Chapter 33 Good Things
There are only three or four sugar-making workshops in Suixi County, and the output is not very large. As for the color and taste, Uncle Ruan Gui thought about it and it seems not as good as Zhao Liya said. The quality should be not very pure.
As for white sugar, there probably wasn't any left at all.
After getting brown sugar and yellow sugar, it is easy to make white sugar. Zhao Liya made up her mind to do this.
She has what no one else has, and if she succeeds, she will definitely make a lot of money.
If she were to do it alone, she wouldn't dare to do it, but with Zaihu Village joining in, she felt relieved.
At first, she would keep the sugar secret, concealing its origin and shipping it to the provincial capital for sale. While building up her fortune, she also searched for strong and reliable partners.
If one is not safe enough, then find two or three.
More people makes it easier to check and balance.
And Zaihu Village is her strongest support.
It's a big village with a population of nearly 2,000. I believe that even wealthy businessmen would not want to provoke anyone, right?
"Uncle Ruan Gui, we've decided to do this. We'll plant sugarcane, manage the fields, build a sugar mill, and hire workers. Besides hiring a few people, I want to hire people from Zaihu Village. Where do you think we can buy land? My brother is my parents' adopted son. He's a good citizen and can buy land freely."
Seeing that they had made up their minds, Uncle Ruan Gui did not want to persuade them any further. Zhao Liya's words that she would hire people from Zaihu Village also made Uncle Ruan Gui a little tempted.
This way, many families in need can earn some income, which is a good thing.
The people of Zaihu Village are down-to-earth and the Zhao family is kind-hearted. This is really the best situation.
"I wonder how much land you plan to buy? Here, wasteland isn't expensive, about one mu and two taels of silver. There's a lot of wasteland near our village."
It is true that in Lingnan at this time, there are few people and abundant land, so it is very easy to buy land.
Zhao Liya and Hu Ling looked at each other and smiled, "We plan to buy 500 acres first."
"How much!" Uncle Ruan Gui almost fell asleep.
Zhao Liya: "Five hundred acres. I think since we are going to plant, we might as well plant a little more."
If you plant too little, you won’t make money. You should plant more and build up a scale, at least to make more money in the early stage.
Moreover, the more crops are planted and the more people are hired, the deeper the ties with Zaihu Village will be.
Uncle Ruan Gui couldn't help but gasp in amazement, and said with an awkward smile, "Hey, don't blame me for being shocked. I've never heard of anyone buying so much land at once, so I'm really shocked."
Zhao Liya smiled and said, "Uncle, can I buy it?"
"Yes, yes," said Uncle Ruan Gui, brightening up his spirits. "I think it's possible. How about I take you to meet the village head and the two clan leaders of the Ruan and Li families?"
Since we want to buy land in Zaihu Village, of course we have to get the consent of the villagers and the clan members of Zaihu Village.
Zhao Liya agreed without hesitation, "Thank you so much, Uncle Ruan Gui!"
"Hey, don't mention it, don't mention it. Uncle should thank you guys, haha!"
Five hundred acres is not a small amount. Mr. Ruan was worried, so he went along as well, and the four of them went together.
Uncle Li, the village chief of Zaihu Village, the two clan leaders, and the three elders who came over to join in the fun after hearing that the village chief had guests and invited the two clan leaders to come over for a chat, were all very happy after hearing what Zhao Liya said.
"Miss Zhao has a really good eye. There's plenty of land near our village, and it's all good land. We can start growing things right away!"
"That's right, growing sugarcane is much more convenient!"
"Don't worry, Miss Zhao. Since you plan to hire people from our village to do the work, we will definitely do our best. If anyone slacks off, we won't forgive them, even if you say anything."
"right!"
Zhao Liya and Hu Ling exchanged glances, and both felt relieved.
"Thank you all, uncles and aunts. This matter concerns our entire family's wealth. My father has been feeling a little unwell recently, and this matter cannot be delayed any longer, otherwise we will miss the time. That's why my brother and I came here. Before we came, my father repeatedly urged me to think carefully and consider everything. Fortunately, all the uncles and aunts, uncles and aunts are kind-hearted and willing to help me. I must consider it carefully and want to go and look at the land now. If it is suitable, I will go back and tell my father and ask him to take a look tomorrow, and then we can decide. How is it?"
Zhao Liya was very satisfied in her heart, but as the boss, she couldn't let the people of Zaihu Village lead her by the nose and let them say whatever they wanted, so she agreed immediately.
She was young and easy to talk to, and as time went on, it was hard to guarantee that these people would not take advantage of their seniority and become disrespectful to her, or even take advantage of her.
Maybe they didn't have any bad intentions from the beginning, but if you are too soft, can you blame others for taking advantage of you?
At that time, if I don't listen or obey, I might end up making them unhappy.
This is not good for anyone.
She wanted to make money and win them over to her side, but she didn't want to become estranged because of interests.
Therefore, her father must come and show up for this matter.
After Zhao Liya said this, the head of the village and others naturally nodded in agreement, saying "It should be!" and "That's how it should be!"
Originally, two elders of the clan could not help showing their true nature when they were happy. They were quite domineering and aggressive, and they kept saying things like "Don't worry about anything, leave it to us!", "We will definitely get things done!", "Don't worry, we are here for you!", but now they have restrained themselves a bit and didn't say anything too ambitious.
The group then went to see the place. After walking out of the village for about half an hour, they saw a large flat area overgrown with weeds and bushes, mixed with some large and small trees.
Moreover, the river that flows through Zaihu Village happens to pass by here, making water diversion and irrigation very convenient.
The wild areas in the south are particularly lush with vegetation, and clearing them all out is no small task. Zhao Liya felt her scalp tingling as she watched.
Fortunately, the terrain was flat, which saved us some trouble.
Zhao Liya walked around and she and Hu Ling seemed very satisfied, but she said she didn't understand and needed her father to come and see it.
At this moment, the people of Zaihu Village suddenly became nervous, put on a smile and said countless nice things politely.
With such a big project, who wouldn’t want to have it on their own land?
When it comes to your own territory, the benefits are obvious!
When Zhao Liya and Hu Ling went back, Ruan Guishu and his son and the village head's eldest grandson Li Guangqing insisted on sending them back personally and even used the village head's ox cart.
Knowing that Zhao Liya wanted sweet potato vines and tomatoes, the village head gave a casual order and many families delivered them.
The result was a basket full of tomatoes and several bundles of sweet potato vines.
The village head also said: "If it's not enough, there is more!"
(End of this chapter)
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