"Each cabbage plant produces a lot of seeds. I planted a large area last year, and of course I got a lot of seeds."
"Winter is coming soon, and the fields are empty. I'm going to use all the seeds."
As soon as these words came out, everyone suppressed the idea of asking Shen Shuangshuang for some seeds.
"Vegetables are in short supply in winter, but not many people buy them regularly. Sister Shen has planted more than 100 acres of cowhide vegetables. Is it too much?"
Shen Shuangshuang smiled.
"Shangyang Town alone will definitely not be able to consume it. I am also planning to send some to several towns around Shangyang Town for sale."
"In addition, there are those merchant ships at the dock. If I set the price lower, they should be willing to take some on the road."
"If the situation is really bad, I will lower the price so that ordinary people in the town can afford daily consumption. Even if you don't look for merchant ships, you should not have to worry about sales."
Su Changan's eyes were surprised.
Then nodded.
"So, congratulations to Sister Shen!" Su Changan said, picking up the wine glass.
After listening to Shen Shuangshuang's narration, he was a little envious, but not jealous.
He holds Mengjiazhuang in his hands, but he can't make much money.
If someone has a way, that's their ability. I can't envy this kind of thing.
The rest of the people also raised their glasses and paid homage to both of them.
Shen Shuangshuang smiled and clinked glasses with everyone and drank the wine.
"Sister-in-law, how on earth did you get those cow-skin vegetables? We won't make any plans this year because of your kind. But next year, can you sell some to us?" Su Yuyan asked Shen Shuangshuang.
She likes to eat cabbage and is interested in growing some herself.
Su Changan also looked at Shen Shuangshuang expectantly.
In addition to Mengjiazhuang, he also has Wangjiazhuang. Being able to grow cowhide vegetables in Zhuangzi is a bit exciting just thinking about it.
Shen Shuang smiled on both sides.
"The seeds won't work, but I can sell you some seedlings when the time comes." Even if Mengjiazhuang is a remote place, if the crops are planted, the seeds will flow out sooner or later.
She didn't expect to make a lot of money from growing cabbage. It would be great if she could earn it for three to five years.
She made a lot of money from this batch of braised vegetables this year, and next year she will take advantage of the momentum and sell the seedlings to make another profit.
After that, she will adjust the planting arrangements according to the situation and make whatever she can earn.
In the end, there were so many cowhide vegetables on the market that they were worthless, so she simply used the cowhide vegetables as pigweed.
After all, in the 21st century, cowhide dishes are also called pig-pork dishes.
Su Changan looked happy.
"Well, thank you very much, Sister Shen!" He quickly thanked her.
Shen Shuangshuang waved his hands.
"Third brother, you're so polite. I have to thank Third Brother for being willing to part with me and sell Mengjiazhuang to me!"
There was another round of pleasantries on the table.
After dinner, An went back to Su Mansion.
I brought all the land deeds, house deeds and servants' deeds of Mengjiazhuang.
The two parties traded Mengjiazhuang in the private room of Shen Ji Lao Hotpot.
When leaving Shen Ji Old Hotpot, Shen Shuangshuang felt like she was carrying wind when she walked.
Haha, from today on, she is a landowner...
The tenth day of August.
Today is the day when literacy classes start in Japan, but Shen Shuangshuang did not stay to see the situation. Instead, he took several servants and Chuntao to Mengjiazhuang.
According to the agreement between her and the An family, An family and Su Changan will also go to Mengjiazhuang today to inform everyone in Mengjiazhuang that the owner of Mengjiazhuang has changed.
Then, Anshi will completely hand over Mengjiazhuang to her hands.
When Shen Shuangshuang arrived, Mr. and Mrs. An had already arrived.
The handover was not troublesome. Su Changan directly summoned everyone in the village to explain the situation, and the matter was over.
Shen Shuangshuang has more to do.
I saw that she first lectured the servants and long-term workers on the village, and then asked the head of the village to summon the tenant farmers on the village.
The tenant farmers arrived in the afternoon.
Shen Shuangshuang stood in the open space outside the village and lectured everyone.
"You are all old tenant farmers in Mengjiazhuang. Now, although the owner of Mengjiazhuang has changed, you are still allowed to farm the land in Mengjiazhuang."
When the tenant farmers heard this, they felt relieved.
They are all tenant farmers with little or no land. For many years, they have lived off renting the land in Mengjiazhuang.
Now that Mengjiazhuang has changed its owner and wants the owner to stop renting land to them for farming, how can they still survive?
“But the way we farm the land and the crops we grow have to be changed.”
As soon as this statement came out, the tenant farmers started talking about it.
Zhuangtou hurriedly reprimanded everyone, asking everyone to quiet down and listen to the master's instructions.
Shen Shuangshuang continued: "I asked the owner of the village, before you rented the Su family's land, you directly received 40% of the harvest from the land."
"If you come here, I won't give you the harvest. I'll give you money instead."
The tenant farmers were in an uproar.
When they heard the money was given, no one was happy, they were all anxious.
Shen Shuangshuang looked at Zhuangtou.
"Shut up and be quiet! Let your boss finish his words first!" Zhuangtou immediately shouted at everyone.
The tenant farmers became quiet again, each of them looked worried, and some even looked unkind.
Realizing that these people did not believe in him, Shen Shuangshuang's heart moved and he had other ideas.
"If you don't need money, I'll give you food. I'll give you the food you received this year."
"How much grain will you get from the harvest this year? I will give you this amount next year. Of course, the premise is that the harvest in the field is good!"
It was just grain. She asked the grain merchant to buy it and bring it over.
Or, if there is enough land on the farm, she can arrange for the tenant farmers to plant some.
"What kind of harvest is considered good?! Does Madam have a standard?!" someone among the tenant farmers asked loudly.
Shen Shuangshuang looked at the speaker.
He was a relatively young man, probably in his twenties, and he seemed to be quite popular among the tenant farmers.
Shen Shuang smiled on both sides.
"That's a good question!"
"There are good and bad fields on the farm. When new crops are planted, the good fields will be compared with the good ones, and the bad fields will be compared with the bad ones."
"Whether it is good land or bad land, I will set three grades, upper, middle and lower, based on the growth of the crops in the land. If you grow medium-growing crops, you will be given according to the grain you have been allocated this year. If you grow high-growing crops, If you wait for the crops, I will give you an extra 20% of the grain."
"What if we grow inferior crops?" Someone asked boldly.
Shen Shuangshuang looked at the speaker.
"If you grow inferior crops, it means you are not paying enough attention. I will reduce the food supply by 20%."
As soon as this statement came out, the tenant farmers started talking again.
Some people didn't think straight and thought Shen Shuangshuang was trying to trick people.
There are also those who are smarter and understand what Shen Shuangshuang means.
The man who spoke first understood what Shen Shuangshuang meant, and he loudly explained to the people around him. He also spoke for Shen Shuangshuang, saying that the plan she gave was not a scam.
Under Hanzi's explanation, more tenants understood what Shen Shuangshuang meant and accepted what Shen Shuangshuang said.
Shen Shuangshuang waited until the tenant farmers stopped making so much noise, then raised his hand to silence everyone and continued. (End of chapter)
