Chapter 600: It would be our honor to feed more people
Sang Zhixia believes that it is very important to adapt to local conditions and formulate a suitable farming plan based on comprehensive factors such as the local soil and climate.
Its importance is comparable to the quality of seeds, and no detail can be blurred.
She had thought about this as early as on the way to Lingnan. She still had to continue planting crops and expand the scale to increase the yield.
But we can't just focus on food.
Food, clothing, housing, transportation, eating, drinking and dressing up are the basic necessities of ordinary people's lives.
We must always exploit the advantages of all aspects according to the terrain, so as not to let down the depth of the earth.
Lingnan is very suitable for growing flowers.
Facing Xu Minghui's undisguised doubts, Sang Zhixia explained: "The flowers I'm talking about are not just flowers and trees for viewing, but more for use."
"You know I opened a cosmetics shop in the Northwest, right?"
Xu Minghui nodded: "I know."
He also knew that a small cosmetics shop, coupled with makeup brushes made from pig bristles on the farm, had created a local craze in the northwest.
A box of seemingly unremarkable cosmetics may only cost a modest amount, but once it is put into a box and put on the shelf, its value can instantly increase several times.
And this is just one of them.
In just over a year, the revenue from the cosmetics shop has almost reached the same level as the soap flower shop, and is showing signs of continuing to rise.
It is easy to see that when it comes to spending money to dress up, women of all ages are indeed willing to spend money.
Sang Zhixia hummed with satisfaction and said with a smile, "To make the best rouge and powder, good flowers are indispensable."
"But in the northwest, we actually lack this."
When it is warm in spring and summer, people can be organized to plant it themselves, or collect it from the wild.
But more often than not, the missing flowers can only be purchased from elsewhere at a high price.
Sang Zhixia said regretfully, "But materials like flowers and plants are worthless even if they grow everywhere. But when we buy them, they are very expensive, so the cost has never been reduced."
"It is also because of this limitation that Aunt Xie has never dared to expand her business outside and has always been confined to North City."
You must combine both taking advantage of big customers and selling at small profits but quick turnover. If you only rely on one of them, the income will be very limited.
When Sang Zhixia was in the northwest, he was limited by the scarcity of flowers and had to temporarily give up the strategy of selling at low prices and making a large profit, but now he can definitely try to pick it up again.
after all……
With so much money, who would complain about it being too hot?
And flowers and plants can be used to make more than just rouge and powder.
Before Sang Zhixia set off, Aunt Xie wanted to follow him, but she was tied up in business in the northwest and had to give up regretfully.
But when she learned that Sang Zhixia came from Lingnan, Aunt Xie spent a lot of time and effort to come up with a unique recipe. When she gave it to Sang Zhixia, she simply said that she could find a way to develop the above ingredients, and opening a prosperous store would not be a problem at all.
Sang Zhixia flipped through some books while on the road and found that the booklet published by Aunt Xie contained detailed descriptions of everything from rouge and powder to skin care lotions, and even ointments and perfumes for face and body.
At this point, all that’s missing is suitable flowers.
Xu Minghui didn't say anything as he didn't understand what was going on.
Sang Zhixia said slowly, "Lingnan is a natural hotbed for flowers and plants. Even if you casually scatter a handful of flower seeds here, they will grow stronger than those in other places."
"We now have the right time and place, and we only lack people. Of course, we must try to make up for the regrets we had before. Otherwise, how can we justify our family's journey all the way here?"
Xu Minghui was amused by her words and asked softly, "We can find a place. I think it will suit my sister-in-law's taste."
"Just as for the type of flowers, does Sister-in-law have any preferences that you would like to specify?"
"I want so much that I can't decide which one I want right now."
Sang Zhixia hesitated for a moment and said, "How about this, you help me find a suitable place first, and then we can decide?"
Xu Minghui nodded politely.
He made sure that Sang Zhixia had nothing more to add to the flowers and plants, and said slowly, "If sister-in-law is not in a hurry to go back, why don't we go and see the tea mountain?"
