Chapter 350 Do you want to be a big landlord spanning the north and the south?
Xu Yu arranged the trivial matters outside and the fish feast that Sang Zhixia wanted to eat. When he entered the cabin, he found that the sweet soup that was served was placed on the table without being touched. Sang Zhixia was looking at the opened letter in her hand in the candlelight.
"Why don't you eat something first?"
Sang Zhixia said without raising her head, "I'm not hungry now. I'll save some space for a good meal later."
Xu Yu raised his eyebrows in disapproval. He walked over, put his arm around Sang Zhixia's waist, and rested his chin on her shoulder. He glanced at the letter in her hand and said nonchalantly, "Is it from home?"
Sang Zhixia quickly scanned the letter and said without looking up, "It's from Xu Minghui."
Xu Yu asked lazily: "What did you say?"
"I wrote such a thick stack of paper to complain to you?"
Sang Zhixia reached out and pushed away the big head that was about to bite her earlobe, saying with a helpless smile, "Why is it that serious?"
"Xu Minghui didn't mention his own hardship, but he did mention it in the letter, saying that Chen Jing'an was very angry."
Chen Jing'an was really angry.
He traveled thousands of miles to the south, racked his brains and took great pains to collect more than 3,000 tea trees from all over the place. It can be said that he transported them back without any effort.
I originally thought that I could just sit back and relax as long as the things were delivered, but who knew that Xu Yu would shamelessly run away.
Sang Zhixia's eyes showed a subtle expression as she sighed, "He said the tea trees Chen Jing'an brought back on the eighth day of the first lunar month have been planted in batches. With Chen Jing'an's great help, everything is going smoothly on the farm and in the tea garden."
Due to limited space, and Xu Minghui's quiet nature, he did not elaborate in the letter on the depth of Chen Jing'an's resentment.
But it's easy to tell that Chen Jing'an is a villain who scolds Xu Yu three times a day and never misses a meal, and pokes him every day.
Xu Yu sneered at this, snorted and did not respond.
Sang Zhixia couldn't help laughing and turned the page of the letter. Looking at the summarized accounts, she couldn't help laughing in surprise.
"The income from the grain store hasn't fluctuated much, but the business of the box incense is much more prosperous, better than I initially thought."
Although soap flowers are consumables, they can be used for a long time once you buy them.
The number of returning customers will only increase, but the rate of return will not be very fast.
As more and more people buy soap flowers, the business in the store will naturally become quieter and it will be impossible for it to be prosperous every day.
However, the demand for soap flowers far exceeded expectations.
Less than half a month after Sang Zhixia left home, Xu Minghui had no choice but to start slaughtering pigs and making oil.
The aroma of oil residue spread over the farm for many days. Adults and children from the village gathered together. Everyone had oil on their lips, and the snacks they took out of their pockets were all oil residue distributed by the farm.
So many people have to keep their mouths busy for three meals a day, and they can't even eat as fast as what's cooking in the pot.
Xu Minghui simply packed hundreds of pounds of oil residue into wooden barrels and sent a lot of it to the northwest camp, just as a way to improve the soldiers' food.
Even without Xu Minghui explaining in detail, Sang Zhixia could guess Chen Nianhe's reaction when he received so much oil residue.
For the soldiers who have been stationed in the camp for a long time, this is a rare and good thing.
In addition to the soap flowers, the ginseng that Sangzhixia had planted before also showed signs of movement.
Sang Zhixia pointed to a line of words on the paper and said, "I believe we can grow ginseng this time, right?"
Although there is no plan to dig ginseng and sell it this year, the ginseng that was planted has taken root and sprouted, which is enough to surprise countless people.
Xu Yu hummed in admiration and chuckled, "I see."
"Our Zhizhi is very capable. It would be impossible to replace him with someone else."
Sang Zhixia was amused by his brainless praise. She tilted her head and touched Xu Yu's nose. After reading the account book, she slowly exhaled.
"By the time we return, the tea mountains on Moding Mountain and the tea gardens in the village will surely be stable. We can then use the greenhouses for growing seedlings by cuttings, and quickly spread the seedlings out next year. We'll be ready to pick tea in two years at the latest."
If a tea plantation becomes a mountain, it can fetch millions of gold.
You can wait a few years.
Xu Yu always just followed orders when it came to farm matters. He nodded and grabbed Sang Zhixia's finger, saying, "Then when we go to Shu this time, let's continue to collect some grain seeds to bring back, and we can also bring some different types of tea trees."
"When we get back, I'll go build a few more greenhouses so you don't run out of space."
Sang Zhixia nodded repeatedly, thought for a moment and added, "And the beets I told you about yesterday, we can start planting more when we get back this time."
Sang Zhixia had previously focused on increasing grain production, and was so busy that he didn't realize that this thing could also be very valuable.
Beets are easy to grow and grow very well in the North.
The dug beetroots can be easily refined into syrup, which can be made into sugar blocks that can be preserved for a long time and can also be sold for money.
If it were possible that he couldn't get back now, Sang Zhixia would have wanted to make up for this omission immediately.
Xu Yu listened patiently, nodding from time to time.
When Sang Zhixia had almost finished speaking, Lingchu's voice was heard outside: "Young Master, Boss, it's time to eat."
The river was windy at night, so dinner was placed in another separated cabin.
Fresh river fish were made into various dishes, filling the table.
There is a milky white fish soup stewed with tofu, braised grass carp with the bones removed and cut into pieces, small fish caught with a net and coated with batter and fried until golden brown, and blanched river shrimp that are directly caught after being boiled in water.
After sitting down, Sang Zhixia looked at the curled and crispy-looking thing on the small plate and said in surprise, "Is this fish scales?"
"The boss has good eyesight."
Ling Chu introduced: "This is the scales of a large fish weighing over 100 kilograms. After removing the fishy smell, they are exposed to the sun to remove moisture. When you are ready to eat it, they are fried in a pan. People living on the water call this fish crispy skin."
"It's a rare name."
Xu Yu gestured to Ling Chu and Song Liu to eat by themselves, and then he scooped a bowl of fish soup for Sang Zhixia.
After wiping his hands, he picked up the river shrimp and started to shell them. Seeing Sang Zhixia chewing on the crispy skin, he smiled and said, "Are you used to it?"
Sang Zhixia took a sip of the warm fish soup and nodded: "It's okay, quite delicious."
"As long as you are used to it."
"There aren't that many things to do on the water, so let's just make do with what we have."
Xu Yu put the peeled river shrimp into Sang Zhixia's bowl, paused, and said, "Further on, in the Huai'an area, I heard there are a lot of food stalls of all kinds. Let's go try them one by one. If I learn what you like, I'll make it for you when I get home."
Sang Zhixia savored the delicious taste and laughed a little: "Don't just think about eating."
"By the way, how much silver did you bring with you this time?"
Xu Yu was stunned for a moment before he laughed and said, "It's definitely enough. Why do you think of asking this?"
"I thought it was a rare trip out, so I couldn't just eat my fill and then go back, right?"
Sang Zhixia pointed outside the cabin as Xu Yu looked at her eagerly, raising an eyebrow and asking, "Do you want to be a big landlord spanning north and south?"
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