Wang Linyuan heard that Lan Yi planned to open an oil mill to extract oil, although he knew that this matter was feasible, but they wanted money and no money, and it was really not easy to do it.

Lan Yi continued: "Everything is difficult at the beginning, and it will be too late for us to raise silver and start construction of this oil mill after the spring of next year." The peony seed varieties used for oil extraction, only purple spot and phoenix two, although these two kinds of peony planted a lot, but the flower farmers do not all let the peony seeds, so we want to harvest peony seeds to extract oil, to try to sign an agreement with the flower keeper before the flowers bloom next year, collect peony seeds from their hands and start oil extraction. The peony blooms in April, and the peony seeds ripen in June and July, and it is also possible to build an oil mill at that time. ”

Lin Xi understood it: "Sister-in-law, we still have a year?" ”

"Not bad." Lan Yi nodded.

Second Uncle Wang was thinking about whether to build a house first, after all, he could save some silver taels: "Otherwise, if we don't build a house first, we will invest in this oil mill first." ”

Lan Yi shook his head: "Second uncle, this house is still built, don't worry about money." "The farmer only built a house for a dozen or twenty taels of silver, and this money would not play a role in the oil mill, so there was no need to stop work for this.

"Sister-in-law, taking advantage of the past few days, the peony flowering period has just passed, let's go around first to harvest the peony seeds, and then sign an agreement with the flower farmers for next year?" Lin Yuan asked.

"Third brother, this is not appropriate, let's harvest peony seeds first this year, just say that it is used in medicine, and it will be too late to sign next year's agreement before it blooms, so as not to have many dreams at night." Lan Yi thought.

Lin Yuan nodded in response: "Sister-in-law, if according to what you said, this peony seed has 30% of the oil, if we can collect 10,000 catties of peony seed oil, we can squeeze 3,000 catties of peony seed oil, and each catty is calculated according to 50 yuan, we can get 225 yuan, minus the cost of seed 15 yuan, and then remove the cost and labor of opening an oil mill, we can also have dozens of yuan." ”

"Yes, that's a conservative estimate. According to the calculation of more than 300 catties of seeds per mu of peony, the peony seeds we can find should be more than 10,000 catties, and as long as the method is appropriate, it is possible for this oil to be sold for a catty. Lan Yi smiled, "That is, we can collect a few hundred pieces of silver." ”

Hearing hundreds of times, Second Uncle Wang's father and son were all stunned, and Second Uncle Wang said worriedly: "This business makes money, I'm afraid that it will be remembered by people, and we won't be able to keep it if we make it." ”

Lan Yi nodded: "We are doing business properly, we are not afraid of the government but also afraid of the ruffians in this place, so it is best to find a big local family to cooperate with and rely on their name to do things." I'll go to the city tomorrow to find the people in Xia Mansion to discuss, and I should be able to cooperate with them without worry. ”

Second Uncle Wang nodded, Xia Mansion is one of the largest households in Huang County, and it is good to enjoy the shade by leaning on the big trees. "Old family, let's take these hundreds of taels of silver to do things, can the Xia Mansion be able to see it?"

"Second uncle, don't worry, I have some friendship with the eldest lady of Xia Mansion, and it shouldn't be a problem to cooperate with her directly." Lan Yi replied that Xia Wan had talked about this matter of making ends meet on the way back, and she spent a lot of money after joining the Mi family, but she was worried that she could not increase her income, and the cooperation between the two would definitely be successful. This is not just a one-sided reliance on Xia Wan, Lan Yi also wants to do this sure-safe business with her.

Hearing what Lan Yi said so surely, the three of them were a lot more relieved, Wang Lin was happy to see that everyone was silent, and he still hesitated to say: "Sister-in-law, the peony has grown decades after it was planted, if we can make this deal, it is better to plant some by yourself, and it is safe, isn't it?" ”

Wang Linxi followed Uncle Wang to fiddle with the crops, although the peony had not been planted, but he also saw that there were flower farmers around him, so he knew a little.

