Chapter 213: Preliminary Preparations for the Slope
After solving the problem of tenant land in Wangcun Village, Lin Zhu began to plan the sloping land of about 50 acres.
Although it is called a sloping land, the terrain is somewhat undulating, not a flat slope.
After Lin Zhu inspected the terrain, he discussed it with Feng Yuanbo and a few people who had planted the fields in his family, and felt that it was not suitable for growing rice or other food crops.
She also asked Feng Yuanbo to inquire in the village, and the people who used to grow grain there basically had a very bad harvest. Therefore, Lin Zhu did not reclaim the land first, but felt that he would find a suitable crop and then make a plan.
So Lin Zhu took the opportunity to go back to Beijing to visit Lin Fu and Dong Yuzhen, and went to the most famous seed shop in the capital to have a look, which is also where Wang Shudun and his son had helped Lin Zhu buy seeds before.
Approaching spring ploughing, the food record is still busy. There are a lot of people coming and going in the restaurant. The guys inside are also busy.
Lin Zhu and Feng Yuanbo walked into the food book, and they were also surprised by the booming business inside, and they didn't know how to find what they wanted. Fortunately, a sharp-eyed guy saw them and came up to ask.
"Two guest officers, what do you want to buy?" The guy greeted politely, "But first of all, I would like to remind you that the rice seeds in our store have been sold out, if necessary, please come back in ten days." ”
"We don't buy rice seeds." Lin Zhu shook his head, "Do you have alfalfa seeds for cattle and sheep?" Or something else will do. Lin Zhu saw that they were busy, so he asked straight to the point.
For the first time, the man saw someone come and ask for the grass seeds for the cattle and sheep. I was a little puzzled, but I still didn't show it on my face, "This girl, I'm sorry, we don't have this kind of thing here." The tile market to the west is for the sale of livestock, so you can go there and ask. ”
"Oh," Lin Zhu nodded.
The young man thought that she should be fine, so he wanted to leave, but was stopped by Lin Zhu, "Wait a minute." ”
"Do you have fruit trees and saplings here? Like apples, pears, grapes, etc. Oh, and strawberry seeds. "Lin Zhu didn't plant any fruit trees when he was in Linjia Village, but when he came to Wang Village, he felt that there was a place on the slope that was very suitable for planting fruit trees.
"This girl, if you want these things. Please go this way. The young man led Lin Zhu and Feng Yuanbo to another room.
Lin Zhu went in to take a look. There are a lot of saplings in it. Neatly stacked in the open space. Row by row, the roots of the saplings are all wrapped with straw rope with soil, and you can see it. The food book is very good at this, so the sapling is also preserved for a long time.
"This guest officer, the fruit saplings we have here are very strong, and of course they are more expensive than elsewhere." The young man explained first.
"If you want more, do you have it here?" Lin Zhu stepped forward to look at the saplings, and carefully put the saplings there neatly.
"Then it depends on how much you want, guest officer?" The young man said cautiously.
"600 pear saplings, 700 apple saplings, 500 grape saplings, and strawberry seeds from two acres of land, can you send these?" After Lin Zhu finished speaking, he looked at the young man who was stunned by surprise.
"Yes, yes, of course." The young man nodded busily, and led Lin Zhu and the others to the place where the shopkeeper was as he spoke.
"Shopkeeper, this guest officer wants some fruit tree saplings and wants us to help transport them back." The young man gave the shopkeeper a look as he spoke, indicating that the deal was not small.
"In this case, then this guest officer, please, let's discuss the details." The shopkeeper politely led Lin Zhu to the private room. To discuss the details is to talk about the price, Lin Zhu and Feng Yuanbo glanced at each other clearly, and then entered the private room.
An apple seedling is fifty wen a tree, a pear sapling is seventy-five wen a tree, a grape seedling is one hundred and fifty wen a tree, and there are ten taels of silver for strawberry seeds on two acres of land. This is the price that the shopkeeper gave to Lin Zhu.
watched the shopkeeper crack with the abacus, and finally came up with a price of one hundred and five taels. Then he looked at Lin Zhu and Feng Yuanbo.
Lin Zhu listened to his offer and nodded, signaling to Feng Yuanbo that this was the same as the number she had calculated. So the two of them had no objection. Lin Zhu asked Feng Yuanbo to take out a hundred taels of silver tickets and a silver ingot of five taels. Delivered to the shopkeeper of the food book.
The shopkeeper didn't expect the transaction to be completed so happily, "Doesn't this guest officer calculate the price himself?" "After all, it's more than a hundred taels of silver, the shopkeeper said.
"No, the shopkeeper is right." Lin Zhu smiled. "By the way, shopkeeper, I'll buy some alfalfa seeds, I don't know where to sell them? The shopkeeper is well-informed, have you ever heard of it? ”
"The guest officer wants this, and the small shop happens to have it, but there are too few people who buy this alfalfa, and this kind of child is still a few years ago. It has been stored in the corner of the warehouse, and there are very few people who know the way. "The shopkeeper doesn't deceive Lin Zhu. At first, when he heard the shopkeeper's words, the young man was a little embarrassed, but then he was relieved to hear the shopkeeper say that he was a few years ago, and he hadn't come to the store yet?
