Accidents happening on the stone mountain in Xinghua Town are very normal for the surrounding villagers. If a few stone mining workers don’t die in a year, it’s as if the sun rises in the west.
However, the accident at Stone Mountain this time was much more serious than in the past. More than ten people died and it caused quite a stir. For a time, many people who wanted to go mining stones but had not yet gone backed off.
The men who went to Linjiang Village were relatively lucky. Some were injured, but fortunately everyone managed to save their lives. Being alive is a good thing!
Such a big accident happened on Shitou Mountain all of a sudden, and everyone was terrified. Many workers stopped working because they were worried about their lives. Naturally, Mo Xiaobao and others could no longer run their snack stalls.
During this period, the three young men and their daughters made a lot of money, and the family was busy harvesting crops. After some discussion, they closed the snack stand and decided to do it again when they had the chance in the future. They would finish the work in the fields first!
Mo Xiaobao was born in a farming family. He hadn't worked in the fields for a long time and missed it very much. When he talked about harvesting watermelons, tomatoes and grain with Pei Shaorong, his face was full of smiles.
As soon as the crops in the fields ripened, every household in the village began to rush to harvest them, and Pei Shaorong and Mo Xiaobao were no exception.
Although the family has a lot of fields, they have donkeys and oxen, and Xue Tieshi and Uncle Qin come to help occasionally, so they can succeed.
The main harvest this time was sweet potatoes, rice, watermelons and tomatoes in the fields. Although there seemed to be a lot, there was no rush to finish all of this work immediately.
Although the watermelons and tomatoes are ripe, Pei Shaorong feels that it won't be too late to pick them up after harvesting the sweet potatoes and rice. There is no need to rush in the next few days.
As for the apple tree, we will have to wait patiently. There is no need to rush. The transplanted persimmon tree is also growing very well. We can harvest it in October to make this year's persimmon cakes, which will be another big source of income for the family!
Pei Shaorong had no intention of selling the sweet potatoes and rice from his own garden. His family was not short of the money, so of course he kept such good, natural food for himself.
During this period, Pei Shaorong also discovered that people here did not know that high-yield grains like sweet potato flour could be made into vermicelli.
Up to now, the vermicelli here is basically made of mung beans and other things, which means that he has found another opportunity to make money.
But the problem arises again. Although Pei Shaorong knows that sweet potato flour can be used to make vermicelli, he himself does not know how to do it. He needs to experiment privately and slowly figure out the technique.
Thinking of this, Pei Shaorong couldn't help but sigh, knowing it earlier is priceless!
If he had known that he would travel back to ancient times, he would have definitely learned all these life skills. If that didn't work, he would have just brought two cookbooks.
Now, when Pei Shaorong flipped through the space, he saw a cartoon disc in the corner that he was going to use to kill time in the last days, and his heart ached slightly...
No one in Linjiang Village had ever seen Pei family’s tomatoes and watermelons. A few people had heard about the watermelons from a passing caravan, but no one knew anything about the tomatoes.
But seeing the festive red color and the tomato’s shape, the villagers simply named Pei Shaorong’s tomatoes Red Lanterns.
Pei Shaorong thought that the red lantern sounded more appropriate to the local customs than tomato, so he simply changed the name to his own tomato red lantern!
Pei Shaorong initially planted three acres of tomatoes and watermelons. Later, seeing that these two herbaceous vines grew well, he cleared a few acres of wasteland and planted them.
However, the crops planted in the wasteland have not yet matured, and the only ones that can be sold are one acre of tomatoes and two acres of watermelons.
This time, Pei Shaorong did not plan to work hard to run a retail business on his own, so he simply took Mo Xiaobao with him and prepared to go to Yueyang City again.
New varieties like watermelon and tomato can of course only be sold at a good price in big cities. Yueyang Town is too small and not suitable for initial development.
First, make your own watermelons and tomatoes famous in Yueyang City, and then sell your own fruits. It will definitely be much easier to make money!
The grain at home had been harvested, and there were no elderly people, children, or relatives, so there was basically nothing to worry about. Pei Shaorong and Mo Xiaobao once again easily ran to Yueyang City.
