After finishing their meal, Zhiyin saw that it was still quite early, so he drove his mule cart to the village to prepare for harvesting chili peppers.
It went much more smoothly than expected. After all, chili peppers were dispensable to these villagers, and the pigs didn't like to eat them either, so they had to be forced to eat them each time.
Sometimes it can even make pigs sick.
"Collecting chili peppers? Little Yinyin? Are you sure you're not kidding? Does your family have that much money to support you doing this?"
"Don't come back for a refund later!"
"Yes, yes, these things are really useless. We're all from the same village, and we don't want to cheat you. You'd better stop messing around. Does your mother know?"
Some kind-hearted people, seeing that he was a kindred spirit, couldn't help but offer their concerned reminders.
Zhiyin simply smiled and nodded, indicating that she wasn't joking.
Of course, there were also other villagers whose eyes gleamed with excitement, as if they were looking at a fat sheep.
"Okay, okay, I'll sell! But you have to pay on the spot, we don't give out IOUs!"
"Right, right, who knows if you'll be able to pay it back in the future?"
Many people think that Zhiyin is doing something foolish, but they are eager to make more money, so instead of reminding him, they keep urging him.
Of course, Zhiyin doesn't care about these people.
About half an hour later, Zhiyin went door to door and looted all the chili peppers in the village at a price of 6 coins per pound.
This made the villagers extremely happy; they couldn't stop smiling as soon as she left.
Actually, it wasn't just bell peppers; along the way, when they encountered potatoes, Zhiyin bought a lot of them for one cent per pound.
Later, many villagers who had come to watch the spectacle followed Zhiyin to buy chili peppers.
When Zhiyin finally listened to others and came to the village head's house, the village head was stunned to see a long line of people behind her, thinking that something had happened again.
"Yinyin, what's wrong?"
Before the kindred spirit could speak, the surrounding villagers began to explain the whole story.
"Is this... really true?"
The village head stared wide-eyed in disbelief and asked again.
"Yinyin, can I ask what you're going to do with those bell peppers and potatoes?"
After saying that, seemingly realizing it was impolite, as if she were prying into someone's secret, she added apologetically, "It's okay if I can't tell you!"
Zhiyin knew that because it was winter and travel was inconvenient without horse-drawn or mule carts, the villagers generally wouldn't go out to town except for important matters.
No one knew she was selling things in the county, but secrets can't stay hidden forever, and someone would eventually find out. Besides, it wasn't anything shameful.
So he casually smiled and admitted, explaining, "I'm going to sell these in the county."
She left it at that and didn't go on to elaborate on the specifics.
The village head didn't ask any further questions, but seeing Zhiyin's smiling face, he knew that it must have sold well.
Maybe they made a lot of money!
But he wasn't envious. Although he didn't know how these flashy, utterly unpalatable bell peppers and potato chips were sold, he guessed it wasn't that simple.
Otherwise, how could this source of wealth have gone undiscovered for so long? Was it only used to feed pigs and chickens? Or perhaps only when there was absolutely nothing else to eat?
But seeing how much his friend had bought, an idea suddenly flashed through his mind, and he hurriedly asked, "Yinyin, do you think we'll have any income if we plant peppers and potatoes on a large scale after spring?"
As soon as he finished speaking, all the villagers present turned their eyes to Zhiyin, their eyes filled with curiosity and anticipation.
They usually grow some grains and vegetables on their land, but they hardly ever grow these other things.
Zhiyin didn't hide it from anyone; they had been planning to find an opportunity to let everyone plant it together!
After all, this is a consumable product. No one will specifically cultivate it and rely solely on wild ones. Then there will be no suppliers in the future, and even the most skilled cook will find it difficult to cook without rice.
Therefore, there must be people planting it, and an industrial chain must be formed!
Otherwise, it would be a luxury she couldn't afford even if she wanted to!
He then looked seriously at the village head and said, "Uncle Village Head, I can only say that there is a very promising market prospect in the short term. If you trust me, please plant more bell peppers and potatoes. It will definitely bring you profits."
"And bell peppers and potatoes are both things that can be grown in winter!"
"Peppers may be sensitive to cold, but they can be grown in a greenhouse, and there won't be any problems."
Moreover, chili peppers have a very short ripening time; they can be eaten after about a month or a month and a half.
Chili peppers, in particular, can be made into various chili products, and the demand for them is very high.
After all, she'll be selling the specific steps involved in making chili peppers or potato chips later on.
Therefore, many people will definitely try to sell it, and at that time, raw materials will be necessary!
If the villagers can seize the opportunity first, it's equivalent to taking the initiative in the market ahead of time.
You can definitely make a fortune!
"Is this... really true? Can it really bring in a lot of profits? More than growing vegetables and rice?"
Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up, their gazes fixed on their kindred spirit with intense anticipation.
After all, everyone wants to make money!
Even if they worked themselves to the bone all year, they would only earn about one or two taels of silver from the land.
Therefore, it's hard to imagine that something could actually be that profitable.
"Yinyin, are you telling the truth?"
Even the village head couldn't help but look on with fervor, after all, most people in their village were really poor!
Although under the current emperor's rule, we are not starving, but we can only fill our stomachs.
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