flstandardbreds Chapter 139 Sold directly to her
Chapter 139 Sold directly to her
Lu Tao looked up in shock. What?
Shen Zhian looked at Lu Tao with delight, his eyes asking, "Is it okay?"
"Isn't it...inconvenient?" Lu Tao asked.
"What's inconvenient about it?!" Liu Sanniang suppressed a laugh. "Don't we have extra rooms in the first courtyard?"
The first courtyard was filled with servants' quarters...
"No good." Lu Tao nudged Liu San Niang.
Liu San Niang suppressed her laughter and stopped talking.
"Yes, it's not very convenient," Shen Zhian echoed.
Although he was interested in Lu Tao, he couldn't be too forward with her.
The atmosphere between Lu Tao and Shen Zhian was a little awkward, and Tian Tian moved in at the right time.
"Manager Shen, since you bought that estate just to settle down, could you rent me some of the land there?"
Shen Zhian turned to her...
According to his plan, he intended to turn that area into a garden.
There should be a large pond in the garden, because water is good for wealth.
Then there are various flowers and artificial mountains.
"You want to rent land? To grow rice?" Shen Zhian had recently heard about the high-yield rice variety. "You mean that high-yield rice?"
Tian Tian waved her hand, "No, I grow vegetables."
Shen Zhian was taken aback. "Why grow vegetables when there's a high-yield rice crop?"
Before Tian Tian could speak, Shen Zhian advised, "Girl, you should plant rice. I'll have a familiar merchant come and buy it, and I guarantee you'll get the best price."
"If we grow vegetables... the land is too big, and we won't be able to sell them in time; they'll just rot in the ground."
Shen Zhian's words were very reasonable, and he genuinely cared about Tian Tian.
But...
Tian Tian has her own plans.
With so many seeds in the system, on average... each type of vegetable can't be planted in a very large area.
When harvest time came, the harvest was picked and delivered to restaurants, and some was sold to traveling merchants...
How could it possibly rot in the ground?
I'm afraid that by then, there won't be enough to sell.
"I want to grow a variety of vegetables, so they won't rot in the ground."
Shen Zhian didn't believe Tian Tian's words. "Vegetables...aren't they just those? Sunflower, shallots, broad beans, leeks, onions, radishes, cabbage, celery, lotus root, taro, perilla..."
Kui refers to the tender leaves of the sunflower, xiè is the modern scallion, and huó refers to the tender leaves of soybeans.
And then there are all sorts of wild vegetables...
"These are not what I grow."
Tian Tian reminded him, "Didn't you eat a dish at my house before that was sweet..."
That's spinach.
Shen Zhian remembered that he had indeed eaten a dish before, but it had a taste he had never experienced before.
The dish has a natural sweetness when you bite into it.
What he remembers most vividly is that the dish was cooked with its red roots intact, and the roots tasted even sweeter than the leaves, with a unique earthy aroma.
He had tried several different ways of cooking that dish.
It's refreshing and sweet when stir-fried alone, and it also has a delicate texture when used in soups.
It can also be stir-fried with pork liver, the salty and savory flavors complement each other, making the taste even richer.
Tian Tian also used that vegetable to make vegetable porridge, egg and vegetable pancakes, and poached eggs.
The vegetable porridge is fragrant and soft, the egg and vegetable pancake is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and the colors complement each other perfectly. The vegetable and egg stew is fresh, smooth and delicious, and the flavor is unforgettable.
Shen Zhian still finds it quite unforgettable when he thinks about it now.
"Manager Shen, you've traveled all over the country and seen the world, have you ever eaten this dish before?" Tian Tian asked.
Shen Zhian shook his head subconsciously; he had never eaten this kind of dish anywhere else.
There is another type of dish with a rich medicinal aroma, much like the fresh air after a spring rain. It is refreshing and slightly sweet.
Whether stir-fried, stewed in soup, or cooked with rice, each dish has its own unique flavor.
"I have some novel vegetable varieties here. They will definitely be very popular when they are grown next year, and they will sell for more money than rice."
Tian Tian continued, "As for planting rice... the high-yield rice varieties are mine. There aren't many, so I'll let the people in the county plant them first. After the harvest, when I have more rice varieties, it won't be too late for me to plant them myself."
Shen Zhian focused his gaze. "The rice seeds are yours?"
He had only heard that Baishi County was arranging for the people to plant high-yield rice varieties, but he had not heard that the rice varieties came from Tian Tian.
He looked Tian Tian up and down, then suddenly sighed with emotion, "You little rascal..."
"That's quite a grand vision."
The high-yield rice seeds belonged to her; she didn't hide them or plant them herself, but instead let the people plant them first.
This kind of patriotism and dedication to the people...
Shen Zhian was truly ashamed of himself.
Throughout his many years in business, he had only ever donated a small amount of money when the government collected silver from merchants in response to natural disasters or man-made calamities.
Whenever there's a business opportunity... my own interests always come first.
If he had this high-yield rice variety, he would definitely buy land to grow rice first, develop a large grain business, and make a fortune before worrying about anything else.
But the young girl in front of him took it out directly and handed it to Magistrate Li.
Feeling inferior to Tian Tian, Shen Zhian was moved and readily agreed, "Okay, then I'll rent the land in the estate to you."
After saying that, he immediately changed his mind, "No, I'll sell it to you directly."
"I spent two thousand taels to buy that estate, and the land is about five hundred mu."
“I’ll sell you 500 mu of land for 1,500 taels of silver.”
"So, girl, are you satisfied with the price?"
Tian Tian was naturally satisfied, nodding her head like a chick pecking at grains of rice.
Next, Shen Zhian told her something else.
"There are still two weeks before spring planting. There is a piece of wasteland around that land. You can buy it together and hire people to clear it."
"That wasteland is at least a thousand acres in size."
"If we clear the land this year, we can plant vegetables next year."
"Given your relationship with Lord Li, he shouldn't make things difficult for you."
Tian Tian nodded, "Then..."
She wanted to suggest getting the land deed done immediately, but then she remembered that Shen Zhian hadn't eaten anything since he arrived...
"Then, Manager Shen, I'll have someone prepare a meal first. After you've finished eating, we'll go to the county government office."
She was as happy as a butterfly, and turned around and flew away.
"Hahahaha!" Shen Zhian burst into laughter, "This girl..."
Lu Tao repeatedly expressed her gratitude, "Brother Shen, thank you so much! Thank you for selling the land to this girl."
Shen Zhian smiled indulgently at Lu Tao, "Anyway, that land... I don't really need it."
Lu Tao thought that Tian Tian's situation had put Shen Zhian in a difficult position, and as his mother, she should take good care of Shen Zhian on Tian Tian's behalf. So she personally led Shen Zhian to the front yard.
"Brother Shen, please come upstairs."
The upstairs rooms were already full, but one room was always reserved upstairs.
"Sweetie is so impulsive, it must be tough on Brother Shen."
"Oh, it's no trouble at all." Shen Zhian waved his hand. "The fact that she's willing to talk to me means she doesn't consider me an outsider."
He gave Lu Tao a deep look and said meaningfully, "We've known each other for so long, we're practically family."