Beloved Plantation King

"Hey, little wooden lady, why are you running with a sack in such a hurry?"

"Oh, don't you know, Yin Peinan and his husband are back!"

"What? They're back? Ouch, I'll tell my old stuff to go!"

Twelve days later, Yin Peinan and Zuo An came back with four carriages. Behind the carts were tightly tied grain seeds, all of which were packed in big sacks. There were about a dozen bags on each carriage.

When the villagers knew that they had returned, they ran to his house with copper coins and sacks.Those who were busy in the fields, got the news, and ran home in a hurry, took money and sacks and ran to Zuo'an's house at the entrance of the village, for fear that if they ran slower, there would be no grain.

Yin Peinan and the others got enough grain seeds, and he first saved the grain seeds for Zheng Wenhao's family and grandpa's family.

Although Zheng Wenhao's family focused on businesses such as gold shops and cloth houses, they actually had quite a lot of land, so Yin Peinan also left them a lot.

Then the rest are sold to the villagers.

Yin Peinan said to the villagers: "Everyone, the grain seeds have been transported back. According to our previous experience, about [-] to [-] catties of grain seeds are enough for each mu of land. Let's figure out how much we need."

"What? Only fifteen to twenty catties of grain seed? No way?"

"So few? What if the seedlings don't germinate or come out by then?"

The villagers were skeptical when they heard that there was only such a small amount of grain seeds.It's not their fault. In this dynasty, the quality of local rice seeds was not high, and the germination rate was very low. Usually, they had to prepare [-] to [-] catties of rice seeds per mu of land to plant enough.

Yin Peinan didn't care if they could accept it or not. Anyway, there are only so many grain seeds, so he said: "If you are worried, you can spread more old grain seeds. Anyway, there are only so many grain seeds here. Households buy according to the quota of [-] catties per mu, and if there is any surplus, they will be divided."

"Ah Nan, how much is a catty?"

Yin Peinan said: "By the way, speaking of this, I want to make an agreement with everyone, and you have to promise me."

"what's up?"

Yin Peinan seriously fooled and said: "It's like this. My husband has read many books and learned about the cultivation method of seeds from the books. My family will use this seed as the basis in the future and continue to try to breed new seeds. If it succeeds, At that time, rice will be less prone to lodging, and the ability to resist diseases and insect pests will be enhanced, and production will increase. Not only rice, but also other crops such as soybeans and peanuts will breed new seeds."

"Ah Nan, do you mean that in the future, the rice may grow more than yours this year?"

"Yes!" Yin Peinan nodded, and then said: "So, our seeds will get better and better in the future. Therefore, I want to make an agreement with everyone. When I have new seeds in the future, I can sell them to everyone first. But , If you want to sell the surplus food you have left, especially the food grown from my seeds, you have to sell it to me first, and I will collect it at the market price, how about it?"

"Ah? What do you mean?" The villagers didn't understand, "Why do you still need to buy food?"

Yin Peinan replied: "If we have cultivated new seeds and you want to buy them, then my family's seven-acre field will only have enough millet for everyone to make grain seeds, so why don't we buy them and eat them?"

In fact, he thought of opening a rice store sometime, selling new varieties of rice, soybeans and peanuts.

"Oh, yes, we've already made grain seeds." The villagers realized that if there were good grain seeds, they would naturally be willing to buy better ones, so they agreed, "Yes, I will sell them to you first."

Yin Peinan said: "Then it's settled. I believe in everyone, so I won't sign with you." Anyway, whoever fails to abide by the agreement at that time, just don't sell the new grain seeds to him.

"Okay, okay, how to sell it, tell me quickly."

Yin Peinan said: "We are all in the same village, and we don't charge more than the market price. You can also owe it first, and after the millet is harvested, you can exchange it. A catty of grain seeds is exchanged for a catty and a half." Old Millet. Everyone line up and come one by one.”

It's reasonable, it seems to be much more expensive than their millet, but all the grain seeds only cost a few dozen catties, and when they grow out, there will be a lot more per mu.

Everyone lined up with sacks and copper coins to buy them one by one.

Because it is not expensive, everyone can basically afford it, so no one trades it for millet, and they all buy it with copper plates.Some people want to buy more, but they can't. We are all in the same village, and everyone knows how many acres of land each family has. It is impossible to fish in troubled waters, and you will be caught by others immediately.

Especially those who are at the back of the queue, stare very closely.

Just kidding, everyone buys a little more, what if there is not enough in the end?

When it was time to sell, Zhao Xiu'e, Wen Yi, and Shui Zhu asked Yin Peinan and Zuo An to rest, and they came to sell.

Those who have already bought grain seeds have not left yet, and they will buy some more when there are more.

I have been busy since I came back at noon until the evening, and finally sold out all the grain seeds.After the limited edition was sold out, there was still a little left, not a lot, and Yin Peinan gave priority to selling it to Uncle Daqiang, the village head, and people who had helped them.

When the villagers saw it, they also understood why Yin Peinan sold them to them. They were all those who had helped them and were close to their family.

