In addition, he also had to consider the business of keeping those sweet potatoes. After weighing things up, the couple decided that as long as the output reached three thousand catties per mu, the price to the government would be set at twenty cents per catty.
Don’t underestimate the price of only 20 cents per catty. One hundred thousand catties of sweet potatoes is still a big income in the eyes of farmers.
You know, the most valuable pork in this era is only 17 or 18 cents per catty.
This means selling it to the government, but ordinary people still can't afford it.
"Brother-in-law, your sister-in-law and I have already discussed the sweet potato seeds. Since they are produced in the first year and we have to take care of the family's sweet potato business, the price cannot be less than twenty cents per catty."
One hundred thousand catties of sweet potatoes is equivalent to two thousand taels of silver.
This amount of money is nothing to Mo Jiuye and his wife, and they don't expect much money from farming.
However, it looks very different in the eyes of others.
Especially those villagers who have been digging in the fields all their lives. Although they are slow to calculate, a few people gathered together to study and they also understood the value of these sweet potatoes.
Before Meng Huaining could react, the villagers had completely lost their composure.
"If my calculation is correct, the sweet potatoes confiscated by the government are worth two thousand taels, right?"
"The number I calculated is the same as yours, it's also two thousand taels."
"Oh my god, isn't the Mo family getting rich?"
"The crops from thirty acres of land can be sold for so much money. If this cultivated land is in our hands, let alone two thousand taels, we have to thank God for the favor of the two thousand taels of silver left!"
"We were timid at first and were afraid of doing anything. With Lao Jiu's generosity, if we bought some seeds from him, even if we only cultivated three acres of land, we would still be able to earn two hundred taels. .”
Two hundred taels, what does two hundred taels mean to ordinary people?
That is something they will never be able to achieve in their lifetime...
Mo Jiuye ignored the villagers' comments. Anyway, he and He Zhiran had already contributed the sweet potatoes.
Whether they can plant after next spring is what Meng Huaining, the county magistrate, should worry about.
After Mo Jiuye saw that he had reported the price of sweet potatoes, Meng Huaining didn't speak for a long time, thinking that he had money difficulties.
"Brother-in-law, don't you have so much money in the Yamen?
If not, it doesn’t matter. I can give it to you on credit temporarily. "
Yuncheng County Government is indeed poor. Fortunately, Meng Huaining is not that kind of corrupt official. He never uses a penny of his tax money.
Because of this, Yuncheng's tax money is still enough to buy these sweet potato seeds.
He was originally the son-in-law of the Mo family. Although he didn't participate in many things, it didn't mean that he didn't know everything.
Which of the crops produced in the Mo family's farmland would not be sold at a sky-high price in Tang Mingrui's hands?
Meng Huaining felt that although the Mo family's sweet potatoes had a higher yield and were sold to the government, the price would be somewhat cheaper. He was also prepared to be shameless. Once the price of sweet potatoes exceeded the amount of tax money, he would shamelessly follow Brother Jiu discussed that whether it was an IOU or something else, he should try his best to buy these sweet potato seeds.
As a result, the price mentioned by Mo Jiuye was only twenty cents per catty, which Meng Huaining never expected.
Just before Mo Jiuye said the price, Meng Huaining also guessed the price in his mind.
In his opinion, Ninth Brother should price these sweet potatoes at least fifty cents per catty.
"Brother Ninth, is this price acceptable?"
What he was thinking was that Sister-in-law Jiu had the final say in everything in the Mo family. Did Brother Ninth set the price so low specifically to take care of him?
Mo Jiuye knew what Meng Huaining wanted to express, so he smiled and patted the latter's shoulder.
"Don't worry, your sister-in-law Jiu set the price."
Meng Huaining is not a pretentious person. He knows that this is the support of his ninth brother and his ninth sister-in-law.
"In this way, I will thank Brother Ninth and Sister-in-law Ninth on behalf of the people of Yuncheng."
After saying that, he turned around and faced the officials again.
"Why are you standing there in a daze? Why don't you hurry back to the city to arrange for the bullock cart?"
Although the officials didn't know the exact value of the sweet potatoes, it was easy to see from their adults' expressions that the government should have taken advantage this time.
They glanced longingly at those people who were holding unfinished roasted sweet potatoes, then turned around reluctantly and left quickly to do their errands.
Meng Huaining did not stay any longer. Ninth Brother set the price of sweet potatoes at such a low price. He had to get the goods at the same time, so that he could feel more relaxed.
Following in the footsteps of those officials, Meng Huaining also returned to Yuncheng.
The fact that the Mo family sold sweet potatoes to the government was not hidden from the villagers who helped with the work. Therefore, the news that the Mo family made two thousand taels of sweet potatoes quickly spread in the village.
Not only did he earn two thousand taels from the sweet potatoes, but he also had an exaggerated description of the deliciousness of the sweet potatoes.
At the same time, Mo Jiuye also sent people to the city to find Tang Mingrui.
He and He Zhiran still adhere to the past principles of making money, not showing up in public, and only being suppliers behind the scenes.
Tang Mingrui has never been able to resist anything produced by the Mo family.
Even though it was already dark when he received the news, he still hurried over.
Mo Jiuye knew Tang Mingrui best, he was a business maniac, and he was more active than anyone else in matters related to business.
Although it was a little late when he sent someone to notify Tang Mingrui, he was certain that the latter would come to the Mo family no matter how late it was today.
Just as he expected, Tang Mingrui arrived just as the Mo family's dinner was served.
Because he was sure that Tang Mingrui would come, Mo Jiuye specially ordered Yu'er to cook several dishes using sweet potatoes as ingredients tonight.
Tang Mingrui was familiar with the Mo family, so he would definitely join in without hesitation when it came time to eat. What's more, the food in the Mo family was the best he had ever eaten in his life, even the big restaurants he opened couldn't compare.
After Tang Mingrui said hello to the two elders of the Mo family and his brothers, he sat next to Mo Jiuye.
Although he had tasted sweet potatoes at the Mo family, this was the first time he had seen so many kinds of food made with sweet potatoes.
The most eye-catching dish is the shredded sweet potato.
Mo Jiuye demonstrated it to him personally.
I saw him pick up a piece of shredded sweet potato, pull out the long filaments, then dip it in cold water, and then put it into his mouth.
This was the first time that Tang Mingrui saw a dish that could be pulled out of silk threads and had to be dipped in cold water before eating. He became more and more curious about this dish.
Because on the way here, the person who invited him had already told him that the Mo family's sweet potatoes were ripe today, and he was invited here to discuss the sweet potato business. He could be sure that Mo Jiuye introduced this dish to him, and it must be made from sweet potatoes. become.
Anyway, let’s try it first.
Tang Mingrui followed Mo Jiuye's example and ate a piece of shredded sweet potato.
