Farmer's Notes from Another World

Seeing so many dried persimmons, Fang Zeng sighed in his heart. These days, he is still worried that his nephew's reputation will be bad in the future.After all, fame cannot be eaten as a meal, but not having a reputation can cut off people's jobs.In the countryside, the biggest disadvantage of losing your reputation is that others avoid you like a snake and pay attention to your behavior.

In this way, you don't even think about getting benefits in the village. There are few people in the countryside and there are many people. If you lose your reputation, everyone shouts and beats you. Naturally, you can't expect the harvest in the field.For a mud-legged person who looks at the sky to eat and eats in the ground, this is the possibility of living a good life.

But now Fang Zeng is not so worried, just relying on his nephew's skills in making persimmon cakes, it was more than enough to support himself at that time.If you have the ability, you don't need to look at other people's faces, and you are not afraid of what others say.If he taught his nephew Orion's skills, his nephew's life would be better than others.

When the nephew grows up, how much time can everyone remember.If the nephew has money and can support the family, he will naturally be valued by others, and life-long events will not be bothersome.After watching the dried persimmons, Fang Zeng finally let go of the worries he had been suffocating, and felt much better.

Fang Zhiyuan was happy that he was able to earn money. In ancient times, he had nothing to rely on except his uncle.At a young age, although his uncle's kindness allowed him to come to Fang's house.But he didn't want himself to be a burden to his uncle, he had his persistence, and he couldn't make his uncle's life worse because of him.Now that he has earned money, Fang Zhiyuan can feel a little more comforted in his heart, and can enjoy his uncle's kindness to him more confidently.

With persimmons, how to sell them and what price to sell are all problems.Fang Zeng went to the town to sell wild game these days and also looked at the prices of persimmons. The town is not big but there is no shortage of persimmons.Because the Chinese New Year is still more than a month away, the price of persimmon cakes that originally sold for three renminbi each has risen to four renminbi, but many businesses are still out of stock.

What they make at home costs several thousand catties.According to the number, there are ten to twenty thousand, so what price to set becomes a problem.The shopkeeper of the grocery store he just met could sell him some, but his own home made a lot, and he didn't know if he could eat them all.If you can't eat all of them, you can find someone to sell them to.

Fang Zhiyuan had a plan in mind, it might be difficult for his family to eat so many dried persimmons.Then divide into several more, and the price will not be the same.Those who buy more will be given lower prices, and those who buy less will be given higher prices.Otherwise, if the wholesale and retail prices are the same, people will be unhappy.

The two uncles and nephews discussed how, and decided to order two three pennies first, and if they could eat all their persimmons, they would give each one a penny.Although I made less money, I am relaxed, and I can still plan for the next business.The persimmon forest is on the mountain, they can grow it every year, and it's not a yearly business.

In the evening, Fang Zhiyuan specially cooked braised pork and stewed ribs, and took out the wine that his uncle had hidden, making an exception for his uncle to drink a bowl.The uncle and nephew ate and drank happily, and the gloom of the previous days disappeared.

The next day, Fang Zeng took Fang Zhiyuan and several baskets of persimmons to the town.

They went to shopkeeper Chen first. The restaurant owned by shopkeeper Chen is called Liukeju, and it is the largest restaurant in the town.Shopkeeper Chen also knew Fang Zhiyuan. In the past, Fang had often brought Fang Zhiyuan to the town to play, and brought him to the restaurant many times to listen to the storytelling here.Shopkeeper Chen looked at his uncle's face, and regarded him as his favorite.

At this moment, shopkeeper Chen was working at the counter, watching Fang Zeng come in with a basket, followed by Fang Zhiyuan.Hurry up to say hello to Fang Zeng, and said, "Brother Fang, what are you doing? I bought something good and brought it to my elder brother." As he said that, the clever Xiao Er beside him had already come to help with quick eyesight and quick hands.

Fang Zeng even said no, moved the basket in front of shopkeeper Chen, and said embarrassedly: "Brother Chen, you have taken care of my younger brother a lot these years, no, it's almost Chinese New Year. I don't have anything good, this is what my nephew got." It’s a recipe for making red cakes, we made some red cakes ourselves, and brought some to you. You can’t dislike it, accept it and give it to your brothers and nephews to taste.”

