Chapter 29 Buying land and building a house, potatoes make people jealous
After leaving Manxiang Garden, the three Chen siblings were so happy that they couldn't stop smiling.
Mom is so amazing. She made hundreds of taels of silver today.
But, will they no longer be able to do this business from now on?
"Mom, then we won't sell these two snacks anymore?" Chen Xingyun asked.
Their business has just started, is it going to stop now?
"Well, we won't sell this anymore, but we can find a way to sell something else."
"Mom, do you have any other ideas?"
Xiao Ying said meaningfully, "Now that the news about potatoes has spread, do the villagers want to plant them?"
The three of them's eyes lit up. They had to think about it!
Thirty cents per catty, and one hundred catties is three taels of silver. Anyone who doesn't think about it is a fool.
"Mom wants to sell potatoes directly?" Chen Xingyun reacted immediately.
Chen Xinghai said worriedly, "But at such a high price, I'm afraid the villagers won't be willing to buy it."
Xiao Ying said, "Of course I can't sell it to the villagers at such a high price. Besides making some money, I mainly want to put this thing on the market."
The three of them suddenly realized that this was indeed the case. Now only mother had potatoes. If someone dug deeper, they would definitely find something wrong.
But since all the villagers have planted them, my mother will not be so conspicuous. At worst, the first batch of potatoes will be ruined because they were dug from the mountains.
"After we get back, we'll promote our achievements over the past two days, and then plant potatoes in the afternoon when it cools down."
The three of them nodded repeatedly. With them taking the lead, they didn't believe that the villagers wouldn't be tempted.
After strolling around the town, buying some necessary things and having lunch, the family of four returned home happily.
It was already 3:00 p.m. when he got home and the weather was hot. Xiao Ying rested for a while and then went to find the village head to buy land.
When Chen Jie heard that she wanted to buy land again, he was very surprised. It had only been a few days and Madam Xiao had made a lot of money again?
Of course, this is not the point. The point is that there is no land suitable for farming in the village.
If you want land, you have to open it up yourself, and the land you open up is not even as good as inferior farmland.
"I'm not growing food, I'm buying it to build a house."
When Xiao Ying explained the purpose, Chen Jie was even more surprised.
If we build a house, wouldn’t it cost more money?
Besides, Xiao Ying’s house is actually still habitable. Although it is a bit shabby, it is spacious and has several rooms.
If you want to be comfortable, you can patch it up. There is no need to cover it again.
After Chen Jie expressed his suggestion, Xiao Ying had no choice but to tell the truth.
"I want to build a brick house, a bigger courtyard house."
"Madam Xiao, I'd like to ask you a question. Where did you get all this money? Building a courtyard house would cost at least a hundred taels of silver."
Chen Jie felt like he didn't recognize the person in front of him at all. Where did she get so much money?
Little did he know that this was exactly what Xiao Ying wanted.
"A few days ago, I found a crop called potatoes in the mountains. This crop has a high yield. I dug up a lot and brought it back. I also developed two snacks."
"I know about this. I heard you took it to town to sell it. How did it go?"
Can you make so much money just by selling potatoes?
Xiao Ying said, "Business is pretty good. I just happened to be collaborating with Manxiang Garden today. I sold potatoes and vegetable recipes to them and made some money."
"I see."
Chen Jie finally understood where her money came from, and couldn't help but sigh that she was lucky to be able to find such things.
"Are there any more in the mountains?"
He suddenly asked, if there were any, could the villagers also dig them up and make money?
"Maybe there are some, but you have to go deep into the mountains. It depends on your luck."
Xiao Ying didn't say anything definite, thinking that in order to make it more realistic, she should probably plant some in the mountains.
"Okay." Chen Jie seemed a little excited. "If we want to build a house, we can just buy some wasteland. One mu is one tael of silver. How much do you want to buy and where do you want to buy it?"
Xiao Ying had chosen a place two days ago. It was a flat area not far from her home and a little higher, and it was also closer to the mountains and forests.
