In the end, Xu Xingchen had to make the decision, and everyone cheered.

Xu Xingchen led everyone to replant, and specially gathered everyone together to explain the precautions for growing sweet potatoes. Zhou Xiaoniang felt bad for her and took the initiative to help her take charge of the work of notifying and distributing the sweet potatoes.

That day, she was working in the fields when a group of people came to her.

There were three people coming. The leading man had a full beard and dark skin. It was obvious that he was often exposed to the wind and sun outside. The other two were much fairer.

The bearded man clasped his fists and asked, "Excuse me, is this Boss Xu?"

Lu Zhishen?

Xu Xingchen couldn't help but associate the person before him with the historical figure in his mind, and nodded blankly. Several people surrounded Xu Xingchen, and those who were working in the fields not far away saw this scene and craned their necks to watch.

She glanced around and said, "Let's talk at my house. It's not convenient to stand here." Then she led the people to her home.

The presence of three men in the small courtyard was extremely awkward, and the small bench in Xu Xingchen's house was not big enough for them to sit on.

The bearded man and the others didn't care and explained their purpose.

"Boss Xu, we are from the Xu Fu caravan. I am the captain of the caravan, Xu Fu. Boss Zhao introduced us here."

"Boss Zhao?" Xu Xingchen asked in confusion.

Xu Fu laughed out loud, "Blame me, Boss Zhao."

Xu Xingchen remembered that this was Mr. Zhao, the man who had come to her house to ask for malt sugar. She remembered that Mr. Zhao had indeed said that he would introduce a caravan. After hearing nothing for so long, she thought it was hopeless, but she didn't expect the caravan to actually come.

"Our caravan just returned from the south the day before yesterday. Boss Zhao treated us to a banquet and showed us his maltose. We are very interested in Boss Xu's maltose and would like to purchase some."

With just a few words, Xu Fu answered all the questions in Xu Xingchen's mind. It turned out that the caravan had just returned, no wonder there had been no news for so long.

Xu Xingchen clasped his fists in response, "Hello, Captain Xu Fu. It's an honor for my maltose to catch your eye. I'm very happy, but..."

"Just?" Xu Fu was a little nervous.

"It's just that the raw materials for maltose aren't ready yet. I think they'll be ready in a few days. I'll rush to make them then. I wonder how much Vice Captain Xu wants?"

Hearing that there was just a shortage of raw materials, Xu Fu breathed a sigh of relief, stretched out his hand and clenched it into a fist, making the shape of a cross.

"Ten pounds?"

Xu Xingchen secretly calculated that ten kilograms could only be cooked into two pots.

"Fifty kilograms."

Xu Xingchen: “…”

Brother, are you not good at math? One action can make a huge difference.

However, customers are the most important thing, and she would never complain.

"No problem, it will take one month, and I will deliver it."

Xu Fu laughed again when he heard this. "I like doing business with straightforward people like Boss Xu. They are transparent!"

Xu Xingchen smiled, "Thank you very much."

The two parties agreed on the profit sharing ratio, and after everything was settled, Xu Fu took his men away.

Xu Xingchen patted his cheeks and cheered himself up. Everything was going in a good direction.

......

Because the caravan ordered malt sugar, the wheat grown in the greenhouse in the yard was not enough, and with the wheat in her fields, she would have no food left after all the malt sugar was made.

Food is far more important than money in rural areas. After much consideration, she came up with the idea of ​​purchasing wheat from the villagers.

She first planted wheat in the greenhouse, and then divided the field into two parts, continuing to plant wheat in one part and planting other things in the other half.

She used the money from selling malt sugar to buy some saplings and planted them around the fields to solidify the soil and prevent wind and sand. She also planted the seeds of tomatoes from the experimental field in the yard and the fruits and vegetables brought back by Mendun in the fields. She ripened the fruits with nutrient solution and then sold them. She saved money to buy wheat from the villagers and continue making malt sugar.

If she wanted to buy the villagers' wheat, she needed to first talk to the village chief to build a bridge and act as a guarantor, so that the villagers would not think that she was cheating them.

So she brought some homemade snacks and knocked on the door of the village chief's house.

It was Aunt Fat who opened the door. When she saw her, she smiled as usual.

"Xu Xiaoniang, come in quickly."

"Hello, Auntie Pang." Xu Xingchen also greeted her with a smile. After entering the house, she asked, "Auntie Pang, where is the village chief?"

Aunt Fat went into the kitchen to pour tea for Xu Xingchen. A voice replied from the kitchen, "Old man, he went to the next village. He will probably be back in the evening."

"oh..."

Auntie Pang came out with tea. She sounded a little disappointed and asked, "What's wrong with Miss Xu? What difficulties have you encountered? Tell Auntie Pang."

Xu Xingchen hurriedly shook her head. She handed her the basket of snacks and said, "No, no, Auntie Pang, these are some snacks I made myself. You and the village chief can try them."

"Oh, girl, you come and bring things with you. I don't have anything good to treat you with. Really." Aunt Pang took the basket and felt a little embarrassed.

Noticing that the basket in her hand was heavy, it was obvious how many snacks Xu Xingchen had put in it. Aunt Pang was not very grateful and threw a papaya to it and brought up the matter of finding a husband for Xu Xingchen again.

"Aunt Fatty, I'll accept it. It's just right that you're here. I'll also tell you about the marriage proposal I promised you before the New Year."

Xu Xingchen was embarrassed and wanted to leave immediately, "Auntie Fatty, my cousin is still waiting for me at home to cook, I'll go first..."

"Stop!" Auntie Fatty pulled her sleeve to stop her from leaving. "You ran away as soon as I mentioned marriage to you. I'm not saying anything mean to you, but you're a girl, and it's so hard to be alone. Wouldn't it be nice to have a man to help you?"

Xu Xingchen touched his nose and replied softly: "Isn't my cousin also a man..."

Auntie Pang tutted and patted her arm forcefully, "You, my dear cousin, you will also have to get married in the future. That's perfect. Auntie Pang will find a partner for both of you at the same time. That should be all right, right?"

Xu Xingchen touched his arm which was a little painful from being slapped and fell silent.

Auntie Pang was right. Jun Haoyue would get married one day. Then, they...

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Auntie Fat patted her again and said, "Auntie Fat is talking to you, okay or not."

Xu Xingchen wanted to answer with a smile, but the corners of his mouth were frozen and he couldn't move them. "Aunt Fatty, my cousin... I can't make a final conclusion. It depends on what he wants. I can't make the decision."

"Okay, okay, what about you?"

Xu Xingchen opened his mouth and just shook his head silently.

Auntie Pang looked at her with a complicated expression and sighed in anger. The young people nowadays are really hard to understand.

After leaving the village chief's house, Xu Xingchen did not go home, but stayed at the entrance of the village until night waiting for the village chief.

When the sky was full of stars, she saw the village chief who was staggering back. She expressed her idea to the village chief and said that she wanted to purchase wheat because a caravan was purchasing malt sugar. In order to make malt sugar, a lot of wheat was needed.

And generously promised to split the profits 50-50 with the villagers whose wheat was purchased. In other words, the villagers only needed to provide wheat and could get 50% of the profit from maltose without any other procedures.

The village chief called the villagers together the next day to inform them of the matter, and the villagers followed suit and started planting wheat.