The original children in the village used their skillful hands to weave willow twigs and gave them to Xiao Bei as gifts. Xiao Bei took out small handicrafts made of silver, gold, and jade from her bag and gave them back. In her eyes, the willow grasshoppers were more precious than the jade beads because she did not make the beads herself.
The children in the village had never seen jade since they were young, let alone understand its value. They only thought that the red and green were very beautiful. They rejected the gold and silver products. After all, there were signs passed down from generation to generation in the family to let them understand the value of gold and silver.
Xiao Bei proposed a new theory of friendship. That was, she would not sell the gifts she received. Friendship was priceless. Therefore, if the person who received her gifts did not sell them, they could only leave them there and not buy them. Therefore, they were both precious and worthless.
The children in the village were confused. They thought about it and found that it was indeed so. Therefore, they happily kept the gifts and showed Xiao Bei the various gadgets they had made in the past.
As a result, Xiao Bei and the other children were shocked. The children who could not afford cloth dolls used thin willow twigs to weave green and white dolls. The most amazing thing was that the willow twigs on the dolls' heads were not completely destroyed. When water was poured on them, they actually sprouted. Some of them looked like hair, while others looked like they were wearing a small green flower.
Xiao Bei, who felt that this thing was very valuable, did not care if her brothers and sisters were busy. She asked someone to send a message to buy it and whether it could be sold for a good price.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, who received the message, were walking around the county. The two of them said that they were not busy, and they were really not busy. The specific matters were left to the people in the inner courtyard. A disaster relief and reconstruction work did not require too much energy from the two of them. They only needed to grasp the general direction. If it were not to give the people of Hong Nong a firm confidence, the two of them would not have come at all.
If they were to say that they were busy, they were indeed busy. They had to appear in front of the people from time to time to show their existence.
After receiving Xiao Bei's message, Zhang Xiaobao smiled and said to Wang Juan, "Xiao Bei actually ordered the people of the Miao Protection Team to lie on the iron chain and let the children step on it. She has won the villagers' favor in an instant and wants to help Old Willow Village earn more money."
"Oh? You don't think she's just putting on a show? " Wang Juan took the telegram and saw the idea of selling willow dolls for money. She said, "You're really your sister. You know how to find business opportunities."
Zhang Xiaobao nodded in agreement. "That's right. Many of the things sold in Baby's Candy House were ideas from the nine children. Only children know what children need the most. When many adults don't care about children's seemingly childish ideas, their lives are no longer complete."
"Then think of a way to let them earn money. Even if it's a small amount, it will prove that their thinking is correct." Wang Juan didn't comment on Zhang Xiaobao's philosophy. She just wanted to know what Zhang Xiaobao could come up with.
Zhang Xiaobao beckoned a person from the inner courtyard to come over. He gave a few instructions and continued to walk to the other passersby. "Let's go. We'll also put on a show for a lifetime. It seems like you've never planted a saw and mixed grass seed toy before."
"I don't have time." Wang Juan thought of what Zhang Xiaobao said. She had seen it before, but she hadn't bought it before.
Zhang Bei soon got the news, so she gathered the other eight people and planned to hold a standing committee. Later, considering that the people of Old Willow Village needed to participate directly, she added a few older children of Old Willow Village. It became an expanded standing committee meeting.
At the meeting, Inspector Zhang Bei emphasized the spirit of the meeting. Then she explained that under the guidance of an emperor and the care of two direct family leaders, the nine people of the inspection team followed the work principle of "Go where you go, get rich". It was important to give specific guidance to the willow weaving industry of Old Willow Village in Hongnong County, Guo Zhou.
After carefully listening to the positive introduction of the willow weaving industry by the people of Old Willow Village, Inspector Zhang Bei praised the achievements of Old Willow Village's willow weaving industry and gave important instructions.
She said, "We need to further carry forward the spirit of Old Willow Village in the willow weaving industry, continue to improve the corresponding support system, strictly pay attention to the relevant people's thinking, open up new ideas, carefully verify, boldly imagine, and show the spirit of not being afraid of hardship, tiredness, and hard research to improve the economic income of Old Willow Village."
During the meeting, Inspector Zhang Bei emphasized the discipline of the meeting again and criticized Inspector Wang Xiaoyuan, who was also a member of the standing committee. Inspector Wang Xiaoyuan sincerely apologized and deeply realized that it was wrong to casually interrupt others and look down on the importance of guidance.
Next, when Inspector Zhang Bei was about to continue to give guidance, Inspector Wang Xiaoyuan actively spoke in order to make up for the mistakes he made. In the spirit of starting from a practical point of view, he proposed specific plans.
First, under the guidance of Inspector Zhang Bei's spirit of opening up the willow weaving market in Old Willow Village, he encouraged the planting of willow trees to achieve sustainable development.
Second, under the guidance of Zhang Bei, he researched a new willow weaving process to reduce wastage and cost.
Third, under the guidance of Zhang Bei, he established a working group to make dolls from willow and other grass seeds. He proposed that Inspector Zhang Bei be the group leader and that he would open up a market after returning to the capital.
Fourth, under the guidance of Zhang Bei, he would fiercely dig into the potential consumer market of Tang's children and pay attention to publicity work. He would use the theme of 'growing a doll of his own' to lay out advertisements.
Inspector Zhang Bei expressed agreement with Inspector Wang Xiaoyuan's proposal and voted on the theme of 'growing a doll of his own', which was unanimously approved.
