Double the amount? That's great!
"Then, this humble woman thanks you, sir!"
Yue Jiuyue's smile seemed much more genuine.
Of course, her hoarse voice is still hoarse, but the extra weight she gained over the winter made her look several years younger than before. With that smile, she really does have the air of a beautiful woman.
However, this slight change was not even up to Yue Jiuyue's standards. In Magistrate Tang's eyes, what kind of beautiful women hadn't he seen? So he didn't pay any attention to them. Only the clerk behind Magistrate Tang sighed inwardly at Yue Jiuyue's change.
When Magistrate Tang saw that Yue Jiuyue was not greedy and wanted more, he couldn't help but think more highly of her. This Lin Yueshi did not have the greed of some peasant women, and her character seemed quite good. No wonder she was able to raise four children on her own after losing her husband and teach them very well. They were friendly to their brothers and filial to their parents.
He had thoroughly investigated the situation of Yue Jiuyue's family, perhaps even going so far as to investigate the Lin and Yue families' ancestors for eighteen generations.
Yue Jiuyue didn't care about any of that; she only cared about how much money her sweet potato seedlings could bring her.
As it turned out, there were fewer than she had expected.
The main problem is that she set the price at 200 sweet potato seedlings for 10 coins, which sounds expensive, but she was actually following the strategy of small profits and quick turnover. Moreover, not every household would buy them, and most people just wanted to buy some to try. There were many people who spent 1 coin to buy 20 seedlings, and there were even two families who pooled their money to buy 1 coin worth of sweet potato seedlings. Yue Jiuyue was quite helpless.
This was a long-term business, and Yue Jiuyue didn't mind that she only made two or three taels of silver a day. Later, she simply let go of the business and only cared about collecting money every day.
Due to the drought, the crops in the fields were watered more frequently than in previous years, and the water in Nanhu Lake finally dried up.
The innocent children didn't understand the worries of adults. They happily ran into the lake to catch fish and shrimp, pick at their drool and crabs, not caring about the cold or getting covered in mud and getting a beating. They took home what they could, and for the rest, they found a place to roast them with their friends. They lived a very happy life.
Seeing the villagers so worried that almost everyone had blisters on their lips and mouth ulcers, Yue Jiuyue continued to live her own little life behind closed doors without any psychological burden. She either went up the mountain to pull weeds, dig wild vegetables and herbs, or stayed at home with Liu Shi to tend to the sweet potato seedlings.
"Mother, our land is all dry, but South Lake is dry. The old well only has one wellful of water a day, not even enough for people to drink, let alone for irrigation. What are we going to do about the crops?!"
Lin Chaodong didn't go to the county town or other towns to sell sweet potato seedlings today. Everyone is familiar with the process of selling sweet potato seedlings now, so it's fine if his family doesn't go. The county magistrate certainly won't blame them for such a small matter. It's just that they all like the feeling of handling a lot of money, so someone goes with them every day unless they are too busy at home.
Today, Lin Chaonan and Lin Chaobei went together because there was really nothing to do at home, and the fields that needed watering were dry, so they could only stay at home anxiously. They might as well go out for a walk.
Look, Lin Chaodong, who stayed at home, is so anxious that his mouth is full of blisters, but he can't do anything about it.
"Well, if it doesn't rain, there's nothing I can do about it. You should relax. There's always a way out. Magistrate Tang won't just stand by and watch us have no way to survive."
This was the only way Yue Jiuyue could comfort herself.
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