The Second Sister of a Farmer's Family's Path to Imperial Destiny

As the weather gets colder, the variety of vegetables at the market becomes fewer and fewer.

"Miss, I'm Xiaoyue from Rufangzhai. From now on, Rufangzhai will order 20 kilograms of taro slices every ten days, and I will be responsible for the connection."

A girl with a brocade flower bun and peach blossom hairpins jumped off the ox cart.

Guo Xin looked at the girl and asked her if she had a token of love.

The girl took out a contract from her bosom and said, "The shopkeeper said that you will understand when you see this paper."

After Guo Xin confirmed that it was true, he apologized, "The taro on the mountain has been dug up almost completely. At most, it will only last for the next month. The taro planted in the field will not mature that quickly. It will take at least eight months to harvest."

She looked at Xiaoyue's face again and saw that she was looking at her, as if she was thinking. She continued, "So, I'm afraid the supply of taro chips will have to be stopped."

Xiao Yue was silent for a while and then gave a suggestion: "You can go to the hilltop in the next village to collect taro. Then you can store it in the cellar and continue to supply us. The taro chips in the restaurant are really popular and are now in limited supply."

Guo Xin had thought about this method, but if he did so, he would first need a certain amount of capital, as well as sufficient connections and locations, otherwise he would not be able to afford it.

Seeing that Guo Xin had not spoken, Xiao Yue guessed her worries and said calmly, "The shopkeeper has also guessed the girl's current situation, so she said she can provide you with a certain amount of money to loan, and then you can operate it. If the cost of collecting taro increases, the girl can also increase the selling price of taro slices as appropriate."

Guo Xin made some calculations in his mind and thought that this was not impossible. If he could have Rufangzhai as a backer, then both the harvest of taro and the funds would be guaranteed to a certain extent.

After thinking for a moment, Guo Xin bowed slightly and said, "This is a good idea, but the details still need to be discussed with the shopkeeper."

After that, he took Xiaoyue into the backyard and loaded the 20 kilograms of taro chips that had been prepared onto the ox cart.

"Miss, I'll be waiting for your good news in Rufangzhai." Xiaoyue said.

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Xiao Yue's words naturally gave Guo Xin a reminder that in order to achieve the goal, it would be difficult to achieve it relying on her own family alone, not to mention that she now has more important things to do.

Growing vegetables in greenhouses.

According to the current trend, the weather will get colder and colder, so out-of-season vegetables will be in short supply. Rufangzhai is her customer.

Guo Xin went to the home of his good friend Aunt Liu Guo. There were many males in their family, and they were one of the few families in the village that had ox carts. After much thought, he felt that helping to harvest taro would be the most suitable job for them.

"Aunt, I am bothering you again."

When Aunt Liu Guo saw Guo Xin coming, she quickly put down the broom in her hand, wiped her body, and poured a glass of water for Guo Xin.

"What's the matter with you, Erya?"

Guo Xin looked around and didn't see any of Aunt Liu's children, so he asked, "Where are Brother Liu and the others?"

"Winter is coming soon, so they followed their father to the fields to collect straw and other things for use as firewood at home. After all, it would be a waste if the straw was not used. It would take more effort to chop wood."

Straw! It's easy to get, and it's an indispensable ingredient for growing vegetables in winter.

Originally I just wanted to come and see Aunt Liu Guo, then go to the village entrance to see if there was anyone preparing to go to town to sell straw. Now it seems like I can do it all at once.

Guo Xin's eyes were shining, and she looked at Aunt Liu Guo as if she was looking at silver. "Aunt, I came here this time to ask my eldest brother and his friends to help me harvest taro in the next village. I will pay them for it."

"Now that you mention straw, there is one more thing."

Aunt Liu Guo looked at Guo Xin in confusion, obviously not understanding what she was saying.

"It's like this. Brother Liu should have told you before that I sell things to Rufangzhai. I sell food made from taro, but now I don't have enough taro, so I want to ask you to help me collect it. The wages are calculated at 100 coins a day, and one person should be able to do it. The taro is also 10 coins per pound."

"Then can you sell me your rice straw? I'll charge you one cent for two pounds. Do you think you can sell it?"

Aunt Liu Guo understood a little bit. Although there was not much farm work to do at home in the winter, she and her son still had to go to the county town to work as helpers.

However, food and accommodation are usually not provided in the county town, and you have to spend some money to rent a house and eat, etc. It is indeed not as good as running errands for Erya.

"Er Ya, I may not be able to make the decision on this important matter alone. I need to discuss it with your Uncle Liu and the others."

"no problem!"

After a while, Brother Liu and his friends came back pulling a cart of straw.

Aunt Liu Guo took Brother Liu and the others to the backyard and discussed it in detail for a while, then returned to the house.

"Er Ya, we have agreed to this job." Brother Liu said in a strong voice, "but you have to pay me for the taro first."

"Of course." Guo Xin took out the copper coins he had just earned from selling taro chips and said, "This is four hundred coins, which can buy about 40 kilograms of taro."

"I have been collecting taro for a long time, but I don't know how much I will have yet. I will give you this much first. If it's not enough, I will give you more later."

"As for wages, I plan to pay them on a daily basis. I'll settle the bill directly after I collect the money. Is that okay with you?"

Uncle Liu had already done the math and knew that it was not easy to find a job carrying a lantern. When he heard Guo Xin's question, he said in a rough voice, "Of course it would be great! I heard from your aunt that you are planning to harvest dry rice?"

"Yes, one penny and two pounds."

"But this dry rice is hard to weigh. How about charging two cents per bundle?"

Uncle Liu led Guo Xin to the front of the ox cart, looked at the bundles of dry rice, and roughly estimated that one bundle was probably more than four pounds, so he was getting a bargain.

"Of course. I wonder how much dried rice Uncle has left to sell?"

When Uncle Liu heard this, he was surprised. Although he knew that Guo Xin was taking advantage, if he used the straw himself, he would probably only be able to use it as firewood and it would be gone in no time. As long as he could make money, it was enough. He was too lazy to calculate too much.

"There are still a lot of them in the field, about a hundred bundles."

When Guo Xin heard this, he thought that these one hundred bundles should be enough for half an acre of greenhouse and half an acre of taro.

"Okay! Then please bring these to my field and I'll pay you."

Although Uncle Liu knew that Guo Xin was cooperating with Rufangzhai, he was unsure what kind of cooperation would require a small peasant family to spend so much money.

He said with some uneasiness: "Erya, you are not being cheated. You have spent a lot of money before you even made any money."

Guo Xin looked at Uncle Liu who looked worried and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I know my limits and I won't be fooled."