kingnovel Chapter 954 This House is Nice
Chapter 954 This House is Nice
This year, the amount of mushroom strains prepared is almost twice that of last year.
In this way, in addition to supplying mountain products to the north, any excess would be moved to places like Nanhe.
Crab is one of the profitable businesses she has.
But crabs are a rare commodity only in the North, they can be sold at a high price, and many people are willing to pay for them.
In the south, they are not so rare. People still eat them, but the price is much cheaper. You can buy a basket of big crabs for more than ten taels of silver, and a basket of small ones for seven or eight taels.
The money earned will be greatly reduced.
But mountain products are different. They are unique and can be supplied continuously wherever they are sold.
Even in the south, it is still rare and sells at a high price, not much cheaper than in the north.
Now we can have as many varieties as possible.
A group of people walked to the city gate.
It was almost noon at this time, and although there were not as many people entering the city, there were still quite a few.
Er Pang said happily: "Master, it seems that Nanhe has changed a lot in the past few months. When we first came, there were few people at the city gate. It was as deserted as a mass grave."
Qian Duo couldn't help but said, "Can't you say something nice? What mass grave? How can you talk like that? Be careful that the people here might hear you and beat you up."
Zhou Guo sighed: "In fact, it's not much different from a mass grave."
As long as there is no peace in this world, countless people will die every day. In the end, they will not even have a straw mat to sleep on. Their bodies will be left lying in the wild, to be eaten by wolves, tigers and leopards.
The old man waved his hand and said, "Go in. You eat these things every day. Go in and find a big restaurant to order some good dishes, get two pots of good wine, and have a good meal."
The crowd cheered.
Although the food on the road was very good and there was meat at every meal, I was never satisfied and always felt very greedy.
The group randomly found a restaurant that looked pretty good and went in, then sat down at three tables.
They all stared at Zhou Guo, asking her to order food.
Zhou Guo smiled and said to the eager waiter, "Bring us one portion of your signature dishes."
Pointing to the three tables, he said, "See? There are three tables. Serve three servings of each dish, a few jugs of good wine, and finally a few large buckets of rice. Be quick."
"Please wait a moment, my dear guests."
It was really fast. It took only about a quarter of an hour for two dishes to be served.
Braised pork, fatty chicken.
As soon as these two dishes arrived, everyone reached for the braised pork with sauce. After being on the road these days, their stomachs were always lacking in fat and water, and braised pork with sauce was the best, fatty but not greasy, and very fragrant.
Zhou Guo also ate a piece, and the old man gave him a big, tender chicken wing.
Then there are eight-treasure duck, braised fish, meatballs...
They are all meat.
Everyone drank wine and ate meat with big gulps, thinking that it was a good day out with good food and drinks.
Qian Duo ate the fish tail and said, "This fish is not very good. It is not as good as the ones in my pond. It has a fishy smell."
Zhou Guo said, "The south is better for raising fish than the north. It's not so easy to freeze in winter. When you choose a farm, choose a bigger one. Then you can not only raise crabs and fish, but also grow lotus roots. In summer, the lotus leaves are so tall and straight that it looks beautiful."
Qian Duo nodded.
After finishing their meal, everyone returned to the house.
The old man entered the big house and walked around for a long time, looking at the pavilions, towers, rockery, flowing water and ponds. He was speechless for a long time.
The house they currently live in is the largest in the village, with four courtyards.
But apart from the small rockery, there are no back gardens or front gardens. The flowers, plants and trees here are already mature, and every blade of grass and tree complements the entire garden. It would take at least ten years to grow them.
Zhou Guo accompanied him in and out, "How is it, Master, is this house good?"
The old man nodded, sat down on a stone under the pine and cypress trees, and said with emotion: "I never dreamed that one day I would be able to live in a house like this. For decades before, I had never thought of living in one, and I had never seen one. I never thought that the flowers and trees in other people's houses are so beautiful. I want to live here and never leave."
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "If you like it here, just stay for a few more days. Anyway, I still have to go to the county town below to have a look. I estimate that I will not be back for more than half a month. You don't have to go. You haven't been to Nanhe yet. You should walk around this city more."
The old man looked around and said, "Well, I've experienced such a good day before. It's already late autumn. I wonder how beautiful this garden will be in the spring."
Zhou Guo suggested, "We can't get back in winter, so you can stay in Nanhe next spring. There are many delicious foods here in spring that are not available in the north."
The old man was a little tempted. Spring comes late in the north. By the time the thaw starts there, the flowers here will be in bloom.
Zhou Guo stayed with the old man for a while and then went back to his room to sleep.
When she woke up again, Wu Jiang had already received the news and stayed in the study for a while.
She walked in. Wu Jiang heard the noise and stood up, bowing, "Master."
Zhou Guo looked at him for a while and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a few months. You have become more calm. It seems that although there are more things to do in Nanhe and it is a bit tiring, it is still a good exercise."
Wu Jiang said: "There are many things to do in Nanhe, and it's not all up to me. Everyone is working hard, even the long-term and short-term workers are not sloppy in their work. As long as they are given a bite to eat, they will not hesitate to work hard."
Zhou Guo nodded, walked to the desk and said, "Sit down, tell me how things have been going over the past few months?"
Winter wheat is commonly grown here.
Wu Jiang said slowly: "After you left, we started to recruit long-term and short-term workers to ferment fertilizer and prepare the land, but there were not many people at the beginning. The huge Nanhe River seemed to be empty. There were not many big households. We had no choice but to buy livestock and a car. With a car, we can go to the countryside and villages to sell fertilizer..."
"A few months ago, the grain transport team came back, and hundreds of thousands of people entered Nanhe. Suddenly, so many people came in, and we had all the short-term and long-term workers we needed. Although the government distributed land according to the number of people, the Nanhe government could not take out so much food to accommodate these people at once. Even if it did, it could not satisfy so many people, and there were few large households. We posted a notice to recruit workers, not only providing three meals a day, but also 20 cents a day, and people came all of a sudden."
Zhou Guo asked: "They divided the land among themselves, but don't they take care of it?"
"I care, but I don't have any plants or farm tools right now, so I can't farm even if I want to. I can only think about earning enough food for my family this winter and then see what happens next year."
Zhou Guo asked, "What does the government say now? Will the Nanhe River be tax-free next year?"
Wu Jiang shook his head, "I haven't heard of it."
Zhou Guo frowned. "Without tax exemption, we can't plant winter wheat without seeds and farm tools. We can only plant spring wheat. How many hundreds of thousands of people can earn this much money in one winter? Do I have so much money for them to earn?"