With the help of a group of villagers, Yi Mingxue's millet was the first to be packed away.

Everyone worked together and the millet was threshed on the spot.

The rice straw is bundled into handfuls and thrown on the field ridge to dry in the sun.

However, you still need to wait for it to dry before you can remove the shell.

Every time like this, Yi Mingxue misses the harvesters and shelling machines of later generations.

The good thing is, with the little amount she has in the field, she basically doesn’t need to do it herself.

Li Cong had made an agreement with the people in the village early in the morning.

The millet for Yi Mingxue's family must be prepared for her by Dahe Village.

With such a good thing, Yi Mingxue would certainly be happy and free.

Today, the first crop of millet is harvested.

She should also consider opening her own rice shop.

…

The shop has been renovated a long time ago.

The next step is to wait for everyone’s grain to be stored in the warehouse and then choose an auspicious day to open the business.

During this time, the women in the village also cultivated new seedlings one after another.

Under Li Cong's organization, each village also received seedlings in an orderly manner.

In addition, Yi Mingxue went from village to house some time ago and explained some important precautions in person.

Now, basically all the villages that have signed agreements with her have completed their spring plowing.

And this series of big moves naturally attracted more people to seek cooperation.

Now there is no need for Yi Mingxue to bother explaining anything. Everyone who comes here understands the rules.

They were all led by village chiefs or village elders. Before meeting Yi Mingxue, they all reported to Li Cong first.

After some preparations.

Yi Mingxue's Mingji Rice Shop has officially opened.

However, compared to the grand opening of the previous two car dealerships and Chunyun Building.

Mingji Rice Shop can be said to be very low-key and deserted.

There were no publicity parades, no firecrackers, and no guests being welcomed and sent off.

Yi Mingxue only fired a symbolic salute.

He also gave red envelopes to his newly hired shopkeeper and waiter.

It was so crude that even Granny Wang, the blacksmith and others on the side couldn't stand it anymore.

They all advised her, "Miss Yi, you are so deserted, how can you do business? Otherwise, why don't you go and shout at me on the long street?"

"Yes, girl. If you are short of manpower, I will help you find some here."

Yi Mingxue smiled and shook her head, declining Grandma Wang's kindness.

She took out the standing sign she had prepared in advance and hung it on the white wall in front of Mipu.

I saw six big characters written eloquently on it.

——If you have rice, you can sell it from a hundred catties.

Granny Wang and others took a deep breath.

Not many people can afford to buy rice these days, but she sells it at a minimum of 100 kilograms.

I'm afraid it might be ready to close down as soon as it opens.

Yi Mingxue explained with a smile, "My rice shop is not open to ordinary people. What I want to do is the business of those rice shop shopkeepers."

To put it bluntly, she is a first-hand source of goods.

As long as word spreads that she has rice in her hands, she won't have to worry about running out of business.

In fact, this is indeed the case.

Within a few days, several outsiders came to Mingji Mipu.

They originally went to the neighboring county to order this year's new rice.

Unexpectedly, there seemed to be something wrong with the spring plowing in the neighboring county. At the same time, there were many people rushing to order rice, and the rice merchants there began to raise prices.

Not only is the quantity small this year, but the price is also high.

The key is, if you are willing to pay a high price, you may not be able to get it.

These few people just didn't make a reservation. They came here because they didn't want to go in vain.

They have been wandering around several surrounding counties these days.

After dozens of days with no results, I was originally ready to go home.

Who would have thought that I would accidentally learn about the existence of Mingji Rice Village from the driver while riding a carriage.

Then I walked in with the mentality of giving it a try.

Ye Dongliang, the shopkeeper of Mingji Rice Village, is the nephew of the village chief Ye of Shanjia Village.

I was still a little anxious at first, but Mi Village has been open for dozens of days, and so far there has not been a single order of business.

He was so anxious that he wanted to imitate others and go to the streets to shout.

Seeing that there are guests coming to the door today, I am naturally very enthusiastic.

He led several shopkeepers to the east hall where they were discussing matters alone, and ordered his clerks to fetch some rice samples.

The shopkeepers were all stunned when they looked at the fresh, white and plump rice.

"Shopkeeper Ye, you mean that your Mingji Rice Shop now has the goods in stock?"

Ye Dongliang nodded inexplicably, "Of course, what business can we open if we don't have rice?"

One of them took a few grains of uncooked rice and put it into his mouth. The unique sweetness of new rice instantly filled his nose.

He was surprised again and said, "Is this... freshly beaten rice?"

"What are you talking about in your sleep? Where did you get new rice at this time?"

The middle-aged man who was sitting among a few people and had been in charge of the discussion cursed angrily when he heard this.

It is obvious that this person is the leader among several people and has great prestige among the shopkeepers.

Ye Dongliang couldn't help laughing after hearing this.

"I'm not talking in my sleep. This is indeed new rice that was harvested half a month ago."

"What?!"

"This...how is this possible?"

The shopkeepers looked at each other for a long time, then suddenly grabbed the rice grains and stuffed them into their mouths.

This is simply incredible, but the sample in front of me is indeed new rice.

The middle-aged man in the lead felt that his breathing had become rapid.

"May I ask, how much inventory do you have? We want them all!"

In his opinion, growing winter rice is already a very, very difficult task.

I guess the number won't be too much.

A few hundred kilograms is already an astronomical figure. If I can buy this batch of new rice, I will definitely make a lot of money.

Who would have known that Ye Dongliang is also a master negotiator.

It actually sold out.

He did not directly say how many, but raised four fingers and shook them.

"Just forty pounds?" The middle-aged man couldn't help but be a little disappointed, that was too little.

Ye Dongliang shook his head.

"Four hundred?!" This was a sudden turn of events, and the middle-aged man immediately turned from worry to joy.

He said happily, "Shopkeeper Ye, please give me a price. We want all four hundred catties."

Unexpectedly, Ye Dongliang smiled and continued to shake his head.

"No, it's four thousand catties."

Everyone: "!!!"

The middle-aged man shook his fingertips and pretended to be calm, "Shopkeeper Ye, are you kidding me?"

Ye Dongliang stood up quickly and said, "They are all stored in the warehouse at the back. If the shopkeepers don't believe it, why not take a closer look."
To be continued...