The Second Sister of a Farmer's Family's Path to Imperial Destiny

Chapter 18: Greenhouse Repair

After several busy days, hay was spread on the ground to prevent the taro and rapeseed seedlings from being frozen.

But making these is far from enough. Once the temperature in winter is too low, I am afraid all of these will die, not to mention making a fortune from vegetables in winter.

So building a greenhouse is an urgent matter.

However, there was only ninety taels of money left in the family from selling the musk deer, and the rest was given to Brother Guo to use to harvest taro.

Although Mo Feifei said that she could borrow money from her to fill the gap left by Yutou, she still didn't want to borrow money from her unless it was absolutely necessary.

Because once money is borrowed, the relationship between a free buyer and a free seller becomes a relationship between a creditor and a debtor.

After much consideration, Guo Xin decided to use the ninety taels of silver to build a greenhouse.

The materials for building a greenhouse, yellow mud and straw, are available here and do not need to be purchased, but manpower is indeed in short supply.

It is certainly not enough to go to Brother Guo's house. Apart from Brother Guo who is collecting taro, there are only three laborers left in his family, which is totally insufficient compared to the workload of half an acre.

Guo Xin decided to ask the village headman for help. When his parents were alive, the village headman's family took good care of his family because they were honest and simple.

"Guo Lizheng! I'm Guo Erya."

Although there are many Guo Eryas in the village, this voice is obviously Guo Xin's.

The village head heard the noise and came out, asking, "Er Ya came to see you, is there anything?"

Guo Xin knew that he would not be able to recruit villagers to help with the work just by relying on his own reputation, so he had to rely on the reputation of Rufangzhai.

"Li Zheng, it's like this. The news that I sold things to Ru Fang Zhai should have spread all over the village, right?"

Because it was the slack season during farming, the headman's wife was also knitting in the house. When she heard Guo Xin's words, she couldn't help but interrupt.

"Of course not. People in the village are all saying how lucky your family is to have such a connection with a big shot in town. They all say it was a good thing your parents died..."

When the village head heard this, he immediately shouted, "Stop talking!"

She turned around and said to Guo Xin sheepishly, "I'm really sorry, your aunt is just like this, but she didn't mean it that way."

Guo Xin naturally didn't mind, as he came here for a serious matter.

"It's okay, I know. But I came here this time because I want to build an earth wall on my wasteland. It will probably require seven strong men, and I want the village head to help lobby for it."

The village head pondered for a moment and said, "It's easy to deal with able-bodied men. It's the off-season now. Except for those who have the means to work outside, most of them stay at home. But, the wages..."

Guo Xin knew that this person was worried that he could not afford to pay the wages, so he immediately said, "Don't worry, I made a small fortune some time ago, and with Rufangzhai's help, I can afford the wages. It's 200 coins a day, but lunch is not included."

"This price is quite reasonable, but do you have any straw?"

The head of the village looked at Guo Xin. The rice straw in ordinary farmers' homes was the leftover from the harvest. Guo Xin's wasteland had not been used to grow anything for a long time, so if they didn't have rice straw, they would have to buy it.

"Don't worry, I bought some from Auntie Guo Liu some time ago, and there are still a lot left, enough for building the wall at home."

Hearing this, Guo Lizheng felt relieved and said, "Your wasteland is only one mu. If you build it every day, it should be finished in less than ten days. In this way, it will cost fourteen taels. Do you want to pay by the day, or after the completion of the work?"

"It's paid by the day, so that everyone can use it quickly when they need it."

Hearing this, Guo Lizheng thought that he still had four children in the family who could serve as able-bodied men, and with himself, there would be five people in total.

"Erya..."

At this point, Guo Lizheng felt a little ashamed. After all, Guo Xin wanted him to find someone else, but he actually wanted to take advantage of the situation.

Guo Xin looked at the head of the village, somewhat puzzled.

Guo Lizheng said with a stiff face: "There are five able-bodied men in my family, including me. Do you think it's okay?"

Guo Xin looked at the head of the village, and immediately understood. He couldn't help but smile and said, "If the head of the village wants to go, of course you can. But at first I thought you were going to work as helpers in the town or county, so I didn't tell you."

When Guo Lizheng heard the affirmative answer, he felt relieved: "This is not a famine year, and the town needs fewer helpers, so I didn't go."

After a pause, he thought that Guo Xin still needed two people, so he said, "Er Ya, we still need two people. Have you asked Aunt Liu Guo's family? They have also helped your family a lot."

"I haven't found him yet, because at first I thought Li Zheng was helping to find someone in the village, so I didn't think of it."

"Then I'll help you find it?"

Guo Xin nodded.

……

When Guo Xin returned home, he saw that there were already over 100 kilograms of taro piled in the corner of the backyard.

Yesterday, Rufangzhai sent Xiaoyue to convey a message, saying that 20 kilograms in ten days was not enough, and hoped that she could increase it to 30 kilograms in ten days, and the price could be re-set.

Looking at the smoke rising from the kitchen since the day I started making taro chips, I thought about the current cost and supply of taro chips.

There are only four of us, including myself. We can't worry about taro chips day and night. We must find someone else to do it. It would be best to set up a workshop.

Although the technical content of taro chips is not high and may be tried out by others, but now we are just baking taro chips. In the future, all taro derivatives can be spread from here.

Taro balls, taro paste, fried taro chips...

As I thought about it, I felt that there was not enough money at home.

Guo Xin decided to go to Rufangzhai while it was still early and sell the recipe for spicy rabbit meat.

……

"Boss, Miss Guo is here and is waiting for you in the backyard." Xiao Yue whispered in Mo Feifei's ear.

Mo Feifei was a little surprised. She didn't expect that according to Guo Xin's personality, he would come to her so soon. She thought it would take at least some time before Guo Xin would ask her to borrow money.

"Fei Fei, I came here this time to sell you a recipe. The rabbit made with this recipe is very delicious."

Mo Feifei thought about her thoughts before coming here and smiled inexplicably.

She said that Guo Xin is not the kind of person who would give in so easily.

So, she was asked to sell the house, but the things Guo Xin sold were indeed very good, otherwise she would not have bought them.

Mo Feifei raised her eyebrows and motioned for Guo Xin to continue.

"This is the recipe I wrote down. It will definitely taste good if you follow the steps. It only costs fifty taels each."

After saying that, Guo Xin quietly looked at Mo Feifei's expression. Seeing that there was no change in her expression, he felt relieved.

Although she wrote down the complete recipe and ingredients, including some precious spices.

But she really didn't have the confidence to sell it at this price. After all, she felt it was a bit high. But she had no choice because she really needed that much money in the future.

When Mo Feifei heard that a recipe cost fifty taels, she was really shocked.

After all, what's so valuable about the recipes from this countryside? But it doesn't hurt to give it a try. If it's not worth so much money, we can negotiate the price later.

Mo Feifei took the recipe, called Xiaoyue, and asked the kitchen to make it quickly.

Although there were no rabbits in the restaurant yet, it was still very easy for Rufangzhai to buy rabbits and spices.