She went to the warehouse to look at the cotton seeds, and Wang Shiwen told her that there were originally more than 1,800 kilograms of seeds in the warehouse, but after picking them, there were only more than 1,200 kilograms of seeds left.
Chunxiao grabbed the sack of seeds and looked at them. "Good, they were picked just as I told you." It looked like she'd put a lot of effort into it. The cotton seeds were small, so picking them out wasn't easy. She calculated that she had 126 mu of land within the wall. If she planted all of it in cotton, she'd only need a little over 600 kilograms. Her brother's would need about 400 kilograms, which was enough.
After examining the cotton seeds, she went to look at the servants' former residence. It had already been bulldozed and dug. She was delighted by their strict adherence to her instructions, and she felt even more that treating them well was worth it. She calculated that four holes weren't enough; she'd have to dig four more inside and four more outside, eliminating the need for rice fields.
After explaining all this to Wang Shiwen, they went to the warehouse to count the tools. Counting the number of tools now, they found that there were still quite a few missing. They were afraid that it would cost dozens of taels of silver to make up for the shortage. So everything requires a large initial investment. Once everything goes well in the early stages, there won't be much cost later. This also indirectly proves that his brothers' idea of building a farm was correct.
The soybeans in the field were growing well. Planted in August, they could be harvested in February. After deducting the land tax, 168 mu of soybeans yielded 190 catties per mu. Soybeans were cheap, at 7 wen per catty, which was worth over 200 taels of silver. The farm owner was incredibly generous, not including the harvest in his calculations. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to afford the purchase. Either the farm owner was eager to sell, or he wasn't actively working, or perhaps he didn't need the money. Whatever the reason, he ultimately made her happy.
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