Traveling through troubled times to escape famine and cultivate crops as a grain merchant

"Get lost!" Wang Fugui said with a smile, "I haven't figured it out yet. I tell you, maybe it's because she read too many books. Isn't it said that books contain everything? Maybe she saw it from books?"

Wang Fugui's wife rolled her eyes. "There have been so many people who have read more books since ancient times, how could they not have this ability?"

That’s right, Wang Fugui nodded, “That’s related to the previous life. The ability was given by the Bodhisattva. We can’t envy it. It’s innate. We can only watch.”

There were more than sixty households in the village, and ten ox carts were used to transport five households at a time. It took a whole morning.

Zhou Guo also received two baskets of gifts, including eggs, candies, peanuts, chestnuts, and even small things like chicken-feather katydids.

She was at a loss whether to laugh or cry while holding these things. They were treating her like a little kid.

He did not refuse everyone's kindness and went back to give them to Zhou Suli and Li Lai, who were just enjoying these things.

When I got home, I saw that Wang Fugui and his family were already waiting. He smiled and said, "Uncle, you didn't come when there was such a big party yesterday. Now there's nothing to do today, so why did you come?"

Wang Fugui said, "Who said I didn't come? I came yesterday, but I went back when I saw there were too many people."

Waving, "Come here, come and talk to us. There's no outsider here. Tell me, is your fertilizer good? Is it useful?"

Zhou Guo didn't waste any words, "Come, I'll take you to have a look."

The group was brought to the vegetable garden.

All the vegetables in the vegetable garden were planted by the old man. They haven’t grown up yet and are still seedlings, but the seedlings are growing very lushly, with strong stems, just like the vegetables in the best land that have been cultivated for many years.

But they knew about the Zhou family's land. Apart from the one they opened up in the first year they arrived, the larger piece next to it was opened up by them later when they went up the mountain and moved soil down. There were rocks underneath, but it actually grew so well?

Zhou Guo said: "These vegetables are all made from the fertilizer in my farm. The fertilizer in the backyard is not used at all."

Pointing to a piece of land nearby, he said, "Look at this piece of land. This is the land that has the least fertilizer used, and the growth is the worst among all the lands."

He pointed to one of the plots of land that was cleared later and said, "That plot of land used more fertilizer than this one, almost half a bucket more. You see, the vegetables on that plot of land are growing better than this one. That plot of land cannot be compared with this one."

Everyone looked in the direction she said, and it was indeed the case.

Zhou Guo pointed out several other plots of land to them, all of which were used for comparative experiments. Some had fertilizers of more than one kilogram, three kilograms, and four kilograms. The growth of the vegetables was also different, but it was undeniable that the effectiveness of the fertilizer was not much different from that of the ones fermented at home, and might even be better.

After Wang Fugui and the others looked at it, they could only sigh.

How could someone with such abilities be born into such a family?

I don’t know whether it’s good or bad.

Wang Fugui is a butcher, and also a businessman. As a businessman, he is naturally much more knowledgeable than the average person. He looked at Zhou Guo, who seemed to be hesitant to speak, with worry in his eyes.

Zhou Guo miraculously understood it.

A smile says it all.

Wang Fugui was stunned when he saw her confident smile, but then he thought that he was not as smart as her, nor was he as capable as her. Whatever he could think of, the old man must have already thought of it, so he didn't need to worry too much.

He smiled and said, "Then give me ten stones and I will buy it with money."

Zhou Cheng turned around and said, "I, I want ten dan too. The land still needs fertilizer. The difference between having fertilizer and not having fertilizer is really huge. We didn't apply much fertilizer to our vegetable garden. The vegetables look like they haven't had enough food all day. They are so skinny that they will fall over in a gust of wind."

Zhou Cheng's wife said, "You are reluctant to fertilize it, but you can't blame me. It's already very good that it has grown to this size."

Even Zhou Sanyuan's family required ten shi of grain. Although Sanyuan's wife was very stingy, she was still clear-headed about these things. She knew that only with more fertilizer could the crops in the fields grow well and the harvest be good. Besides, they could still pay it back with grain next year, so they didn't suffer any loss.

The Qian family did not have much land, and they had only added two acres of land in the past two years. They did not ask for much, just five shi.

The Chen family asked for twelve stone. Although they had a lot of land, they did not have enough fertilizer every year. They also had several acres of poor land, so they could not produce much grain. The Zhou family had fertilizer to sell, so of course more was better.

Zhou Guo said: "I sell it to outsiders for 181 dan, and to other families in the village for 161 dan. We are not outsiders, so it should be 141 dan."

Zhou Sanyuan's family was overjoyed, "Really? One hundred and forty-one dan, then I want two more dan!"

This is twenty cents less than what the villagers gave. Twenty cents.

His eyes rolled and he thought, if she bought some for more than 140 yuan, and then sold them to others for even 150 yuan, wouldn't she make a profit of 10 cents and earn money without doing anything?

You can earn ten cents from one stone, and one hundred cents from ten stones. The key is that it doesn't take any effort at all.

Besides, she could sell it for 160 or 180 yuan, making 40 cents per stone. She would be rich!

His eyes lit up when he thought about it, and he became more and more excited. His voice changed, "Can I have another twenty stones?"

Everyone was stunned.

Zhou Sanyuan was also puzzled, "Are you crazy? You want so much, how much land do you have at home?"

Zhou Sanyuan's wife rolled her eyes at him and said, "We have seven or eight acres of land, who would complain about having too much fertilizer? Besides, can't I save some for next year? It won't go bad if it's left alone, so what if I want to buy some more and keep it there?"

Zhou Guo knew what she wanted to do at a glance. Although she didn't stop them from doing so, her fat farm had just started. She shook her head and said, "No, Auntie, you know, my farm has just started, and I don't have that much fat in stock. If you want so much for yourself, what will the people behind you buy?"

Zhou Sanyuan's wife was very disappointed. Seeing that the duck she had just got flew away, she asked unwillingly: "When can I buy more?"

Seeing how persistent she was, everyone started to get suspicious. Why was she so persistent in buying more?

Wang Fugui was a businessman, and he had been traveling with Zhou Guo for two years. He understood the situation after thinking about it carefully. He got angry and said bluntly, "Sanyuan's wife, I advise you not to do anything crooked. The friendship we have is built up during our escape. If you do too many crooked things, sooner or later we will be ruined. When that time comes, I will not play with you anymore. Don't come to me again."

Zhou Cheng and the others didn't understand. They looked at Sanyuan's wife in confusion, not understanding what crooked ideas she was up to.

Sanyuan's wife felt a little guilty after all. "Then...then...I...what did I do wrongly? His uncle, please don't wrongly accuse me. You have to have evidence when you speak. What right do you have to say that to me? My man hasn't said anything to me yet. When will it be your turn?"