If it were a normal day, there would be no ready-made curved plows for sale in this shop. However, before the spring plowing season, the shop owner wisely prepared stock in advance.
Li Yan was very happy to see that there was a ready-made plow, so she didn't have to waste time.
Tiezhu went forward and carefully inspected the curved plow. After confirming that there were no quality issues, he asked, "How much is this plow?"
The shopkeeper raised four fingers and said, "Four taels of silver each!"
"It's so expensive! It was only three taels of silver before, why did the shopkeeper increase the price so much all of a sudden?" Tiezhu asked.
"Young man, you can wait until you get three taels of silver. I do business on a voluntary basis! Look at my plow iron and plow beams. They are made of the finest materials!"
Li Yan bargained, "Boss, look, the spring plowing season is just a few days away. I'll give you seven qian of silver for two. Is that okay?"
Li Yan's words actually hit the shopkeeper's heart. After all, only a few families have cows. After the spring plowing is over, the demand for plows will inevitably decrease. Thinking of this, the shopkeeper said, "Well, add another fifty cents and I'll give you both plows!"
After some bargaining between the two, Li Yan bought the two curved plows for 720 coins.
Looking at these two big things, Li Yan was in a dilemma. How could she take them back?
At this time, Tiezhu said, "Wait a moment, young lady. I'll go get the horses, put the two plows on them, and pull them back!"
Tiezhu quickly brought the horses over, and the shopkeeper helped the two to tie the plow to the horse's back. The two led the horses out of the city and passed by a stall selling meat patties. The fragrant patties made Li Yan's stomach rumble. Li Yan then realized that she had not eaten yet!
Li Yan walked up and bought four meat patties. The two of them ate while walking. It was already noon when they returned to Lijia Village.
Tiezhu helped Li Yan put the plow in the yard, then jumped on the horse and galloped away.
Mrs. Lin handed a bowl of warm water to her daughter who had been busy all morning: "Look at you, you've been busy all day. Come in and sit down and rest!"
Li Yan had no time to rest at this time. Now that she had the medicinal seedlings, Li Yan wanted to quickly turn over the wasteland and plant the medicinal herbs.
Li Yan held the bowl and drank it in a few gulps. She wiped the water stains from the corners of her lips with her hand without paying much attention: "Mom, I'm not tired. I'll go see if Grandpa and the others have found the person!" After that, she stuffed the bowl in her hand to her mother and ran away like a gust of wind!
He had just come back and hadn't said a few words when he ran away again. He was busy like a top every day. Lin sighed helplessly and secretly decided to make something good for the child tonight!
When Li Yan ran down the mountain, she saw Mr. Li and more than 20 people busy digging a barrier on his own wasteland.
It's different with wages. This time, more than double the number of people came to help! This is also good. After the land is turned over, we will also ask them to help plant medicinal herbs!
The villagers divided into several groups and worked hard following the experienced people from last time.
When Mr. Li saw his granddaughter, he hurried forward and asked, "How's it going? Did you buy the plow?"
Li Yan raised two fingers and said with a smile: "Not only did I buy it, I also bought two. With so many uncles helping me, there shouldn't be any problem!"
"Your uncle's place will have the cows brought over tomorrow, and two mules will be enough!"
After they finished talking about livestock, Mr. Li asked, "With so much land, what medicinal herbs do you plan to plant? Have you thought about it? And do you have any idea about seeds and seedlings?"
"Don't worry, Master. I've already asked Doctor Zhou about all this today. Once you've dug up the soil, I'll go buy some! Oh, and Master, do you want me to buy some seedlings? It'll take at least two or three years for these forsythia cuttings to yield any profit!"
Mr. Li waved his hand and said, "That's all I have. I won't bother with anything else!"
Old Master Li urged, "Alright, you've been running around all day. Go back. I'll go see how they're doing. Let's try to burn all the dead grass today so we can plow the soil tomorrow!"
Li Yan stood at the edge of the field and watched the busy crowd for a while before walking back.
As I walked, I was thinking about the next money-making plan in my mind.
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