After fleeing famine, I have thousands of acres of fertile land

"Brother Zhang, what are you doing with all these peppercorns? Will you need them in the future?"

Zhang Xuan thought he was worried that they wouldn't come to buy next year, so he was happy to give him reassurance.

"We want more, and we'll come again next year. We like to eat copper pots there, and adding this and chili in it makes it very tasty."

Tietou had never heard of copper pots and couldn't help asking about it.

"It's just a pot with soup and ingredients in it, and you can cook the vegetables and meat yourself." Zhang Xuan described it to him.

Tietou's mouth was watering when he heard this. The diet here is light and there is no such food.

The two talked and chatted, and soon they arrived at Yipinxiang.

"Zaohua, are you in there?"

There were footsteps coming from inside, "Brother, I'm here, how come you have time to come here."

With a creak, the door opened from the inside.

"Zaohua, this is Uncle Zhang. He wants to see the vermicelli."

Zaohua quickly made way to let the two in.

Take Zhang Xuan to the reception room and find Ye Xi.

Ye Xi came quickly, and Zaohua followed behind, bringing three cups of tea.

Tietou introduced them, "This is Uncle Zhang who came to our village to collect peppercorns. He wants to see vermicelli."

Then he introduced Ye Xi to Zhang Xuan, "This is Ye Xi, the manager of Yipinxiang. If you have anything to say, please talk to her."

"Uncle Zhang, please sit down. I'll have someone bring some vermicelli over for you to see. We also have dried sweet potatoes. I'll bring some over for you to try as well."

Zaohua went out to ask someone to get vermicelli and dried sweet potatoes, while the others talked in the house.

"I didn't expect that the manager of Yipinxiang is a woman. She is really as capable as any man."

"Uncle Zhang, you are too kind. We are all small businesses and cannot compare with your caravan."

As they were talking, vermicelli was brought in. Yipinxiang now has three styles of vermicelli.

One is ordinary round vermicelli, another is wide vermicelli, and the other is rice paper.

Zhang Xuan took the vermicelli, broke off a round piece, and put it in his mouth to chew.

He picked up the other two and looked at them carefully.

"This vermicelli is good and tastes great. I want 300 kilograms, 100 kilograms of each, and I'll load them all in the truck and take them away." Zhang Xuan paid readily.

Ye Xi was very happy and gave him 20 kilograms of dried sweet potatoes for him to eat on the road.

Ye Qing was watching the peppercorns being weighed at the entrance of the village. Her family sold nearly 600 kilograms and earned more than 800 taels of silver.

Zhou took the banknote, still a little dazed. She had never seen a banknote before, and usually only dealt with silver.

It is impossible for Zhang Xuan to carry so much cash with him when he goes out. It is inconvenient and he is worried about being robbed.

Silver bills are much more convenient. No matter where you hide them, outsiders can't find them.

Zhang Xuan took a few carts of goods and agreed to come back next year to buy peppercorns, and left Kaoshan Village with the caravan.

After hearing what Tietou said about the copper pot, Ye Qing suspected it was a hot pot, just with a different name.

Judging from Zhang Xuan's accent, he also sounds like someone from there.

Thinking of this, she really wanted to eat hot pot.

The next time he went to the city, Ye Qing took the hot pot design he had drawn and went to the blacksmith shop to order two.

The family that was close to Mr. Ye sold the peppercorns for more than twenty taels of silver.

This caused a sensation in the village, and many families came to Ye Qing to buy pepper seedlings.

Ye Qing looked at the villagers who came. Many of them were the ones who protected the village together that night.

Judging from Zhang Xuan's tone, his family has opened a copper pot restaurant, and the demand for peppercorns will increase in the future.

Even if he doesn't want it, it can be produced into seasoning.

After Zhang Xuan's reminder, she remembered Thirteen Spices.

When I was in the welfare home, in order to save money, the auntie in the kitchen would buy all kinds of spices, fry them, grind them into powder, and mix them together.

We have seeds left at home that can be cultivated next year and planted by everyone in the village.

"Qingya, let's make a deal. We'll come back to buy pepper seedlings next year." Sister Wang gave the rice crust in the basket to Ye Qing.

Ye Qing picked one up and took a bite. It was fragrant and crispy.

"Sister Wang, this dish tastes like it was made by Sister Xiufen."

"Xiu Fen made it. Her belly is getting big, so she asked me to help bring it to you."

"Sister Xiufen is about to give birth." Ye Qing calculated the date.

"It's almost time, just in the next few days. She can't sit still even though she's about to give birth, so she made some rice crust."

Mrs. Wang has been staying at Tian's house with Xiufen these days, and it was she who helped with the fire.

"You should go back soon. I am worried about her being alone at home. I will definitely leave you some pepper seedlings next year, don't worry."

Mrs. Wang was also thinking about it, so she took the basket and went to Tian San's house.

Xiufen asked Wang Saozi to help take care of her, and she paid her 500 wen a month to help with cooking and cleaning the house.

After the baby is born, I will take care of the baby during the confinement period.

Ye Qing sent away the woman who came to make an order to buy pepper seedlings, and went to the kitchen to help with cooking.

When I entered the kitchen, I saw Zhou frowning and making a fire.

"Mom, I'm helping you light the fire, why are you a little unhappy?"

Zhou sighed, "I was worried when I didn't have money, and I'm still worried now that I have money."

Ye Qing smiled, "Why worry about this? Money is hard to come by."

Zhou was amused. "Everyone in the village knew that my family made a lot of money from selling peppercorns, so they were worried that it was not safe to keep the money at home."

"Don't worry once you've spent the money. Just buy more land." Ye Qing likes to buy land.

Zhou thought about it and it made sense. With the land in their hands, they would have a harvest every year.

In the evening, Zhou and Ye Lao Da discussed and decided to keep the money from Ye Erlang's marriage and use it all to buy land.

After dinner the next day, Ye Lao Da took Ye Da Lang to the headman's house.

When they were leaving, Ye Qing reminded them, "Buy some more forest land."

Forest land is cheap, and can be used to grow medicinal herbs and fruit trees. It is not used by as many people as dry land.

Boss Ye waved his hand, indicating that he understood.

Ye Qing did not stay at home. He went to Aunt Lihua's house with Zhou.

Ye Xin's wedding day was approaching, and Lihua asked Zhou to help make the bed.

Zhou has parents-in-law above her, children below her, and a grandson is about to be born. She is a blessed person.

Zhou and Lihua had a good relationship, and it was Zhou who brought this daughter-in-law to the date. There was no need for Lihua to call her, she brought Ye Qing to help.

Ye Xin is the manager of Yipinxiang, helping Ye Qing with his work. He is also Ye Qing's elder brother, so it is only natural for him to help out.

Three days later was the wedding day, and Aunt Lihua's family was bustling with people coming and going.

Ye Xin invited Ye Yuantietou, Ye Erlang and Ye Chencong to help with the wedding. Yipinxiang was looked after by Ye Xi and Zaohua, so he could focus on household matters without any worries.

Ye Qing gave him ten days off so that he could focus on the family.

Ye Xuan and Ye Xiang were looking after Zui Xiang Fang, while Ye Yuan went to help Ye Xin buy ingredients.

Aunt Lihua's family is generous. They earned fifty taels of silver from selling peppercorns, so they have enough money to hold a wedding.

She invited all the villagers to a banquet, and even the gentlemen were not left out.

Doctor Lin got the news in the city and sent it back, waiting to come back for a banquet on the wedding day.

Zhou and Ye Dalang have been busy at Lihua's house these days. Ye Lao Da and Ye Lao Han did not join in the fun. They were working in the fields with the farmhands.