Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

Farmers love their crops, and most of them would not steal or damage crops. But there is no guarantee that all villagers are good people, and there are always a few restless people in every village.

Therefore, every summer, when the crops were harvested, farmers would set up shacks at the edge of the fields, and either their own family members would go there, or several families would join together and take turns to watch over the crops. Some landlords would even hire people to guard the crops.

Although Xiaolan's corn is grown on the farm, the farm is not fenced off after all, so outsiders can still come in. The fish pond at home is still guarded, let alone the corn?

"Let Manager Xu arrange a few people to look after it. More people can provide more care, right?" Zhao Dongjia said.

"I'll arrange for someone to come right away." Shopkeeper Xu said.

"Find an old friend of our restaurant. He must be hardworking and reliable." Mr. Zhao said.

Shopkeeper Xu agreed without hesitation, and Sheng Xuan no longer refused. After all, the corn in the field was also related to the interests of Zhao Dong's family.

After the banquet was over and everyone had left, the family sat together and chatted.

"Why is this corn so valuable?" Zhang said softly, touching the ten taels of silver left by Zhao Dongjia before he left.

These ten taels of silver are a deposit.

"Scarcity makes things valuable." Xiao Lan said.

"Second sister, let's not eat the corns in our house. Let's keep them and sell them for money." Xiao Wen said. Although he had only eaten them twice, he already liked the taste of corns. However, he was the child of a director, and after knowing that corns were so valuable, he restrained his greed.

"Xiao Lan, have you ever calculated how much we can sell the corn in our field for?" Sheng Xuan asked.

After negotiating the price with Shopkeeper Xu, Xiao Lan roughly estimated in her mind that it was impossible to sell all the corn in the family's 20 mu of land, because corn is a seasonal food, and it will mature day by day. When it grows fully, it will be impossible to cook and eat fresh corn. Each cob of corn costs 600 coins, 50 cobs a day, which is 30 taels. It takes at least 20 days to sell fresh corn, which is 600 taels.

The food store at home is about to open, and the food sold at the store probably won’t be too much, after all, the store is next to the official road. But since there is no one selling corn in the town, maybe the rich people in the town are willing to come and spend money to try it.

After Xiaolan told her family about her idea, Shengxuan and Zhang both gasped. Xiaoting and Xiaowen's faces turned red, and they were obviously a little uneasy. They were happy.

"Your calculation did not deduct the 20% consignment fee from Zhao Dong's family, right?" Sheng Xuan said.

"Well, minus the 20% consignment money, there are still four hundred and eighty taels left," Xiao Lan said.

"Even if we farm for ten years, we can't earn that much money," said Zhang.

"I guess this money will only be enough for this season," Xiao Lan said.

The family soon fell silent. Xiao Lan thought about this matter in her heart. If everyone saw that fresh corn was so valuable this year, others would definitely be jealous and would also want to grow corn.

Does their family want to control corn seeds?

This should be difficult. Even with Shen Liu's help, it is difficult for her family to control the corn seeds. Although corn is the first share of her family at present, it may not be the case for the entire Great Qi Dynasty. Since these Persians can appear in Hejian County, they will inevitably appear in other places in the Great Qi Dynasty.

Besides, it was not Xiao Lan's original intention to control corn seeds. Her original intention was to ensure that the people of the Great Qi Dynasty could have enough food. She had planned to promote this high-yield corn from her own family, so that she would not be afraid of famine. She was really afraid of the scene of starving people everywhere in famine.

However, as the first person to try something new, she doesn't mind making a fortune first. She also wants to maximize her own interests in the process of promoting corn.

She had already made up her mind. She would first sell some fresh corn and make a lot of money. Then she would make more money by selling corn seeds.

The more tender corn is sold now, the more money is earned, and the greater the impetus for selling corn seeds later.

The reason why Zhao Dongjia followed Manager Xu to Xiaolan's house without stopping was that, on the one hand, the two families were indeed real relatives, and on the other hand, he was also an experienced businessman and naturally knew how much opportunity this consignment of corn would bring to his restaurant.

This corn is the first of its kind in Liaodong Prefecture, not to mention the entire Great Qi Dynasty. It is the first time he has heard of corn and eaten it in all these years. He can already imagine how much prestige and customer traffic this corn will bring to his restaurant. Once his restaurant has corn, Tianxianglou will definitely become the most famous and popular restaurant in Liaodong Prefecture.

Xiao Lan also wants to use Zhao Dongjia to let more people see the value of corn, which will make it easier to promote corn in the future.

It's a win-win situation for them.

Thinking of the value of the corn, Xiao Lan told Sheng Xuan, "Dad, if we can't take care of the corn in our field, let's ask someone to take care of it."

"Yes, I will find someone tomorrow." Sheng Xuan said.

Xiao Lan calculated the time it would take for the corn to mature and found that it could only be sold in twenty days. Scarcity makes things valuable. Even if the family had a lot of corn, they could not sell more. Also, in late summer and early autumn, corn matures very quickly. In a few days, the tender corn would become old and would not taste good when cooked.

Well, in the end, it depends on Shen Liu's attitude. If the Shen family doesn't care about this matter, then their family will have the final say on this matter. If Shen Liu has any thoughts about these corns, then it depends on his opinion.

Shen Liu would not leave this matter alone, Xiao Lan was sure of this. You know, what Shen Liu lacked the most was food and grass. It would be strange if he would not be tempted by such high-yield food. But she was not sure how Shen Liu would take care of it.

No matter what, as the first person to benefit from corn, she should get the benefits she deserves, and Shen Liu will probably not give her less.

The next day, Sheng Xuan built a shack and hired people to watch over the crops. At this time of year, the crops were beginning to bear ears, and many farmers went to the fields to watch over the crops, so Xiao Lan's actions were not noticeable in Shengjia Village.

The corn sold very well just as Mr. Zhao and Mr. Xu had expected. Xiaolan's food shop also sold well. All the rich men and women in the town would come to patronize the shop.