"Ahem! This … "
Han Tianhu's face turned red as he coughed dryly. "Xiao Xuan, don't worry about it. Eggs are the most abundant thing in the farmstead. Iron Egg has been eating a lot of eggs recently!"
Li Zexuan paused for a moment before asking, "Father-in-law, the chickens in the village have grown up and started laying eggs, right?"
Generally speaking, it would only take three to seven months for a hen to mature and lay eggs. Counting the days, the hundreds of thousands of chicks should have started laying eggs by now.
"That's right! They started laying eggs a month ago. Now, every household can get hundreds of eggs every day. "
Han Tianhu nodded.
Li Zexuan thought for a moment before asking curiously, "That's a good thing! The farmers can sell their eggs in Chang 'an City. That way, they can subsidize their families! "
Generating income for his own farmstead was something Li Zexuan had always wanted to do.
Hu Hanyun interrupted, "Young Master, you don't know. Previously, eggs were selling quite well. At its most expensive, it could be sold for six copper coins each. But now, it's not easy to sell them for two copper coins each. The farmers are selling them for one copper coin each. Even so, there are still many that haven't been sold! Seeing these things spoil, everyone's heart aches! We couldn't bear to eat them before, but now, we can only eat them like vegetables! "
In this era, eggs were worth money to the farmers. They would sell them in the market. But now, with the Han Family Farmstead's situation, they had to eat them even if they didn't want to!
Because the eggs were stored for too long, the bacteria would invade the shell and cause it to spoil. Eggs stored at temperatures higher than twenty-five degrees had a higher chance of spoilage. In the summer, they could be stored at normal temperatures for seven to ten days. Below fifteen degrees, they could be stored for thirty days. In this era, there were no refrigerators, so the eggs in the farmstead could only be stored for seven days. Any longer and they would spoil.
"The price actually dropped so much ~?"
Li Zexuan opened his mouth in surprise. He had a lot of things to do all day long, so he definitely didn't have the time to understand these trivial matters of daily necessities. Therefore, he didn't know anything about the huge changes in egg prices in the past few months.
"Yes! Not only our village, but the neighboring Plum Village as well! "
Han Tianhu sighed.
"Sigh! How about this? Father-in-law, you can send a batch of eggs to the academy first. Anyway, the canteen over there consumes a lot of eggs every day. It's the same as buying other people's eggs. When the time comes, the canteen will buy them from you at the price of two copper coins per egg! "
Li Zexuan thought of an emergency plan and said.
"How can that be? Now, all the eggs in Chang 'an City are sold at the price of one and a half copper coins. Aren't you suffering a loss, Xiaoxuan? "
Han Tianhu said anxiously. He knew that his son-in-law was rich, but he shouldn't spend it recklessly!
Li Zexuan waved his hand and said, "It won't be a loss, it won't be a loss. The Academy's cafeteria is not free, what loss is there? It's just that there are only six hundred students in the academy at the moment. At most, we can consume a thousand eggs a day! "
Hu Hanyun smiled and said, "Young Master, it's already good enough to sell a thousand eggs a day. We will think of other ways. We can't let Young Master worry about everything, right?"
Li Zexuan pursed his lips and didn't say anything. He knew that the farmers couldn't think of any good ideas. After all, they had a lot of foresight. After thinking for a long time, Li Zexuan suddenly smiled excitedly and said,
"Haha! I have an idea! How about this, I'll send someone to get Steward Wang to arrange the purchase of eggs today. All the eggs in the farm can be sold to Steward Wang at two copper coins per egg. Everyone is willing to sell, if they want to! "
Han Tianhu was shocked and said, "Xiaoxuan, you can't do that! Where are you going to sell so many eggs at once? The markets around Chang 'an City are all flooded with eggs. If you buy so many eggs, they will all go bad in your hands! "
"That's right, Young Master! You've taken care of the farmers enough. We can't let you lose any more money! Don't say that I won't agree. Everyone in the farm would rather have all the eggs in their house go bad than agree to this! "
Hu Hanyun also agreed at this moment.
Li Zexuan smiled slightly and said, "Haha, Father-in-law, Uncle Hu, you've misunderstood my intentions. I've never said that I would lose money to help the farmers! Previously, you all thought that I would lose money when I bought the mountain fruits. In the end, I made a lot of money because of the sale of the Gentle Village!
It's the same now! Since I dared to buy so many eggs, I definitely have a better way to preserve them. When the time comes, I will definitely only make money and not lose money ~! "
Hu Hanyun was a little suspicious and said, "Young Master, are you serious ~? I, Old Hu, have traveled extensively and can be considered quite knowledgeable. How come I've never heard of such a magical method ~? "
Li Zexuan smiled slightly and said, "Just because you haven't heard of it doesn't mean that it doesn't exist. Uncle Hu, don't worry. You also know that I never do things that I'm not sure of! When the time comes and I make a lot of money from these eggs, the villagers won't say that I, Li Zexuan, purposely lowered the price of the eggs to make money! "
Hu Hanyun glared and said loudly, "Let's see who dares ~! The chickens in our farmstead were all given to us by Young Master for free. These eggs were originally considered extra wealth. We should be thankful to be able to sell them for money. Young Master, earning money through eggs is also your own ability. If you don't buy them, we won't be able to sell our eggs and won't be able to make a single copper coin! When the time comes, if anyone is not grateful and is jealous, I, Old Hu, will be the first to fight them to the death and see if their hearts are black! "
Han Tianhu also stroked his beard and said, "Old Hu is right. Little Xuan, if you really have a way to preserve the eggs, that's also your own ability. If you rely on your own ability to earn money, no one can say anything! Moreover, we definitely don't have such a heartless and unscrupulous person in our farm who can't differentiate between right and wrong ~! "
Actually, Li Zexuan mentioned this mainly because he had seen too many similar news in his previous life. For example, someone helped the village find a good market for their farm products. The price was also higher than the price of the nearby farmer's market. Then, this person made a lot of money and built a big house in the village. In the end, many villagers said that this person was not kind and that he purposely lowered the price when he bought the farm products to make money! These people had completely forgotten that their own village gained extra income because of this person.
"En, that's fine! The Heavenly King's housekeeper will come tomorrow. Father-in-law, inform the people in our farm and the people in the neighboring Plum Village in advance! "
Hearing Old Hu's words, Li Zexuan also felt that he was overthinking. After all, the farmers in this era were still very simple and honest.
"Okay! In the afternoon, I'll go door to door and tell them to prepare the eggs tomorrow ~! Come come come, let's drink and eat, the dishes are getting cold! "
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