This time, the villagers naturally looked for purchasing agents again, but in addition to this, Pei Shaorong also discovered that several families in the village also wanted to go to Yueyang City. It seemed that most of them were jealous of the money they made last time in Yueyang City, and they also wanted to try their luck and make money.
Pei Shaorong had no control over what the villagers wanted to do. He pretended not to see anything, packed up his things, and set off with Mo Xiaobao on his donkey cart.
After finding a passing caravan again, Pei Shaorong and Mo Xiaobao drove the donkey cart to Yueyang City as if they were familiar with the route.
Just like their last honeymoon, Pei Shaorong and Mo Xiaobao started their own world as soon as they arrived in Yueyang City, playing and doing business at the same time, feeling very relaxed and comfortable!
This time, Pei Shaorong's main target for the sale of tomatoes and watermelons was the restaurants in Yueyang City. These high-consumption restaurants were the ones that had the ability and interest to consume their goods.
As the saying goes, good goods are best bought from three stores, and the same applies to selling things. Pei Shaorong and Mo Xiaobao acted separately and basically visited every restaurant in Yueyang City. In the end, they chose the restaurant with the highest price and the most generous owner.
Because watermelons and tomatoes can basically be considered new varieties, Pei Shaorong also specifically talked about a lot of ways to eat these two things. In the end, he negotiated a deal with the restaurant owner at a price of 20 cents per pound of tomatoes and 15 cents per pound of watermelons.
This price is not low. Vegetables and fruits can be sold at a higher price than meat. They are definitely rare!
Generally, one acre of tomatoes can produce nearly 10,000 kilograms, but since this is the first experimental sowing, the Pei family's tomato harvest this time is about 4,000 kilograms.
This number is much less than the modern number, but it was already a very good figure in ancient times. Not to mention two acres of watermelon, which is also much less than the modern number, but the harvest of two acres of watermelon also reached 8,000 kilograms.
Fortunately, Pei Shaorong had space, otherwise he really didn’t know how many trips it would take to transport so many things to Yueyang City.
The losses and expenses during transportation cannot be underestimated. All in all, Pei Shaorong feels that he is still lucky.
4,000 jin of tomatoes, at 20 wen per jin, a total of 54 liang, and 8,000 jin of watermelons, at 15 wen per jin, a total of 80 liang. Just from growing these two things this time, the total income is 134 liang!
Pei Shaorong could foresee that this time the price of watermelons and tomatoes would definitely cause an uproar when the news about their prices was spread back to the village.
However, he did not plan to keep all these things to himself, and he could not keep them anyway. Making so much money would inevitably attract everyone's attention.
But the reason why tomatoes and watermelons are so expensive now is because these two things are fresh and have high yields.
The most important thing is because of the word "first opportunity", otherwise it would be impossible to make so much money from watermelons and tomatoes.
If it is vigorously developed by the villagers in the future, no matter how precious the things are, the price will be the same as that of radishes and cabbages now!
Pei Shaorong knew it was impossible to monopolize him, but if he wanted to make him suffer, Pei Shaorong could only say, "I'm sorry, I don't know what it means to suffer a loss..."
After delivering tomatoes and watermelons to the restaurant owner in batches, Pei Shaorong and Mo Xiaobao had a comfortable time in Yueyang City for a few days before returning to the village.
As soon as he returned to Linjiang Village and distributed the things purchased by the villagers, Pei Shaorong found the village and decided to talk about the tomato and watermelon planting.
This was a decision he made after careful consideration. Rather than waiting until the villagers who had gone to Yueyang City to make money discovered that their tomatoes and watermelons made so much profit and ran back to the village to report to everyone, all the jealous people would come to his door and cause trouble.
Pei Shaorong felt that since he couldn't monopolize this thing, he might as well do the villagers a favor now and make a good profit before the tomatoes and watermelons depreciated!
The next day after returning to the village, Pei Shaorong took Mo Xiaobao to visit the village chief's home.
The village chief now has a very favorable impression of Pei Shaorong, although he never said that he was the one behind the scenes pushing for the overthrow of Cen Ziwen.
But the village chief and Qin Xiangrong are not fools. Knowing about the fat boy Cen Jianian, they can guess that Pei Shaorong is definitely involved in Cen Ziwen's downfall!
