, completely bewildered.
Now things are really messed up. They don't know why they can't hire anyone, nor do they understand what their aunt meant. This intense study has almost made them bald.
Two bewildered heads huddled together, sighs rising and falling, the oil lamp in the study burning for a long time.
Meng Anzhi wondered what she should do if her aunt wanted to hire someone.
Meng Anci pondered the meaning behind his aunt's words and her style of doing things; the two were indeed siblings, their thinking remarkably similar.
In just one night, a solution was devised.
The next day, Meng Anci, with his gong hanging from his arm, stood under a willow tree watching a group of old men play chess. One of them joked, "Why aren't you banging your broken gong today?"
Meng Anci looked disappointed. "What's the point of knocking if we can't recruit anyone?"
The old man paused in his chess game, then asked curiously, "Why did your aunt buy Lush Mountain?"
Meng Anci's eyes darted away, "My aunt told me not to say."
"Hey, just tell us, and we won't tell anyone."
"Yes, tell me about it."
Meng Anci blushed and stammered, "My aunt said, ' Lush Mountain is better than mountains of gold and silver; my family will depend on this mountain from now on.'"
Those around exchanged bewildered glances, wondering what she meant. "Did your aunt say there's anything special about this mountain?"
Meng Anci hurriedly waved his hand, looking panicked as if his secret had been guessed. "It's nothing, nothing at all. It's just an ordinary mountain. Don't you dare try anything with it."
If I find out you've secretly gone up the mountain, I'll definitely report you to the authorities, have you all arrested, and thrown into jail.
"Go away... go back to banging your gong."
Meng Anci was pushed out of the crowd, clutching the broken gong to his chest, his face flushed with anxiety, and he even tried to squeeze through the gaps in the crowd.
"Don't spread rumors! That's my family's Lush Mountain. There's nothing there. Please stop talking. If my aunt hears this, she'll kill me."
Meng Anci was so anxious that tears welled up in her eyes. She tried to squeeze into the crowd, but was pushed to the ground in a few moves.
Not far away, a sinister gaze was fixed greedily on Meng Anci.
The doll was enveloped in a dense Spiritual Power Spiritual Power, which was exactly what he had been searching for.