"Oh, I see," Lin Zhu nodded, no wonder the young man didn't know what to say, "Then please ask the shopkeeper to take out that kind of thing for me to see, okay?" ”
"Okay." The shopkeeper nodded in agreement, thinking that it would be nothing to lose by letting her take a look. "Please wait, I'll come when I go." The shopkeeper took the little guy to find it, it was still put by him himself before, and others went to find it, but they may not be able to find it, of course, this is also for the sake of Lin Zhu is big customer.
After a while, the shopkeeper and the young man both returned, each with a large sack in his hand.
"Guest officer, you see, this bag contains alfalfa seeds, and this bag is ryegrass seeds, which are new seeds from last year." The shopkeeper asked the young man to open all the mouths of the two sacks for Lin Zhu to inspect.
Lin Zhu first grabbed the alfalfa seeds in his hand, looked at them carefully, and found that the seeds were well preserved, there was no mold and deterioration, although it was a little old, but it may still grow alfalfa grass. Not to mention the other bag of ryegrass seeds, you can see that the vigorous appearance of the road will definitely grow grass.
"I want both of these kinds, let's make a price for the shopkeeper." Lin Zhu clapped his hands and said.
The shopkeeper is very sophisticated, and there are a lot of all kinds of guests, but he has never seen a girl as small as Lin Zhu who decides so much money to buy and sell so much.
However, he still pressed the surprise in his heart, steadily calculated the price for her, and delivered it to Lin Zhu. He also said that he would send it to Lin Zhu's house in Wang Village three days later, and Lin Zhu walked out of the food book.
"Girl, don't you want to build another wolfberry garden? Why didn't you buy some wolfberry seeds by the way? When Feng Yuanbo discussed the planning of the fifty acres of sloping land with Lin Zhu before, he heard her mention this idea.
"Uncle Bo, the wolfberry seeds are ready, and the seedlings will be raised at that time." Although Lin Zhu didn't tell Feng Yuanbo where the wolfberry seeds were, he still didn't doubt that he believed that Lin Zhu said that there were, then there must be.
The two of them went to the west of the tile market, where they sold livestock.
This kind of place can only be described in four words, dirty, messy and smelly. Originally, Feng Yuanbo didn't agree with Lin Zhu getting involved here, but Lin Zhu insisted on coming to this kind of place to see her, Feng Yuanbo couldn't screw her, so he had to bring her here.
There are horses, cattle and sheep, as well as pigs, and of course there is no shortage of chickens, ducks and geese.
Although the weather is warm and cold, the smell here is already very pungent. But Lin Zhu seemed to be unconscious, and walked calmly in the middle of the road. made Feng Yuanbo a little admired.
"Girl, do you want to buy some cattle and sheep here?" Feng Yuanbo asked, seeing that she had bought a lot of grass seeds before, he knew that she might raise living creatures.
"Well, let's take a look first, if there is a suitable one, buy some back, we have such a large sloping land, it is not cost-effective to grow crops, it is suitable to raise these things." Lin Zhu nodded, but his gaze wandered around the cattle around the vendors on both sides.
In fact, let her see, she doesn't choose livestock, but she is looking to see if the people around her have a deal. Those old farmers who came here may have more experience than her and Feng Yuanbo.
"By the way, Uncle Bo, if some cattle are born and can't work, will this kind of cattle be slaughtered by the official mansion?" Lin Zhu remembered that he seemed to have heard someone say before that cattle were not allowed to be slaughtered at will in ancient times.
"Girl, this cow cannot be killed. Except for those old, sick and disabled cattle, all others are not allowed to be slaughtered privately, otherwise they are guilty of a crime, and the government will track them down. Feng Yuanbo said.
"Oh, I see." Lin Zhu nodded. She originally wanted to find some beef cattle to raise, and then not only would she sell them, but her favorite roast beef would also be served on her table. It's really disappointing. Lin Zhu's mood was a little low.
However, the cattle still have to buy a dozen heads, otherwise the more than 100 acres of land will be a head one day with just manpower. Anyway, it's time to grow pasture, and it's not a big deal to raise a few cows.
Lin Zhu and Feng Yuanbo only watched from the side, and their behavior of not stepping forward had already attracted the attention of some Chinese people, but they couldn't see their purpose for a while, so the Chinese people didn't rush forward.
When Lin Zhu and Feng Yuanbo had turned around the entire livestock market, a Chinese person came forward to talk.
"Do you want to buy cattle or something else?" The Chinese surnamed Yang worked as a partner in the tooth shop, and later came out alone to do the business of intermediating livestock.
"We want to see first." Feng Yuanbo did not reject him directly.
"Do you need a little explanation for the two of you?" Yang Zhongren continued.
Feng Yuanbo glanced at Lin Zhu and saw that she nodded slightly, so he agreed to Yang Zhongren's request, "Okay, we have just arrived, and we will work for you," Feng Yuanbo nodded, and then said, "Don't worry, as long as we are satisfied, we will not lose your benefits." (To be continued......)