As soon as he arrived at the village chief's house, Pei Shaorong saw the fat boy Cen Jianian and a dozen children from the village squatting in the yard. Each of them was holding a branch and writing and drawing on the ground. Qin Xiangrong was sitting next to them with a book and teaching everyone.
Since returning to the village, Qin Xiangrong rarely goes out.
So on weekdays, in addition to helping with housework, Qin Xiangrong also taught the children in the village to read for free with books.
Although she came from a farming family, she learned to read from the village chief when she was a child and served as the wife of the county magistrate for several years. Although she was not very well educated, she was still able to teach children to read.
"Abao, Mr. Pei is here..."
As soon as she saw the two people enter the yard, Qin Xiangrong put down what she was holding and walked over to greet them. Although she had experienced what happened with Cen Ziwen, she seemed to be in good spirits now.
But looking at her expression, Pei Shaorong felt that Qin Xiangrong was a little different from what Mo Xiaobao described. She was not as weak as the legend said, but rather had a fierce side...
"Uncle Pei, Abaofulang!"
The little fat boy ran over, and the other children in the yard also ran over happily. Now if the children in the village were to say who they liked the most, it would definitely be the Pei couple.
Because of their anticipation for their future children, Pei Shaorong and Mo Xiaobao both love children the most. They always carry some snacks in their pockets to amuse the children when they go out.
After grabbing a handful of peanut candy commonly found in town and giving it to everyone, Pei Shaorong and Mo Xiaobao followed Qin Xiangrong into the inner room and saw the village chief.
Pei Shaorong didn't waste any words. He simply made a few polite remarks and then made his purpose clear.
"Old village chief, I have already dragged these tomatoes and watermelons to Yueyang City for a trial sale. The price is not bad. When I first came to the village, everyone took good care of me. So I thought, let's make money together, and the people of Linjiang Village can get rich and build houses together!"
"Mr. Pei, can these tomatoes really be sold at the same price as meat? Twenty cents, you're not lying to me, right? And the watermelon, can it be fifteen cents?"
After hearing what Pei Shaorong said, Qin Laoshuan was completely dumbfounded. What on earth were these tomatoes and watermelons so precious that their prices were even higher than meat? Ordinary vegetables and fruits could only be sold for ten coins per pound at best...
"Old village chief, the price is high now because there is nothing rare within a hundred miles. If everyone in our village grows them, and these two things are not suitable for long-distance transportation and sales, the price will naturally drop, but we will still make a profit..."
"Old village chief, according to my estimation, the price of tomatoes and watermelons will not drop below ten cents in at least the next two years, and our village is the only one that grows them, which is a huge advantage..."
This is also something Pei Shaorong has considered from many aspects. Transportation in ancient times was too inconvenient, and not everyone has their own convenient and safe space.
In ancient times, watermelons and tomatoes were not suitable for long-distance transportation and sales, so Pei Shaorong was willing to share these two things with everyone.
Pei Shaorong smiled and continued, "But I don't have many tomato and watermelon seeds. I only have three acres of seedlings. Each family in the village may not get much..."
"That's natural..." After listening to Pei Shaorong's analysis, Qin Laoshuan suddenly saw the prospect of increasing everyone's income.
According to Pei Shaorong's description, tomatoes are fine, but watermelons don't take long to grow and are not picky about the land. Villagers can simply plant them in two acres of sandy land in the back mountain.
For everyone, it is just a matter of effort, but the annual income will definitely increase significantly!
Although Pei Shaorong contributed only a few seedlings, and each household received only a small amount, as long as they are used well, the villagers will have an additional source of income in the future.
Thinking of this, Qin Laoshuan felt comforted. He didn't expect that Pei Shaorong, the new outsider, was such a good person!
Patting Pei Shaorong on the shoulder, Qin Laoshuan said earnestly, "Mr. Pei, I know you are a good young man. Tell me, how are you going to sell these seedlings? I won't let the village mistreat you..."
Qin Laoshuan was also a smart man. He knew that it was impossible for the Pei family's young seedlings to be given away for free, so it was only natural for him to collect the money.
After hearing what Qin Laoshuan said, Pei Shaorong was satisfied. He thought to himself that the village chief was a sensible man and would not suffer any loss. Since he had shared such good things with everyone, he would be letting himself down if he did not get some benefits in return!
