Chapter 88 - Chapter 88: Chapter 88 Planting Success, Fast Profits i (1/2)
Chapter 88: Chapter 88 Planting Success, Fast Profits i
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Wei Ruo will have to negotiate with the village chief of the nearby village to use this cave for mushroom cultivation.
Although the mountain is barren and anyone can cut wood and collect herbs from it, a long-term lease agreement for the cave would require the agreement of the villagers.
She’ll assess how to proceed after investigating all the details.
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Xie Jue and Xie Ying returned to the Xie Family’s separate property first.
Xie Jue had the collected herbs taken care of – those that needed to be dried were dried, and those that needed cleaning were cleaned.
“Brother, don’t mess up these herbs,” Xie Ying warned.
“Don’t worry, sister. I’ll take good care of them since you collected them yourself,” Xie Jue said with a smile.
And give me back that ointment from earlier, don’t think about hoarding it.” Xie Ying stretched out her palm, demanding the ointment from Xie Jue. This time, Xie Jue did not readily give it to her, but began to plead with Xie Ying.
“Yingying, leave the ointment to me.”
“Brother, what do you want it for?” Xie Ying asked curiously.
Nothing much, I just like its scent and want to keep it for the fragrance. Besides, when it’s hot at night, I’m often bothered by mosquitoes while reading. Applying this ointment might help me avoid this annoyance.” “You can have it if you need it.” Xie Ying was always generous to her own family. As long as Xie Jue had a legitimate reason, she would not be stingy towards him.
Then Xie Ying added, “But don’t forget, you need to return a gift to Ruoruo. Last time, I asked you to bring something nice from the capital, you haven’t done that yet, leaving me without a gift to give.”
Xie Jue cried injustice, “Sister, you’re wronging me! I haven’t stepped out of Xmgshan County since last time, let alone going to the capital. How could I bring something back for you?”
“Then what are you doing lazing around Xingshan County all this time? Haven’t you finished what you need to be busy with?” Xie Ying asked.
“Some of it is done, but there are still some things that need to be dealt with,” Xie Jue replied.
The war has temporarily ceased and he should indeed return, but due to affairs related to the Seventh Prince, his grandfather has ordered him to stay in Xingshan County for a few more days.
“How about this, I’ll be going to Taizhou prefecture in a couple of days. The Seventh Prince is currently in the government city; I need to take care of some matters there. I’ll spare some time to buy some interesting things for you and Miss Wei of the Wei Family,” said Xie Jue after pondering for a while.
“Alright, but you need to make good choices. My gift isn’t important, but she’s given me gifts several times, and my return gift needs to be appropriate so as not to bring disgrace,” Xie Ying instructed.
“Rest assured, I won’t let you lose face,” Xie Jue assured laughingly.
The siblings joked and laughed for a while, then left the separate property with their harvest from the day and returned to their main Xie Family estate.
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Upon receiving Wei Ruo’s instructions, the wet nurse immediately took action; she instructed her husband to purchase what Wei Ruo needed, while she represented Wei Ruo to discuss matters with the village near West Mountain.
The negotiation process was surprisingly smooth; as soon as the wet nurse mentioned hiring people from the village and offering a monthly wage of 150 coins, the village chief immediately agreed.
To respect the village chief, the wet nurse, according to Wei Ruo’s intentions, gave him the right to nominate suitable and capable young people from the ’ village.
At first, the village chief tried to refuse, but after hearing that if they succeeded and needed to expand in the future, requiring more people to be hired, he readily agreed.