Chapter 225 Preparation, Action

"Shen Qing, you are amazing. We can't earn so much money even if we farm for a lifetime." Zheng Hui couldn't help but sigh.

After deducting the money spent on purchasing public items, each family could still get a few taels of silver.

Feng Meng lamented the price. "Astragalus root is already very expensive at 70 wen per jin, but I never thought coptis root could be as high as 130 wen!"

Are all members of the Huang family so valuable?

Shen Qing thought of the medicinal material book he had read all night a few days ago. Although the unit price of Coptis chinensis is high, the yield per mu is low. Even if it is cultivated artificially like Astragalus membranaceus, the yield can only reach a quarter of the latter. Moreover, Astragalus membranaceus can be harvested in two years, while Coptis chinensis takes five or six years to harvest.

In addition, Coptis chinensis needs to be planted at high altitudes and needs to be shaded and not exposed to direct sunlight. This means it can only be planted under trees, and farming and weeding... are all much more difficult than Astragalus membranaceus.

Fortunately, its unit price is high, and the yield of cultivated plants must be higher than that of wild plants. It can grow on the top of the mountain, and it can grow as long as it wants. It does not occupy the land at the foot of the mountain. The top of the mountain is large, and a piece of land can be reclaimed for planting every year. After five or six years, there will be a piece of land that can be harvested every year!

As for Notopterygium wilfordii, its yield is one-third of that of Astragalus membranaceus and it can also be harvested in two to three years. However, it is not picky about the land and can be planted at the foot or on the hillside of a mountain. In places where the land hibernates for half a year, if you want to make money, you have to plant more cash crops.

These medicinal herbs, which are harvested once every few years, are much more labor-friendly than harvesting grains, which are harvested once or twice a year.

To prepare everyone mentally, she reminded them, "Next spring, everyone will have to work much harder and start planting several medicinal herbs."

"Okay, even if I can't come up with a plan, I can still contribute my effort!" Feng Meng responded loudly.

"I only have a little strength left, but luckily you are here. I will do whatever you say." Zheng Hui said with a smile.

"Of course the more medicinal herbs the better, no matter how much you have, it's never too much." If you can make money but still feel tired, then you are really ungrateful.

"Follow Auntie and you can make money!"

"There's still meat to eat!"

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Shen Qing: ...I really can’t praise her anymore. If I praise her any more, she’ll become proud.

"Okay, I'll go get the acorn powder, and you guys go do the shopping. We'll split up and meet up at the old place."

The villagers responded loudly.

Liu Cuihua asked Feng Xing worriedly, "Aren't you worried about letting Shen Qing go alone?"

Feng Xing shook her head: "There's no point in worrying, this is my aunt's rule, and my aunt said she has a weapon to save her life;

The world is not in chaos yet. If it were, Auntie wouldn't take any risks. She has her own standards. If we don't have any ability and don't even listen to her, how tired would Auntie be to take care of us? "

Liu Cuihua thought about it and agreed. If they didn't listen to anyone and just followed her own ideas, it would be difficult to lead the team.

So I followed him to purchase wholeheartedly.

They need to purchase a lot of things this time, so the purchase is divided into several batches.

The first group was to invite well-diggers, and then purchase the corresponding items according to their needs.

The second batch is millstones, which are mainly used to grind acorn flour, and secondly to grind various beans and grains. In the past, the whole village hoped to have only one or two, so it would be a waste of time to queue up, as there was plenty of time in the day anyway.

But now time has to be used to build houses, dig medicinal herbs, and open up wasteland to grow vegetables... The time that Shen Qing said is money!

Of course we can’t waste it, so not only do we have to buy a millstone, we have to buy several, basically one at the head of the village, two in the middle of the village, and one at the end of the village. Their Lei family also has one.

Then there are the stone mortars and pestles, which are distributed in the same way as the millstones.

These are large and heavy items. If you have one at home, it will take up space and be difficult to maintain. It is best to have several households in the village share it.

There are also farm tools - used for collecting medicinal herbs. Before, everyone used their own tools at home, but there were not enough tools for their own families. After the public tools were purchased, people at home used their own tools for farming, and people at the public tools used the public tools for collecting medicinal herbs, and the two sides did not affect each other.

The third group of people went to buy books, paper and ink.

Originally, they didn't even dare to think about learning to read and write. It was so difficult to support a scholar, and the whole family had to live frugally!

Besides, they only stay in the village, dealing with the land and the stove all their lives. What's the point of studying and learning to read? It's completely useless.

But Shen Qing said that being literate does not necessarily require taking the imperial examination to become an official, and that those who cannot read and write cannot go far. In the future, their medicinal herb cultivation will be very large. If they cannot read and write, they cannot do arithmetic, and they will not be able to calculate how many kilograms they have sold and how much each kilogram is in total.

Even if the balance is settled, what if they ask for a shipping order and they can't read and get scammed? Not only will they not make any money after all the hard work, but they'll also be in debt.

Only by reading and learning to read can you go further!

For this reason, the village decided to build a house to serve as a school.

The fourth batch was to purchase things for each household in the village.

It is not easy to go out of the mountains. You have to set off early in the morning and reach the village after dark. If there are not many people, you will worry about the safety of the journey, and it will be difficult to get together if there are too many people.

Since you have finally come out, you must bring back the things you need to buy.

The things that each family needs to purchase are gathered together and purchased in bulk, with each person responsible for a few items, which is quite quick.

The most purchased item was cotton cloth. I couldn't bear to buy cotton, so linen was also good. It could be used to make the outer coat, and it wouldn't be worn next to the body as long as it kept me warm. Even if I wore it next to the body, it wouldn't matter. When I didn't have any money, I was very happy to have new clothes made of linen.

You can't become pampered just because you earn a little money.

Secondly, for food, the amount of lard available is limited, so buy more vegetable oil.

There were also a lot of chickens, ducks, geese and lambs added.

To sum it up in one sentence, every household has a way to make money, so they are naturally willing to invest more in their daily life!

Liu Cuihua followed along, and the more she watched, the more she felt that life had purpose and peace of mind.

In the past, there were only three families from the Lei family. If they lacked something in winter, they would be short of it because they could not go to the city. Later, the Cao family came with more people, but they were not as good as their own family.

It’s better to have it than not to have it.

Now that Shen Qing and her dozen or so families have moved in, she has truly experienced what it means to be fully prepared and to consider the long term!

With the Lei family following behind, their security was strengthened, their income increased, and their family assets were saved... She knew greed was bad, but she still greedily thought that if she could finalize her children's marriages, it would be even better...

Everyone in the team was so busy that they were jogging all the way, racing against time for fear of being late.

In comparison, Shen Qing was much more leisurely.

First, he walked around, then sold the acorn powder to the mall, bought flour from the mall, and headed to the meeting place.

When leaving the city, the selected men and two donkey carts stayed behind.

As night fell and the darkness spread, the man in ambush moved.