Chapter 115 Seed

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The seeds were still in the big sacks that had been distributed by the government. Everyone had only checked the accounts according to the amount that was allocated to them, they did not look at the seeds themselves.

Lian Fang Zhou only needed to open one of the bags, set aside the remaining unsold ones, and take the rest away.

“There’s one more thing,” Zhang Li Zheng smiled and said lightly as a joke: “Yesterday afternoon someone in Shang Cun asked if anyone would accept the cotton seeds from them, and said they would sell them. I smiled and said I didn’t know. He said, let me ask for help and come back tomorrow!”

Lian Fang Zhou was overjoyed and said with a smile: “I still need to collect more than 5,000 catties of this cotton seed. If this offer goes through, it will save me a lot of work! It’s just—”

Lian Fang Zhou paused and looked at Zhang Li Zheng with a somewhat embarrassed smile: “I haven’t been free these days, and no one else in our family can do this! As the saying goes, nothing is annoying for two masters. Uncle Li Zheng, if you are free, I’d like to ask you to help collect it. Of course, this is different from collecting seeds in our village and its not reasonable to ask you to help without offering anything! You will need to write and read the scales, not to mention having to watch for troublemakers! The news will also have to be announced in advanced. Daring to speaking boldly, I will offer you five silver coins a day and give you the first four days now, what do you think?”

Madam Niu hadn’t actually left, she was still listening just outside the door! She heard Lian Fang Zhou offer five silver coins a day, which was two taels in four days!

The work wasn’t tiring, just sitting at home for four days and earning back one or two taels! Only a fool would refuse!

Madam Niu was afraid that Zhang Li Zheng would actually decline. She threw open the door with a smile: “Fang Zhou, you are so polite! Now that you’ve said this, how could your uncle Zheng refuse? It would be too unkind to reject, don’t you think so? Not to boast, but the tasks you described, other than him, there is no second person in the village suitable!”

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“Auntie really understands!” Lian Fang Zhou clapped her hands and laughed, her eyes lightly sweeping, and said with a smile: “Then this matter…”

Just as Zhang Li Zheng opened his mouth, Madam Niu clapped her hands and smiled decisively: “Yes! You have said so, how can it be impossible? Right?” As she spoke, she stared at Zhang Li Zheng, her eyes wide open, and he didn’t dare refuse.

Zhang Li Zheng smiled bitterly, and said to Lian Fang Zhou: “It’s okay, anyway, I don’t have anything to do during the farming slow period! It’s just that two taels of silver are too much.”

“Not much at all!” Lian Fang Zhou hurriedly smiled: “To be honest, asking someone to do this, I’m not at ease! Two taels of silver, how can it be too much!”

“Fang Zhou is not short of money now!” Madam Niu gave Zhang Li Zheng a blank look, and tentatively asked Lian Fang Zhou with a smile: “I heard that you have a cousin in Shuang Liu County? This time, your family wanting to grow cotton is her idea… and money?”

Rumors are always spread with wings. The news spread so quickly! Lian Fang Zhou secretly said in her heart. Laughing, she smiled vaguely, noncommittal.

It’s just that the expression fell in Madam Niu’s eyes, making it even more certain.

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“Fine, fine! Why are you still pestering about here? Are you planning on never getting to work?! The whole Scorpion is stinging*!” Zhang Li Zheng said in a bad mood.

Madam Niu chuckled, “Then you guys keep talking, I’m going first! Fang Zhou, I’m going first!”

For the sake of two taels of silver, Madam Niu even more close to Fang Zhou.

Lian Fang Zhou responded with a smile, watching her go out, and then talking to Zhang Li Zheng again.

The storage space in Zhang Li Zheng’s house was not wide, and Lian Fang Zhou intended to return from the city in the afternoon and transport the sacks of seeds home to pile up in the attic. Along the way, she also bought thirty or forty large sacks from the city in the afternoon and gave them to Zhang Li Zheng to pack the seeds.

After all, when people in other villages sell them, they were different from those in this village. They were all bought from their own villages before they are delivered.

Lian Fang Zhou took the opportunity to talk about the twenty or so acres of wasteland at the head of the village and expressed her desire to buy it.

Zhang Li Zheng gave her a surprised look, but didn’t ask much. After a little thought, he smiled and agreed.

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It was an unowned wasteland, and was was good to be able to sell it for the village. Lian Fang Zhou thanked him very much, and said that she would go to the county town to talk to Liu Jia, the local steward.

This land was next to the village, so you needed to talk to Li Zheng first, but for the thousand acres this was unnecessary.

Having said these things, Lian Fang Zhou got up and said goodbye, and said by the way, she would bring the silver over at night.

Zhang Li Zheng protested very much, but Lian Fang Zhou naturally refused to agree.

After Lian Fang Zhou had left, Madam Niu didn’t know where he came from before Zhang Li Zheng said in vain, “You are also really—  people are rich now, and you still have to say no! What is ‘a couple of silver is enough!’? If they really followed it, let’s see you cry without going!”

“You think everyone is like you!” Zhang Li Zheng glared at her: “I warn you, next time someone comes to the house to talk about something, you are not allowed to eavesdrop, let alone run out and break into the conversation!”

Madam Niu had opened her mouth twice and angered Zhang Li Zheng. Seeing Zhang Li Zheng’s stern face, she smiled and said, “Alright, I know, I know! I can’t eavesdrop! It’s not enough to put in a hole!” She worked while talking.

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Zhang Li Zheng rubbed his forehead and smiled helplessly. He didn’t know how many times she had said this, but in the end it was the same as she hadn’t said it. And he knew the result was the same, but he couldn’t help but always talk about her every time!

This wife was hopeless!

However, Zhang Li Zheng’s mouth curled slightly, and he swept the beard on his chin with great satisfaction. Two taels of silver…

After Lian Fang Zhou returned home, the family had lunch. She, Lian Ze and Ah Jian had a rest, and drove the donkey cart to the city.

When they arrived in the city, they went to Liu Jia and told him about it. Of course, Liu Jia would not refuse when business came to the door. Moreover, Lian Fang Zhou had made a purchase and sale of more than 2,000 acres of land with him at once. Now that she had bought another 20 acres, he didn’t think it was strange at all. He didn’t even ask questions, he just smiled happily. In the morning, people from Yamen would go to take measurements.

Liu Jia smiled to Lian Fang Zhou again: “Miss Lian do you just want to buy dry land? Would you like to take a look at the paddy fields? I just got 60 acres of good quality land in my hand, and it’s in your Dafang Village! You can plant it, a very good field. It’s an absolute bargain!”

Lian Fang Zhou was startled, but it seemed that she could buy it if she wanted to. The money in hand was still very loose, enough for all kinds of expenses this next year.

*no idea what this means, haha!

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