Xu Linyue, who transmigrated from the 21st century, crossed over with a heaven-defying spatial ability, possessing the body of a five-year-old farm girl. She originally thought of just accepting he...
Su Chenyu stood up and asked, "Are all your vegetable plots here?" Uncle Xu nodded in agreement.
Hearing Uncle Xu's words, Su Chenyu frowned and said, "Let's go inside first. I have something to discuss with your Xu family."
Uncle Xu was confused after hearing this, but without asking any more questions, he led everyone into the main room.
After sitting down, Su Chenyu said, "I won't say much else, old man. I tried the vegetables your family provided when I was at the restaurant. They were delicious and unique in Dragon Soul Country. What you may not know is that my family's restaurant is not limited to Huamen Town. We have branches in other counties."
The Xu family stopped and were shocked. It turned out that there was more than one Zuixianlou. They had never heard Manager Tong talk about this before. It seemed that Mr. Su was of an extraordinary status.
Qibao, who had been listening to Master Su's words, understood what was going on. He then left the house and went to the main hall. He said, "Master Su, do you want my vegetables to be supplied to all the branches of Zuixianlou?"
Su Chenyu saw a delicate little girl walk in. She was indeed different from the usual farm girls and spoke without any stage fright. She thought she was the little girl who knew some Kung Fu that Shopkeeper Tong had mentioned. So she said with interest, "That's right, but the vegetables in your backyard are only enough for this restaurant in Huamen Town."
Qibao said, "If it's not enough, we can just plant more. I plan to plant these vegetables on a large scale in our village and then hire villagers to help us take care of them. We have a lot of open space in our village, and I think it will be enough for Zuixianlou's needs."
Su Chenyu said, "That's a good idea, but other counties aren't close to Xujia Village. I wonder if the vegetables will rot by the time they're shipped over."
Qibao said, "Since I said so, I must have thought about the transportation issue and ensured that it will be delivered intact."
Su Chenyu was surprised. The nearest one was two or three days away. She didn't know where this girl got the confidence from. Then she said, "It's getting closer to winter, which is not suitable for plant growth. I'm afraid these vegetables won't be available normally in a while. We can only plan this in the spring of next year."
Qibao suddenly smiled mysteriously and said, "Mr. Su, don't worry about that. I have a way to make sure that the vegetables in your Zuixianlou can be sold normally during the winter."
Su Chenyu looked surprised and said, "Are you serious, Miss Xu? I've never heard of eating green vegetables in winter."
Qibao said, "I'm talking about the vegetable greenhouse. Why can't we eat vegetables in winter? It's because the weather is so cold. These vegetables can't adapt to the low temperatures and will freeze to death. What if we can provide these vegetables with a warm environment to grow? Just like the temperature in spring, I think these vegetables will definitely survive."
Su Chenyu asked doubtfully, "But this weather is all natural. How can we control the temperature?"
Qibao said, "This is the purpose of the vegetable greenhouse I mentioned. We can build some arches and cover them with a transparent film that is waterproof, light-transmitting, and airtight. This way, they can absorb sunlight normally and keep out the cold."
Su Chenyu finally understood and asked, "I've never seen the transparent film you're talking about. I have seen transparent colored glass, but Dragon Soul Country doesn't have a place that can produce colored glass. Other countries do have it, but it's not only difficult to make, but also extremely expensive."
Qibao said, "Master Su, there is no need for the colored glaze you mentioned. I have found something that can replace the colored glaze, and the price is not high."
Su Chenyu immediately asked, "I wonder what Miss Xu is talking about?"
Qibao said, "The last time I went to Mobaoxuan in town, I saw the oil paper used to paste windows. It can replace the colored glass you mentioned, and the effect is not bad."
Su Chenyu said, "Okay, since Miss Xu has made up her mind, I will pay for the construction of the vegetable greenhouse. As long as you continue to supply Zuixianlou with the original price, it will be fine."
Qibao said without hesitation, "Okay."
Su Chenyu said, "I'm going back to town now to buy the materials for building the vegetable greenhouse. I'll ask your family to help me find workers."
Qibao said, "No problem, but we can just use bamboo as the material for the arch frame, it's also very tough."
Su Chenyu said, "No problem. I didn't expect Miss Xu to be so wise at such a young age. It's really rare."
Qibao said, "These are what my master taught me. My master has traveled a lot and has seen a lot. He mentioned some of them to me. These are not my own ideas."
Su Chenyu said, "Then I'll take my leave first. When all the materials are ready, I'll have someone deliver them to Xujia Village." He then clasped his fists towards everyone in the Xu family, turned around and left with Manager Tong and the two guards.
It wasn't until they left that the Xu family reacted. Old Master Xu asked, "Qibao, I've never seen greenhouse vegetables like you mentioned before. Do you think it's possible?"
Qibao said, "Don't worry, Grandpa, it will be fine. Besides, we have my spiritual spring water."
Wang said, "Qibao, don't you think it's not a good idea for our family to grow vegetables and let Mr. Su pay for it?"
Qibao said, "There's nothing wrong with it, and he hasn't suffered any loss. Grandma, think about how expensive vegetables are in winter. We'll still sell them to him at the same price as before, but Zuixianlou still has fresh vegetables in winter. How much more can the price go?"
Upon hearing this, Wang said, "It seems that this young Master Su is quite shrewd! On the surface, it looks like we've taken advantage, but children from wealthy families are different. They already know how to do business at such a young age."
Qibao said, "Grandma, children from wealthy families are trained in various skills since childhood, so doing business is no problem for them. Don't look down on their young age, they know a lot more than us farmers!" The Xu family nodded.
After Uncle Xu brought his brothers home that afternoon, Grandpa Xu said, "Everyone, hurry up and move your remaining belongings into the new house. We'll live there tonight." The children excitedly returned to their rooms, put their belongings in bamboo baskets, and ran back to the old house. The four of them, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, made their own and the children's beds and cooked their first dinner in the new house.
Qibao took out lotus seeds from the space and sprinkled them into the lotus pond during his free time. He also put a lot of spiritual spring water in the lotus pond, and took out several rose seeds of different colors, planted them beside the courtyard wall, and watered them with some spiritual spring water. Qibao hoped that when the roses bloomed, they would cover the courtyard wall, which would be very beautiful.
When Qibao returned to the front hall, a table full of food was already on it. It was more sumptuous than usual. It must be the first time that grandma cooked in the new house, so she treated it as a family celebration to light the fire in the kitchen.
After dinner, the old man said, "Let's have a family meeting." Then he looked at Qibao and motioned Qibao to speak.
This meeting was proposed by Qibao and the old man. Seeing his grandfather looking at him, he cleared his throat and said, "I guess everyone knows what happened today?" Everyone in the Xu family nodded after hearing this. The older brothers also heard about this from their father and uncle when they came to pick them up.
Qibao continued, "Now that our Xu family's vegetable business is growing, I need to arrange some things. Grandpa, you will go talk to the village chief tomorrow about this matter and buy all the wasteland. By the way, ask the village chief to help us recruit workers in the village. The wages will be the same as building a house."