The Blessed Princess
Chapter 17 Buying Land for Growing Sweet Potatoes
Five taels of small silver bars, five in a row, two rows on one floor, two layers, a total of one hundred taels of silver (sixteen taels of one catty, heavier six catties).
"This is an advantage of the last six months. According to Miss, the integers are rounded up into whole silver bars, and the fractions are stored in the account first. "Wei Ruo liked the heavy silver and disliked the light silver
. , so whenever the nanny gave Wei Ruo the proceeds from the store, it was with a heavy silver bar.
In addition to money, the nanny also brought a store account book for the past six months.
In addition, there is a basket containing dried mushrooms that have been dried.
"Xiaoyong was afraid that Miss was not used to eating here. Before coming here, I made some mushrooms that Miss liked, and dried them. Some of them were fried according to the method taught by Miss, and sealed in a jar.
" Nanny, thank you for your hard work, and Uncle Xu and Big Brother Xiaoyong, I asked you to run that far with me." "
Not hard, not hard!" Mother Xu continued to say, "I don't have any hard work, this trip There's a train, so I don't need my legs to drive, I don't even carry any essential items, either, Da Zhuang and Zheng Yong were busy with work." Mother Xu's face was filled
with a happy smile.
Mother Xu continued by saying: "This is the happiest thing to be able to help Miss. If not for helping Miss, I don't know how to live with Dazhuang and Zhengyong! I used to dream that I could live like this!"
"Have you already made arrangements for Huaibei City?"
"Don't worry, Miss, I've entrusted Zhuangzi there to Lao Qian. He has been in Zhuangzi for many years, so you can be sure when he does There are also people watching over there."
"Did I ask you to deliver all the goods?" Wei Ruo asked.
"It's been delivered, everything's been delivered, three trucks full of sweet potatoes!"
"Okay, then let me tell you about the next setup. I have loved Mount Xiaoyang in the north of the city. You and Uncle Xu talked about it. If the price is right, you can buy it and grow sweet crops.Potatoes; Not many fishermen lost their livelihood due to Japanese pirates, and farmers who were forced to beg because of poor harvests. You and Uncle Xu went to investigate and investigate. If you have a good character and are willing to work hard, you can hire them as long-term workers." "
Okay, I'll take my family north of town to investigate carefully.
" , come to Xiaowei House again and tell me the address. I'll call you later." "
Okay, so, I'll take care of it when I get back." Mother Xu replied repeatedly.
Mother Xu stayed in Tingsongyuan for over an hour before leaving.
As he left, he passed by Wangmei Wei Qingwan Park, and seeing the vulgar woman leaving in a hurry, Nanny Li happily said to Wei Qingwan: "
Miss, the woman who just passed by is the oldest female caregiver. Yesterday, the babysitter still made a fuss at the gate of our Captain's House, but luckily the eldest son stopped him, otherwise there might be some kind of joke.” “That's it... nice nothing happened..” murmured Wei Qingwan
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After negotiating with Li Zheng from Yueying Village and the elders in the village, Mother Xu talked about the price of a thousand taels of silver.
Then the nanny reported the results to Wei Ruo and let Wei Ruo make up his mind.
A thousand taels of silver was not a small sum to Wei Ruo.
It was only at the age of ten that I officially started running the store, but it was also very difficult to start it.In such a society, there was no relationship and dependence, there was no, and it's very hard to get a foothold bit by bit. .
As of now, he had saved up a total of over two thousand taels of silver. A thousand taels of silver was equivalent to taking half of Wei Ruo's net worth. If he failed, Wei Ruo's financial situation would have retreated by two years.
Wei Ruo felt that there was no problem, and he could take it directly, so the nanny and Uncle Xu came forward to purchase Mount Xiaoyang for a thousand taels of silver to allocate.
Xu Zhengyong also toured the city for a few days, selecting some unemployed fishermen who were in accordance with what Wei Ruo had said, and hired them as long-term workers.
This is the first time for long-term workers to see sweet potatoes as a crop.
Only after the explanation of Xu's father and son, this type of plant was widely planted in Huaibei City and a good harvest had been obtained.
Regarding the origin of this plant, the father and son jointly stated that a ship from Nanyang inadvertently brought back some potato vines, which turned out to be useful after being planted and cultivated by humans.
Soon after, the sweet potato was grown on a large scale in Huaibei City Father and son of the Xu family, who had rich planting experience, were, personally take part in the battle and lead the long-term workers to plant.
You should bury the sweet potato in the soil first, wait for the potato vines to grow, then cut the potato vines for cuttings.
The three sweet potato carts they transported from Huaibei City could produce enough potato vines for cuttings.
Long-term workers quickly master the basics of planting and get busy.
The cost of maintaining the cultivation of sweet potatoes on the hillside is much lower compared to the cultivation of terraced rice fields.
The long-term workers could only sigh in relief, they thought the employer would only hire a few of them to take care of a mountain of rice, just thinking about it would make them tired.
At the same time, Mother Xu also found a house to live in, which was not too far from the Captain's House, making it convenient to come and go.
After making this arrangement, Mother Xu traveled again to the Xiaowei House, and handed the signed contract with the long-term worker and the deed of the house she bought to Wei Ruo.
No matter what Wei Ruo said, the nanny still had the same intent. This industry belonged to Wei Ruo. They helped Wei Ruo do something, and they only got a salary, and they didn't want it anymore.
Wei Ruo had other duties for Xu's mother.
"Nurse, help me find out about the desert south of town. I heard that most of the pirates escaped east of the city, and south of the city is relatively safe." City? Is it barren land
? ik?Soil near the sea Those who cannot grow crops will die whatever they plant.
” desert.” This was in line with Wei Ruo's expectations.
"Miss asks what is the vacant land for?" Mother Xu asked in confusion.
"Go and ask me first. I might have a way to turn waste into treasure. If I could plant crops in saline-alkali soil, I could save on the cost of purchasing ordinary items and lower costs, he said, and I could hire a longer-term worker to grow it Crops could also address the problem of food shortages in Xingshan County and need to buy lots from other places, in order for more people to eat." "Okay, I'll ask you after I get back.
" Although mother Xu also felt that planting crops in salt-alkali soil This matter was somewhat ridiculous, but she believed in Wei Ruo unconditionally.
Over the years, Miss has damaged their cognition many times, making many things that they thought were impossible possible.