mesbooks Chapter 293 We must be very careful.
Chapter 293 We must be very careful.
The village head snorted and scolded, "You brat, don't just think of things on a whim. What kind of business are we going to do? Do you have the mind to do business? We must never be like the Sun family of the Shen family, who tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead, ruined someone's reputation, owed hundreds of taels of silver, and ruined half of her sons' lives."
That's incredibly stupid!
Shen Yuan stuck out his tongue and made a face, saying, "I know, Dad. Don't worry, Brother Qingchuan and Brother Shuisheng are doing this business. I would never do such a despicable thing as competing for business. I just envied them for making money in business and got carried away for a moment."
Let's focus on growing our medicinal herbs. Next year, if we plant all the fields with turmeric, we'll definitely be able to sell more. Then our family's life will be much better, and we can wear new clothes and eat meat..."
Shen Che, who had a faint smile on his face, spoke up, "Dad, we didn't quite believe that growing turmeric could make money at first. Brother Qingchuan and Brother Shuisheng gave us their land to grow without asking for rent. We shamelessly planted it for a season, and now we've actually made money selling it. If we continue to grow their land next season, let's pay them rent at the rate that ordinary people would pay for their land?"
After his eldest son reminded him, the village head suddenly realized and slapped his thigh, saying, "Oh dear, how could I forget about this? We have to pay them the rent. We absolutely have to. They planted their land and harvested such a high yield of turmeric, earning money. How can we not pay them the rent? When they come back tomorrow, I'll ask them if they want money or rice in lieu of money."
Both Qingchuan and Shuisheng's families rented out their land to him but didn't cultivate it. Now, both families have no food and have to buy it. They'll ask him when they return tomorrow. If they can use grain to offset the debt, that would be ideal, and Qingchuan and Shuisheng's families wouldn't have to buy food anymore.
Seeing that it was still dark in the fields, the village head was reluctant to go home to rest. He led his family to harvest turmeric in Shuisheng's fields. Qingchuan's fields and Shuisheng's fields were very close to each other, so they didn't have to walk more than a few steps.
Shen Gou Dan and Li Liang Tian ran to the front of the building, panting heavily. The two were so tired that they were panting like dogs with their tongues hanging out, which was quite comical. Li Liang Tian bent over and supported his knees with his hands.
"Uncle, where are Qingchuan and Shuisheng? Everyone says they've come back to the village to collect turmeric. We've been working hard and finally managed to collect some. We'll sell it to them to get some money so we can feel more at ease."
Firstly, turmeric is fresh and heavy when it is first dug up. Secondly, it is not easy to find such a high price of two coins. The owner of Feng's Pharmacy in town is only willing to pay one and a half coins for one ounce of turmeric. If we do not sell it now, what will we do if the price drops in the future?
Shen Gou Dan looked around, turned around and almost got dizzy, but still couldn't see Lin Qingchuan and Shui Sheng.
He asked with equal doubt, "Yes, I clearly heard people say that the two of them came back, and that they brought the eldest daughter of the Lin family with them. Where are they? Could the high price of two coins per tael of turmeric be a scam?"
The village head coughed and said in a deep voice, "You two lads, don't talk nonsense. Don't spread rumors that have nothing to do with it. If it gets distorted and causes panic, I won't let you off the hook."
Last year, when the drought occurred, Qingchuan finally managed to make a cart to help the villagers save the crops in the dry fields. However, because he couldn't make one for the paddy fields, Li Liangtian became jealous and led a group of villagers to block Qingchuan's door and cause trouble. When coercion failed, he took torches and tried to burn the cart.
This kid is no easy task; we need to be very careful around him.
Shen Gou Dan curled his lip and said, "Qingchuan and Shuisheng's families have made money and gained more influence. Many people want to curry favor with them. Uncle is the village head, so he doesn't need to curry favor with them. Why are you speaking up for them?"
The village head was so angry that he rolled his eyes and almost kicked him.
He said coldly, "What nonsense are you talking about? I'm a respectable village head, why would I fawn over them? They have ways to get everyone in our Guihua Village to grow medicinal herbs and sell them at a high price. If I build a good relationship with them, I can find out any good news in time, and our village can get rich together, wouldn't that be better?"
Li Liangtian took two deep breaths before straightening his back and standing up.
"Uncle, Gou Dan doesn't think before he speaks. You know what kind of person he is. He's a chatterbox but not a bad person. Don't take his words to heart. We just heard that Qingchuan and Shuisheng are back and want to buy turmeric. We were worried that if there were too many people selling to him, the price would drop, so we came to him to try and sell to him. Why is he nowhere to be found?"
Among all the young people of similar age in Guihua Village, Shen Yuan disliked Li Liangtian and Shen Gou Dan the most. From childhood to adulthood, these two were both wicked, one with a bad heart and the other with a bad mouth.
He snorted and said, "It's almost dark. Are you saying we can't let them drive their carriage home? They're staying in town now, unlike us who can only stay in the village. If you're selling turmeric, prepare early tomorrow. They'll be back tomorrow."
Li Liangtian and Shen Gou Dan exchanged a glance and communicated with each other through their eyes.
Shen Gou Dan asked, "What? Didn't you finish harvesting the crops from Qingchuan's fields? What about the turmeric? Has it already been sold to Qingchuan?"
Shen Yuan nodded, looking smug, and said, "That's right, we've already sold the turmeric from that field we harvested to him. One tael of turmeric is worth two copper coins, it's quite valuable."
"What? You've already sold it to them?"
No wonder Lin Qingchuan and Shuisheng had already left in their carriage. In the entire Guihua Village, the village head's family bought the most turmeric seeds. They planted a lot and had a high harvest. Selling just one plot of land could fill two carriages. Why didn't Lin Qingchuan and Shuisheng leave in their carriage?
Sigh, it's all their fault for being a step too late!
Shen Yuan scoffed coldly, somewhat annoyed, "Yeah, we've already sold them a field of turmeric, so what?"
Shen Gou Dan retorted, "Look at how smug you are. I only sold one field of turmeric, not all of it. When they come back tomorrow, I'll sell them the first batch. You can see for yourself."
"Alright, alright, everyone's working, why are you arguing? Go do what you're supposed to be doing."
Li Liangtian was dissatisfied. He thought to himself that he had just sold a field of turmeric for two coins a tael of turmeric, which put his mind at ease, but everyone else was still panicking.
However, the village head was busy harvesting turmeric and didn't have time to pay much attention to Li Liangtian and Shen Gou Dan. The two of them were unable to sell the turmeric to Lin Qingchuan early on and left disappointed.
The next day.
Lin Qingchuan took the silver and returned to Guihua Village at dawn. The village headman brought up the matter of land rent when he saw him.
"Qingchuan, we planted your and Shuisheng's fields, and the harvest was so good. We were able to sell them at a high price thanks to you. I feel really bad about not paying you rent. How about this, I'll convert it into rice for you, so your family can have food to eat, right?"
“Uncle Village Head, we agreed that the first season would be free for you to plant, and we wouldn’t charge you any land rent. Let’s wait until the next season to start calculating.”