Dressed as a widow, raising cubs, farming and building infrastructure in Ming Dynasty

Chapter 39 Looking for ways to make money
Old Man Lou rolled his eyes: "No!"

Qin Liu held back his laughter and mourned for Master Zhu Yue who had three huge mountains pressing down on him - even if he wanted to be a playboy, he didn't have the conditions to do so!

But then her heart became heavy again.

This Zhu Yue has never done anything wrong to her, but he sent his master with superb martial arts skills to secretly protect her. What is his relationship with the original person?
If you really want to protect your family, why let us struggle to survive in this precarious town of Shabaozi?
Qin Liu couldn't understand and simply stopped thinking about it.

Now she is in a situation where she is sitting on nothing.Qin Liu had to think of other ways out.

Relying on the mountains to fall, relying on everyone to run.

The grieving and frightened Mrs. Qu in the backyard is an example.

She had to find new ways to make money before all her money was spent.

Buying land to grow food is the easiest way.However, the yield of wheat growing in this society is too low. After paying the taxes, only about [-]% of the wheat is left after the seeds are removed without removing the labor force, which is not cost-effective.

Opening a store is a good idea.But what if Zhu Yue repeats his old tricks and forcefully buys her very profitable store at a low price?
She had to think of other ways out.

She thought of the fox fur worth a thousand taels of silver.

She is not from a farming and animal husbandry background, so breeding foxes is as risky as a mountain to her.

She is good at geology, geography and coal chemical industry.It's just that these things are big investment businesses. Now she is still worried about long-term survival and can't take care of those things.

Qin Liu thought hard for several days but still couldn't find the door.She even rented a horse and walked around Shabaozi Town for a while.

Surrounded by mountains and ridges, there are not many plains, and large-scale farming is unrealistic.

Qin Liu thought of the vast tracts of cornfields he had seen when visiting the grasslands in modern society.

corn!

An idea flashed through Qin Liu's mind.

She remembered that crops with extremely high yields such as corn and potatoes were not native to China, but imported.

There are no such agricultural products here today. It can be seen that corn, potatoes, etc. are not yet popular in the Ming Dynasty at this moment. Could she go to the coast and look for these things among the imported products from overseas?

Or maybe you can ask Old Man Lou first?

Old Man Lou was confused about the corn and potatoes she drew, and finally concluded: "There are many places where barbarians live in the capital, and there are also many natural treasures and overseas rare treasures. Maybe there are these things you mentioned."

Qin Liu was wilted.

Qin Liu held his forehead and sighed: "How can I find a way to make money?!!!"

Old Man Lou smiled and downed the glass of wine: "Isn't this easy? You're selling horses! You can make money quickly, and you can make a lot of money!"

Qin Liu rolled his eyes and said with little interest: "There are a dozen people like you who can sell horses, but with my tender arms and thin legs, I'd better forget it."

That horse dealer Liu Liuye, Liu Qiye and the others were all brave and heroic people, but she didn't have the ability or the manpower to do so.

Old Man Lou said disapprovingly: "In the past few years, our Ming Dynasty has stopped trading with Mongolia, and there is a severe shortage of war horses, so we have to conduct a tea-horse trade with Tibet. Liu Jin's harsh rule is too harsh, and the tea-horse trade cannot be carried out. Our Xuanfu is also in short supply. Horses for a long time.

As for Mongolia, they have been short of salt and tea in recent years, and their lives have been difficult.It's just that Dayan Khan is stubborn and would rather send people to plunder and rob than to bow his head and reopen the mutual market.

You have a little mute working as a bond on the grassland, and you have Zhu Yue in the Xuanfu looking for sales. Isn't it easy to make a lot of money? "

Qin Liu listened for a long time with his ears perked up, then pondered for a moment without saying anything.

The little mute must have been unpopular in the grassland for living in such a miserable state. Wouldn't it be a good idea for her to go to the grassland with him to sell horses?Making money is important, but surviving on life is even more important.

The little mute is now unwilling to return to the grassland, and she will not force him to go back.

Isn't it just to have an extra mouth?

Qin Liu took the time to sew spring clothes for the whole family, one person and two clothes. They all bought linen and coarse cloth, and the underwear used more expensive fine cloth. Of course, Old Man Lou and the little mute were also included.

To her surprise, Mrs. Qu next door started to get up early to make breakfast.

If the smoke from Ma's kitchen hadn't been so big that it reached Li's house and woke Qin Liu up, she wouldn't have known it.

Since Yanzilou closed down, Qin Liu, Old Man Lou and others started to get up later and later.

There's nothing much to do during the day anyway.

Only then did she realize that she hadn't seen Ma Ang for a long time.

Qin Liu hurriedly dressed herself and her two children, and led her children out of the door in a panic. She saw thick smoke billowing from the Ma's kitchen, and Mrs. Qu was rushing into the kitchen with a basin.

Old man Lou who lived in the backyard and the little mute who had mostly recovered from his butt injury also rushed over. Aunt Ma, Ma Yue and Sister Ma Feng who were busy in the dumpling shop also rushed into the yard one after another.

Everyone didn't care to say anything and quickly took basins of water to put out the fire.

The fire was quickly put out, and the Ma family's kitchen was filled with water. The steamer still on the stove was blackened by smoke.

No matter how well-mannered Aunt Ma was, she still glared at Mrs. Qu who was standing in the yard with resentment.

At this time, Mrs. Qu's clothes were half wet, her face was stained with a lot of soot, and she was filled with tears. She felt aggrieved and at a loss.

Sister Ma Feng was not so well-behaved and said angrily: "Well, now, the steamed buns my mother and I made an hour earlier have been ruined! What a mess!"

Mrs. Qu covered her mouth and cried out.

Seeing this, Qin Liu quickly pulled Sister Ma Feng and whispered, "Don't say that!" After all, this Mrs. Qu was her sister-in-law in name only. She insulted her in person and was not good for her reputation.

Sister Ma Feng didn't realize Qin Liu's kindness, and said angrily: "Do you think she really wants to live a good life? She just heard that my brother went to Xuanfu and was called by the commander for special training. He has a bright future! She just wanted to Once the sale is over, continue to be an official’s wife!”

Mrs. Qu quickly defended in a low voice: "I...I just want to help make breakfast..." The tears left two traces of soot on Guazi's face, which made him look particularly pitiful.

Sister Ma Feng was not forgiving: "The rice you cook is like pig food, who can bear to eat it?!"

Sister Ma Feng's eyes swept across Mrs. Qu's abdomen, and she wanted to speak, but Qin Liu pulled her hard and glared at her, but she still stopped and puffed up her cheeks.

Ma Yue scratched his head: "The kitchen is destroyed, where will the steamed buns be steamed in the future?"

Qin Liu smiled and said: "Isn't this easy? The kitchen in Yanzilou is idle and can be used just in time. After all, I am also the owner of the dumpling shop, right?"

Aunt Ma and Ma Yue both had awkward smiles on their faces.

The dumpling shop is not open at the moment. Aunt Ma and the others are just going to cook and make porridge.This time Aunt Ma asked Ma Yue to go to the dumpling shop to watch. She, Sister Ma Feng and Qin Liu went to the kitchen of Yanzilou to prepare breakfast.

Old Man Lou and the little mute took the child back to the main house.Nowadays, the kitchen is full of women, and it is not convenient for them to go there.

Aunt Ma and Sister Ma helped Qin Liu, and they were filled with emotion when they saw Qin Liu quickly cooking porridge, heating steamed buns, and preparing cold dishes.

(End of this chapter)