Chapter 141: Greenhouse
This reminds Ye Xiaoyu that she is not preparing for the "Fruit and Vegetable Plan" now, if it is completely in accordance with the natural growth law of vegetables, there will be a long period of "window period", so that even if the quality of vegetables is good, it is no different from all farmers who grow vegetables, and will lose the most profitable period of time.
But if you build a "greenhouse" in that field, it will be different, you can grow it all year round, and then you will not only be able to supply unlimited quantities to the shops in the capital, but you will also be able to eat fresh vegetables in winter.
However, he can be regarded as a professional and technical person who has mastered modernization, and the greenhouse envisioned by Ye Xiaoyu is much more advanced than the "cellar greenhouse" of those farmers on the outskirts of Beijing.
Now the land of the silver plate for growing vegetables is too big, Ye Xiaoyu plans to make part of it into a greenhouse first, there is no glass here, it is impossible to make a high-tech greenhouse like the era of Ye Xiaoyu's life in the previous life, but Ye Xiaoyu has learned a kind of "greenhouse" in the Qing Dynasty in the agricultural class, the scientific name is called the Litu Wall Open Paper Window Fire Greenhouse, the name is a little long, and it is also a little awkward, but it is very suitable for the current time and space.
This kind of greenhouse, as the name suggests, is to dig the soil in the ground down appropriately, and use stones and soil to build rows of seedbeds like soil kangs, and the bottom of the bed is a fire kang, which can be heated by fire, but in order to reduce some costs, you can directly use horse manure to cultivate; Then erect earthen walls on the east, north and west sides to block the wind, and install inclined painted paper windows on the south side. In doing so, you can change the disadvantages of the cellar not seeing the wind and growing slowly. By making full use of solar energy, you can also heat up the fire and maintain the temperature "indoors".
Ye Xiaoyu pulled Lu Qian and walked around in front of the vegetable stall, and finally bought mushrooms, cauliflower, fungus, lotus root and coriander, coriander is mainly used to mix seasonings, I don't know if other people will like to eat it, so I bought a small handful. But for these ordinary vegetables and mushrooms, I only bought some of each, and it cost almost 500 yuan. It's no wonder that in winter, there is no other dish at home except cabbage. It's so expensive, even if the Lu family is a big family, they can't afford to eat. Fortunately, Ye Xiaoyu had already expected to bring more money this time, otherwise it would be a shame and a big loss.
I ran out of vegetables and beef. Ye Xiaoyu went to the street shop to buy licorice, wolfberry, bay leaves, tangerine peel, Sichuan pepper, spices, cinnamon, angelica and other condiments. I went to buy some sesame oil, rice vinegar, chili sauce and other such condiments. The taste of the Lu family is generally light, and in addition to chili noodles in the kitchen, there are no other heavy-flavored seasonings. Later, Ye Xiaoyu cooked it separately, on the one hand, he was busy with things, on the other hand, there was no place to buy it in Quanxiu Village, and every time he came to the capital, he was in a hurry, so he never bought these seasoning things, because of this, Ye Xiaoyu felt that every meal was a little tasteless, especially the steamed salted fish, without adding some vinegar, he was really not used to eating.
"Are you going to buy something?"
After putting the things he bought into the carriage, Ye Xiaoyu asked Lu Qian, who was walking beside him. Shopkeeper Liu's shop is not far from this "farmer's market", and now there are a lot of pedestrians on the street, which is very crowded and not suitable for horse-drawn carriages, so after putting things in the car, Ye Xiaoyu plans to walk over with Lu Qian.
"There's nothing to buy."
From the moment he entered the city gate, Lu Qian was a little distracted, looking forward to what he would meet, and worrying that he would meet him.
"You see, this flower umbrella is good, it's summer in a blink of an eye, and it can be used for shade."
There happened to be an umbrella stall on the side of the street, and there were all kinds of paper umbrellas on it, which was very beautiful. Ye Xiaoyu walked over, picked up a floral oil paper umbrella that had been opened, and said to Lu Qian with a smile. If she remembers correctly, this stall is the one she saw the young man in white for the first time in the capital.
"Boss, how much is this?"
Lu Qian was stunned, looking around, Ye Xiaoyu didn't care about her, and asked the boss directly with an umbrella.
"Little brother really knows the goods, this oil-paper umbrella is not only beautiful, but also of good quality. Seeing that you are so knowledgeable, I will sell it to you cheaply, 20 yuan. ”
The umbrella seller was a young brother, and when he heard Ye Xiaoyu ask the price, he said a lot.
"Boss, it's cheaper, I'll buy two."
Ye Xiaoyu said with a big grin, anyway, she is wearing men's clothes, and she doesn't have to stick to the etiquette of girls.
"That's it, 30 wen two. If it doesn't work, forget it......"
Seeing that the boss was thinking about the price with some hesitation, Ye Xiaoyu added.
"Okay, okay...... That's why I'm so good at bargaining. The little brother not only has a good eye for umbrellas, but also has a first-class eye for picking people. ”
The boss accepted the money handed by Ye Xiaoyu, looked at Lu Qian, who was standing next to him and was bored waiting for Ye Xiaoyu, and whispered.
Knowing that the boss mistook Lu Qian for his little lover, Ye Xiaoyu didn't bother to explain, just smiled and walked towards Lu Qian with a wrapped oil-paper umbrella.
"Take it."
