When the four members of Yu's family left, Liu Cunjin knew that his daughter liked to eat porridge made from green wheat, so he brought all the more than 30 catties of green wheat that had been kneaded at home. Yu Hai refused again and again, and the old man became angry: "You don't like the presents from our family, but you can't give them away? If you don't accept them, I will take back all the rice noodles you brought over!"
Mrs. Liu was very aware of her father's stubborn temper, so she hurriedly tugged at the corner of the man's clothes, and said with a smile: "This is given to me by my father, you have no right to refuse. Father, do you still remember that I like to eat porridge cooked with green wheat?" ah!"
"Remember, why don't you remember?" Seeing the girl carrying the green wheat into the carriage, the expression on Liu Cunjin's face softened a lot.
Yao shi smiled at the side and said: "Dahai, don't be as knowledgeable as this old man. He, the one who loves him the most is this girl. Yun girl likes to eat porridge cooked with green wheat, and she can't open the pot at home. Every summer season , he will carry the whole family behind his back, go to the field to pick some wheat and come back, rub it out secretly, and cook porridge for his daughter! After Yun girl got married, every year at this time, he would say, "My daughter will not be able to eat green wheat porridge this year, or else , give me two catties of green wheat?'"
Yu Hai also loves his daughter, otherwise he wouldn't let Xiaocao toss about this and that. He shouted emotionally: "Father... We took the green wheat, and we will cook porridge for Mu Yun when we go back."
Yu Xiaocao joked from the side: "Father, I also like to drink green wheat porridge, you can't just think about your mother and ignore me as a girl!"
Yu Hai laughed and said, "Then cook another bowl, and Cao'er will drink it with your mother!"
Little Shitou shouted unhappily from the side: "There is still me, and there is me!"
Yu Hai slapped him on the head: "You boy, why are you here to join in the fun? If you don't have you to eat, you still need to drink? Isn't there rice and white noodles? Your mother and your second sister are only interested in this, so you are ashamed to follow along. Rob?"
With a sad face, Xiao Shitou sought comfort from his grandma: "Grandma, dad is partial! Shitou is so pitiful, no one loves him, he is like a cabbage in the field..."
Yao held him in his arms with a smile, and comforted him: "Shitou doesn't cry, grandma loves you! Dahai, we have a lot of green wheat in our house. You can't be harsh on the children. After eating, I will ask your second brother to give it to you again." You send it!"
Yu Hai glared at his son, and said with a smile: "Mother, don't be fooled by this kid, he doesn't like to eat green barley porridge, he just looks for the sense of presence!" His niece learned it.
Liu Cunjin looked at the sky, and said to Liu Shi: "It's getting late, the road here is not easy, please drive slowly. In a few days, there is nothing to do at home, and your mother and I will go to see you. It's exposed, put away the food at home, don't be so loose, don't know your last name if you have two dollars!"
When he said something, Liu Shi nodded. Although the father's words were a bit harsh, they were all for the sake of the daughter.
The carriage drove a long way to Xishan Village, and when I turned around, I could still see my white-haired parents waving at them in the setting sun. Liu's heart was sour, and she decided to return home several times in the future, so that her parents would not miss her.
When we returned to Dongshan Village, it was already dark. Fortunately, except for the ten miles or so in Xishan Village, they are all flat avenues, and horses can run smoothly in the dark.
After returning home, Old Yu told them that Qian Xiaoduo, the second innkeeper of Zhenxiu Restaurant, delivered a cart of food to his family under the order of Zhou Zhoushao. When he saw the vegetables in the yard, he was so excited that he insisted on ordering some. Seeing that all four of Yu Hai's family had gone to Xishan Village, and no one in the family could make a decision, they said goodbye and said they would come back tomorrow.
"Hai Hai, Zhenxiu Restaurant is really good to us. Our family has grown some old vegetables, so let's give them some!" Old Yu felt that the Zhou family was a dignified merchant and had always helped the Yu family a lot. Don't forget to send food. Courtesy is reciprocal, and some vegetables should be distributed to others.
Yu Hai didn't speak up, but turned his questioning eyes to his little girl. Yu Xiaocao thought for a while, and said, "The vegetable field in our yard is at least three or four acres, and I can't eat it all by myself. However, we need to water insect repellent potions every day, and the cost has increased a lot. How about...we give vegetables from two acres of land to Zhenxiulou, and just charge the cost of the potion?"
But Yu Xiaolian was a little unhappy: "Then our family's seeds and labor are not considered money? If you sell it like this, it will be no wonder that you will not lose money! If you want me to say, they have a big business, and they don't care about our little things at all. , just sell them as high-priced vegetables! Our vegetables are the only ones in the town! If Zhenxiu Restaurant launches green leafy vegetables at this time, the price will definitely not be low, and they will attract many customers. This business , where can I find it?"
Yu Xiaocao looked at her with a smile, and said: "Xiao Lian is full of business knowledge now, and she speaks logically. All right! When Xiao Toge comes tomorrow, you can talk to him!"
Yu Xiaolian turned around and said, "I don't! I'm going to sell jelly tomorrow morning, how can I have time to take care of these things! Don't you know Qian Xiaoduo well? Ask him how he plans to accept our food No way!"
