Chapter 56: A Big Favor

Wei Ruo’s carriage traveled all the way north, and after arriving near Steamed Bun Mountain in the north of the city, the stewards on this side had already received Yun’s order and were waiting early.

After Wei Ruo asked the steward to arrange for the long laborers to replant the seedlings to the vacant area, he left on the pretext of walking around, accompanied by Xiu Mei.

Along the way Wei Ruo realized that the rice fields here were not growing well, and there were large areas of death.

Some of the rice paddies are a little worse than Wei’s.

This is not a good sign, and the way things are going, this year’s fall harvest will be a worry.

For Xingshan County this year’s food situation earlier the nanny has written to her mentioned, but now see with their own eyes to realize that the situation is more serious than she thought.

Wei Ruo brought Xiu Mei to Xiaoyang Mountain.

Most of the original barren hills have been planted with sweet potatoes, full of green leaves and growth.

I still pick some leaves every day and sell them at the market.

The price of one penny a hand is very affordable, no matter whether it is a rich family or an ordinary people’s family can afford it.

Therefore, one cart per day is not enough to sell.

While a penny is not a high price, it can still be profitable.

For general fruits and vegetables, Wei Ruo tends to sell more at a small profit, while those “luxury goods” for the upper class she tends to sell at a high price.

Wei Ruo randomly picked a piece of land and dug up a corner to check the growth of sweet potatoes inside.

This time of the sweet potato has not grown to the optimal size, the head is still a little small, only a small thumb so small, is still far from the standard size of the harvest, but you can see that the current growth is good, there is no pests and diseases.

Wei Ruospace’s seeds are all excellent species, with excellent performance in disease and pest resistance and drought and flood resistance. And the growth rate is also relatively fast in the same category, it is estimated that another month’s time, this batch of sweet potatoes can all grow into.

When the time comes, they can be sold one after another. Part of it will be put into the warehouse and stored, and the remaining part of it Wei Ruo intends to make into dried sweet potatoes and save it, and part of the dried sweet potatoes will be put into the dried fruit store to sell.

When traveling in the Dragon Boat Festival, Wei Ruo took the opportunity to inspect a few dried fruit stores, and finally chose one, intending to cooperate with each other, selling dried sweet potatoes and sweet potato chips in each other’s stores.

This way, Wei Ruo can save the risk of opening a separate store to sell, but also can use the dried fruit store already has the customer traffic for their own sales.

Wei Ruo stayed at Little Yang Mountain until late afternoon before returning to the Wei family’s Steamed Bun Mountain.

The rice planting work has also come to an end, Wei Ruo casually looked at two eyes and then got on the carriage to go back.

By the time Wei Ruo returned to the Wei Mansion it was already past the Wei Mansion’s usual time for a late dinner.

Wei Ruo came home late, and Wei family didn’t have an early meal, and waited until Wei Ruo came back before Yun informed the kitchen to lay out the food.

After the evening meal, while sitting together and drinking tea, Yun asked Wei Ruo about the details of today’s situation.

“The matter of the wasteland in the south of the city Ruo’er did really very impressive, for my mother really did not think that Ruo’er really can improve the success of planting crops, before it is for my mother’s underestimated Ruo’er.” Yun lamented.

“Uh-huh.” Wei Ruo replied back in a low voice.

“If you will make up seedlings to Steamed Bun Mountain this decision is also helped the family a great favor, this year everyone field seedlings have different degrees of death, our family is relatively good, serious death nearly half, this is not yet to the fall, can already predict the food situation this year, the people of the city worried, and I am familiar with a few of my wife are not exempt from this matter of labor and effort .”

The family’s fields have been in arrears for years, and even the family with some heritage in Xingshan County may not be able to afford it.

This large family is waiting to eat, if you have to buy food every day do not know how much silver to spend.

What’s more, if everyone is short of food the price of food is bound to go up, and then even if you want to buy your own food it will become very difficult.

Wei Ruo sipping tea, did not answer, she is now thinking about, early to know everyone’s seedlings are dead, she should sneak the extra seedlings to sell, should be able to sell a lot of money.

“What happened in the south of the city today, Ruo’er will talk to mother in detail again.” Yun still wanted to hear Wei Ruo talk about the specifics again.

“The seedlings are growing well, and both father and Lord Qian have approved of them. There is also a gentleman from the capital who said he wanted to help and will send someone over tomorrow.” Wei Ruo replied lightly, everything was brushed off by her.

Chu Lan’s matter she didn’t want to mention can’t be, tomorrow he sent people in the mansion, and his identity of this, Wei Mingting is not likely to notify the mansion in advance.

“Your honor wants to help?” Yun was surprised.

Wei Qingwan also raised her head to look at Wei Ruo.

Now in Xingshan County, can be Wei family called “nobleman” is only that day in the street glimpse of the brocade-clothed gentleman.

Although the nobleman’s identity had not been completely publicized, the Wei family had already guessed seven or eight points with the news coming from the capital.

“Well, he seems to be quite concerned about people’s hardships.” Wei Ruo was so annoyed with Chu Lan as a person that she didn’t even want to talk about things related to her.

Wei Ruo said lightly, but the hearts of those who listened were surging.

“Uh-huh, so it should be, since the nobleman is going to help, then Ruo’er you should be doubly cautious.” Yun immediately admonished Wei Ruo.

“The matter of planting the land I was originally doing the best I could.” Wei Ruo replied, it’s not like he was planting for Chu Lan to see.

Yun said with some emotion, “I originally thought that that day Wan Wan and Miss Qian would cause displeasure to Your Excellency after they rushed Your Excellency at the Fahua Temple, but now it seems that Your Excellency did not have that day’s matter on her mind, instead, it is now that Ruo’er’s matter of you being in the southern part of the city that has caused Your Excellency to be on the edge of her mind.”

When Yun said this, Wei Qingwan, who had her head slightly hanging down next to her, trembled.

The words were like a slap in her face.

Coupled with the comparison with Wei Ruo in the back, Wei Qingwan only felt like she was being stepped on.

Wei Ruo on the contrary did not bother to listen to what Yun said, this nobleman is not at all expensive for her, she couldn’t wait to get far away from it.

Wei Yi Lin flattened his mouth and glanced at Wei Ruo several times, no matter how he looked at it, he didn’t really believe that Wei Ruo could make such a career.

Obviously even Sister Wanwan couldn’t do anything, why would Wei Qingruo be able to do it? Obviously, Sister Wanwan was so much more powerful than her!

After a late dinner, Wei Qingwan tasted like chewing wax.

She left Cang Yun Yuan with a sad and despondent mood.

When Wei Yi Chen saw her, he chased after her and inquired, “What’s wrong with you, Wanwan? Are you not feeling well?”

“Big brother, am I useless?” Wei Qingwan asked softly.

“Why does Wan Wan ask that?”