Chapter 213 Preliminary preparations for the slope
After settling the issue of land sharecropping for people in Wangcun Village, Lin Zhu began to plan the approximately 50 acres of sloping land.
Although it is called a slope, the terrain is slightly undulating and is not a flat slope.
After checking the terrain, Lin Zhu discussed it with Feng Yuanbo and several people in his family who had farmed, and felt that the place was not suitable for planting rice or other food crops.
She also asked Feng Yuanbo to inquire in the village. People who grew food there in the past basically had poor harvests. So Lin Zhu did not reclaim the land first, but decided to find suitable crops before making plans.
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So Lin Zhu took the opportunity to return to Beijing to visit Lin Fu and Dong Yuzhen, and stopped by the most famous seed shop in Beijing to check out the food. This was also the place where Wang Shudun and his son had bought seeds for Lin Zhu before.
Spring plowing is approaching, and Shiji is still very busy. There are many people of all kinds coming and going in Shiji's shop. The little waiters inside are also very busy.
Lin Zhu and Feng Yuanbo walked into the food store and were struck by the booming business inside. They didn't know how to find what they wanted. Fortunately, a sharp-eyed waiter saw them and came forward to inquire.
"Two gentlemen, what do you want to buy?" The waiter said hello politely, "But first, I would like to remind you that our rice seeds have been sold out. If you need them, please come back in ten days."
"We don't buy rice seeds." Lin Zhu shook his head, "Do you have alfalfa seeds for feeding cattle and sheep? Or other ones." Lin Zhu saw that they were quite busy, so he asked straight to the point.
For the first time, the clerk saw someone coming to ask about grass seeds for cattle and sheep. He felt a little puzzled, but he still didn't show it on his face. "Girl, I'm sorry, we don't have such a thing here. Wa City in the west is
If you do some livestock trading, you can go there and ask."
"Oh," Lin Zhu nodded.
The boy thought she should be fine, so he wanted to leave, but was stopped by Lin Zhu. "Wait a minute."
"Do you have any fruit tree saplings here, like apples, pears, grapes, and by the way, strawberry seeds?" Lin Zhu didn't plant any fruit trees when he was in Linjia Village. When he came to Wang Village, he felt that the slopes were there.
There is a place suitable for planting fruit trees.
"Girl, if you want these things, please go this way." The boy led Lin Zhu and Feng Yuanbo to another room.
Lin Zhu went in and took a look. There were many saplings inside, neatly stacked in the open space. They were arranged in rows, and the roots of the saplings were all wrapped with straw ropes and soil. It was obvious that Shi Ji was very good at this.
In this way, the saplings can be preserved for a long time.
"Sir, the fruit saplings here are very strong, and of course they are more expensive than elsewhere." The boy explained first.
"If I need more, will you deliver it here?" Lin Zhu stepped forward to look at the saplings, and carefully placed the saplings neatly there.
"That depends on how much you want, sir?" the boy said cautiously.
"Six hundred pear saplings, 700 apple saplings, 500 grape saplings, and two acres of strawberry seeds. Can you send these?" Lin Zhu said and looked at the young man who was stunned by surprise.
"Yes, yes, of course." The boy nodded hurriedly. As he spoke, he led Lin Zhu and the others to where the shopkeeper was.
"Shopkeeper, this guest wants some fruit tree saplings and wants us to help transport them back." The boy said as he winked at the shopkeeper, indicating that this was a big deal.
"That's it. Let's invite this guest in and let's discuss the details." The shopkeeper politely led Lin Zhu to the private room. To discuss the details is to discuss the price. Lin Zhu and Feng Yuanbo looked at each other clearly.
Then he entered the private room.
Apple seedlings cost fifty cents each, pear seedlings cost seventy-five cents each, grape seedlings cost one hundred and fifty cents each, and strawberry seeds for two acres of land cost ten taels of silver. This was the price quoted by the shopkeeper to Lin Zhu.
He watched the shopkeeper rattling around with his abacus, and finally came up with a price of one hundred and fifty taels. Then he looked at Lin Zhu and Feng Yuanbo.
Lin Zhu nodded after listening to his quotation, indicating to Feng Yuanbo that it was the same amount as she had calculated in her mind. So the two of them had no objection. Lin Zhu asked Feng Yuanbo to take out a hundred taels of silver notes and an ingot of five taels of silver and deliver them.
The shopkeeper of Yu Shiji.
The shopkeeper didn't expect the transaction to be completed so quickly. "Wouldn't this guest calculate the price again?" After all, it was more than one hundred taels of silver, the shopkeeper said in his heart.
"No need, the shopkeeper is right." Lin Zhu smiled. "By the way, shopkeeper, I will buy some alfalfa seeds. I don't know where they can be purchased. The shopkeeper is well-informed. Have you ever heard of it?
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"This is what the guest wants, and the store happens to have it. However, there are too few people buying this alfalfa. This kind was only a few years ago. It has been stored in the corner of the warehouse, and few people know about it." The shopkeeper did not lie.
