Chapter 738 Abnormal
Not planting any crops?
Just planting cotton?
Feng couldn't help but smack her lips and her eyes widened. "If you don't plant crops in the field, what will you eat next year? No matter how good cotton is, it can't be eaten."
Jiang Fengnian was talking to Dawen and couldn't help but turn his head when he heard it.
"Ah? It's so easy to change the crop? But what if the cotton yield decreases next year, or your field can't grow cotton at all?"
After all, farmers rely on the land for their livelihood.
All year round, they all depend on the little things in the field.
So generally, once you have identified a certain crop, you won't change the crop easily. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, not only will you lose a year's hard work, but you will have nothing to eat next year.
However, Aunt Liu smiled even more happily, "Don't worry about this."
"A while ago, a cotton dealer came to our farm and even paid us a deposit. As long as we keep planting cotton next year, even if we encounter natural disasters and reduced production, they will still pay us at twice the price per mu."
As for what to eat next year, they are even less worried.
Da Liu rubbed his dark hands together and replied shyly, "This year there is a cotton grower in our village. He built a big house with the little stock at home. We have thought it through. As long as we can make money by growing this, we can afford all kinds of food with money in our pockets."
After hearing this, Feng Shi's doubts deepened and she couldn't help but glance at Fengnian. She has been
farming for more than 30 years, but she has never heard of farmers in the whole city collectively changing their seeds.
What's more, there are merchants who come to pay the deposit?
This is even more unheard of.
The autumn harvest has just passed. Even if cotton sells well, it is still uncertain what the market will be like next year. How dare you make a promise this year?
However, seeing that the Liu couple talked about cotton with such enthusiasm, Feng Shi didn't want to pour cold water on them easily.
So she thought for a while and said, "Let's not talk about this for now. It's getting late. It's not easy for you to go to Beijing. This farm is the princess's private property. How about staying here for two more days?"
Let the two stay for a few more days, and then we can find a chance to ask about the cotton in detail.
When the Liu couple heard that it was the princess's grace, of course they were more than happy to accept it, and their faces became even redder with smiles.
"Thank you very much, old lady. There is your family's land on this farm, so we have to help do some work. When we go back, we can tell the villagers that we are loyal to the princess." Liu Shi nodded happily.
Mrs. Feng said nothing more, and only told Dawen to clean up an empty room.
As for bedding, firewood, pots and pans, etc., Xiaowu was asked to prepare them.
"By the way, there are still 20 to 30 kilograms of Yutian Rouge Rice, a specialty of our capital, in the warehouse. Dawen, go and scoop up a few ladles and let Daliu and his wife taste it."
Mrs. Feng was thoughtful. She even remembered to share some of the rice that was specially provided for the palace.
After arranging these, Mrs. Feng took Xiao Nuobao back home.
After all, the day after tomorrow would be Feng Jing's imperial examination, and the whole family would have to go to the exam, and any matters would have to wait until after the examination.
On the other side.
Jiang Fengze was heading towards Nanyue with a map and 20 to 30 soldiers from the No. 1 Battalion.
At this moment, they were already thirty or forty miles away from Beijing.
Jiang Fengze led the carriage in the front, while Yang Er led his brothers and followed on horseback.
From the carriage, a scent of tea wafted out and was blown into the air by the autumn wind.
Xiao Lanyi sat in the carriage, holding the teacup comfortably, and with her other hand she pulled open the curtain and smiled at Jiang Fengze.
"Hey, Jiang Laosan, you've been driving all day. If you're tired, let me drive the carriage."
Jiang Fengze yawned, looking tired, but still deliberately swung the long whip hard.
"Your turn? Forget it. Have you forgotten the last time you almost hit a tree when you were driving the carriage?"
"Or you couldn't hold the reins and let the horse run wild. Fortunately, I am not a fool, otherwise you would have shaken the eggs apart. I'd better drive this carriage, don't worry." Jiang Fengze said with a hard mouth and a soft heart.
Xiao Lanyi hissed, fell back behind the carriage curtain, and just drank tea in the carriage.
Listening to the two people bickering and laughing in front of him, Yang Er felt a little emotional and suddenly began to mutter.
