Chapter 151

Everyone in the east bedroom looked at Lu Jiao in surprise, and then at Xie Yunjin.

Xie Yunjin said slowly: "Don't worry, listen to Lu Jiao and you in detail."

The village head and patriarch looked at Lu Jiao, who said softly, "You only know that leeches suck human blood, which is not a good thing, but you don't know that leeches have very high medicinal value. It relieves pain, clears away heat and detoxifies, not only can cure women's diseases, but also can cure stasis in the brain, such as apoplexy and so on, leeches are used."

"At present, leeches are not used in many medicines, because they cannot receive such a large amount. Because of the large gap of leeches, the current purchase value is very expensive. I guess fresh leeches are at least five hundred yuan per catty."

"One mu of land can produce about 200 catties of leeches, but leeches can't be raised well, and the mortality rate is very high. We use the minimum quantity of 100 catties as the calculation. One mu of land can cost about 50 taels of silver."

"Liches are fed with small fish, shrimps, and snails, which can be salvaged in various rivers by each household. Some raw blood can be bought from the place where pigs are slaughtered. It is only used once a week, so it takes a lot of money. Not much money."

"So this matter is a matter of labor from the beginning to the end. The last thing we Xiejia Village lacks is labor."

Lu Jiao stopped talking here, but the village chief and patriarch were shocked by her words.

One mu of land earns fifty taels of silver, my God, this figure is too scary, how much grain does fifty taels need to buy.

This is still based on the minimum guarantee amount. If the death rate is lower, then seventy or eighty taels are possible.

The village head and patriarch excitedly got up and paced the room.

After a while, the village chief and patriarch calmed down, looked at Lu Jiao and said.

"Who do we raise?"

Lu Jiao said with a smile: "The owner of Baohetang is going to open a pharmaceutical workshop and buy a lot of medicinal materials. They will definitely collect leeches. Before the village chief raises leeches, you can sign a contract with him and get some deposit back."

As soon as Lu Jiao said, the village chief and patriarch were moved, and several people turned to look at Xie Yunjin and said, "Yun Jin, what do you think about this?"

Xie Yunjin nodded slightly and said: "I think it is feasible. This is a good opportunity. Raising leeches is not an easy task. People in the village have learned this skill, and generations will not be poor in the future. When they are rich, the clan will send their children there go to school."

"If I go out of Xiejia Village in the future, I will establish an ethnology in Xiejia Village. In the future, more people from my Xiejia Village will go out."

As soon as Xie Yunjin said, the village head and patriarch were excited. They have children and grandchildren in their family, who would not want their children to leave Xiejia Village.

"Since Yun Jin said it's possible, I'll immediately call a meeting of Xiejia Villagers this afternoon to discuss this matter."

After the village chief finished speaking, the patriarch suddenly turned his head to look at Xie Yunjin and asked, "Is it still the same as before for every household to teach?"

Xie Yunjin turned to look at Lu Jiao.

Originally, Lu Jiao planned to teach women from different households, so that women would have a skill and not be angry with men.

In this day and age, men become bad when they have money, and the men in Xiejia Village are no exception. If they are rich and take a concubine back, wouldn't the women in the family be angry?

Her original intention was to help the people of Xiejia Village get rich, not to make the women angry.

However, Lu Jiao seemed to have an idea based on what the patriarch meant.

She looked at the patriarch and asked, "What does the patriarch think?"

The patriarch's eyes dimmed and he said, "I want to use the skill of raising leeches as a skill of the Xie tribe. It's just that I have this idea, but I don't know how to arrange it safely?"

Although the patriarch is senior in the clan, he is only from a rural background and his vision is not high, so although he has such an idea in his mind, he doesn't know how to arrange it properly.

If this matter is not well arranged, Xiejia Village will split, and even cause trouble.

In the future, the harmony in the village will no longer exist, which is why he and Xie Fugui made all the villagers recognize herbs.

Xie Yunjin listened to the patriarch's words and turned to look at Lu Jiao. This was Lu Jiao's suggestion, so he wanted to hear what she meant.

Lu Jiao thought for a while and said, "Yes, yes, but the village chief and patriarch have to agree to three conditions."

"First, the money earned from raising leeches must be handed over to the female relatives of the family. This is to prevent men from becoming bad with money."

As soon as Lu Jiao finished speaking, several men in the room looked at Lu Jiao in unison.

Xie Yunjin also looked at Lu Jiao, and he said out of nowhere: "I won't go bad even if I have money."

Lu Jiao looked at him speechlessly, it was none of her business whether he turned bad or not.

In the room, the village chief and patriarch and others were surprised when they heard Lu Jiao's words, but they all cared about their families and did not object to Lu Jiao's words.

"Row."

Lu Jiao added the second rule: "Even if raising leeches makes money, men in Xiejia Village are not allowed to take concubines. If they take concubines, they will leave Xiejia Village."

This one is pretty serious.

Lu Jiao saw that the village head and patriarch looked strange, and added: "My original intention is to let the people of Xiejia Village live a good life, not to make the men rich enough to take concubines and be the women of the family. If this is the case, I would rather not Teach you how to raise leeches."

After hearing Lu Jiao's words, the village head and patriarch didn't feel uncomfortable. Lu Jiao's condition was also to make the women in their family feel better. Besides, they didn't plan to take concubines, so this condition was fine.

"Okay, we promise you."

Lu Jiao continued: "The third one is for those who participate in raising leeches. In the future, two-thirds of the money will be handed over to the public, and one-third will be their own."

This is for hard-working people like Xie Erzhu and Xia Lian.

The village chief and patriarch were astonished, but in the end they all agreed: "We agree."

Lu Jiao smiled and said, "Thank you, the village chief and patriarch. If the families agree to my conditions, they will have to put their fingerprints on the contract. After the fingerprints are signed, they must follow the contract."

The village head and patriarch did not object.

Xie Yunjin on one side said: "The village head and patriarch, I have such an idea, can you listen to it and see if it is feasible?"

The village head, patriarch and others looked at Xie Yunjin in unison.

Xie Yunjin pondered for a moment and said: "I think it is possible to build a place dedicated to raising leeches. As for raising leeches, I will teach the people of the Xie family. Of course, it is impossible for everyone to teach. Only one person who is in charge will be assigned to live. There are many things about raising leeches, such as fishing for small fish and shrimps and snails, and watching the leeches at night, in case people from other villages know about it and come over and poison the leeches.”

Xie Yunjin's words, the village chief and patriarch nodded repeatedly.

Xie Yunjin went on to say: "Let's start raising leeches first, and each family will take out a part of the field, which will be counted in the public land. In the future, the field will be considered as the public leech breeding land of Xiejia Village."

The village head and patriarch nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and felt that Xie Yunjin's method was very good.

Xie Yunjin went on to say: "As for the final money earned, it will be distributed according to the heads of the people who do things in each family. As for the people who do things, they will be distributed according to the number of people in each household. One person pays two people, and the final distribution of money is based on these people to ensure fairness for each household."

"In this way, our Xiejia Village not only got the secret recipe for raising leeches, but also attracted people with foreign surnames, so that they would not dare to show affection to Xiejia Village in the future."

(end of this chapter)