After the meeting, Inspector Zhang Bei inspected the weaving factory in Old Willow Village and visited a few families in the village with advanced willow weaving technology. She kindly expressed her concern to the children who stayed at home.
The Old Willow Village Standing Committee Meeting was a successful meeting. It was a meeting that carried forward the past and opened the way for the future. It laid the foundation for Old Willow Village's economic development for the next few decades and was the guiding light for the development of children's toys in Tang Dynasty.
In the end, the children in the village looked at Xiaobei with admiration. They couldn't understand how such a simple thing could become so complicated when it came to Zhang Xiaobei. They all sighed. Knowledgeable people were really different. Zhang Xiaobei didn't care about Xiaobei at all.
However, it didn't affect their fondness for the theme of 'growing a doll of his own'. They also admired Xiao Yuan, but they felt that when Xiao Yuan spoke, he always added that he was under the guidance of Zhang Bei or something. It was a little redundant.
Xiao Yuan explained to the children in the village with an unfathomable look, "This is called wisdom and political command. If I didn't say this, I don't know when the meeting would end. What's there to be afraid of? It's fine as long as the goal is achieved. You know Yan Zheng, the original county magistrate, right? He stole Xiaobei's limelight. What happened in the end? "
"He was set up at the county's south gate." The children in the village said in unison. For a moment, they made an expression of fear for Xiao Yuan, and Xiao Yuan's image in their hearts became even more lofty.
"Wang … Xiao … Yuan." Xiaobei, who was not far away, angrily called Xiao Yuan's name. His expression was ugly, "They will think it's true. I'm going to tell my brother and sister."
"Ah?" Xiao Yuan looked at Xiaobei in fear and quickly explained to the children in the village, "I was just joking. Yan Zheng did something bad. He was caught because he asked your village to remove the wooden planks on the bridge. He ran in front of Xiaobei and tricked us with words. Xiaobei, who often tricked him, had better martial arts skills than him and was seen through on the spot. Therefore, it's very useful to practice tricking us."
"Hehe, we know. We're not stupid. After dealing with Yan Zheng, I can go to school again. After you help me sell the doll for money, we'll repair the road from the bridge to the school ourselves," a girl in the village who was relatively older said longingly.
*****
Since even the children knew what tricking was, the adults would definitely know. Therefore, Zhang Xiaobao didn't say a word of nonsense in the county.
When he walked around the county to show his friendly image, he only said how many supplies would be delivered, how long the new Hongnong County would be built, how much it would cost, how many days it would take to repair it, and what kind of compensation would be given to the people who lost their lives.
When Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were talking, the people nearby heard them and asked those who didn't understand.
After the explanation of those who knew the industry, everyone understood that this time, the people who raised livestock would receive the most compensation. Not only would they be compensated for the number of livestock lost, but they would also be compensated for the cubs and fodder. As for the loss of the livestock during this period of time, it wouldn't be compensated because it wasn't easy to calculate.
Specifically, the people who raised livestock would receive the most compensation. However, in terms of the actual loss and compensation, the people who would receive the most compensation were the farmers. Those who raised fish, shrimps, and crabs in paddy fields would be given a new breed of seedlings next year. The new seedlings would have a higher yield.
Those who didn't raise livestock in paddy fields would receive less compensation, but like those who raised livestock, they would receive compensation for the cattle they didn't originally have. Those who originally had cattle would receive more cattle or newly bred horses. At the same time, regardless of whether they were planting rice or wheat, they would be given new seeds and farming tools. They would also be given the grain, oil, salt, and silk needed for next year's harvest.
They would also be exempted from one year's rent, taxes, labor, and other miscellaneous items.
The one-time compensation for craftsmen would be calculated based on the number of people in the household and the profession of the worker.
The officials who delayed the High Scholar Examinations would be provided by Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan. They would directly go to the capital to participate in this year's Autumn Examinations. All of their food and lodging would be provided by Savant's Restaurant and Joy House. Since they were delayed by a month, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan had already forked out a lot of money. They didn't mind if there were more people.
Those who passed would be given the status of a High Scholar. Those who didn't pass would be given the status of a High Scholar. Those who didn't pass would be given the status of a High Scholar. Those who didn't pass would be given the status of a High Scholar.
When Zhang Xiaobao was talking about this matter, a student stood up and said to Zhang Xiaobao, "I was delayed and affected. I didn't have time to study. How will you compensate me for not being able to pass the examinations?"
Zhang Xiaobao paused and didn't say anything.
Wang Juan frowned, "Then what's the purpose of you passing the examinations?"
"To be an official. To be an official in the capital and to be a local official." The student said bluntly.
"Oh! If you passed the examinations and became a local official, and suddenly encountered such a disaster, would you not be able to be an official because you were affected? Would you not be able to command during the disaster and rebuild after the disaster? "Wang Juan asked again.
The student shook his head, "It's not the same. I'm a student now. I shouldn't be thinking about becoming an official after passing the examinations."
"Then you don't have to take the exam this year. You won't be able to get in because the exam will ask you how to be an official. Not only will it be asked in the spring and autumn exams, but it will also be asked in the High Scholar exam." Wang Juan felt that this person was very interesting and laughed as she spoke.
When the student saw Demonfiend Cuckoo laugh, he didn't dare to make a sound. Compared to being an official, his life was more important.
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