Chapter 375: Busy Half a Month
Rice, sweet potatoes, and the taro planted by Wei Ruoxin later ushered in a bumper harvest, and Wei Ruo had to arrange for the storage and distribution of these grains.
Among them, the rice must be collected in large quantities and stored in the warehouse, and the sweet potatoes are still the same as before, and some of them are made into dried sweet potatoes and sweet potato chips, which are not only more convenient to store, but also convenient to transport and sell.
As for the taro, in addition to storing a part, Wei Ruo also plans to sell a part, like sweet potatoes, to pave the way for future promotion.
And taro is a familiar crop, the difference is that the yield and quality of the taro she planted will be higher.
Then there is the matter of purchasing land in the provincial capital, the nurse and Uncle Xu have already set off, and the ten villagers selected by Zhao Hai and Shicun have also been put in place.
In addition to the victims of the Dahe village that have already been identified, it may be necessary to hire some more people in the future, and then start preparing to plant her new rice plant, perennial rice.
Wei Ruo, a shop in the provincial capital, plans to open two for the time being, one for Sibao Zhai and one for lo-mei shops.
Sibao Zhai needs to pick a suitable shopkeeper, and the candidate Wei Ruo has to pick and choose again.
The lo-mei shop can directly let Chen Aqing go over, and now Chen Aqing has brought another guy very well in the lo-mei shop in Taizhou Mansion, and her own ability and courage have been improved, Wei Ruo feels that she can take the lead alone.
In addition, at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, the fabrics promised to several ladies should also be arranged.
Since they had not seen any other colors, the ladies asked for purple and blue materials, because they thought they were rare and beautiful.
These two colors are really special, because in this world, the original dyeing process is the use of natural dyes, purple is generally used comfrey, blue is generally used indigo, the dyeing process of these dyes is more complex, and the color is relatively simple.
Wei Ruo chose to use chemical synthesis to make some colors that look relatively new at the moment.
For example, when making blue, Wei Ruo mixed plant ash with ox blood, and then roasted to precipitate yellow crystals, and then put the yellow crystals into an iron salt solution (ferric acetate) made of vinegar and iron ore (iron oxide), so that the blue dye could be obtained.
The success rate of this method of preparing dyes is not high under the current conditions, so the amount of dye preparation will not be very large. Sometimes the ore you need depends on luck, so it's true that the yield is not high.
Therefore, in terms of fabrics and garments, Wei Ruo does not plan to expand for the time being, and only publicizes and sells them in Taizhou Mansion first.
Like thyme, the yield of this special color and texture fabric will be strictly controlled, continuing the hunger marketing model.
On the second day, Wei Ruo dressed up as a man and went out to inspect his Zhuangzi to watch the harvest of the people in the Zhuangzi.
After that, he went to the surrounding farmland to take a turn, because many people in the vicinity had borrowed Wei Ruo's rice seeds, and after the harvest, they had to hand over the grain to Wei Ruo according to the original agreement.
However, this part of the rice was planted later, and it is not yet ripe, but it should be able to have a good income just by looking at the growth.
When the farmers saw Wei Ruo, they greeted each other.
"Hello Xu Gongzi!"
"Xu Gongzi come and have a cup of tea!"
"Why does Xu Gongzi have time to come to the field today? Come and sit in our house! ”
“……”
They all showed their enthusiasm for Wei Ruo, because the rice in their fields can grow so well is because of Wei Ruo's blessing.
Although Wei Ruo lent them the rice seeds with a business-like attitude, the heavy ears of rice growing in the rice field were real, and when they saw the sweetness, they realized that the deal between them and Wei Ruo was a great deal, and this attitude towards Wei Ruo was naturally good.
In the end, Wei Ruo went to Stone Village, and first went to see the sandy land he contracted to Stone Village, where the sweet potatoes had already been harvested, but there were still many villagers doing aftermath work.
Because Wei Ruo said that he would contract this place to them next year, and Wei Ruo paid them according to the proportion, they were naturally very attentive, and only when the output came up, they could get more.
Therefore, they treat Wei Ruo's sandy land as carefully as they treat their own land.
And when they met Wei Ruo, the reaction of the villagers in Stone Village was also extremely enthusiastic.
One by one, they came to Wei Ruo with food and drink, one by one, for fear that Wei Ruo would be hungry and thirsty.
Finally escaping from the enthusiastic villagers of Stone Village, Wei Ruo came to the brewery.
Although the output of the brewery is not high, the profit is high, and Wei Ruo's welfare treatment for these selected brewers is also very good, in addition to the initial agreed salary, there are additional rewards at the end of each month.
It was because these brewers were full of joy and enthusiasm when they saw Wei Ruo, which was better than the villagers of Stone Village.
Wei Ruo inspected the brewery, and after making sure that there was no problem, she had ten jars of thyme taken out of the warehouse and transported to her carriage.
Although Wei Ruo said that the production of thyme was scarce, only two or three jars a day, in fact, the daily output could still be a little more than this amount.
The extra Wei Ruo is not usually sold, but is stored in the warehouse, and is taken and used when needed.
This time, the ten altars were sent to Xu Zhengyong, and when the news of his promotion was confirmed, a celebration banquet would be held for him.
Before leaving, Wei Ruo remembered something again, so he took Xiumei back and took two more jars.
After returning home, Wei Ruo asked Xiumei to send the two jars of thyme that she had brought back to Wei Mingting.
Wei Mingting had a good fight this time, and he was able to rest at home for a few days, and the rare relaxation time was a good time to taste wine.
Wei Mingting, who received the thyme sent by Wei Ruo, smiled from ear to ear, I don't know if it was because the wine was really mellow and he was happy, or because it was given by his daughter, which was more intoxicating than other places.
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Wei Ruo's busy work was half a month, from mid-August to early September, during which he went out early and returned late every day, almost no contact with other people in the family, and he didn't see the Yun family for a few days.
During this period, Wei Ruo's grain in each village was almost harvested, and the rice seeds that had been loaned out before were also recovered with the agreed share.
At this time, all the granaries were filled, and even the Xu Ji Grain Store in Xingshan County, which had been closed for a long time, was reopened.
And in this half month, it is not only Wei Ruo's field that has ushered in a bumper harvest, but also the fields of other farmers in Taizhou Prefecture.
Because of the effective implementation of various measures, about 40% of the fields in Taizhou have ushered in bumper harvests one after another.
The entire Taizhou capital was immersed in joy, whether it was a farmer who worked hard to farm or a powerful person in a high position, he was extremely happy.