After digesting her food for a while, Su Luo entered the space. Currently, the space only grows dry rice; nothing else is planted.
The half-acre of dryland rice had ripened, and Su Luo harvested it all.
After harvesting, there were about 700 jin (350 kg) of the harvested goods, which were then stored in the storage space.
Food stored in this space will not spoil, no matter how long it is left.
This space also became Su Luo's treasure trove; all the money she earned, except for some expenses at home, she kept.
The rest is all here, whether it's banknotes or silver.
In her past life, she had witnessed the apocalypse where even money couldn't buy food, so she still needed to plant lots and lots of rice to feel at ease.
Regardless of whether similar scenarios will occur in the future, these rice grains are her source of confidence.
It took Su Luo two hours to finish harvesting the dry rice.
They were put into burlap sacks in the space, and when she had time, she could come in again to prepare the land, and then the second planting could be carried out.
After leaving, Su Luo boiled water, took a bath, and then went to sleep.
...
Early the next morning!
Shi Shuang drove the carriage, taking Yan Chuan and Brother He to the academy, accompanied by Steward Shi.
His main purpose today was to go to the human flesh market and pick out a few servants he liked.
“Su Luo…”
Su Luo turned around and saw the village chief standing at the door.
"Village chief, what brings you here? Please come in and sit down."
The village chief's eyes darted around, and Su Luo could tell at a glance that he had something on his mind.
"Village chief, are you in some kind of trouble?"
The village chief shook his head, "It's nothing serious, it's just..."
The village chief hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped himself.
"It's just... sigh, Su Luo, I..."
The village chief usually speaks up when there's something he needs to say. If he's hesitant to bring it up, it must be something he doesn't want to trouble others with, but he has no other choice.
"Village chief, in Changping Village, besides my uncle's family, you are the person who has helped my mother-in-law and me the most. You can tell me what you need, and I will definitely help if I can."
Thinking that Yan Chuan and Yi Huan were able to survive, the village chief's help was indispensable.
With Zhao Ruyun alone, her family has been exploited by Luo Mei to no end.
"Well, I'll just say it straight then."
The village chief placed his hands on his knees and gripped them tightly, wrinkling his trousers in the process.
"Um!"
“That’s right. Hongcai is also going to Cangxi Academy tomorrow. I think your family has a carriage. Could you take him with you every day? I can pay for the carriage.”
So that's what it was about.
"Village chief, this is not a big deal. Don't worry, one more Hongcai is not much."
It was just on the way. If it weren't for you all those years ago, our family wouldn't be where we are today. Forget about the fare.
As the head of the village, the village chief is very decisive in handling other people's affairs, but he is embarrassed to ask for help when it comes to his own.
"Su Luo, but this is too much trouble for you."
"It was just on the way."
"By the way, village chief, the soy sauce hasn't been rendered yet. Has anyone in the village caused any trouble?"
"There were one or two companies that didn't see results and wanted to return the money."
The village chief thought of those two families; their families were indeed in dire straits, and they had yet to see the reward that the soy sauce would bring them.
They were afraid that the money they had invested would go down the drain.
"This is perfectly understandable; Changping Village has invested all its money in the soy sauce factory."
The two talked about the soy sauce factory, and Su Luo hadn't visited it for two days because of Yan Chuan's enrollment in school.
So he went with the village chief to take a look and calculate the date; today was the day to start the first stirring.
As they walked, the village chief said, "Su Luo, I will carefully comfort the villagers. We all believe in you. As long as we get through these next few months, the soy sauce will definitely bring us a surprise."
"Yes..."
Su Luo was so certain because she knew about the glorious history of soy sauce.
I also know that soy sauce will one day be a staple in every household.
As you walk through the gate of the soy sauce factory, a hundred soy sauce vats stand neatly side by side in the courtyard.
Because of the sunshine, the lids of the jars were all lifted.
Inside the soy sauce factory, Chen Ping'an and Wang Dehou were changing into new shoes, each holding a large wooden stick, preparing to climb onto the edge of the vats to stir them.
Chen Pingan turned around and saw Su Luo and the village chief standing at the door. He came over with a happy expression.
"Su Luo, Village Chief, you've come at the right time! Tie Zhu's father and I were just about to stir the soy sauce. Take a look, isn't the soy sauce fermenting very well?"
Su Luo followed Chen Ping'an to the vicinity of the soy sauce vat. The fermented soybean paste, which was only halfway through fermentation, already had a faint aroma of soy sauce.
However, the taste is still mostly raw and astringent.
"The fermentation is going very well, Uncle. After you stir it this time, you don't need to cover the jar anymore. Let the soy sauce dry in the sun day and night."
The longer we sun-dry it, the richer and more mellow the flavor will become.
Of course, rainwater must be kept out during rainy days to avoid spoiling the soy sauce.
Chen Ping'an and Wang Dehou both kept Su Luo's words in mind; she was the hope of the entire village.
The villagers trusted them, which is why they were allowed to manage the place. If something goes wrong, how can they face the villagers?
"Su Luo, we know. Let's go up and stir it first. You can see if our method is correct."
"Um!"
The two men stood on the rim of the vat and slowly lowered long sticks into it, stirring in a clockwise direction. It was hard work.
“Su Luo, look at those two. They manage this soy sauce factory very well. I also have to take care of village affairs. I’m just here to make up the numbers.”
The village chief followed behind Su Luo the whole time, and the two of them inspected the entire soy sauce factory.
“Village chief, if it weren’t for you being the pillar of stability here, the village’s soy sauce factory wouldn’t have been built. What are you saying?”
The village chief chuckled.
Aside from sun-drying the soy sauce, there are no other problems at the soy sauce factory.
Just as Su Luo and the village chief were looking forward to the soy sauce bringing profits to the village in the future, some discordant voices came from behind them.
"Village chief, we've been looking for you for ages! Turns out you're here. Return the money! You must return our money today!"
"Yes, return our money. We don't want this soy sauce factory anymore."
A man and a woman, looking menacing, pointed at the village chief and strode in.
Seeing the two men glaring angrily as they walked away, Chen Ping'an and Wang Dehou put down their sticks, jumped off the soy sauce vat, and stood in front of the village chief and Su Luo.
"Li Xingye, what are you doing? Take your wife home. No trouble is allowed at the soy sauce factory."
Wang Dehou pointed at Li Xingye, and his body naturally exuded an aura of power.
"Father Tiezhu, we are not here to cause trouble, we are just here to take back our own family's silver."
This soy sauce factory is a scam to cheat people out of their money. They promised to make money, but so much time has passed, a whole month has gone by.
We can't see a single coin. All the village's money has been handed over to the village chief. Who knows what you've been doing with our money behind our backs?
"We don't want this soy sauce factory anymore, village chief. Please return the money you swindled from us."
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