A bundle of greens as thick as a bowl sold for fifty coins.
The Li family brought four small baskets and sold a total of four ounces and six ounces.
Cucumbers and eggplants are sold individually, fifty coins each.
Cowpeas and green beans were originally sold by weight, but people were impatient to weigh them.
Let's keep it simple: a handful of cowpeas as thick as a wrist costs two hundred coins. As for green beans, grab them by hand, scoop them up with both hands, and it's two hundred coins no matter how much.
Selling them like this, half a cart of vegetables earned 10 taels and 50 cash.
Both Li Lao Er and Li Lao Si were so shocked that their mouths were agape.
This isn't just a leafy green vegetable, it's practically a golden vegetable!
You know, in previous years these things were cheap, and it was already good if they could sell for a hundred coins together.
Otherwise, wouldn't farmers be able to get rich just by growing vegetables?
It's not like they'd rather let the leftovers wither in the garden than send them to the city.
Now, thanks to the drought, profits have increased a hundredfold.
"Haha, this is wonderful news!"
Liu, the head镖师 (bodyguard/escort), was genuinely happy for the Li family.
"Your family is just lucky. While others are crying out in despair during the drought, your family actually managed to make a fortune!"
Li Lao Er and Li Lao Si were secretly overjoyed, but they still had to be polite on the surface.
"Thanks to the well at home."
"Yes, thankfully there's water, otherwise we wouldn't be able to grow vegetables. Of course, Brother Zhou is also very capable. If we were to sell them, we would definitely lose half of our profits."
Manager Zhou was flattered and quickly replied.
"No, no, our vegetables are much better. There isn't a single wormhole on the leaves, they look so good."
Li Lao Er was eager to go home and report the good news, so he was about to give Steward Zhou some money.
Manager Zhou waved his hands repeatedly, "Second Brother, don't worry, we'll sell a section more later, right? We'll settle the accounts together at the end."
"That's fine, I'll put it in the books when I get back. You should put it in the books too, brother! After this business is done, come to our house for a drink."
After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Li Lao Er and Li Lao Si left the escort agency and hurried home excitedly.
Grandma Li was restless all morning, constantly looking out the door.
She couldn't bear to let her granddaughter bask in the sun, so she put her granddaughter under the eaves and ran back and forth herself.
Jiayin was often made to giggle by her grandmother.
If Daddy and Second Uncle don't come back soon, Grandma will trample a ditch in the yard.
Jia'an and Jiaxi hid behind the pillars, also secretly watching their grandmother.
"What's wrong with Grandma? Second Uncle just went to town. Did Grandma buy some things?"
"Possibly, I'd guess it's a snack."
I guess it's sesame candy.
Jiayin laughed even harder. These two brothers are definitely foodies!
Her smile reminded Jiaxi and Jia'an.
Grandma usually keeps a close watch on my younger sister and rarely lets them help her. If they try to touch my sister's face, they'll be chased away.
This is a perfect opportunity since Grandma isn't around.
The two of them huddled up to their younger sister and made funny faces to tease her.
Jiayin spat out two bubbles of saliva and struggled to get up.
Her intention was for her brother to carry her to the door to take a look, but Jiaxi and Jia'an misunderstood.
The two men thought their younger sister was about to walk, so they each took one of her hands and led her forward with great enthusiasm.
Jiayin had no choice but to start walking.
His little body, not even a year old, was weak and limp, and he couldn't muster much strength.
Fortunately, with both hands being pulled, he was able to maintain his balance.
The three siblings walked around the eaves twice, all of them happy.
"My little sister is amazing!"
"Yes, yes, that's the way!"
At this moment, Old Lady Li suddenly exclaimed joyfully, "Finally back!"
Jia'an and Jiaxi turned their heads and jumped up to cheer, "Second Uncle is back!"
The two let go of each other and ran wildly toward the gate.
Jiayin lost her support and panicked, her feet went awry, and she fell straight to the ground.
