"Why would you need to buy it?" Land Officer Yang waved his hand, "We have it at home, it’s been stored since we harvested it last year. You can just use it to plant."
"I can’t do that. Grandma and you grew it bit by bit. I can’t just use it." Yang Chuxia laughed and said, "But since you have it, I won’t look elsewhere. I’ll buy it from your family later. By the way, how much do you have?"
"Why, are you planning to plant beans in so much land?"
"Not really, there are so many acres. I plan to plant some green beans and some corn. In the fall, I also want to plant some peas." Yang Chuxia said, "My family has a shop now, right? We can use these things in the shop. It’s better to grow them ourselves than buying raw materials. Plus, I’m thinking about expanding our shop to the county soon, and then I can buy the crops grown by the villagers."
Land Officer Yang listened and muttered, "You’re getting bigger and bigger in the business. But with your family doing this business in our village, the villagers are fortunate as they can make money even during the idle farming season."
"Our village is so poor, just look at why Ms. Li Junior is calculating such small things. Being shortsighted is one reason, but a bigger reason is poverty." Yang Chuxia said. If it were an ordinary wealthy family, they wouldn’t care about these small things at all.
"You’re right, it’s because of poverty." Land Officer Yang still agreed with this.
After Yang Chuxia and Land Officer Yang finished talking about serious matters, he stayed for a little while before leaving, asking Yang Chuxia to find time to get the bean seeds.
Ye Zi’an, who had just returned from the town, suddenly said, "Xiaxia, what should I plant in my land?"
"Hey, when did you come back? I didn’t even see you." Ye Zi’an had gone to the town early in the morning. Yang Chuxia thought he would only be back in the evening. She didn’t expect him to arrive so soon.
"I came back and saw you chatting with Land Officer Yang. So I went to the courtyard over there, then walked around to this courtyard to wash my hands." Ye Zi’an explained.
Yang Chuxia nodded and said, "For your land, I plan to have you plant some sunflower seeds. They can grow anywhere, and our place is no exception. It’s still not too late to plant them now."
Ye Zi’an asked, "Plant sunflower seeds only?"
"Of course not. Plant some of them, and leave some land for sweet potatoes or potatoes."
Yang Chuxia said, "I’ll tell my dad about this later, and let him take care of it. I barely know about these crops. As for the sunflower seeds, I’ll buy them later."
Hehe, Yang Chuxia’s meticulous planning made Ye Zi’an smirk. He looked foolishly happy.
"Why are you laughing so stupidly?" Yang Chuxia glanced at him, "Be serious, maintain your usual cold and indifferent image, and always wear a face that says ’idle people, do not approach me’."
Upon hearing that, Ye Zi’an’s face went black. However, when he saw someone coming from outside, he instantly hid his smile, which startled the newcomer, who thought this young man disliked him or something from the serious face.
The visitor was none other than Shopkeeper Li.
"Yo, Uncle Li, what brings you here?" Yang Chuxia saw Shopkeeper Li coming and quickly went to greet him, with Ye Zi’an also following beside her.
"I’m here on behalf of my boss." Shopkeeper Li said, "Isn’t it almost time to marinate Drunken Crabs? My boss asked me to tell you that we need to make sure to prepare more Drunken Crabs and Drunken Shrimps this year. The boss has already prepared everything on his end in the prefecture. He went to the Capital City a few days ago and said he would make arrangements there, so when the time comes, we’ll be shipping Drunken Crabs and Drunken Shrimps to the Capital City. Also, we need the two types of sauces."
Hearing this, Yang Chuxia was very delighted. The more she made, the more she earned, and the more people she could employ. Her family would become wealthier, and the living conditions of the villagers would also improve continuously.