diskusbooks Chapter 209 Heavy Rain
Chapter 209 Heavy Rain
Duan Zhili then said, "Master Liang is absolutely right. Sharing the worries of Your Majesty and alleviating the suffering of the people are what an official should do.
So, are you planning to pay for the potatoes and sweet potatoes out of your own pocket? If so, then you have truly made a great contribution to the people of Donglin.
It’s a pity that I haven’t been able to serve as an official in the court yet, so I can’t say a few good words for you in front of Your Majesty.
How about this? The price of grain in the city has risen to dozens of coins per pound. We can sell it to Sir Liang at a discount, 10 coins per pound. It can be considered as our contribution to the people of our Donglin Kingdom. How much do you want to buy?"
When Han Ping heard this, he couldn't help but raise his hand to cover the smile on the corner of his mouth. He knew that Duan Zhili was not so easy to fool. Putting aside his own personality, the fact that he had been with Huo for so long meant that he was not someone who could be manipulated.
Suifeng was such an obedient, honest and innocent child when he was young, but look at what he has become like after being brought up by Huo?
So when Liang Yun said those "blood-boiling" words, Han Ping had no intention of stopping him at all. He just wanted to see how this person would run into a wall.
It’s okay to be greedy for bargains, but you also have to consider the object.
After listening to Duan Zhili's words, the smile on Liang Yun's face gradually disappeared and turned into an embarrassed expression.
He didn't expect that this scholar could be so eloquent.
When he heard that it was 10 wen per jin, he couldn't help but retort: "Didn't you just say 8 wen per jin?"
"Oh, I forgot. Our original price was 10 cents. Now that the adults have said so, let's set it at 8 cents per pound." Duan Zhili said calmly.
In fact, their original price was 8 cents, and he just said that on purpose.
Having said that, Liang Yun gave up the idea of taking advantage. In fact, it was not that he really wanted to take advantage, but there was a famine now, and the Ministry of Revenue was crying poor everywhere. The funds allocated to various departments were pitifully small, and he could only spend every penny he had.
When Han Ping told him about this crop, he was skeptical, but now after seeing the situation here, he knew that Han Ping was not lying.
This type of crop, which has a short planting time, high yield, and is relatively drought-resistant, will undoubtedly be of great help in alleviating the current famine situation.
Thinking of this, he calmed down and said to Duan Zhili, "I want all your potatoes and sweet potatoes. Calculate the price."
Duan Zhili said, "I can't sell you all of them. I can only sell you 3500 kilograms of potatoes and 8000 kilograms of sweet potatoes. We want to keep the rest for ourselves."
After hearing this, Liang Yun did not force it and asked Duan Zhili to start weighing him.
After weighing, the total weight was jin, and at 8 wen per jin, that was 92 taels of silver.
After the payment and goods were settled, Liang Yun and Han Ping did not stay here for long and asked someone to take the goods back.
Before leaving, Duan Zhili also told Liang Yun how to plant potatoes and transplant sweet potatoes.
After sending the people away, Duan Zhili and the others began to pack up the remaining potatoes and sweet potatoes.
Under the awning in the front yard, Huo Yan and Ning Gang had just watched a few people leave when they saw Huo Yun and Ning Jing running in from outside.
The two ran to Ning Yan's side, and Ning Jing leaned in and whispered, "Dad, this snail really can tell the direction. My brother and I just tried it."
The two brothers ran out after finishing their meal. Their place was neither big nor small, and it was definitely enough for playing hide and seek.
So the two of them drank from a distance and tried whether this thing could really sense the direction and find another person.
Finally, I found another person.
Ning Yan patted his two sons on the head and said to them, "I understand. Go and have fun by yourselves."
When the two kids heard this, they ran out to play again.
In the days that followed, he was debt-free. In addition to growing some crops in the land, Ning Yan began to let Aunt Zhou and the others plant other things, such as melons, pumpkins, and vegetables. He also took out watermelon seeds.
After these things were grown, some were kept at home for consumption, and most were transported to the city and exchanged for silver.
In addition, the mushrooms cultivated by Ning Yan were also exchanged for silver.
Of course, these things are mainly sold to wealthy families. Ordinary people cannot afford to buy or eat them.
Four months passed in a flash.
During this period, due to the high yield of potatoes and sweet potatoes, and the court's opening of granaries, the people of Guangfeng Prefecture could receive some food every day. They certainly couldn't eat well, but at least they wouldn't starve to death.
Ning Jian woke up early in the morning and opened the map as usual. He then found that the map indicated that there would be a blue rainstorm the day after tomorrow.
So during breakfast, Ning Yan said to Old Man Zhou and the others, "Uncle Zhou, looking at the weather, there might be a heavy rain the day after tomorrow. You should not go out to sell your things. Put all the ripe fruits and vegetables in the fields under the pergola or in the storage room at the back.
Let’s move everything out of the cellar.”
It's been hot for so long, and suddenly it rains heavily. Ning Qiang is sure that the rain will not last for more than one or two days.
Their cellar was not dug very professionally, so it is hard to say whether rainwater will flow in. Instead of rescuing it later, it is better to move out now.
When Old Man Zhou heard this, he said, "Okay."
Then he said to everyone, "Then we can continue selling tomorrow, and those who stay at home can pack up their things, right?"
Naturally, no one else disagreed.
Although they didn't know how Ning Yan could predict the weather, his words were very accurate, so they did as he said without hesitation.
After everyone had put everything in order, it started raining in the middle of the night the next day as expected. Raindrops as big as beans fell from the sky, making a hole when they hit the ground.
After more than half a year, it finally rained. Everyone couldn't help cheering, and the joy on their faces was beyond words.
In the past few months, due to the high temperature, the water level in the well has been dropping. If it doesn't rain, the well will probably dry up, and then it will be a problem for them to eat and drink water.
Now that the heavy rain has come, it is still very happy.
Listening to the happy discussions of the crowd outside, Ning Yan lazily lay on the bed and did not go out to watch the rain.
The weather is cool on rainy days, which makes it easy for people to sleep in.
Since Ning Gang didn't go out, Huo Xi naturally wouldn't go out either. He just lay on the bed and slept with him.
He had already sent his two sons away.
But this guy doesn't sleep well and is always touching me.
Ning Yan kicked him on the calf, glared at him and said, "If you don't want to sleep, get out."
"I just want to take advantage of you once, my wife, please don't be so stingy." Huo Yan said shamelessly while kissing Ning Yan's neck.