Chapter 375 - Chapter 375: Chapter 375 - Half a Month of Busyness_1 (1/2)

Chapter 375: Chapter 375 – Half a Month of Busyness_1

The rice, sweet potatoes, and the new taro that Wei Ruo had planted all had a good harvest, and Wei Ruo needed to arrange for these crops to be stored and distributed.

The rice was definitely going to be stored in large quantities in the warehouse. As for the sweet potatoes, it was the same as before. Some were to be processed into dried sweet potatoes and sweet potato slices, which were more convenient to store, transport, and sell.

For taro, apart from storing some, Wei Ruo also planned to sell some, just like sweet potatoes, to lay groundwork for future promotion.

The taro she grew was a crop everyone was familiar with, but the yield and quality of this batch were a bit higher.

As for the purchase of farmland in the provincial capital, the nanny and Uncle Xu had already set off, and the ten villagers selected by Zhao Hai and Stone Village were also in place.

Apart from the pre-determined disaster-stricken villagers from Dahetun Village, more people might need to be employed later, and then preparations can begin for the planting of her new multi-year rice crop.

As for the shops in the provincial capital, Wei Ruo plans to open two temporarily, one being a Four Treasure House, and the other a braised food store.

For the Four Treasure House, a suitable shopkeeper is needed, and Wei Ruo still needs to make more options a consideration.

The braised food store can allow Chen Aqing to go. At present, in the braised food shop at Taizhou prefecture, Chen Aqing has done a good job in training another employee, and she herself has improved in ability and courage. Wei Ruo believes she can take on the responsibility alone.

Also, the fabrics that were promised to a few madams at the Mid-Autumn feasts need to be arranged.

As they have not seen other colors, the madams all wanted purple and blue fabrics, as they found these two colors to be rare and good-looking.

These two colors were indeed special. In this world, the original dyeing techniques were all using natural dyes. Purple was mostly obtained from purple grass, and blue from dyer’s knotweed. These dyeing techniques were relatively complex, and the colors were relatively single.

Wei Ruo chose to use chemical synthesis methods to produce some new colors that were considered trendsetting at the time.

For example, when extracting blue, Wei Ruo mixed plant ash with bovine blood and then calcinated it to extract yellow crystals. Then put the yellow crystals into an iron salt solution made with vinegar and iron ores (ferric oxide), to get the blue dye.

This method of making dyes was not very successful under the current conditions, so the quantity produced was not that large. Sometimes the required ores have to be found by luck, so the output is truly not high.

Thus, Wei Ruo temporarily does not plan to expand in the textile clothing aspect, and will only promote and sell in Taizhou prefecture.

Like thyme, the output of this special colored fabric will be strictly controlled, continuing the scarcity marketing model.

The next day, Wei Ruo dressed as a man again and went out to inspect her manor, to watch the villagers’ harvest.

She then went to the surrounding farms, because many of the nearby households had borrowed Wei Ruo’s rice seeds, and would have to give Wei Ruo grain after the harvest according to the original agreement.

However, this part of the rice was planted a bit late and is not yet mature. Just by looking at their growth, there should be a good return.

Seeing Wei Ruo, the farmers all hailed her enthusiastically.

“Young Master Xu, good day!”

“Young Master Xu, come have a cup of tea!”

“Young Master Xu, why do you have time to come to the field today? Come sit at our house!”

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