Traveling back to ancient times begins with the use of stone tools

Xiao Zhu's words were so exaggerated that he almost gave no guarantee. He said that as long as this courtyard was rented, Young Master Liu would definitely pass the imperial examination and become a scholar.

"This house is very popular. If you want your son to have a quiet place to study, I suggest you rent the shop as well. It's only 5 taels of silver a month. You must rent it for at least a year. I will discuss it with the landlord and I will give you 55 taels of silver a year..."

In the end, Landlord Liu bargained down to 50 taels, plus the agency fee, a total of 55 taels.

Payback in two years?

Leng Ruoxue felt that being a landlord was more comfortable.

He admired Xiao Zhu all the way. He just opened his mouth and earned 8 taels of silver in the time it took to have a meal.

Leng Ruoxue didn't say a word during the whole process, and Landlord Liu thought that Leng Ruoxue was also an clerk in the dental clinic.

Here Leng Ruoxue signed the contract with the dental clinic.

"Young Master Leng has a good eye. Originally, the house price was not that high. Who knew that Grand Scholar Liu would bring his disciples to study and come to the county academy to teach for a year? All the big houses in the county were sold. If this house was big enough, I would have come to you to ask if you would sell it."

Xiao Zhu and Leng Ruoxue signed the power of attorney agreement.

Then he went next door and signed the contract with Landlord Liu.

Leng Ruoxue received 47 taels of silver.

What she didn't know was that the landlord Liu, who was pregnant and wore a big gold ring, found two classmates for his son to live with, and rented the shop to a couple who made noodles.

The second landlord also made a few taels of silver.

Leng Ruoxue took the silver and took out two bags of mixed rice from the space. She couldn't husk the rice herself, so she mixed some rice with shells, some half-husked rice, and some husked rice and hired an ox cart to take them to the market.

The Wang family father and son were already sleeping on the ox cart. Liu Datong was helping with the sales.

"Uncle, why don't you sell your vegetables?"

Leng Ruoxue just then remembered that Liu Datong had nothing to sell, so she made a trip to help.

"You bought this...rice?"

Liu Datong scooped out the bag of rice.

“Exchanged for strawberries”

"I thought this rice was not solid, the moisture was not dried out, and when I weighed it, there were still a lot of husks."

"Two baskets of fruit in exchange"

"That's appropriate"

After hearing this, Liu Datong immediately changed his tone.

But... this looks like new rice, is it harvest season now? Liu Datong thought about it, he was not too sure, the village had not started farming yet.

“There’s still so much food left.”

Leng Ruoxue saw that only half of the vegetables brought by the Wang family father and son had been sold, and most of them were small in size.

"If I hadn't shouted, I wouldn't have sold so many."

Liu Datong has also sold vegetables a few times, and is much better than the Wang father and son.

"Ruoxue is back? Hehe, that's right. Without Brother Liu's help, I don't know how to sell it. Brother Liu, you go to sleep, I'll do it"

Uncle Wang woke up and rubbed his eyes.

"Uncle, can you lend me your dagger?"

Leng Ruoxue felt that if this was the case, they would not be able to go back tonight.

"I'm selling winter melon and pumpkin. They're fresh and juicy. Cut as many as you want..."

Leng Ruoxue shouted while holding the dagger.

"How much does it cost per pound?"

"25 Wen"

"Then give me half a pound."

"Aunt, this half pound is hard to grasp. Can you gesture and tell me how much it is, and I will cut it that way?"

"also"

......

The stall, which was originally deserted, now had a few people queuing up to have the melons cut, and many people came over to watch.

One piece costs 10 or 20 cents, not expensive.

Liu Datong cut the melon, Uncle Wang weighed it, and Leng Ruoxue counted and collected the money.

All the vegetables were sold out in just one meal.

"I have to say, Ruoxue is really smart. Why didn't I think of cutting the vegetables into pieces and selling them? Many people asked about the price. They were reluctant to buy the big vegetables, but now they are willing to buy them after they are cut into pieces."

Uncle Wang happily took out two taels of silver and said, "Ruoxue, this is the money you earned from selling the fruit. I didn't expect to get so much money. How about you go back and plant some at my house?"

Uncle Wang looked at Leng Ruoxue expectantly.

He brought all the melons and vegetables from his home, but only sold them for less than one and a half taels of silver, which was not even as fast as Leng Ruoxue's wild fruits.

"Okay, but this is my first time growing wild fruits. There are many things I don't understand, and I'm still figuring it out. The owner of the teahouse I went to today placed an order with me, and the fruits can only be sold to them. If you grow them, you can only sell them to me, and you can't sell them to others. Also, the size of the fruit can't be smaller than this copper coin."

Leng Ruoxue didn't intend to monopolize this business for her family, but the problems that might be encountered after strawberry planting also needed to be discussed in advance.

"What about the small fruit?"

When Uncle Wang heard that there was still a request, he felt distressed.

“I ate it at home.”

Thinking of the strawberry rack that took up little space at Leng Ruoxue's house, "Okay, sell some seeds to me."

"I've already told you, this thing may not be easy to grow, so don't hold too high hopes."

"I see. This doesn't take up much space and doesn't require much effort. If it works, it will be an extra income. If it doesn't, it's not a big deal."

Uncle Wang was very cheerful.

"Should we go back or..."

Seeing that he had nothing to sell, Liu Datong wanted to go back.

"Uncle, wait a minute, now that we are here, let's go shopping and see if there are any cheap things."

Leng Ruoxue had originally thought about leading everyone to grow strawberries, but then she realized that she was not familiar with this thing and her limited experience was just what she knew from watching videos, so she didn't dare to put all her eggs in one basket.

She actually found some way out.

There are chicks and chickens for sale in the market.

"How much is this chicken?"

"Fifteen wen"

"Wasn't it three cents a piece before?"

Eggs only cost about 2 cents.

"This is not a drought. People are dying and chickens are gone. These chickens and eggs were transported from the mansion."

Leng Ruoxue couldn't move when she looked at the chicken.

A rooster is 80 wen and a hen is 95 wen. Buying a rooster and three hens costs 365 wen, and you can also buy 40 chicks.

"Uncle, what do you say about us raising chickens?"

“People have nothing to eat, so it’s not appropriate to raise chickens.”

The two uncles shook their heads like rattles.

"Uncle, I know a way to raise chickens without wasting food."

Leng Ruoxue now feels that eggs are the most delicious food in the world.

It means that you can’t take out so much capital at once.

"How to raise it? How about I buy some with you?"

Liu Datong has great confidence in Leng Ruoxue.

Forget it, Leng Ruoxue thought about it. It takes half a year to raise a chicken, and it is not known whether the villagers can survive for half a year.

However, you should probably raise a few at home and try it out.

"How about 350 coins for this rooster and these three hens?"

The stall owner calculated the total amount on the abacus for a long time and agreed, saying it was 365 cents.

Leng Ruoxue bought another two kilograms of pork fat.

If there is no meat, it’s better to eat some oil.

"Why don't you let uncle buy chicken too?"

Liu Datong couldn't figure it out.

"I don't know if this method will work. I need to experiment first. If it doesn't work, I'll eat it. Uncle, are you willing to do that?"

Liu Datong was reluctant to give it up. The pheasant was okay, it was free and he raised it himself, so he decided to forget it.

He swallowed and gave up the idea of ​​buying a chicken with Leng Ruoxue.