In the small town, Liu Yulian bought a shop with a yard. She might not come here often, but her nephews and nieces will go to school in the future, so it will be more convenient for them to stay in the town. They don't necessarily have to sell things all the time, so having a shop is also very good.
The people here had never seen cotton before, and they all thought it was food.
"This is not food, it's cotton, used to make coats and quilts." Liu Yulian explained to those people.
Liu Yulian also placed a quilt, a cotton jacket, and cotton pants in the shop, all of which had a corner unsewn. Those people could take a closer look, see how the cotton jacket was made, and see how soft the cotton was.
Although some initially thought cotton was food, Liu Yulian soon discovered that many people knew its value. After all, you could feel it just by holding it. Cotton itself is fluffy, and a pound of cotton seems like a lot. A coat doesn't need a pound of cotton, and if you save a little, you can still fill several layers of clothing.
"This quilt is so soft and warm."
"How much is the jacket?"
"You're not selling these quilts, you're just showing them off. Are you selling the cotton?"
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"Two pounds, please." Soon someone came to buy cotton, "No, five pounds, please."
They wanted a warmer winter, saved some money, and cut more firewood to sell, which might even earn them enough money to buy cotton. There was no charcoal fire in the shop, so it must not be the temperature of the charcoal fire. They touched the cotton and it was really warm.
"Okay." Liu Yulian nodded. "We only have three or four hundred kilograms of cotton in the store. Once we sell it, it's gone. We also have cotton seeds. You can buy some and plant them."
Liu Yulian’s main job is not to sell cotton, but to promote cotton.
The system has no tasks, it is just a game interface.
Liu Yulian wanted to promote good things so that she could live a more comfortable life and use them with integrity. She wasn't a saint, as everyone has selfish motives.
"It's so expensive, it's three pounds of meat, can it be cheaper?" someone asked.
"It's already very cheap, it can't get any cheaper." Liu Yulian said, "Why don't you buy less today and some seeds? You can plant them yourself next year, and then you'll have more, right?"
Liu Yulian could see that some people were wearing patched clothes, and that life wasn't easy. She didn't grow much cotton to begin with, and couldn't supply so many people, so she could only let these people take a look.
The price of seeds is very cheap, you can get a bunch for just one or two cents.
Liu Yulian arranged it this way on purpose so that the poor people could afford to buy seeds. They could buy more seeds, and even if not every seed germinated, even if they were not planted well, there should still be some harvest.
What's more, Liu Yulian has already submitted the formula for cotton culture medium. Even if the court does not promote cotton culture medium so quickly, she believes that General Xu will definitely find a way to prepare culture medium suitable for cotton and wheat.
This is the northwest, and there are many soldiers. Although the imperial court provides food and fodder, it is not that much. The soldiers also have to farm in their spare time, and they will definitely grow cotton and wheat.
At the moment, General Xu and his men have not seen the Liu family harvest the first batch of wheat, so they are not preparing the culture medium suitable for wheat for the time being, but they will be able to do so after a while.
"Look, there's only one cotton shop like this. If you want to buy cotton, you'll have to wait until next year. Maybe there will be more next year," Liu Yulian said. "Even then, the price of cotton won't be low."
In the short term, cotton prices are unlikely to be lower and may even be higher.
You know, cotton is fluffy, and there is a lot of it in a pound of cotton.
Of course, this cotton seed is optimized, and its yield per acre is higher than the yield of wheat per acre in this era. A pound of wheat doesn't even sell for the price of cotton, so the comparison is not possible.
"Give me a pound." Those people thought they should give it a try. If it's warm, the children at home will have an easier time surviving the winter.
Everyone was reluctant to give it to the adults, thinking only of the children. Some wealthy families would come to take a look, and those wealthy families had no shortage of money, so they would buy dozens of kilograms at a time.
In this way, seventy or eighty kilograms of cotton were sold in one afternoon, and nearly two hundred kilograms of cotton were left.
In the town, Su Qiuya and Liu Yanbo were still setting up a stall to sell food.
"The cotton over there doesn't seem to be selling well." Liu Yanbo did see quite a few people going there, but some of them just looked at the cotton and didn't buy anything.
"No matter whether they sell well or not, we've already bought a kilo." Su Qiuya threw the cotton into a corner without thinking about using it. Who knows whether the cotton is good or not? "Our money is not blown by the wind."
"I didn't buy it." Liu Yanbo said.
"We'll have children in the future." Su Qiuya said, "Even if we don't think about ourselves, we have to think about the children."
"Yes." Liu Yanbo nodded slightly. He was in a good mood when he thought about his and Su Qiuya's child.
Just when Liu Yulian was about to take a rest and wait to sell again tomorrow, Widow Zhang came with a few people. Widow Zhang had already made a jacket with cotton. The cotton was really comfortable, and the little kid's hands didn't feel that cold.
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When the little kid went out to play, he met someone else. The other person noticed the jacket the little kid was wearing and thought it was nice, so he asked Widow Zhang.
Widow Zhang said she bought it from the eldest branch of the Liu family, but they didn't have much cotton left and had all been sent to the town. So Widow Zhang brought people to the town to buy cotton, and she also planned to buy some more cotton.