Shopkeeper Chen has a good impression of Fang Zeng, he has a good personality and behaves in a more disciplined manner.Hearing that Fang Zeng and his nephew actually made red cakes, he was quite surprised.Red cakes are not expensive, but they are not cheap either. They are from the south.It is cheap in the south, but it is expensive to sell it from thousands of miles here.

But during the holidays, if you don’t buy some as gifts for your family, they will pay attention to you.The elderly especially like to eat red cakes, which means that they are booming, and they are soft and not afraid of losing their teeth.He knew that Fang Zeng said that one point is always three-point sure, and this was a success.

He didn't say anything, and opened the basket, revealing a neat basket of dried persimmons.His eyes lit up, he tasted it, and it was sweeter than the one brought from the south.Shopkeeper Chen is a businessman, so he naturally knew that the persimmon cake would be a good deal if it sold well.

So, he said to Fang Zeng: "Brother Fang, brother, I won't tell you the truth, how many red cakes do you have at home? If you have more, leave some for brother, and brother will add another one in the shop." Red Cake Dim Sum. Also, if you haven’t found a buyer yet, my brother wants to help you. I don’t know what you want, but don’t worry, I will definitely not lose money to you, brother.”

Fang Zeng was delighted, this is really someone giving a pillow when he wants to sleep.He was still thinking about finding the seller just now, when Shopkeeper Chen spoke up.He quickly replied: "Brother Chen said, it's not the first time you and I have dealt with each other, I don't know who you are brother. To tell you the truth, I'm worrying about the buyer of the red cake. When I was doing it, I made too much at once, and it was several thousand catties. If my brother said that he could give me a line, brother, I would be very grateful."

Shopkeeper Chen looked at Fang Zeng's sincerity and was satisfied in his heart. He liked Fang Zeng's sincerity. He had been a shopkeeper for a long time, and he couldn't understand anyone's petty thinking.Being as frank as Fang Zeng is the most useful thing for him, he doesn't want to waste time and effort but be taken for granted.

At this time, Fang Zhiyuan was stuffed with a roasted chicken leg by shopkeeper Chen.Fang Zhiyuan didn't refuse either. In his memory, when he and Fang Zeng came here, shopkeeper Chen always gave him a chicken leg to eat.This is also one of the reasons why the original body likes to come to the town with him the most, there are delicious foods to eat.

While gnawing on the chicken leg, Fang Zhiyuan looked at his uncle and made an agreement with shopkeeper Chen about the buyer of persimmons, and he had to admit that it was easy to do things with someone.Shopkeeper Chen saw that there were not many customers in the store, so he ordered the staff and took Fang Zeng and Fang Zhiyuan to Chen's Grocery Store.

This shop was opened by shopkeeper Chen's cousin, not only in the town, but also in other places.Chen Laosan from the grocery store was a little curious when he saw his cousin bringing one big and one small to his store. You must know that his brother usually doesn't come here, so he is always allowed to go there.

Shopkeeper Chen and Laosan Chen grew up together, so they are very familiar with each other.Without exchanging pleasantries, shopkeeper Chen directly told Mr. Chen about the persimmon cakes from Fang Zeng's family.He also brought a few dried persimmons that Fang Zeng had brought for him to show Chen Laosan.

Chen Laosan has been a grocery store for more than ten years, and he also knows how popular persimmons are every year and year after year.It's a pity that he didn't know those people who ran to the south in the past years, and he didn't get on the road. The persimmons he took were not many, but the cost was high.What they earn is just a foot of money, and there are not many persimmons shipped from the south, so they can't do anything about it.

Now, Chen Laosan heard from shopkeeper Chen that Fang Zeng knew how to make persimmons.That means this deal is not a one-off deal.If it sells well, they can sell it year after year.For such a good thing, he naturally knew that his cousin was thinking of him.Naturally, he couldn't let his cousin lose face.

Chen Laosan and Fang Zeng said a few polite words, and after learning that Fang Zeng's family had several thousand catties of persimmons, they felt even happier.He also has two grocery stores elsewhere, and these persimmons are completely edible.So, he began to talk about the price he was most concerned about.Usually, persimmons from the south cost two Wen each, so he didn't know how much Fang Zeng wanted.

Fang Zeng originally wanted to tell the price of talking to Fang Zhiyuan yesterday, but Fang Zhiyuan pulled his sleeves behind him.He paused and didn't speak.Chen Laosan thought Fang Zeng was dissatisfied with asking him to quote, so he said after thinking about it: "Brother Fang, how about this, I will give you two three Wen, but you have to ship it to the shop for me. And, Your family's red cakes can only be sold to my family, and cannot be sold to other families."

