Chapter 162 This is my younger sister, Liz
Ruan Mian asked her to try it.
She took a bite, and the juice overflowed with a crisp taste, and her entire mouth was filled with the perfect sweetness.
"What's this sweet fruit called? Why have I never seen it before?!"
Don’t they have wild apples?
Ruan Mian saw another business opportunity, so he took out all the remaining apples and also took some more from the space.
"General, do you not have this kind of fruit here?"
Bal also took a bite and savored it, "There's a wild fruit on the mountain that tastes similar to this, but it's not as sweet, nor as delicious."
"Also, this is my younger sister, Liz."
Liz? The name was very familiar. She seemed to be a character who appeared in the original book... If Ruan Mian remembered correctly, Liz went to Kyoto to marry the real princess in the original book, which was the reason why the war between the two countries ended.
As for whether the King of Yan used her later, Ruan Mian didn't quite remember.
She didn't finish reading the second half of the book.
But what is certain is that Liz is also a tragic character in this book.
But at this moment, she was completely different from the melancholy described in the book.
Now she is full of girlish spirit, looking lively and cheerful. After eating this delicious apple, she hurriedly asked where the apple came from.
Ruan Mian smiled slightly and told them the truth.
“This is the fruit of our own planting.”
"If I have the chance in the future, I can buy more from you!" Liz took a bite and it was crunchy.
Ruan Mian smiled, but didn't rush to express his thoughts.
Bal pointed at Liz and said to Ruan Mian, "My sister can't stay idle here, so she can help you, Madam Ruan. If you can't handle it alone, you can always ask her to help."
Liz was also very clear and patted her chest and said, "Brother, just trust me!!"
However, after Bal left, Liz made a face at him and couldn't help complaining to Ruan Mian.
"My brother is always worried about me, not letting me do this or that. It's so boring for me to follow him around! I had to beg him to let me come and help you!"
"My dear, I heard that you can cure the plague in this town. Is that true? You are truly capable! Unlike me, I can't do anything and can only do odd jobs. I can't even go to the battlefield like my brother."
Hearing this, Ruan Mian couldn't help but feel curious: "Why did you come to the military camp with your brother?"
Logically speaking, as a girl, she would never be taken to such a dangerous place.
What's more, there is a serious epidemic in the town.
But now that the fighting has stopped early, the plan of marriage is probably no longer necessary.
Liz told him, "My parents died a few years ago. I was bullied at my uncle's house. They locked me up and beat me, so I ran away to find my brother. He took pity on me and took me with him."
"I usually cook for them at the camp, but my cooking isn't very good, so they always ask me not to cook."
She looked at Ruan Mian with some envy: "I have never been to school, I can't read, and I can't even cook."
"I envy you for your ability, my wife. You can treat illnesses and grow fruits. I wish I could be like you. With the ability to be self-reliant, my brother won't have to worry about me all the time."
I didn't expect that she would have such thoughts at such a young age.
Thinking of this, Ruan Mian suddenly asked her: "Do you want to be self-reliant? Make money for a living?"
Li nodded without hesitation: "Of course."
"But workers, peasants, scholars, and merchants aren't looked down upon by many. Are you willing to do that?"
Liz immediately retorted, "Merchants are the ones who make the most money, aren't they? If you don't have money, how can you live? Even if you have a student at home, he can't afford to go to school."
"Besides, I don't think merchants are much different from other people. They all make money based on their own abilities. There's no distinction between high and low!"
Ruan Mian couldn't help but smile. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would have thought that this person was an outsider to this world, just like herself and her aunt.
He is forward-thinking and has his own ideas.
Seeing this, she simply told him her original plan: "You are right, it's just a difference in profession, there is no distinction between high and low."
"To realize one's dreams is neither easy nor difficult. But coincidentally, I come from a merchant family."
"If you're willing, I can show you a way to make a living."
"Can you teach me the business?"
Ruan Mian took out some apples and said, "I have a lot of fruit seedlings. Planting them isn't difficult. If you can grow them carefully, you can sell them in this town and even other places."
"As long as you can grow fruit according to my method, maybe you can open a fruit shop in this small town. If you have limited money, I can invest in it and open the fruit shop with you."
She can solve the epidemic in the town, and when the town returns to normal life, people's lives will return to normal.
Since she didn't have a household registration, she could use Liz's household registration to open a shop here.
Besides, her brother is a general guarding the border, so he must have some connections behind the scenes.
In addition to apples, there are many fruit seedlings in her space.
For example, large pears, strawberries, cherries, wild grapes, etc.
After these fruits are grown, they can be used to make special dried fruits and pickled products.
At this time, this kind of fruit was not sold in the market, including for making dried goods. If the first channel could be opened up, it would definitely be sold everywhere.
Even if the Lanqiang people don't like it, people in Kyoto will like to eat it. When the time comes, they can use horse caravans or merchant caravans to bring imported fruits to Dajing, and the money will naturally come.
Liz was very interested, but after listening to Ruan Mian's explanation of some basic planting processes, she suddenly felt a little worried.
"There are plenty of wild hills, but my wife said she wanted soft soil. No one has ever cultivated those wild hills. The plague hasn't been completely cured yet, so even if someone is willing to help cultivate them, I'm afraid there won't be many."
"If we exchange it for wages, the cost would probably be quite high, right?"
"How about...my brother and I go borrow some money?"
Ruan Mian smiled and said, "This is easy. It doesn't require any money."
She already had a plan.
After inspecting the ward, the two went to a nearby mountain area with open and sunny terrain.
There are not many old trees on the mountain, but there are patches of wild grass and bushes.
The next morning, Ruan Mian went to the lightest ward.
After taking a few doses of her medicine, most of the people inside have recovered. Every day they just bask in the sun and stare blankly in boredom.
She simply told them, "I dug up a thousand-year-old ginseng two days ago on the mountain to the north. It's a top-grade medicinal herb. If you'd like, you can go and dig it up."
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