No matter if you are a human or an immortal, you can still farm for me after traveling through time!

The August afternoon sun was scorching the earth. If it wasn't for the autumn harvest, almost no one would be willing to work in the fields at this time.

On the garlic ground in a large corn field, Li Erlang and a few guys moved very quickly and quickly pulled out all the garlic buried in the ground.

The sun was so strong that the hostess was sweating from the heat even while holding an umbrella. Manager Zhang quickly asked someone to put the garlic into a rattan basket and carry it back for disposal.

Those still working in the fields at this time are mostly tenants who rent the land. They have to harvest all the crops within the specified time, dry them and hand them over to the landlords.

Li Erlang moved Hu Suan back to the yard, and saw that the carriage remained unchanged, except that a cover was propped up outside the carriage. What remained unchanged was that there were still many guards surrounding the carriage, guarding the other person on the carriage. girl.

Li Aniang and the others had come back from the fields and were cooking lunch at home. When they came back, they saw a group of people gathered around her door in a fierce manner. If they hadn't known that they were the boss's lady's people, they would have thought they were thieves from somewhere who were coming to kidnap her. Where are the people!

They just wanted to go home and were stared at by this group of people as if they were the masters.

Two little heads stuck out at the gate of the courtyard, looking at the carriage outside the gate with confusion. It was Li Silang who was taking Li Tuanlang. The tuanlang was too small, and the corn grew too tall. The little dumpling was not even half as high as the corn branch. , it is easy to get lost in the vast corn field, so when Li Aniang went to the field to harvest, Li Silang helped take care of Xiaotuanzi at home.

Xiaotuanzi is now two years old. He gradually speaks fluently and runs steadily, as if the wind is blowing under his feet. Soon he will be a naughty child who creates troubles in the world.

"Second brother!"

"Second uncle!"

When the two children saw Li Erlang coming back, they stood at the door and shouted softly to him, happily claiming credit for their obedience and not taking a step out of the door.

Manager Zhang just said that the hostess would wait for the garlic to be properly processed and make a contract with the farmer who bought the seeds, then bring the harvested garlic back to the city, and she would stay in the village for the past two days.

Li Erlang and the guys were dealing with garlic in the yard. After Manager Zhang explained the matters, he led the carriage to the village. For the purchase of seeds, the village leader needed to be asked to help notify the villagers. Those who wanted to buy the seeds would go to the village to sign the contract two days later. .

Until the carriage left, the other girl in the car did not show up.

Li Erlang didn't care. As long as the hostess brought Hu Suan back safely and paid him the money to buy the garlic, then this year's task would be completed, and the rest was not his concern.

The village is not wealthy, and most of the villagers' houses are mud houses. The house that Manager Zhang rented when he received the goods was also a mud house. It has a very spacious yard with high walls, which makes it look very safe.

The house was usually taken care of, but now it only needed a little cleaning to move in. After a while, the guards cleaned up the house and arranged the room well, making it look somewhat presentable.

The guards around Lu Lu were not only good at martial arts, but also took good care of their young ladies because they carried with them many tools to improve their quality of life.

Tea stoves, incense, large horse spoons, silk tents, silk quilts and other daily necessities are all placed in the carriage. Even if the environment is simple, they can make their lady live comfortably.

Not long after the two ladies entered the bedroom, Manager Zhang took Murazheng to the courtyard, and Xu Dan came out to receive them in person.

The expansion of garlic planting spread throughout the world as early as the beginning, and everyone took the matter of buying seeds seriously. Every day, people went to Li Erlang's house to inquire about the news, because when Manager Zhang harvested garlic, it was the day to buy seeds.

The person who decided to plant garlic had discussed it with his family as early as half a year, and now he was waiting for Manager Zhang to announce the price of garlic seeds before he could decide how many seeds to buy.

Recently, the price of garlic in the county has reached 46 cents per pound, which is more expensive than mutton and pork.

Mutton is the cheapest meat in the northwest. An ordinary plate of roasted mutton with garlic slices in a restaurant can cost hundreds of yuan, and the price is mainly due to the spices.

