Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 850 - 433: Wheat Seed_2

Though it’s not the information age, the speed of spreading gossip is just as fast.

"Your shop and Old Wang’s Large Cart Inn aren’t owned by the same person, are they?" Lian Manman asked.

"Not the same owner, but might as well be. Our boss is friends with them. Customers from Liaodong who come to Taicang stay at Old Wang’s Large Cart Inn, and if they want to buy cotton, they come here to De’s Old Shop," the shopkeeper said. "Don’t worry, the goods will be assuredly delivered shortly, and as for the price, we’ll offer the familiar customer rate from Liaodong, round down to the nearest whole number, and then give you a discount, 5% off. Whether buying hundreds of pounds or more, the discount remains the same. It’s not about making money; it’s about making friends."

Lian Manman left half the payment for the cotton and agreed that the goods would be delivered to Old Wang’s Large Cart Inn and the rest of the money would be paid then.

After buying the cotton, the family strolled along. When they saw a grain shop ahead, they knew they couldn’t possibly buy rice or grain from here, but Lian Manman was curious about the local price of rice, so she went in.

Proso millet, large yellow grain, small yellow grain, peanuts, beans, and even the price of rice were basically the same as in Jinyang Town, but the price of white flour was different.

The white flour here cost seven Wen Money, eight Wen Money, and of course, there was also flour for nine Wen Money per pound.

After comparing the different white flours, Lian Manman understood the reason.

The nine Wen Money per pound white flour was finely ground, whiter and finer. The eight and seven Wen Money flours were coarser and darker, as they were coarsely ground and sifted.

In the grain shops of Jinyang Town, there is only one type of finely ground white flour. Since Jinyang Town, as well as Qingyang County Town and Liaodong Prefecture, do not grow wheat, the refined white flour has to be transported from the south, therefore finely ground white flour brings higher profits.

But Taicang County, on the other hand, does grow wheat.

Looking at the coarse wheat flour in her hand, Lian Manman had a plan.

"Mom, brother, Xiao Qi, what if we buy some wheat seeds and try growing wheat ourselves?" Lian Manman discussed with her family.

"Can we even grow wheat? Nobody has ever tried it before," said Lady Zhang.

"We’re only separated by four hundred li, and from what we’ve seen these past couple of days, the climate here is not much different from ours," Lian Manman said. "I think we could grow it."

Having lived in Thirty Mile Camp for a year, Lian Manman thought that the climate there throughout the four seasons was similar to that of northeastern China in her previous life, where wheat could be grown.

"I agree we should give it a try," Wu Lang said. "No one had grown corn before us, but we did, and the harvest was good. We also introduced sweet potatoes from The Southern Vassal State, and though it’s grown in Fuzhou Prefecture in the south, we managed to grow it as well. Being closer to Taicang than to Taicang County where they can grow it, we should also be able to."

"Yeah, I agree too," Xiao Qi pursed her lips, nodding, with two small dimples appearing on her chubby cheeks.

Thinking that if they grew their own wheat, they wouldn’t have to buy white flour, and could make it themselves, Xiao Qi was wholeheartedly in favor of growing wheat just at the thought.

Three to one, Lian Manman, Wu Lang, and Xiao Qi all turned their eyes to Lady Zhang.

"Then let’s give it a try," Lady Zhang also nodded.

Oh yes, unanimously approved.

Wheat was divided into winter wheat and spring wheat; winter wheat needed to be sown in autumn and took a long time to grow. Spring wheat was planted in the spring and had a short growth period, with harvest in the summer.

This year was already too late for winter wheat, but planting spring wheat next spring was absolutely feasible.

The yield of spring wheat wasn’t high, but after harvesting in the summer, with enough manure, one could plant another crop, such as soybeans or even cabbage.

For the Lian Manman family, which had already solved the problem of food and clothing and had sufficient land, introducing spring wheat to enrich and improve their diet wouldn’t affect their livelihood. Moreover, rather than spending a lot of money on refined white flour transported from the south, growing their own wheat to make flour was more economical, safer, and reassuring. Upon closer comparison, this could save a substantial amount of money.

If successful, they could not only consume the wheat themselves but also sell a portion. Selling it as coarse wheat flour would definitely be popular.

Lian Manman asked the grain shopkeeper which type of local wheat flour he sold.

"We have both types," the shopkeeper told Lian Manman.

After asking where to buy wheat seeds, Lian Manman left the grain shop. The shop selling wheat seeds was just diagonally opposite. In addition to wheat seeds, the shop also had other types of crop and vegetable seeds.

Lian Manman bought a hundred pounds of spring wheat seeds. Meanwhile, Wu Lang had been carefully asking the shop assistant about the details of growing spring wheat, with Xiao Qi silently helping to memorize them.

Lian Manman had other plans in mind. She remembered the carpenter who taught Lian Shouli carpentry was from Hejian Prefecture and his family grew wheat. She would give the wheat seeds to Lian Shouxin to handle. When it came to field work, Lian Shouxin was skilled in many areas, so she didn’t need to worry too much.

The wheat seeds, like the previous items, were arranged to be directly delivered to Old Wang’s Large Cart Inn.

Since Taicang produces cotton, accordingly, the price of cotton fabric is cheaper than in Qingyang County.

Not just Lady Zhang, but even Lian Manman couldn’t hold on to her purse strings when she saw the rolls of coarse, fine, unbleached, and printed cotton fabrics.

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Women are all shopaholics, haha.

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