North and South groceries

The five hectares of land that Luo Yong acquired this time are surrounded by mountains in the north, the dirt road into the city in the south, a stream in the west, and a farmland of their Xipo Villagers in the east.

Since the Xu family wants to rent land for farming, they must prefer the field on the west side next to the creek, because it is convenient for irrigation on that side.

So they set aside a small piece of land in the southwest corner of this field, next to the dirt road into the city, and planned to build a house there. What's the problem? In the countryside these days, there is no such thing as illegal construction.

Within a few days, several disciples came to Luo Yong's place, expressing that they also wanted to rent and farm here.

They don't rent much land, and usually a family only rents ten or twenty mu of land.These people don't intend to make a living by farming from now on. Besides farming, they also have other livelihoods, such as making peony cushions for Bangluo.

It's just that for people at this time, if they can store some food at home, they can feel more at ease. After all, many people have come from times of suffering, have suffered from hunger, and are more obsessed with storing food.

These later disciples also set the homestead next to the piece of land that the Xu family had previously reserved. Several families lived together, had contacts with each other on weekdays, and could get together to chat and talk when they were free. It tastes better.

Their leased field ran north along the creek to the one next to the foot of the hill.

The field next to the foot of the mountain is quite fertile, with soft soil and thick piles of fallen leaves, but it is also very dangerous, because it is close to the mountain forest, and when the wild animals in the deep mountains cannot find food, they often come down the mountain to look for food.

"It's definitely not good to leave it here like this. We have to find some thorns and plant a few rows in this area." Now that we have decided to settle here, we must consider all aspects, especially the safety issue.

"I'm afraid that the thorns will not grow into a forest in two or three years. You should be more careful now." Adults are generally not afraid of anything, but they are afraid of accidents to children. Those wild beasts are very cunning, and they are easy to pick. under the mouth.

"Plant the thorns first, and then plow the land. The clover seeds that Master bought will arrive soon." A disciple said.

"It's just planting grass, but you want to plow the land?" Someone asked in surprise.

"Yes." Xu Erlang also spoke at this time: "I heard from Master that the method is similar to planting beans."

"But it can't grow beans, it's just grass." Some people are puzzled by this. If it is so troublesome to grow grass, they might as well grow beans directly.

"This clover can be harvested several times a year, and if it is planted this year, it will not need to be planted for the next few years. Naturally, it is easier than beans." Xu Dalang said.

"If the suet soap is easy to sell, the price of sheep will inevitably be high in the future. Master has introduced clover grass early, and in the future, other people will also realize the benefits of this plant. Even if they sell the seeds, they can make a lot of money. "Xu Erlang added.

"That being the case, let's start plowing the land tomorrow." Hearing what the two brothers said, the others no longer had any objections.

Helping their master work, these people have always had nothing to say.Of course, this has something to do with Luo Yong's generosity to these disciples. Not to mention the Xu family brothers and Hengyu, even those disciples who went to Chang'an City last winter also made a lot of money.

On the one hand, they earned money and food from helping others, and on the other hand, they earned money from selling peony cushions. Anyway, Luo Yong collected the money at a wholesale price of [-] Wen, and the rest of the money was sold by themselves. Divided, the small courtyard in Chang'an City is considered Luo Yong, deducting the money for those peony cushions, how much is left, Luo Yong has also replenished them recently.

Such a large amount of money, for many disciples who were originally from poor families, is tantamount to getting rich overnight. When they drink water, they think about their source, so they are naturally willing to contribute to Luo Yong.

In addition, they knew very well in their hearts that if they wanted to make money in the future, they had to continue to work with Luo Yong. At this time, no one wanted to get off the train, and all of them wanted to perform well in front of the master.

For these disciples of Luo Yong, many people are also very envious. Those who learned the kang cooking skill from him in Lishi County the year before last but did not worship under his disciples are probably going to regret it now.

It's a pity that after that time, Luo Yong no longer wanted to accept disciples, and many people made indirect remarks, but he flatly rejected them.

