After becoming the villain's eldest sister, I take charge of the whole family

Chapter 177 Another Year of Selling Oranges

this time.

Xie Boyuan went to the capital with Mr. Wen, and they took the Wen family's private boat and arrived in the capital by sea. Therefore, Xie Linghe was not worried.

and so.

She rarely paid attention to Xie Boyuan.

This is mainly because she is very busy with a lot of things on her hands.

As October approaches, the second crop of rice is nearly mature and it is time to harvest.

There are 150 mu of land, and 700 kilograms of rice per mu, so the total harvest of rice is 105,000 kilograms.

In the second harvest, in order to win the loyalty of the tenant farmers, she gave them 30% of the harvest.

There are 210 kilograms of food over there.

Even after paying taxes, it is much more than in previous years, so we can have a good year.

In this regard.

The tenant farmers were moved to tears of gratitude.

Xie Linghe still had 73,500 kilograms of rice left. Now that the price of grain had dropped to normal levels, one kilogram of rice cost five cents, and if he sold all of it, he would get 367 taels and 500 cents.

Compared with the sky-high price of 40 cents per catty of rice last year, it has dropped by nearly ten times.

Many grain merchants were unwilling to give in.

But Xie Linghe felt at ease.

She couldn't imagine how many people starved to death in the Jiangnan area last year.

Now, the Liang family has finally returned to normal.

The people survived another disaster.

Worth to talk about.

Last year's disaster was not a natural calamity, but a man-made one. This year things are stable only because the result of the struggle between the two parties in the court has come out, and the party of the second-in-command Lu Fu has won over the party of the first-in-command Li Bangchang.

of course.

No one told her about this.

Xie Linghe knew about it only because it was mentioned in the novel.

She still knows.

Li Bangchang is on the side of the second prince, and Lu Fu is on the side of the third prince. The two princes are fighting for the throne. Now the second prince is about to be defeated, and the third prince is on the verge of victory.

of course.

Party struggles are far away from her.

……

Wild orange grove.

Xie Linghe watched the tenant farmers busily harvesting. Although tired, their faces were full of smiles. He couldn't help but smile too: "Anfu, remember to save some of the grain after the harvest. This rice will degenerate and reduce the yield after planting it again. It needs to be hybridized."

"take note of it."

Xie Anfu's face straightened: "Don't worry, I have arranged everything."

Xie Linghe looked at him. After more than half a year of experience, his temperament, physique and appearance had changed greatly, as if he was a pearl covered with dust that had been polished to a bright shine, dazzling and eye-catching.

This is the child she raised.

Xie Linghe's eyes were filled with pride and relief, and he patted him on the shoulder: "Thanks to your help, I feel so much more relaxed."

He did an excellent job in managing the farm, grain store and personnel, and was also particularly good at training people.

"By the way, are you really going to leave Taohua Villa to Changsheng and not take care of it?"

"He always needs experience."

Xie Anfu nodded heavily: "Linghe, didn't you say that you wanted to spread the first-grade grain all over the country and let your fields all over the country? Then we must have someone under our command. Brother Changsheng has this talent, and I plan to train him to be a manager of external affairs."

This way, I won’t have to stay away from home all year round and can always be with you.

He didn't dare to say the last sentence.

Hear the words.

Xie Linghe nodded: "Changsheng is indeed a good boy, and an honest one."

Xie Anfu casually glanced at the oranges on the mountain, thought of something, and said: "Linghe, the oranges are ripe early this year. Our oranges taste so good. It would be a pity to sell them at a low price in a small place like Chunde County. I want to sell them in the capital."

"Go sell it in the capital?" Xie Linghe was slightly surprised, then nodded cheerfully, "Sure, I have no objection."

"After I sell this batch of grain and oranges and save some money, I want to open a first-class grain shop in the capital and buy a farm."

She won't touch the money in her hand for the time being.

Xie Boyuan is getting married next year, and this money has to be saved for the betrothal. If he really stays in the capital, he will also need to buy a house as a wedding house. He can't let Liu Rushuang rent a house after marrying him.

This is not just for Xie Boyuan, but mainly to compensate Liu Rushuang.

Back to the topic.

Xie Anfu pondered for a moment and nodded: "It should be fine."

"Then when I go to the capital to sell oranges this time, I'll also pay attention to the business of the shops and farms."

Xie Linghe's smile widened: "That would be great."

Looking at him, she couldn't help but sigh: "Anfu~ What would I do without you?"

Hear the words.

Xie Anfu's cheeks suddenly turned red.

Meanwhile, Xie Linghe was thinking of something else: "Anfu, you've been training Changping these days. How's it going? Can you handle things on your own?"

“It’s improved a lot.”

Hearing this, Xie Anfu's face straightened: "Since we plan to open a new store in the capital, we definitely need a capable and trustworthy person to be the store manager. Qian Gou is the best choice."

"After he leaves, let Changping be the shopkeeper in Changhai Town. He is familiar with this place and will be the easiest to get started."

Xie Linghe thought it made sense: "Okay, let's do as you say."

……

time flies.

Soon, it was late October.

The oranges are ripe.

Zhuangzi invited many villagers from the wild orange grove to help pick oranges, paying them thirty cents a day. They all signed up enthusiastically and worked very actively. After all, many people wanted this job.

Not only is brunch included, but there is meat at every meal; and after picking oranges, no one will give you ten kilograms.

But they knew that people would buy these oranges at 20 wen per pound outside, so 10 pounds would cost 200 wen, which was enough for seven days' wages.

Xie Linghe came to visit for two days.

On the third day, Xie Anfu and Chen Ergou set off in a carriage.

Xie Linghe: "Be careful on the road."

Xie Anfu: “Yeah.”

This is the first batch, and I don’t bring much. If it sells well, I will bring more later.

……

Ten days later.

Li Huahua came to her house and said, "Sister Linghe."

At home, Xie Linghe didn't allow them to call him boss.

Seeing her, Xie Linghe was surprised: "Huahua, why are you here?"

Li Huahua pulled her out: "Sister Linghe, Brother Anfu asked me to come here, let's go back to the wild orange forest."

Xie Linghe was happy: "They are back?"