That's nothing to complain about.

When the crowd dispersed, they cleaned up the yard, and Yin Peinan called everyone into the main room.

"We brought back a good thing for everyone!" Yin Peinan said mysteriously.

Brother Ning is always the most curious and responsive, he immediately asked: "Brother, what is it? Food?"

The water drops poked his forehead and scolded with a smile: "You know how to eat."

Brother Ning laughed: "Then what is it?"

Yin Peinan smiled and said, "My brother is right, it is for food."

"Wow! What is it?" Ning Ge'er became even more curious.

Everyone also looked at him curiously.

Yin Peinan turned her head and raised her chin: "Ask your brother-in-law."

Everyone immediately looked at Zuo An's room, he had just entered.

Then everyone saw him holding out a green round object with dark blue patterns on it, still dripping water.

Zuo An and the others put the watermelon in a bucket and sedated it with well water.

Brother Ning and the others haven't seen it yet, so they don't know what it is.

Wen Yi had seen it once before, and when he saw this thing, he exclaimed in surprise: "Cold melon!"

Zuo An put the watermelons on the table and said with a smile, "Yes, it's cold melons! We saw them by chance over there, so we bought three of them."

"Three!" Wen Yi was excited.

Seeing that Wen Yi was so excited, Brother Ning stretched out his hand to touch the cold melon. It was slippery and not as hairy as winter melon. He asked, "Uncle, is this very expensive?"

Wen Yi nodded: "It's not a question of whether it's expensive or not. In the past, in the capital, it was enjoyed by dignitaries and dignitaries, and they couldn't be bought outside."

"Wow!" Not only Brother Ning, but also Zhao Xiu'e and the others were amazed, looking at the cold melon on the table in disbelief.

"Is this something nobles can eat?" Shui Zhu asked in shock.

At this time, Yin Peinan came over with a knife from the kitchen, and laughed when he heard this: "There is no rule that only noble people can eat it, but because it is rare, it is difficult for everyone to see it, and it is also difficult to buy it. That's all. Look, we can eat it."

When Yin Peinan and Zuo An came to this ancient time, what they were most uncomfortable with was the social system with distinct classes. The population could be bought and sold at will, and slaves did not have the personal rights of freedom. It was not considered a crime for the master to kill a slave.

Zuo An also smiled and said: "That's right, let's taste the taste of this cold melon today."

Brother Ning and the others have been waiting with great anticipation.

Holding a kitchen knife, Yin Peinan used a little force from the middle of the watermelon. Before he could cut it, the watermelon split open with a crisp sound.

It is a good melon.

"Wow, it's red inside

!Has black seeds. Ning Ge'er sniffed and said, "I can already smell the sweetness, and it feels refreshing." "

Shuizhu laughed and scolded: "The nose of candied haws is not as good as yours."

Brother Ning laughed and said, "I really smelled it."

It was rare for Zuo Baoying to speak, and said, "I smelled it too."

Yin Peinan chopped the melon with a few knives, and then said: "It's ready to eat."

He first gave one piece to A Niang, and another piece to Wen Yi, and then said to the three little ones, "You take it yourself."

Brother Ning couldn't wait to take a piece and ate it.

After taking a bite, Brother Ning was stunned: "It's so sweet! It's delicious! It's even better than the peaches on the mountain!"

Zuo Baoying also nodded: "It's delicious."

Wen Yi sighed: "It's delicious, cool, and very sweet. No wonder it is regarded as a special tribute from the court."

Everyone ate with relish, and felt that they had never eaten such delicious food.

Zuo An took a bowl and put it on the table, and said, "Don't eat the seeds, put all the seeds here, let's try to grow one tomorrow."

Zhao Xiu'e frowned: "Oh, I seem to have swallowed a seed just now. It's a pity."

Zuo An smiled and said: "It's okay, there are three melons, and they can harvest a lot of seeds. By the way, the melon skin can be cooked and eaten at night, and it should be quite delicious."

"You guys eat too." Wen Yi said, seeing that Zuo An and Yin Peinan didn't make a move.

Zuo An and Yin Peinan looked at each other, they should not eat too much these days, they have already enjoyed human watermelon.

Yin Peinan rubbed his nose and said, "We ate at that merchant's place. This is specially brought back for you."

Wen Yi frowned: "Could you say that on purpose so that we can eat more?"

Zuo An said helplessly: "Little Daddy, you are thinking too much. Okay, let's eat." Zuo An picked up a piece and handed it to Yin Peinan.

When Yin Peinan sees watermelon, especially the watermelon handed over by his daughter-in-law, the image of watermelon juice on his daughter-in-law's fair chest appears involuntarily before her eyes...

Seeing his eyes, Zuo An knew what he was thinking, so he bumped his elbow and glared at him.

What are you thinking?

Yin Peinan touched his nose, winked at him, and gave him a look that you understand.

Zuo An's ears felt hot, he picked up a piece of watermelon and ate it, ignoring that dishonest guy.

The author has something to say: the next chapter starts to skip time a little bit.