Lin Zhu. When he first heard what the shopkeeper said, the boy was a little embarrassed, but then he felt relieved when he heard that the shopkeeper said it was from a few years ago. He hadn't come to the store at that time?
"Oh, that's it," Lin Zhu nodded, no wonder the boy didn't know, "Can the shopkeeper please bring out the seeds and let me take a look?"
"Okay." The shopkeeper nodded in agreement, feeling that there was nothing to lose by letting her take a look. "Please wait a moment, I'll come back as soon as I can." The shopkeeper took the boy to find it, and he found that he had put it there himself before, and others had gone.
If you look for it, you may not be able to find it. Of course, this is because Lin Zhu is a big customer.
After a while, the shopkeeper and the boy came back, each holding a big sack in their hands.
"Sir, look, this bag contains alfalfa seeds, and this bag contains ryegrass seeds. These are new seeds from last year." The shopkeeper asked the boy to open the mouths of the two sacks for Lin Zhu to inspect.
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Lin Zhu stepped forward and grabbed the alfalfa seeds in his hand. He looked at them carefully and found that the seeds were well preserved and had not become moldy or spoiled. Although they were a little old, they might still be able to grow alfalfa. Another
Not to mention the bags of ryegrass seeds, you can tell by looking at them that they are full of vitality and grass will definitely grow.
"I want both of these. The shopkeeper can give me a price." Lin Zhu clapped his hands and said.
The shopkeeper is very experienced and has seen many customers of all kinds, but he has never seen a girl as young as Lin Zhu decide on a business with so much money so happily.
However, he still suppressed the surprise in his heart, calmly calculated the price for her, and completed the delivery to Lin Zhu. He also agreed to deliver it to Lin Zhu's house in Wangcun three days later, and then Lin Zhu left the food diary.
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"Girl, don't you want to build another wolfberry garden? Why didn't you buy some wolfberry seeds at Shiji?" Feng Yuanbo had heard her mention this idea when she was discussing the plan of the fifty acres of sloping land with Lin Zhu.
"Uncle Bo, the wolfberry seeds are ready. We can just raise the seedlings by then." Although Lin Zhu did not tell Feng Yuanbo where the wolfberry seeds were, he still did not doubt that they were there. He believed that Lin Zhu said there were, so there must be them.
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The two of them wandered around to Wa City in the west, a place specializing in selling livestock.
This kind of place can only be described in four words: dirty, messy and smelly. Originally, Feng Yuanbo did not agree with Lin Zhu’s involvement here, but Lin Zhu insisted on coming to this place to experience it. Feng Yuanbo couldn’t deal with her, so he had to bring her here.
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There are horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs for sale here, and of course there is no shortage of chickens, ducks, and geese.
Although the weather was a season of warm and cold weather, the smell here was already very pungent. But Lin Zhu seemed to be unaware and walked calmly in the middle of the road. Feng Yuanbo was somewhat impressed.
"Girl, do you want to buy some cattle and sheep when you come here?" Feng Yuanbo asked. He had seen her buy a lot of grass seeds before, so he knew that she might raise live animals.
"Well, let's take a look first and buy some if you find something suitable. We have such a large sloping land and it's not cost-effective to grow crops. It's quite suitable to raise these things." Lin Zhu nodded, but his eyes were on the vendors on both sides.
The animals were spinning.
In fact, if she was asked to look at it, she wouldn't be able to choose livestock, but she was looking to see if the people around her had any deals. Those old farmers who came here may have more experience than she and Feng Yuanbo.
"By the way, Uncle Bo, if some cows are born unable to work, will the government allow such cows to be slaughtered?" Lin Zhu remembered that someone had said before that cows were not allowed to be slaughtered at will in ancient times.
"Girl, this cow must never be killed. Except for those cows that are old, sick and disabled, other cows are not allowed to be slaughtered privately. Otherwise, you have committed a crime and the government will investigate it." Feng Yuanbo said seriously.
"Oh, that's it." Lin Zhu nodded. She originally wanted to find some beef cattle to raise. Not only would they be sold, but her favorite roast beef would also be served on her dining table. She was really disappointed.
It was clear. Lin Zhu's mood was a little low.
However, you still need to buy a dozen or so cows, otherwise the more than 100 acres of land will be exhausted by manpower alone. After all, you have to plant pasture, so raising a few cows is not a big deal.
The behavior of Lin Zhu and Feng Yuanbo who only watched from the side and did not step forward has attracted the attention of some people. However, they could not see their purpose for a while, so the people did not step forward rashly.
After Lin Zhu and Feng Yuanbo looked around the entire livestock market, a man came forward to strike up a conversation.
"Do you two want to buy cattle or something else?" The man's surname was Yang. He worked as a clerk in a dental shop, and later he went out on his own to sell livestock to an intermediary.
"We want to take a look first." Feng Yuanbo did not reject him directly.
"Can I please explain something to you two?" Yang Zhongren continued.
Feng Yuanbo glanced at Lin Zhu and saw her nodding slightly, so he agreed to Yang Zhongren's request. "Okay, we are new here, so I'll help you." After Feng Yuanbo nodded, he said, "Don't worry, as long as we are satisfied, you will not be left behind."
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