Han Yiyi, wanting to see everyone's reaction, naturally came along to the big tree and stood at the back of the crowd.
Although their voices were not loud, Han Yiyi still heard them.
She wasn't in a hurry. She waited until everyone had finished discussing before slowly walking to the front and speaking.
"Don't worry, everyone. The reason I asked you to buy the seeds yourself is so that you can cherish them more and plant them properly. I believe that as long as you follow my method, you will definitely be able to grow good chili peppers. Of course, this is entirely voluntary. If anyone has any concerns, I will not force them. The village chief just said that those who need to buy seeds also need to sign an agreement with me. If you agree, you can go to the village chief's house tomorrow. I will be waiting for you there, waiting for you to make money together with me..."
After saying that, Han Yiyi left. She was naturally welcome to plant what they wanted, and she would reluctantly accept what they didn't want to plant. After all, it would be meaningless if someone had to urge them to do something like making money.
Hearing Han Yiyi's words, most people breathed a sigh of relief and were even excited, thinking that they could definitely make some money by following Han Yiyi, and maybe even build a new house like Aunt Zhang's family.
Of course, some were happy, while others made sarcastic remarks, feeling that Han Yiyi was now so rich that she could give away the chili seeds to everyone to plant, and there was no need to charge fifty coins. After all, fifty coins was not a small amount; it would take two or three days to earn that much while carrying heavy loads at the dock.
Upon hearing this man's words, everyone glanced at him and realized that he was Huang Dachuan. Seeing this, everyone moved to the side to keep their distance from him.
In fact, Huang Dachuan had no intention of planting this damn chili pepper. His family had him and his father working to earn money, so they were not short of money at all. Why would they bother to farm?
He said these things to annoy Han Yiyi, because in his opinion, if Han Yiyi hadn't brought Manager Tong to watch the show, Wang Yan'er wouldn't have divorced him so quickly.
Seeing that no one was listening to him and that everyone seemed to be distancing themselves from him, Huang Dachuan snorted coldly.
"Hmph, maybe that person just wants to sell chili seeds and make money off you. You're all here being silly and happy. I bet you'll regret it later..." He then flicked his sleeves and left.
Seeing that he had left, everyone stopped paying attention and went home, thinking about discussing with their families how to buy a few acres of chili peppers the next day.
In fact, in Zhushan Village, each family has very little farmland. Some families have only two or three acres of farmland, while others have reclaimed mountain land.
Han Yiyi also knew that it was impossible for everyone to use all their land to grow chili peppers. After all, in the hearts of these villagers, even if chili peppers could make money, they would not feel as at ease as growing grain.
Furthermore, wheat can still be grown in such fields. It's impossible for people to pull up the wheat and plant chili peppers. Even if they do plant chili peppers, they'll plant vegetables in the fields they used to grow, or they'll reclaim the land to plant them.
Therefore, Han Yiyi did not plan to cultivate much land in the whole village. The entire Zhushan Village could gather more than ten acres of land to cultivate, which would be enough for the yield.
Based on modern chili production and her own previous experience, with proper planting and management, the yield of Erjingtiao chili peppers per mu (approximately 0.16 acres) is about 2,000 jin (approximately 1,000 kg), and even if it is less, it will not be less than 1,500 jin (approximately 750 kg). The yield of millet peppers is about the same.
Based on this calculation, even with only a dozen acres of chili peppers, the yield would be at least 15,000 jin (7,500 kg) of chili peppers.
Fifteen thousand catties of chili peppers should be enough for Yunlai Restaurant to use for about a year.
Furthermore, Han Yiyi could roughly discern that the temperature here was somewhat similar to that of North China. Planting in January or February would yield a harvest in June or July, with another planting possible in March or April. Thus, the annual yield was quite promising.
The contract signed with Yunlai Restaurant was for one year, so this production volume is sufficient.
Yun Xiao was also stunned by the amount of chili pepper production Han Yiyi mentioned. According to Han Yiyi's calculation, with 30,000 to 40,000 catties of chili peppers produced annually, even their entire Yunlai Restaurant might not be able to consume them all. After all, no matter how delicious the chili peppers are, they are still just a side dish.
However, his family owns more than just restaurants; their businesses are spread throughout Beichen. Moreover, these chilies can be dried into dried chilies and pickled chilies, which can be stored for a long time. When these are sold all over the country, the current production will be far from enough.
Thinking of this, Yun Xiao's eyes shone even brighter, and he couldn't help but ask.
"Yi-yi, besides making pickled peppers, there are other ways to eat this chili pepper..."
"Oh, there are many ways to make chili powder, chili oil, and chili sauce. Adding chili powder to your barbecue seasoning also tastes good..."
At this moment, Yun Xiao did not investigate how Han Yiyi knew so much about food. Instead, he finally understood why Manager Tong regarded this woman, whose eyes lit up whenever food was mentioned, as his god of wealth.
The next morning, Han Yiyi saw from afar that the village chief's house was already surrounded by people.
When everyone saw her arrive, they quickly made room for her.
Before she could even speak, the village chief handed her a piece of paper covered with dense writing.
Looking at the words above, Han Yiyi felt a chill run down her spine. It wasn't for any other reason than that Han Yiyi genuinely couldn't understand the writing.
Seeing Han Yiyi's appearance, the village chief felt a little embarrassed. There was nothing he could do; the only scholar in the entire village was still in bed, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and record the words himself.
When the village chief was young, he attended a private school for two years. His handwriting was so bad it was almost comical, and there were some characters he couldn't write, so he could only use circles to represent them.
However, Han Yiyi could recognize the traditional Chinese characters even if they were written beautifully, sometimes by guessing and sometimes by deciphering. But now, looking at these characters, she was filled with questions.
Seeing this, Yun Xiao couldn't help but laugh. He quickly asked the village chief to read aloud what he had just recorded, while he rewrote it. He had no choice but to let the village chief read it; otherwise, he wouldn't be able to fully understand it.
Yun Xiao's handwriting was beautiful. The village chief couldn't help but praise it repeatedly, thinking to himself that his handwriting was much better than that of Fan Xiucai, and of course, it was worlds apart from his.
Yun Xiao copied everything down, and when he finally calculated it, it added up to almost twenty acres of land.
Han Yiyi was taken aback by the number. She hadn't expected everyone to trust her so much; it was more than half again as much as she had anticipated.
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