He was betrayed at the beginning, from a cake seller to a wealthy person

Out-of-season vegetables are also called dongzihuo. Why are they called dongzihuo? They usually dig a hole in the ground and open a window on the top to let the sun shine in. The open fire Dongzi uses a coal stove to keep warm in the house, while the dark fire Dongzi uses floor dragons to keep warm. The two heating methods are different, but the purpose is the same. They both use artificial methods to increase the temperature and grow vegetables in a warm house.

The same principle applies to vegetable greenhouses in modern society. But the biggest problems in ancient times were that there was no glass, and there was no plastic sheeting. There was nothing that could both keep heat in and ensure sunlight, so the cost was very high.

Lu Yan didn't want to give up and approached Ying Niang to discuss growing off-season vegetables. When Ying Niang heard the word "off-season vegetables" she immediately understood what it meant and praised the name well.

Ying Niang grew vegetables at home when she was a child. She thought about it and realized that off-season vegetables are indeed profitable, but if they are just for fresh food in winter, they don’t necessarily have to be off-season vegetables: “Many vegetables can be eaten in winter. Living things, like spinach and leeks, can still grow today, but they won’t be able to grow at all in another two months. We don’t need to build a greenhouse for them. It shouldn’t be difficult to maintain the temperature at the current level?”

Lu Yan probably understood what Ying Niang meant. Planting vegetables in winter does not necessarily have to be out of season. Some vegetables are cold-resistant, such as spinach and leeks, which can grow at four or five degrees Celsius. When the temperature drops below zero, the vegetables will stop. It's difficult like spring, but if the temperature is maintained at four or five degrees, it shouldn't be difficult.

"We can just grow this kind of food in our own house. Once the kang is burned, the house will be warm and they won't freeze to death." Ying Niang said, "But it's best to get off-season vegetables and sell them to rich people. , they are willing to spend money.”

Lu Yan nodded in agreement: "Then let's plan it and see how we can make more money."

Ying Niang laughed and lowered her voice: "The Liu family has off-season vegetables and fruits. Do you know how the Liu family grows them?"

Lu Yan was curious: "How did you plant it?"

"The Liu family has a village in Xiping Town, which has a hot spring." Ying Niang said: "Near the hot spring, it is like spring all year round. Watermelons and melons are planted in the area, which are all used by Liu Yuan to manage dignitaries."

Lu Yan was so amazed that she could only applaud.

Ying Niang's eyes flashed: "If his village can be mine..."

Lu Yan paused and squinted at Ying Niang: "Hey... you're not serious..."

Ying Niang nodded slowly: "I'm serious... but that's all."

The two of them changed the topic tacitly. They are both quick and decisive people who do what they say, and the two immediately began to make a vegetable planting plan.

First, Lu Yan listed several cold-resistant vegetables, including leeks, spinach, celery, chrysanthemum, and coriander. Lu Yan planned to build a few large flower ponds that could be moved. She would plant them in the yard first, and then move them into the house when the weather gets colder. It just so happens that the yard that Ying Niang is renting now has three rooms. She lives alone and can grow vegetables in both rooms.

"I hear what you mean. If you are a Dongzi boy, growing vegetables is not as good as growing fruits, right?" Lu Yan asked.

Ying Niang nodded: "Actually, when dignitaries and dignitaries eat vegetables, they don't feel anything if they lack one thing or the other. But melons and fruits are different, and the melons and fruits sell for higher prices."

Lu Yan: "Plant something that grows on the ground, not on trees. When planting trees, you have to cover the mountain."

Ying Niang also nodded.

"Actually, it's best to buy a farm, so that others don't know what you do." Ying Niang added, "You can also raise some chickens, ducks and geese, raise some fish and shrimp in the pond, and invite people to play."

Lu Yan is really moved, isn't this just a farmhouse? But buying a Zhuangzi is easy. A Zhuangzi costs at least a thousand taels. She and Ying Niang only had a thousand taels of money combined, and she wasn't prepared to spend it all.

"It's not that I don't want to buy it." Lu Yan looked embarrassed: "We don't have that much money."

Ying Niang still didn’t want to give up: “Let’s go and have a look!”

Lu Yan had no choice but to agree, and the two went to Yahang together.

Hearing that two people wanted to see Zhuangzi, Yaren didn't beat around the bush and asked directly: "Do you want the Zhuangzi in the county or the one in the town? The price difference is huge."

"What's the price?" Lu Yan asked.

"There are all kinds of prices in the county, three to five thousand taels are more, but those in the town generally don't cost more than two thousand taels."

Lu Yan clicked her tongue, she couldn't even afford two thousand taels.

Yingniang, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke: "Is there anyone with a hot spring?"

Ya Ren smiled and said: "I asked you, there was a village with a hot spring for sale two days ago. It's in Xiping Town."

Lu Yan and Ying Niang looked at each other and said in unison: "How much money?"

"The price is two thousand five hundred taels." Yaren made a two-digit gesture: "This price is already very low. Generally, the price for hot springs is not less than three thousand. The owner is in urgent need of money and will not bargain."

"We have to go take a look first." Yingniang said.

Yaren agreed immediately and immediately went to the backyard to hitch the carriage. Xiping Town is about two hours' journey by carriage from the county seat.

The carriage went all the way west and finally reached the boundary of Xiping Town. After walking for a while, Yaren said: "We're almost there!"

Ying Niang became faintly excited and suddenly held Lu Yan's hand. When they arrived at their destination and the two got off the car, Lu Yan saw the flying "Liu" character on the door and realized what Ying Niang was excited about.

"Ah this!" Lu Yan was suddenly speechless: "Is this the Liu I thought of?"

Ying Niang nodded: "This is the village with hot springs outside Yuan Liu that I told you about. Don't you think this is a coincidence?"

Lu Yan frowned slightly, which was really strange. Why did Liu Yuan’s family suddenly want to sell Zhuangzi? Still need it urgently?

Ying Niang couldn't wait to pull Lu Yan in.

No wonder Ying Niang cares about this village. This village covers an area of ​​600 acres and has more than [-] hot spring pools. The maximum underground water temperature can reach more than [-] degrees. It is no exaggeration to say that the four seasons are like spring.

This village is actually not cheap. After all, it is in the town, and it is still on the edge of the town. The land price in Hengzhou is not high. An acre of land in the town is only about [-] taels. The total land of his village is more than [-] taels. Silver, because it comes with a hot spring, the price is reasonable.

Yaren suddenly remembered something: "There are more than a dozen servants in this village who manage the village. Those who signed the deed of sale were told by the owner that if they buy the village, they will get it for free."

Lu Yan and Ying Niang looked at each other, and they both saw their hearts fluttering in each other's eyes.

Ying Niang is already crazy about it. She has been coveting this village for a long time. Now that she has a chance to take it, she will not let it go.

But two thousand five hundred taels of silver was really hard to come by.

Lu Yan was also a little moved, and discussed with Yaren: "We really like this set of Zhuangzi, can we pay in installments?"

Everyone was confused: "What is installment payment?"

Lu Yan calculated in her mind: "For example, if we pay one-third of the down payment, it will be 834 taels, and then we will pay 30 taels every month for five years. In this way, you can earn an additional 134 taels."

Yaren was already confused. After listening to it in a daze, he said decisively: "No."

He felt that after he finished speaking, he explained: "It's not that I don't agree, it's that the owner is in urgent need of money, and you won't be able to pay it off in five years."

Lu Yan: "Okay."