Chapter 9

After receiving the money, Zhou Pingguo carefully wrapped it up. Then she heard Tao Zaishan say to her, “Little girl, my last name is Tao Zaishan, what’s your name?”

“My last name is Zhou.”

“Then if you have more in the future, just send them here and tell them my name so they will know. If they sell well, the price can be negotiated.”

“Okay.” Zhou Pingguo nodded. “I can send it back in about 7 days.”

With a huge sum of money, Zhou Pingguo did not dare to stay in the county town for long, and hurried home. Passing by the town, he quickly bought a thermometer and planned to use the rooms on the second floor and plant all the crops so that they could be shipped before the Lantern Festival.

You don’t have to knit sweaters anymore. You should grow these off-season vegetables to make money quickly.

Zhou Pingguo took out the money after returning home. When Zhou Sen saw it, his eyes widened, “So much?!”

“Yeah, I didn’t expect it to be more expensive than meat. The people in the county are really rich.” Zhou Pingguo said, “I plan to use the second floor as well, is that okay?”

“Okay!” When it comes to making money, you have to go through fire and water, let alone just using the second floor.

In fact, Zhou Xin’s family was one of the first families in Baiyun Village to earn money. Zhou’s father was tall, taller than the average man in the village, strong and muscular, and he always earned full work points. Later, they discovered a coal mine here, and when they were recruiting coal miners, Zhou’s father applied for the job immediately.

Coal mining is very dangerous, but the income is good. At that time, Zhou’s mother raised some chickens and ducks at home, so there was not much expenses in the village. Zhou Xin also sent back his military allowance. In addition, Zhou Erni had overseas connections, and she was annoyed by the money she kept sending back from the port city, so she took out some of it when building the house. Therefore, their family built the red brick house very early, which was the only one in the village at that time.

Their house is not outdated even today. After all, the development in the countryside is definitely not as fast as in the city.

The two-story red brick building has a kitchen, utility room, dining room, living room, and two bedrooms on the first floor. Originally, Zhou’s father, Zhou’s mother, and Zhou Erni lived in these two bedrooms. Now, Zhou Pingguo and Zhou Jing live in one bedroom, and Zhou Sen and Zhou Lei live in another. The rooms on the second floor are all empty.

Zhou Pingguo could use the three rooms upstairs this time, because one of the rooms was originally occupied by Zhou Xin. Zhou Sen was like a treasure, and it was impossible for anyone other than him to go in. The other room was piled with a lot of sundries. Almost all the useless things in the house were stored upstairs. It was much more difficult to clean up than the firewood room, and there was no place to put the things after cleaning, so Zhou Pingguo did not consider it for the time being.

The rooms in their self-built houses are quite large, with each room being around 30 square meters. The three rooms together are more than 90 square meters, and with the use of shelves to display the plants, they can grow even more.

However, according to the current situation, the shelves at home are definitely not enough. Fortunately, Zhou Erni’s arrangements before her death played a role. Zhou Sen and Zhou Pingguo went out to ask for help, and someone came to help build the shelves.

When asked what these things were used for, Zhou Pingguo said they were raising earthworms.

Many people in their village work outside the village, and they would advise, “Many people have been cheated by raising this, so you should be careful.”

Zhou Pingguo nodded and said, “I know, thanks for the reminder.”

It’s not that she wanted to lie, but given the current situation, if she was the only one growing the fruit, the price would definitely be high. If more people grow the fruit, it will definitely affect the price in a county town where spending power is limited.

Making a fortune quietly is the only way to go!

The leek that she had worked so hard to come up with and experiment with should at least allow her to earn money for another two to three years. If she wants to leave here by then, she wouldn’t mind teaching anyone who’s interested.

But you can raise some earthworms, and you don’t need to buy any seedlings. When spring comes, you can collect them at home. If you give the idle children in the village a dime or two, they will definitely catch a lot of them. It is mainly used for cover.

But you also have to find out whether the pharmacy will accept it or not, and what the acceptance criteria will be. Although it is a cover-up, you can’t do business at a loss.

The rack was easy to deal with. In two days, all three rooms were built. They were made of bamboo, and Zhou Pingguo shook them by hand and found them to be very sturdy.

The next step is to put the container on.

This time, Zhou Pingguo used bamboo baskets and plastic film. Bamboo baskets can be made by people in the village. They are made from local materials and are handmade, so they are not worth much. However, plastic film is expensive. Zhou Pingguo bought it at the agricultural machinery station in the town, where they have it. If you go to the county town to find a wholesaler, it should be cheaper.

The most urgent task now is to plant the chive seedlings. It takes a lot of time to go back and forth to the county town, which is not necessary.

There were definitely not enough chive roots in the field, and Zhou Pingguo did not dare to make a big fuss in the village. He wore ragged clothes, painted his face with gray, and ran 15 miles to the next village to collect them.

There were no unexpected events.

In order to expand the scale, the price was 124 yuan last time, but now it is only 24.1 yuan.

However, Zhou Sen, the stingy guy, didn’t say anything this time. Instead, he kept helping out and running errands. Zhou Pingguo guessed that he was also optimistic about the cultivation of leek greens.

He had been busy with this for the entire week, and after planting the fruits, Zhou Pingguo almost collapsed in his chair from exhaustion.

After a short rest, I had to get up early again because the chives in the firewood room on the first floor were almost grown and ready to be cut with a sickle.

Zhou Pingguo also got up early, but this time he used bamboo baskets, which could hold more and were not as heavy as the wooden boxes he used at the beginning.

She asked Zhou Xiaohu to help her modify the back seat of the bicycle and added two kick plates on the bar next to the wheels for storing things. In this way, she could carry things on both sides.

Many people have modified it this way, so Zhou Xiaohu quickly finished it for Zhou Pingguo.

Zhou Pingguo still handled things impartially and paid according to the market price. This time she asked Zhou Sen to go with her. She was not afraid of Zhou Sen, but it was impossible for a little brat to control her.

Zhou Pingguo just didn’t want to cause trouble. Since she didn’t have that idea, she shouldn’t do anything that would cause misunderstanding.

When Zhou Xiaohu saw Zhou Pingguo, his eyes were shining. But when he saw Zhou Sen, who looked calm and composed, walking out behind her, the light in his eyes dimmed by half.

I hope such an innocent country boy can find his true love. Zhou Pingguo silently wishes him well in her heart.

Because it was the second crop, and with the previous experience, they grew better. After weighing it, it weighed 50 kilograms. After putting the bamboo baskets on both sides, Zhou Pingguo set off.