Chapter 138 The more silver, the better
Wei Ruo first took Xiumei out to the nanny, who had already purchased a batch of wheat seeds for Wei Ruo, and they are now being stored in the warehouse where the sweet potatoes were stored.
In the past few days, due to the large number of sweet potatoes being transported away, a lot of space has been vacated 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 Agui and Xiaoba to take these bags of rice seeds to the south of the city, and distribute some to each family. I would like to remind you that these rice seeds are good varieties, and this amount may not be enough to plant all the rice fields. Yes, we will use the ordinary grain seeds over there to make up for the leftovers." Wei Ruo instructed.
In a short period of time, Wei Ruo can only get so many space rice seeds, and she is afraid that if she waits any longer, the patience of the people in the south of the city will be exhausted.
Wei Ruo can also understand their anxiety very well. If they miss the planting time this year, it means that they will not have food supplies for the next year.
"Okay." After receiving Wei Ruo's order, Xiumei ordered Agui and Xiaoba to help transport all the grain seeds into the car.
Agui and Xiaoba both showed some reluctance, especially Agui, who was a little older, who moved away for a while and quit, and said angrily: "Miss Xiumei, our lady is so dedicated to the affairs of Chengnan, but As a result, there is no Miss in terms of rewards for meritorious deeds, which is so annoying."
It turns out that both Agui and Xiaoba already knew about the imperial court's reward for the land reclamation in the south of the city. They followed Wei Ruo these days, and they got paid and appreciated, and there are many benefits.
If Wei Ruo was wronged, they naturally couldn't be happy.
Xiumei sighed: "One yard is equal to one yard. The lady started to open up wasteland not to claim credit, but to let more suffering people have enough to eat. Some people are unfair to the lady, and the innocent people in the south of the city cannot be implicated." Isn't it?"
Agui and Xiaoba looked at each other, and they were convinced.
Xiumei continued: "Don't worry too much. You are so considerate of the young lady. The young lady will be very happy when she finds out. Others can't understand the young lady, and even laugh at the young lady for emptying the bamboo basket. We, as young ladies, should understand the young lady. , Ms. Support."
Agui said: "I understand, Xiaoba and I will work hard to help Miss."
The two no longer had any disagreements, and quickly loaded all the rice seeds in the warehouse into the car.
The ox cart that pulled Rice Seeds followed Wei Ruo's carriage out of the south 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 brought 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 won a lot of rewards this time, and that he is expected to be promoted after a good harvest in the coming year." Wei Ruoduan said unhurriedly through the curtain while sitting in the carriage.
"Thanks to Ms. Wei." Qian Zhixian also knew in his heart that if Miss Wei hadn't caused this incident, his promotion would not have come so quickly.
"Since this is the case, Mr. Qian might as well do a good deed for the people of Xingshan County. Mr. Qian will buy these grains and give them to the people who open up wasteland in the south of the city. What does Mr. Qian think?"
After hesitating for a while, Zhixian Qian bit his head and said: "It should be. I will take whatever money Miss Wei wants from me."
Qian Zhixian apologized to Wei Ruo, he had benefited from the other party, and now he really shouldn't let the other party contribute money and efforts to contribute to his political achievements.
Wei Ruo didn't talk nonsense with Qian Zhixian, and directly asked the price: "Two hundred taels of silver."
"Two hundred taels?" Qian Zhixian was obviously intimidated by the price.
A few carts of wheat seeds cost two hundred taels, which is a bit too expensive!
"If Qianzhi County thinks it's expensive, you don't have to buy it, but let me remind Mr. Qian that this time has already missed the time for general wheat planting. In addition, the weather is cold early, so it is not easy to plant this batch of wheat well..."
Wei Ruo said half of what he said, and left the rest to Zhixian Qian to make up his own brain.
Hearing this, Qian Zhixian'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 fails, the rice will be affected later, and in the end he fails to complete a large-scale harvest, then he may have no hope of promotion!
Qian Zhixian quickly changed his words: "Two hundred taels are not expensive, so I will send people back to the house to get the silver!"
"I believe that Mr. Qian is a man of his word, so I will first thank Mr. Qian on behalf of the people in the south of the city. I will distribute these wheat seeds first." Wei Ruo said.
"Okay, Miss Wei has worked hard." Qian Zhixian smiled gratefully.
Of course, Miss Wei doesnt have to worry about his repentance, because what he bought for two hundred and two taels is not only grain seeds, but also Miss Weis abilities.
After Wei Ruo led the people away, the magistrate Qian sighed: Hey, I really cant blame the Miss Wei family for this matter, and he wouldnt be happy about it.
But he was also confused about this matter, he didn't know what was going on.
Wei Ruo led Xiumei, Agui, Xiaoba and others to distribute the wheat seeds to the land reclamation people in the south of the city, and explained their planting-related matters, and asked them to adopt the method of hole sowing, concentrate the use of fertilizer, and keep the depth of sowing consistent .
This kind of sowing method requires a lot of labor, but it is conducive to increasing production.
The people in the south of the city all remember Wei Ruo's exhortations firmly, and no one dares to neglect them intentionally.
Whether they will have a good harvest next year depends entirely on Miss Wei! Miss Wei family asked them to do it, absolutely can't go wrong!
Wei Ruo also received two hundred taels of silver from Qianzhi County after finishing his work.
After finishing his work in the south of the city, Wei Ruo returned to the city, seeing that it was still early, he went to Sibao Zhai first.
The nanny presented a new account book and told Wei Ruo the good news.
Although during this period of time, Wei Ruo provided a lot of supplies to help the people affected by the disaster, but overall it was still profitable.
Those things purchased in advance and specially sold to the rich and powerful were still sold at a good price, which made Wei Ruo earn a lot of money.
"Miss, this is the account book of Xu Ji's Grain Shop. These days, the business of the Grain Shop is much better than that of Sibaozhai. The sales of rice and charcoal are especially good. Except for the sweet potatoes that you use to help the disaster-stricken people, miss, and you Those who asked were kept as food reserves, and the rest were sold short.
In the recent situation, even wealthy families have started to cut down on food and clothing. The things sold in Sibaozhai are not as good as those sold in Xuji Grain Shop. It is very reasonable that the business is not as good as Xu Ji Grain Shop.