"Sanlang, what do you think of these lambs?" On the side of Xipo Village, Wang Dang drove some lambs to Luo's yard at this time: "We went out to collect lard this time, and when we passed a small village, we happened to meet a group of sheep. Sheep, I bought a few small ones and came back.”

"That's right, how much is it?" Luo Yong happened to be planning to raise goats recently, so it was natural to buy lambs at this time.

"Then the money will be exchanged for wormwood soap with you, right?" Wang Dang scratched his beard and said cheekily.

"Okay." Luo Yong was also refreshing.

Wang Dang and the others came back from collecting the lard themselves this time, and gave the lard to Luo Yong for processing. When the time came, they would take half of it and Luo Yong would sell the other half to them for five cents a piece. How much is the lamb? When the time comes, do the calculations. If you pay more, you will be refunded less.

This is also because Wang Dang and Luo Yong have a good relationship. No one else gets this kind of treatment, but if they ask him to make soap, they have to keep half of it anyway, and Luo Yong sells the rest for money.

There are a lot of people who want to buy his soap, and there is a long queue behind them.Although the soap recipe has been semi-public now, it is still not an easy task for ordinary merchants to buy soap at a relatively low price.

"This time, we plan to sell these soaps in Dinghu County. I heard that many merchants have come there recently." Wang Dang said to Luo Yong: "Didn't you say you were going to Mengmenguan to eat mulberries before, and you don't want to go now?" , I'm afraid it will be out of season."

"I'm afraid I won't be able to leave." Luo Yong said helplessly.

His grass seed was almost here, and he got so much new land over there that he couldn't hang around anymore if he wanted to raise a batch of goats before winter.

"Since that's the case, then you can go again next year." Wang Dang patted Luo Yong's shoulder. This young man is only a few years older than his son Wang Shao. Now he is going to stir up the whole family, which is strange to say. not easy.

"If you come across dried mulberries this time, please collect some for me," Luo Yong said.

"How much do you want?" Wang Dang asked him.

"If the price is right, you can collect a dozen shi for me." Luo Yong said.

"Why do you want so many mulberries?" Wang Dang was surprised at first, and then persuaded: "The dried mulberries are not delicious, just buy a bucket and taste it."

Sugar is very expensive at this time, so there are few things like candied fruit on the market. If the mulberry is dried directly without adding sugar, the dried mulberry will be dry and hard, basically without any taste at all. It is really incomparable with persimmon crackers and jujubes.

There are a lot of mulberry trees in Dinghu County, and the mulberries are difficult to preserve. Unlike pears and other fruits, they can be transported to farther places for sale. After drying, the mulberries are not tasty, and only pharmacies will rarely sell them. Collect some, and no one buys others. There are many mulberries in the Central Plains, and merchants from other places don’t need to buy dried mulberries from them at all, so the price is quite low. Generally, poor people dry some and put them at home. Just take it out to eat.

Luo Yongzhi Wang believed that he was kind enough to persuade him, so he didn't hide it: "I plan to use it to make soap."

Generally, in the process of making handmade soap, many people like to add some fresh vegetables and fruits in it, hoping to play a role in skin care as much as possible, but after adding these things, the soap will easily become rancid.

This time, Luo Yong plans to soak dried mulberries in water and add them to soap as the water phase. The situation should be better than fresh mulberries.His current method of making soap can basically be regarded as a hot method, except that the step of salting out is not carried out. In this way, it should not be as nutritious as the cold method of fresh mulberries, but the storage time will definitely be longer.

Wang Dang didn't know how to make soap, and when he heard that Luo Yong didn't intend to buy so many dried mulberries to eat, he stopped talking.

Dried mulberry is not expensive, no matter whether this soap can be made successfully or not, Luo Sanlang must still be able to afford the risk of dried mulberry.

If it is done, that is also a good thing.

In Dinghu County, not all the sericulture farmers are wealthy families with fields and mulberries. Many people rent mulberry fields to raise silkworms. The rent of mulberry fields is quite expensive, and the risk of sericulture is relatively high. However, if the price of silk was not high back then, or if some other natural and man-made disasters were encountered, they would often lose everything.

If the dried mulberry can be sold at a good price, then the mulberry farmers will be able to earn an extra income in the future.