Handing an oil-paper umbrella to Lu Qian's hand, Ye Xiaoyu said with a smile. Anyway, it's also with me, I have to buy something for her to take back, anyway, this oil-paper umbrella is not too expensive.
"Why are you dressed like this?"
Lu Qian took the umbrella given by Ye Xiaoyu, frowned and looked at Ye Xiaoyu walking beside her, her eyes full of disgust. How can I say that she is also the young lady of the Lu family, since the Chinese New Year, she has been doing it like a family member all day long, and it is too unorthodox, right?
"Huh? Oh...... This is easy to wear like this, but I'm a person who has to work, and it's so inconvenient to wear a skirt all day long. ”
Ye Xiaoyu looked at herself as she spoke, this set is very good, "neutral style" or something, I like it the most.
"Did you say you'd run into Ling Yu today?"
After going around and around, Lu Qian still asked this question.
"Well, I don't want you to see it. If so, what would you say? At most, what is the point of greetings, it is better not to see. Do you still think he'll go back with you? ”
I don't know if Ling Yu is abusing or Lu Qian is looking for abuse, if there is no such meaning, Ling Yu should not be so good to Lu Qian when he was in the Lu family, and Lu Qian should not be decadent again and again after knowing that Ling Yu has a marriage contract. Looking at the listless Lu Qian in front of her, Ye Xiaoyu hoped to see the arrogant and willful Lu Qian again, as long as the stinky temper was not aimed at herself.
"Here, come, you can also help mention a little, it will look better."
When she was about to arrive at Yuling Cloth Workshop, Ye Xiaoyu gave a bag of things in her hand to Lu Qian, how to say that she was also the eldest lady of the Lu family, and both of them had things in their hands, so it looked better. These two bags of things are dried yellow croaker by the sea in the south, Lu Yishou brought it back as a New Year's gift last year, but it has not been moved, Yuejing is in the north, this kind of dried fish is relatively rare, Lu Yishou took a few and let Ye Xiaoyu take it to Liu's shopkeeper.
Seeing Ye Xiaoyu, Shopkeeper Liu was as enthusiastic as ever, but in addition to the warm hospitality, he also had some doubts about Ye Xiaoyu's disguise as a man, like Lu Qian. However, after all, it is a businessman, doubts are doubts, anyway, it is not a big deal, Shopkeeper Liu didn't ask much, and after inviting them to sit down, he took the initiative to tell Ye Xiaoyu about his recent contact with the store in Beijing.
These shopkeepers who sell vegetables have long been dissatisfied with the high prices of vegetables in the suburbs around Yuejing, but they are forced to have no other source, according to their thinking, they will not think of taking the initiative to go to other rural areas to buy, even if they go, but now the fields in the countryside are mostly used to grow rice, vegetables and the like, just in the small nursery in front of the house and behind the house, most of them are used for home food, and the quantity is very small; Moreover, due to the limitations of the small-scale peasant mentality, in the minds of many people, businessmen are "treacherous" inferior people, and many rural farmers do not really want to sell vegetables to merchants. In this case, these shopkeepers can only endure the high prices of vegetables from these vegetable sellers on the outskirts of the capital, anyway, the people who buy vegetables are rich and noble, and they are not short of money, no matter how high, as long as the master wants to eat, they will buy it.
Now there are farmers who take the initiative to contact them, and the place is not far from Yuejing Quanxiu Village, which not only saves the transportation cost, but also lowers the price than the vegetable sellers in the suburbs of Beijing. Therefore, when Shopkeeper Liu told them about this, these people were very happy and expressed their willingness to do this business, and planned to pick a time to go to the field to have a look, and then they could make a contract.
"Xiaoyu, when is the right time, take these people to the field to have a look......"
Shopkeeper Liu looked at Ye Xiaoyu and said, talking about business, the focus is on timing, if you don't take advantage of this time to sign the contract, it will not be good to change the hexagram at that time.
Ye Xiaoyu also knows this truth, now the personnel in the field have also been adjusted, and the land has been cleared and leveled, although the vegetables have not yet grown, but with the large area of dozens of acres of land on the silver plate, it is enough to show their determination to cooperate with them here, which is enough to open the eyes of these shops in the capital.
Thinking like this, Ye Xiaoyu discussed with Shopkeeper Liu and set the date on the tenth day of the first month of this month, the tenth day of the first month is a good day, and there are still a few days before now, it will not be too rushed, just enough to give Ye Xiaoyu a buffer time to prepare.
After discussing the matter, Shopkeeper Liu called the tailor in the store again, measured the size of Ye Xiaoyu and Lu Qian, and planned to make two sets of popular clothes in Yuejing this year for the two of them, and explained that they would be sent to Lujiazhuang in person on the tenth day of the new year.
Shopkeeper Liu has always been polite, and Ye Xiaoyu has become accustomed to this, so he will no longer refuse, anyway, he does not come empty-handed every time, so he has not lost his courtesy.
When the two of them came out of Yuling Cloth Fang, it was still early, and the afternoon sun had not yet turned into a sunset that was about to set in the west, and the warm yellow sunlight sprinkled on the bustling pedestrians on the street, a warmth.
Ye Xiaoyu, who was walking side by side with Lu Qian, was unusually calm at this time, and even liked this kind of time, if at the beginning, Lu Qian was like now and he got along with himself, how good it would be. (To be continued......)