Farmhouse Golden Phoenix

Chapter 53

After Su Qinghe got home, she didn't even bother to go into the kitchen to put down the basket. First, she used the excuse of sending Grandpa Su into the main room, threw the basket to the kitchen door, and followed in.Shopkeeper Yang said with a smile: "Brother Su is right, but the corn can only last for half a month..."

Su Jingsen glanced at Su Qinghe who came in, and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Yang's is rare because it's only half a month old. If you can eat it all year round, it's not rare. It's like this peanut or watermelon, which one is rare?"

Peanuts are well preserved and can be eaten all year round.But for things like watermelons, in summer, one tael of silver might not be able to buy one.After winter, 50 taels of silver will never buy one.Even if you have a lot of money and have ten or eight ice cellars at home, you can't buy them.

Shopkeeper Yang froze for a moment, then clapped his hands and laughed, "Brother Su's statement is quite appropriate, but is this corn and watermelon comparable?"

"Why can't it be compared?" Su Jingsen said with a smile. Seeing that Su Qinghe had already supported Grandpa Su to sit down, she tilted her head and said, "Xiaohe, the water is getting cold, go and change it for some hot water."

Su Qinghe understood that this meant that she was not allowed to stay here, and she didn't dare to insist on staying, so she hurriedly agreed, and went to the kitchen to exchange for hot peppermint and white sugar water. They really don't have tea or anything like that. It is not for ordinary people to drink.

Even ordinary people can drink it, but the people in their family can't get used to the taste.

After that, Su Qinghe couldn't hear the conversation in the room, so she could only help Su Zhangshi cook in the kitchen with peace of mind.

"Mother, I asked the butcher to buy this." Su Qinghe took out a few big bones from the bottom of the basket, with some meat on them: "Let's stew this with corn, it must be delicious."

Su Zhang hesitated: "Can this be cooked with corn?"

"Of course, can you put meat in the corn tortilla? Mother, think about the taste of the meat pie, isn't it very hungry and delicious? It means that the taste of meat can penetrate into the corn, so it is fresh and tender, it must be delicious , Big deal, let’s try it after it’s done, if it’s not tasty, don’t serve it.”

Su Qinghe blinked at Su Zhangshi, Su Zhangshi was still a little hesitant. In the past two years, her daughter always likes to come up with ideas to cook, although she makes mistakes every time, the taste is not bad.However, this time it was hospitality after all, and it was different from the previous situation where their own family had to deal with a meal.

"Mother, let's do it, look at Shennong's taste of herbs..." Su Qinghe continued to be good, Su Zhang reached out and knocked on her forehead: "I don't know Shennong's taste of herbs, that is, boiled corn with meat, that's too much." It has to be big meat, there is only half of the meat on the bone, it is better to use pork belly, go to it, light the fire obediently, the meat will be shaved off the bone later, and the rest will be eaten by Wangcai Wangfu."

Su Qinghe was depressed, a good ribs became food for the dog's mouth.It's just that at this moment, Mrs. Su and Zhang obviously don't intend to listen to her blind instructions, so Su Qinghe could only obediently sit on the small bench and start the fire.

Before lunch was ready, there was a new situation, Su Jingsen went out in person, intending to invite Li Zheng over.

Su Qinghe's eyes lit up instantly, what does this mean?This means the deal is done!It's time to sign the contract!A large amount of money has come into the account!Eager to know what her father was talking about, Su Qinghe threw the fire stick and wanted to run outside, but within two steps, Su Zhang grabbed her by the collar: "Where are you going?"

"Mother, I want to go to the latrine." Su Qinghe rolled her eyes and said with a smile. Su Zhang patted her on the head: "Come on, you came out of my stomach, I don't know what you want to do yet? Obediently." Sit down, or wait to be beaten."

Su Qinghe looked sadly at her mother who had become very violent, sat down on the small bench again, and kept comforting herself in her heart, don't be in a hurry, anyway, I always want to know the content, whether it's this afternoon or tonight, it's useless to worry .

After reading it silently twice, I am really not in a hurry.

When Lizheng came over, it was almost time for lunch, Su Qinghe brought the food with a grate, and then squatted silently in the kitchen to eat a small bowl with her mother.

After much difficulty, shopkeeper Yang planned to leave, but shopkeeper Yang said that he had to take some corn away first.So, Su Jingsen went to the ground with Grandpa Su, and Su Qinghe could only stare at the gate of the courtyard again.

Seeing that there were two holes in the gate of the courtyard, Su Jingsen finally came back, smiling from ear to ear as soon as he entered, and took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Mrs. Su Zhang: "This is the deposit from shopkeeper Yang. Put it away, don't throw it away."

Mrs. Su Zhang looked down and was shocked instantly: "This, this..."

Su Qinghe stood on tiptoe to look at it from the side, and sure enough the paper was a bank note, and the amount on it was huge - 50 taels!

"Father, how did you talk about it? How much is a corn?" Su Qinghe quickly turned her head and asked, Su Zhangshi also looked nervous, Su Jingsen stroked the mustache that had just grown on her chin and laughed: "Guess?"

