Transmigrated To Ancient Time: Thrive With An Auction System!-Chapter 168: Soaring Price ( 2 )

When the sun slanted to the west, Yang Erlang and Yang Sanlang finished their work for the day.

For dinner, Yao Zhi kept it simple. She fried four eggs and prepared a bowl of cabbage soup for them. As for the staple, she gave them 6 flower-shaped steamed buns.

Seeing the generous meal, Yang Erlang smiled and said, "Thank you, Sister Yao. I think we can finish the work tomorrow."

"Doesn’t it take 8 days at least?" Yao Zhi asked in surprise.

"The weather is hot, so the mud dries faster. Also, my brother and I do it together, so the work is not that heavy."

"Then I will prepare your payment," Yao Zhi nodded.

"Okay. It’s not early anymore. We will take our leave now."

Yao Zhi sent them off and locked the gate before she went to the kitchen to boil a pot of hot water. After she took a bath, she ate two custard buns before she went to sleep.

The next morning, Yao Zhi woke up at 3 o’clock in the morning.

When she opened the door, the sky was still dark, and stars were still visible. Taking a deep, fresh breath, she felt her drowsiness disappear. The air was damp and cold, but it was very fresh.

Today, the Zhou brothers would come to pick up the sauces. So, before the villagers woke up, she quickly opened her system’s storage and took out the jars used to store the sauces.

Afterward, she opened her system shop and bought 25 liters of fish sauce, costing her 125 points, and 150 liters of soy sauce, costing her 450 points.

At first, she didn’t realize that 1 liter of sauce was equal to 1.12 kilograms. But today, driven by curiosity, she weighed the sauce and was surprised to find that 25 liters of fish sauce was actually 28 kilograms.

Thinking about the previous transaction, she realized why Boss Zhou was eager to get more sauce from her. He only paid her the money according to the weight she stated.

Patting her forehead, she muttered, "This is why one should study diligently at school. I actually made such a mistake because I forgot that sauce is denser than water and therefore weighs more."

But that transaction had long been completed, and she couldn’t complain about it now.

Now that she knew the weight difference, she weighed the sauce carefully and poured exactly 25 kilograms, or 50 jin, into the jars. Then, she weighed the soy sauce and filled the jars with exactly 150 kilograms, or 300 jin.

After she filled the jars, there were around 16 liters of soy sauce and 2.7 liters of fish sauce left. She stored the rest in her system’s storage for future use.

When she was done, she went to the kitchen to boil a pot of water before she cleaned the donkey shed.

As usual, she took out grass from her system’s grassland for Xiao Lu and filled the water basin. She then added a drop of spiritual spring water into the basin.

The sky slowly brightened and changed color as Yao Zhi went through her morning routine. Around 5 o’clock in the morning, she saw a group of people coming in two donkey carts.

Seeing the familiar faces, she went to open the gate and greeted them. "Brother Zhou, you are here."

"Good morning, Miss Yao," Zhou Zihong greeted her warmly.

This time, they didn’t waste time on small talk and let the workers load the jars into the carts. Half an hour later, the carts were loaded, and they took their leave.

Yao Zhi closed the gate and continued harvesting the vegetables. Soon after, the sun rose on the eastern horizon, and Yang Erlang came with Yang Sanlang.

"Brother Erlang, Brother Sanlang, you are here," she greeted them with a smile.

"Good morning, Sister Yao," Yang Erlang nodded and handed her a piece of paper.

"This is the land deed for the wasteland behind your house. 3 days ago, the staff sent by the magistrate came to measure the land, and it took 2 days to finish. The deeds only got stamped yesterday. My father told me to hand it to you."

Hearing this, Yao Zhi was overjoyed. She accepted the land deeds and checked them. The total land was 210 acres, with 3 acres of low-quality land and 207 acres of wasteland.

"Brother Erlang, was the money enough?" she asked.

Yang Erlang nodded and replied, "The money is more than enough. Due to the drought, the price of land dropped again. My father said there is a surplus of 7 taels of silver and 50 wen."

"Please help me tell the Village Chief the money is his. Thank you for helping me," Yao Zhi smiled.

Meeting her smiling eyes, Yang Erlang nodded. "I will convey your message to my father."

After a moment of pause, Yao Zhi asked again, "Brother Erlang, can you help me find people who are hardworking and honest? I want to build a fence to surround my land."

When he heard this, Yang Erlang thought about his cousins and friends. He nodded and said, "I know some people who are trustworthy and hardworking. But your land is huge, and it might take at least 1 or 2 months to fence it."

"If I want to finish the job in a week, how many people do we need to hire?" Yao Zhi asked.

Thinking that she was in a hurry, Yang Erlang said, "We need around 40 people to finish the job."

Yao Zhi thought for a moment and nodded. "I can pay 30 wen per day, including lunch and water. If possible, I also need people to help me clear the land."

Yang Erlang thought for a moment and said, "You give a high wage, so it’s not a problem to hire people. But clearing the wasteland is not easy, especially the one you bought. It might take 5 to 6 months with 40 people."