Chapter 202 Proposal to build a manor
Shenjiazhuang became famous because of the hot sales of its fruits, and even the village chief Liu Guangyao came here in person to inquire about it.
Shen Ying earned more than one thousand taels, and he felt confident speaking in front of Liu Guangyao.
Even the guests were entertained with the best tea and the pot-fried cakes with meat fillings sold by Shen Yi's family.
Liu Guangyao ate a pot cake and drank a few cups of tea, and he was basically ready. "Brother, your village is really great this year! Every household must have made a fortune!"
Shen Ying smiled modestly, "No, no, everyone has made money in the past few years. If we want to get rich, we should all get rich together!"
"You are not being honest! Are you trying to be pretentious with me?" Liu Guangyao teased in a good-tempered manner.
After a few words, he asked, "I just want to ask, where do the fruits in your village come from? Who came up with the idea?"
"Shen Yi!" Shen Ying replied without hesitation.
Liu Guangyao was not happy about this promise and was unwilling to accept it. "No way! You are the village chief of Shenjia Village. If you don't give the order, will all the villagers follow suit and plant crops?"
Shen Ying was stunned for a moment, and shook his head very honestly, "Brother, you have known me for a long time, don't you know my temper? If I really took the lead in this matter, wouldn't I be shouting about my achievements everywhere? Can I wait for you to come to me and ask me?
To tell you the truth, several poor families in our village followed Shen Yi's lead and their lives became better. So this year, when Shen Yi said that their family wanted to grow fruit, everyone followed suit. Once someone responded, others followed suit. In addition, everyone wanted to give it a try, and so did I.
Even I, the village chief, followed suit and started planting. Others who were undecided also started planting. The result is what you see. Logically, the Wei family in your village also planted it. You can find out if you ask them!"
It would be fine if you didn't say anything, but I get angry when I mention Liu Guangyao.
"Wei Laoqi has a bad temper and can't talk properly. He answers me three times for every question I ask. He also said that it's not enough to ask about his family's affairs. Listen, is that human language? I'm a village chief and I can't control him." Liu Guangyao was so angry that his teeth were itching, but he couldn't do anything about Wei Laoqi. He changed the subject and said, "I came here mainly to ask you how the fruit was grown. After all, I'm the village chief and I have to do my best for the development of the village."
Shen Ying shook his head, shrugged and sighed, "I really can't help you with this matter. When those fruits were planted, they were seedlings, not seeds. The seedlings were obtained by Shen Yi. If you really want them, you have to go find Shen Yi.
You know what Shen Yi's attitude was about the little girl last time. He may not listen to me. And I heard him say that things are valuable because they are rare, which means that if there are too many things, they will be worthless. Now, in addition to our Shenjia Village, there is also Dongmen Village in Qingsha Township, and a few scattered families growing fruit. It seems that Shen Yi does not plan to sell fruit seedlings to the outside world anymore.
Some families in our village wanted to buy land to expand their crops, but that was not possible.”
Liu Guangyao was furious. "How can this be justified? Why does Shen Yi ask others not to grow fruit? Who does he think he is?"
Shen Ying quickly poured him some water, "Calm down, brother! Don't get angry! Why do they do that? Of course they have the fruit seedlings in their hands. They don't want to sell them, so who can force them? Even the town officials can't force them to take out the fruit seedlings, isn't that right?"
"Then there is no way?" Liu Guangyao was furious.
Shen Ying also looked embarrassed. "Not really. Brother, you can think of another way. After all, there are more than just these two kinds of fruits, right?"
When Liu Guangyao heard this, he became even angrier, "I won't talk to you anymore!"
Seeing him leave angrily, Shen Ying shook his head and complained to Zeng: "The village chief seemed okay before, but now he is getting worse and worse! He even came to our house blatantly to ask for fruit seedlings. Does he think he is a local emperor?"
Zeng was cautious and went back to Shen Yi's house to tell Su Tai about the situation.
Su Tai was very grateful and brought a bowl of grapes for Zeng to take back.
Zeng tasted one and his eyes lit up, "Sweet! This is too sweet! What is this?"
"The grapes started to bear fruit last year, and this year's harvest is much better than last year." Su Tai explained briefly.
Zeng saw that she didn't want to say more and was sincere, so she praised her a few more times and then took the things back.
When she got home, she immediately said to Shen Ying: "Shen Yi and his wife are not ordinary people. We have to be more polite to them in the future. Come and have a taste."
After eating the grapes, Shen Ying took Zeng's words deeply into his mind.
August arrived not long after I finished working in the melon field.
Everyone still remembers the mooncakes sold by Shen Yi’s family last year. Now that they have made some money this year, they must enjoy them again.
There is still half a month to the Mid-Autumn Festival, and many people, young and old, come to inquire about it.
Su Tai had no choice but to order mooncakes worth 100,000 virtual coins for sale, and announced that she would no longer sell mooncakes in large quantities from next year, but only supply a small amount.
Now more people are buying mooncakes.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival comes the autumn harvest.
This year everyone's main focus is on the fruit fields. The money that should be earned has been earned. After the grain has been harvested and the taxes have been paid, no one wants to sell it outside, so naturally, it is not as stressful as before.
Su Tai's family only planted ten acres of wheat. After paying taxes, there were still several thousand kilograms of grain left, which was not enough to make pot cakes, so they had to go out to harvest grain.
At this time, Shen Yi thought of buying land and adding another 20 acres of wasteland to grow wheat. Next year, he would not have to ask others to collect grain, and he could also fill the cellar.
That cellar has never been used since it was built!
He did what he said and immediately went to Shen Ying with the money and asked for twenty acres of wasteland.
Shen Ying was a little embarrassed, "Shen Yi, it's not that I don't want to sell it to you, but there are too many people in our village who bought wasteland this year. All the wasteland that can be sold in the village has been taken. I really can't give you the 20 acres you want."
Shen Yi frowned immediately, “If twenty acres is not enough, what about ten acres?”
Shen Ying shook his head again. "If you ask me, your family is rich, no matter how big it is. You can learn from Mr. Ma in the town and buy a farm, and then rent out the land to people to farm. How great! If our village doesn't have enough land, we can go out and buy some reliable tenants."
After Shen Ying said this, Shen Yi suddenly understood. After thanking him solemnly, he immediately went back to discuss it with Su Tai.
"All the wasteland in our village has been bought up. The village chief suggested that I buy some land outside, build a farm, and then rent it out to others for farming. I think this is a good idea."
Su Tai couldn't help nodding, "Indeed, that's what Mr. Ma did. But where should he buy the land?"
Shen Yi immediately said: "What do you think of the outskirts of Dahe Town?"
"Dahe Town? We need to cross the river?" Su Tai was a little surprised.
Shen Yi nodded, "It's very fast to row a boat from our side. People over there don't come here often, so they don't know the situation here. The most important thing is that there are a lot of wastelands outside Dahe Town. If I build a farm there, the town officials should be very happy."
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