The man who was hit quickly retracted his hand and said with a wry smile, "Hey, I was just saying this casually. Please don't tell anyone else."
The others who were watching closely heard him say that and jokingly said, "Lao Mao, that's not what you just said. We were all listening, weren't we?"
"Yes, yes, we all heard it."
Suddenly, more and more people started to make a fuss. Lao Mao's face immediately turned red with shame. Seeing that everyone was laughing at him, he moved his lips but said nothing.
The village chief came out to interrupt the noise, coughed a few times, cleared his throat, and shouted:
"I've already brought all the stuff back from the Shen's workshop. Go get the managers from every household in the village. We're going to distribute the stuff right away. Anyone who wants more should hurry over here. After Xiaoshu distributes the stuff to everyone, he'll have to go back to the workshop to work."
This time, the village chief's son Li Mingshu also came with them. This was to better distribute fertilizer according to the number of mu, which was also what Shen Jia emphasized.
He seemed to have received some important task and did not dare to slack off in the slightest. As the village chief and Li Mingshu's grandfather, he would not delay his grandson's work.
As soon as he arrived at the village, he immediately asked someone to call everyone out. Since the total area of land in Lijia Village was nearly a thousand acres, it was not a quick task to calculate.
Shen Jia then specifically asked the people of Lijia Village to return to their own village to deal with this matter. If it was late, they could just sleep at home for one night and return to the workshop to work the next day.
Now, the matter of collecting fertilizers is progressing steadily. Shen Jia has also become interested and specially asked An Yun to accompany him to the farm to check the situation.
The last time they were planted together with fertilizer, I guess after two months they should have grown a lot taller.
For the time being, Shen Jia has only hired a few farmers to guard the farm. From a distance, one can see the lush greenery on the uphill slope, which is in stark contrast to when he bought it.
Seeing the master coming to the manor, Li Quan from the manor hurried out to greet him, "Master, you are here."
"Let's see how the soybeans are growing. Let's go up and take a look together."
"Okay, boss."
As he spoke, Li Quan took Shen Jia and An Yun to the reserved path. The rows of soybean seedlings were almost thirty centimeters high, and it looked like they would soon bear fruit.
Shen Jia looked at the scene before him and asked, "Based on your previous experience, what do you think of the growth of these soybean seedlings?"
When talking about his expertise, Li Quan was full of words. "Boss, to be honest, this is the first time I've seen soybean seedlings growing so well. Not only are they stronger than the previous varieties, but they're also growing faster. I estimate they'll bloom and bear fruit in less than half a month..."
Hearing his words, Shen Jia felt even happier. These soybeans had been improved and even their growth rate had increased. Just by looking at them, he knew that the quality of the soybeans grown in the future would definitely be extraordinary.
"I remember your family should also be growing the soybeans I distributed. How about comparing them with yours?"
"Although our crops are growing well, they're still a long way behind our boss's. I think it's your fertilizer that's working. Sandy soil generally doesn't have enough nutrients, so this supplement will help."
Li Quan felt a little ashamed when talking about this, because no one in their village had come to collect fertilizer yet. He wondered if the boss would think that everyone was stupid and unwilling to listen to his advice.
But Shen Jiake couldn't guess what he was thinking. Instead, he said happily, "Then you should be very happy today. The village chief has come to the workshop today to take away your village's fertilizer. It should have been distributed throughout the village. Who knows, next time you go home, you might see that your family is already using the same thing."
Li Quan, who was almost knocked unconscious by this surprise, could not suppress his excitement and shouted, "Thank you, boss! Thank you, boss!"
"This is what we agreed on before. After you grow your crops, they will all belong to me, so of course the more you grow, the better."
In Li Quan's mind, Shen Jia's image is even more lofty. How could they doubt the intentions of such a good person before?
They are really a group of ignorant villains. Thinking of this, he felt ashamed. If Shen Jia did not need him to carefully observe the fields in the farm with his company, he really wanted to find a place to hide and avoid seeing people.
Shen Jia had almost looked at half of the fields on the farm. The soybean seedlings in each field were growing at about the same level, which was exactly in line with her expectations.
After the inspection, she and An Yun returned to the workshop. After a busy day, she had a good sleep and after waking up, she threw herself into her work again.
Just as she was writing and drawing, someone suddenly came to inform her outside that someone had entrusted something to a passing merchant, saying that there was something to be delivered to the owner of Shen's Workshop.
Shen Jia was also very confused. Who would give her something? But as soon as she went out, she smelled that familiar spicy and pungent smell, and a person immediately appeared in her mind - Chen Yuan.
But what he saw was not him, but a foreign man with a long beard, speaking fluent Dasheng Dynasty official language, and nodding to Shen Jia who was leaving.
