Farming in space: the struggle of peasant girls

Chapter 167 Chapter 167
The old mayor came to her for the autumn harvest. This batch of grain has the seeds she brought out, and the quality is very good. Although it is not as good as the ones she brought from the village, it is almost the same.

"Before you came, the Yuan family's caravan had already bought a batch of grain from other people in the town, asking a price of 360 Wen per catty.

After the autumn harvest, the price of food dropped a bit, and the price of good food generally dropped by [-] to [-] yuan, which was quite reasonable. "

Mu Yu took a sip of tea, but didn't react much to this.

Recently, the price of Taoyuan Grain Shop selling village grain in the town has been reduced by [-] yuan. Now it is [-] yuan a catty, and it is also [-] yuan when it is sold to Yuandang. This price is indeed fair.

"There were not many people selling grain this time, and the amount sold was not large, and everyone was frightened of hunger.

However, if the next year's harvest is good and the grain harvest is large, they are afraid that they will forget about selling grain this crop.

What do you think about this? "

Mu Yu put down his teacup and said, "It's the townspeople's freedom to sell some grain for money. I thought of this day when I exchanged the grain seeds for them. It's nothing."

The grains given out are not as good as the ones she is using, and the quality of the grains reserved for the next year will be lower. There is still a lot of difference between the average good and very good grains.

Grain merchants and rich people are not fools.

The old mayor breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, he didn't need to care so much about a businessman's opinion, but the problem was that this businessman brought them out of a desperate situation, and he might help them again, saving them from many days of hopeless suffering.

We should be grateful when receiving favors from others, and we should pay more attention to asking for them.

"The business of the restaurant is very good. I heard that you have grown vegetables and raised poultry in the town, and you have hired many people to work."

Mu Yu thought to himself, are those dozens of people also called a lot?

Well, for the current Yuanshan Town, it seems to be quite a lot.

She considered what the old mayor meant, and was about to speak, when the old mayor said again,

"Although dozens of people sound like a lot, compared to the hundreds of people in the town, they are still too few. There are still many people who are sad this winter.

I thought, can you find something for them to do?Just like what the grain shop did before? "

After the autumn harvest is completed, there are very few things distributed by the grain shop. There are always people who have nothing to do and cannot receive food. Some of them have no land or little land at home. It is not easy for these people to survive the winter.

Mu Yu was a little taken aback when she heard that, it was different from what she thought, even the complete opposite.

Find something to do for these people?

It's easy to say, she is having this idea.

Now growing food, growing vegetables, and raising poultry can all be done in the town, and the scale is not small. Only the winemaking still depends on the village. Now the villagers are still busy, so what about the future?

It may not be enough when the business of Taoyuan Restaurant is completely released, and transportation is also a big problem, not to mention the limited transportation capacity of the few cattle in Taoyuan Village, wine is not food, and it will be difficult to deal with the wine jar if it is accidentally damaged .

Why not just open a wine shop in the town to make wine, and open a ceramic workshop to make wine jars by the way.

These are very simple. The former still needs to invite the old man who makes wine, while the latter can just find a local knowledgeable person.

There is no shortage of other raw materials, manpower, and money. The market is huge and the prospects are bright...

She briefly explained this idea to the old mayor, who immediately supported her and said that she could ask him for help if she encountered any problems.

This refers to the situation where the owner of the workshop has fled or died, but he cannot be contacted anyway.

Mu Yu thanked the old mayor for his kindness, and after he left, he handed over the matter to Yang Erlang and Sun Er and Sun San.

Within a few days, several people brought her good news. The winery and ceramics workshops were bought and tidied up, ready to open for business at any time.

Therefore, on November [-]th, Taoyuan Winery officially opened.

That day, the old town, the three of Yuandang and many businessmen from the town and outside all went, and it was very lively.

Yuan Rong said regretfully, it's a pity that time doesn't allow it, if they open earlier, they can take how long it takes to go home for the New Year, and now those are probably not enough to drink.

Mu Yu only promised that he would have endless wine in the next year, and Yuan Rong couldn't stop laughing from ear to ear.

She didn't lie, the winery has hired fifty workers, the place is very large, wine is brewed every day, and the output will be four or five times that of the village before, and the winery in its heyday is more than enough to supply, let alone now.

As the weather got colder, she returned to Taoyuan Village with many cotton coats and quilts bought by Yang Erlang, and distributed these things to keep out the cold.

This winter, they will not live as hard as last year.

Not only will they not work hard, but this year their life is much more prosperous than in previous years.

……

At the end of the year, Taoyuan Village.

Mu Yu was walking on the street, and along the way, she met many people in new clothes who greeted her with smiles on their faces, and she responded with a smile, and then walked into the yard where Ji Xiucai was working.

In the yard, Wen Wang was putting away the bamboo baskets, which used to contain the rare things such as white sugar and brown sugar cubes brought by the caravan from the town, and they had just been distributed.

Seeing her coming, Wen took out two exquisite wooden boxes from the house and gave them to her, saying, "Boss Yuan sent candied fruit from Jinzhou."

Mu Yu opened the wooden box, just like the outside, the candied fruit inside was also carved, small and exquisite.

She picked up one and put it in her mouth, it melted in the mouth, it was sweet but not greasy, the candied fruit was made with care, as you can guess, these two boxes of candied fruit are very valuable.

She distributed the opened candied fruit to Wen Wang and Ji Xiucai, both of them took only one, and distributed the rest to the children who were playing outside. The children got something delicious, thanked them and ran off to play happily .

Seeing the child running away, the corners of her mouth curled up unconsciously.

She also liked sweets in the past, especially all kinds of desserts. She often ate candied fruit, and she would feel good after eating.

But after wearing it, I haven't eaten much. At first, I didn't have to eat it. Now, I don't want to eat it. I prefer to eat fruits and vegetables. Candied fruit is too sweet for her.

"Are you ready for the Chinese New Year this year?" she asked.

"All the preparations in the village have been made, and all the things that should be distributed have been distributed. I have also arranged and notified all the things that should be arranged, no problem."

"The town has also made arrangements. Second Brother Yang will come back with the others to celebrate the New Year in two days."

"That's good. This year is going well, and the New Year's Day should be passed smoothly."

Five days ago, Yang Erlang returned to the village with other people, and the taste of the new year became more and more serious.

It snowed on the second day after he came back. It wasn't too heavy, but it lasted for two or three days, and when it stopped, the snow covered people's ankles.

The old man Zhao stood in the yard leaning on crutches, "It's snowing, the auspicious snow heralds a good year."

Mu Yu asked someone to help him go back. Tomorrow will be the new year, so he can't catch the cold at this moment.

Although Old Man Zhao is old, he is a doctor after all, and his health is not bad. He didn't catch the cold, but someone else did.

On the night of New Year's Eve, Master Wu came back through the snow against the cold wind.

(End of this chapter)