"Old Village Chief, since you said so, I won't be polite..."
Pei Shaorong stared at Qin Laoshuan and smiled wickedly in his heart as he looked a little annoyed at himself for saying too much because of his impolite words.
"I have so many seedlings in my fields that they are all there. I'll keep one-third of the tomatoes and watermelons for myself, and I won't ask for more than the remaining two-thirds. I'll just take thirty taels of money for the seeds. It's up to you, old village chief, to decide how to distribute them to the villagers. I don't care..."
Thirty taels is not much for every household in the village, and the villagers can definitely afford it. This kind of money is free money, and Pei Shaorong's focus is not here.
"Old village chief, in addition to the money for the seeds, I have another condition if you want me to give the seedlings to the village..."
"What conditions? Tell me..." Qin Laoshuan nodded. It was not excessive for Pei Shaorong to ask for thirty taels of money for the seeds. After all, the thing was a rare item and could not be bought even with silver now.
"I want to buy the sweet potatoes in the village!"
"What?" Qin Laoshuan was startled. "Why...why do you want so many sweet potatoes?"
It's not impossible to sell all the sweet potatoes to Pei Shaorong, since everyone is preparing to sell them now anyway. But Qin Laoshuan was really surprised why the Pei family wanted so many sweet potatoes?
According to the high yield of sweet potatoes, every family in the village now basically harvests several thousand kilograms of sweet potatoes. What is the Pei family trying to do...
What did Pei Shaorong want to do? Of course, he wanted to make money from sweet potatoes. Now no one knew that sweet potato flour could be used to make vermicelli, so of course he had to take advantage of this opportunity first.
In addition to vermicelli, there are many other foods that can be made with sweet potatoes. The most important thing is that sweet potato flour can also be used to make steamed buns. The steamed buns made by mixing it with flour are not only delicious, but also save the use of flour!
By then, vermicelli and sweet potato flour will not only be sold in Yueyang, but can also be developed outside because they are easy to store and suitable for long-distance transportation.
"Old village chief, I won't hide it from you. I bought the sweet potatoes from the village because I wanted to make money. I plan to set up a factory and sell some sweet potato products..."
"The purchase price of these sweet potatoes will be based on the annual selling price in the village, two cents per pound. In addition, I also want the village chief to promise to help me persuade the villagers to come to my factory to work, and I will pay everyone their wages!"
If you want to get rich, besides business acumen, you also need help from others. This is why Pei Shaorong has always wanted to win over the villagers.
His plan to become a landlord is not just to grow crops and sell some food. Of course, he has to use the resources to make money for himself. Money is something that no one can ever have too much!
This factory is not only for producing sweet potato products, Pei Shaorong has many other plans, and it is absolutely necessary to set up a factory and hire people.
"Pei family...you..." Qin Laoshuan suddenly felt a little dry in the mouth. Looking at Pei Shaorong's expression, it seemed that he was planning to do something big.
Qin Laoshuan didn't understand what Pei Shaorong meant by working in a factory, but he understood what Pei Shaorong wanted to express, which was that he wanted to invite people from the village to work in his house!
Pei Shaorong also knew that he sometimes spoke too modernly, and it was difficult for ancient people like Qin Laoshuan to understand him. After thinking for a while, he continued.
"Village Chief, I will come up with a detailed plan for hiring people for my factory. You just need to help me convince the villagers to come to my house to help. I will definitely not treat everyone unfairly... I wonder if the village chief will do it?"
“Go for it!”
Qin Laoshuan slapped his thigh and thought that anyone who didn't make money was a fool. On weekdays, when the villagers were not busy, they would go to the town to find a job to earn money to supplement the family income. Now the Pei family was looking for people to help in the village, and no one would be unwilling.
After talking to the village chief, Pei Shaorong and Mo Xiaobao went home satisfied to discuss setting up a factory. The village chief also hurriedly gathered the villagers to tell everyone the good news brought by the Pei family.
Whether it's the precious tomatoes, red lanterns and watermelons, or the Pei family's plan to set up a factory and hire people to work, it's definitely great news for the people of Linjiang Village.
In short, for everyone, these two things are beneficial with no harm. When the village chief released the news, no one in the village refuted it. They all applauded. Who would dislike the idea of making money?
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