Chapter 225 Uneasy
"Is that so?" Zhuang Qingning narrowed his eyes and smiled, following Zhuang Yonghe's words, "I just thought it was good, so I wanted to keep some for our family. That person also said that if the beans were produced less because of the bean seeds, we can ask him to return them for another one."
"Now that you say so, this bean variety must be good." Zhuang Yonghe touched the round and solid bean varieties. He liked this bean variety from the bottom of his heart and was very happy in his heart.
Fortunately, He agreed readily at that time, otherwise such good bean seeds would have been missed.
"Generally, it takes about six kilograms of bean seeds to grow on this acre of land. The bean seeds are large and heavy, so I estimate it to be seven kilograms. This year, my family plans to plant six acres of soybeans, plus some for backup seedlings, so I'll use 40 kilograms of bean seeds."
Zhuang Yonghe said, "Weigh it at home. I'll buy 40 kilograms first. When there's more, I'll keep it and plant some in the vegetable garden."
"We planted too many radishes and cabbages last year, but we couldn't eat them all by the beginning of spring. So we might as well plant fewer vegetables this year and plant more beans, so that we can make up for it later."
"I was so busy talking about the bean seeds that I forgot about the money. How much do I sell the bean seeds for?"
"It's free. Uncle Yonghe, just take it back and plant it first. When the beans are harvested in the fall, you can return as many beans as you took before." Zhuang Qingning replied with a smile.
"How can this be possible?" Zhuang Yonghe thought Zhuang Qingning was embarrassed to accept the money, and hurriedly said, "Now our family is well-off. Although we can't take out other big money, we can take out the money for the bean seeds. No matter what, I can't let you spend the money for the bean seeds in vain, right?"
"If I take the bean seeds first and plant them, and then return the seeds when the beans grow, what does that mean? It's like renting a chicken to lay eggs, and then returning the chicken. It's like taking advantage of someone for nothing, and there's nothing I can do about it."
"It's not rented for free." Zhuang Qingning said with a smile: "Even if you rent chickens to lay eggs, you still have to feed the chickens when you bring them back, and you also have to prevent the chickens from getting sick or not laying eggs. The eggs are not free."
"The same goes for bean seeds. To be honest, Uncle Yonghe, I had some selfish motives in giving Uncle Yonghe these bean seeds. Because these bean seeds are good, the beans they produce will make tofu more fragrant. So I wanted Uncle Yonghe to grow these bean seeds so that my tofu will taste better in the future."
"But these are new bean seeds, and we're afraid that something might go wrong, so we'll plant them first and return them when we harvest the beans. Don't pay me now, I won't accept your money even if you do."
The bean seeds are distributed by the system, and the purpose is to complete the task. Zhuang Qingning feels that it is inappropriate to ask people for money for the bean seeds at this time.
It is suitable to just return the beans in equal amounts when they are harvested and then use them to grind tofu.
"This..." Zhuang Yonghe was still a little hesitant.
"Uncle Yonghe, don't think too much about it. Let's just leave it like this for now. Otherwise, I won't feel at ease. Is the relationship between our two families really going to be affected by this little bit of time?" Zhuang Qingning insisted.
"Okay then." Seeing Zhuang Qingning's insistence, Zhuang Yonghe said nothing more and just nodded and agreed: "Then I'll listen to you, but I can't take these bean seeds for free. When the time comes to return the beans, you have to pay double."
The bean seeds are carefully selected, and the harvested soybeans are packed into sacks in large quantities. Since the two types of soybeans are of different qualities, the price of bean seeds is naturally higher. Almost two kilograms of ordinary beans can be exchanged for one kilogram of bean seeds, which is a reasonable price.
Moreover, Zhuang Qingning’s most important goal right now is to complete the task assigned to her by Xiaowu, and it is not too late to look back on other things.
"Okay, then let's do as Uncle Yonghe says."
It’s better to complete the task first.
"Okay, then I'll go home and get a scale to weigh it," said Zhuang Yonghe.
"Don't worry, we have some at home." Zhuang Qingning went into the house, found a scale, and weighed the bean seeds for Zhuang Yonghe.
Watching Zhuang Yonghe and Zhuang Qingning busying themselves, Zhuang Sifu rubbed his hands and spoke hesitantly, "Um... Sister Ning, I want to discuss something with you."
"Want these bean seeds?" Zhuang Qingning suddenly raised his head.
"Yes..." Zhuang Sifu was a little embarrassed when his thoughts were guessed. "But Sister Ning, I'm not thinking of taking advantage of you by not having to pay for the bean seeds. I just think these bean seeds are good, and I want to plant some beans on the two acres of land at home, so I thought of buying some from you. I can pay for it now."
"Sister Ning, if you have enough bean seeds, you can give me some if you're willing. If you don't have enough, you don't have to give me any..."
Zhuang Qingning was naturally happy to see someone help him complete the task, and nodded quickly: "There are a lot of bean seeds. I will bring back a bag today, and you can send it to me tomorrow morning. Just take as many as you want. Later, you can do the same as Uncle Yonghe and bring back the beans."
Zhuang Sifu, who was originally afraid that Zhuang Qingning would not agree, saw that she agreed so readily, and hurriedly thanked her: "Chengcheng, thank you, Sister Ning."
"We are all from the same village, and we are close relatives, so why should we be so polite?" Zhuang Qingning said, "You can weigh it and see how much you need, and take it back now."
"Okay." Zhuang Sifu was overjoyed and started packing the bean seeds with Zhuang Yonghe.
Zhuang Yonghe took away 40 kilograms, and Zhuang Sifu's family had more than two acres of land, so he only took 15 kilograms. There were 80 kilograms of beans in this sack, but now there were only more than 20 kilograms left.
There are quite a few households in the village, and each household has reclaimed a lot of land. Although Zhuang Qingning does not know the exact total area of soybean plantations in the village last year, since it is more than last year's planting area, it is definitely not a small number.
It is always very troublesome to sell to each store one by one, and Zhuang Yonghe agreed so readily because of their daily relationship and friendship. Not to mention that the bean seeds at this time are really good, even if they are all rotten, since she said it, Zhuang Yonghe would agree.
As for Zhuang Sifu, besides thinking that the bean seeds were indeed good, he also thought that he could reap some benefits by following her, so he was willing to give it a try.
If it were someone else, I'm afraid they might not agree so readily, and might even think that there might be something fishy about your active and hard work in promoting these bean seeds.
By then, you will have wasted a lot of effort and words, and most likely get nothing.
Zhuang Qingning thought for a while at home, and asked Zhuang Qingsui to pick some tomatoes and beans. He would prepare scrambled eggs with tomatoes and minced meat with beans in the evening. He then took the bean seeds and went to find Zhuang Jingye.
It was a hot day. Zhuang Jingye had just returned from the fields and was enjoying the cool air with a palm-leaf fan. He was holding a piece of white melon in his hand and eating it with a slurp.
"Ning girl is here."
Seeing Zhuang Qingning coming, Zhuang Jingye hurriedly called Ye to pour tea and bring melon.
Thanks to "Jin Lingshan" for the reward, thank you for your support~ (End of this chapter)
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