"What the second brother said is very true, a kind of peony can be harvested for fifty years, and when the peony seed oil is sold next year, the price of peony seeds will definitely rise, and we can also have a guarantee for our own planting, and we can also raise seedlings to sell, and it is estimated that we can also make a big price." Lan Yi has inquired about the market, "This autumn, let's buy two kinds of peony rootstocks, purple spot and phoenix white, and plant them on the hillside, these two rootstocks are the most common, and the three or four years old are only a dozen or a dozen yuan." The three-year-old peony seedlings are planted in winter, and if they are well managed, they can produce seeds and extract oil in the second year. ”

"This hillside is cheap, I'll go to your Uncle Li Zheng to talk about buying some." Second Uncle Wang nodded, buying a field and farming is his favorite, "Seeing that this overturned car can be used, it is reasonable to buy a hillside to open up wasteland." ”

Lan Yi nodded: "I'm tired of the second uncle, let's settle this matter." The second uncle went to buy the hillside, the second brother and the third brother had to go to the neighborhood to buy peony seeds these days, and I went to Xiafu to find someone to discuss cooperation in opening an oil mill. But there is one thing we have to say in the front, the less people know about this matter, the better, only our family knows, and we can't spread it again, otherwise this business will not be easy to say. ”

The three of them nodded and went their separate ways as planned.

That night, after the two Lin Xi brothers returned to the house, they told their mother-in-law about Lan Yi's plans, and Chen and Liu were naturally excited, and they admired their sister-in-law for coming up with such a money-making method. Especially when Liu heard that his sister-in-law had such a good thing of making money, he didn't forget his own family, and immediately felt that this sister-in-law was a good person, and praised Lin Yuan's sister-in-law in the sky and on the ground.

Chen and Liu arrived at Lan Yi's house early in the morning of the second day, and the three concubines got together and talked again, Lan Yi had to take twenty catties of peony seeds and distribute them to the two of them, so that they could figure out how to peel the peony seeds.

In fact, this matter is not in a hurry, but I can't stand the excitement of this family to do big things, Lan Yi is also happy to let them all be busy, Liu even took Lan Yi's hand and said a car of good things, Lan Yi couldn't cry and laugh when she praised her, and Chen was also laughing next to her.

Lan Yi entrusted Yu'er and the baby to Chen's care, brought the squeezed oil herself, and put it in a small jar and went into the city to see Xia Wan. When she went to Xia Wan's boudoir to see Xia Wan, Lan Yi chatted with her for a while, then took out the oil, and asked Xia Wan to retreat and explain her intentions.

Xia Wan was also very interested after hearing this, and called Chunlan to ask her to take the oil to the small kitchen, and let the cook fry two home-cooked dishes. After Xia Wan tasted it, she felt that it tasted very good, and the two hit it off.

"Sister, it's not that I don't know anything, this business makes money, you come to me to trust me, you make money with seven and I three, how about it?" Xia Wan listened to Lan Yi's analysis and knew that Lan Yi's willingness to come to her to cooperate was also based on the friendship between the two, as for what "relying on the prestige of the Xia family" was just an excuse.

Lan Yi insisted: "Sister Wan, we are cooperating in this matter, and we have to divide the silver fifty-fifty, otherwise we won't be able to talk about it." Besides, the capital that needs to be paid in the early stage has to be paid by my sister in advance, and my sister is looking for my sister's empty gloves and white wolf. ”

Xia Wan listened to Lan Yi's playfulness, and couldn't help but smile with a smile on her face: "You ghost girl, your mouth is really getting more and more neat, it's up to you." This next year, I have earned money, and my sister's hands are relaxed, and I can save a lot of trouble. Your brother-in-law's promotion is imminent, and he also needs some money. ”

Xia Wan said that Xia Shun, the father of her sixth son, would help Lan Yi run errands, and the preparation of the oil mill could be delayed, but the purchase of peony plants and peony seeds should also be carried out, and the technology of processing and peeling should also be studied and simplified, and it would be easy to start work when the people arrived.

