The next day.
Cao Wendong, Lin Wenyuan, and the other members of the Yan Huang Chamber of Commerce arrived at Li Zexuan's farmsteads early in the morning. Dozens of carriages were parked at the entrance of each farmstead. The farmers must have received the notice last night. Before dawn, they had already woken up to pick vegetables in their greenhouses. When Cao Wendong's group of carriages arrived, they immediately began to load the vegetables into the carriages.
The money each household earned from selling vegetables was recorded in the ledger. In order to save time, Cao Wendong and the rest decided to collect the vegetables first, and then send someone to settle the bill in the afternoon. The farmers also knew that Cao Wendong and the rest were Li Zexuan's men, and were not worried that Cao Wendong and the rest would go back on their word. Every single one of them sent over all the vegetables they had picked in their greenhouses.
As early as yesterday afternoon, Cao Wendong and the rest had calculated the total amount of vegetables they had to collect each day. They also informed the village leaders of the eight farmsteads, and the number of vegetables each farmstead received was up to them to decide.
Then, the village leaders of each farmstead would inform the farmers of the amount of vegetables they had to collect according to their village's allocation.
Because there weren't any good methods of keeping fresh in this era, vegetables couldn't be kept for a long time. The best way was to pick them up and sell them immediately. Anyway, every kind of vegetable had a relatively long maturity period, so it wouldn't go bad even if it was left in the field. This way, they could also achieve a long-term result. Otherwise, if they collected this batch today, they would not be able to collect any more in the future.
Even so, Cao Wendong and company's trip had made every household earn more than yesterday. Every household earned at least twenty strings of coins. If all the vegetables in the greenhouses were sold out in the future, the income of the farmers would definitely be more than a hundred strings of coins!
A hundred strings of coins was an astronomical figure to the commoners. It was basically money they would not be able to earn in their entire lives! The farmers of the Han Family Farmstead, Plum Village, and the other farmsteads had relied on the vegetables in the greenhouses to enter the "well-off class" in one fell swoop. At the very least, these farmers who had enjoyed the benefits of the first batch of greenhouses would not have to worry about food and clothing in the future!
"Look! Isn't that Old Cao's carriage from Chang 'an City? They're collecting vegetables in Plum Village! "
"Wow! So the people of Plum Village really do know how to grow vegetables in winter? "
"Of course! I guess Marquis taught them. They've made a fortune this time. Yesterday, I heard that they were selling vegetables in Chang 'an City. Just cucumbers alone cost 600 copper coins per catty! "
"Six hundred copper coins per catty! Then, wouldn't each household be able to earn at least a hundred strings of coins?! "
"At the very least! Tsk tsk! It's a pity that our manor was only incorporated into Marquis's fief this year. Otherwise, we would definitely be able to make a fortune like them! "
"Yes! What a pity! "
"Hey! Why are you guys being so jealous over there? Now that we are all farmers under Marquis, following behind Marquis, do we still have to worry about not being able to earn money and eat meat in the future? "
It was Zhong Lizheng from the Yu Family Manor. He couldn't help but scold these people after hearing their envy.
Cao Wendong and the rest naturally couldn't hide the fact that they were collecting vegetables in such a big way. When the farmers from the surrounding villages passed by and saw this scene, they were filled with envy. However, no one was jealous. Now that their farmsteads had become Li Zexuan's fief, although they didn't have the huge profits of the first batch of greenhouse vegetables, as long as Li Zexuan was there, they would definitely be able to live a good life in the future!
This wasn't blind confidence in Li Zexuan, but the consensus that everyone in the world had for Li Zexuan. In the world, the person who was the best at creating wealth was definitely Li Zexuan!
"Uncle Zhong is right! As long as we follow behind Marquis and do whatever Marquis asks us to do, we will definitely not have to worry about food or clothes in the future. Everyone will even have the opportunity to read and write! "
Yu Dejing also happened to pass by today. He encouraged the villagers around him.
"Scholar Yu said it well! Following behind Marquis will lead a good life! "
"Yes! Following behind Marquis will lead a good life! "
What Li Zexuan didn't expect was that this group of farmers who had just joined his fief, after seeing the Han Family Manor and the other farmsteads making a lot of money, not only were they not jealous, but they were even more loyal to him!
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"Head of the household, head of the household! How much did you sell today ~? "
Liujia Manor, Liu Mang's house.
After the large group of people who came to collect vegetables left, Liu Mang's wife quickly came over and asked anxiously.
Liu Mang grinned and his expression was full of pride. "Hehe! I just saw Lord Lin's account book. This time, we sold thirty-five strings of coins and seventy-three copper coins. Lord Lin said that he would bring the money to us in the afternoon and distribute it door to door! "
"So much? Head of the household, did you see wrong ~? "
The farmer's wife opened her eyes wide and said in disbelief.
In the past, when they were 'digging for food' in the fields, they earned money one copper coin at a time. Now, it had become ten strings of coins, ten strings of coins. This made it hard for her to get used to it.
"How could it be fake?"
Liu Mang stared and said. "If you don't believe me, wait until Lord Lin sends the copper coins over in the afternoon and you will know! Let me think, how many baskets of coins do we need to fill with thirty strings of coins? Mother of my child, when the time comes, you must prepare a basket to hold the money! "
The woman responded and then sighed. She said with some regret, "Ai, I'm sorry. Head of the household, if we knew that these greenhouses were so profitable, we would have made a few more. This time, we would definitely be able to earn more! "
Actually, she wasn't the only one who had this thought. At this moment, who knows how many of the farmers in the eight farmsteads were secretly beating their chest and stamping their feet!
When Li Zexuan told them to make greenhouses, many of them were still worried about whether or not they would lose money. But now, looking back, they suddenly felt how stupid they were at that time! If they had completely believed in Li Zexuan and made a few more greenhouses, then the money they earned this time would definitely be enough to ensure that their entire family would not have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of their lives!
"Go away! Don't be unsatisfied! Think about it. Even if you wanted to make a few more greenhouses, where would we have the extra money to buy cloth? Now that we have earned so much money, we should be satisfied and even more grateful! If it wasn't for Marquis, we probably wouldn't even be able to eat a hot meal right now!
Following behind Marquis, we will definitely be able to live a better life in the future! Look at Old Hu from the Han Village. Not only is he now the Village Chief of the Han Village, he also made seven or eight greenhouses this time. This time, he made the most greenhouses out of all the eight farmsteads. His family will probably be able to earn thousands of strings of coins this time! But who told him to be an old man by Marquis's side? Not only does Marquis believe in him, he also believes in Marquis. Otherwise, he wouldn't have made so many greenhouses at once! "
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