Sang Zhixia was really shocked by Xu Minghui this time.
Sang Zhixia said in surprise, "You've only been in Lingnan for a little over a year? How could you do so much in just over a year?"
The paved roads and terraced fields on the farm are all in place, and the separately designated pens are also neatly arranged.
Even in the city, there are a few inconspicuous granaries, and the seedlings in the fields are growing very well. There is also a complete medicinal plant garden, although it lacks medicinal plants.
That’s not all, there is actually a tea mountain that Sang Zhixia hasn’t seen?
Sang Zhixia was amazed: "Brother, your efficiency makes us feel ashamed."
Because in comparison, it seems that she and Xu Yu are doing nothing serious!
Xu Minghui said with a smile: "In the final analysis, I just copied what my sister-in-law did in the northwest and copied others' ideas. How can this be considered my contribution?"
"Shall we go and take a look?"
Sang Zhixia nodded vigorously: "Let's go, let's go."
Unlike the bleakness of the medicinal plant garden, the tea mountain that Xu Minghui casually mentioned is actually a huge mountain.
The kind where you can't see the edge at a glance.
Sang Zhixia was sharp-eyed. After a quick glance, she said subtly, "These tea trees should be at least five years old, right?"
"right."
Xu Minghui smiled playfully, his fingertips sliding across the tender buds on the tea trees, and jokingly said, "To be precise, this tea mountain didn't actually exist after I came here."
"This was originally the property of the Lingnan Palace."
When Xu Minghui first arrived in Lingnan, going to the palace to pay a visit to the old prince was an essential procedure.
When the old prince learned that he was going to open a farm, he didn't give him anything else, but just said that there was a barren mountain that was empty and useless, so he might as well give it to Xu Minghui as a gift.
Xu Minghui didn't think that the King of Lingnan would really fool him with a deserted hilltop.
But after seeing the scale of this tea mountain with my own eyes, I couldn't help but take a deep breath in my heart.
Although the tea produced in this tea mountain is not as valuable as the black tea from Mo Ding Mountain, the harvest from such a vast area is astonishing. It is a heavy gift, but one that does not make people feel overly pressured.
After hearing this, Sang Zhixia slowly exhaled, squinted her eyes and looked at the green all around her, raised her eyebrows and said, "Since it's free, just keep it."
"This also saves us trouble."
In the future, as long as we expand on the original basis, the results will be very good.
It’s better than starting from scratch.
Xu Minghui smiled bitterly and said, "Sister-in-law, this can't be considered as something that was obtained for free."
"The large quantities of grain seeds shipped from the northwest before the New Year are now growing well in the fields. Once all that grain is harvested, our farm will no longer have an advantage in terms of yield."
An advantage is something that you have but others don't.
In the northwest, the farm's grain output is several times that of other farms. With the same amount of arable land, the farm can get much more than others.
What is extra is what others cannot afford.
But now the grain is no longer exclusive to them.
In order to do Jiang Yubai a favor, Sang Zhixia promised to send a certain amount of increased grain seeds.
After Jiang Yubai got this batch of hard-earned grain seeds, he did not try them in the farm belonging to the palace. Instead, he immediately summoned the local people in Lingnan and distributed all the grain seeds for free.
Just wait two more months, and when the rice ears in the fields turn golden and it is time for the autumn harvest, the people who benefit from the grain seeds will find that this year's harvest is much better than in previous years.
The increase in surplus grain will directly lead to the decline of grain business.
The advantages of abundant production on the farm will also disappear completely.
Hearing the worry in Xu Minghui's words, Sang Zhixia smiled calmly: "Brother, isn't it a good thing to have more food?"
"Um?"
Xu Minghui raised his eyebrows in surprise.
Sang Zhixia chuckled softly, "The fundamental purpose of food is to keep us full and alive."
“It would be our honor if we could help feed more people.”
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