Chapter 395: City People Are Not Good at Farming
After running around for ten days or so and settling down, some were unloading, some were cutting grass, some were feeding the donkeys, some were cooking... no one was idle.
In the three-story house, the safest place is the main house in the middle. Shen Qing lives in the house on the left, and the one on the right is used as a warehouse for temporary storage of goods.
Although they were tired, they could not ignore their safety. Jiang Xiangbei, Lei Dafu, Xu Lin, Yang Mu and other men who needed to go out with Shen Qing did not need to participate in the guard duty, and the remaining men took turns on duty.
After everything was done, it was almost midnight, and Shen Qing quickly washed up and went to bed.
It’s only nine o’clock in China, which is very early, but here we get up early. If we don’t go to bed early, we will have no energy when we get up early tomorrow. How can we run around all day without energy?
Take care of yourself, tomorrow is another busy day!
Early in the morning, Liu Cuihua, Guan Lijiangyu and others had already prepared breakfast.
The sticky corn grits porridge, wild onion pancakes, and the pickled vegetables brought from home are refreshing and appetizing.
Shen Qing drank a large bowl of grits porridge and two fragrant scallion pancakes in one breath, his eyes occasionally looking at the sweet and sour pickled garlic. He regretted that he couldn't eat it because he had to go out for business today.
Feng Meng, Zhao Hu and the others ate while praising the food, which made Liu Cuihua so happy that she wanted to cook eight meals for them a day!
Shen Qing: .....Providing emotional value is indeed very important.
If I get up early and work hard to make something, and then people find fault with it, I'm afraid I'll want to flip the table.
It’s okay to be tired sometimes, but you can’t be tired and not be recognized.
After breakfast, it was not yet time for the city gates to open.
The city gate usually opens at seven o'clock, and it is not yet six o'clock. Everyone is divided into three teams, each doing their own job.
Jiang Xiangbei was originally supposed to lead a small team to deliver goods to various shops in the capital, but yesterday afternoon they decided to buy the farm first. Since there were priorities, the delivery had to be postponed.
However, buying a house doesn’t take too much time. You can do it with your mother first. After the house is bought, the two teams can separate and do their own things.
A small number of people who stayed behind were responsible for guarding the goods all the time - this was the most important thing. After all, soaps and brushes were valuable goods, and there were so many of them that even if a part of them was shipped out, the remaining value would be worth hundreds of taels.
Liu Cuihua, Lei Lao Da, Jiang Yu and others were responsible for feeding a large group of people.
The remaining men went to plow the fields. There were ready-made hoes and shovels in the warehouse. They had not been used for a long time, but they just needed to be polished a little. Then they could wait for those who went out to bring back the vegetable seeds.
They didn't have time to eat this batch, but if they come more frequently in the future, they won't have to go into the city to buy vegetables grown at home, right? It will be more convenient to store them for winter.
If you can plan for the future, you should do so. If you can avoid spending money, it is better not to spend it.
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According to the address provided by Manager Zhao last night, Jiang Xiangbei and Lei Dafu led the way. After entering the city, the team headed straight to the west of the city.
"Mother, the west of the city is the second poorest place in the capital. The east and south of the city are rich and noble. If you are not a wealthy businessman or a powerful noble, a large house with five or six entrances, carved beams and painted buildings, rockery and flowing water are the most basic.
The north of the city was the poorest, with large courtyards and houses packed with people. The west was a patchwork of alleys and small courtyards, one next to the other. But at least they had their own place, not sharing with others. However, the Zhao family, living in the west, was indeed quite destitute. "Jiang Xiangbei gave a detailed introduction to the various areas of the capital.
Feng Mengzha asked angrily, "There are dozens of houses in our village. Why don't the Zhao family move out instead of crowding into the alley?"
How comfortable it is to have a big house and a big yard!
In particular, he walked around the house in the morning. Those lands could be several acres. If he dug them up and planted vegetables and raised a flock of chickens, ducks and geese, wouldn’t vegetables, eggs and meat be enough? He wouldn’t even have to spend money on them!
The other men didn't understand either.
Shen Qing understood their thoughts as they all came from farming families. He explained, “We are used to farming and don’t think it’s a difficult task. But can someone who has been a master all his life tell the difference between freshly grown wheat and leeks?
Can you tell the difference between rice and barnyard grass?
Do you know what vegetables to plant in spring, what vegetables to plant in autumn, and how to plant each vegetable?
There are also chickens, ducks, and geese. What should they feed them? How often should they be fed? How will the chicks hatch?..."
Feng Meng, Zhao Hu and others were overwhelmed after hearing this!
Indeed, why didn’t they think about these problems? City people are not good at farming.
But all wealthy families have servants. Isn't Manager Zhao a servant? A servant from a poor family wouldn't be incapable of farming...
Shen Qing continued, "Perhaps you will say that you have servants, but raising servants requires not only food, clothing, housing and transportation, but also wages, which is also quite expensive. When the family falls on hard times, the servants will naturally be dismissed and sold off. You can't just keep them and let them farm these acres of land, right?
"In the city, the space is small, and one or two servants are enough to take care of things. Living here is bigger, but how can I escape in such a big place at night? If I encounter a bad guy who wants to attack me, won't I be powerless to fight back?"
Feng Meng and Zhao Hu looked up in surprise, the doubts in their minds disappeared, and they nodded in agreement hurriedly.
There is a curfew in the city at night, especially in the important areas of the capital. The number of guards patrolling the city is several times more than elsewhere. No matter day or night, there is no place safer than here.
Shen Qing thought of China and sighed, "The city is not only safe, but also very convenient for seeing a doctor, shopping, and for the younger generation to go to school."
It's actually not bad that the Zhao family can move directly to the alley. At least their expenses are reduced immediately. They must still have some spare money. Add to that the money from selling the farm, and they can spend it carefully and train the younger generations attentively. As long as there is one promising person in the family, the whole family will gradually get better.
However, the prerequisite is that the elders in the family cannot make mistakes and the younger generations cannot be lazy. The whole family must be united in mind and work together.
The alley was narrow and vehicles could not enter. Feng Meng, Zhao Hu, Qin Dazhu and other men stayed outside to guard, while Lei Dafu, Jiang Xiangbei, Yang Mu and other calm people followed Shen Qing in.
Manager Zhao had been waiting in the yard early. When he heard the knock on the door, he immediately went forward with a smile on his face to open the door. Mr. Zhao in the room patted his long gown and stood up.
Manager Zhao enthusiastically introduced the two parties. Shen Qing tentatively asked, "Master Zhao, can the price be lower?"
Bargaining is a normal thing, and Mr. Zhao understands that. He only lowered the price because it is really low.
He sighed deeply and said cautiously, "How about five hundred and seventy taels?"
In the past, he wouldn't even look at hundreds of taels of silver!
But now the whole family depends on the saved money to make a living. Ten taels are enough for two or three months of living expenses, so I really can't ask for more.
Shen Qing hesitated. Jiang Xiangbei tugged at her sleeve and whispered, "Mother, this is too expensive. Five hundred and seventy taels of silver."
Mr. Zhao raised his breath and looked over nervously.
This is the only buyer who came to the store after the price reduction in the past six months.
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