The next day, Qian Xiaoduo came to Dongshan Village early, and the shopkeeper followed, which showed how much they attached importance to this transaction. With the Zhou family's financial resources, it is not impossible to transport vegetables from the south, but the price of vegetables plus the cost of transportation is not a small sum. Besides, how can the freshly picked vegetables be fresh? Those rich people in the town are very talkative, and they can eat new or fresh food as soon as they eat it.
Under the guidance of Qian Xiaoduo, the shopkeeper walked into the gate of the Yu family's courtyard. The large courtyard was full of fresh and green vegetable seedlings. Some of these different types of vegetables have just sprouted a few small buds, and some have grown to more than an inch in height. The leaves are green and dripping, and there is no trace of being eaten by insects.
Yu Xiaocao, who was pouring potion on the vegetable seedlings, greeted the big shopkeeper from a long distance away: "Uncle shopkeeper, why are you here in person? Come and sit in the room, I'll pour you tea!"
The shopkeeper waved his hand and said, "No need, you can do your work!"
He walked up to Yu Xiaocao along a narrow path in the middle of the vegetable field, looked at the light brown potion sprinkled from the watering can, and asked, "Is this the potion that can kill locusts?"
Yu Xiaocao nodded and said, "This kind of potion can not only kill locusts, but also drive them away! Look at the size of our yard, but there are not many locusts flying over. The remaining few have not yet landed on the vegetables. On the leaves, they are dead, and there is no chance for them to gnaw on the leaves!"
The big shopkeeper looked in the direction that Xiaocao pointed, and sure enough, a locust just landed on a vegetable seedling, then fell down, kicked its legs a few times and stopped moving!
He couldn't help admiring: "Not bad! If this potion can be widely used, why worry about the locusts not being wiped out?"
Yu Xiaocao sighed, and said: "This potion has a few flavors that are difficult to find, and the cost is relatively high, and ordinary people cannot afford it. Generally, the income of an acre of land is only a few hundred yuan, but the potion The cost is far more than this. Tell me, who would do this money-losing business?"
The shopkeeper looked at her with a smile, and said, "Don't worry, you won't lose money, and you don't need to hint the cost of vegetables to me!"
Yu Xiaocao laughed dryly, and said, "Tell the truth to the shopkeeper! From planting to harvesting, an acre of vegetable land costs three taels of silver. One acre of leafy vegetables like this can produce three thousand About a catty. In other words, a catty of vegetables is three to five cents more than usual... "
The shopkeeper shook his hand and said, "Don't worry, you will definitely not suffer! I will pay you ten cents for every catty of vegetables, what do you think?"
Yu Xiaocao was carrying the watering can, with a bright smile on her face, she gave a thumbs up to the shopkeeper, and said, "Great! As expected of the big shopkeeper of Zhenxiu Restaurant! But we don't grow many vegetables, at most we can evenly grow them." Give you two acres of vegetables."
Two acres of land equals 6,000 catties of vegetables, and the usual consumption of vegetables at Zhenxiulou is about ten or twenty days. However, now is an extraordinary period. Green leafy vegetables, especially fresh green leafy vegetables, are so precious that they must be sold in limited quantities and at high prices!
The big shopkeeper made a decision on the spot: "Okay! I hope that after picking a batch, I can plant the second crop immediately, until the frost in late autumn! Also, your vegetables must not be sold to a second one."
"No problem, absolutely no problem!" This family Yu Xiaocao can still be, she nodded and said, "Our yard is so big, it is impossible to sell it to another family! By the way, we also planted some autumn vegetables next door. , but I can even give you some!"
The big shopkeeper pointed at her with his fingers, and said with a smile, "You are a small businessman! All right! Our Zhenxiu Restaurant also packs the autumn vegetables that your family can't eat, and the price has also increased by ten cents per catty."
Ever since, in less than half an hour, the deal was negotiated. The price of vegetables is based on the price of early-maturing vegetables in early spring plus ten renminbi, which means that small green vegetables cost 30 renminbi a catty, lettuce 35 renminbi a catty, spinach 25 renminbi a catty, lettuce 28 renminbi a catty ...Although it's not the season to grow spinach, Yu Xiaocao has a cheating device in his hand, what kind of vegetables can't be grown
Don't look at the price of these green vegetables as not high, but think about how a catty of pork usually costs 30 cents, and the price of a catty of green vegetables is worth a catty of pork, which is really high to the common people! However, after thinking about it, pork is not difficult to buy now, but fresh vegetables are hard to buy!
Recently, the business of Zhenxiu Restaurant has slowed down a lot. On the one hand, there are too many meat dishes, and the vegetables are so noble that they are so noble, and the taste is so-so. Fortunately, there are a few signature dishes that have been on hold, otherwise, like most restaurants and restaurants in the town, they would have to close down.
After making an appointment with Yu's family to buy vegetables, the big shopkeeper left Dongshan Village with great satisfaction and Qian Xiaoduo, who had been promoted to the second shopkeeper.
When Yu Xiaocao's family heard about the price, they were quite satisfied! Take Xiaoqingcai as an example, one mu of land can produce more than 3,000 catties at least, and if a catty is 30 yuan, one mu of land can be sold for 90 to 100 taels of silver. This profit, besides watermelon, what other crops can match it