Free Web NovelChapter 114: Chapter 114: Higher Yield for Another Farmer
When Aunt Tian heard Xiao Yuyan’s seemingly casual question, her smile became so wide her face almost split into two.
"Good harvest, good harvest!" Aunt Tian slapped her own thigh in excitement. "Our family have a high increase after we use the rice seeds—"
She abruptly stopped herself, looking around warily. They were currently near other stalls because the twins were looking to buy snacks they could carry home.
"I mean, Merchant Yang’s rice seeds are really effective." Aunt Tian patted her own chest.
"I have heard about Merchant Yang’s rice seeds and a lot of people bought it. How effective it can be, Tian family’s wife?" Someone sitting on a wooden chair near them suddenly jumped into the conversation.
There were a few men gathered around, sitting on the long bench as they fanned themselves. They were taking temporary rest from work under the hot sun.
"Isn’t it just normal rice seeds? We can use the paddy rice we have harvested as seeds again, there’s no need to buy!"
"Even if the rice seeds have good quality, look at our soil. It’s not as good as before. Some are barren and cracked. The weather is getting hotter lately." The man sighed as he lamented the environmental condition.
"Not to mention the pests and the birds. In the end, we still receive the same amount of harvest every batch."
"That’s right. I have tried such a thing before. I bought some seeds from a merchant passing by our village market. The result is the same! I only gained ninety jin per mu!"
The men recounted their experiences one by one. Although she sympathized with their poor harvest, she couldn’t tolerate the few who had used condescending tones. Aunt Tian was enraged by their words.
She tremblingly pointed at a few people, men and women. A small crowd had gathered, driven by curiosity.
"Perhaps I am now just better at taking care of the rice plants more than you! Or..." She paused. "Let me tell you, my family’s harvest was also below one hundred jin before."
Aunt Tian knew that she was the first one who had managed to harvest paddy rice from the Xiao family’s rice seeds. She put her hands on her hips, and then proudly announced. "Now, I have more than one hundred jin!"
She held up five fingers. "To be exact, one hundred and twenty-five jin per mu!"
Everyone was stunned when they heard that. Most people who had bought the rice seeds from Shun Zi’s store were Hejia Village’s farmers.
"Tian family’s wife, you are not lying just because we annoyed you, are you?"
Aunt Tian’s lips twitched and she snorted. She was about to bring the twins away from the noisy bunch, but she suddenly spotted a familiar person.
She took quick steps toward the person and dragged the confused market scout in front of the crowd. "Tell them, how many jin per mu my field had harvested this time!" ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com
The market scout subconsciously blurted out, "High. One hundred and twenty-five jin per mu."
He stared at the people who had gathered around and asked in bewilderment. "What happened?"
If Aunt Tian were to drag Shun Zi in front of them, they would have thought that they were in cahoots with each other, but this one was another market scout.
Most market scouts were in competition with each other, because one merchant could hire more than one.
Aunt Tian had a triumphant look on her face, and then she turned to the twins. "Xiao girls, tell them about your family’s harvest too."
The twins glanced at each other. Aunt Tian’s harvest was considered decent in the current times. The farmers’ harvest from the second batch of rice seeds would definitely be higher than Aunt Tian’s current harvest yield.
Xiao Yuyan’s brain worked extremely fast to consider the pros and cons. She smiled and was quick to answer in a soft yet determined voice. "Our family harvested one hundred and fifty jin per mu." frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓
She only used the first batch as an example and didn’t dare to reveal the second and third batch. They should be temporarily kept as secrets.
The crowd were in an uproar.
"One hundred and fifty jin per mu? Someone actually harvested such a high amount of paddy rice?!"
"Xiao girls, tell us. Did you buy the rice seeds from Merchant Yang’s store too?" They all asked urgently.
Some people already secretly slipped away. They had heard that the stock even ran out last time.
"Yes, we bought it from Merchant Yang’s store. Good rice seeds!" Xiao Yuxi praised in a loud voice so that everyone could hear.
This was a good opportunity to promote their rice seeds! Shun Zi had promised he would give them a bonus if the amount of rice seeds sold finally reached a certain target.
"The rice seeds’ quality is that good? I am going to buy and try it!"
Everyone had the same thought in their minds. Even Aunt Tian’s harvest yield had surpassed anyone sitting in that small long bench.
Aunt Tian finally could slip away, pulling the Xiao twins with her. She wiped her sweat and sighed.
"Xiao girls, why does your paddy rice always have a higher quality every time? I just saw that unscrupulous market scout adding another tier above premium." Aunt Tian snorted when she said this.
The Xiao twin coughed, and for a moment didn’t know how to answer.
Shun Zi really took full advantage of every opportunity to make money.
"The latest one has a high harvest yield, Aunt Tian." Xiao Yuyan promoted the product. "Try it, you won’t be disappointed. We can guarantee that although the price is high, the harvest yield will definitely be higher than one hundred and fifty jin per mu."
"Really?" Aunt Tian’s eyes lit up, and she looked at the direction of Merchant Yang’s store anxiously, afraid the rice seeds would also soon be out of stock.
The twins proceeded to ask Aunt Tian about the premium rice seeds she had bought from Shun Zi before they finally parted ways.
Aunt Tian was already running, heading to Merchant Yang’s store.
Upon arriving home, Zhou Anran finally announced a decision that surprised all of her children.
