Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

After comforting Xiaowen, Xiaolan discussed her other plan with her parents.

"Dad, Mom, when we went to Quanshui Town this time, a caravan came to buy our cloth. After we got to know them, we heard from them that the meat jerky business in the south was very hot and the demand could not keep up with the supply."

Zhang Shanfeng pondered, "Jerky? What those merchants said is right. There are not as many forests in the south as in the north, and people there don't hunt much, so jerky is really in high demand."

When Zhang Shanfeng was young, he traveled all over the country and naturally had a lot of experience. When everyone heard him say this, they all nodded.

"My daughter, the meat jerky business in the south is easy to do, but what does it have to do with our family? We can't raise so many chickens and ducks. As for raising pigs, we can't do it on a large scale." Zhang said.

"Mom, we can't raise chickens, ducks, and pigs on a large scale, but can we raise rabbits?" Xiao Lan said.

"Yes, why didn't I think of that?" Zhang said in surprise, "At first, Xiaowen raised rabbits in the kang pit, and he could have a litter every three months, with about ten rabbits in each litter."

"Three months after brooding, the rabbits will start brooding again. If you calculate this way, the number of new rabbits will naturally be considerable." Shen said with a smile. "This is much better than raising chickens and ducks. Why didn't we think of this?"

"Wild rabbits are hard to raise, and they can run away. Farmers like us raise chickens and ducks for eggs. When the chickens and ducks stop laying eggs, we usually eat them ourselves. We don't think about raising them on a large scale and going south to do business." Zhang Shanfeng said. "Besides, we rarely eat rabbit meat in restaurants here, so if we do eat it, it's a rarity."

"So, this is really a good business?" Zhang sighed, "But we don't have enough manpower in our family, so we probably can't run a large-scale business."

"Mom, let's do our best. We can't raise rabbits now anyway. It's so cold now, and there's nowhere to catch them. I came back this time to discuss with you whether we can build some sheds while there's nothing to do in the fields. After the New Year, when spring comes, we'll have to go into the mountains to catch rabbits."

"Build a shed? How many does it take, my girl?" Sheng Xuan asked.

"Dad, we have to build this shed. When the rabbits grow to a certain size, feeding them will be a problem." Xiao Lan said after a moment, "We still have to buy land, and we have to buy a lot of it."

Sheng Xuan fully agreed with Xiao Lan's suggestion to buy land. Not only he, but the whole family also agreed with Xiao Lan's proposal. Farmers love land, it's their nature.

"Our rabbit shed will be built on the newly bought land. Dad, please ask Uncle Yugui to help look after the purchase of land. We need a continuous plot. This time I am going to the north to see if there is any grass seeds there. If there is, I will buy some grass seeds and then we will plant grass all over the land, which will be the food for the rabbits."

"Dad, don't be reluctant to spend money, and don't worry about spreading your rabbit breeding business too thin. What if you lose money?" Xiao Lan gave Sheng Xuan a heads-up. After all, she had to go to the north for a while, and Sheng Xuan still needed to take care of the land and shed at home. "Our family now has two businesses, tofu and soap, to support us. Even if we lose money, we can afford it."

"Xiao Lan is right. We raise rabbits at home and I can help." Shen said.

"Grandma, just stay at home and relax. If you are too busy, we can hire someone." Xiao Lan said with a smile, "Then you and my mother can take care of them."

Sheng Xuan is a man of action. After listening to Xiao Lan's plan, he went to find Sheng Yugui the next day.

Then everyone in the village knew that Sheng Xuan's family wanted to buy a piece of land. Soon they found a place to buy land in the neighboring village of Guihuali, a total of 80 acres. It is worth mentioning that this piece of land was originally not a piece, but after Sheng Yugui's mediation, the people in Guihuali either exchanged land or subsidized the price difference due to the different land grades. Anyway, this is a common thing among farmers.

This kind of thing is something that a brothel owner is very good at. However, this kind of thing is troublesome. If it were an ordinary person, Sheng Yugui would definitely not agree to help. However, since Sheng Xuan asked for it, he did his best to get it done.

Sheng Yuguai was indeed a well-known broker in their village. He quickly settled the matter. In his words, he had become so eloquent after settling the matter.

After the land was exchanged and re-measured, and Sheng Yugui went to the county government to get the red deed, everyone in Guihuali and Shengjiatun knew that the land bought by Xiaolan's family was for raising rabbits. Of course, everyone also knew that the land was used to grow forage grass.

This piece of land is on the other side of the river, and is separated from the land of Old Song's family in Guihuali by a river. Ever since he heard that this piece of land would be used to grow grass and raise rabbits, Old Song has been quite dissatisfied. He is afraid that the grass seeds on this land will be blown away by the wind and fall on the land on his side of the river, affecting the harvest of his grain crops.

Later, Old Song heard from someone that the rabbits of Xiaolan's family were raised for the general of the prefectural city, and everyone in Guihuali and Shengjia Village knew about it. Some were envious, some were jealous, but there was one benefit that Sheng Xuan could never have thought of, that is, no one dared to take the rabbits, and those who had complaints about Sheng Xuan's family growing grass also shut up.

Xiao Lan didn’t know all this, she was very busy now.

He Ming and his group took the stamped pass and notes, pulled the goods, and followed Xiao Lan on the journey to the north.

As the year draws to a close, the Liaodong Prefecture is on more guard, with soldiers and government officials checking merchants. The army is fine, after all, under Shen Liu's jurisdiction, the soldiers' discipline is still very strict, and they dare not take the people's property. As for the government officials, they use too many means of extortion, which has reduced the number of merchants traveling to Liaodong Prefecture.

Along the way, Xiao Lan listened to He Mingyu explaining these things to her, and she was amazed again and again. It turned out that she had benefited from Shen Liu's help last time. If He Mingyu and Shen Ada hadn't followed her along the way, she might have been exploited. It is said that it is good to take shelter under a big tree. Everyone wants to find a backer for themselves. She is now free to come and go between Liaodong Prefecture and the north, and no government dares to blackmail her. She thinks that the two sheep she gave to Shen Liu were worth it. As for the big insect, it was also worth the money. After all, it could be exchanged for his promise, right?

"Now all outsiders are prohibited from entering our Liaodong Prefecture. Those who can still travel freely are all big merchants who have invested money in the government." He Mingyu whispered.

Because they had the document stamped by Shen Liu himself, they no longer had to go to the government office to get a permit, let alone to Liaodong Prefecture, even to the capital, and the yamen runners, big and small, along the way did not dare to take a commission from their goods.