She even had a vague feeling that if this continued, who knows where the bulk of the Li family's income would come from in the future.
The village chief, to whom she informed him of the news, nearly got a blister from the pipe on his lips. Worried that he had misheard, he asked again, "Are you sure Boss Shen only told you this news, and the rest of the village doesn't know?"
"Of course not. The boss said that our village had left a good impression on her, so she is willing to give this great opportunity to our village cadres first. What do you think, Uncle Village Chief?"
The village chief took a deep breath of smoke, his eyes becoming firm as he spoke, "I will do my best to persuade the clan to agree to this matter. Besides, there are few who oppose the Shen family's proposal right now. Tomorrow I will discuss it with the clan elders."
"Our boss said he'll be waiting for you inside the workshop. If you think it's suitable, you can just take the workshop's morning oxcart and go with us."
"I know. I'm not someone who knows everything. It's getting late, so go home first."
Listening to Wen Zhaonan's words, the village chief always felt as if he was being looked down upon. If it weren't for the fact that this was his niece-in-law, he really wouldn't want to say a word.
After returning home, Wen Zhaonan felt that the village chief had good prestige in the village, but she still had other doubts. In order to facilitate this matter, she directly revealed the news to her family and then spread the news the next day.
The village chief, who was blocked at the door, said helplessly, "I understand what everyone means, but such a major matter still requires the unanimous agreement of the entire clan. You all should disperse first, and the news will be released later."
"Village Chief, you must stand firm. Many families in our village made a lot of money last year. We need to be the first to take advantage of this great opportunity."
"That's right, Boss Shen is thinking about us, so we have to give back. Our family definitely agrees to this."
"Us too!"
"Us too!"
So the village chief was almost surrounded by a group of people and came to the ancestral hall. Several other elders had been waiting here for a long time and were surprised to see so many people coming together.
After the village chief explained the matter in person, they immediately agreed, and the ancestral hall was immediately filled with cheers.
Because Shen Jia has complete pricing power over chili peppers, she cooperated with Lijia Village this time and set the purchase price at ten cents per catty.
This price is two or three times higher than the general vegetables available on the market, so there is no need to worry about no one being unwilling to clear out their own vegetable garden to grow peppers, which encourages everyone's enthusiasm to the greatest extent.
Sure enough, after hearing the number Shen Jia said, Village Chief Li was also very excited, but it was hidden under his already dark face.
After calming down, he asked, "I wonder how many acres of planting Boss Shen needs this time? We can go back and prepare."
"We can provide seeds for about 2,000 acres of land. If you agree, come back and plant them. We'll also provide a planting manual and professional planting staff. You should also know Li Quan from your village. He's been growing peppers on the farm. If you have any questions, you can ask him."
"That's it for now. I'll go back and ask the villagers."
How could anyone not agree when they heard that one pound could be sold for ten cents? This thing is almost as profitable as growing wheat, but the growing conditions are not that harsh. Anyone who is unwilling to do so is blind.
Soon, acres of pepper fields began to appear in Lijia Village. The families only planted some vegetables for their own consumption, and planted peppers on the rest, waiting for the harvest in autumn.
But before that, there was another important thing, that is, it was not long before the time for Shen Jia and County Magistrate Wu to harvest the wheat at their farm.
After finishing one task, Shen Jia quickly moved on to the next. County Magistrate Wu checked on the wheat on his farm almost every day and every month, and he wished he could stay on the farm himself.
In this way, he could better understand what the wheat meant. It was something that would benefit the country and the people and would be famous for generations to come.
Seeing that the tenant farmers on the farm said that the harvest would be ready in a few days, he quickly drove to Ning'an Town to talk to the Shen family about this matter. Since the farm was now managed by Shen Jia, the person he asked was also Shen Jia.
"I wonder how the wheat is growing at your house? My niece said the wheat tenants on our farm say it's ready to harvest. It's much earlier than other farmers' crops. It seems this wheat has countless advantages."
"That's a perfect coincidence! The manager of our farm also said it's time to harvest. I guess the wheat seeds will be ready at about the same time."
"Then let's agree that after we release this batch of wheat seeds, we will still prioritize benefiting the people. The price cannot be much higher than the market price. We will keep some seeds and sell the rest later."
"Of course, this is exactly why our Shen family told Uncle Shi about the wheat seeds. I believe Grandfather also agrees with this."
Because this matter not only involves Shen Jia, but also has something to do with other people in the Shen family, so this time the three of them met together instead of going directly to Shen Jia's single office in the workshop.
When it comes to Shen Yan, he naturally can't help but speak, "Our Shen family will definitely not use this kind of thing to extort money from the people. We will all listen to your arrangements. Letting more people benefit is what we should do."
Now Wu Wei also had the confidence to speak out his thoughts, "The last cooperation event that I held with my niece was quite a big hit in the county, and it became famous far and wide. Now I often receive documents from neighboring counties, asking to share their experience.
