Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

They are all people who have experienced war, famine and hunger, and are very obsessed with growing grain. They believe that they will feel safe only when all the arable land is planted with grain.

Lin Yinan expressed her understanding, remembering that in the future there would be fresh lychees and dried lychees all year round, and it was too late to dig a cellar now, so she already had a plan in mind.

"That's not necessary, brother. We can dry the lychees. Dried lychees are easy to store and transport. We can sell them at the end of the year. Maybe we can find a market by then!"

"Will this work?" Lin Yiheng was a little hesitant. He grew up in the north and had only heard of it but had never eaten it.

"How do we know if we don't try? If we can't sell it, we can keep it as a benefit for everyone."

Lin Yinan looked at him with certainty.

"Okay, let's do as you say. What about next year?"

He had never dealt with these things before, and Lin Yiheng was a little annoyed that he knew nothing and that he still had to worry about his sister during her confinement.

Lin Yinan smiled and said, "During the slack season, have someone find a place to dig a cellar, and store the fruits when they are about 70% to 80% ripe, and then sell them at the end of the year."

Lin Yiheng was a studious man, and he quickly wrote it down in his little notebook.

Then Lin Yiheng continued to report on the progress of work during this period.

The rice seedlings have been planted in thousands of acres of paddy fields outside the city. In another month, the early-planted rice can be harvested.

Lin Yinan asked, "Is the drying area ready?"

"The construction team is already laying the slabs of stone on the edge of the field."

"Do you have enough farm tools? If not, go buy some."

"We use a lot, so we asked the merchant to buy it for us in batches earlier. It's almost enough."

After thinking for a moment, Lin Yiheng continued, "As for the foot-operated rice thresher you mentioned, it requires too many parts, and it takes too much time to travel back and forth to Yongqing City."

"Qingfeng asked his uncle from the same clan who is good at ironwork for help. Two machines have been installed so far. There is still enough time. When the rice harvest is ready, we can make a few more."

Lin Yinan nodded, expressing satisfaction with his work arrangement.

"If there is a shortage of manpower, add more and make sure not to delay the rice harvest."

"After the harvest next month, we will continue to plant the second crop. Don't we need to take care of the land?"

"No need. With the horse farm and the fertilizer made by Chen San and others, there is no need to worry about the fertility of the fields." Lin Yinan said.

Lin Yiheng flipped open the warehouse account book and pointed at the few rice seeds on it and said, "Then we can start preparing for germination. There are not many rice seeds left in the warehouse. Do you have any more?"

"Have."

The two were just about to talk about the house when Yun Yi came in outside the door to report.

"Lord City Lord, a distinguished guest has come to see you."

The brother and sister looked at each other with confusion in their eyes. Could it be that the person Yun Yi called a distinguished guest was someone from Nanzhou Prefecture?

"No, the person who came claimed to be the young master of the Chen family in Yongqing City - Chen Gu." Yun Yi said.

"Come on, let's go meet him."

Lin Yinan called Qianxia, ​​who was washing clothes outside, in to look after the child.

The three of them came to the hall, only to see Yun Ye already there.

Chen Gu looked at the dilapidated but clean and tidy Longtan County Government Office and couldn't help feeling emotional.

His eyes fell on a woman walking out from behind. He heard that the Lord of Longtan County was a woman, but he didn't expect her to be so young. She looked a few years younger than his cousin.

While Chen Gu was looking at Lin Yinan, Lin Yinan was also looking at him.

This young man named Chen Gu had a gentle and handsome appearance, clear features, a righteous face, and a tall and straight figure. He did not look like the distinct southerners of later generations.

Lin Yinan sat down at the head of the table, and Chen Gu stepped forward and bowed, "I am Chen Gu from Yongqing City, and I am honored to meet the Lord City Lord."

"Young Master Chen, please don't be polite. Please take a seat." Lin Yinan extended his hand to support him.

Chen Gu sat down next to Yun Ye on the left and the secret guard served him tea.

Lin Yinan took a sip of water, put down the teacup, and asked directly without any politeness, "I wonder what brings you here, Young Master Chen?"

Yun Ye, who was standing next to him, exuded murderous aura. He said nothing and just drank his tea, glancing at Chen Gu from time to time.

From the aura emanating from this man, Chen Gu knew that he must be a soldier from the Yun family.

He calmed down and was not affected by it. He said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "Lord City Lord, I came here to make a deal with you."

"Oh, what deal?"

Lin Yinan found it very interesting. Their Longtan County was extremely poor right now. What kind of deal was he going to make with them?

Buy their lychees?

She thought it was impossible. She had read the information about the Chen family in Yongqing City. The Chen family had always been suppressed by the Zhong family and the Ye family, but they still stood firm in Yongqing City. They must have their own means and schemes.

Chen Gu cleared his throat and said, "The Chen family has a batch of rice harvested in the first quarter of last year. Does the city lord have any intention of purchasing it?"

It turned out that they were selling grain to her. What was the Chen family up to by selling grain to them at this time?

Don’t they understand that food is as precious as gold in troubled times?

Lin Yinan's eyes accidentally met Yun Ye's, and the corners of his lips curved slightly, "I wonder what the price is? Young Master Chen, you know that we just settled down in Longtan County and spent a lot of money. Fortunately, there are abundant wild animals in the south, otherwise we would not have survived long ago."

What this means is that you don't have much money and it's too expensive to buy.

Chen Gu held up three fingers and asked, "How about this number?"

Everyone looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes. The price offered by Chen Gu was more than half cheaper than the market price. Moreover, although their rice was from the first quarter of last year, it could not be called aged rice at all.

Seeing that Lin Yinan didn't say anything, Chen Gu raised two fingers again, "This is the lowest number, it can't be any lower, otherwise my father will beat me to death!"

"Two hundred taels?" Lin Yinan asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"No, two hundred dollars."

Chen Gu's words were deafening, and several people looked at him as if he were a fool.

Before the war, the price of grain was stable at 500 coins per stone.

There was a severe drought in the north, and when the war broke out, the price of grain in the north had risen to two taels of silver per dou when they fled south.

Now Chen Gu actually said that their grain only cost two hundred coins per stone.

Who believes it?

"Young Master Chen, we are all adults now. It's not funny to make jokes like this." Lin Yinan said in a cold voice.

Chen Gu looked at her with clear eyes and said respectfully, "Lord City Lord, I am not joking. My father has agreed to this matter. It is indeed two hundred coins per stone." Then he changed the subject and smiled, "If you are willing to give it, I will also accept five hundred coins. Who would think that silver is too much? It doesn't bite people."

"Two hundred coins, I'll buy as much as you have!" Lin Yinan said readily.

Suspicion flashed in Yunye's eyes. He looked at Chen Gu sharply and asked in a serious voice, "What is your purpose in selling grain to us?"

Chen Gu, however, was practicing Tai Chi at this time. He showed a proper smile, bowed to Yun Ye and said, "Sir, you are too kind. We are neighbors, and we should take care of each other!"

After he said this, Lin Yinan, Yun Ye and the others had nothing to understand.

Yun Mo led people to fight the Japanese pirates, and their Yongqing City was also a beneficiary.

Chen Xianming is indeed an old fox!