The pastoral concubine of space

Chapter 100 Huge Benefits

No matter how much the fruit thief and his relatives and friends tried to shirk, it was rare for the people in the village to be united and to stand firmly with Xiao Yunchu in order to protect their own interests.

The village chief upheld justice, and Xiao Yunchu showed his attitude. He had to choose between losing money or sending him to the government. The compensation was not negotiable. In the end, the family could only admit it bitterly and expressed their willingness to compensate Xiao Yunchu for his losses.

In order to prevent them from turning their backs and denying the debt afterwards, Xiao Yunchu asked them to sign a written document, stating the amount of compensation to be paid and the time limit for repayment.

The family conditions of that family are considered average. The burden of ten taels of silver is not too big or small, because the time limit is relatively short, and they are afraid of being caught in the yamen to be punished. After selling the inferior fields, I borrowed some money from relatives and friends, and made up ten taels of silver.

When it was sent to Xiao Yunchu, it was obvious that they had done something wrong, and they wanted to make it look like she was blackmailing them.

Xiao Yunchu chuckled, took the money with peace of mind, turned around and bought a bunch of rice, eggs, meat and vegetables, and took them directly to the thatched huts of the victims who hadn't left yet. This was considered a good deed!
Those victims had not been able to eat a good meal for several days, and they still had meat to eat. Of course, they were very grateful to Xiao Yunchu, and at the same time, they were quite annoyed by the family who troubled her. No need for her to say anything, there was nothing to do all day long. If I did it, I ran to that house to scold and yell at that family, which disturbed the family unbearably.

If it had been the past, as long as they cried and complained, and pretended to be pitiful, there would be many people in the village standing on the moral high ground, standing up and talking without pain in their backs, and accusing Xiao Yunchu of being unreasonable and unforgiving.

But this time it was completely different. Few of the villagers paid attention to the family at all, and when they mentioned it occasionally, they just commented casually, "You can't live by yourself", and turned around to focus on the calculations.

What are they doing, you ask?
Of course, how much money can Xiao Yunchu's fruit field make!

Ten catties of fruit cost ten taels, no, five taels of silver, and there are at least a hundred fruit trees in an acre of land, and each tree can't harvest hundreds of catties of fruit?How much is that?
Even if most people in the village can't read a few big characters, they know that it is definitely not a small number, a few hundred taels?No, no, directly thousands of taels!

The harvest of one mu of land earns thousands of taels of silver?After the villagers figured it out, they were going crazy. They didn't believe that just some fruits could really earn so much money. Many people ignored their fear of Yinyue and went directly to the Xiao family to check with Xiao Yunchu.

Xiao Yunchu did not hesitate, but carefully calculated the accounts for them: "The reason why I asked the family to calculate it for me at five taels of silver per catty of fruit is because the man happened to steal the most expensive mangosteen and mangoes. , these are new fruits that have never been seen in Dazhou, to put it bluntly, they are the only one for Scorpion Baba, the rarer it is, the more valuable it is."

The villagers also understand this point, that is, rare things are more expensive.

"And I also have apples, peaches and other fruits in my fruit field. We have apples and peaches in Dazhou, but the varieties I grow are different from the local ones. They taste better and the price will be more expensive, but not It’s ridiculously expensive at five taels, like mangosteens and mangoes, they are probably sold to really big families, high-ranking officials and dignitaries, ordinary people can’t afford it.”

"In addition, the investment in the early stage cannot be ignored, right? If you want these fruits to have a considerable yield, it is natural to cultivate them well. The best field is of course a high-quality field with sufficient fertility. If there is no good field, you can only artificially fertilize more. These fruits cannot lack water, and watering is also very important, all of which are energy-consuming. Once there are more fruit trees and labor is insufficient, people have to be hired to look after them, including preventing others from stealing fruits at night."

There was a lesson learned just now, and the villagers did not dare to ignore this aspect, and nodded in agreement with very serious expressions.

"No one else is growing these fruits now. At the beginning, they are rare and the price is the most expensive. When there are more people planting them in the future, the price will naturally drop, and it may be a substantial drop. I want to make a fortune. It is necessary to seize the opportunity in time." However, even if the price has been reduced, these fruits must be good things that the upper class are chasing after each other, and the price will not be too cheap.

The other villagers looked regretful when they heard this, but Liu Yinghua raised a very important question.

"Since these fruits are very valuable, the saplings must not be cheap, right?"

The expressions of the villagers moved slightly, and their ears were pricked up.

Xiao Yunchu smiled slightly, "Of course it's not cheap. The way I can find is also troublesome. If there are too many, I can't get it. If every family in the village wants it, at most one family can give about one mu of land. Hundreds."

A middle-aged village woman asked tentatively, "How much is the sapling?"

"Saplings like the apples and peaches I mentioned just now cost 150 yuan each; pomegranates, oranges, and cherries cost [-] yuan; bananas, mangoes, and mangosteens cost [-] yuan; as for durians... "Xiao Yunchu smiled mysteriously, "It's also two hundred words, but this kind of fruit has a special taste. Some people like it very much, and some people may find it extremely unpalatable. consider carefully."

In addition, bananas, mangoes and mangosteens are more troublesome to serve, and the problem of consuming more energy is also clearly explained to them.

The villagers present all looked a little hesitant, and some were constantly trying to settle accounts.

To plant the cheapest apple tree and peach tree per acre, you need to invest ten taels of silver first, and the expensive ones, 15 taels, 20 taels, are enough for them to live comfortably for several years!

Let's not talk about whether each family can spend so much money in one go, and there is still an acre of high-quality land, can they grit their teeth and give it up to grow fruits?Even if they know that these fruits can make a lot of money if they are planted well, what if, if the yield is not good, will they lose money?

The land output of most people in Youxi Village is almost just enough for the family to eat, drink and pay taxes for a year. If the year is not so good, they may have to tighten their belts to save money.

The grain output of an acre of top-grade field is extremely important to them, and it is not something that can be decided immediately after catching huge profits.

But if they were to grow less, wouldn't the final profit be greatly reduced?It is equivalent to seeing a large sum of money pass by yourself, thinking about it is too painful to accept!
Xiao Yunchu paid attention to their expressions, and saw that except for Liu Yinghua, who looked confident and well-informed, everyone else was struggling, and said calmly: "Don't make a decision too hastily, the next batch of saplings will not be available until next spring. , you can think about it at the end of the year, just in a few days I will receive the first batch of fruits in the field, and then you can see my income before making a decision."

When everyone thought about it, it wasn't exactly the truth!Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, and thanked Xiao Yunchu a few times, then he said goodbye and hurried back to discuss with the rest of the family how many saplings to buy in the coming year.

(End of this chapter)