nycdaug Chapter 278 If I had never seen the light, I could have endured the darkness
Chapter 278 If I had never seen the light, I could have endured the darkness
Seeing the two people coming in with large and small bags, Duan Minmin stood up, shook the water off her hands, and took the things from Zheng Yuan.
"Yuanbao, did you go shopping to buy all this?"
"You just went to sweep."
Zheng Yuan rolled his eyes at her and followed her to deliver all the things to the kitchen.
"Have the roses been delivered from Rose Valley?" Zheng Yuan asked Duan Minmin as he put his things away.
This room has everything that is needed, including cupboards, tables and other large items, which makes it very convenient for them.
"Well, they brought a truckload of goods just after we came back, with a total of 389 kilograms. Manager Li came with us, probably because he wanted to finalize the matter as soon as possible. I checked and found no problems, so I accepted it."
"You don't know how difficult it was for me to use that scale. It was the big beam scale that was used to weigh piglets in the village. Fortunately, I learned how to use the small scale and Wang's wife also knew how to read it. Otherwise, I would be completely in the dark."
"By the way, I just went to buy some paper and account books. While keeping accounts, I also made a receipt. I took a copy for both sides. I was afraid that there would be disputes in the end." Duan Minmin took out the account books and receipts from her arms.
The date and weight were written neatly in charcoal on the account book, but the writing on the receipt was more sloppy, with only an Arabic numeral and two handprints on it.
"I asked Manager Li to press one and told him to go back and give it to Mr. Liu. Although they didn't know what the Arabic numerals meant, they knew the weight of today's pound. I told him to go back and tell them that this is what the master meant by three hundred and eighty-nine. In the final reconciliation, we will only recognize the one with this piece of paper."
"They can keep accounts anyway. No matter what method they use, as long as they can be matched in the end, I'm just worried about disputes over this document. Am I smart?" Duan Minmin looked like she was asking for praise.
"Smart! Extremely smart!" Zheng Yuan looked at her with amusement.
"That's it!" Duan Minmin looked up proudly.
After cleaning up these things, the two returned to the yard and helped their two sisters-in-law wash the rose petals.
The rose petals are not dirty, they just have some dust and insects on them, so they only need to be washed twice.
This is much easier than those heavy tasks. The two sisters-in-law worked very hard, and in a short while, all the roses in the cart had been washed.
Several people worked together to spread the straw mat on the ground, and evenly spread the roses on the mat to dry.
At this time, the stove was almost built, and the bricklayer was trimming the edges of the stove.
This stove is straight and straight, much better than the crooked stove they built in the yard.
Seeing the two people passing by, the master raised his head and said, "Madam, have you finished making the pot? If you have, you can put it here to test whether the size is correct."
"The iron pot will not be delivered until tomorrow." Zheng Yuan replied.
"Master, did you make it according to the size of the stoves in the kitchen?" Duan Minmin asked.
"Yes, according to your request, madam, we are building it by gestures. Even if there are some deviations, they will not be too big." The bricklayer replied.
"That's it. No need to try. The pots we bought are about the same size as the ones inside. We can seal the edges ourselves when we get them back."
"Okay, ma'am, then I will build the remaining two together. If you have any problems after installing them tomorrow, just come to me." The bricklayer was also confident.
As they watched the masons build the stove, another cart of roses arrived. Steward Li followed them, and behind him was an older man.
"Madam Duan, our master agrees with the method you proposed. However, in order to prevent any errors in the account reconciliation later which would cause trouble to us, we will let Mr. Yuan come to accompany the two ladies. He will help the two ladies collect the materials from now on." Manager Li said it very nicely.
In fact, Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin knew it very well, and they were afraid that the two would do something tricky.
But they were not angry. It was a good thing that Mr. Liu sent someone over. He could help them write the material receipt list and avoid any disputes later. It was like a triple insurance. Why not do it?
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Mr. Yuan." The two of them spoke nicely.
Mr. Yuan nodded but said nothing.
Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin didn't care. They instructed their two sisters-in-law to go to the main room to move a table out for Mr. Yuan, and then they followed Manager Li to weigh the cart of roses.
This car is about the same, with a total of 376 kilograms.
Now that they had a ready-made accountant, they didn't have to write anything. Mr. Yuan wrote out two receipts in two quick strokes, and both parties confirmed that they were correct and pressed their fingerprints.
"Madams, you guys go ahead and do your work. I'll be back soon."
After collecting the documents, Manager Li left in a hurry.
The two men, along with their two sisters-in-law, began to wash the roses. The moisture from the previous cart of roses that had been drying had not yet dried, so they estimated that after washing this cart, they would be ready for distillation.
However, the two of them failed to touch the water this time, so Mrs. Luo and Mrs. Wang pushed them aside, saying that they were invited to do the work and how could they let the host do this.
The two men couldn't persuade them, so they could only stand by and give instructions, turning over the roses in the cart from time to time.
Mr. Yuan looked at the two men who were still helping the servants with work, and curled his lips with some contempt in his heart, but he didn't say anything. He turned around and went to watch the bricklayers build the stove.
Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin were completely unaware, but even if they knew they wouldn't care. They were unrelated people and their opinions didn't matter.
After washing the car, half of the yard was covered with roses, which was a soothing sight.
The roses in the previous truckload have almost been dried and are ready for distillation.
The two asked Mrs. Luo and Mrs. Wang to help carry the roses from the previous cart in, and then began to distill them in full swing.
Looking at the pure dew that was gradually flowing out, the two of them felt a little worried. If Aji's glass bottle didn't arrive, the pure dew they had produced earlier would be wasted.
During the break in distillation, Zheng Yuan talked about the scene he saw when he went to Luo's place and the poor old man. Duan Minmin was also sighing after listening to them. While she sympathized with them, she didn't know how to help them.
They could give some money and cook some food for them, but after all, they were only here for ten days, so what would happen to these people when they left?
That saying is very true, if I had never seen the light, I could have endured the darkness.
The good times of these few days may destroy their confidence in living in the future, and it would be too cruel to these people when they leave.
After all, their power is too small and they are simply powerless.
"Hey Yuanbao, I suddenly thought of something they can do?" Duan Minmin's eyes lit up.
"what?"
"You forgot that we haven't found a stopper for our glass bottle yet! Why don't we ask them to make it? Then even if we leave, we can ask Manager Fang to collect it and transport it back to the village on the carriage." Duan Minmin explained.
Zheng Yuan reacted: "Yes, yes, yes, why didn't I think of that? We will need this thing for a long time. Even if we leave, they can still do it. It can be considered an income."
"Yes, although it's not a lot, it can at least improve our lives. But there are too many people over there, and we can't ask them all to do this. If there is overcapacity and we can't absorb it, it will be a troublesome thing."
"Then we will allocate quotas according to the accounts, and each family will make a certain amount each month, so that each family can have a fixed income, and it won't be too much for us to absorb."
"Yeah, that's what I thought. Once the glass bottles are delivered, we'll start preparing for this."