Chapter 56 Helped a lot
Wei Ruo's carriage went all the way north. When it arrived near Mantou Mountain in the north of the city, the person in charge here had received orders from the Yun family and was waiting early.
After Wei Ruo asked the supervisor to arrange for the long-term workers to replant the seedlings in the vacant areas, he excused himself to walk around and left, accompanied by Xiumei.
Along the way, Wei Ruo discovered that the rice fields here were not growing very well, and there were even large areas of them dead.
The situation in some rice fields is even worse than that of the Wei family.
This is not a good sign. If this situation continues, this year's autumn harvest will be in trouble.
The wet nurse had written to her earlier about the food situation in Xingshan County this year, but now that she saw it with her own eyes, she realized that the situation was more serious than she thought.
Wei Ruo brought Xiumei to Xiaoyang Mountain.
Most of the original barren hills have been planted with sweet potatoes, and the ground is covered with green leaves, which are growing gratifyingly.
Nowadays, some vine leaves are still picked and sold in the market every day.
The price of two cents a piece is very close to the people, and both wealthy and ordinary people can afford it.
Therefore, one car per day is not enough to sell.
Although the price of two pennies is not high, you can still make money.
For general fruits and vegetables, Wei Ruo prefers small profits but quick turnover, while she tends to sell high prices for those "luxury goods" targeted at the upper class.
Wei Ruo randomly selected a piece of land, dug up a corner, and checked the growth of sweet potatoes inside.
The sweet potatoes at this time have not yet grown to their optimal size. They are still a little small, only as small as a little finger, and are far from the standard size for harvesting. However, it can be seen that the current growth conditions are good and there are no pests or diseases.
The seeds of Weiruo Space are all excellent varieties, with excellent performance in resistance to diseases, pests and drought and waterlogging. And the growth rate is relatively fast among its kind. It is estimated that in another month, this batch of sweet potatoes will be fully grown.
At that time, they can be sold one after another. Part of it is stored in the warehouse, and the remaining part is planned to be made into dried sweet potatoes and stored by Wei Ruo, and part of the dried sweet potatoes will be sold in preserved fruit shops.
During the Dragon Boat Festival trip, Wei Ruo took the opportunity to inspect several preserved fruit shops, and finally chose one, intending to cooperate with the other party and sell dried sweet potatoes and sweet potato chips in the other party's store.
In this way, Wei Ruo can save the risk of opening a separate store, and at the same time, he can use the existing customer flow of the preserved fruit store to increase his sales.
Wei Ruo stayed in Xiaoyang Mountain until the evening, and then returned to Wei's Mantou Mountain.
The work of transplanting rice seedlings was coming to an end. Wei Ruo took a casual look before getting on the carriage and going back.
By the time Wei Ruo returned to the Wei Mansion, it was already past the Wei Mansion's usual dinner time.
Wei Ruo came home late, and the Wei family did not eat in advance. It was not until Wei Ruo came back that Yun notified the kitchen to arrange the dishes.
After dinner and sitting together drinking tea, Yun asked Wei Ruo about the details of today.
"Ruo'er did really well in the wasteland in the south of the city. I really didn't expect Ruo'er to be able to improve and successfully grow crops. I underestimated Ruo'er before," said Yun with emotion.
"Yeah." Wei Ruo responded in a low voice.
"Ruo'er, your decision to add rice seedlings to Mantou Mountain has also been a great help to the family. This year, the rice seedlings in our fields have died to varying degrees. Our family is doing relatively well, and nearly half of them have died in serious cases. This is still Even before autumn, this year's food situation can already be predicted. The people in the city are very worried, and several ladies who are familiar with me are also worried about this matter." The family's fields have been failing year after year, and even some in Xingshan County
have People with deep background may not be able to bear it. This big family is waiting for food. If they want to buy food every day, they don't know how much money it will cost.
What's more, if everyone is short of food, food prices will inevitably rise, and it will become very difficult to buy food by yourself.
Wei Ruo sipped her tea but didn't answer. What she was thinking now was that if she had known that everyone's seedlings were dead, she should have secretly sold the extra seedlings, which should have made a lot of money.
"Ruoer, please tell me in detail about what happened in the south of the city today." Yun wanted to hear Wei Ruo tell the specific story again.
"The seedlings are growing well, and both father and Master Qian have approved it. There is also a young man from the capital who said he wants to help and will send someone over tomorrow." Wei Ruo replied lightly, and she took care of everything in one stroke.
She didn't want to mention Chu Lan's matter. The people he sent would be at the house tomorrow, and with his status, it was impossible for Wei Mingting not to notify the house in advance.
"Your Excellency, do you want help?" Yun said in surprise.
Wei Qingwan also raised her head and looked at Wei Ruo.
Nowadays, in Xingshan County, the only person who can be called "noble" by the Wei family is the young master in Jinyi who caught a glimpse of him on the street that day.
Although the identity of the nobleman has not been completely disclosed, the Wei family has already guessed it based on the news from the capital.
"Well, he seems to be quite concerned about people's livelihood." Wei Ruo was very annoyed with Chu Lan and didn't even want to talk about things related to her.
Wei Ruo spoke calmly, but the hearts of those who listened were filled with excitement.
"Yeah, that's what it should be. Since the noble man wants to help, Ruo'er, you have to be more cautious." Yunshi immediately told Wei Ruo.
"I am doing my best when it comes to farming." Wei Ruo replied, but it was not for Chu Lan to see.
Yun said with some emotion: "I thought that Wanwan and Miss Qian would make the nobleman unhappy after they collided with the nobleman in Fahua Temple that day. But now it seems that the nobleman did not take it to heart that day. On the contrary, Now Ruo'er, your affairs in the south of the city have caught the noble man's attention."
When Yun said this, Wei Qingwan, who was hanging her head slightly next to her, trembled.
The words were like a slap in the face.
Coupled with the comparison with Wei Ruo later, Wei Qingwan only felt like she was being stepped on the ground.
Wei Ruo didn't pay much attention to what Yun said. This noble man was not noble at all to her. She wished she could stay far away from him.
Wei Yilin pursed his lips and glanced at Wei Ruo several times. No matter how he looked at it, he didn't quite believe that Wei Ruo could achieve such a career.
Why can Wei Qingruo do something that even Sister Wanwan can't do? Obviously sister Wanwan is so much better than her!
After a dinner, Wei Qingwan felt like chewing wax.
She left Cangyun Garden with a sad and lonely mood.
When Wei Yichen saw her, he chased after her and asked, "What's wrong with Wan Wan? Are you feeling unwell?" "
Brother, am I useless?" Wei Qingwan asked softly.
"Why does Wanwan ask like this?"
(End of this chapter)