An Dashan saw that Gao was fine, so he went to look at the seeds. Touching the seeds that were much larger than normal wheat seeds, An Dashan said, "It is indeed a fairy's thing! It is not comparable to ordinary wheat seeds."
The three of them walked out of the warehouse, and An Dashan specially found a lock to lock the warehouse door, for fear of being discovered.
Back in the living room, An Ning said to An Dashan, "Dad, since we're hiring people to farm the land, we can't hide the wheat seeds from others. If anyone asks, we can say we bought them from somewhere else. If anyone wants to buy the seeds, we can sell them to them, but the prerequisite is that they can't reveal it before the autumn harvest, and the price will be 20% higher than the market price of ordinary wheat seeds."
An Dashan calculated that a pound of wheat seeds cost 25 coins, and an extra 20% would be 30 coins per pound. A smart person would not refuse this price, so he nodded and said, "Okay, let's do as you say."
An Ning said again: "Dad, the spring ploughing season is coming soon. We only have one mule at home. Do you want to add a cow?"
An Dashan said, "I've thought about this. I already have a mule at home, but we have a lot of land, so I'm thinking of buying a cow. What do you two think?"
Gao said, "I don't care about this matter. You two can make the decision."
An Ning thought for a moment and said, "I agree with Dad. It will be the busy farming season in a few days. The two cows in our village are used in turns. Why don't we buy one ourselves?"
An Dashan said, "Okay, then I'll go to town to buy it tomorrow." After the discussion, the few of them went back to their rooms to rest.
The next day, after breakfast, An Dashan went to the town. An Ning was afraid that Gao Shi would not be able to stay at home alone, so she did not go with him. An Dashan went to the place where he bought the cart and mule last time. They were all acquaintances, so he did not bargain much and bought a four-year-old yellow cow for thirty taels.
An Dashan tied the ox to the mule cart, bought two plows, and then walked back to Huaishu Village. The villagers of Huaishu Village were no longer surprised and greeted An Dashan one after another. An Dashan kept greeting them as he walked home.
An Ning was planting vegetables in the yard when she heard An Dashan's voice. She quickly opened the door and saw her father walking home amid the envious and jealous eyes of the villagers. An Dashan stopped in front of his door and said, "Ning Ning, take a look at this cow that Dad bought."
An Ning looked at the yellow cow standing there quietly, walked up to it and touched it, and said, "Yes, this cow is very strong."
An Dashan laughed and said, "Of course, how can your father have bad taste?" As he said that, he led the cow to the backyard and tied it up.
Gao also heard the voice and came out. She looked at the newly bought yellow cow and sighed, "Now we have a cow too. That's great!"
An Ning said to An Dashan who was driving a mule cart to the yard, "Dad, when are we going to start the spring ploughing?"
An Dashan said, "Let's start tomorrow! I'll tell everyone later that anyone who wants to come can come."
An Ning had no objection to this. The spring wheat planting period is at the end of March and the beginning of April, so now is the perfect time to plant the crops.
That afternoon, An Dashan went door to door in the village to inform everyone that some families wanted to help with farming in order to earn more money. An Dashan did not refuse, as long as they were not cunning and dishonest, he would accept all the offers.
Uncle Liu from next door said, "Dashan, you can use my cow as you like. We don't farm now anyway."
An Dashan laughed and said, "Okay, thank you Uncle Liu. Don't worry, I will pay you for the cow."
Uncle Liu did not refuse. After all, in the past, villagers had to pay for using cows.
Early the next morning, An Dashan loaded his mule cart with the wheat seeds that An Ning had soaked in advance, and then loaded the plow and other tools on Uncle Liu's ox cart.
The villagers all brought their own tools and gathered at An Dashan's house early. An Dashan led the way with a mule cart, and the newly bought cow was tied to the mule cart as usual. Liu Ershu's son Liu Genwang drove his own ox cart, and the others followed behind.
An Dashan's land was right next to Huaishu Village, so it wasn't too far away. It didn't take long for the group to reach the destination. An Ning jumped off the shaft of the mule cart, looked at the land that had been fertilized, and nodded with satisfaction.
This base fertilizer was bought by An Dashan from every village. In ancient times, fertilizer was hard to buy, and every household relied on this little fertilizer to grow crops. An Dashan took a lot of effort to collect this base fertilizer, which resulted in the smell of Tian An Dashan not being dissipated for a long time.
Everyone was good at growing crops, so An Ning didn't need to give them orders. An Ning helped with the work for a while, and when it was getting late, she went home to prepare lunch. Both the mule and the ox were used, so An Ning had no choice but to walk on her own two legs. Before she left, she said to An Dashan, "Dad, when it's almost noon, you guys should come back to eat!"
After hearing An Dashan's agreement, An Ning went home. An Ning had already made the dough in the morning, so she didn't have to do anything complicated at noon, just stew a big pot of vegetables.
When An Ning got home, she heard a child's voice, which sounded like Xiao Shitou. When An Ning pushed the door open, it was indeed Xiao Shitou. Not only Xiao Shitou, but also Gensheng's younger brother Xiao Suozi was there.
An Ning hired Gensheng's mother to help with cooking for the next few days, and her salary was still the same as before.
When Little Stone saw An Ning flying towards him, he said, "Sister, you're finally back. Little Stone missed you so much."
An Ning rubbed his head and said, "Sister misses Xiao Shitou too. Come on, go into the house and sister will get you something delicious." Then she pulled Xiao Shitou and Xiao Suozi into the main room.
In the main room, Gao was talking to Wang and Gensheng's mother. An Ning greeted them and then gave each of the two children a piece of cake.
After sending the two children out to play, Gao said, "Ningning, your grandma thought that our family would soon have to plant the crops, and was afraid that we would be too busy, so she came to help."
An Ning hugged Wang's arm and said, "I knew grandma was the best." Wang looked at the coquettish An Ning and smiled.
After they talked for a while in the main hall, An Ning and Gen Sheng's mother got up and went to the kitchen. With Gen Sheng's mother's help, An Ning did not ask Wang for help, and asked Wang to have a good talk with Gao. In the kitchen, Gen Sheng's mother skillfully made steamed buns with the black flour An Ning had fermented, put them on the steamer, and started to steam the buns. An Ning was responsible for cutting meat and vegetables to prepare the big pot dish.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
