Chapter 138 The more money, the better.
Wei Ruo first took Xiumei out to the nanny. The nanny had already purchased a batch of wheat seeds for Wei Ruo, and they were now storing them in the warehouse where sweet potatoes were stored.
Because sweet potatoes have been transported in large quantities these days, there is a lot of space in the warehouse.
Wei Ruo asked Xiumei to guard the door, and he lingered in the warehouse for a long time before coming out.
"Meimei, take these bags of rice seeds with Agui and Xiaoba to the south of the city and give some to each family. Please tell me that these rice seeds are of good variety. This amount may not be enough to plant in all the rice fields. Yes, the remaining part can be supplemented with ordinary grain seeds over there." Wei Ruo ordered.
In a short period of time, Wei Ruo could only get so much space rice seeds, and she was afraid that if she kept waiting, the patience of the people in the south of the city would run out.
Wei Ruo also understands their anxiety very well. If they miss the planting time this year, it means that they will have no food supplies in the next year.
"Okay." After receiving Wei Ruo's instructions, Xiumei asked Agui and Xiaoba to help transport all the grain seeds into the car.
Agui and Xiaoba both showed some reluctance, especially the older Agui, who gave up on moving after a while and said angrily: "Miss Xiumei, our lady has been so dedicated to the affairs in the south of the city, but we can't help it." It turns out that the reward based on merit is not given to the young lady, which is so annoying."
It turns out that Agui and Xiaoba have already known about the imperial court's reward based on merit for the land reclamation in the south of the city. They have been following Wei Ruo these days, getting paid and getting paid. Appreciation has many benefits.
If Wei was wronged, they would naturally not be happy.
Xiumei sighed: "One code equals one code. The young lady started land reclamation not to claim credit, but to allow more suffering people to have enough to eat. If someone is unfair to the young lady, the innocent people in the south of the city cannot be implicated. Really?"
Agui and Xiaoba looked at each other, and they were both convinced.
Xiumei continued: "Don't worry too much. If you think about the lady so much, the lady will be very happy to know. Others cannot understand the lady, and they also laugh at the lady for trying to get nothing. As ladies, we should understand the lady. , support Miss."
Agui said: "I understand, Xiaoba and I will help Miss with her work."
The two no longer had any objections, and quickly loaded all the rice seeds in the warehouse into the truck.
The bullock cart pulling rice seeds followed Wei Ruo's carriage out of the south city gate.
Outside the city gate, Qian Zhixian was also there. Seeing Wei Ruo appear, Qian Zhixian was surprised and embarrassed.
After hesitating for a moment, Qian Zhixian led his people to Wei Ruo's carriage. Through the curtain of the carriage, Qian Zhixian said to Wei Ruo, "Miss Wei, are you here to deliver rice seeds to the people in the south of the city?" Wei Ruo said
: "It's not a gift, it's a sale." It
was originally a gift, but when Qian Zhixian asked, it became a sale.
"This..." Qian Zhixian's smile was a little stiff.
"I heard that Mr. Qian got a lot of rewards this time, and I heard that he is expected to be promoted when there is a good harvest next year." Wei Ruoduan sat in the carriage and said slowly through the curtain.
"Thanks to Miss Wei." Qian Zhixian also knew in his heart that if the eldest miss of the Wei family hadn't caused this incident, his promotion would not have come so quickly.
"In this case, Lord Qian, why not do another good thing for the people of Xingshan County? Lord Qian will buy these grain seeds and give them to the people who are opening up wasteland in the south of the city. What do you think, Lord Qian?" Magistrate Qian hesitated
. After a while, he gritted his teeth and said: "It should be right. I will accept whatever money Miss Wei wants to sell to me."
Qian Zhixian felt sorry for Wei Ruo. He had benefited from the other party, and now he really doesn't. The other party should be allowed to contribute money and efforts to add to his political achievements. Wei Ruo didn't talk nonsense to Qian Zhixian and directly made a price: "Two hundred taels of silver."
"Two hundred taels?" Qian Zhixian was obviously frightened by the price.
Several carts of wheat seeds cost two hundred taels, which is a bit too expensive!
"If Magistrate Qian thinks it's expensive, you don't have to buy it, but I would like to remind Mr. Qian that this time has missed the time for general wheat planting. In addition, the weather is cold early, so it will not be easy to grow this batch of wheat... "
Wei Ruo said half of what he said, leaving Qian Zhixian to figure out the rest.
Hearing this, Magistrate Qian's heart skipped a beat.
If the wheat can be planted, he can report to his superiors in the middle of next year. On the contrary, if the wheat cannot be planted, and the rice will be affected again later, and finally fail to complete a large-scale harvest, then he may have no hope of promotion!
Qian Zhixian quickly changed his words: "Two hundred taels is not expensive, I will send someone back to the house to get the silver!" "I
believe Master Qian is a man of his word, so I will thank Master Qian on behalf of the people in the south of the city. I'll have people distribute the wheat seeds first," Wei Ruodao.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Miss Wei." Qian Zhixian said with a grateful smile on his face.
Of course, the eldest lady of the Wei family doesn't have to worry about him going back on his word, because what he bought with the two hundred taels was not only grain seeds, but also the eldest lady of the Wei family's abilities.
After Wei Ruo led the people away, County Magistrate Qian sighed: Hey, we really can't blame Miss Wei for this, he wouldn't be happy if it were him.
But he was also confused about this matter. He had no idea what was going on above him.
Wei Ruo took Xiumei, Agui, Xiaoba and others to distribute wheat seeds to the people who were opening up wasteland in the south of the city, and explained to them the matters related to planting, and asked them to use hole sowing, use fertilizer concentratedly, and keep the depth of sowing consistent. .
This sowing method requires a lot of labor, but it is beneficial to increasing yields.
The people in the south of the city all remembered Wei Ruo's advice, and no one dared to neglect it.
Whether they can have a good harvest next year depends entirely on the eldest lady of the Wei family! What the eldest lady of the Wei family asked them to do is absolutely correct!
After Wei Ruo finished his work, he also received the two hundred taels of silver sent by Qian Zhixian.
After finishing his business in the south of the city, Wei Ruo returned to the city. Seeing that it was still early, he went to Sibaozhai first.
The wet nurse presented a new account book and told Wei Ruo the good news.
Although during this period, Wei Ruo provided a lot of supplies to relieve the disaster-stricken people, it was still profitable on the whole.
Those things that were purchased in advance and sold to the powerful were still sold at good prices, making Wei Ruo make a lot of money.
"Miss, this is the account book of Xu Ji Liang Store. These days, the business of the grain store is much better than that of Sibaozhai. The sales of rice and charcoal are especially good. In addition to sweet potatoes, Miss, you used them to relieve the people affected by the disaster, as well as you The portion that was asked to be kept as grain reserves, and the rest was sold out."
In the recent situation, even the formerly wealthy families have begun to cut back on food and clothing, and the things sold in Sibaozhai are not as practical as those sold in Xuji Grain Shop. , it is very reasonable that the business is not as good as Xu Ji Liang Shop.
(End of chapter)