Six copper coins for a bucket of water?!
Magistrate Tang's face immediately turned black.
He suddenly remembered that the village chief of Linjiagou Village had gone to the county government to borrow money from him, which seemed to be about buying water to irrigate the wheat fields.
This Xishan Village, showing absolutely no regard for neighboring villages, actually asked for an exorbitant price!
You should know that even in the capital, a load of water is only...
He seemed unaware of the actual prices in the capital. He never asked about prices when buying things, and he paid even less attention to household purchases.
Anyway, he just felt that the price was too high.
It was just a bucket of lake water, yet it sold for six coins!
However, this is a year of famine, and this might be the only place in the entire county with water. Of course, there might still be water sources deep in the mountains and forests, but those places are too dangerous; there might be wolves, tigers, wild boars...
Therefore, he could not stop Xishan Village from taking the opportunity to amass wealth.
Magistrate Tang sighed, leaning back dejectedly, his earlier energy gone.
Given that a bucket of water in Xishan Village could sell for six coins, his plan to dig a canal to bring in water was likely not going to work.
Unless he offers a high price that will satisfy Xishan Village.
He wasn't without money, but it all belonged to his family, not to Tang Shishu himself.
"grown ups."
Master Li couldn't help but call out softly, fearing that Magistrate Tang would be discouraged and have no future.
It should be noted that he had paid a heavy price to be able to stay by Magistrate Tang's side.
"It's nothing, I just have many feelings."
Magistrate Tang, without thinking, thought of the woman from Linjia Village who discovered the sweet potato, Lin Yueshi.
In the face of disaster, they discovered that sweet potatoes are a valuable crop that can be grown in any kind of land. Instead of keeping them for themselves, they spread their cultivation throughout the entire county. Although they also made a profit from it, it was all reasonable.
The people of Xishan Village, however, took advantage of their village's unique water source to make huge profits, causing nearby villages that had the opportunity to improve their wheat harvest to fail to achieve good results even with the full efforts of the entire village. In fact, the amount of grain they grew was far less than the cost of buying water.
This comparison made Magistrate Tang realize even more clearly Lin Yue's fine character; she truly deserved to be called a good mother who raised four outstanding sons.
Yue Jiuyue didn't know what Magistrate Tang thought of her. All she knew was that as soon as she stepped outside, she saw a number of elderly, weak, women, and children digging holes in the South Lake in front of her house. Without a doubt, Yue Jiuyue knew they were looking for clam shells, hoping to exchange them for pearls.
As for who started this trend, besides Gou Dan's third cousin, there was no one else.
She didn't go over to remind them, lest those people not know what's good for them and think she was afraid they'd find a pearl and wanted to keep it all for herself.
Don't blame her for maliciously speculating about people's hearts. Not to mention the current drought that has caused widespread panic, even in a good year, such a thing that seems to cut off people's livelihood is like a sandman's parents—no one would believe it.
"Sister-in-law, why don't you come dig for pearls with us? Hurry up, there's still plenty of space over there!"
A grateful woman immediately and warmly invited Yue Jiuyue to dig for pearls together.
"Thank you, sister-in-law, but no need. I dug around a couple of days ago, and my back still hurts."
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