Therefore, from that day on, it stayed at Aunt Zhang's house until Yun Xiao came to Han Yi's family, at which point it ran back...
Yun Xiao was also worried that it would be difficult to drive the carriage if it rained, so he drove the mule cart to Ping'an Town overnight. This way, he could take some of the goods over and also let Manager Tong arrange some horse-drawn carriages to come and pick them up earlier.
Han Yi had wanted to go with Yun Xiao, but Yun Xiao refused. Thinking that Aunt Zhang and the others would definitely come early the next morning to deliver the chili peppers, Han Yi stopped insisting and let Yun Xiao go by himself.
Just as Han Yiyi had predicted, the next morning, as soon as Han Yiyi got up, someone knocked on the door. However, it wasn't Aunt Zhang who came, but Aunt Wang, along with her two grandsons.
Han Yiyi looked at the group of people opposite her, all of whom had dark circles under their eyes, but their eyes were shining brightly. She couldn't help but ask.
"Auntie, have you not slept all night...?"
"Yes, they didn't sleep. With these precious babies in the field, how could they sleep? They're still picking them..."
It wasn't just Aunt Wang's family that didn't sleep all night; most families who hadn't finished picking the fruit yesterday also didn't sleep a wink.
Of course, besides worrying about rain, they were also worried that other people would pick their chili peppers, which were worth twenty-five coins per pound.
If someone accidentally picks a handful, that's enough to buy half a pound of meat for the child.
Sure enough, before Han Yiyi even started weighing the items for Aunt Wang and the others, the others arrived one after another. Without exception, they all had panda eyes, but their eyes were shining brightly.
Meanwhile, at the Yunlai Restaurant, Manager Tong was stunned to see Yun Xiao appear in the middle of the night with a cart full of chili peppers. He quickly asked a question.
"Young Master, when did you arrive in Ping'an Town? And why did you go to Zhuzhenshan Village to steal chili peppers in the middle of the night...?"
Upon hearing what Manager Tong said, Yun Xiao rolled his eyes at him, thinking to himself, "This guy is getting more and more brainless."
"What are you stealing? I just got this from one of the restaurants. Hurry up and arrange for a carriage to pick it up, and then send it to another restaurant..."
Actually, you can't blame him. Manager Tong thought that way. He had always thought Yun Xiao was in the capital. Now, his sudden appearance in the middle of the night, and the fact that he secretly brought a cart full of chili peppers, would make anyone suspicious...
If Yun Xiao knew that Manager Tong was secretly criticizing him for being sneaky, he would definitely kick him.
Seeing the unfriendly look Yun Xiao gave him, he quickly nodded in agreement.
"Okay, okay, okay, I'll go right away, I'll go right away..."
It must be said that although Manager Tong was a chatterbox, he was very efficient. In just two hours, he arranged several carriages, so the next morning, before noon, the carriages all arrived at Han Yi's house.
As people delivered the chilies, they loaded them onto the carts, and within a day, all the chilies were harvested.
Han Yiyi roughly calculated that there were a total of nineteen mu of chili peppers, including four mu of small chili peppers. Therefore, she got about 23,000 jin of long chili peppers. The yield of small chili peppers was higher, about 2,000 jin per mu, which is 8,000 jin of small chili peppers.
However, Han Yiyi did not intend to let them take all the millet peppers she had collected. Instead, she planned to make some into pickled peppers first, so that they could be stored for a longer period of time.
After all the chili peppers were prepared, they began to settle the day's expenses.
Even the poorest families received nearly eight taels of silver, most received ten or twenty taels, and the largest amount was received by Aunt Zhang's family.
Their family cultivated a total of four mu of land, two of which were planted with millet peppers. Millet peppers were 30 wen per jin, so in total, they earned about 200 taels of silver.
Worried that too much silver would be difficult for her to handle, Han Yiyi prepared silver notes for her. Looking at the silver notes in her hand, Aunt Zhang's hand trembled slightly. She looked at Han Yiyi with joy and gratitude in her eyes. In her opinion, this silver was enough for them to live on for a lifetime...
Next was the village chief's family. They planted a total of two and a half mu of chili peppers, including one and a half mu of long chili peppers and one mu of small chili peppers. They earned more than 110 taels of silver. Then there was Aunt Wang's family, who also earned about 100 taels.
When everyone saw that the village chief and his two families had received over a hundred taels of silver, they were incredibly envious and hurriedly asked Han Yiyi for details.
"Han girl, you said before that these chili peppers can be planted twice. When will you start planting the other crop? My family wants to plant more this time..."
"Yes, Han girl, my family will also be planting more this time..."
When someone asked the question, everyone chimed in, even the village chief looked at Han Yiyi with anticipation, since growing things was much better than grain.
However, upon hearing everyone's words, Han Yi frowned. It was already June, and more than a month had passed since the second planting season. It was too late now, so she spoke up.
"The second crop season has passed, but there's no need to rush. If you want to plant more, you can plant more next year. The peppers that are sold out are not mature, and the seeds have not been spread. I think the price of peppers next year will not be much lower..."
Hearing Han Yiyi's words, although she was a little disappointed, the thought that she could plant more next year made her disappointment disappear.
Touching the silver in his hand again, he became excited once more.
Watching everyone leave in high spirits, clutching their silver, Han Yi smiled with satisfaction.
Yun Xiao, standing to the side, looked at Han Yiyi with such tenderness in his eyes that it was almost overflowing.
Actually, Han Yiyi didn't have to pay such a high price to buy their chili peppers. The reason she paid such a high price was to help these villagers.
How could anyone not be moved by such a kind woman?
Han Yiyi naturally noticed Yun Xiao's gaze, so she quickly looked away.
Because they had left a lot of small red chilies, they didn't have enough jars for making pickled peppers at home, so the next morning, the two of them decided to go to town to buy a few larger ones.
To his surprise, as soon as he left the village, he saw villagers in groups of three or five, chatting and laughing as they headed towards Ping'an Town. Before Han Yiyi could even speak, the villagers greeted him with smiles.
“Yi-yi, are you going to town too? We’ll go too. We got some money yesterday, and today we were thinking of going to town to buy some things and some meat to treat the kids at home…”
Han Yiyi: I don't think I asked... but seeing everyone so happy, Han Yiyi also felt happy from the bottom of her heart. She felt that her coming into this world was worthwhile.
Meanwhile, at the Yun residence, Old Madam Yun looked at the young man making the move and spoke.
“I’ve been telling you to go to restaurants more often these past few days, and you have gone…”
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