Speaking of houses, Madam Meng had the same feelings and doubts, asking Mo Qianshang why she didn't just move to the county town, since she didn't have any land to farm here.
Mo Qianshang only said that she was used to living here, without giving any further explanation.
But the main reason she didn't tell anyone was that she felt it was inconvenient to live in the county town for the time being.
She realized that her children had complicated backgrounds, and she thought about how so many people could have entrusted their children to, but in the end, they were given to a complete stranger living in a small village.
This is really strange no matter how you look at it.
Mo Qianshang felt that it would be better not to live in the county town until she fully understood what was going on with these children. There were too many people and too many eyes there, and if something happened, she might get into a lot of trouble.
However, she doesn't want to stay here forever. She likes a peaceful life and only enjoys occasional relaxation. If she has the chance, she would definitely like to go out and travel.
Having finally arrived in another time and space, she wanted to see it for herself, to learn what dynasty it was, to see the more prosperous cities, the most prosperous capital, and to see the magnificent landscape.
Meng Zhuo and his wife brought some snacks, and Xiao Yao poured everyone a bowl of water. Everyone sat and chatted.
Mo Qianshang reminded them not to eat too many snacks, lest they be unable to eat the later meals.
They mainly talked about how well the candy was selling these days.
"New buyers are still excited, but some regular customers have already started asking me if I have any other new food items. Many of them have bought and tried the things in my shop, but they all feel that they have eaten them before and don't feel anything special about them."
Mo Qianshang then realized that Meng Zhuo was worried about the new product.
She thought for a moment, then asked them to wait a while before returning to her room and opening the system.
She exchanged a small amount for some milk candy, as well as loose biscuits and mung bean cakes.
He placed these items in front of the Meng couple and said, "Take these and try them out. If any of them sell well, come back to me if you need to restock."
Meng Zhuo and his wife tried everything, but to their surprise, even the mung bean cake didn't taste like what they expected.
They discovered that they didn't know if these things would sell well, but there was no doubt that they tasted delicious.
At noon, Mo Qianshang exchanged some potatoes. She hadn't seen any potatoes for sale at the market, but suddenly wanted to eat some today.
She wanted to make stir-fried shredded potatoes and braised pork with potatoes. While she was peeling the potatoes, Xiao Yao was washing vegetables nearby. She turned around and looked at what she was holding: "What are you holding?"
Mo Qianshang held up a potato and shook it: "Earth..."
She suddenly realized that potatoes, in her world, were only introduced to the Central Plains around 1500 AD, and were probably still a tribute item around the Ming Dynasty, something that ordinary people couldn't afford.
So it's very likely that it doesn't exist here yet.
"The clods of earth we dug up on the mountain seem to be edible."
She mumbled it off and continued peeling potatoes, but in her heart she was thinking that she could exchange for more later and find a place to grow a potato.
After she finished cooking, she redeemed a large number of potatoes from the system and left them to sprout.
Potatoes are easy to grow and grow quickly. They can usually be planted in spring and harvested in summer. She will plant them again soon and harvest them before autumn.
At this dinner table, apart from Mo Qianshang, none of the other people had ever eaten potatoes before. At first, everyone thought that the shredded potatoes were something else, but after tasting them, they couldn't recognize what they were.
Mo Qianshang hadn't eaten potatoes for a long time and missed the taste of potatoes. You see, as a modern person, she could say she grew up eating potatoes. Potato slices, potato shreds, stewed potatoes, she never lacked them all year round. If she didn't know what to cook, she would just stir-fry potato shreds.
Looking at the potatoes in her bowl, Mo Qianshang had more ideas.
After dinner, Meng Zhuo and his wife stayed to chat for a while. Mo Qianshang thought that they had just returned from a trip to another county and it would be better for them to go back and rest as soon as possible, so she packed some candy for them.
A few days later, Mo Qianshang did not wait for Meng Zhuo, but instead met people from Dongshan Village. They said that the village chief had made an appointment with several people in the village who owned land and asked if Mo Qianshang could go to the county town together the next day.
Mo Qianshang agreed, and early the next morning, Uncle Niu drove Village Chief Zhao and two other people who were also going to the county town directly to Qingping Mountain to pick her up.
On the way, Mo Qianshang asked Village Chief Zhao what was going on. It turned out that those people wanted to meet with the person who wanted to buy the land.
"You mean they all want to sell the land?"
Village Chief Zhao nodded: "That's right. The harvest is bad these days. If we hire people to farm the land, we'll lose money. So we just leave it as it is."
“They had considered selling before, but who would buy land now? They did think about having the village buy it, but it’s too late. The village has been dragged down by the famine of the past two years. The village has no money, and the villagers have no money either. Even if they did, they wouldn’t dare to buy land at this time.”
Mo Qianshang understood this perfectly. The reason was simple: no one would buy stocks during a financial crisis unless they were out of their mind or really intended to make some kind of forward-looking investment.
But ordinary people may only have a little money to save in their lifetime, so how can they casually build a business during a famine?
Upon arriving in the county town, Village Chief Zhao and Mo Qianshang went into town together. Only then did Mo Qianshang realize that she actually had to visit each household one by one.
"Village chief, how about this? I'll find a restaurant and make a reservation. Let's gather everyone together, eat, and chat."
The village chief had never been to a restaurant before, but Mo Qianshang's tone left no room for doubt. He hesitated for a moment, then Mo Qianshang pointed to a restaurant, and he quickly went to find someone.
Mo Qianshang ordered a few dishes and told them to wait until they were called before serving them. She waited in the restaurant for the village chief to bring the people back.
She wore the clothes she would only wear to the county town today, and she looked like she was not to be trifled with.
When the first person lifted the curtain and came in, Mo Qianshang looked over at the same time. She saw a middle-aged man who was somewhat arrogant when he lifted the curtain, but when he looked closely at Mo Qianshang, he was a little surprised.
Mo Qianshang did not stand up; she simply smiled and nodded slightly, "Hello, please sit down?"
"Oh, is it Lady Mo?"
Mo Qianshang remained calm: "Yes, please sit down and wait a moment. I have more than one appointment with you today. Since you arrived first, why don't we talk first?"
“Okay, my surname is Chen. I own 120 mu of land in Dongshan Village, 20 mu of which are fertile fields.”
The waiter came in to pour tea, and Mo Qianshang nodded: "Yes, the price I give to everyone is two taels per mu, and three taels for good land. If the land you have is indeed like that, then the total should be two hundred and sixty taels."
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