At Lan Yi's strong request, the two signed a written agreement and signed respectively. After all, no matter how safe the transaction is, there are risks, and the brothers still need to settle the accounts, sign the agreement to say all the ugly things in front, and save any problems that affect the relationship between the two later, then the gains outweigh the losses.

When she said goodbye to Xia Wan, she also told her mysteriously that peony seed oil was rubbed on her stomach, and clockwise massage could reduce stretch marks, and Xia Wan was naturally moved when she heard it.

After negotiating this transaction, Lan Yi took care of the children and fields at home with peace of mind, and lived a comfortable life.

The grapevines planted a few days ago drilled out new leaves, Lan Yi and Yu'er set up a frame for it, and by the way, they also set up a cucumber vine shelf in the vegetable garden, the green of the garden is very eye-catching, Lan Yi took out the straw mat at home and spread it in the shade of the locust tree in the yard while chatting with the two children while making quilts.

According to the size of two large and one small, Lan Yi will make three beds of spring and autumn thin quilts, the cotton wool is not thick but warm enough, and the quilt is very simple, as long as the two pieces of cloth are sewn together, and a few threads can be fixed in the middle. Lan Yi cut the fabric with broken flowers on a white background and made three quilt covers to cover them, so that they were easy to clean and look neat.

After Lan Yi made it, she made a few more mats with the remaining fabric, ready to be used in the winter when it was cool. Yu'er watched her mother busy with her work, and couldn't help asking, "Mother, can you build a new quilt tonight?" ”

Lan Yi bit off the head and nodded with a smile: "En." The mother has been done, Yu'er and the mother have a big quilt for each person, and a small quilt for the baby, all of which are new. ”

"Can Yu'er build a new one herself?" When Yu'er heard that he had his own new quilt, his eyes lit up.

"Yes, this one is Yu'er's, this is my mother's, and this is my brother's." Lan Yi pointed to the quilt drying on the bamboo frame and said.

Yu'er looked up at the quilt in the sun, ran over to hug her new quilt, and stuck her head in the quilt: "Mother, it's so warm." ”

Lan Yi also pulled the baby over and asked him to touch the new quilt, "Let's cover these first, and then make a thick quilt when it's cold." ”

The baby pulled the quilt and smiled curiously, Yu'er raised her head and smiled warmly: "Mother, the quilt is fragrant." ”

"It's the smell of the sun, and my mother likes it too." Lan Yi likes the fresh smell of clothes after sun exposure, and enjoys it with her eyes closed.

"It's good to have a mother." Yu'er suddenly sighed in a daze, and felt embarrassed after speaking, so she quickly got up and ran over to her small back basket, "Mother, I'll go baa and beat grass." ”

"Slow down, don't touch it, just make a dot in the back of the house." Lan Yi looked at the shy Yu'er with amusement and admonished. Yu'er wouldn't cut herself with a scythe, so Lan Yi was relieved to let him go.

When Yu'er came back, Lan Yi was pulling weeds in the vegetable garden with the baby and teaching him to speak sentence by sentence.

"Mother, I'm back." Yu'er poured the grass into the sheepfold and patted Baa's head, followed by two children, both of whom came in with a hug of grass. One is Daifuku and the other is called Niu Dan.

Niu Dan is six years old this year and is the youngest son of Lan Yixi's neighbor. Yu'er has been playing with Daifuku and Niu Dan for the past few days, and Lan Yi has left the two of them for lunch. Eggs beat lo mein, Daifuku and beef eggs are also rarely lunched, today with Yu'er ate a big bowl of eggs and lo mein, immediately very satisfied. Children's favor is sometimes very easy to harvest, a piece of candy and a bowl of noodles are enough to make them feel that Lan Yi is easy to get along with, and the relationship with Yu'er is closer.

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