"After discussion, he agreed. We plan to use the top-grade land to grow food, and the medium- and low-grade land to grow peppers," said Xiao Huang.
"This is the first year to grow peppers, so you have to use so much land to try it?" He Yunxi felt that the two of them were very courageous!
"We have calculated that the income from soybeans grown in middle and lower-class land is less than one tael per acre, but if it is used to grow peppers, the income will be at least 20 taels a year." Xiao Huang said.
, "Is my algorithm correct?"
He Yunxi nodded: "Absolutely."
"I work here now, and I get one tael of silver a month, which is twelve taels a year. If the peppers can't survive at all and can't grow food for the whole year, I will only lose more than a dozen taels of silver, which is what I am doing.
Salary. Compared with previous years, there is no difference.
In addition, a few acres of land have been left to grow food, and the village's workshop will also pay dividends every month. This man will never starve to death.
But what if it succeeds? If there are not only 20 taels per acre of land, but 10 taels, then the income this year will be over a hundred taels."
If one acre can be sold for twenty taels, that’s two hundred taels!
The profit was so considerable that it was worth the risk.
In fact, Wang Yougen was a little reluctant at first, feeling that it was too much. But after Xiao Huang analyzed it with him, he also felt that if the crops did not work, he would lose a year's wages, which was not unacceptable, so he agreed.
Moreover, now there is more income from tofu. At the end of last year, He Yunxi gave each of Xiao Huang and Widow Liu a year-end bonus of three taels of silver, as well as some pork and new year's goods. They didn't spend much money during the New Year.
I have saved four or five carts of silver.
This was unthinkable before.
Finally he agreed.
Of course, there is no need to tell He Yunxi these things, just tell him the results.
"Me too," Widow Liu said, "I want to use all the land to grow peppers."
"all?"
"Yes." Widow Liu responded, "At the end of last year, I spent all my family money to buy grain, which was enough to feed me and my two children for a year. Even if all the land cannot grow anything this year, I
Not afraid either."
After a pause, she said: "Yunxi, I want to follow you."
"Okay!" He Yunxi responded with a smile.
He still likes Widow Liu's character. Although she doesn't talk much, she is very diligent and can do well in the tasks assigned to her. She will also keep the workshop clean with Xiao Huang.
The two of them now lead two people, each of whom is responsible for a part of the work. Although there are only six people in the whole workshop, it can make a lot of yuba and fermented bean curd. Yuan Hewen finished all the goods a year ago, and now the warehouse is full of them.
A lot.
If they are willing, it is okay to train them.
However, they both also have a big problem...
"Aunt Liu, if you want to follow me, you must learn to read in the future." He Yunxi said.
"Literacy?"
"Yes, you don't want to recite poems and compose poems or take imperial examinations like other students, but you must at least be able to write and keep accounts, right? You must be able to read business contracts, correspondence and so on, right? Otherwise, the people below can just take it.
Can you know what is fooling you?" He Yunxi said.
Widow Liu was very surprised: "I am so old, how can I still learn to read?"
"What's not possible? Live and learn until you are old, not to mention you are only in your twenties." He Yunxi said, "If you just know how to read, it's not that difficult."
"But the master in the private school will not teach us how to read." Xiao Huang said.
She planned to send Erniu to school this year, so she went to find out more about it, but she had never heard of any girls going to school.
"You don't have to go to a private school. We will live in the village during this period and let Luo Fu spend half an hour to an hour every day to teach you the "Three Character Classic" and "Hundred Family Surnames". You will definitely not be able to do it all at once
You know how to recognize and write, and Luo Fu doesn't have that much time. But you can memorize them first, and then start recognizing the words from the beginning. This way, you will be able to recognize the words later by comparing what you memorized with the words in the book.
Yes." He Yunxi said.
"That's okay too."
"As for writing, we don't have to spend that money at the beginning. We can go out and find some sand and come back, find a wooden stick, and use the wooden stick to write in the sand."
Xiao Huang's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea, you can save a lot of paper money!"
She and Wang Yougen recently visited a shop in the town and found out how expensive a piece of paper was. They both felt distressed after they came back. But for the sake of their two children studying, they had no choice but to endure it.
"Why didn't I think of such a good idea?! Yunxi, you have such a flexible mind!" Xiao Huang said excitedly.
He Yunxi didn't know why Xiao Huang was so excited. Widow Liu explained it on the side, and she found out.
"Yes! As the saying goes, everything is inferior but the only one who is good at education is scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, and scholars are the first to be photographed. That kid from Erniu is smart. If he can learn from it, it will improve the status of your family."
He Yunxi said.
"That kid Erniu has a bad temper all the time. I don't expect him to come back with a name on my gold list. But you said before that reading makes people wise. I just hope that he will be smarter in the future and find a job.
Do."
He Yunxi was a little surprised: "When did I say this?"
"Qingqing said it outside, saying it was you." Xiao Huang said.
She always felt that she would not go wrong by following He Yunxi.
He Yunxi smiled: "The imperial examination is indeed not the only purpose of studying, but it is the goal of most people throughout their lives. Fourth Aunt's ideas are more avant-garde than many people."
"Didn't I learn all this from you?" Xiao Huang said modestly.
"In a few days, it will be the day when the Yuan family comes to pick up goods. Are our goods ready?" He Yunxi asked.
"Everything is ready. When will you go check it out?" Xiao Huang said, "By the way, we were going to the city to find you and report something to you."
"What's up?"
"Two businessmen from outside came to our place before and said they wanted to buy fermented bean curd and yuba." Xiao Huang said.
"A businessman from outside?"
"Well, they said they came from Fucheng." Xiao Huang responded, "They said they were willing to pay a higher price to purchase the goods."
"The agreement we signed with the Yuan family was not an exclusive agreement. Others can buy it if they want. But this must be based on ensuring the supply of the Yuan family." He Yunxi said.
Xiao Huang nodded: "The Yuan family has bought all the previous inventory, and will need two thousand catties of yuba and two thousand catties of fermented bean curd every month. We can supply them with enough supplies every month now, but we may not be able to make more orders."
Already."
He Yunxi smiled: "It seems it's time to expand the scale."