Chapter 1363 New Year Gift
He was in a hurry to finish all the things before his masters came back, just for this moment.
The masters finally saw his efforts and didn’t let his work go in vain!
I swear to God, those people who came from the palace and the Ministry of Revenue were truly like big bosses, acting rough and unruly.
Fortunately, the steward of the Eastern Palace followed him, and the person in charge of the Ministry of Revenue was a colleague of his master, so he had to give him some face and at least speak up and take care of the matter. Otherwise, who knows what would have happened to this piece of land by those people.
Especially those strawberries, they wouldn’t believe it unless I told them to dig them all up and pull them out!
Qiao Xuan looked at the strawberries and asked Song Shi about the hundreds of acres of radishes and cabbages. Are they ready for sale?
Song Shi nodded happily, "We grow a lot of vegetables at home, so I don't even need to go to the city to find buyers. Many vegetable vendors have asked me about it. Now more than half of them have been sold, and there are less than 300 acres left! I think it will be sold out in less than ten days!"
As Song Shi spoke, he explained the selling price and income one by one.
Because the vegetable vendors come to buy in large quantities, they have to be more generous with the price. Radishes and cabbages are the same price, 2.5 cents per pound.
Qiao Xuan nodded, this price was normal.
That is to say, prices in the capital are high. In Heshan County, cabbage often costs one cent per pound and a half or two pounds.
The yield of cabbage and radish in her own field is higher than that in other people's fields. Qiao Xuan did not dare to increase it too much, so it was only about 20% higher.
It is calculated that one hundred acres of land can be sold for more than forty taels of silver. After deducting all costs, the net profit is about forty taels.
The several hundred acres planted this winter can also bring a net profit of more than three hundred taels.
These more than three hundred taels are just right for preparing for the New Year at home.
He gave 50 liang of pine and stone as reward, 20 liang each for Lixia and Liqiu, and 8 liang for Qingyan. The farmhands on the farm received 2 liang each, and the tenants received 3 liang each.
In addition, he asked Songshi to buy a lot of rice, flour, oil, salt, thick cotton cloth, quilts, etc., and distributed some to the farmhands and tenants according to the number of people in each family.
Even though prices in Beijing are high, and become 10% to 20% more expensive near the New Year, the total cost is not that much, but it makes people happy and more likely to have a sense of belonging.
Qiao Xuan also told Song Shi that since there were so many radishes and cabbages in the fields, the farmhands and tenants should take 40 to 50 kilograms of them back home and save them for the winter.
Song Shi agreed to all of them, and couldn't help but say, "Madam is really kind-hearted. I have never seen any master treat her servants as well as you do! If they don't work hard, you don't have to say anything, but I will be at a loss for my conscience. I will never tolerate them and I will drive them away as soon as possible!"
Qiao Xuan smiled: "You have been with my husband and me for quite some time, so you naturally know what kind of people we are. I can still afford this little money, wouldn't it be nice for everyone to have a good New Year? If the future is good, then it's good, if not, then of course we can't stay."
"Yes, yes, ma'am!"
She lived in a large house, which was as warm as spring, with plenty of supplies, but her servants and tenants were shivering and struggling to make ends meet in the freezing cold of winter. Qiao Xuan felt uneasy just thinking about it.
The education and ideas she had received made it impossible for her to accept all this with peace of mind.
She has no control over other people's affairs, nor can she do anything about them, and she certainly can't be a saint, but she can make decisions about her own affairs.
It is the twelfth lunar month now. The festive atmosphere in the whole capital is getting stronger day by day, and the streets are bustling with activity and prosperity.
(End of this chapter)
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