After much thought, Xu Dan decided to set the price of garlic at forty-five cents.

Villagers who got the news came to see Manager Zhang one after another to inquire about the specific matters of growing garlic.

The villagers came to the door of the yard in twos and threes, and saw the door of the main house open. A young but powerful girl was sitting in an armchair in the house, drinking tea comfortably, and raising her hands and feet with a grand gesture that can only be cultivated by rich girls. , Manager Zhang whom they had seen in the past always looked aloof to them, but now he stood respectfully outside the door of the main house, waving his hands to signal them to wait in the yard and not to come near.

The villagers were used to seeing Manager Zhang sitting in the courtyard calculating accounts and distributing money when receiving goods, but now they could only stand outside the door. It was obvious that the lady in the house was the owner.

The rich girl is indeed different from the peasant girl. She is so delicate and beautiful that people can't take their eyes away and want to take a few more glances.

The villagers came to the courtyard one after another. When Manager Zhang saw that they were almost here, he came to the door to ask for instructions from the hostess.

Manager Zhang comes to collect the goods every year and has already learned the basic situation of the villagers clearly. He knows who is a tenant and how much land each family has. If he fails to deceive him, it will be a "dead end".

The minimum requirement for growing garlic is that you have land.

After everyone gathered in the room, Xu Dan gently put down the teacup in his hand, stood up from his chair, crossed the threshold and came under the eaves.

Although Xu Dan has reduced the jewelry on his body and put on simpler clothes, the nobility cultivated over the years cannot be concealed. Every glance, every step and every shot are all the rules that have been engraved on his body.

"The price has been informed to everyone. How much you want to plant depends entirely on your ability, but!" Xu Dan emphasized the word "but" and then continued: "Since I have agreed to this price, I must agree on the corresponding price." Conditions, otherwise you buy cheap garlic from me and sell it to others, what will you do?"

Xu Dan's words clearly spoke to the hidden thoughts of some people, and Xu Dan could clearly see their guilty expressions without having time to hide them.

She smiled slightly majestically: "I have made it clear that there are two advantages to buying garlic from me. First, I pay 45 cents for the price, one cent lower than the county; second, when the garlic is harvested next year, if the garlic is The price is in a slump, and it really has dropped lower than forty-five cents. I can promise you here that if this is the case, I can take back the garlic in your hands at the price of forty-five cents."

After hearing this, people suddenly became excited, turned their heads and whispered to the people around them, and then Xu Dan continued: "Now that I have talked about the benefits, what I want to talk about now is the conditions. Three points. First, the garlic you grow can only be Sell ​​it to me; secondly, I will determine the weight of garlic to be delivered to me one year later based on the garlic you bought. If the weight is insufficient, the shortfall will be compensated to me at the market price of Chang'an garlic; thirdly, If someone eats the food inside and eats it outside, and tries to undermine my ability to have abundant food, you can give it a try and see what the consequences are."

Xu Dan was dismissive of the small actions of the villagers below. She had already given them a chance. If they didn't take it well, there would never be a next time.

At this time, a villager asked: "Miss, if the garlic seeds are not good and I plant them without harvesting anything, I don't want to. If I can't get enough garlic, do I have to pay compensation according to the Chang'an market price?"

Xu Dan looked at the person who asked the question lightly: "I have checked and there is absolutely no problem with the seeds. The garlic grown by Mr. Li Jiaxiang is of high quality. Forty-five yuan is the biggest concession. If you buy the seeds back, If you use inferior seeds in exchange for good ones when sowing, then there will be no harvest or insufficient harvest. Otherwise, except for natural disasters, which will cause all the fields here to have no harvest, I can't think of how there will be less than enough. Everyone, I still say that there is not enough. Part of it will be compensated at Chang’an market price.”

After establishing her authority, her tone gradually softened: "All I want is garlic, and I am not coveting your compensation. As long as you are willing to cultivate, you don't have to worry about not being enough."

