Ke Xin looked at the strawberries. Some of them had turned red, while some were only slightly red and not fully ripe. These would taste sour.
"Mom, eat these strawberries when they're ripe. Don't let them rot in the ground. I think there will be a bunch in a few days. You and Dad and your brothers shouldn't be reluctant to eat them. Since these were successful trials this year, let's plant more next year and sell them later!"
When it comes to eating, Ge Shuzhen's face fell: "Oh, what are you eating? This thing is old and expensive. When you go home, I will pack a box for you and let your parents-in-law try it."
"You are reluctant to eat it, and then let my parents-in-law eat it. How can this be justified!" Ke Xin held her hand and said, "Mom, we don't need any food at home, so you can eat it without worry."
Hearing this, Ge Shuzhen sighed and then asked her, "Does your mother-in-law bully you at home?"
Ke Xin shook her head: "My parents-in-law treat me very well and have already let me manage the household. There is no bullying or looking down on me in our family as you imagine."
She had met Han Ruyue, and from the surface, she seemed like a good person, but as the saying goes, you can only know a person's face but not his heart. Who knew what her daughter-in-law would be like after she married her?
"So how did Feiyang treat you?"
how?
He just took advantage of her!
Ke Xin's cheeks flushed and she lowered her eyes: "He treats me very well and takes good care of me."
The shy look of her daughter comforted Ge Shuzhen a little: "Now that you're married, don't be so willful like before. You should discuss everything with Feiyang more often, okay?"
Ke Xin nodded to indicate that she understood.
Ge Shuzhen began to teach again: "Get pregnant as soon as possible. No matter whether it's a boy or a girl, try to get pregnant before the concubine comes home, so as to avoid... Do you understand what I mean?"
Ke Xin held her forehead with her hand. She really didn't know what was going on in her mother's little head. How could she expect her son-in-law to find a concubine? But her mother's concern was genuine.
"I understand, mother. Don't worry, I'm not someone who will suffer any loss."
Ge Shuzhen poked her forehead and said, "After getting married, your surname will be prefixed with your husband's family name. You will truly belong to that family. You will have to live your life according to the moods of your parents-in-law and husband. You won't be as free and easy as you were when you were a girl."
The mother and daughter chatted for a while before returning to the main room.
At that time, the main hall was full of people, including some she knew, some who looked familiar, and some with whom she had a good relationship. But she didn't quite understand what these people were doing gathering in the main hall!
And seeing that all their eyes were on her, she always felt like a monkey, being watched by everyone.
Jiang Wuli briefly introduced Kexin, "Jiu'er, these people are all highly respected people in our village. Announce that our village is going to grow peppers, roughly the development plan for the next six months, and then pass it on through these elders."
It turned out that this group of people came for this matter. She thought it should be discussed in public in the ancestral hall.
Ke Xin sat down next to Liu Feiyang, looked at the group of old men in front of her, greeted them, and then began to talk: "Chili is a vegetable and also a seasoning. It tastes a bit like dogwood, but it tastes better. It is currently sold exclusively at Liuji Restaurant."
"Grandpa Zhu, Grandpa Ding, Grandpa Cao, and Grandpa An have all tasted this chili pepper. As far as Daliang is concerned, no one is growing it yet, so I'm planning to get everyone in our village to plant it. We'll get a head start and get a good price. I can't say we'll make a fortune, but at least in the next three years, the money earned from growing chili peppers will be more substantial than from growing grain."
Ke Xin paused for a moment and continued, "I know how to grow peppers, and my family is already growing them. If the whole village agrees, I'll find pepper seedlings for you, and you can just follow my dad and plant them."
After hearing her words, Liu Feiyang added, "I'll buy whatever you grow. Based on the current market price, I'll charge one ounce of silver per pound of dried chilies, and one hundred coins per pound of fresh chilies. Cash payment, no default."
He smiled at everyone's surprised reactions and said, "Now, my wife will be responsible for giving you the seeds, and I'll be responsible for purchasing them. My father-in-law knows everything about the planting process. If the villagers are obedient, I think this will be a sure win. What do you think, grandfathers and uncles?"
Zhu Yong understood without anyone saying anything. "Those who don't plant are nuts. One catty is worth one ounce of silver. Even if the harvest from one mu of land is small, you can still get five or six catties. This is more profitable than growing crops."
An Yugui was quite tempted by the price of the peppers, but they hadn't seen what the peppers looked like yet, so he asked, "Jiu'er, do you have any peppers at home? Take them out and let us see what they are."
Without waiting for Ke Xin to reply, Jiang Zhong at the side immediately volunteered: "We still have some at home. I'll go get them and show them to you."
After saying that, he quickly went to the kitchen, took out some dry things and some fresh things, and placed them on the eight-immortals table. Everyone gathered around, looked at them carefully and identified them, and finally shook their heads, indicating that they had never seen this thing before.
Cao Ke, who was not overwhelmed by the purchase price, asked a very important question: "Jiu'er, we must plant these peppers, but what is the yield per mu?"
Speaking of yield per mu, Ke Xin was very confident. She said calmly, "If we plant according to my instructions, the yield of fresh peppers per mu will be at least 3,000 kilograms, and ideally 4,000 kilograms. If we dry them in the sun, the yield will be around 300 to 400 kilograms per mu."
When everyone heard the number of kilograms per mu, they didn't know what to say. After careful calculation, they realized that one mu of fresh peppers was 3,000 kilograms, and one kilogram cost 100 coins, which is...
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