Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 704 - 360 Prestige_2

Lian Shouxin’s words were very powerful.

The roomful of people all praised him.

"My fourth brother, you didn’t say so, but you’re truly honorable."

"Old Fourth, this child, I’ve watched him grow up since he was little, he’s benevolent and kind-hearted."

"Uncle Four, you know my family, we’re so poor it clangs, we go all year without enough to eat. Uncle, my family also wants to plant sweet potatoes, but we... can’t come up with any money..."

"Here’s what I’m thinking, maybe everyone knows, raising sweet potato seedlings is a troublesome and laborious job, if you’re not careful, the sweet potatoes will go to waste. There’s still half a year before next year’s sweet potato planting season, and sweet potatoes, they don’t overwinter well... I plan to grow sweet potato seedlings next year. If anyone wants to plant sweet potatoes, come and buy the seedlings from me next year. I’m doing this for our own people’s sake, because money doesn’t come easily to us tenant farmers. Now, my family is getting by a bit better, I’ll take on the risks. Everyone should think it over, whether to buy seedlings next year, or sweet potatoes now," continued Lian Shouxin.

This was the argument his family had agreed on earlier.

"Old Fourth is a solid man," an elder sighed.

"Humane and conscientious," many people nodded and praised.

"Uncle Four, you’re really going to sell sweet potato seedlings next year? Then let’s fix it up first, I’m afraid there will be too many buyers next year and it won’t be my family’s turn," another person said.

"Next year my family will definitely sell sweet potato seedlings. There’s no need to fix anything; the seedlings will certainly be sold to our own villagers first," replied Lian Shouxin.

"Let’s still fix it up, otherwise, our hearts won’t be at ease."

After hearing what Lian Shouxin had just said, many people changed their minds. They didn’t buy sweet potatoes and instead planned to wait until next year to buy sweet potato seedlings. Moreover, they were afraid they wouldn’t be able to get them by then, and wanted to make a firm deal with Lian Shouxin ahead of time.

Lian Shouxin then turned his head to consult his wife and children.

"If you want to fix it up, then let’s fix it up. When the time comes, the sweet potato seedlings will be limited. It’ll be first come, first served, whoever fixes it first, we’ll sell to them first," said Wu Lang, "If you uncles wish to fix, come over here and I’ll take note," Wu Lang said.

And just like that, the majority of the people followed Wu Lang.

The ones left who wanted to buy sweet potatoes were all the rich and influential families. There was Scholar Wang’s steward, the landowners’ stewards from the surrounding villages and towns, and surprisingly, Old Jin was also sitting among them.

These people all had money and manpower, they bought sweet potatoes to take back, not only for seeding but also to eat, since they could afford it.

"Just now, Master Shen Liu took two baskets of sweet potatoes, that’s probably around one hundred and twenty to thirty catties. Master Shen Liu left behind one hundred and twenty taels of silver," Lian Shouxin said.

At the time Shen Liu gave the silver, everyone present had seen it, even if Lian Shouxin hadn’t said anything, everyone would’ve known.

"Old Fourth, Brother, you plan to sell these sweet potatoes for a tael of silver per catty?" Old Jin asked with a laugh.

"Big Brother Old Jin, let alone a tael of silver, two taels, five taels, ten taels, if other people want to buy, they’d have to be able to buy," Lian Shouxin also said with a laugh.

When people heard him say this, it was clear he intended to raise the price of sweet potatoes, causing some to frown.

"...Let’s make this clear beforehand, no matter how the price of sweet potatoes changes in the future, if you want to buy sweet potatoes now, it’s fifty Wen Money per catty. We won’t sell much to each household; the quantity will be limited. This is also to ensure that everyone can get their hands on them. There are limited sweet potatoes now, but next year when everyone can plant more, then we will open up," he said.

"...Whether you buy the sweet potatoes to eat right away or keep them for seeding is up to you. But there’s another thing I want to make clear beforehand; once you buy the sweet potatoes, you can’t resell them at a higher price. I’m keeping the price of the sweet potatoes this low because we are all fellow villagers, and I want more families to be able to plant and eat these sweet potatoes. This is our...," Lian Shouxin paused, tapping his own head, then turned to look at Lian Manman.

"A gentleman’s agreement, Dad, this is a gentleman’s agreement," laughed Lian Manman, "That means you have to keep your word. Everyone in this room is respectable and must value their integrity. This is something my brother learned from books."

"Right, this is a gentleman’s agreement. If everyone agrees, we’ll sell the sweet potatoes."

With Master Shen Liu setting the example, these people originally thought that Lian Shouxin would make an exorbitant demand. But Lian Shouxin set the price of sweet potatoes at fifty Wen Money per catty, and those who frowned earlier now relaxed.

Lian Shouxin made everything clear and was very emphatic.

"Old Fourth, Brother, I didn’t misjudge you, good. You’re a responsible man with an upright heart," Old Jin laughed again.

"...Everyone said that Fourth Master Lian has a soft nature and all that, but look at how he handles things. He’s really reliable," some people began to quietly discuss.

"He’s an upright person."

"Speaking and acting in such a well-regulated way, it’s no wonder he’s managing to improve his life."

As people discussed, some of their words reached Lian Shouxin’s ears, and he couldn’t help but stand a little taller. Lady Zhang and Lian Manman also overheard and felt happy for him.

Having agreed to sell sweet potatoes, the family got busy. The selection of sweet potatoes was already done in the field. Those smaller ones or the ones damaged during harvesting were separated from the large, intact ones.

From these large, intact sweet potatoes, Lian Manman’s family reserved more than half, and the rest were intended for sale now.

The sweet potatoes were limited, with a maximum of fifty catties per household.

Despite this, for Scholar Wang’s Family and Old Jin Family, Lian Manman made an exception. She sold ninety catties to Scholar Wang’s Family and eighty catties to Old Jin Family. For other villagers and towns, the limit of fifty catties was strictly enforced.

In just one day, five hundred catties of sweet potatoes were sold out, earning twenty-five taels of silver.

"Our sweet potatoes don’t sell for as much as corn," Xiao Qi said, looking at the loose silver in the wooden chest, sighing faintly.

"Don’t just look at the silver, think about what else we gained today," Lian Manman lifted her hand, rubbed Xiao Qi’s round face, and said with a smile.

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