Manager Zhang followed Xu Dan's words and continued to put pressure: "Now Fengzu Grain Store has established a foothold in Shandan. I am in charge of the grain store and will send people down to supervise the planting every once in a while. If you are worried about Hu Shang's revenge, you can tell me To me, they are foreign forces. If we all work together, how can we not resist their tactics?"

Many people have been tempted and ready to make a move, but they still haven't made up their minds. Now they just haven't seen the garlic seeds with their own eyes.

When Xu Dan knew that they still had this concern, he said: "The garlic was harvested today and needs to be dried for two days. You can come here to see the garlic seeds tomorrow to see if I have deceived you."

After seeing off the villagers, Xu Dan returned to the room, where Lu Lu was writing.

How rare.

Lu Lu heard the conversation in the yard clearly from her room. She raised her head and asked, "Aren't you going back to the county tomorrow?"

"I'm afraid it's too late. I never thought that the garlic would have to be dried in the sun before I can take it away. Why, did uncle send you a message asking you to go back?"

Lu Lu lowered her head again and continued to write: "Yes, but I want to go back to the county to get the remaining questions." She has been thinking about those questions, and today she received a secret letter from her father. She can leave at any time The mountain is deserted.

It's a coincidence that the route arranged by Dad is nearby.

When Xu Dan heard this, he thought that his cousin's safety was more important: "I will accompany you back to the county tomorrow. Once you get the questions, listen to my uncle and leave as soon as possible."

Lu Lu nodded. She didn't return to Chang'an for a day, and her father was worried. Things in the court were complicated, and the official family couldn't do without his father and his servant She. The grand plan was slowly being rolled out. Once it was taken, , can never be taken back.

They not only want Jiangnan to be stable.

The next day, before dawn, Li Erlang went to the village to find his employer's lady to ask some questions. As soon as he arrived in the village, he saw a small and exquisite carriage speeding away. The movement of the escort horse team behind him was no less than that of running away. There was little movement the last time the soldiers passed by to suppress bandits.

Manager Zhang informed that the hostess had left and would not return until tomorrow.

Li Erlang looked at the back of the carriage speeding away and fell into deep thoughts.

At the same time, Li Sanlang will take the second exam today, Tie Jing.

After only the first day, he had already gotten used to the atmosphere of the examination room, which was not as serious and suffocating as he had imagined.

Li Yu watched Li Sanlang enter the examination room as usual. The difference was that this day, he did not continue to wait outside the examination room, but went home immediately.

Just because today was the day to meet with the innkeepers and stewards, he had to go back to help.

Li Yu trotted back to the door and saw several carriages parked in front of the door.

The alley was so narrow that just parking the carriage seemed crowded, so the coachman had to stop and leave, leaving the noble-dressed shop steward waiting in front of the house.

When the neighbors saw this, they came out and asked what they were doing. When they heard that they were looking for Li Yu and his brother, they said that this was Ji Langjun's home and enthusiastically came to help call the door, but they were stopped by the shopkeepers.

The shopkeepers found the right place, and the neighbors ruled out the possibility that they were bad guys. Both sides breathed a sigh of relief.

As soon as Li Yu approached, the shopkeepers rushed towards him: "Yu Lang, why did you go out so early? When we came and saw the lock on the door, we thought it would be impossible today."

A large group of tall men stood in front of Li Yu like a tall wall. Li Yu was so anxious that tears were rolling in his eyes. The neighbor helped explain: "The younger brother of his elder brother and a good friend is taking the county exam today."

The shopkeepers suddenly realized.

Li Yu tried her best to hold back, quickly took out the key hanging next to her, opened the door lock, and explained: "My brother sleeps relatively soundly and doesn't like to go out on weekdays. He always tells me to hang up the door lock if I go out early and come back quickly. .”

The two puppies behind the door saw so many people for the first time. Their fat and short bodies suddenly trembled, and they ran into the yard, barking as they returned.

He works so hard that he has no deterrent effect. This kind of hard work only makes people feel more cute.

When Ji Qingyue heard the noise, he came out of the painting earlier. When the shopkeepers walked into the yard, Ji Qingyue just opened the door and came out of the room.

