Chapter 54: It would be foolish not to do such a profitable thing
"Madam Xiao, I'd like to buy this ginseng. How about one hundred and forty taels?"
He Changrong was determined to get this ginseng, so he asked for a high price.
Xiao Ying remembered that the fifty-year-old ginseng was sold for sixty taels last time, and this time the one hundred-year-old ginseng was doubled and sold for twenty taels more, which seemed to be about the same, so he nodded.
With these one hundred and forty taels, he had enough money to continue making spicy oil and spicy sauce, as well as to pay for the construction of the house.
"I want cash, thirty taels of which can be exchanged for copper coins." Xiao Ying made the request.
She still didn't want the banknotes, so that she wouldn't have to exchange them for silver when she needed them.
I exchanged so many copper coins to buy chili peppers, so thirty taels should be enough.
"Okay, but Madam Xiao, I'm afraid you'll have to wait a while. I'll have someone get the money for you right away."
He Changrong agreed immediately, as this amount of money was more than enough for the store.
Half a quarter of an hour later, two men came out carrying a large pile of copper coins. Thirty taels of silver meant 30,000 copper coins, which weighed more than 200 kilograms, so it was very difficult for the two men to carry it.
The remaining 110 taels of silver ingots seemed much lighter, and she was also given a purse. Xiao Ying casually stuffed it into the basket, but actually put it into the fairy palace.
Then, he picked up the copper coins with one hand and walked out the door easily.
There was a backpack on the ox cart, so she put the copper coins in the backpack, and when she covered it with coarse cloth, she took most of the money into the fairy palace.
"Mom, where are we going next?"
Chen Xinghai didn't ask how much silver he got, he just drove the cart diligently.
Xiao Ying said, "Let's go to the oil shop and buy another 500 kilograms of oil."
Last time Chen Xinghai bought 500 kilograms, the store discounted the price by two cents per kilogram. It should be about the same this time.
Sure enough, as soon as the store owner saw Chen Xinghai, he recognized him as a big customer. Not only did he give him a two cents discount per pound, he also took the initiative to ask if he wanted help with the delivery.
Xiao Ying didn't need it this time. With her around, they could just put it into the Immortal Mansion space after leaving the town, which was very convenient.
In fact, after leaving the oil shop, she found a secluded place and put 400 kilograms of the oil into the fairy palace to avoid tiring the cows.
Then he bought another fifty jars, which still did not need to be shipped, so the shop owner was happy to have some free time.
After leaving the store, he still found a secluded place to put away most of the jars, and then went to buy some seasonings and a dozen pairs of deerskin gloves.
Finally, they bought hundreds of eggs, more than ten pounds of pork, and some vegetables, and then the mother and son staggered back home.
When I got home, the smell of food was already wafting in. Fang Tieshan and Grandma Chen came very early every day and tried their best to avoid the help of the Chen sisters.
Because the wives of the two families also work here, and the children haven't sold the peppers they picked recently to Xiao Ying, so they feel embarrassed to come and eat for free.
Today, when they heard that Xiao Ying was going to make another purchase, several children came over with baskets and had lunch with them.
The food was still very rich. In addition to wild boar meat, musk deer meat and fish were sometimes cooked. Basically, there were different dishes every day. The craftsmen and Qin Widow and others were all amazed.
"Mom, we harvested just over 300 kilograms at noon today, and that's including yesterday afternoon's harvest."
During the meal, Chen Xingyun reported to Xiao Ying and felt a little pessimistic.
Xiao Ying nodded slightly. "No problem. I'll find the village head and the others who have ox carts to help buy from the nearby villages."
"Mom, I'm going too."
Chen Xinghai volunteered. He also had an ox cart, his leg was healed, and he was good at arithmetic. He felt he was fully capable of doing the job.
"Go ahead." Xiao Ying naturally wouldn't object. This was a good opportunity to train him.
Chen Xinghai couldn't help but look excited. He must do a good job this time.
"However, such acquisitions alone are not a long-term solution."
Then I heard Xiao Ying say again that after some time, the chili peppers would probably be completely gone.
"What should we do then?" Chen Xingyun was also pondering this question.
Xiao Ying smiled and said, "Of course I grow it myself."
"Planting?" Zhang Lan and the other women's eyes lit up and looked over: "Do you know how to plant?"
If it can be planted, it would be a good idea. The price is higher than grain, and the yield is also good. One seedling can produce a lot of fruit.
"I don't know how to plant them, but I can guess." Xiao Ying said slowly: "For red stripes to grow so many in the mountains, the wind or birds must have spread the seeds everywhere."
"This means that as long as you plant the seeds in the ground, there's a chance they'll grow. If you want them to grow well, it's best to apply some fertilizer and pay attention to watering."
She had only grown this thing in the fairy palace space before. She planted the dried chili seeds in the spiritual field, then watered it with some spiritual spring water and left it alone.
After only a few days, the pepper seedlings broke through the soil, which shows that they are quite easy to survive.
Of course, spiritual fields cannot be compared with ordinary fields outside. The survival rate and yield outside are definitely inferior.
"Then let's try it this afternoon."
Fang Tieshan's eyes showed anticipation. He still had more than one mu of low-quality land left vacant at home, but due to insufficient labor, he simply could not grow so much.
This red strip looks easy to plant, and the seeds are everywhere, so it's a good time to plant them.
"Well, if there are other people in the village who want to plant seeds, they can also come to me to get seeds."
Xiao Ying also plans to plant some in the afternoon, and the remaining acre of land can be planted.
After resting for a while after dinner, Xiao Ying went to find Chen Jie to help pick peppers. Chen Jie and his family did not go into the mountains today, mainly because they couldn’t pick much now and they were too lazy to waste time.
When I heard that she was going to the next village to collect it, I readily agreed.
"I have two ways of paying you. One is to give you fifty coins a day, and the other is to buy it at eight coins per catty. You can set your own price, and the extra money is yours."
Xiao Ying gave two solutions, and Chen Jie directly chose the latter.
Now that the people from Manxiangyuan are not causing trouble, the villagers from several surrounding villages are worried that they won't be able to sell their red strips.
Not to mention eight cents, I would even be willing to sell it for five cents. After all, it’s useless to keep it.
Even if he bought it at seven cents per catty, and a village bought hundreds of catties, he could earn hundreds of cents every day.
It would be foolish not to do something so profitable.
Afterwards, Xiao Ying talked about growing peppers, and Chen Jie agreed to talk about it with the villagers.
After leaving the headman's house, Xiao Ying went to find the families of the clan elder Chen Qingfu and the ox cart driver Zhao Qing, and both families happily agreed.
It was Chen Ming who went to Chen Qingfu's house, and he and Zhao Qing also chose the second settlement method, which was definitely a sure win.
So that afternoon, the three of them plus Chen Xinghai went to the four surrounding villages respectively.
Xiao Ying waited until almost You time, when the weather was not so hot, before taking Chen Xingyun and her sister to plant peppers.
Still using earth magic to dig the hole, the two sisters threw pepper seeds in, and the other carried spiritual spring water to water it from behind.
With the magical spring water, we don’t even need to fertilize.
Fang Tieshan, Grandma Chen, Chen Jin and He Jin's families are also planting crops. Some families don't have space, so they plant on the edge of the fields and harvest as much as they can.
Xiao Ying didn't expect that this pepper purchase would cause trouble again.
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