"Yes, yes, yes!"
Xie Zhinuan chose another head of the household; his family had at most only three more acres than the other five families.
"In the coming days, I want you to drain the water from the fields. Catch all the loaches and eels inside; I'll have someone come to buy them. If there are people from nearby manors willing to sell loaches and eels to me, tell them I'll send someone to purchase them biweekly. This gentleman will bring the silver and negotiate a price per pound with you!"
"After the fields dry up, turn the soil and plant vegetables or wheat for me. Once those tasks are done, you are free to take on any work you wish, whether it's going into town to find a job or doing odd jobs at home. The chickens, ducks, and pigs you raise are all yours; you don't have to give them to me. But if you wish to sell any to me, I'll buy them at market price."
In short, you can make extra silver, but first, the land must be well cared for.
To them, it was all minor business.