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Xu Xiucai's life became increasingly embarrassing due to the expense caused by his repeated failures in the imperial examinations. read

Mr. Xu's hand paused while drinking the red date porridge. He looked at Bai Gui's face and spoke sincerely. He froze, took another small mouthful of porridge, chewed the red dates, and sucked the red dates full of porridge juice. The ones picked are even sweeter, and the tongue is filled with the aroma of rice.

He couldn't afford a Spanish teacher in the translation department.

He went to a higher education institution to study Spanish, but he couldn't bear to study with a bunch of kids.

"Teach!"

Xu Xiucai licked the porridge bowl, licking every grain of rice clean and shiny. He repeated it a few more times, as if he had firmed up some belief. He put down the bowl and chopsticks and carefully removed the date cores. He threw it into a small bamboo cage, which was already filled with many date stones.

"It is difficult for me to succeed in this life. It is my blessing to teach a few students and a few students who can become talents."

He got up, said goodbye to Bai Gui, and walked to the school opposite where people were reading loudly.

Poetry and books come to my ears.

"The sky and the earth are dark and yellow, and the universe is primitive."

"The sun and the moon are full, and the stars and constellations are arranged."

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After returning home, Bai Gui and a group of classmates went to see the white pheasants raised by the family.

The breeding location is the willow forest they went to during their outing, and it is also the location where wild eggs were "discovered". The ground is open and flat, and it also nourishes many insects, which can be used as feed for white pheasants.

The henkeeper was invited from the next county. I heard that fighting cocks were once bred. Fighting cocks are different from ordinary chickens. A chicken can easily cost several taels of silver, or even dozens of taels of silver. They are the playthings of the nobles, and cannot be easily raised to death. When it comes to taking care of chickens, they are the best.

But nowadays, most of the nobles who play gamecocks are dilapidated and lonely, and the chicken herders who raise gamecocks have no way to survive. They are hungry and hungry. They were introduced by Mr. Zhu's friends and became the chicken shepherds of Bailu Village.

"If he dares to keep our chickens secretly, see if he can still survive in the area!"

Bai Jiaxuan smoked a dry cigarette and said to Bai Gui.

He was referring to the white pheasant breed, which can lay golden eggs. Twenty-four hours a day, he sent people from the Bailu Village to monitor Zhou's chicken husbandry. Once something is wrong, they will be ruthless.

This seems to be contrary to the benevolence and righteousness of Bailu Village.

But this is the norm at this time.

Even if they fight for water, there will be countless casualties, not to mention the breeding of white pheasants.

No matter how benevolent and righteous you are, you will still get red-eyed.

"Um, what I mean is, can we wait for the future to expand the breeding, and raise white pheasants in each chicken coop? It is still too slow to raise free-range pheasants now..."

Bai Gui put forward his suggestions at the right time.

Regardless of whether his suggestions are useful or not, these elders are the ones who take care of them when they are put into practice. If they are really useful, they will definitely follow them. If they are not useful, they will not go against their own financial resources and adopt them.

"Okay, I'll take note of this."

Bai Jiaxuan nodded in agreement.

"Let's see if we can marry Zhou Chicken Guild to a girl from our Bailu Village. If there is a widow in any family, let's see if we can marry Zhou Chicken Guild. It's not a big deal to keep guarding against him."

Bai Gui became interested when he heard that Zhou Jihuan seemed to be unmarried and still single.

At this time, the in-laws are reliable, and it is not a good thing to be on guard against outsiders all the time. As for widows, there is a so-called chastity in the countryside, but as long as you don't steal someone without permission, remarrying is a reasonable thing, and not many people comment on it.

Stealing people is ruining the village customs. It has nothing to do with whether the widow is single or not. In the current law, a widow belongs to her husband's family. If she does not remarry, she must observe the law for her husband. However, if you remarry, you must obtain the permission of your husband's elders and your own elders, which does not violate secular morality, but gossip is still inevitable.

"OK!"

Bai Jiaxuan hesitated for a while and then agreed to the matter.

There are not many widows in Bailu Village. If anyone has the intention to remarry, just ask. With the ability to raise chickens, it is quite easy to find a wife in Bailu Village.

"By the way, Guiwazi, your father is illiterate and said he would wait until you come back before talking about the distribution of shares."

Back at the ancestral hall, Bai Jiaxuan took out the contract, which stated the distribution of family property and shares.

The joint-stock system had been introduced to the Qing court in the 1830s. Under the advocacy of the Westernizationists in the 1880s, there was an upsurge in investing in and setting up joint-stock enterprises in various places. For example, the Dasheng Cotton Factory run by the top scholar Zhang Jian is a joint-stock enterprise.

Bai Gui picked up the contract and looked at it. He saw that the profit allocated to his own family was 25%. The Lu family who took out the secret recipe for making gourd chicken received 20%. The patriarch Bai family also received 20%. One share was given to the Zhou family of Pangjia Village in Nanyuan, and the rest was Two and a half percent belong to all Bailu villagers, and there are also more detailed divisions.

"Okay! The amount of this contract is quite satisfactory, but the other half percent will be donated to the White Deer Academy in our county. Each of our three families will have 20% of the shares. This is fine. In addition, the majority of this matter will be taken by the clan leader. You are in charge, and you will not be involved in this matter..."

he said.

This contract seemed to be taking advantage of him, but in fact it gave him a lot of profit, because his family did not have much starting capital and only raised white pheasant breeders, so it was very fair that he could hold 25% of the shares.

As for the twenty silver dollars given by the county government, doing business with this little money is a drop in the bucket!

Lujia is the original gourd chicken maker in the world, and has the secret recipe for gourd chicken. It has a certain reputation throughout Qin Province, and has spent a certain amount of money to do this. A 20% stake is reasonable.

And the clan leader's family holds 20% of the shares, which is reasonable. They pay money and manage the villagers of Bailu Village. Besides, they have the relationship with Zhu Baishi. Without this relationship, whether Mr. Zhu is willing to protect them is also a matter of course.

"Donate to the academy, is that good!"

Bai Jiaxuan and Lu Zilin looked at each other and nodded.

This suggestion is not bad.

What kind of place is Bailu Academy? It is an official academy in the county. There are students and scholars in it. The relationship network is almost all over the county. With this relationship, at least there is no obstacle in the county.

At the same time, they feel a lot more comfortable. Each family holds 20%, which is quite balanced, and no one is superior to anyone else.

"Since both uncles agree, this matter is settled."

Bai Gui smiled. This contract seems to have many disadvantages in the future, but under the secular morality, it is the most suitable contract. He has no intention of competing for these petty profits.

Only with power can you have money!

This is the society of the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, not the Western bourgeois society. Even in the Western society, money and power collude. No matter how rich you are, if you don't have power, you are just a fat pig waiting to be slaughtered.

"Okay! Gui is indeed a well-educated person, so generous!"

Several people in the meeting room praised Bai Gui. They were also satisfied with the result. Who would work so hard and not be as profitable as those who sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labor?