sjar Chapter 145: Wang Gui, the Farm Manager
Chapter 145: Wang Gui, the Farm Manager
"It clearly states the amount of grain and money to be purchased today. It also states that after this transaction, the previous contract will be invalidated."
"Miss Jiang, this is unnecessary." Liu Li frowned, "Our Liu family has already reached this point, what else do you have to worry about?"
"It's just in case. Since Mr. Liu is in a hurry to raise money, he shouldn't be unwilling to even sign a contract." Jiang Suining looked at Liu Li with a smile.
Although Liu Li should not be able to play any tricks in this matter, it is still better to be cautious and put everything on the deed. In this way, even if there are any problems later, there will be evidence to check, saving the trouble of wrangling.
Liu Li looked at Jiang Suining, and his previous thought that she was easy to control had completely disappeared. Although she looked young, she was calm and cautious.
He had clearly investigated his inside information, but he pretended to be helpless and admitted that he had suffered a loss. As a result, not only did he buy his farm for 50,000 taels, but he also had to pay the original price for the grain. He originally wanted to make a fortune from Jiang Suining, but now, he let the other party get the advantage for nothing.
Liu Li gritted his teeth and looked down at the contract. Although he was unwilling, he had no choice but to press his handprint on the contract in silence.
After receiving the banknote, Liu Li took one last look at the farm and left in a hurry.
"Miss." Biyun walked to Jiang Suining with the deed in hand.
Looking at the bright red fingerprints on it, Jiang Suining nodded and said, "I'll keep it."
"Yes." Biyun responded, and then she said, "Miss, I don't understand why you are still buying the rice at the original price when Liu Li is desperate. Wouldn't it be better to take the opportunity to lower the price?"
"Sometimes, you can't take things too far. Liu Li was tricked and he was already unhappy. If you force him again, he will easily be completely hated. What's more, this farm has indeed taken advantage of it."
Biyun thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Miss, I understand."
Jiang Suining shifted his gaze to the tenants standing around. The farm was not small, so there were naturally many tenants. At this moment, they all looked at Jiang Suining nervously. They suddenly had a new landlord, and they didn't know whether the rent would increase, or whether they could still stay here and continue to rent and farm.
The manager of this farm was called Wang Gui. When Jiang Suining's eyes fell on him, he quickly stood up.
"I've met my boss."
"Miss, he is Wang Gui, the manager of this manor." said Manager Chen.
Jiang Suining nodded slightly and looked at Wang Gui again, "How long have you been on this farm?"
"My dear boss, I have been managing this farm for seven or eight years. Before Mr. Liu bought the farm, I was already the manager of the farm."
As he spoke, Wang Gui looked up at Jiang Suining.
"Boss, no one knows the affairs and people in this farm better than me, and they are all willing to listen to me. If you change someone else, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get started in a short time."
Jiang Suining looked at Wang Gui. His words sounded like a self-recommendation, but they also seemed to reveal a hint of threat.
His eyes lingered on Wang Gui's collar, and after a moment Jiang Suining nodded, "In that case, you will still be the manager temporarily."
Temporary replacement? Wang Gui narrowed his eyes.
"Why, you don't want to?" Jiang Suining asked.
Wang Gui then shook his head and said, "No, no, thank you very much, sir. Don't worry, I will continue to take good care of this farm."
Jiang Suining looked at the tenants again, "Are there any of you who don't want to continue renting the land?"
The tenants shook their heads when they heard this. They had no land and their entire family depended on the land they rented from the farm to make a living. How could they leave?
"Boss, we all depend on this farm for our livelihood, please continue to rent the land to us."
"Yes, Boss, please."
After one tenant spoke up, everyone responded.
No one wanted to leave, which was within Jiang Suining's expectations.
"Okay, in that case, I can continue to rent this land to you. But I just took over this farm and I'm not familiar with everything..." Jiang Suining paused and looked at Xier, "You've learned a lot of words during this period. It's a good opportunity to go to each family and record the number of people and acres of land they rented."
"Miss, shall I go by myself?" Xier asked subconsciously.
"Any questions?"
Xier thought for a moment and said, "No, no problem. I'll go now."
"Then I will go and prepare writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone for this girl, and introduce her to the new man at the same time." Wang Gui said with a smile.
"No need, just ask someone else to get the pen and ink. As for Manager Wang..." Jiang Suining looked at Biyun, "This is the big girl Biyun beside me. Manager Wang, take her to get all the account books of the farm in recent years. I want to see the situation of the farm in recent years."
"Account books?" Wang Gui was stunned for a moment. "Boss, you don't know that all the account books on this farm were sent to the Liu family, so..."
Jiang Suining interrupted Wang Gui and said, "Manager Wang, are you kidding me? For such a large farm, don't you have any account books?"
"It's mainly the Liu family..."
"No matter what the reason is, if there is no account book, then I have to doubt whether Manager Wang can manage the farm well."
Wang Gui swallowed his words halfway through and changed his expression and said, "Boss, I made a mistake. The account book is there, but you don't need to trouble Miss Biyun. I'll go get it right away."
"Manager Wang, you are too polite. It's no trouble at all. I will go with you." Biyun said with a smile. Without giving Wang Gui a chance to refuse, she stepped forward and said, "Manager Wang, please lead the way."
Wang Gui looked at Biyun, then secretly looked at Jiang Suining, and could only respond and take Biyun with him.
Jiang Suining instructed the shopkeeper Chen to have the employees take away the husked rice and put the rest back into the granary, while she herself carefully checked the farm.
About an incense stick later, Biyun came back holding a thick stack of account books. She walked up to Jiang Suining and said, "Miss, everything is here."
Just now, when Wang Gui took the account books, he said that two of them were missing. Then she found them from under the shelf and said that they must have fallen there accidentally.
But there was no dust on the account book. Who knew if Wang Gui had secretly stuffed it in when I wasn't paying attention.
Biyun whispered this to Jiang Suining, who did not say much but asked her to remember which two books they were, put the account books back into the carriage, and then go to help Xier.
About half an hour later, Xier's situation was finally over.
The rice transporter had already left. Jiang Suining did not say much, but just instructed Wang Gui: "Leave the farm's affairs to Manager Wang. Just proceed as usual. I'll come back in a few days."
"Okay, boss, don't worry." Wang Gui responded quickly.
Jiang Suining took Biyun and Xier out of the manor and got on the carriage. However, after the carriage had been driving for a while, it stopped again...