The next morning, Chai Shijing thought Kang Yueran would go to the dock to take a look. Kang Yueran shook her head and replied that she would definitely have to kowtow if she went there, so she would not go.
Chai Shijing then remembered that Kang Yueran always bowed and saluted when she saw him, but never kowtowed. He smiled and shook his head, without further persuasion, saying that it was fine if she didn't go, as she could stay with him in the study.
The relationship between the two, especially Kang Yueran's attitude, changed very obviously. Everyone in the yard knew that the relationship between the two was unusual.
But they all tacitly agreed not to tell anyone, including the elder and younger sisters. They believed that it would be detrimental to a woman's reputation if she became too intimate with a man before marriage.
In mid-September, Shawo radishes can be harvested.
Kang Yueran had people spread the news in advance. Before the end of September, if the people or merchants went to the fields to transport goods themselves, they would be charged 12 wen per catty for less than 2,000 catties; 11 wen per catty for 2,000 to 5,000 catties; and 10 wen per catty for more than 5,000 catties.
As soon as the news came out, we quickly received orders from many merchants. Everyone wanted to try what the crispy, sweet, delicious and non-spicy radish tasted like.
Duan Fei and Wang Hai brought people to Lijiaji Village and Sanhe Village to help the villagers harvest radishes. With Kang Yueran's instructions, they sent ten kilograms of radishes to each household in the two villages to taste.
Lijiaji Village
Miao put the washed radish on the chopping board and prepared to cut it into sections. The little grandson couldn't help but reach out to take it out of curiosity.
Miao patted his hands and said, "Let's eat together later."
The little grandson withdrew his hand, but the round radish rolled off the chopping board onto the ground and broke into several pieces with a "snap".
Miao picked it up distressedly and went back to washing it while mumbling, "This radish is too fragile."
After washing, she stuffed a small piece into her mouth, her face full of surprise, "Dad, try it, it's just like what the boss said, it's really delicious."
Li Mao came out of the main room and asked, "Why did you eat first?"
"The radish fell from the chopping board and broke into pieces. I picked up a small piece and took a bite. It was delicious!"
Li Mao came over and saw the radish in Miao's hand, which had been broken into six or seven pieces. "It's broken into so many pieces! This is different from the radishes we usually eat. Radishes don't get broken like this."
He also picked up a piece and ate it, "Mm, it's delicious!"
After eating the radish, his mind started to work again. Such delicious radish could really be eaten as fruit, and in this winter, fruit is in short supply.
He called his four sons into the main hall, and after they had tasted the radishes, he asked, "What do you think? Should we buy some radishes and sell them in town?"
Li Sangen ate another piece and said, "I think it's okay. Twelve cents a catty, and we can sell it for fifteen cents a catty. A cart can carry at least five hundred catties, so that's one and a half ounces of silver."
Li Dagen was the most dull. "Can they be sold? There have been many merchants coming to buy radishes these days."
"I asked Manager Wang Hai, and he said most of the people who come here to buy radishes are merchants from Anzhou and other counties. Just like Dad said, let's go to the town to sell them. If we sell 50 kilograms a day, we can still make 150 coins."
Li Mao bit his lip and hesitated, "If we gather the whole village to sell, we can buy 5,000 catties at once. That's ten cents a catty, and we can sell it for thirteen cents a catty."
Li Sangen was very supportive. "I think it's fine. If we can't sell it, we can keep it for ourselves and it won't be wasted."
Li Mao stood up quickly and said, "I'll go ask in the village."
As soon as he walked out of the main room, he heard someone knocking on his door. When he welcomed the person in, he realized that everyone had the same idea as Li Mao.
Li Mao took those people to find Wang Hai. After hearing about it, Wang Hai gave a thumbs up and praised him, "Your Lijiaji Village is really going to be on the rise."
A total of 43 households in Lijiaji Village joined the radish sales team, and each household received just over 100 kilograms. Since no one had much money, they thought it would be a good idea to try their hand at selling radishes first. If they made enough money, they could buy more. After all, the radishes grew in their own fields.
Wang Hai was very supportive and gave them priority in selling carrots, allowing them to start selling early. He also reminded them to bring a knife and let others taste the carrots. If others liked the carrots, they would definitely buy more.
Before dawn, more than a hundred people gathered at the entrance of Lijiaji Village. Li Mao waved his hand and the people walked in groups of two or three towards the places assigned to them last night.
In the afternoon, the first ones to come back were Li Dagen and Li Sangen. They sold all the more than 100 kilograms of radishes they brought.
"They're selling really well. The tasting method that Manager Wang Hai gave us is really effective. When people try the radishes and find them so delicious, they buy several kilograms. The owner of a restaurant in town even ordered thirty kilograms at once."
Li Mao laughed repeatedly, "Let's wait and see how everyone sells tonight. If it's good, I'll go to Manager Wang Hai tomorrow to buy another 5,000 kilograms."
Nowadays, vegetables are in short supply in Anzhou. Radishes can be eaten raw or used in cooking, and the price is not expensive, so they are naturally easy to sell.
Business in Lijiaji Village is good, and business in the county and Anzhou City is even better.
Wang Hai and Duan Fei came to report the good news to Kang Yueran, and also brought back a cart of radishes. Liu Xiaocao washed them and cut them into sections, and everyone tasted them.
Hu Dacheng chewed a whole radish by himself and said, "I didn't expect the radishes grown in the sandy fields to be so delicious."
Kang Yueran didn't say anything. What she bought at the mall were the seeds of Shawo radish. She wasn't sure whether the seeds of Shawo radish were the same as those of ordinary radishes.
Wang Hai said with a smile: "Boss, you said you wanted to ship it to the south to sell. I don't think we need to ship it to the south. We can sell it all in Anzhou before the New Year."
"I promised Master that I would leave him some. Tomorrow, take more people with you to collect them. Collect 100,000 kilograms for me and pile them up on the ground. Don't leave anyone behind. I'll let Jiu Gouzi watch over them.
My master will carry it away himself tonight. As for the silver, you can deduct it when we settle the accounts later. "Shawo radishes sell for a little over two yuan per pound in the Space Mall. After all the hard work, she should at least make some money.
"Yes, I promise not to delay the girl's business."
Kang Yueran thought for a moment and then asked, "Wang Hai, do you still remember the family of four you brought back from Liujia Village? Go ask about that Liu Sanya. If she's a decent person, ask her if she's willing to sign a death contract with me. If she is, I'll let her manage my personal accounts from now on."
She bought a laptop in the space and recorded her expenses during this period.
Sweet potatoes and radishes have a high yield, and the price will definitely be cheaper if more are planted in the future, so she set the price very low from the beginning to avoid being called a profiteer.
Heshun Trading Company and Mount Paektu are both her private properties. She wants to separate them clearly from Qingpingzhuang. Since they are all accounts in the open, she needs someone to help her manage them openly.
Moreover, she had her own private account office, which also made everyone understand that her property belonged to her alone and had nothing to do with Qingping Manor.
But one Liu Sanya wasn't enough, she should sign more. Before she could bring it up, Niu Dayan spoke first.
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