"You are the owner of Shen's Workshop. This is something a good friend of mine asked me to give you. If you think it's okay, please accept it. He said it's something good you asked him to find in the Western Regions. Also, here's a letter he wrote, asking me to personally hand it to you."
Taking the envelope, Shen Jia said, "Thank you very much. I already know who sent it. If it's convenient for you, you can have a simple meal with us. Thank you for your escort along the way."
"No, no, no, we still have to rush to the next place. If you think it's okay, we'll leave."
"Well, thank you all for your escort. Have a safe journey."
Seeing that the other party was determined to leave, Shen Jia couldn't let the six of them stay any longer, so she had to see them off. When they left, there were still many boxes on the carriage. Thinking about what Chen Yuan had mentioned before, she thought that these should be the specialties and good things that the people brought from their hometown, and they wanted to transport them to a prosperous place to exchange for some good things.
After they left, Shen Jia looked at the boxes of chili peppers left at the door of the workshop, and he could hardly control his excitement.
Yesterday, I was still happy because everyone was willing to come and get fertilizer, and today I received good news from Chen Yuan. I don’t know why the other party specially asked someone to deliver something to me. Logically, their escort company should pass by here on the way back.
Holding the envelope tightly in his hand, Shen Jia said to the two men guarding the workshop door, "First, carry these boxes to the warehouse of the workshop next door. Remember to keep them well. Tell Manager Li Chun to keep an eye on these goods."
"Yes, Boss."
Although they didn't know why Shen Jia was interested in these boxes sent by people from the Western Regions, the two of them still diligently lifted the boxes on the ground. The pungent smell that wafted from time to time made them sneeze, and they became even more curious about what they were carrying.
After Shen Jia watched the two deliver the items to another workshop, he returned to his office holding the envelope in his hand.
As soon as I opened it, I found that there were two smaller envelopes hidden inside, one for myself and the other for Fuqiu.
So she handed the letter belonging to Fuqiu to her and said, "This is a letter sent by your brother. Please take a look."
"Thank you, Jia Niang. Didn't my brother come here in person? Why did he send a special letter? I've been calculating the time he'll be back with us these days. It seems I was wrong."
"I guess there's something wrong? Take a look at what's written inside."
"That's all we can do."
Holding the envelope in her hand, Fuqiu felt a little happy, but more disappointed, and she didn't know when she could meet her brother.
Shen Jia returned to his seat, opened the envelope and checked the contents.
As expected, due to a sudden accident, their escort company needed to rush back to Shengjing as soon as possible. He had asked someone to deliver all the chili peppers that could be bought from that tribe, hoping that Shen Jia would not blame him for breaking his promise.
Seeing that even their own itinerary was interrupted because of an accident, how could Shen Jia have any complaints? Moreover, she didn't know whether the silver she gave was enough. Chen Yuan didn't mention anything about this in the letter, which made her a little worried.
I don't know what the accident was. Could it be that something big happened in Shengjing again?
Thinking about the escort agency Chen Yuan worked for, which was the Chang’s Escort Agency, one could tell from its power that the person behind it was no simple person. It seemed that something was wrong in Shengjing.
However, the emperor is far away now, and she still has a lot of time to develop. She will definitely return to Shengjing in the future.
Thinking of this, she began to plan how to use her pile of peppers. There were only a few boxes in total at the moment, so she had to spend them wisely and it would be best to attract everyone's attention first.
For now, let’s make some spicy strips and dried tofu products with lower spiciness. These snacks will definitely become popular in a short time.
The next day, Shen Jia went to the workshop where the peppers were stored. He happened to meet Li Chun coming out of the warehouse. As soon as he saw Shen Jia, he immediately greeted him, "Boss, you're here. I checked the things we stored yesterday, and they're all still there."
"I'm here today for this matter. Please gather together all the temporarily vacant positions and spare me a group of people. I can be of use here."
"Okay, I'll go check it out right away."
When the workers heard that Shen Jia was going to arrange something special, they were extremely excited. When they encountered such a thing, they knew that the workshop would definitely have another batch of good things to make money.
The last time Shen Jia asked the workers from the fertilizer workshop to gather here, they developed a special type of rice dumpling that was salty, fragrant and delicious. Once it was released, it caused a sensation in the county and was in short supply.
In particular, the gift box package that the owner ingeniously launched almost caused a fight between some people. Giving such a box of exquisite special rice dumplings on such a festive day is the most face-saving thing in everyone's eyes. If anyone has the nerve to say that he didn't eat it, he will definitely lose points in front of everyone.
From then on, no one would doubt that what Shen Jia asked them to do was wrong. As long as they followed their boss, the money would flow into their pockets.
Now that Manager Li Chun is here to look for someone, doesn’t that mean that good things are coming again?
So everyone raised their hands and shouted, "Choose me! Choose me!"
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