vrcanaries Chapter 178 Buying Land
Chapter 178 Buying Land
One thousand bottles of mugwort ointment were a lot, and it was too tiring for Zhou Mingshu and Chen Banxia to count them, so they asked Zhou Mingqin and Zhou Mingqi to join them. The four of them took a while to count before they could load the things onto the ox cart.
The price of one thousand bottles of mugwort ointment is ten taels of silver. The heavy silver fell into Old Lady Zhou’s hands. That feeling... was so great!
"Uncle Chen, I don't have enough mugwort porcelain bottles at home. Can you please help me order 2,000 more?"
Zhou Mingshu took out a tael of silver and handed it to Chen Sheng.
Mr. Chen’s pharmacy is not far from the porcelain shop, so it’s not a big deal, just running some errands is enough.
Mr. Chen took the silver and put it back into his purse.
"Mingshu, the cost of this porcelain bottle is not small. How about this? I will help you recycle the porcelain bottles you used before. This way you can also make more money. If you think it's not troublesome, I will try it."
Mr. Chen gave her a good idea.
"Uncle Chen, this is a good idea, but it will cause you some trouble."
Zhou Mingshu was very grateful to Mr. Chen for thinking about her.
"It's okay. It's not a big deal. Just leave it to me. But I don't know how much I can recycle."
Mr. Chen waved his hands repeatedly, saying that this little matter would not be a big deal for him.
Looking at his daughter carrying a basket of mushrooms, Mr. Chen shook his head and laughed. He did not refuse. After putting the things on the ox cart, he covered the mugwort paste with a cloth.
On the way, he met several villagers from Lianglin Village. Looking at their inquiring eyes, Mr. Chen chose to keep silent. He said hello and left quickly.
Within just a few days, the family had saved more than ten taels of silver.
Old Mrs. Zhou can no longer walk.
She felt her legs go weak.
This business feels like a dream all day long.
Liu on the side was even happier, because she was thinking about the jelly business, and she would make a lot of money in this way.
"Grandma, we made the right decision to order the big pot this time. Banxia just told me that there will be a lot of mosquitoes after the rain. I'm afraid the amount of wormwood paste we need will increase."
When these words were spoken, the family was even more surprised.
"That's great. We'll continue after we finish planting the land. Maybe there will be more 'Doctor Shen's' coming to visit us in the future."
"Haha, I hope so."
After Zhou Lao Da and others picked up the ordered pots and hoes, they went to buy meat and sugar.
There happened to be so many mushrooms at home, so he gritted his teeth and picked up another chicken.
The old woman selling chickens was trying hard to promote the baby pigeons next to her, saying that they were the best tonic for pregnant women.
This squab was just shot by her son in the woods last night. It is very fresh.
Anyway, the price is not expensive, five cents is enough to replenish the bodies of my mother and the third son’s wife.
After doing all this, it was already late.
So Boss Zhou got on the donkey cart and drove towards Lianglin Village.
When I got home, the smoke from Lao Zhou's kitchen was just beginning to rise. Fortunately, I made it in time.
They jumped out of the car and quickly unloaded the goods, starting with the purchased ingredients.
He carried four pounds of top-quality pork, a fat chicken, a squab, and, of course, a can of sugar.
"Mom, please stew the chicken and pigeon first. I just happened to have some mushrooms at home, so I thought I would give you some tonic. You were so tired from harvesting wheat a few days ago, and now we have to plant seeds again. It will be too late if you don't give me some tonic."
Mr. Zhou's eyes were wrinkled from laughing so hard. I didn't expect that such a grown man could be so considerate.
Mrs. Feng leaned against the door holding her belly, her face full of gratitude and emotion.
"Okay, you're thoughtful. I'll cook it all now."
Old Mrs. Zhou took out a kitchen knife, rubbed it back and forth on the whetstone a few times, and then went to chop the chicken.
Zhou Laoer went over to help, and the three grown men carried the large iron pot that they had ordered onto the stove.
The two small pots were also taken and placed on the new stove.
Boss Zhou mixed some more mud and smeared it around the edge of the pot twice to prevent smoke from leaking.
"It's all done. Once we get some firewood over, we can put it into use."
Boss Zhou brushed off the mud on his body and finally finished all the work for the day.
"Yeah, after we finish planting we'll buy some meat and make oil. Uncle Chen came over today to take away a thousand bottles of mugwort paste."
Zhou Mingshu told the story of Chen Sheng in detail, and both Zhou Lao Da and Zhou Lao San widened their eyes.
Damn, Mr. Chen is really rich and powerful, and every move he makes is extraordinary.
"Oh, well done, Sanya, you are really great. Now our family won't have to worry about food and drink anymore, haha."
It's exciting to receive this money.
"Uncle, uncle, is this all you want? Is it enough to just have enough food and clothes?"
Zhou Mingshu asked deliberately.
"Then...then let's accumulate some more family property?"
Boss Zhou scratched his head. His family had never had so much money before. Apart from buying land, he didn't know what else he could do.
"Of course, we need to save more."
Zhou Mingshu thought to himself, I finally got it.
Now is the time to plant seeds. If you want to buy land, this is the best time to do so.
Boss Zhou didn't expect San Ya to be so smart that she had even planned for this matter.
"Okay, let's discuss it with your grandma later when we have dinner."
The price of wasteland in Daliang is very cheap, only thirty cents per mu. The unwanted wasteland at the foot of the mountain can be reclaimed at will. As long as you are diligent enough, you don't have to worry about growing crops on the land.
The price of decent land is about two taels of silver, and good quality land can be sold for nearly three taels of silver.
If you really want to buy land, you have to think carefully about what kind of land to buy.
In addition to the stewed chicken with mushrooms, there was also a stewed pigeon for dinner, but this was exclusive to Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Feng.
Everyone has chicken to eat, so they are not greedy for the pigeon.
After Mr. Zhou talked about farming, Mrs. Zhou nodded.
"I can buy it, but I think there are too many plots of land and the work is too tiring. Can you possibly take care of it?"
"Grandma, we don't have to grow crops after buying the land. We can grow vegetables or flowers. The flowers we grow can be used to make ointments and soaps. How wonderful!"
Zhou Mingshu spoke at the right time and interrupted Mrs. Zhou.
"Oh, yes, why didn't I think of that? We are worried about not having enough flowers to make the ointment."
Old Mrs. Zhou put down the bowl of soup in her hand and became more and more excited the more she thought about it.
"In that case, we don't need to buy fertile land. Can we buy wasteland? I wonder if the flowers you want to plant are delicate?"
"Haha, it's not that expensive. As long as you plant it, it will definitely survive. Just buy some wasteland. It's so cheap, let's buy a few more acres."
"Okay, let's do as San Ya said."
"Grandma, let's buy this wasteland next door. We can grow vegetables and flowers there. It's close to home and convenient."
"Okay, it's not expensive anyway, let's just buy this one, and after we take care of it there won't be so many mosquitoes anymore."
Old Mrs. Zhou ate very quickly. After the meal, she took Zhou Laoer to the village chief's house to discuss the purchase of land.
Zhou Mingshu's wish was fulfilled, so he was naturally happy.