Vegetables are expensive in winter. Vegetables that sell for one cent per pound in summer can be sold for ten cents per pound in winter. The price has increased tenfold!

If all these twenty acres of rapeseed were sold, even if only the middle of a rapeseed head was picked, it would yield at least several thousand kilograms.

If a pound of rapeseed is sold at ten cents per pound, wouldn't it cost dozens of taels of silver?

Moreover, after selling the rapeseed sprouts, you can also collect rapeseed, which will also be a source of income.

Calculated this way, growing rapeseed is much more cost-effective than growing other crops.

Lin Jiuyue smiled.

"I don't know, maybe close to a hundred taels of silver."

Scarcity makes things valuable. In summer, vegetables are indeed not valuable, but at this time, rapeseed sprouts are still quite popular.

However, we will have to go to the town to sell it tomorrow to find out whether it is easy to sell or not.

"Okay, everyone, stop standing there and get started."

Following Lin Jiuyue's order, several people started.

The rapeseed in the rapeseed field had grown to half a person's height, and there was no machine to harvest it, so Lin Jiuyue had to bring the servants with her to pick it.

It’s also because there are a few people at home, otherwise, Lin Jiuyue wouldn’t bother with this.

Lin Jiuyue's fields were planted with something unique, which was quite eye-catching.

Although everyone had never seen rapeseed, since Lin Jiuyue had never touched rapeseed before, they thought that this thing should be a harvested seed like wheat.

Everyone around thought so. When they saw Lin Jiuyue and her servants busy in the fields, passers-by stopped.

"Miss Lin, can you harvest this rapeseed now? I thought you harvested seeds from it."

“No, this is for collecting seeds.”

Lin Jiuyue also patiently explained to the person who asked the question.

When people who asked the question heard Lin Jiuyue say that the rapeseed was really harvested for seeds, they were stunned.

If she was going to harvest the seeds, why did she pluck them now? Wasn't she worried that she wouldn't be able to harvest the seeds after she plucked them?

"You're collecting seeds? Then why are you pinching it now?"

"Topping the rapeseed will yield a better harvest if you pinch it."

Questioner: ...

I've never heard of increasing grain yields by cutting off the top. Could Miss Lin be kidding?

"Miss Lin, are you kidding me? The tips of these seed plants have all been pinched off. How can they still produce seeds?"

Lin Jiuyue stopped pinching the rapeseed sprouts and straightened up.

"Have you ever seen someone prune a tree? Topping rapeseed is the same principle."

After hearing this, the villagers looked thoughtful. After a while, it seemed as if they suddenly understood.

"Oh~ So that's how it is, Miss Lin, you really know a lot!"

While Lin Jiuyue was picking rapeseed shoots, waves of villagers came to watch the fun.

At the beginning, Lin Jiuyue patiently explained to the villagers when they asked her questions, but later on, there were so many people asking that Lin Jiuyue was too lazy to explain.

Including Lin Jiuyue, the seven of them picked rapeseed sprouts, and soon filled up the backpacks they brought.

"That's enough, that's enough. Let's just get these first and take them to town to sell tomorrow. If they sell well, it won't be too late to pick a little more."

There are no preservatives here, and vegetables are not easy to preserve. Once they are away from the soil, their freshness will drop by several degrees.

It is best to pinch and sell at the same time.

"Yes, ma'am. The old slave will carry these onto the carriage."

After Uncle Li finished speaking, he was about to carry the backpack onto the carriage, but Lai Fu and Lai Cai got there first.

"Boss, you are old, just let us do this job."

After Lai Fu finished speaking, he took the lead and put on a backpack, then walked towards the carriage on the side of the road at great speed.

Uncle Li looked at Lai Fu helplessly.

"This kid is quite strong."

Lin Jiuyue: ...

Fortunately, Uncle Li has never seen his own strength. If he had seen it, he would have felt ashamed of himself!

As soon as Lin Jiuyue arrived at the village entrance while driving the carriage, some villagers saw her returning.

"Miss Lin, what is this thing you made? It looks a bit like rapeseed to me."

"It's rapeseed. It's mossy, so I'll pick some and bring it back."

The villagers who were chatting at the entrance of the village looked at each other when they heard this.

The Lin family had previously planted rapeseed with great fanfare, but now they're plucking the rapeseed hearts? Doesn't plucking them mean the crops were planted in vain? I really don't understand what these wealthy families are thinking.

"Miss Lin, if you pinch it, won't that make you white?"

Lin Jiuyue smiled and didn't explain any further.

I'm tired of explaining myself.

When he got home, Uncle Li was afraid that the rapeseed sprouts would be frozen if left in the yard at night, so he put the rapeseed sprouts he picked today back into the house.

Before dawn the next day, Lin Jiuyue heard deliberately suppressed voices in the yard.

"Shh, keep your voice down. Don't wake the young lady up. Let her sleep a little longer."

Hearing the voices coming from the yard, Lin Jiuyue lost her sleepiness, put on her clothes and walked out.

"Miss, why are you up? Why don't you sleep a little longer? Is it because the old servant is disturbing you?"

Lin Jiuyue shook her head.

"No, I should have woken up by now. By the way, Uncle Li, have you packed all the rapeseed sprouts?"

Uncle Li frowned.

"Miss, everything is ready. However, it froze last night, and the roads might be a little slippery. Do you want to go to town with me?"

"Well, today is the first time I'm selling rapeseed sprouts. I'm going to go and take a look too."

Uncle Li hesitated when he heard this.

"Miss, the road is slippery. How about you stay home? Although I used to sell grain in the town, business is pretty much the same all over the world. I can handle it with Lai Fu Lai Cai."

Lin Jiuyue knew that Uncle Li asked her to stay at home for her own good.

But today is the first time my family is selling rapeseed sprouts, so how could I not go and have a look? Even if I stay at home, I can't help but think about selling rapeseed sprouts. Instead of doing that, I might as well go with them now.

"It's all right, Uncle Li. Go and drive the carriage."

Seeing that Lin Jiuyue had made up her mind, Uncle Li had no choice but to turn around and drive the carriage.

The twelfth lunar month is about to begin, and the villagers don't have much work to do in the fields, so everyone usually gathers at the village entrance to chat.

The topics they talked about were nothing big, just gossip about other people's private affairs.

Lin Jiuyue had also been to the village entrance before to listen to the village women gossiping, which was quite interesting.

But the premise is that the object of this gossip is not yourself!

Lin Jiuyue and his servants were pulling a cart of rapeseed moss past the village entrance. As it was just daybreak, there were not many people at the village entrance. Only one or two diligent people were carrying farm tools to the fields.

We are all from the same village, so it is inevitable that we will say hello when we meet.

"Miss Lin, what are you doing with these rapeseed sprouts so early in the morning?"

The villagers asked curiously.