Restart the Disaster of Another World

After yesterday's hard promotion, Jing Yao thought that the first person to come to him would be a large ship merchant at the dock, but he didn't expect it to be a rich young man whom he had met once at the dock.

"Boss Jing, I've long heard of your name." Young Master Cao was dressed in gorgeous clothes, waving a fan, looking very elegant, but his height was too different from Jing Yao, so he could only look up at him.

"Mr. Cao, long time no see." He returned the greeting with a smile and then led the person to the reception room.

When Master Cao saw the familiar canned goods inside, he stated his purpose, "This time I want to order some canned goods, especially canned fruits. The more the better."

Jing Yao was naturally happy to receive such a large order, but "the rest is easy to say. The quantity of canned fruit won't be too much. Now is not the time for large quantities of fruit to be put on the market."

"In that case, I'll take as many as you have." Young Master Cao also thought that it was only March and many fruit trees were just beginning to bear fruit, and the largest number of fruits stored here were citrus fruits that were only available in winter.

"The winter stock was all taken away by large shipping companies, and there are less than a hundred cans left." Jing Yao did a quick calculation in his mind and came up with this number.

"I'm late." Master Cao sighed. He went to Shangjing after the Chinese New Year and found that canned food already existed there, but the prices were sky-high. After finishing his business, he rushed back without stopping, but learned about the Jingyao factory. He no longer expected to buy the recipe, so he had to order some to be placed in the restaurant or sent to Shangjing. "Then I'll take all of these."

Jing Yao nodded in agreement, then said, "I heard that the Cao family runs a restaurant, I wonder if they are interested in vegetables."

"What vegetables?" Master Cao was curious. He just came to the East China Sea Wharf today and missed yesterday's new product launch. Naturally, he did not see yesterday's grand occasion, but he still heard some rumors and knew that there were many overseas species here.

"Let's go and take a look at the fields." Jing Yao said as he took him to the vegetable field.

All the way from the factory to Jing Yao's home, one can see fields of various vegetables planted everywhere, all growing lushly. These are still growing, and it will take about one or two months before they start to bear fruit and mature.

When they arrived at Jing Yao's house, Jing Yao opened the door, took him to the yard, and introduced them to him one by one: "This is a tomato, which can be used to make soup, scrambled eggs, or cold dishes. They are all delicious. This is a green pepper, pumpkin, onion, and cucumber."

Looking at the various red and green vegetables in the yard, Master Cao said in surprise: "There are so many vegetables, all of which I have never heard of."

He was not a lazy person who did not know the difference between crops. On the contrary, because he traveled everywhere, he had a good understanding of the crops grown in various fields in each county.

"Mr. Cao, if you don't mind, please stay for dinner." Jing Yao knew that seeing is believing. Just like the people at the dock, they would know how good these things are after eating them.

"Obedience is worse than respect." Master Cao nodded reservedly.

Wen Qun came back to prepare lunch. Knowing that there were guests coming, he specially prepared a few more dishes, including scrambled eggs with tomatoes, stir-fried tender pumpkin, shredded pork with green peppers, shredded pork with pickled peppers, and a tomato and egg soup. The amount was not much, but Master Cao was still very satisfied.

"It's really delicious. I want all these ingredients. How much is the price?"

"These are all novel vegetables, grown using special methods. If they are not grown in our village, I don't know whether they can bear fruit. So the price will naturally not be low. We are also the first batch to plant them, and the quantity is not large. It is ok to supply a restaurant, but I don't know if we can supply more than that." Jing Yao said.

"I know what Boss Jing Yao means. Just name a price and we'll talk."

"Vegetables are 15 cents per pound, and peppers are 40 cents per pound." Jing Yao said.

"This price is almost as high as that of meat." Master Cao frowned. You know, ordinary cabbage costs only one or two cents per pound.

"Why do they say that scarcity makes things valuable? This is an exclusive supply, and only one company can provide it." Jing Yao said confidently. This is the first batch of vegetables, so the price naturally cannot be too cheap. As for when the output increases in the future, the price will be reset.

