Chapter 1347 Potatoes
Qiao Xuan and Shao Yunduan went to the farm in Yunshui Town again.
This time, the whole village was in good shape, because it was clean and tidy everywhere, and with the increase of people, it naturally showed a prosperous scene.
The farmhands and servants had not been bought enough, but the tenants had all been hired and signed working contracts. All the families had moved in. Many of the families had chickens and dogs, and children were running around, so the scene was quite lively.
The main courtyard of the manor was also tidied up quite nicely. All the furniture was made of solid wood, which Qiao Xuan had selected according to her measurements from a furniture shop in Beijing.
Ordinary fir wood is used, but the one with superior quality is selected, with fine workmanship, polished very smoothly, and brushed with several layers of tung oil. It has the style of original wood, and has a sense of rustic elegance that returns to nature.
It was placed in this suburban farm, which was just right.
Qiao Xuan looked at them one by one and found that most of the various farm supplies were already available. Although a small part of them had not yet been delivered, they had already been ordered and would all be delivered before the New Year.
He also bought oxen and donkeys, totaling 25 oxen and 8 donkeys. He also customized 10 carts for transporting goods.
This area of the capital is close to the northwest border, and there are still very few private horse transactions, after all, it is under government control. However, other livestock are easier to buy and the price is also reasonable.
After walking around the farm, Qiao Xuan and Shao Yunduan went back to the fields.
The cabbages and radishes have all been planted and grown, and they look so green, fresh and lovely.
Judging from the growth, it won't be long before the radishes start to grow tubers and the Chinese cabbage starts to curl up, just in time for them to be sold at the end of November.
Songshi said happily: "Master and Madam, you don't know that our land is fertile. The radishes and cabbages in our land are green and lush. They look vigorous and strong. I have specially looked in the surrounding villages, but none of them grow as well as ours! Once they are put on the market, they will definitely sell for a good price!"
Although the master and the mistress would certainly look down on this little money, Songshi still felt very proud because it was earned by himself.
Qiao Xuan laughed in her heart and nodded: "Well, it must be because you took good care of it! When the money is sold, everyone can get a share. Don't sell all these vegetables, each family can share some, so that they can eat in winter."
In this part of the capital city, which cellar or large earthenware jar is not filled with vegetables during the cold winter?
After visiting Zhuangzi and packing up their things to rest for a day, the two men boarded a government ship at Tongzhou Wharf and headed south at a faster speed.
The day before leaving, Shao Yunduan went to the East Palace carrying a three-layer food box with a handle. The food box contained several potato dishes, potato cakes, and steamed potatoes.
He was going to report the matter of potatoes to the prince in detail.
The prince would not easily eat anything sent from outside. Even if it was sent by Shao Yunduan, it had to be tested for poison and tasted by the eunuchs before being presented to the prince.
This was all thanks to Shao Yunduan. The prince trusted him and believed that he was not sending him these potato dishes on a whim just for the sake of novelty, but must have a purpose, so he allowed them to be presented.
If it were someone else, there would be no chance to give it even if they wanted to.
Shao Yunduan told the story of potatoes one by one. The more the prince listened, the more solemn his expression became. At the end, he ordered someone to call his confidants from the Ministry of Revenue to listen together.
Tasted the potatoes together.
(End of this chapter)
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