"When I come back from this trip, I will take a few more days off, and then I will take a carriage like this to take my wife for a stroll around the outskirts of Beijing."
After muttering to himself, Yang Er slapped his forehead again, wondering, "It's really strange. Why do I always think of my wife when I see Fengze and Mr. Xiao? Why is that?"
But no matter why, everyone kept moving forward.
It was almost evening.
When they reached a wide village road, Jiang Fengze glanced at the sky, raised his hand to signal his brothers, and was about to stop and rest.
But at this moment, a burst of crying and shouting came suddenly.
There were also a few curses mixed in!
"You prodigal woman, do you know how much money you can get from this? In our surrounding villages, who doesn't go to exchange it in the next few days? If you miss this opportunity, it will be gone forever!"
"That won't work. Our child only has this cotton-padded jacket. If you sell it, how will the child survive the winter? Wuwu."
"You are really short-sighted. It's not winter yet. If you sell it and keep the cash in your hands, I will freeze the child to death when the month of June comes!"
Jiang Fengze heard the crying and thought someone was stealing property.
So he stopped the carriage, patted the carriage quickly, called Xiao Lanyi out, and then went forward to check together.
After walking a dozen steps, he saw a woman lying on the ground with tears on her face, wrapped in a cotton-padded jacket.
There was a farmer next to him, who was so angry that his face turned red and his neck was thick, pulling the woman's hair.
"You spendthrift woman, you want to do something stupid when you have money? Give me your clothes!"
Seeing a bunch of the woman's hair being torn off and the peach wood hairpin broken in half, Jiang Fengze frowned, rushed forward in two or three steps, grabbed Zhuang Jiahan's arm, and twisted it back!
The man immediately screamed, "Ah, what are you doing? I'm teaching my own wife a lesson, do you have to bother with me... Ah, it hurts, please, please let go..."
Jiang Fengze did not let go, but said coldly, "Even if it is your own wife, you can't just hit her. She is the daughter of your father and mother. Why should she be beaten by you?"
Xiao Lanyi helped the woman up and couldn't help getting angry, "That's right, can't you just talk it out? Why hit her? If you are really strong, why don't you go to the battlefield to kill the enemy? You can only bully your family!"
At this time, the woman had wiped her tears and hurried over to help explain.
"Thank you, two gentlemen, but you should let my man go. He is also for the sake of the family. If you want to blame someone, blame those cotton sellers."
Jiang Fengze was slightly puzzled. After letting go of his hand, he asked carefully, and the woman told the truth.
It turned out that the price of cotton has risen sharply in recent days.
In addition to the newly picked cotton, even the used cotton cores are collected from door to door.
"Are you two from the capital? If you go all the way south, you will definitely see that there are merchants from other places in every village, specializing in collecting various kinds of finished cotton. Just this old cotton coat can be sold for at least one or two seven or eight." The woman said in a low voice with tears in her eyes.
This price is almost four times the previous price.
So, her husband was tempted and wanted to sell the cotton coats at home.
He was afraid of missing this business opportunity.
But the woman was worried about her children and worried that she would not be able to buy them back in the future, so she tried her best to stop them, and the couple had a conflict.
"Thank you for your help, gentlemen. But after all, this is our family affair, so please don't worry about it."
Although the woman said she was beaten, she was afraid that her man would get into trouble. After putting away the cotton-padded jacket, she quickly dragged her man home.
Xiao Lanyi stood there, stunned for a moment.
How could she have thought that the couple would fight at the entrance of the village just to sell a cotton-padded jacket?
However, is cotton so easy to sell this year?
Even the cotton-padded jackets that have been worn have been bought several times more?
"Why is this cotton business suddenly popular? Why don't I write a letter to my grandmother and ask her to stock up some and sell them in the department store?" Xiao Lanyi was still unaware of the strangeness in front of her.
Jiang Fengze noticed something was wrong and frowned.
"Don't make a fuss. Cotton is an essential item for the common people to survive the winter. It's not normal for people to be in such a short supply for no reason."
He immediately turned around and shouted, "Second Brother Yang, hurry up, send someone here. I need to write a letter and send it back to your house!"
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