PNB Chapter 223 Chili is the hope of Wushan Village
Chapter 223 Chili is the hope of Wushan Village
"Father-in-law and mother-in-law, I'm back."
Upon hearing the voice, Yang Xiuxiu and Shen Wanyi hurried out to greet Lin Ting. They only saw her holding a big bag in each hand, and they didn't know what was in the bag.
"Lin Ting, what are you doing?"
"nice one!"
Yang Xiuxiu reached out to help her pick up a bag. It looked like it was full of stuff, but it was actually very light.
After returning home, she opened the bags and found that the two large bags were full of chili peppers.
"So many peppers, Lin Ting, are these the ones your friend who helped you collect peppers for you brought them to you last time?"
"Hmm! We can't grow all these peppers."
There were so many that Lin Ting could take out some as seasoning and leave some as seeds, and he would never be able to use them all.
"That's great! Next year, your father-in-law and I will definitely grow this pepper well."
As long as Lin heard that it was something that could make money, she would make money. Yang Xiuxiu and Shen Dali now believed in her unconditionally.
Moreover, Lin Ting also told them how much money they could earn in a day since their family had opened a workshop. It was several hundred taels a day, which made the two of them so happy that they couldn't sleep.
"You can ask the village chief to come over tomorrow to look at this chili pepper. I've got everything I need. If he can convince the villagers to plant it next year, that would be great."
Yang Xiuxiu nodded happily: "Okay, I will ask the village chief and your Aunt Jiang to come and see it tomorrow. You are back so late, you must be hungry, eat first."
Shen Wanyi was also able to help. While Lin Ting and Yang Xiuxiu were talking, she served the family's food into bowls.
"Mom, eat the food Xiaobao served you."
Lin Ting pinched Shen Wanyi's little face. She was very happy to see her when she got home.
"Okay, my little treasure is becoming more and more sensible. Next year, I will find you a teacher to teach you music, chess, calligraphy and painting."
Upon hearing this, Shen Wanyi jumped up with excitement.
"Great! Daddy said that girls should also study and become sensible and able to distinguish right from wrong. Mom, Xiaobao wants to study."
"it is good!"
In this era, there were no schools for girls. Even wealthy families had to invite a teacher to their home to raise a well-educated and well-mannered young lady.
After dinner, Lin Ting, Yang Xiuxiu and Shen Dali sorted out the two sacks of chili peppers.
The peppers still had their stems attached, so the three of them used string to tie the peppers into bunches so they could be hung outside the back house in the yard.
Peppers processed in this way are not easily spoiled due to ventilation and can be preserved for a longer time.
Finally, the three of them finished and hung them in rows on the wall under the eaves, like decorations. They looked pretty red.
"Father-in-law, it's okay to hang these peppers together. We'll also be placing corn like this on the other wall."
Originally, Shen Dali wanted to hang all the walls of this row of back houses with decorations, because no one lived in the back houses of their house and they were filled with goods.
"Oh!"
Shen Dali just did whatever Lin Ting said. He was not good at other things, but when it came to work that required strength, he was the best in the family.
The next day, Shen Dali was afraid that the village chief would go to the fields, so he called the village chief and Jiang Lan over early.
When Lin Ting was about to go out, he happened to meet the village chief and his two companions.
"Lin Ting, are you going out? We heard from your father-in-law that you brought back a lot of colorful flowers and asked us to come and see them."
As soon as Jiang Lan finished speaking, she and the village chief turned around and saw a whole wall of chili peppers, tied together in bunches like red lanterns.
The village chief didn't expect that Lin Ting could bring back so many peppers. He thought that he could only bring back a few plants at most, like the bonsai she had planted before.
"This, this, this... these are all peppers. Lin Ting, where did you get them? Did it cost you a lot of money?"
Although the village chief was happy, he was also worried. If Lin Ting spent a lot of money to get this pepper, the villagers couldn't ask her to grow it for free.
But the village chief knows the situation in the village better than anyone else.
"My friend helped me collect these peppers. It didn't cost me much money. Don't worry, Village Chief."
At first, Lin Ting spent two taels of silver and gave it to Ye Xiaoman to help her collect it, but in the end Ye Xiaoman felt that it was too slow, so she went directly to the ladies to ask for it.
In Minzhou, the Ye family is one of the largest families. In addition, the peppers are out of season and are not in good condition. The color of the peppers is not as bright.
The wealthy family had long wanted to replace the colorful flowers that had matured and wilted, and Ye Xiaoman asked for them at this time.
So those wealthy families did Ye Xiaoman a favor and gave all their money to her.
Lin Ting didn't spend much money on these peppers, they were all given to her by Ye Xiaoman.
"It's good that it didn't cost much money. There are so many peppers. If it's really like you said, our whole village can grow them and process and sell them. Then in the future, we won't have to worry about food and clothing anymore."
"It will definitely work, Village Chief. I have a plan for this."
The villagers have just brought home the rice, and this is the only time of year when everyone can have a full meal.
But Lin Ting remembered that after the autumn harvest every year, when the government came to collect grain taxes, every household had to pay almost half of their grain to the state.
Of course, if you have silver, you can also use silver of the same value instead.
Lin Ting also asked Shen Qingzhou why the grain tax was so high.
He said that it was because Dongxia was a defeated country and had to give Xiluo a large amount of supplies and tributes every year. The country was not rich and the people were suffering.
Lin Ting talked with the village chief about corn and peppers. Finally, it was getting late, so she went to the county again.
Hua Yan is still in charge of external suppliers, while Lin Lin is responsible for raw materials and production. Everything is proceeding in an orderly manner.
At noon, she would go to Wanhetang and treat Qi Hua's allergic rhinitis with Wan Weiran.
"Don't be nervous. Insert the needle half an inch into the Yingxiang acupoint, twisting the needle left and right as you go down."
Wan Weiran was not very familiar with the face and head, he just knew the acupoints by heart and by feeling.
Looking at his technique, although it was slow, he didn't make any mistakes.
"That's right, just do it like that. Do it on your face a few more times until you get used to it."
When acupuncture starts, it is done once every three days, and medicine is taken every day. Lin Ting and Wan Weiran will make changes to the prescription and dosage at any time according to Qi Hua's physical condition.
After a few days, Qi Hua felt that his nose was noticeably unblocked. After searching for many years, he finally found a doctor who could cure his disease.
In the afternoon, when Lin heard that she was going back to Huayan Workshop, Ye Xiaoman followed her out.
"Lin Ting, I've been in Wenzhu County for so many days, don't you want to take me to see your workshop?"
As fellow businessmen, they both stared at each other for a moment, but soon Lin Ting raised his brows, smiled, and made a gesture of invitation to Ye Xiaoman.