"Husband, you're back? Quickly go sit down and rest! "
In Liujia Village, a man walked into a dilapidated courtyard. A farmer woman quickly came out to greet him. While helping to take the man's shoulder pole from the ground, she quietly observed the latter's expression. Seeing that the man's face was full of joy, she couldn't help but ask.
"Husband, the two baskets of vegetables we picked last night have all been sold out!"
The man nodded. His voice carried excitement as he excitedly said. "Haha! They're all sold out! My child's mother, kill that old hen at noon and give it to Huzi to nourish his body. In two days, I'll prepare some gifts and go to the village entrance to find Old Mister Sun. I'll see if Huzi can go to the village school this year! "
So this man was Liu Mang from Liujia Village. Previously, when Li Zexuan gave the villagers "interest-free loans" to build the greenhouses, he also went.
For the past month, their family had been carefully looking after the two greenhouses behind their house. They were afraid that insects would grow in the vegetable fields or that the sprouts would freeze to death. Those two greenhouses were the hope of their entire family. If they could grow vegetables, then it would be fine. If they couldn't, then they would owe a huge debt and their son would have no hope of going to school for the rest of his life!
"Husband, Huzi going to school will cost a lot of money! Do we have enough money? "
That woman heard this and said worriedly.
Speaking of this, Liu Mang couldn't help but smile. "Hehe! Of course we have enough! Even if we don't have enough, we still have extra! My child's mother, you don't know how valuable these vegetables are! Especially cucumbers and spinach. Casually selling a catty of them would be enough to cover the cost of the two greenhouses! The money we earned today would be enough for our entire family to eat for several years! "
Spinach and cucumbers had not been introduced to the Central Plains for very long. For a long time before that, they were even exclusive to the nobility. Naturally, their preciousness was not something that native vegetables like spinach and shepherd's purse could compare to.
Therefore, among the vegetables grown by the villagers, the most expensive ones were cucumbers and spinach! A catty of cucumbers was generally sold for more than six hundred copper coins. A catty of spinach was also around five to six hundred copper coins. When Liu Mang said that casually selling a catty of these two vegetables would cover the cost of the two greenhouses, he wasn't boasting.
"Master, how much did you sell it for?"
Hearing this, Liu Mang's wife's face was filled with excitement. Before this, their family was already unable to live anymore. She did not expect that hope would come so quickly!
"I don't know how many there are in total. I didn't have time to count them. They're all in this basket! Although the top was covered with grass, the bottom was covered with copper coins. Judging by the weight of the coins, it should be more than a hundred catties. There was a master who didn't have that many copper coins with him, so he gave me two gold beans. Look! It was definitely real gold! Our family is really rich this time! "
Liu Mang pointed at the bamboo basket and then carefully took out two soybean-sized pieces of gold from his bosom. They glittered under the sunlight.
Although gold was not a circulating currency in the Tang Dynasty, in large transactions, copper coins were often unable to meet the demand, so occasionally, people would use gold leaves or gold beans as currency. Under normal circumstances, people who received gold could take it to a nearby pawnshop and exchange it for copper coins. The two gold beans in Liu Mang's hand should be able to exchange for nearly twenty strings of coins!
The woman looked at the gold beans in Liu Mang's hand with infatuation. She couldn't help but ask. "Master, can you let me see?"
Liu Mang smiled and did not refuse. He handed the gold beans over.
The woman took it and examined it for a while. She then used her teeth to gently bite it. After seeing some slight marks, she happily said. "Master, it's really gold! It's really gold! "
Liu Mang grinned and said with 'disdain'. "Hey! You melon woman, these gold beans were given by Lord Cao. How can they be fake? Quickly go and cook! "
This woman probably forgot that when she received the gold beans, she secretly bit it with her teeth and secretly rejoiced for a long time!
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"Young Master, I, Old Hu, have asked around in the afternoon. The vegetables that the farmers brought to Chang 'an City have all been sold! Every household has earned at least ten strings of money from this trip. Everyone is discussing how to return the money they borrowed from Young Master as soon as possible! "
In the afternoon, Hu Hanyun came to Yunshan to 'report' to Li Zexuan. With Han Lizheng gone, Li Zexuan's subordinates that were previously in charge of the surrounding villages were now under Old Hu's management.
Li Zexuan originally came to the academy in the afternoon to preside over the evaluation of the students' study plans for the next semester. Hearing that Old Hu was coming, he had to take some time out to meet him.
"Uncle Hu, the matter of money is not urgent. Everyone can return it whenever they want. When the time comes, please help me keep it first! Right now, we need to make everyone pay attention to the safety of their vegetable fields. After all, with such a big commotion today, the news of our farms being able to grow vegetables in winter cannot be hidden. It is inevitable that people from other farms will covet it. Let every farm arrange for some people to keep watch at night to prevent others from entering the village to steal vegetables! "
Stealing vegetables was an online game developed by an online company in his previous life that simulated the operation of a farm in real life. In the game, people could operate their own farms just like in real life. Planting vegetables, fertilizing, harvesting, etc. Of course, the biggest joy in this game was stealing vegetables. For a time, 'stealing vegetables' became popular, causing this game to quickly become popular on the internet.
However, the 'stealing vegetables' that Li Zexuan was talking about was definitely not the same as on the internet. It was also not that he was making a fuss over nothing. It was because the price of vegetables had skyrocketed. As the saying goes, profit moves people's hearts. When other people saw that the vegetables grown by his farmers were so valuable, it was hard to guarantee that there would not be some thieves coming to steal vegetables!
Old Hu's eyes widened and said excitedly, "Young master, you can rest assured! I will go and inform the village officials of each farm. If anyone dares to steal vegetables, they will not be able to return! "
Li Zexuan's eyebrows twitched and quickly said, "Uncle Hu, be careful. Don't kill anyone!"
In this era where people relied on the heavens to make a living, there were some people who came out to steal. It was probably because they were forced to make a living. Their crime did not warrant death. Moreover, if they really killed someone, the authorities would hold them accountable and it would be a troublesome matter!
Old Hu laughed and said, "Young master, Old Hu knows what to do!"
After saying that, Hu Hanyun said goodbye and left.
Li Zexuan was about to leave. Li Gang and the rest were still waiting for him to attend a meeting. If he did not go over, the old man would probably get angry.
Who knew that just as he stood up, he heard footsteps outside the door. Then came Li Er's energetic voice, "Haha! You are trapped in Yunshan, but you can still control the situation. Not bad, not bad! "
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