Chapter 231 Persuasion (4000+)
"But we won't force you to make a decision right away. Take a few bean seeds from me first, go back and try them out, and then decide whether to use them or not."
"That's the thing. I've almost made it clear. It's the middle of the day, so I won't bother you from making and eating lunch. Anyone who wants to try planting a few beans first or come get the seeds directly can come and tell me so I can write them down."
"If you still want to think about it, if you want to wait and see, just disperse, disperse."
After Zhuang Jingye said this, he jumped off the stool.
The villagers, on the other hand, found places in groups of three or five and discussed among themselves what to do.
Some people went straight to Zhuang Jingye, calculated how many acres of beans their family wanted to plant and how much bean seeds they needed, and then took the money and left.
"Hey, do you really believe the head of the village so much?" Someone stopped the man carrying the beans and asked in a low voice, "Although I also think the head of the village would not lie to us, this matter is not easy to say. You are being too hasty."
"Careless? Then you guys continue thinking about it. I'll plant the beans first." The man curled his lips, ignored others, and walked away with the beans on his back.
"Hey, this guy... can't listen to advice."
"Why can't you listen to advice? I think you are wasting your time here by thinking too much. Didn't you hear what the head of the village said just now? The Yonghe family wants to plant these beans."
"He can just plant it, what's the problem?"
"What's wrong? I'm afraid you haven't seen that Yonghe's family has been living a better and better life in the past two years? Not only have they lived a comfortable life in the past two years, but now they are with Ning girl and make a lot of money every month. Why do people think that Yonghe is a man with vision? When Ning girl suffered in the past, who cared about her? It was Yonghe and He who helped her every now and then. Now that Ning girl is living a better life, she has directly brought up the Yonghe family. I guess Yonghe is either lucky or sunny. No matter which one it is, it should be right to follow him."
"That makes sense..."
So, a few more people went directly to get the bean seeds, asked Zhuang Jingye to register their names and the weight of the bean seeds, and then left with the bean seeds.
Some people were not very reassured, so they just got a few bean seeds from Zhuang Jingye and went back to plant them for two days to see how the sprouts grew.
As for the remaining part, those who neither want to receive all nor receive just a few are just watching and watching.
"There are a few households." Zhuang Jingye laughed softly, "I originally thought that everyone was suspicious and unwilling to use this bean seed, but I was overthinking it."
"Life is ordinary, but most people still want to take a chance." Zhuang Qingning's face was full of smiles.
It has been confirmed now. If those who took the bean seeds back and tried them are included, and if someone else wants to use these bean seeds in a few days, this mission should still be hopeful.
"Yes." Zhuang Jingye said, "They are all thinking about making money."
"Speaking of making money, Ning girl, I heard that you are planning to make yuba?"
"Well, the fried bean curd skin tastes good, so I thought about making some yuba. And yuba is a dry commodity, which is easy to store and transport. If this goes well, I want to focus on making yuba."
Zhuang Qingning replied: "If it can be done, I guess this tofu pot will not be enough, and we will have to hire more people."
"I'm afraid that by then the land at Uncle Wen's house won't be enough. When they built the new house, they fenced off the area next to it. I'm thinking whether we should just turn this land into a place for making yuba."
When Zhuang Jingye heard this, he became excited.
We need to make yuba, expand the tofu pot, and hire people, all of which will bring benefits to the village in the future.
"Okay, it's up to you. If you need anything, just tell me." Zhuang Jingye said, "As for the work, if you think Dayong is capable, just arrange for Dayong. As for the tofu pot and other things, I'll find a way. As for hiring people, Yonghe has always done a good job, so just let him arrange it for you."
"Your tofu shop is hiring a lot of people right now, and the pay is pretty good. I guess a lot of people want to work for you, but people are not the only thing you can do."
"Ning girl, if you continue to make yuba business, you will probably be the richest person in our village in the future."
"How can I be called the richest man? I just earn some hard-earned money. I pay the wages to the people here and there, and pay for the beans and the rent of the shop. I really don't have anything left." Zhuang Qingning said, "Uncle head of the village, please don't flatter me. I can't stand it."
Zhuang Jingye suddenly felt that he had spoken out of turn.