"Fifty copper coins each?" Su Qinghe guessed conservatively. After all, Mr. Shen said that he had eaten this kind of thing, but it was at the seaside. Although this kind of thing did not exist in Dahua Dynasty, it was not because no one knew.

If Mr. Shen had a higher status, probably a magistrate or something, then the rarity of the corn would be discounted. Fifty copper coins are quite worthy of its price.

However, if Mr. Shen's status is extraordinary, then there is another story.

Su Zhangshi also stretched out two fingers: "Twenty copper coins?" She was more conservative than Su Qinghe, guessing twenty would be a little trembling.That finger was still half-curved, so I wanted to bend one down immediately and turn it into a finger.

Su Jingsen shook her head, her mouth full of yellow teeth: "I guessed right, it's one hundred copper coins."

Su Qinghe was dumbfounded with her mouth open, and Su Zhangshi was even more stupid than her. It took a long time to react, and she stammered and asked, "You said, one corn is worth a hundred copper coins? Did you hear it wrong? Shopkeeper Yang said Isn't it one hundred corn and one hundred copper coins?"

"That's right, Li Zheng and our father are listening, one corn is one hundred copper coins." Su Jingsen sat down and poured a bowl of water to drink, and then went out triumphantly with her hands behind her back: "Okay, it's getting late, I'll Go to the town to pick up Zhiping and Zhian, let's talk about this matter later."

By the time Su Qinghe reacted, her father had already driven away in a bullock cart.Su Qinghe was so depressed that she was dying, and her father had learned how to whet people's appetites!

If the corn is really sold at this price, it means that the identity of Mr. Shen that I guessed before should be higher.However, what is the identity of Shopkeeper Yang?Anyone who can give this price must also know the value of corn.

This is not like preserved eggs, a unique recipe, exclusive sales, as long as it is done well, it is a trivial matter for a national chain store, and it is even more blink of an eye to pay back in a year.

But this corn is only a rarity in the first year of sale.This is a plant, as long as you know how to farm, you can find it out after two years of exploration.How can shopkeeper Yang be sure that in this small town, or in Hongqiao County, or in Taiyuan County, he can sell all the corn from these several acres of land and make a lot of money?

Unless, shopkeeper Yang has other connections.

Su Qinghe thought about it, and felt more and more that Shopkeeper Yang is not just Shopkeeper Yang, and Mr. Shen is not just Mr. Shen.However, she couldn't figure out who Shopkeeper Yang was and what Mr. Shen's identity was.

When Su Jingsen came back, she said something again, which confirmed Su Qinghe's thoughts even more.

Su Jingsen said that shopkeeper Yang said that he had eaten this corn before, and it tasted very sweet. It was a pity that there was no such thing in Dahua Dynasty.But I didn't expect that someone had already grown it.

Overseas things can always be sold at a high price.Shopkeeper Yang also said that there were people in Beijing who bought a pot of red fruit for 300 taels of silver before, and it was nothing unusual. Foreigners said it was a devil fruit, and it would kill them if they ate it.Therefore, if you buy something, you can only use it as an ornamental thing. You can sell it for 300 taels if you take a look at it.

"Father, didn't shopkeeper Yang say how to sell it? In our town, it can't be sold, right?" The purchase alone costs one hundred copper coins, and after cooking, it can't be sold for 120 or one hundred and twenty fifty copper coins. ?This is much more expensive than eating meat, which fool would buy it?
"He said he would send it to the county and the capital to sell. Let's not worry about it, just sell it to him. In just two days, he plans to come and collect an acre of land first." Su Jingsen is an honest man. Yes, he would be happy to sell all the corn, but he was also worried that shopkeeper Yang would lose money if he couldn't sell it, so he mentioned a few words, but shopkeeper Yang didn't hide it, only said that he would sell it elsewhere.

Su Qinghe felt relieved, if it was sent to the capital, it would cost two hundred copper coins each, and a large number of people probably bought it.This thing, at the moment, really occupies the title of rare, rare, and rare.

It may be hot again next year, but in the year after or the year after that, it may not be able to sell at a high price.

"Father, how many acres of land did you sell?" Su Zhiping still remembered this matter, and hurriedly asked, Su Jingsen pointed out - four acres.

"Then we only have one mu of land left for cornmeal?" Su Zhian asked suspiciously: "Didn't you say before that you should save more of this? After all, fresh corn is only fresh for that period of time. If you want to be safe, you still need cornmeal."

"Besides, we still have to keep seeds. Is one mu of land enough?" Su Zhiping also asked with a frown, and Su Jingsen waved his hands with a smile: "If we can't sell cornmeal this year, let's wait until next year. We said we want to give seeds to the villagers. Let’s keep a big head first, and sell the rest. Next year we will mainly sell cornmeal, so the cornmeal can still be sold at a high price. If there are more seeds left this year, the corn next year will be worthless.”

The corners of Su Qinghe's mouth twitched, even Su Zhiping and Su Zhian were a little dumbfounded, their father really thought about it long enough.They are still too immature to make a deal with Dad, and they still don't have much life experience.It seems that reading alone is not a panacea. When it is critical, you have to be well-informed.

(End of this chapter)