There is a pond nearby, and she wants to buy the pond as well. Then she can raise some fish, plant some lotus flowers, and build a pavilion to cool off. Just thinking about it makes her feel very comfortable.
The two went to see a place together. Xiao Ying drew the location she wanted, and Chen Jie measured it and found that it was four acres including the pond.
"That's it."
Xiao Ying was very satisfied. She wanted to build a larger courtyard house that would be more spacious and comfortable for her to live in. She estimated that it would be one and a half acres.
The remaining space can be used to plant flowers and trees, and with the addition of the pond, that's about it.
After drafting the contract, Xiao Ying paid four taels of silver and asked the craftsmen who were going to build the house.
"If you really can't find one, I can recommend someone for you."
Chen Jie couldn't help but feel something in his heart. It would cost a lot of money to build such a big house. Of course, such a good thing should be given to his own people.
"I have a cousin named Chen Zhong, who is quite famous in Hongye Town. He specializes in building houses for people."
"He built several courtyard houses for wealthy families in this town. If you're interested, I can talk to him about it. The price will definitely be fair."
Xiao Ying thought that she still trusted Chen Jie's character, and since he recommended it, she might take a look first.
"Then there's Laurie Zheng."
Chen Jie was delighted: "Don't worry, he is definitely a reliable person. I will bring him here tomorrow."
"Okay." Xiao Ying agreed, and then took out another hundred coins: "This is for the hard work of bothering the headman."
Chen Jie was about to refuse, how could he accept it?
Xiao Ying said, "The head of the village had to run around a lot to buy the land twice and to introduce the craftsmen who built the house for me this time. Don't refuse."
"Then I'll shamelessly accept it. If you have any problems in the future, just tell me."
Chen Jie was very happy. As the village head, he was in charge of these things, and the county paid him a salary every month.
These one hundred coins are equivalent to extra income.
After saying goodbye to Chen Jie, Xiao Ying returned home. Seeing that it was still early, she loaded a truck with potatoes and asked Chen Xinghai to deliver them to Manxiangyuan in the town.
Xiao Ying had packed the potatoes in the Immortal Mansion space. For this purpose, he specially bought dozens of sacks today, each of which could hold about 100 kilograms.
One ox cart can pull at least 500 kilograms. Judging from the afternoon time, it should be able to make two trips, which means 1,000 kilograms.
"Mom, I'll go first."
Chen Xinghai was a little excited. This was his first time doing business alone.
"Go early and come back early." Xiao Ying urged, and then said, "I'll put the remaining five bags here. If we're not at home when you come back, you can carry them to the car yourself."
"I understand, don't worry, mother."
Chen Xinghai had the key to the house, so a few sacks of potatoes were no problem for him.
After he drove away, Xiao Ying asked Chen Xingyun and her sister to cut potatoes.
This time, cut it into pieces, making sure each piece has two to three buds on the skin, so that it can be planted after cutting.
Since the potatoes are quite large, there will be a piece left in the middle after cutting the outside, which is just right for eating.
Xiao Ying had already experimented in the space and found that it would take at least 150 kilograms to plant one acre of potatoes. She planned to harvest at least one acre today.
If you have time, plant some; if not, plant tomorrow.
I have to say that the three of them were very fast. They finished cutting the potatoes just after 5 p.m., which was the coolest time of the day.
So Xiao Ying took the two of them to the two acres of inferior land, so they could plant some crops today.
When she met villagers who were planting rice on the road, some of them had heard that she made money selling potato pancakes, so she deliberately said a few more words.
This has attracted everyone's admiration and naturally envy and jealousy.
When they heard that she was going to plant potatoes, they all became interested and started to wonder whether they should plant some too.
However, considering that they don't know whether this thing is easy to grow and whether the yield is high, most people are still prepared to wait and see until Xiao Ying has planted it for a season.
Among them was Wang Ergou, whose hand was broken.
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