Chapter 375 In the busy half month,
the rice, sweet potatoes and taro planted by Wei Ruoxin later all ushered in a good harvest. Wei wanted to arrange the storage and distribution of these grains.
Among them, rice must be collected in large quantities in warehouses and stored. Sweet potatoes are still the same as before, and part of them must be made into dried sweet potatoes and sweet potato chips, which is more convenient for storage, transportation and sales.
As for taro, in addition to storing part of it, Wei Ruo also plans to sell part of it, just like sweet potatoes, to pave the way for future promotion.
Taro is a familiar crop, but the difference is that the yield and quality of the taro she planted will be higher.
Then there is the matter of purchasing fields in the provincial capital. The wet nurse and Uncle Xu have already set off, and the ten villagers selected by Zhao Hai and Shitou Village are also in place.
In addition to the disaster victims who have been identified in Dahe Village, it may be necessary to hire some more people later, and then start preparing to plant her new rice species, perennial rice.
Wei Ruo, a shop in the provincial capital, plans to open two shops temporarily, one is Sibaozhai and the other is braised food shop.
For Sibaozhai, we need to choose a suitable shopkeeper, and we still have to look carefully at the candidate Wei Ruo.
Chen Aqing can directly go to the braised food shop in Taizhou Prefecture. Chen Aqing has already led another waiter very well in the braised food shop in Taizhou Prefecture, and her own ability and courage have been improved. Wei Ruo feels that she can take the lead on her own.
In addition, the fabrics promised to several ladies at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet must also be arranged.
Since they had never seen other colors, several ladies asked for purple and blue materials, because they thought those two colors were rare and beautiful.
These two colors are really special, because the original dyeing process in this world uses natural dyes. Purple usually uses lithospermum, and blue usually uses polygonum indigo. The dyeing process of these dyes is more complicated. In terms of color, It is relatively simple.
Wei Ruo chose to use chemical synthesis methods to create some colors that seem relatively new at the moment.
For example, when making blue, Wei Ruo mixed plant ash and cow blood, then roasted it to precipitate yellow crystals, and then put the yellow crystals into an iron salt solution made of vinegar and iron ore (iron oxide) ( iron acetate), thus obtaining a blue dye.
The success rate of this method of preparing dyes is not high under current conditions, so the amount produced will not be very large. Sometimes the required ore also depends on luck, so it is true that the output is not high.
Therefore, in terms of fabrics and ready-made clothing, Wei Ruo does not plan to expand for the time being, and will only promote and sell it in Taizhou Prefecture.
Like thyme, the production of this special color and texture of cloth will be strictly controlled, continuing the hunger marketing model.
On the second day, Wei Ruo dressed up as a man and went out to inspect his farm, watching the people harvesting in the village.
After that, he went to the surrounding farmland to look around, because many people nearby had borrowed Wei Ruo's rice seeds, and after the harvest, they would have to hand over the grain to Wei Ruo as originally agreed.
However, this part of the rice was planted later and is not mature yet. Judging from the growth, it should be able to make good profits.
When the farmers saw Wei Ruo, they greeted him one after another.
"Hello, Master Xu!"
"Master Xu, come and have some tea!"
"Why is Master Xu free to come to the fields today? Come and sit at our house!"
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Everyone showed their affection for Wei Ruo Enthusiasm, all because the rice in their fields is growing so well now is thanks to Wei Ruo. Although Wei Ruo lent them the rice seeds with a business attitude, the heavy ears of rice growing in the rice fields were real. When they saw the sweetness, they realized that the deal between them and Wei Ruo was extremely serious. It's a good deal, and this naturally improves Wei Ruo's attitude.
Finally, Wei Ruo went to Shitou Village. First, he looked at the sandy land contracted by him to Shitou Village. The sweet potatoes on it had already been harvested, but there were still many villagers doing the aftermath.
Because Wei Ruo said that he would contract this place to them next year, and Wei Ruo paid them according to the proportion, they were naturally very attentive. Only when the output increased, they could get more.
So they treat Wei Ruo's sandy land with the same care as they treat their own land.
When they met Wei Ruo, the reaction of the villagers in Stone Village was particularly enthusiastic.
One by one, they came to Wei Ruo with food and drink, one at a time, Mr. Xu, for fear that Wei Ruo would be hungry or thirsty.
After finally escaping from the enthusiastic villagers of Stone Village, Wei Ruo came to the brewery.
Although the output of the brewery is not high, the profits are high. Wei Ruo also provides very good benefits to the selected brewers. In addition to the initially agreed wages, there are additional rewards at the end of each month.
Therefore, when these brewers saw Wei Ruo, their faces were full of joy and enthusiasm, even worse than the villagers in Stone Village.
Wei Ruo inspected the brewery and after confirming that there were no problems, she had ten jars of thyme taken out from the warehouse and transported to her carriage.
Although Wei Ruo claims that the output of thyme is scarce, only two or three jars per day, in fact the daily output is still a little more than this amount.
The extra Wei Ruo doesn't sell it at ordinary times, but keeps it in the warehouse, and can be used when needed.
The purpose of taking out the ten altars this time is to deliver them to Xu Zhengyong. Once the news of his promotion is confirmed, a celebration banquet will be held for him.
Before leaving, Wei Ruo thought of something again, so he took Xiumei back and took two more jars.
After returning home, Wei Ruo asked Xiumei to send the two extra jars of thyme to Wei Mingting.
Wei Mingting fought a good battle this time and was able to rest at home for a few days. The rare relaxation time was a good time to taste wine.
Wei Mingting smiled from ear to ear when he received the thyme sent by Wei Ruo. He didn't know whether it was because the wine was really fragrant and made him happy, or because it was a gift from his daughter and was more intoxicating than what he got elsewhere.
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Wei Ruo was busy for half a month, from mid-August to early September. During this period, he went out early and came back late every day. He had almost no contact with other people in the family, and he could not see the Yun family for several days.
During this period, the grain harvest in each village in Wei Ruo was almost complete, and the rice seeds that had been loaned out were also recovered at the originally agreed upon share.
Now all the granaries are full, and Xu Ji Grain Shop in Xingshan County, which has been closed for many years, has reopened for business.
In the past half month, it was not only Wei Ruo's fields that had a bumper harvest, but also the fields of other farmers in Taizhou Prefecture.
Due to the effective implementation of various measures, about 40% of the fields in Taizhou Prefecture have successively received bumper harvests.
As a result, the entire Taizhou Prefecture was immersed in joy. Whether it was the farmers who worked hard in the fields or the dignitaries in high positions, they were all extremely happy.
(End of chapter)