Widow Zhang didn't dare to save money on food and clothing. She was sure the cotton was warm and had used it before, so she thought she hadn't bought enough. She bought more cotton so she could use it at home and give some to relatives when she visited them, as they also had children.
The Liu family's eldest branch didn't have that much cotton. Widow Zhang and her family had estimated their expenses when they went to pick cotton. The Liu family hired someone to pick cotton, and the work involved plowing the soil, weeding, and growing culture medium. Fifteen cents per pound wasn't too expensive.
Scarcity makes things valuable. There is no cotton in the northwest. Even if the Liu family sells it at a higher price, there will still be people who buy it.
"Another twenty pounds." Widow Zhang said with a smile, "The cotton jacket I made a few days ago was really good."
Widow Zhang had thought about leaving a few pounds of cotton to send to her parents' family, where her brothers had helped her family quite a bit. The rest of the cotton could be used to make jackets, and some could be stuffed into quilts to keep them warm, which would help keep the family members from getting sick, which was also a good thing.
The person who came with Widow Zhang said directly, "Give me two pounds, no, five pounds."
Even though some families don't eat meat on a regular basis, it doesn't mean they don't have any savings. They may not eat meat on a regular basis, but they need to buy winter clothes. It's too cold, and adults can endure it, but what about children and the elderly?
Every year, people freeze to death. If they can stay warm for a few more cents, those who have some money will spend it. Those who don't have the money will buy cotton seeds and wait for the next year to have cotton.
"Okay." Liu Yulian was of course very happy. These people saw the benefits of cotton.
Widow Zhang saw that the Liu family's cotton seemed to be selling very well, and she thought that the little cotton she gave to her mother's family might not be enough, so she had to ask her mother's family to come over. She turned to look at her two sons and said, "Go, tell your aunt to come quickly and bring some money and good things so that we can grab them together."
The reason why Widow Zhang's sister-in-law could tolerate her husband helping her more was mainly because Widow Zhang knew how to behave and did not just take advantage of others.
When the widow Zhang's eldest sister-in-law knew there was something good, and her younger sister-in-law asked her to grab it, she deliberately asked her son to follow her to the town. When the eldest son of the Zhang family saw his cousin, they looked at each other and thought, "It's the same again. They are the ones who are suffering."
By the evening, Liu Yulian had sold quite a bit of cotton, mainly from a group of people brought by Widow Zhang, as well as from her family. Widow Zhang's sister-in-law, upon learning of the good stuff, brought a few more people, each buying several kilograms of cotton, and she ended up selling quite a bit.
Su Qiuya and Liu Yanbo had sold their goods and had originally planned to go to Liu Yulian's place to take a look, but who would have thought that there were actually quite a few people there buying cotton. Widow Zhang was quite capable, able to get so many people to buy cotton. It seemed that Liu Yulian must have given Widow Zhang a lot of benefits.
"I'm not afraid of being beaten at my door." Su Qiuya wanted to earn three pounds of meat for a pound of cotton. Once those people found out that the cotton was not useful, the big house would be finished.
Su Qiuya didn't think anything could keep people warm that well, unless it was animal fur. If just any crop could keep people warm, then no one would have to suffer from the cold.
"It's okay, we've all separated." Liu Yanbo emphasized that they had separated a long time ago. "We'll go back first. There's no need to wait for them to go back together."
Liu Yanbo originally thought that since everyone was in town, they could go back together and avoid being accused of not caring about his sister. Who could have imagined that Liu Yulian was such a salesperson? It would be better for them to avoid contact with the people from the eldest house.
"Okay, I'll do as you say." Su Qiuya nodded. Fortunately, her husband could still tell the difference.
Liu Yulian looked at Su Qiuya and Liu Yanbo from a distance, but did not go up to greet them. She was not trying to sell anything to these two people, and since these two people disliked her so much, she would not go along with them.
"Have you packed everything?" Father Liu didn't help with the sales, but he kept an eye on the place. His daughter was still young, and he couldn't trust her to stay in town alone to sell things. He also couldn't let her go back alone, even if they had already made arrangements with the village's Second Master Zhang.
Mr. Zhang had an ox cart, so Father Liu asked him to pick them up. Father Liu didn't know how to drive an ox cart, but he thought it was convenient, so maybe he should learn how to drive one in the future.
"Everything is packed up." Liu Yulian said.
The two men closed the shop, locked the door, and then took Master Zhang's ox cart back.
On the way, the group happened to run into Su Qiuya and Liu Yanbo. The second branch of the Liu family hadn't bought any cattle yet, so their business mainly relied on pushcarts. Shiyuan Village was only a little over a quarter of an hour from the town, but not two, so many people walked.
"Should we let them get in the car?" asked Uncle Zhang. These people are a family.
"No need." Father Liu said directly, "They have to push the cart, which is inconvenient."
Father Liu was very disappointed with his second son and had no intention of letting them go together.
Liu Yanbo had originally wanted his wife to leave in an oxcart, but his father hadn't even said that before he'd even opened his mouth. Wouldn't it have been embarrassing if he had opened his mouth?
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