When Lu Yan was shopping just now, she almost didn't have any requirements. She just bought whatever she said. However, there was still so much food at home, but he said he still wanted to buy more food. This was different from his usual situation.
Lu Yan looked at the food in the store and pretended not to see her eyes.
Fortunately, He Yunxi didn't worry about this. Lu Yan said to buy more, then buy more. Anyway, there is no shortage of money now, and this food is also needed to eat. If you buy more, you will feel safer.
As the saying goes, don't panic when you have food in hand.
So the two bought two large carts of grain and went back, enough to last them until next year.
When they returned, they first went to Lijia Village and brought them some food and meat. Then they told them the outcome of the lawsuit and asked them to remember to register at the Yamen.
Liu Yan pulled her aside and said, "Why did you bring so many things back? How will you explain to your husband's family when you go back?"
"Lu Yan asked me to buy this for you." He Yunxi said, "Besides, I earned the money, so what can he say?"
"Can you make so much money?" Liu Yan found that her adopted daughter was more confident than before and could brag better than before.
"Of course." He Yunxi said, "This time I went to treat the county magistrate's wife. The county magistrate gave me a lot of money for the consultation."
"Really?" Liu Yan was surprised, "You can still treat the county magistrate's wife?"
"Why not? The wife of the county magistrate is also a human being, and she can get sick too!" He Yunxi came out with a tael of silver and gave it to her: "Keep this and buy whatever you want."
Liu Yan refused: "Why did you give me money again? You only gave me ten taels last time, and there are still more!"
He Yunxi put the money in her hand and said, "Last time I gave it to my family, but this time it's your private money. Just keep it when your daughter gives it to you."
"You kid..."
"You rescued me, adopted me, and gave me a home. Now I can make money, so I should be filial to you," He Yunxi said.
Liu Yan's eyes were red, feeling that she had loved her all these years in vain.
She finally accepted the one tael of silver, but she had no intention of using it, so she left it there with Yun Xi. If she needed anything in the future, she would give it to her.
The two returned to the Lu family. When they passed by the village, they saw their carriage and ox cart. Everyone was shocked.
Didn’t the Lu family just buy land with their money? Why did they have money to buy oxcarts and horse-drawn carriages again?
Everyone had questions in their minds, but they were too embarrassed to ask.
Because the Lu family was on a hillside, neither the horse-drawn carriage nor the ox-cart could get up. After the two moved their things home, they drove the horse-drawn carriage and ox-cart to the house where Pei Yuan lived.
Seeing Pei Yuan's frown, He Yunxi quickly explained: "Uncle Yuan, leave the carriage and ox cart here for now. When the house down the mountain is repaired, we will drive them there."
"Yeah." Pei Yuan responded lightly.
He Yunxi gave Pei Yuan acupuncture before leaving to see them open up wasteland.
There were more villagers coming, and most of the land reclamation had been completed. The grass and gravel had been cleared away in the part near the foot of the mountain. Seeing He Yunxi coming, everyone greeted her one after another.
He Yunxi went to see Wang Yougen.
"Yunxi, are you here?"
"Yes, come and have a look." He Yunxi said, "Uncle Yougen, I would like to ask you to find a few people to dig two ponds for me here."
"You want to dig a pond?"
"Yes, you can use it to raise fish and various lotus roots." He Yunxi said, "When it's time to water, you can also use it to water."
"But there's no water here, right?" Wang Yougen reminded her.
"Well, I will bring the water down from the mountain. And didn't I dig a well? Then I will turn around when there is water. Anyway, if I don't draw it out, the water in the well will not rise. If I draw it out, it will rise again."
"That's true." Wang Yougen said, "But the water in this place is not that abundant, and this land is newly developed. I'm afraid it will be sucked away when the water goes down."
"That's why we have to stay close to the foot of the mountain. There are more people here than other places." He Yunxi said, "It's more tiring to dig a pond. I'll give you thirty coins a day."
"Okay, you mark the location, I'll find some with strong strength, we'll dig today, and the others will continue to open up wasteland?"
"Okay, thank you, Uncle Yougen."
He Yunxi drew two ponds, which were relatively far apart. Wang Yougen thought they were both for raising fish, so he went there with others without asking any questions.
Then He Yunxi went to the village chief again and said that he wanted to hire someone to repair the house.
"You want to build a house?" Wang Yi was shocked. The land reclamation has not been completed yet, why is it coming again?
"Yes." He Yunxi nodded, "Village chief, what do you think of the tofu I sent last time?"
"It's very good." Wang Yi said, "I heard that it is only sold at Baiweilou in the county town."
"Do you think this tofu can be sold elsewhere?" He Yunxi asked.
"It will definitely sell." Wang Yi said, "It tastes better than boiled vegetables, and it is more filling than leaf vegetables."
"I plan to build a workshop at the foot of the mountain to produce tofu," He Yunxi said.
"Workshop?" Wang Yi was so shocked that he thought he was hallucinating.
No matter what kind of workshop it is, as long as a village has a workshop, it will be richer than the surrounding villages.
Could there be a workshop in Wangjiacun?
"Yes, workshop."
"How big of a workshop do you want to build?" Wang Yi asked.
"We need a big kitchen, three to five rooms, and a big yard." He Yunxi said, "We will also build two warehouses by the way."
"Does this tofu still need a warehouse?"
"It should come in handy in the future." He Yunxi had other plans in mind and wanted to get it done at once.
"Okay, I'll contact the person who can repair the house soon." Wang Yi responded.
"Then I'll trouble the village chief." He Yunxi said with a smile.
Wang Yi waved his hand: "What's the point of thanking you for this little thing?"
"Village Chief, I have something else I want to tell you today."
"What's up?"
He Yunxi talked about planting peppers next year. Anyone who wants to plant them can sign up.
Wang Yi was stunned. Two thousand catties per mu? Ten coins per catty?
Is there anything so productive and valuable in the world?
"Ten Wen is the price of red chili sauce. Just selling chili peppers will definitely not cost that much," He Yunxi explained.
"Even two cents per catty is more cost-effective than growing beans." Wang Yi sighed.
"Theoretically, this is true, but since it hasn't been promoted yet, everyone should grow food. Just take out some land and try it." He Yunxi can't guarantee the output 100%, and he certainly can't sway everyone.
The foundation of life.
"I know how to remind them of this." Wang Yi has lived for so many years, and of course he knows how important food is to everyone. "I will register again when you tell me next year."
It's still early now, and I'm afraid those people won't believe me if I tell you.
"Okay, I'll wait for the seedlings next year." He Yunxi said, "By the way, there is red chili sauce in the little clay pot today. You, the village chief, try it. I'm going back."
After He Yunxi left, Wang Yi looked at her back, as if he saw a bright road in the future.