Chapter 117 Sticky Corn

At least they don't have it in Shushan County and Linshui County.

“Brother, your idea is excellent. We’ll go with your idea. However, these private rooms can only be located on the east side. The other half will be shared private rooms where guests can order whatever they want. This is the layout for the second floor. As for the lobby on the first floor and the third floor, do you have any other ideas, brother?”

Jiang Yan thought for a moment and said, "The first floor is basically for people to fill their stomachs. The dishes are all affordable. The second floor is a bit more upscale. How about we set up some guest rooms on the third floor? Actually, our Shushan County is in a pretty good location. Merchants from the north and south pass through here and rest when they get tired."

Jiang Mi wholeheartedly agreed.

"Okay, let's do as you say, brother. Actually, if you like cooking, you can go to the kitchen or be a hands-off manager. In short, this restaurant is entirely in your hands."

Jiang Yan quickly replied, "No, no, I was just saying it casually. You'll have to handle the details. I'm not good at accounting, what if I make a mistake? This restaurant is so big, I can't manage it all."

Jiang Mi said with a smile, "Isn't my sister-in-law here too? I remember she's good at math, right?"

Liu He said embarrassedly, "I only know a little bit. My father is a butcher, and my mother manages the family accounts. I've only learned a little, but I can't manage such a big restaurant. What if I make a mistake..."

"It's okay if you make a mistake. Even the biggest mistakes happen. There's still time. Sister-in-law, you can learn slowly. Family members are more reliable. We'll hire some accountants to help out later, but we ourselves need to know the ropes."

"And what about you?" Jiang Yan asked curiously. "You've entrusted all these important matters to us, so what are you doing?"

"I...I have other things to do. The sweet potatoes are about to be sold, new crops need to be planted in the fields, and soap needs to be sold. There's a lot to do."

Jiang Yan asked curiously, "Don't you grow sweet potatoes anymore? What new crops are you growing? Potatoes?"

The potatoes weren't ready for harvest yet, so Jiang Mi wasn't in a hurry.

"It's something else, a new seed I just discovered. You don't need to worry about this, just focus on running the restaurant well."

Since she planned to hand over the restaurant business to her elder brother, Jiang Mi didn't interfere too much. She happily returned home and showed her mother the glutinous corn seeds she had just obtained.

"Mom, look, this is glutinous corn. Let's plant this after the sweet potatoes are harvested."

"What is glutinous corn? I've only heard that some places grow corn, but corn is very expensive here. Even the emperor couldn't eat much of it in a year. Where did you get it?"

Jiang Mi made up a random excuse: "I just picked it up from the back mountain. I don't know if it will work, but I'll give it a try."

Jiang Mu placed the few glutinous corn seeds on the ground: "With so little, can you plant that much land?"

"It should work. Let's give it a try first. We can plant potatoes in the rest of the land so that it won't go to waste."

They came from farming families and didn't know much about other things, but they were very enthusiastic about farm work. The sweet potatoes were ripe, and Jiang Cheng led the workers to harvest them. Sometimes he would even share a few with the workers.

Those people didn't understand why the Jiang family grew sweet potatoes before, but when they tasted them, their eyes lit up.

"Brother Jiang, your sweet potatoes are so delicious, they're big and sweet, one of them almost made me full."

Jiang Cheng chuckled and said, "That's right, otherwise we wouldn't have planted so many. But we've already promised these things to others, so we won't be selling them."

The workers felt a pang of regret upon hearing this: "Oh, is that so? We thought we could buy it at the market. What a waste, it's such a good thing."

"Yes, it's delicious and filling. Right now, it's just your family selling it, so you might be able to sell it well."

Jiang Cheng just chuckled and didn't say anything. After all, he had a wife and daughter at home, so it wasn't his place to be in charge.

After listening to what the workers said, Jiang Mi began to think.

"Mother, why don't we keep some for ourselves and try selling it at the market?"

She was mainly planning for the future. In case they suddenly didn't need sweet potatoes anymore, they would have to find another way to grow them. At first, people would definitely not accept new things easily, but once they did, that would be a good opportunity for them to make a fortune.

"Thank you all for your hard work, brothers. If you really think my sweet potatoes are delicious, could you please support us when we sell them at the market in the future?"

The workers quickly replied, "Of course! Your sweet potatoes are really delicious. Besides, we've been working here and are getting paid so much. Helping out is nothing."

Everyone here is a straightforward person. They have benefited from the Jiang family and think the Jiang family is a good person, so they are naturally happy to help.

Jiang Mi noticed that things had been going quite smoothly lately. She happily walked home, knowing that selling the sweet potatoes would bring in more money, giving her more room to grow her business.

On the way back from the fields, you have to pass the east end of Qingyun Village, where several men and Yang Liu are standing, talking about something. When they see her, they all turn their gazes to her.

Yang Liu said with a smile, "Honey, I heard that you were kidnapped by a group of thieves a few days ago and spent the whole night in a room with two men. Alas, it's so pitiful. Your innocence was ruined like that."

The other men watched Jiang Mi with amusement: "Tsk tsk tsk, this woman is acting like nothing happened, she must be enjoying herself, right? Maybe she even feels it's a pity she was rescued."

"Haha, I wonder if those two men are as strong as the two of us?"

Jiang Mi sneered. It seemed that the matter was related to Yang Liu, otherwise she wouldn't know so much about it.

"Yang Liu, you're not the mastermind behind this, are you?"

Yang Liu's smile froze for a moment, and she quickly said, "What does this have to do with me? Honey, you can't blame everything on me just because you have a problem with me. We all know about your kidnapping."

"That's right, why are you blaming Liu'er? You yourself are promiscuous, yet you blame others. You have no shame!"

Jiang Mi had a gut feeling that Yang Liu was involved in this matter, but unfortunately she had no evidence.

"Anyway, you're not clean anymore, why don't you come with us to a quiet place to chat?"

These two men have ill intentions; they're clearly not good people. I don't know how Yang Liu ended up with them.