Some people love face and like to say they have two cents if they have a penny. If their family can afford a pound of pork, they will say their family has no worries about food and drink. But some people are calm and introverted and do not like to show off.
Obviously, Zhuang Qingning is the latter.
It is also said that wealth should not be shown to others, otherwise it will easily lead to disaster. Zhuang Qingning is a little girl with no adults at home. She only depends on Zhuang Qingsui and her sister. If someone gets jealous, even if he protects her and nothing happens, it will still make people feel uncomfortable.
We still have to hide our family assets so that we can live a more peaceful life.
"That's right. I didn't think it through enough." Zhuang Jingye smiled awkwardly. "I was so happy that I forgot about it. But you, Ning, are much calmer and you have thought of this."
"Well, it's getting late now, why don't you go back and do your work? I don't think there's anyone here anymore. If anyone comes, they'll come to look for me. I'll tell you when there's not enough bean seeds left."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, uncle." Zhuang Qingning thanked him: "When the bean curd sticks come out, I will give some to uncle first and let him have a taste. This is my way of thanking him."
"Okay, it's settled." Zhuang Jingye agreed with a smile on his face.
Watching Zhuang Qingning walk away, he began to think about how to cook the bean curd sheets.
It should be delicious to mix peanuts, cucumber and bean curd into a cold dish. Scallion-fried bean curd seems to be good too. If you stew a big pot of food with bean curd, it will also be delicious. If that doesn't work, just stew it. It has a rich flavor and is chewy...
No, as I was thinking about it, I felt a little hungry.
Zhuang Jingye rubbed his empty stomach, looked at the remaining people, and began to pack his things: "I'm going to go back first, you guys take your time to think about it, and come find me again when you've made up your mind."
After saying that, he picked up the remaining half bag of bean seeds and carried a bench and walked home.
Some people saw that Zhuang Jingye had no intention of recruiting them, and instead chased after them to inquire about the bean seeds.
The remaining few people neither chased Zhuang Jingye nor went home, but were discussing whether to try this new bean variety.
"Do you want to try it at home?"
"I don't know. I haven't made up my mind yet. If it doesn't work out, I'll talk to my wife at home about it."
"You are really worried about your daughter-in-law. I will go back and discuss it with my parents. They are so old and have seen more salt than we have eaten rice. They must be able to see the long-term. It will be right to ask them."
"Let's see how other people's beans are doing. We can make a decision then. There's no rush to plant them now anyway."
"Hey, what do you think? Is there anything to this? Are these bean seeds a scam or something?"
"You're overthinking it. Just tell me. You're not asked to pay for the bean seeds. What could they cheat you of? Cheating you so that you can't harvest beans from your field? The head of the village would definitely not do something that would make people criticize him. If someone else... went through so much trouble just to cheat you, who would have the leisure to do that?"
"That's true. Let's go back and wait patiently. After a few days, we'll have a better idea of the beans they've planted."
"yes……"
"Okay, let's go home and have dinner. You've been busy all morning and your stomach is rumbling. I won't chat with you any more."
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When the rest of the people dispersed, there was no one left under the big tung tree.
Only Zhuang Rumen was left under the tree. After walking around twice, he felt a little tired. He saw a half brick at the bottom and thought of sitting on it to rest.
But before his butt touched the brick, he jumped up and gasped twice.
I was so absorbed in my thoughts that I forgot that I couldn't sit down because of the injury on my butt.
It is really difficult. When I am tired, I can't work and can only lie down. When I am tired from working in the fields, I can only lie on a stool for a while. I feel like a toad, so ugly. And I can't even rest to relieve my fatigue.
At this moment, Zhuang Ruman was at a loss and could only lean against the big tung tree and take a short rest.
The matter of bean seeds is definitely not that simple.
Zhuang Jingye, the village head, is a man who will not do anything without profit. He must have done this for some benefit.
And seeing how Zhuang Jingye was smiling happily when he was talking to Zhuang Qingning just now, Zhuang Ruman was absolutely certain that this matter was related to Zhuang Qingning.
Because of Zhuang Qingning's tofu shop, Zhuang Jingye is now obedient to her. Whatever Zhuang Qingning says, he will do his best to do it.
