060 Prosperous and good days
Jiang Yi went back to town that afternoon and brought a sack of sweet potatoes.
Before leaving, I told my father-in-law that all the sweet potatoes had been dug up, and then I would find a dry place to dig a cellar and pick half of the good ones to keep for next year's seeds.
The rest are of average quality, take one-third and two-and-a-half to the town and sell them, and sell the rest in the village, so they buy three copper and one catty.
At this time, Jiang Yi's status in the family was still relatively high, and Bu Shuigui had no opinion on her arrangements, so he agreed one by one.
In the next few days, more than 9,000 catties of sweet potatoes were dug up on more than three or four acres of land.
This yield not only made water expensive, but the villagers and even people in other villages were shocked.
I've never seen such a high-yield crop.
And it's so delicious.
Since the villagers tasted it, they were all impressed by this soft and sweet glutinous crop, both adults and children love to eat it, you must know that in this era, there are not many sweets, not often can be eaten.
And the snack is a little bigger, and they all say that they have a feeling of satiety, and they can go without eating for half a day.
In this way, many farmers are tempted and plan to plant some of them next year.
Bu Shuigui picked out about 5,000 catties, carefully put it into the newly dug up, and then roasted it with fire for half a day, and sprinkled it with quicklime in the cellar around it.
The rest were divided into several times and transported about 3,000 catties to the town, and the rest were sold in the village.
The price of three copper pounds is very close to the people, cheaper than brown rice, and this thing is also novel, good taste, and the whole family loves to eat it.
Many people in the village and even neighboring villages came to buy it, and when they bought it, it was ten catties, eight catties, or even dozens of catties.
In just more than ten days, more than 1,000 catties of sweet potatoes were bought, and even many potato seedlings and leaves were sold for copper and catty.
Nearly one-sixth of the land sold for nearly four acres of land was sold for almost five taels of silver, which made Bu Shuigui ecstatic and almost subverted his perception of crops.
He also plans to plant all the soil in his house next year.
During this time, Jiang Yi's income increased greatly, and her heart blossomed.
The money from selling chickens, the money from selling ducks, and thousands of catties of sweet potatoes have also been bought, and the lotus root is almost ready to be dug up, and the fish is about to be caught, and the pigs will be slaughtered at that time.
This year, it is really a bumper year, and every night when I count that my small treasury has increased again, my heart is warm, and I feel a sense of stability.
The grocery stores in the village and town are easy to take care of, bringing in a certain amount of income, and the snail noodle shop has stabilized, bringing in a lot of profits.
Next, it's time to focus on investing in the transportation industry.
After Chen Zhi and Brother Da Ma went to those routes to check carefully, the results reported when they came back were very good, not only Lijiazhuang and Tiger Pass could run, but even the road to the county seat could also add a route.
However, because of manpower problems, she planned to open two roads first, and the road to the county seat was too far, so she put it behind her, and waited for the team to be established and several new employees were trained to become veterans.
Think of it, do it.
First of all, she asked the carpenter's workshop to order two cars, the same specifications as the current car, and the places that are prone to breakage were also ordered to be reinforced and improved, which cost three and a half silver.
Then he planned to buy two cows, Bu Shuigui, who heard the news, felt that it was okay to have one cow at home, he originally had four cows at home, and the eldest son and the second son each had to go to one, so there were two more, and at this time, the stronger ones were handed over to Jiang Yi.
In this way she saved money for a cow.
Then she thought that it would be easier to manage, so she decided to rent a large yard near the camphor tree at the entrance of the town.
The room inside was cleaned up, and the recruited employees had a lunch break or overnight, and there was a cattle pen in it to facilitate the rest and eating of the cattle, and asked Chen Zhi to invite a sturdy woman among the outsiders to help take care of a few heads, do hygiene, and help make a lunch.
This big car shop solves a lot of problems at once, and it is much better than having employees eat in the store.
After everything was ready, she interviewed a few porters, and sure enough, they were all good people in the nearby villages, loyal and honest men, so they were all recruited and asked Brother Ma to start work on a certain day.
Things are going well, and Big Ma is really miserable and happy during this time.
The pain is because there are too many things to do, and I am anxious every day, running up and down.
Happy is that he feels that he is finally a little bit out of his mind, and in a few days, he will be the one in charge of a few people's meals.
A person who has never read any books in his life, has never traveled far away, and who grew up in the countryside, can now work in the town, and can manage a few people, and secretly think in his own heart, it can be regarded as capable.
So these days are full of joy and energy.
Compared with him, Chen Zhi, a young man who is also very energetic, is much calmer.
With the efforts of Jiang Yi, Da Ma Ge and Chen Zhi, the two routes were opened smoothly, and they were praised by the villagers along the way, and they all felt that it was much more convenient.
After more than half a month, when it was running well, two more cars were made to run the route of the county seat.
The county seat is relatively far away, and you can only run one round trip a day, so you need two cars, and this route is led by Chen Zhi, a veteran, and it runs smoothly.
Jiang Yi simply made four car boards at one time, bought three cows, and added a total of four cows to the almost adult cattle raised at the beginning of the year.
By this time, the convoy already had seven oxen and seven ox carts, and the surplus was used to replace them at any time or hire them in an emergency.
The staff plus Brother Ma and Chen Zhi have fifteen people.
The monthly income is almost thirty taels, and the net income is about twenty taels, which is about the same as the income of the snail noodle shop.
In the blink of an eye, it's almost time for the New Year.
At this time, the team is the busiest time, although Brother Ma is in charge of the daily work of the team, but he does not know how to calculate the accounts, almost all of them are how much money they make, and they are handed over directly, just waiting for the salary.
So Jiang Yi has always been doing the accounts, and she also does the cashier and accounts of the powder shop, including two grocery stores, and the monthly accounts can keep her busy for many days.
On this day, she was at the counter of the store, settling the sales for November, when five or six people approached outside the store.
"Shopkeeper, cook me a few bowls of noodles to taste." Walking in the present is a man in his early twenties, dressed like a singing opera.
I saw that this man had a big head and a thick neck, and he was fat, and he looked like he was 200 pounds.
In ancient times, this figure was terrifying.
Southerners are generally shorter, not to mention ancient times, a person of 1.6 meters is 200 pounds, which is visually quite impactful.
As he spoke, he sat down on a stool, the bench creaking.
After sitting down, he said disdainfully with a face full of flesh; "Do you say your snail noodles are delicious? I'm going to taste it today, if it's not delicious, hehe......"