Traveling through ancient times.

"Why? Could it be that Master Jiang doesn't want to sell it?"

"The price is too high? I think in business, the price is negotiable."

"Hey, what are you thinking? It's not that Master Jiang doesn't want to sell it, nor is it that the price is too high..."

"Why is that?"

"Hey, please tell me quickly. I'm really anxious."

"I'm just talking, and you guys keep asking me questions. You should give me some time to speak."

Everyone: "..."

The man cleared his throat, leaned forward slightly, lowered his voice, and said mysteriously, "Because the cement produced in the next few months has been reserved by the county magistrate."

Everyone craned their necks, only to hear this result.

They looked at each other and realized that they had been requisitioned by the imperial court. There was nothing they could do about it.

However, I can discuss it with Master Jiang and reserve a seat in advance.

Finally, the focus of everyone's discussion returned to cassava.

The new merchant carefully squeezed in the topic: "Um, have you seen the cassava? I just got here, and I asked the servant, and the servant said that we would know when the time comes. Tsk, you said it's so cold, and we came all the way here, but the head of the Jiang family is still keeping us in suspense and being mysterious, this..."

A businessman wearing a silk scarf with the word "Fu" on it said, "You just arrived. Why are you in such a hurry? It will be our turn soon."

"Yes, I heard that at least forty or fifty groups of traders have come to the village in the past two days. Some of them have been here since the cassava harvest began."

The implication is, everyone is waiting, why are you in such a hurry?

"Didn't the servant say that there are too many people, so we have to be taken to see it in batches?"

"That's right, wait a minute. It's so warm here, and there are these dried fruit snacks. For example, this dried vegetable thing is called something... Tsk tsk, if Master Jiang hadn't said that we don't have enough of these things and don't sell them out, I really want to get some of these back home. It's almost Chinese New Year, and they will definitely sell well."

The newcomers only noticed that there were plates of snacks on the small square table. In addition to the common apples, persimmons and the like, there were also vegetables.

For example, carrot slices, sweet potato fries...

I heard everyone say it tasted good, so I took a piece and tasted it. It was crispy, sweet, and had a little bit of the flavor of the vegetables. It was absolutely amazing.

The newcomers all expressed regret, "I didn't expect these ordinary fruits and vegetables could be cooked so deliciously. Patriarch Jiang is truly amazing."

"Mrs. Jiang said that this was the idea of ​​a servant on the farm. She thought it was delicious, so she asked someone to make a little more."

The man explained, and then added: "Hey, don't ask whether it's for sale or not, I've already asked. Master Jiang didn't prepare much this year, so he let us try it, but he promised us that he would make more next year."

At this moment, the new businessman picked up a golden ball that was bigger than his thumb, put it into his mouth with a click, and the aroma of burnt corn and the sweetness of corn collided between his lips and teeth. His eyes lit up immediately, and then he ate two more... The more he ate, the more delicious it became.

Someone next to me made an expression that said, "I knew this would happen." He explained, "This is called popcorn. Have you ever eaten it?"

"What is this made of?"

"Take a closer look."

“Is this…corn?”

"Yes, it was made by Patriarch Jiang specifically to entertain us."

“Can I sell this?”

"Master Jiang said that this thing should be cooked and eaten immediately. If it is left for too long, it will not taste good. If you really want to buy it, it is 30 cents per pound, and each person is limited to one pound."

The new businessman took the plate of popcorn and weighed it in his hand. The full plate seemed as light as a feather. If it weighed one pound, it could hold at least five or six plates.

It is so novel and delicious that even if it costs thirty cents a pound, it will definitely be a hot commodity among the rich.

Someone said, "You've already thought of them. Did you see the villagers carrying baskets on their backs when you came?"

"how?"

"Those are basically from the farms nearby. We buy them from the Jiang family master and carry them directly to Fusong Town to sell. The roads are easy to travel now, and we can make a round trip in an hour or two. Some people can make two trips a day and earn hundreds of coins."

Everyone sighed again, saying that the head of the Jiang family was truly amazing, and even those who lived nearby benefited from it.

So the new merchants called the servants and decisively reserved a portion of everything that was available.

Popcorn, corn crisps, and various dried fruits and vegetables are the best things to entertain children.

Everyone was chatting enthusiastically. After a while, a young man, about twelve or thirteen years old, came over and said, "Dear guests, the master would like to invite you to watch the cassava harvest. Please follow me."

Everyone immediately stood up and put on their shoes. The attendants beside them helped their masters put on their clothes and hats, and followed the servant.

The previous wave of merchants had left and went to the special reception room to discuss the next step, such as the items they wanted to purchase, quantity, price, etc.

Led by a servant, this group of people walked on a clean, flat and wide cement road, looking at the vast land on both sides, covered with large, white and tender cabbages.

It is said that the cabbage harvest will begin after the cassava is harvested.

Cabbage and radish are both priced at one penny for two pounds.

In fact, this is the price for the public, and for people in Yunshan, one penny is three pounds. Of course, the people of Yunshan will not tell others, how can they complain about taking advantage of others?

Soon, everyone came to a terraced field on a hillside.

They first saw a pile of dark brown, mallet-like things piled up like a small mountain nearby.

That's cassava?

Next to the huge hill, several workers sat and cut off the roots at both ends of the cassava, then neatly stacked them aside. Someone else would carry them away.

Farther away, merchants seemed to have already reached an agreement and were loading the cassava into trucks... Hey, that's not right, why are they also loading those branches away?

Everyone's attention was drawn back by the servant's voice: "... Dear guests, please look, this is the high-quality cassava from our Yunshan Farm. If a plant like this is properly planted and managed, it can produce 20 to 30 kilograms, and the yield per mu is generally around 2,000 to 4,000 kilograms..."

Everyone was so surprised that they couldn't close their mouths. If they heard others say that the yield was so many pounds, they would never believe it. How could so many things grow on one acre of land?

It's not like it fell directly from the sky. Besides, they are not officials who are ignorant of farming. Many of them even walk around the streets. How could they not know how much can grow in the fields?

But now they saw it with their own eyes, saw the workers dig up a cassava plant bigger than a basket right under their noses.

The cassava grows in clusters, each weighing three or four pounds, and there are at least six or seven of them. One plant can weigh more than twenty or thirty pounds.

No one doubted the high yield of cassava anymore, and then they asked the question that everyone was most concerned about - in the past, during famines, some people had eaten cassava and died from it, and even if some were lucky enough not to die, it was as if they had lost a layer of skin.

So, is this cassava poisonous?

The servant answered straightforwardly, "Of course it is poisonous..."