If that's the case...
No matter what, we have to give Zhuang Qingning some trouble!
Even if Zhuang Qingning wasn't behind this, it didn't matter. At most, it would just cause some trouble for Zhuang Jingye.
Who made him cause trouble in the town's school, almost ruining Zhuang Yuanren's plan to study in the county's official school? If Zhuang Yuanren was not really talented and his teacher didn't want him to delay his future, he would have been ruined by Zhuang Jingye, the bastard.
He has always been keeping this account in mind and was looking for an opportunity to teach Zhuang Jingye a lesson. Isn't this happening right in front of him an opportunity?
Zhuang Rumen thought so and walked home with his head down.
Zhuang Rumen quickly ate a bowl of tasteless sweet potato noodles, put down the bowl and was about to go out.
"Boss, where are you doing? You've been busy all morning, why don't you take a break?" Song followed behind with a bowl in her hand.
Zhuang Ruman was too lazy to talk to her. He just walked away on his own and soon disappeared at the door.
Song was left stomping her feet behind, "What a fool! He hasn't recovered from his injury yet, but he keeps busy everywhere instead of taking a rest. He shouldn't take care of himself..."
"Mom, why do you care about him? He can go wherever he wants. I think we should talk less to avoid quarreling again." Zhuang Qinghe curled her lips.
"How can you talk like that? He's your father, so why bother calling him that? You have no manners at all." Song glanced at Zhuang Qinghe in dissatisfaction: "Hurry up and pick up the bowls, and fetch a bucket of water."
Zhuang Qinghe was filled with grievances when Song said this: "I see that he doesn't even treat me as his daughter, so why should I treat him as my real father?"
"You are getting more and more unreasonable. If you continue like this, I will not care about you and will let your father beat you later." Song usually loves Zhuang Qinghe, but Zhuang Qinghe's disrespect for Zhuang Ruman has become more and more obvious recently, which makes Song, who regards Zhuang Ruman as her backbone, a little annoyed: "You are such a big child, but you are still so ignorant."
"It's not that I'm ignorant, it's Dad who did the wrong thing first. Take the marriage as an example. I like Brother Wencheng, so why can't I go to Brother Wencheng's family to propose marriage? Why do I have to propose marriage to someone else's family?"
"I see that the family you are looking at is either old or ugly. What kind of family is that? I think your parents are just looking at the family with the most betrothal gifts and are thinking of selling their daughter!"
As Zhuang Qinghe spoke, tears began to fall: "Mom said she loved me, but she never thought about me at all. How can you say she loves me? I don't want to marry a family like this!"
"Silly girl, what do you know!"
Whenever Zhuang Qinghe mentioned this matter, Song felt a headache.
Ever since Zhuang Ruman announced his intention to marry Zhuang Qinghe, Song had sought a matchmaker to arrange the matter.
According to Zhuang Ruman's idea, he found several families with good financial conditions, but after choosing and choosing, he still couldn't find any that he was particularly satisfied with, so he thought about continuing to look for one.
But Zhuang Qinghe was always thinking about Zhuang Wencheng, and often quarreled with her about the engagement, leaving her with no peace all day long. A few days ago, she annoyed Zhuang Ruman, so she beat Zhuang Qinghe up, and only then did Zhuang Qinghe behave herself a little more obediently.
As soon as Zhuang Ruman left the house today, Zhuang Qinghe talked about this matter again in front of her.
Song said patiently, "Why do you want to find someone who offers a high dowry? It's all about the other person's family background. The more dowry he can offer, the richer his family background is. After you marry him, you can live a comfortable life, right?"
"If you were from a family that couldn't even get five taels of silver, wouldn't you have to eat coarse food wherever you went? Isn't this for your own good? Otherwise, why else?"
"Don't complain about her looks or age. Marriage is about money, not looks. Can't looks be used to make a living? Can't you even understand this?"
"Look at Xinghua, who is two years older than you, and then look at Qingmei. The former married the older woman as a second wife, while the latter married the one she loved. Now look at Xinghua. I heard that she eats and drinks delicious food all day long, and her family even hired a maid to serve her. Her life couldn't be more comfortable."
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