"But I want you to promise that you will only supply our Cao family and not other restaurants." Master Cao said after thinking for a while.

He knew the nobles in the county town didn't care where the vegetables came from or how expensive they were, they just wanted the novelty. If they sold fresh vegetables that were only available in Dayu and not even in Kyoto, they would naturally set the price themselves.

"It's just that they're not on the market in large quantities yet, so I can only supply a small amount from my yard." The vegetables in the fields will take at least a month to mature, so those in the yard can barely hold out for a while.

"Okay, I have another request." Master Cao said carefully.

"Please say."

"I want to buy a few recipes for these vegetables and use them in the restaurant, and they are also exclusive suppliers." Master Cao thought of the meal just now. It was delicious and the cooking was excellent. If it wasn't for the husband who cooked the meal, he would have hired him as the head chef of the restaurant at a high price.

"You need to ask my fiancée about this." Jing Yao threw the matter to Wen Qun, who had been listening quietly beside him without saying a word.

Wen Qun didn't expect that he would still have his own things to do. Seeing Jing Yao's encouraging eyes, he mustered up the courage to speak: "Okay, I don't know what dishes Mr. Cao likes. Here are some recipes that are also made from these new crops."

When Master Cao heard this, he was very happy, "Of course I believe in Master Wen's craftsmanship, I want all of these."

After Wen Qun showed ten dishes to Master Cao, he was satisfied with all of them and bought all of them at the price of fifty taels per dish. He ordered that these dishes should not be served to anyone else except themselves, and he also ordered some delicious foot bath soup for the restaurant as a side dish.

Wen Qun was doing business for the first time, and he was a little excited holding a stack of banknotes. He gave Mr. Cao two cold dishes, and Jing Yao did not speak during the whole process, letting him set the price himself.

After writing two contracts and confirming that there were no problems, both parties signed them. Mr. Cao paid a deposit first. These were vegetables grown by Jing Yao himself in his yard, and the money naturally went to Wen Qun. The village had to discuss with the head of the village and inform the villagers before they signed the contract again.

"Okay, from now on, please ask the restaurant's purchasing guys to come to the village to pick up vegetables every morning." Seeing that it was already troublesome for them to pick the vegetables every morning, Jing Yao didn't want to deliver the goods to their door.

"Okay, then we'll wait for Boss Jing Yao." Master Cao left Wenjiabao with several deeds and a cart of canned food.

After seeing the guests off, Jing Yao and Wen Qun talked at home. Wen Qun was sorting out the contracts signed today and in the past but not yet executed.

"Ayao, why do you let me make the decision alone?" Although Wen Qun looked calm on the surface, his heart was actually about to jump out of his chest.

"Why not? You've done a good job, haven't you? You'll do even better in the future." Jing Yao didn't care about those recipes. He would give them away for free. After all, people didn't know how to cook the dishes after buying them. Buying his dishes would allow Wen Qun to practice his courage and accumulate experience, which was considered to be making the best use of them.

"Yeah." Wen Qun was filled with confidence and extremely happy to be able to accomplish something and do it well.

In Jing Yao's opinion, Wen Qun's lack of confidence sometimes comes from being ignored for a long time. He will not easily speak up to make decisions and is always waiting for affirmation. Jing Yao is willing to let him do anything on his own and praises the results of events. After many times, he has the confidence and courage to make the decision he really wants to express.

No matter what the outcome of the incident is, it doesn't matter, they will always be with each other and grow together.

The two of them closed the door and went out. They had promised to supply vegetables to Cao's restaurant tomorrow, and they also needed to find two people to help pick vegetables. Because the working hours were in the early morning, it would not delay the daytime work, and there were still many people willing to come. Besides, Jing Yao's wages were not low.

Wen Qun took the two aunts who agreed to come to the backyard for training. He taught them how to pick vegetables, and which ones were too old to be picked, and which ones were not ready to be picked.

Jing Yao went to the Wen family alone. Wen Xing came back today, and the two of them were busy with things today, so they hadn't met him yet.

