Fortunately, they were stored in a cellar, so the potatoes looked relatively intact. However, they had been stored for too long, and most of them had sprouted. Some of them had perhaps been bumped on the road and had rotted.
After a round of selection, Qin Yue found that there were more than 200 kilograms of rotten potatoes, which made him feel distressed.
Looking at the remaining potatoes that had already sprouted, Qin Yue felt that time was running out. He asked the quartermaster to collect the remaining potatoes and load them carefully, making sure to minimize the losses during transportation!
At this time, Qin Yue was waiting for the boy's reply. He still needed to ask Li Yan how to grow potatoes.
The waiter ran to Qin Yue's room and reported what Li Yan had just said.
After hearing the report, Qin Yue immediately left the room to look for Li Yan.
He was just about to discuss with Li Yan about going to her house to see how the potatoes were growing, but now she wanted to go home first, which coincided with his plan.
Qin Yuefeng ran to Li Yan and told her his plan.
Li Yan nodded. This wasn't a problem. He turned to Lin Feng and said, "My uncle has Young Master Qin accompanying me, so there's no need for you to make a special trip!"
With Qin Yue's men following, there was no need to worry about safety. "Okay, I'll go and find out about the market price of herbs first!" After saying that, he left first.
"Shall we leave now?" Qin Yue asked.
Li Yan pointed in the direction of the inn and said, "I just bought a batch of goods. Once they get the goods ready, we'll set off!"
But while she was talking, Li Yan saw Yang Ming and his men pulling the carriage out of the inn.
"They're out, let's go over there!" Li Yan turned around and ordered, "Brother, I'm going back first. When you go back tonight, help me bring back those enlightenment books!"
After hearing this, Qin Yue suggested: "There is no need to be so troublesome. I will ask someone to drive the carriage." Without waiting for Li Yan to refuse, he waved his hand and asked Ying Yi, who was following behind him, to drive the carriage!
Yang Ming packed up the goods and headed towards Li Ji. Seeing Li Yan, he immediately approached and asked, "Miss, the goods are ready. When do you think we should leave?"
At this time, Yingyi drove the carriage over. Li Yan asked her cousin and the others to take the books and two bundles to the carriage. Then she said to Yang Ming, "Uncle Yang, let's go now. You just follow behind this carriage!"
After saying that, he and Qin Yue got on the carriage one after the other.
Yingyi was driving the carriage in front, and the carriage slowly drove out of the market!
Yang Ming immediately rushed to his own carriage and said to his men, "Let's go, follow the carriage in front!"
Different from his own mule cart which only had a wooden frame, Qin Yue's carriage not only had a carriage, but the furnishings inside the carriage were also very exquisite. There was a small table in the middle of the carriage, and on the table was a chessboard. The strange thing was that the chess pieces on the chessboard did not move at all due to the bumps of the carriage!
Qin Yue saw Li Yan staring at the chessboard in a trance, "Do you want to play the next game?"
Li Yan came to her senses upon hearing this and immediately waved her hand. She didn't know how to play chess. Then she smiled awkwardly and said, "I'm just curious. How could this chessboard remain motionless on such a bumpy road?"
Qin Yue said with a smile, "Try to take a chess piece and see!"
Li Yan wanted to pick up a chess piece from the chessboard, and instantly felt a suction force. Li Yan suddenly realized that there was a magnet on the chessboard. No wonder the road was so bumpy, but the chess piece could still stay steady!
Qin Yue saw that she seemed to understand, so he stopped explaining.
He caught sight of the sets of enlightenment books from the corner of his eye and asked, "What are you buying these for?" Then he thought of something and asked again, "Are they for the village school?"
Li Yan nodded, "My uncle sent me there when he heard I wanted to start a village school!"
"I'm afraid these sets are not enough!"
Li Yan nodded. This was certain. With so many children in the village, only four sets of books were not enough. However, the price of books was not low. There were at least dozens of children in the village. It would cost a lot to buy books for all of them in the bookstore. For this reason, Li Yan came up with an idea and wondered if she could buy the woodblocks of these books.
She knew that bamboo, tree bark, even wheat straw and rice straw could be used to make paper!
In her previous life, she had even visited an ancient papermaking workshop. Unfortunately, she only had a general understanding of the papermaking process at that time. If she wanted to make paper by herself now, it would take some time of experimentation and research!
If she could use the cheapest and most readily available raw materials to make cheap paper, then with the help of woodblock printing, making this book would not be a difficult task!
Fortunately, the village school is still under construction. When the school building is completed, we can write the words that the children need to learn every day on the blackboard. It’s okay to have a transition period!
Qin Yue saw that Li Yan was lost in thought, so he stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her eyes, "What are you thinking about? Are you worried about these books? They are just a few trivial things. How many do you want? I will have someone send them to you!"
Li Yan was interrupted by Qin Yue while deep in thought. She looked at the powerful young man in front of her and suddenly had an idea. She smiled and said, "We have our own village school, so it's not good to ask you to spend money. But I do have a request. I wonder if you can help me?"
Qin Yue wanted to say that they were partners and asked her not to be so formal, but after hearing her request, he nodded in a good mood and said, "You can say it."
"Sir, can you help me buy the engravings of these three books?"
Books are generally monopolized by the powerful. If a small peasant girl like her wants to buy a woodblock print, she will probably have to go through a lot of trouble. Instead of wasting time, she might as well ask him to buy it for her.
He had read the three books mentioned earlier a long time ago. They were just some commonly used enlightenment books. The bookstore should have several sets of backup copies of these engraved books, so they were not scarce.
Qin Yue thought of the purpose of her buying the woodblocks, and wanted to persuade her that the cost of paper was not low, and it would not be much cheaper even if she made the book herself.
He also felt that this girl had the right idea, so he finally obeyed her suggestion and said that he would have someone send the engraving plate to her when he returned.
Li Yan thanked him happily. Now she only needed to concentrate on making paper!
With the help of a horse-drawn carriage, the group quickly arrived at the Li family's house. The carriage stopped in front of the Li family's door. After Li Yan and Qin Yue got off the carriage first, she also jumped down behind him!
Seeing the girl in front of him moving quickly and packing up the books and bags in the carriage, Qin Yue had no choice but to silently withdraw his hand from supporting her.
Li Yan carried a small bag on one shoulder and a pile of books in her hands. Without waiting for the two to come forward to help, she took the things and went to the yard!
Qin Yue couldn't help but shake his head and laugh. He should have known that this girl was very different from the young ladies he had met before who had never touched women!
Mr. Li, who was helping sell soy sauce in the yard, saw his granddaughter carrying a full bag of things and wanted to go over to help.
"Master, there are guests outside. Please help entertain them first. I'll come over after I put the things away!"
Only then did Mr. Li see Qin Yue following behind his granddaughter, and he immediately stepped forward to invite Qin Yue to sit inside first!
Qin Yue pointed at the carriage following behind, "Don't worry about me, the two people behind are the merchants invited back by Miss Li, you should go greet them first!"
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