Chapter 489 I will never go back on my word
He Zhiran suddenly thought of what his sister-in-law had just said, that the two children were God's gift to the Mo family.
In this case, why not use the word "enci" to name the children.
She pondered for a moment and said, "Since everyone thinks Zhu'er and Mingzhu are gifts from heaven, why not just call Zhu'er Tianci?
Mingzhu, let's call her Jingen."
There is no need to explain Tianci. It means literally that he is a treasure bestowed by God to the Mohist school.
Jingen is more controversial.
"Ninth brother's sister-in-law, why is your name Jing'en?" asked the second sister-in-law.
"Jing refers to a woman with a slim figure, beauty and grace, and also means talented. I hope Mingzhu can become a beautiful, generous and talented woman when she grows up.
"The word 'En' combined with 'Ci' in Zhu'er's name completely embodies the meaning of heaven's grace for the siblings," He Zhiran explained the reason for the naming.
After hearing her explanation, everyone praised her:
"My ninth sister-in-law is truly knowledgeable. She gave the baby a meaningful and nice name."
"Yes, it's a gift from heaven, Jing'en, beautiful, generous and talented."
The sisters-in-law kept praising the two babies' good names, and Mrs. Mo also agreed very much.
"What great names! Zhu'er will be called Tianci, and Mingzhu will be called Jing'en. Tomorrow, when your big brother starts working, have him help the two little ones register their household registration."
Although He Zhiran named her two children on a whim, she was very satisfied with the names. Her children's names did not need to be fancy, as long as they had a good meaning and were easy to pronounce.
After the full moon banquet, both the host and the guests were naturally happy. After the guests left one after another, it was finally Tang Mingrui's home turf.
While eating, everyone was praising how delicious the corn was, but he was the only one who was different. He was thinking about cooperating with the Mohist school in the corn business.
Although Meng Huaining was not as exaggerated as Tang Mingrui, he had been thinking about the corn for a long time.
Now that the two kids are full, they won't look for their mother and have long been taken care of by their aunts.
Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran had long noticed that Meng Huaining and Tang Mingrui were absent-minded. After the couple saw off the last wave of guests, they invited them to their own yard.
It was the season of clear and crisp autumn weather, and the temperature outside was very suitable, so a few people sat under the grape trellis in the yard.
The grapes were ripe, but He Zhiran hadn't been out for a month and didn't notice.
The grape trees planted in the yard are ordinary wild grapes. Because they are produced in the space, the fruits are larger than those of the wild grapes on the mountain.
Even so, it was still extremely sour. If not, Mo Jiuye would have called someone to pick it long ago.
He personally felt that the grapes were too sour to be eaten, so instead of picking them and throwing them away without anyone eating them, it would be better to leave them on the tree for appreciation.
He Zhiran didn't think so. This kind of wild grape is most suitable for making wine.
In her previous life, she had only seen others making wine from wild grapes, but had never practiced it herself, so she had not planted a large number of wild grape trees.
Now that the grapes are ripe, He Zhiran's mind has become active.
She wants to try to make some wine using the wild grapes in each household's yard. If successful, she will plant a large number of wild grapes on the mountain in the spring of next year.
It seems that this matter needs to be put on the agenda as soon as possible.
This kind of wild grape is not unfamiliar to Meng Huaining and Tang Mingrui. Generally, people with some financial resources will plant some in their backyards for the purpose of using them as a shed for cooling off in the summer.
The two also knew that wild grapes were very sour, and thought that the Mo family did not pick them simply because they were not very palatable, so they did not pay much attention to it.
After sitting down, Meng Huaining and Tang Mingrui spoke almost at the same time.
"Ninth Brother, Ninth Sister-in-law, you promised to sell corn seeds to the government, won't you go back on your word?"
"Brother Jiu, Sister Jiu, you can make a lot of money from corn. You won't refuse to do this business, right?"
Their words made Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran laugh.
Now that He Zhiran has finished her confinement, Mo Jiuye will naturally leave the business matters to her. After all, he does not have the ability and brains of his wife.
He Zhiran smiled for a while before speaking: "Don't worry, I won't go back on my word."
When the two heard He Zhiran say this, they stood up almost at the same time, clasped their fists and said, "Thank you very much, Brother Nine and Sister-in-law."
"We plan to personally lead people to harvest the corn tomorrow. The price will be determined after the yield per mu is confirmed, so don't worry.
Moreover, whether corn is used as seeds or ground into cornmeal, it needs to be dried before it can be processed. Fresh corn can only be used to make certain types of food.
For example, the pine nut corn and Yiguochu we had today, both used fresh corn..."
At this time, Meng Huaining and Tang Mingrui could not listen to He Zhiran's explanation at all. They just wanted to know when they could buy corn produced by the Mo family.
Especially Tang Mingrui, his eyes are full of infinite business opportunities that corn will create. The sooner he gets it, the sooner he can make money.
"Sister-in-law Jiu, how long does it take to dry the corn?"
"If the weather is good and the air is well ventilated, it will take at least three days." The time He Zhiran said was relatively conservative, because it was her first time to grow corn, so she specially checked relevant books for this purpose.
The book says that drying corn requires sunny weather and a ventilated environment so that it can quickly dry out the moisture.
She mentioned three days just to be on the safe side, especially since she knew Tang Mingrui's enthusiasm for business. If she told him two days, he would probably bring people to Xiling Village to guard it on the first day.
Meng Huaining was also anxious, but his anxiety was different from Tang Mingrui's.
Because the government treasury had limited silver, he wanted to find out the price as soon as possible so that he could find a way to raise the silver.
"Sister-in-law Jiu, can you estimate the yield of corn per mu now?"
Normally, the yield per mu is calculated based on the weight of the corn after it is dried and threshed.
Especially since the Mo family’s corn has not been harvested yet, He Zhiran really can’t estimate it.
However, according to the harvest in the space, the yield of corn after drying can reach 1,800 kilograms per mu.
But that is a space after all. If he plants outside, He Zhiran cannot guarantee that he will get such a big harvest.
To reassure Meng Huaining, He Zhiran pondered for a moment and then said, "If my estimate is correct, the corn yield per mu should be around 1,300 to 1,500 kilograms."
"What? Sister Jiu, you said the corn yield per mu can reach 1,300 to 1,500 kilograms?"
Meng Huaining was completely overwhelmed. He stood up excitedly and spoke with a trembling voice.
You know, the government purchased corn seeds in the hope that the people could grow high-yield grain crops.
Even if the common people planted a large amount of corn, given their frugality, they would not easily use it to make pine nut corn and cook it in a pot like the Mohists did. Most people would choose to grind it into corn flour as food for the whole family.
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