When they arrived at Wen's house, Wen Xing asked about Jing Yao's recent situation in the factory and the fields, and also asked about his study progress. Jing Yao was embarrassed. Fortunately, even though he was busy, he did not fall behind every day, otherwise he would be scolded. After learning about his progress, Wen Xing was very satisfied and did not embarrass him. He turned around and talked about other things.

"Today I went to the village head's field and saw that the peppers were growing well, one by one, like small trees. The flowers were blooming so densely that if they bear fruit, the trees would bend down. Your method of growing seedlings is really good." Although Wen Xing was a scholar, he also paid attention to agricultural and mulberry planting.

He has a good relationship with the head of the village. Scholars have a lot of influence in the village. He was the one who helped you to make this happen, so he cares a lot about these things.

"The land in the village is fertile and everyone takes good care of it, so the flowers will naturally bloom well. But too many flowers are not good either. The fruits will not get enough nutrition and will not grow large. Too many means the quality cannot be guaranteed. Although the size of the peppers does matter, they have to produce several crops, which will hurt the trees and is not good for the future." Jing Yao also knew that it was his own problem, because the seedlings were too tenacious.

"What should we do then?" Wen Xing frowned.

"Knock off some of the stamens and leave the strong ones."

"This..." Wen Xing had not thought of such a method. In the past, they were worried that the trees would not bear enough fruits and the harvest would be poor.

"I know it's hard for everyone to accept that the vegetables they have worked so hard to grow have to be destroyed. But if we don't do this, the trees won't grow many crops, and the fruits won't be good." The vegetables in the village are not like those in his home, and only he and Wen Qun can see them. People coming and going in the village and outside the village are watching them, and he can't use his supernatural powers secretly in the middle of the night, otherwise he will be exhausted.

"I'll talk to the village head." Wen Xing nodded. He still had to listen to Jing Yao on this matter.

"I will also use the equipment in my yard to conduct experiments for everyone so that everyone can understand." Jing Yao was not worried.

"can."

After staying at the Wen family for the whole afternoon, having dinner in the evening and chatting about other things, Jing Yao went back, boiled some hot water, took a bath, and went to bed.

Early the next morning, Wen Qun brought the aunt he had found to Jing Yao's house and started a day of picking.

The most common crop in Jing Yao's yard is peppers. There are not many other crops, but the fruits are good and dense, and there look to be a lot of them. Plus, now is the time when they are in full bloom, so they can't be eaten up at all.

And these peppers can't all be picked. They only need a few pounds for seasoning. Except for those that Jing Yao left as seeds, many of them were sent to factories or used to make pickled peppers. The others are cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, etc. The others are easy to pick, but onions are more troublesome and need to be dug with a hoe.

Before the vegetables were picked, the waiter from Cao's Restaurant drove a horse-drawn carriage to Jing Yao's house. So Jing Yao and his men were divided into two groups, one responsible for picking and the other for loading. When the quantity was enough, the waiter drove the carriage away. Jing Yao also asked them to go back. Wen Qun had already negotiated that the wages would be paid monthly, just like in a factory. The two aunts also went home.

After breakfast, before Jing Yao went to the village head's house to explain the situation to him, the village head came to his house. He also came to the house about the pepper seedlings in the field. Jing Yao could only ask Wen Qun to go to the factory by himself, and he stayed at home to talk to the village head.

"Uncle Li Zheng, I have already made an agreement with the young master of Cao's Restaurant in the county town. When the vegetables in the fields are ripe, you can pick them and send them to me. Vegetables are 15 cents per pound, and peppers are 40 cents per pound. I will charge one cent for each pound. This is my seed money." Jing Yao spoke first and said what he wanted to say.

"Really? This is great. Your uncles came to ask me a few days ago that the vegetables will be almost grown in a month. When will you sell them? Will you collect them or sell them to the restaurant? I didn't expect you have already thought about it. It's natural to take a commission. You provided the seeds, so we will naturally be grateful to you." The head of the village didn't expect to get this good news first, and he was very happy. You know, this is the price of meat in the village.