This price was above Fang Zeng's expectations.After all, what he and Fang Zhiyuan discussed was that it would be enough to sell each of them for a penny, and now he was very happy to pay half a penny more.As for delivery, his family has a mule cart, so even if it takes a little effort, it's not a big deal.

The two made an agreement, and they also recognized shopkeeper Chen as the middleman, and then signed a document.Fang Zeng collected five taels of silver for the goods, and agreed to settle the remaining silver after the shipment was completed.Fang Zeng was in a good mood with the gaudy money in his hand, and he wanted to invite shopkeeper Chen to drink whatever he said.

Shopkeeper Chen was unwilling to say anything.In the end, Fang Zeng didn't force himself, pulled a piece of cloth, bought a tael of silver and a jar of good wine, and gave it to shopkeeper Chen.Seeing Fang Zeng's work, Fang Zhiyuan agreed with him very much. If he helped his family, he must show something. This is the long-term way of doing things.

Leaving things at Liukeju like a fight, Fang Zeng took Fang Zhiyuan away and returned home.From tomorrow, Fang Zeng will start delivering persimmons to Chen's grocery store.However, because the persimmon cakes sold for a good price, Fang Zeng still bought a lot of meat and food, and prepared to reward his nephew well.

Fang Zhiyuan is a standard carnivore, when it comes to meat, it tastes as good as it tastes.Fang Zeng is also a vulgar person who eats meat and drinks heavily.The two ate a large pot of stewed meat and boiled bone soup, and there were no green vegetables on the table.

After eating and drinking enough, Fang Zhiyuan helped Fang Zeng divide the persimmons in the vat into baskets for delivery.A large vat contained six baskets.Fang Zeng planned to deliver them twice a day, and looking at the baskets on the ground, he was a little thankful that he had nothing to do at home and listened to his nephew and made a lot of big baskets, otherwise, there would not be enough to hold dried persimmons.That's how it is, and there are only eight baskets in a cart, so it can't be loaded.

In this way, Fang Zeng calculated that he would have to transport it for three days before sending it to play.As for the ones on the ground, there seemed to be two to three thousand of them, because they were not as good-looking as the ones made in the big tank, so he agreed with Chen Laosan to sell some of them for one penny each, and keep some at home as gifts.

In this way, after four or five days of busy work, Fang Zeng finished delivering the dried persimmons.On the day when the delivery was over, he specially bought dim sum and roast chicken for extra meals.On the dinner table, Fang Zeng was holding a money bag, watching the bulging and bustling, he could still hear the sound of big money bumping into each other.

Fang Zeng looked at the money bag, smiled happily, and said to Fang Zhiyuan: "Huzi, this is the money for selling persimmon cakes this time. I sold a total of 15 guan coins, and exchanged 13 taels of silver. Uncle gave it to shopkeeper Chen The gift of two taels of silver, there are still 12 taels left, uncle exchanged a large amount of one tael of silver, which is always half in the purse. There are still [-] taels of silver dimes, you put them away." Then he gave the money bag to Fang Zhiyuan Pushed over.

Fang Zhiyuan looked at Fang Zeng in surprise, and he hurriedly said: "Uncle, how can I get this money. Not to mention that most of the dried persimmons are made by uncle, even if the uncle is an adult, he should be in charge of the money. At my age Little, if I can’t hold on to the money, my uncle will keep it. If my uncle wants to give me some big money, I still want it, but if I have to manage so much money, it will be hard for me.” Said mischievously looked at his uncle.

Fang Zeng looked at his nephew, feeling warm in his heart, but he insisted: "Huzi, be obedient! Just keep the money, and you will always support your family in the future. If you don't have money, what can you do? Our uncle and nephew don't care." , but if my uncle marries my uncle in the future, my brother will be so fussy. If money hurts the friendship between our uncle and nephew, then it will be too worthless."

Fang Zeng could see clearly that he was related to Fang Zhiyuan, so Fang Zhiyuan could start a family with him.He can control his husband, but if Fang Zhiyuan marries a powerful one and there is a estrangement because of the money, it's better to separate them from the beginning.Moreover, since his brother is gone, he should also help his nephew save a fortune.After saving the money, the nephew felt uneasy. What he knew most was that money was a man's guts and waist.

Fang Zhiyuan also understood Fang Zeng's worry, but he didn't intend to ask for the money.