So this time, we're planning to hold this grand event as a Mid-Autumn Festival celebration, creating a lively atmosphere in the county. We'd also like to invite officials from neighboring counties to see what Linyuan County has become. Who knows, maybe we can even help my niece expand her network in other counties in the future."
Shen Jia and Shen Yan naturally could not refuse because they had both selfish motives and a desire to serve the people. This time, the wheat harvest for several people would definitely be more than two months earlier than the Mid-Autumn Festival. Everyone could also prepare well and make detailed plans for the subsequent planting.
Thinking of this, Shen Jia felt that the time was perfect. She should take the time to go to Hezhou Prefecture. It had been almost a few months since she last saw Fuqiu, and it was a good opportunity for her to help Zhenwei Pavilion launch its new products.
This was much better than the arrangement she had expected of announcing the news as soon as the harvest was harvested, and the other party had also considered her carefully, so she naturally did not want to let Magistrate Wu down.
The two nodded one by one, and Shen Yan said, "Just follow your arrangements. You can notify us when you need us to come forward."
After the deal was made, when it was time to harvest, Shen Jia directly hired dozens of people to start working at the same time.
Everyone was amazed when they saw the wheat on the mountain. They were surprised that it could grow so well in such a location and on such land. They couldn't help but whisper to each other and talk about the special features of this place.
But because Shen Jia had said so before, no one else dared to reveal the news here.
This time, because Shen Jia spared no effort in supplying fertilizer, the harvest of almost every acre of land was over 300 kilograms, which was an increase from last year. The total output was expected to be over 6 tons, and it was estimated that wheat seeds could be provided for more than 3,000 acres of land next year.
This can meet the needs of some people. After all, Shen Jia and County Magistrate Wu do not have so much land to cultivate for another year.
When County Magistrate Wu saw the data, he couldn't stop laughing. Even in his sleep, he couldn't help laughing out loud, which made Mrs. Wu think that he was seriously ill.
Taking advantage of this gap, Shen Jia actually went to Hezhou Prefecture. With her plan and suggestions at the beginning of the year, new products of Zhenwei Pavilion are now emerging in an endless stream.
In particular, Fuqiu also used the new things she had seen during her previous tours in Shengjing to change the shells and use them on her own products, which was both thoughtful and satisfied the vanity of the ladies.
The business is booming. This time when Shen Jia came, he also brought salted duck eggs made in the workshop.
She made some rice dumplings last year and this year, and now she wants to use them to make moon cakes. These ancient tricks can never compare to the modern imagination.
As soon as she saw Fuqiu, she smiled and said, "We've brought some goodies this time. I guess you haven't prepared food for the Mid-Autumn Festival yet."
"I originally wanted to make some mooncakes and call them Qiuxi. I guess your method won't be as good as Jianiang's. Let me take a look."
As she spoke, she took the paper handed to her by Shen Jia. It contained the recipes for many new mooncakes. The snow skin mooncakes in particular attracted Fuqiu's attention the most. The fillings inside were even more varied, many of which she had never seen before.
"Take a look first. Then, after you've worked it out with the kitchen staff, go get some custom molds and gift boxes made by the carpenter. Make sure they look elegant. Give some of these gift boxes to our familiar guests and the owner of Duobao Pavilion. You know our relationship now."
Hearing this, Fuqiu nodded and held the thing tightly in her hand. "Then Jia Niang, you go upstairs and rest first. I'll get the account books for this period of time and show them to you later."
"Well, you guys should go and rest first."
Shen Jia turned around and spoke to the guards Xu Zhao and Lin Yuehu behind him, then he went upstairs to the room alone.
The account book covering nearly half a year looked quite thick. Beside him was the iced milk tea and white jade tofu that Fuqiu had brought with her. He was working quite efficiently while eating.
Due to staffing issues, the first batch of students who entered the academy this year have been assigned to shops and workshops across the country according to their wishes after assessment. There are quite a few of them in Zhenwei Pavilion, and it is obvious just by looking at the monthly salary amounts.
However, the popular shop does require a lot of manpower, and now there are many service staff standing in the lobby on the first floor alone.
But looking at this, Shen Jia felt that he could perhaps improve a little more, as the current scale of the school was still too small.
She felt that her biggest problem now was that the growth rate of qualified employees was far behind the expansion rate of the shop, and according to the current trend, she estimated that more coal shops would be needed this winter.
When she thought of this, she started to have a headache again. Was she going to use child labor?
Forget it, let's take it one step at a time. For now, I'll help Zhenwei Pavilion have a good Mid-Autumn Festival, and then go back to deal with the wheat seeds issue. The rest can be delayed for a while.
Thinking of this, she began to check the account books of the tofu shop again. Because of the distance, the tofu shop was now managed by Zhenwei Pavilion.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door: "Knock knock knock! Is Jia Niang free now?
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