Farming in space: the struggle of peasant girls

Chapter 146 Chapter 146 The Attitude of the Mayor
Mu Yu had long planned to go to the old mayor to see the situation.

They definitely can't go head-to-head with the big grain merchants from the south. That kind of big family that has been passed down for hundreds of years and has deep roots is not something a small village can handle. It should be a low-key development at this stage.

She intends to see how the situation is and whether she can continue to do food business in Yuanshan Town. If it is too troublesome, she can just give up Yuanshan Town and go to another place. If it is not too troublesome, she can continue to do it .

As soon as she entered the yard, she felt the solemn atmosphere inside, and soon saw the old mayor sitting upright with a majestic expression, and the man kneeling on the ground trembling.

Her timing was just right, the old mayor's trial had come to an end, and he was ordering the man to be dragged down.

As the man was dragged away, the solemn atmosphere in the main hall gradually dissipated and became a little more soothing.

Although the old mayor didn't smile like before, his expression became less aggressive and relaxed a lot.

Mu Yu then knew that the old mayor was still very optimistic about her.

At least, after coming to the big grain merchants who used to work closely together, they didn't completely forget her.

"Mayor, what happened to that man just now?"

"Punishment."

Hard labor is mandatory heavy physical labor, such as building walls, mining, land reclamation, and so on.

Mu Yu didn't ask any more questions, but the old mayor brought it up on his own initiative.

"I heard them tell the reason for this, you should also restrain yourself, the calamity year is coming, and if you can do something, don't do it."

Mu Yu knew that it was the old mayor who was beating her, so he expressed his opinion at the right time,

"I understand that before, it was just a lack of people to cultivate, and I couldn't bear the barrenness of the fields. Now that there are so many people, there is no shortage of people to cultivate the land for the time being."

"So much the better."

"This time I brought three hundred catties of grain, two hundred catties of millet, and one hundred catties of wheat. I want to sell them to the mayor."

Hearing the food, the old mayor's expression became more relaxed, and he no longer had a straight face, "What do you want to change this time?"

"Nothing is exchanged this time, just settle at the market price."

The old mayor looked at her suspiciously, and soon understood what was going on.

The transaction between the two has always been barter, and Mu Yu exchanged grain for the supplies that the old mayor had, instead of directly using money to settle the settlement.

Because it is a calamity year, the value of silver money has actually depreciated so much that you will suffer a loss if you are not careful.

For example, if the three hundred catties of grain are exchanged for silver and then used to exchange other materials, then the final exchange will definitely not be as much as the direct exchange of three hundred catties of grain.

Of course, the gap will not be too big.

The old mayor understands that Mu Yu is showing his favor, just like Yuan Dang of the Southern Yuanjia caravan did before.

In all fairness, Mu Yu's work is not as offensive as Yuan Dang's.

Although he is more emotionally inclined to Mu Yu, strength is a very important part. He will stand by whoever can bring greater benefits to Yuanshan Town.

"I heard that a big grain merchant from the south has come to the town. After that, will we still have a place in the town?"

The old town mayor heard what she meant, and said, "Of course, as long as the food is good and the price is reasonable, we will always be able to gain a foothold in Yuanshan Town."

Mu Yu was relieved, and returned to the courtyard with the 150 taels of silver he got from selling grain.

After tossing back and forth for a day, it was almost evening, and several large pots in the courtyard were cooking at the same time, and the smoke was rising.

Song Gao took a few villagers to cook together, and Sun San was very considerate in his work. There used to be two large iron pots and a pile of firewood in the house. There is almost enough food for ten people, but people will be busy.

But the villagers didn't pay attention to this busyness, they chatted enthusiastically while cooking quickly.

"I've been in our village for a long time, and I'm not used to it when I first come out. When I came to Yuanshan Town before, I thought everything was fine here. Looking at it now, it's just like that. It's not like our village. It's pretty."

"I met an acquaintance, hey, he used to be a rich and old man in our area, but now he looks like a skinny and poor old man."

"What is this called, what is this called? How do you say that word? Times have changed? People have changed?"

"Okay, I know you are in the fast class at school."

"Did you pay attention when you came here? There is basically nothing planted in the land outside. The few patches that have been planted are sparse and can't harvest much. The grain in our field grows so well that one acre can support them. More than ten acres, it will be easy to collect when I go back this time."

"Shhh, don't talk about it, this is a village secret."

"Oh yes, this is a secret, I won't say it."

……

Contrary to the busy and eager state of the villagers, the 27 people who stayed in the house were simply divided into two houses after they were brought back, one for women and children, and one for men.

The doors and windows of the house are all closed, you can see the busy figures of people outside, you can see the smoke rising from the courtyard, and you can even smell the unique aroma of cooked food.

It was a scent they hadn't smelled for a long time.

People who have come to the point where they have to leave their hometowns and give up everything to gamble on a possibility are all people who have had a bad life in Yuanshan Town. They usually eat moldy grain and bran, and they have been using new grain and good grain for a long time Haven't been in touch, and some have never even been in touch.

Everyone in the room restrained the urge to swallow, but the rising and falling voices showed that their restraint was unsuccessful.

"smell good."

"Why is it so fragrant? I also cooked rice at home yesterday. It doesn't taste like this..."

"Brother, it seems that we made the right choice. If we can eat enough, we can do whatever we want."

"Should we help? Will they give us more food then?"

……

Mu Yu was satisfied with the reaction of the new group of people she accepted at dinner, as expected, the people who had been screened layer by layer were reliable, and she thought she would need to pay more attention this time because there were more people, but it turned out that she didn't need it.

Everything seems to be going exceptionally well.

It went well, and so did the opening of the grain shop.

She plans to open a grain store in Yuanshan Town, so that the grain business will be more convenient to manage in the future. After the chaos of the disaster year is over, everything will be normalized in the future, and the grain store will be opened earlier to accumulate some reputation. , to gain some advantages in the future business competition.

She plans to hand over the grain shop to Sun San and the Li couple. They have their own strengths and can supervise each other, so she can rest assured.

After discussing the relevant matters that night, the Taoyuan Grain Shop opened early the next morning.

The Taoyuan Grain Store only opened in the morning, and all the [-] catties of grain in stock were sold out. The business can be said to be quite good, which is in stark contrast to the desolation in front of the Yuanjia Grain Store two days ago.

Of course, good business makes people happy, but Mu Yu is not so happy to see people from the Yuan family among the guests.

I thought we would never run into each other, after all, she was planning to leave in the afternoon, but I still ran into it.

(End of this chapter)