freenovelworld Chapter 598: If you don't have enough money, you can use food to make up for it
Chapter 598: If you don't have enough money, you can use food to make up for it
"I have calculated it for you. According to the rice grains, the rice seeds I gave you can produce two and a half dan per mu, even in a bad year with little fertilizer. Now the grain shop sells one dan of fine rice for two coins. Two and a half dan of rice can produce one dan and seven and a half dou of rice after removing the husks. You can earn almost two coins!"
She wrote a string of words on the board and turned to look at everyone.
Everyone stretched their heads to look hard, and squeezed from the back to the front to look at the board.
After staring for a while, someone said, "Zhou Guo, just tell us clearly. We can't understand what you wrote. I don't know a single word!"
"Yes, yes, I don't know either. What is this, stone? Is this a stone?"
Zhou Guo continued, "Of course, this is the price of rice bought at the grain store. If we sell it to the grain store, it will definitely not be this price. But you also know that this is the yield per mu in a bad year. If God does not play tricks on us, and if there is enough fertilizer, the yield per mu will definitely exceed three dan. If you are an experienced farmer, it is not impossible to get three and a half dan per mu. Grandpa Chang, don't you agree?"
Lao Chang is a well-known farmer in the village. He is an expert at growing crops and his annual yield is higher than that of others.
The old chief was very proud, "If there is enough fertilizer and the weather is neither dry nor flooded, it is not impossible to get four shi of rice per acre of the best land."
No one in the village said anything. If someone else had said this, they would definitely have sighed, but the old man really had the ability to do so.
Last year, many families received some rice seeds. It was his first time planting rice, and with insufficient fertilizer, he was still able to achieve a yield of three stones per mu, which was already remarkable.
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "You know fertilizer is very expensive. If I sell it to you at a low price, not only will I lose money, but you will also have to doubt the effectiveness of the fertilizer and whether it is a good thing. But if I sell it at a high price, you can't afford it. You can only earn so much from an acre of grain."
No one spoke.
Zhou Guo continued, "However, since we are all from the same village and we are all acquaintances, I will sell it to others for 180 coins per stone, and to you for 160 coins per stone! Of course, if you don't need that much, you can also buy it by the pound."
One stone costs one hundred and sixty coins.
Everyone looked at each other and thought about the yield of the land. One stone of fertilizer could increase four or five buckets of grain, which was acceptable.
After a while, someone asked again: "What if we can't afford it? We don't have that much money. Can we owe it to them first? And then pay them when we have money?"
Zhou Guo couldn't help laughing and said loudly: "Of course you can. If you really can't pay after the autumn harvest, you can use grain to pay for it. You can pay for the amount of fertilizer you used with grain, and you don't have to pay back the money!"
He added, "We can also use 70% grain and 30% beans as the compensation."
"Really? Hey, are you telling the truth?" Everyone couldn't believe that such a good thing could happen.
Zhou Guo nodded again, "Really, I mean what I say."
The crowd became noisy and everyone gathered together to argue.
"Uncle, can you think about this carefully? Is there any trick to this? You see, she gives us fertilizer, and our fields can increase production. She doesn't ask for money, and allows us to pay with grain after the autumn harvest. How much grain can we use for that little money? How do we calculate this? It seems that we are the ones who benefit. Can you think about this carefully? My brain is not working well now, and I feel dizzy!"
"Tsk, kid, you are young and don't want to do it. You let an old guy like me to smooth things over for you. I still want to find someone to smooth things over for you! However, she always keeps her word. She raises the price of pine mushrooms for us every year. If she doesn't raise the price, we won't know, right?"
The crowd was noisy and couldn't believe that they could have such a good thing happen to them.
The Zhou family was stunned.
Zhou Gu counted on his fingers and said in distress, "Sir, Second Aunt, no matter how I calculate it, we are the ones who are at a disadvantage in this business. Maybe we will even have to pay out of pocket in the end? What can we do with that little grain?"
The old man slapped him on the head, "How come you have to pay for it? Food doesn't cost money? I said that you have to pay for the food according to the amount of fertilizer you use. It's nothing more than converting money into food. Can't you make such a simple exchange? I think you have been running around for nothing all these years."
Zhou Gu suddenly realized, "Yeah, why didn't I think of this? I felt that using grain as fertilizer is not very cost-effective."
Zhou Mi said: "This is a bargain for them. If I were in this business, I would also do it. It not only makes money but also increases production. I can use the surplus grain to pay for it. Who wouldn't do it?"
Yes, no one would not do it.
The old man said, "I asked her several times before, most people can't even afford to eat, where do they get the money to buy fertilizer, and she kept saying that we'll know when the time comes. It turns out that she uses food to pay for it? Is this her method?!"
Li was also surprised. "She didn't tell me either. If that girl didn't want to say anything, her mouth would be as tight as a clam shell. She would use food to make up for it..."
Zhou Mai smiled and said, "If that's the case, our family will have a lot of food in the future. We can have food even if we don't farm, and we can sell the extra food."
Zhou Su's eyes sparkled. "Are we going to have more food than we can eat? My sister also said that if my uncle runs out of food during the war, she can still provide him with food."
Yes, they didn't take it seriously at first and thought she was just bragging, but now they think that if this business can be expanded, it might really be successful.
Everyone gathered together and talked for a while, and they all felt that this was an extremely good deal, so they all raised their hands.
"I, I want fat, five shi! Nine hundred wen, right?"
Zhou Guo smiled and nodded, "Yes, nine hundred coins."
"My family has one more acre of land than his, and we need six shi. Anyway, you gave us two trucks, which is enough."
Everyone, you have five stones and I have eight stones.
Zhou Guo raised his hand and said, "Don't worry, there are too many people here. I can't remember what you just said casually. So, I'll write it down and sign it later. It will be a proof, okay?"
"Okay, okay, okay. It's what I deserve."
The villagers were also happy. This is fat, isn't it reasonable to make a bet?
In the blink of an eye, Wu Jiang and others brought in tables and chairs, set up the study, spread out the account books, and ground the ink.
Zhou Guo took the pen and dipped it in ink, then smiled at the people who were eager to try, "Come on, who's going first?"
"I, I'll go first. I want seven stone of fat! It's only a little more than one gu, I can afford it!"
Zhou Guo wrote down the first name in the account book with a smile, and wrote behind it that he owed seven stone of fat and one hundred and twenty coins.
"Come, take a look. This is your name, this is seven stones, and this is the money. If you think it's okay, sign it and put your fingerprints on it."
Hu Zi opened the ink pad with great insight.
The man looked at it and only recognized the word "七" and "石". He quickly pressed his handprint and asked impatiently, "When are we going to pull the fertilizer?"
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "I'll go after the statistics are finished, uncle. You can sit aside for a while, or go back and prepare your stuff."