She tried to hold back her tears, but the pain was too much. "Waaah, waaah!"
Hearing the commotion, Tao Hongying came out of the kitchen and rushed forward to hug her daughter. Looking down, she saw that her daughter's upper lip was cut and bleeding.
"Don't cry, Fu Niu! Let Mommy see, let Mommy blow on it for you."
Tao Hongying panicked, and Zhao Yuru, who arrived shortly after, was also terrified.
"How did you fall so hard!"
She quickly ran into the house to get the medicine powder.
Jiayin had a fever before, which scared the family half to death. When they went to the city again, they bought a lot of medicine to keep on hand.
Li Laosi got this powder from the security escort agency, just in case his daughter fell and hurt herself while learning to walk. He never expected it would actually come in handy today.
Grandma Li ran back in a few steps, saw that her granddaughter was injured, and slapped herself.
Why are you so preoccupied with money that you left your granddaughter under the eaves?
"Mom, please don't do this. It's normal for children to bump and stumble."
Despite her heartache, Tao Hongying applied the medicine to her daughter's wound. The powder worked well, and since the wound wasn't large, the bleeding stopped quickly.
Jiayin stopped crying, but Jia'an and Jiaxi were terrified.
They abandoned their sister, which is why she got hurt.
The two of them slipped away and ran straight to the neighbor's yard...
Li Lao Er and Li Lao Si led the mule cart into the yard and found that Jia Yin was injured.
The two didn't even have time to unload the car before they came to see Jiayin, and everyone rushed to escort Jiayin into the house.
Jiayin, eager to make a fortune, immediately set her sights on Li Laosi.
Li Laosi quickly hugged his daughter and laughed.
"Fu Niu is a money-grubber, does she know that her father has money here?"
Jiayin's chubby little hand reached for the satchel on her father's shoulder. She wanted to smile, but her lips ached from the effort.
Grandma Li was heartbroken and quickly urged her son to hurry up.
"Quickly take out the silver and give it to Fu Niu. If she's happy, the pain will go away."
Li Laosi turned his satchel upside down, and a pile of copper coins and silver coins fell out with a clatter.
Everyone was so shocked that their mouths were agape.
"This seems to weigh seven or eight ounces. Isn't that too much?"
Tao Hongying helped bundle the vegetables last night, so she knew a lot about them and was even more surprised.
Grandma Li was also delighted and first grabbed a piece of silver and stuffed it into her granddaughter's hand.
Sure enough, Jiayin beamed with joy, drool dripping from her mouth.
"Look, silver is even more effective than medicine powder."
Everyone laughed, and then they asked about going into the city.
Li Lao Er explained it carefully, and was also excited at the end.
"We can deliver vegetables there in the future, and Manager Zhou will be in charge of selling them."
“That’s good. Since our family hasn’t shown up, there will be less gossip and trouble. As for giving him 10%, that’s only fair. It’s not easy for them to run errands to find a buyer.”
Grandma Li affirmed her son's actions, which put Li Lao Er and Li Lao Si at ease.
After all, it involves a lot of money. If you sell ten taels a day and give Manager Zhou one tael as a commission, it will amount to more than ten taels in ten days or half a month.
Fortunately, the old lady was reasonable and never disappointed her children and grandchildren.
Villagers often came and went from her house, and Old Lady Li was afraid of revealing her wealth. She quickly put away the silver and took it into the inner room.
Sure enough, a little while later, Uncle Zhao from next door brought Jia'an and Jiaxi over.
The two boys cried with snot and tears streaming down their faces, and their cries grew even louder when they saw Jiayin's blood-stained lips.
"Is there anything Old Lady Li doesn't know?" she sneered and cursed.
"You make a mistake and then run away, you really have guts? Why did you come back now? Did you expect your Grandpa Zhao to plead for you and back you up?"
Jia'an and Jiaxi cried, hiccuping, "We didn't mean to!"
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