"Brother Ji, they are all here." Li Yu ran to Ji Qingyue's side.

Ji Qingyue nodded and introduced himself first: "My full name is Ji Qingyue. I am new to Shandan. I have met all the shopkeepers and managers here."

Li Yu quietly counted and found that there were more than ten or twenty people in the yard, but he only went to ten places and handed out ten pieces of paper. The extra people either heard the news themselves or wanted to get supplies. , or the entourage brought by the shopkeeper.

After everyone finished introducing one by one, ten pieces of paper attracted fifteen shops, and they all took a fancy to the vegetables grown by Ji Qingyue.

"We saw with our own eyes the vegetables Yue Lang grows the day before yesterday. I wonder if my brother's statement that the supply can last until December is true?"

In the northwest, once October arrives, the vegetation dries up and turns yellow, so it is no longer suitable for growing vegetables. The vegetables they need are all stored before winter. Some people also spend a lot of manpower and material resources to transport vegetables from the south, but even if they are transported Over the course of a month or two, the vegetables were no longer fresh, and the variety was far less than what Ji Qingyue grew.

The bunch of vegetables that day was not only well-grown, but also beautifully arranged. It was impressive at first glance and was truly unforgettable.

Ji Qingyue answered affirmatively: "Yes! We can still supply it normally once in November, but the output in December is probably not as good as the output in warmer seasons."

The shopkeepers nodded.

It doesn't matter. Vegetables are always a luxury product in the northwest. As long as someone can supply them, they can charge as much as they supply. If you can't eat it in one store, you can eat it in several stores.

After receiving a positive answer, the shopkeepers' suspicions were not dispelled. They continued to inquire: "I wonder where Yue Lang's vegetables are grown? Are there any risks during transportation?"

"The planting location and planting method are secrets. I cannot tell the truth. Please understand." Ji Qing faced everyone openly, and his upright temperament gradually became convincing. He continued: "There are indeed some obstacles to transportation. Now The only thing I am sure of is that with my current ability, fresh vegetables cannot enter the city. Just because Yulang and I have just arrived in Shandan and do not have the connections or financial resources to obtain the caravan pass, I still have to worry about the vegetables entering the city. Settle it yourself, and in exchange, I'll give you the best price when it comes to pricing.”

This was good. They were worried that Ji Qingyue's food would not be transported to the city. Ji Qingyue can't do it, everyone sitting here has channels.

The shopkeepers suddenly became excited and geared up, now they could have a good bargain.

Just when they wanted to show off their eloquence, they realized that this time it was not the usual competition mode where the highest bidder wins, but a competition, and the questions were very interesting.

It was just a question. People in the restaurant and inn were arguing about the answer the day before yesterday and yesterday. Today, there is no accurate answer. It can be said to have caused quite a stir.

The shopkeepers were all chuckling, but they didn't know that this controversy continued to attract customers into the store and brought them a lot of new revenue.

The answer has not yet been clearly explored, and their hearts are itching, eager to know the accurate answer.

"You all also know that if you want to get the supply today, you don't need to bid. Now the county is holding a county test, and I will follow suit. As long as you answer three questions within the rules, the person who answers the most questions correctly will be mine. If the owner answers the same number, he will divide each shipment equally at the same price."

When everyone heard this, they became excited and eager to try.

"I wonder how many fresh vegetables Yue Lang can provide at one time?" This is a practical question.

The more Ji Qing thought about it, it would be very tiring if he continued to expand his crops, and he didn't want to be too tired.

Based on the current area of ​​vegetable fields, if they are fully planted, two to three thousand kilograms of vegetables can be harvested every month.

Everyone nodded. Two to three thousand kilograms per month sounds like a lot, but in fact it is not much when divided into each category.

"If we designate to grow a certain type of vegetables, might Yue Lang agree?"

Ji Qingyue nodded, "Yes, I may not be at home at that time. If you want to increase or decrease the number of seeds, please inform Yu Lang one month in advance and he will relay it to me."

The next step is to decide who is his client.