My whole family traveled across time with an encyclopedia

Chapter 19

The corvee workers are gone, and the life of every household must continue.

The weather is getting colder and colder. The Ning family has already put on thick clothes that have been worn for several years. The clothes are hard and the cotton inside has been used for many years. Well, the only cotton they could afford was because Ning Changrong worked in the county, and the villagers stuffed their clothes with catkins and straw to keep out the cold.

The road has to be taken step by step, even Ning Qingxi is not picky anymore.

"Mother, how much do you think you can get this Chinese cabbage?" Ning Changrong was wrapped in a ragged cotton coat, with his hands crossed in his sleeves, squatting on the ground, looking at the green and tender vegetables in front of him with a happy face.

If it is sold, it will bring a lot of money into the account. During these days, apart from going up to the mountain with a few brothers to beat teeth, helping his daughter make toilet paper, he would also go to the county to inquire about the price in his free time.Although the shopkeeper Lin himself said that he was willing to give him a high price in the market, it is necessary to be on guard against others, and you still have to know something in your heart, and you can't put everything on other people's conscience.

You can also take a look at what is sold in the market here, and wonder if there are other ways to make money. He can only sell Chinese cabbage this time this year. This place is too cold. Fortunately, they planted early, otherwise the seeds would be afraid They are all going to freeze to death.

"I estimate that we can harvest about three thousand catties. This variety of Chinese cabbage is not as good as ours, otherwise the output can be increased a little bit."

Wang Xiujuan looked at the juicy Chinese cabbage planted by her command staff, and felt a sense of accomplishment in her heart. She was already thinking about whether to make kimchi or sauerkraut?Or do both?Go back and ask Sisi.By the way, I have to buy a few big bars, and one water tank at home is not enough.

"Our family keeps some of this Chinese cabbage for ourselves, and I will sell the rest in the county. It is estimated that there will be 15 taels of silver, but we may need to expand the cellar where we store grain, otherwise we will not be able to hold so many cabbages."

Ning's second child volunteered, "Brother, I will take my third child to dig it out today." The Ning family also looked at this rare vegetable. I can mutter a few words in my heart, but I still have to do the work.But I didn't hold out too much hope. After all, no one has seen this thing before. It's getting cold today, and I'm afraid that the seeds will be frozen to death in the ground.

Seeing the seeds germinate, get out of the soil, look different every day, and finally grow up to this big one, the family never had hope to come to watch every day, and the attitude changed in less than half a month.Every day, people take turns to watch, and the service is more meticulous and careful.

Several acquaintances from the village who came to visit from behind also murmured in their hearts that Wang Xiujuan's family has become a prodigal, not because this thing is so rare and big, but because it can be sold for a high price!What do you not eat at home?But it would be different if it could be sold for a big price!

At daybreak, Ning Changrong took an ox cart borrowed from the village head's family, and pushed the cart towards the county with a few brothers. Of course, they were responsible for the fodder for the ox cart.

In order to prevent the cattle from eating cabbage, the cattle are fed well before departure.

The cart was covered with a straw mat, and underneath were Chinese cabbage that they had picked in the past two days.The plump and firm ones look fresh and delicious.

When entering the city, because they brought a lot of goods, they also paid a five-cent entry fee.Ning Changrong came to the county empty-handed several times without handing in.This time, I found out that as long as you enter the city, you have to pay a penny to enter the city, and those who bring goods will be charged separately.

Ning Changrong was puzzled, and planned to ask shopkeeper Lin about it.

Otherwise, he would be very upset.

"Be careful, don't smash this dish." Shopkeeper Lin personally directed the shop assistants to pull down the cabbage for weighing.

Ning Changrong's few carts of cabbage can be regarded as a solution to his urgent needs.In the past few days, most of the food provided by the inn is pickled vegetables and meat, and the guests are tired of eating it.

It would take some time to unload so much cabbage, so Ning Changrong asked Ning Changfu and his brothers to watch, and he went to the side to ask shopkeeper Lin about the entrance fee.

"Shopkeeper Lin. When did our county start collecting city fees? It didn't seem to be the case when I came a few times ago."

Hearing this, shopkeeper Lin sighed, "You don't know, there is another rebellion in the north. I heard that it is the descendant of General Chang. The imperial court distributes money to the lower levels in order to wipe out the rebels. We businessmen in the city are not It's bad luck, and a few days ago, another tax was added, and this entry fee is also to save the army's salary."

"Would you like to go to our village to contribute too?" Ning Changrong said with worry on his brows.

Hearing this, shopkeeper Lin comforted: "Don't worry about that, you probably won't be apportioning taxes to the countryside."

When Ning Changrong asked, he found out that when the other prefectures next door went to the village to increase taxes, those villagers paid their taxes and were conscripted into corvee. Now they can’t get enough to eat and have to share. .

The county was afraid of driving them back, so it didn't apportion it to the countryside, but the people in the county were not so lucky, especially these businessmen.

As long as Ning Changrong is not apportioned to their village, he will be at ease.The entrance fee is a bit expensive, but there is no way.

As for where it rebelled again.He didn't pay much attention to it, how could this precarious Nancheng Dynasty not rebel?

Their place is pretty good, the location is relatively remote, the rebels don't like it, and the court doesn't care about it.

The two chatted for a while before they finished weighing.

"All the shopkeepers have been weighed, and the total is 2500 catties."

The second brother Ning who stood aside nodded at Ning Changrong.

This shopkeeper Lin is really generous in his work, and he didn't fool Ning Changrong. The original 2500 catties was calculated as 15 taels based on the market price.But they shipped it from the south, and he shipped it directly from the countryside, which made a lot of money compared to others.

"Evergreen. If you continue to plant in the future, bring them all to me!" Shopkeeper Lin really didn't expect Ning Changrong to be so capable. Those northerners rarely see Sis, and Ning Changrong called him Chinese cabbage. , The first time it was successful.

Afraid that Ning Changrong would sell the Chinese cabbage to others, shopkeeper Lin chatted for a long time playing the emotional card, and wanted Ning Changrong to supply him exclusively.

"Shopkeeper, we have known each other for so long, I must give you priority, and I will sell it to others unless you can't eat it."

"Okay! I saw the right person." Shopkeeper Lin didn't take it seriously, how could he not be able to eat it?

In the end, the three brothers bought a lot of supplies for the winter with 15 taels of silver, and went out of the city happily to go home.

Ning Changrong pushed a few carts of cabbage out of the village early in the morning, and was seen by many people. Everyone had already found out that this stuff can be sold for a lot of money, and it is very expensive in the county. It is not precious, and it is worth a lot of money to grow out in this winter.

Now seeing that brother San cabbage is all sold and brought back a lot of things, I am even more sure that this cabbage can make money!The key is that they can be planted in winter. They have never heard of vegetables that can grow in winter before. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, who would believe it?
When Ning Changrong resigned from his job as a waiter in the city, many people in the village were talking bitterly about it. He was paid every month for such a good job, and he was so stupid that he was willing to throw it away.I didn't expect people to look down on that little money.Get up in no time?The money earned from selling Chinese cabbage in this way is estimated to be worth a year's income!Otherwise, how could you be willing to buy such a big car to go home?
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