Goldfield
Chapter 124: Once Again!

Had Xiaolian not waited for the ox cart from the neighboring village, then she would have long returned after all the boiled food had been sold out!

With Xiaolian's addition, their harvest speed increased tremendously. Before long, all the baskets that Steward Yao had brought were stacked with lush green vegetables that looked extremely appetizing.

While the family was harvesting vegetables, Steward Yao had gone to the backyard of the Yu Residence as well as the nearby pond. He saw there was also a vegetable field on his back that stretched about three to four mu. There are cucumber vines and long beans that climb the vegetable frame. Eggplants and hot peppers thrive in neatly arranged rows. There are also lettuce and carrots. However, he could not see how big the carrot was because it was underground, but the carrot leaves were lush and bright green. On the fence surrounding the four sides of the garden, there are vines of hyacinth and malabar spinach twisted around wooden poles, which add a bluish green color to the surroundings. Moreover, there were still some other vegetables that he could not identify,

He believes that soon all these vegetables are ready to be harvested. At that time, other people's vegetables were just small sprouts. The Yao Servant was well aware of what it meant to the Yu Family because they could sell vegetables for more than a month outside of the regular season!

He looked at their simple and rugged-looking residence as well as the unadorned rooms. Until now, the Yu Family seemed destitute and poor. However, with their ability to grow vegetables, they will definitely get rich soon, right? Steward Yao now really did not have the guts to scorn the Yu Family.

Finally, all the vegetable baskets were weighed and transferred to the Yao Family horse carriage. In total, they had bought six hundred and eighty catties of vegetables. Waiter Yao knew that Old Master Yao was very picky. If he found out about the vegetables of the Yu Family, then in the future they would definitely have more transactions to come! Therefore, he generously agreed to pay for all vegetables using romaine lettuce price —— twenty-five copper coins per catties.

When Old Yu saw the vegetables, which were usually sold for about three to five copper coins a catty, sold for five to eight times the normal price, his eyes opened wide in surprise. He can hardly trust his ears, “Dahai, are you not afraid the rich will blame you for having set the price of vegetables at the price of pork?”

“Grandpa! We do fair and honest business. One wants to buy and the other wants to sell, why does one blame the other? ” Yu Xiaocao lifted the basin filled with water to let his grandfather wash his hands and then continued, “The Yao family is a famous wealthy family in the city. They ate meat all winter and were bored for a long time! If you don't trust me, ask Steward Yao if the head of the Yao family wants to eat meat or does he want to eat our family vegetables, okay? ”

“But... It's just green vegetables ah! If we were to sell it at an expensive price, wouldn't it charge others an excessive fee? ” Old Yu felt a little uncomfortable with all this.

Waiter Yao counted the money while interrupting, Old “Pak, this is definitely an example of: ‘the rarer something, the greater the value’! Now, in this season, if you want to eat leafy greens, even if you have the money, you may not be able to get them! Your family's vegetables are the only ones sold in the market in the city today. Even at a higher price you don't have to worry about it not selling! ”

As they spoke, he took out two large shiny silver rods and placed them in Yu Hai's hands. He then said, “Sister, this is twenty taels, make sure you keep it safe!”

Yu Hai waved his hand, “There is no need to give us this much. Six hundred and eighty catties of vegetables yielded only a total of seventeen taels. You take good care of us, how can we possibly take more of your money.. ”.

“Save some extra money for now. Think of three additional taels as security money. Make sure you leave some vegetables in the backyard for me, your brother. Don't sell everything to Zhenxiu Restaurant. ” Steward Yao also knows the value of planning ahead for greater rewards. ‘If you guys take my security deposit, in the future it will obviously be very easy to buy vegetables from you!’

Yu Hai still hesitated a little but Yu Xiaoaoao had already taken the money. He grinned, “Since Steward Yao said so, in the future, if you need vegetables, let us know and we will send them to Yao Residence!”

Steward Yao nodded her head repeatedly, “That's what I want to hear! I know you guys are short on staff, so in the future I will have people bring carts to your place to buy vegetables! Xiaosi, remember the route. Later, you will be in charge of buying vegetables. Make sure you do well and don't let me, your foster father, lose face! ”

The steward Yao had directed the final piece to the little assistant driving the wagon. The little assistant was also a smart and nimble person, so he nodded his head as if he was pounding garlic paste with it. A joyful smile tinged with admiration crossed his face. Going from being an assistant caring for a horse to being the one in charge of the purchase was a big change. It was not only a big promotion but also his treatment and salary in the future would be very different.

That is because the buying position is one that has a lot of advantages in it. In the future, he really needed to show his respect to his foster father. Without her foster father promoting her, how else would she, Xiaosi, possibly be able to obtain such a position with the many other servants in the residence?

“Thank you, Godfather! Thank you, Godfather! ” Xiaosi was constantly thanking Steward Yao as if this was the only way she could truly express the depth of her gratitude.

“Do your job well! In the future, when you have more contact with the Yu Family, be sure to treat them with more courtesy. Especially that little girl. He has a lot of ideas and you can't underestimate him at all! ” On the way home, Steward Yao gave him a few words of advice to help Xiaosi develop well.

Then, Xiaosi repeatedly went back and forth between Dongshan Village and Tanggu City. He always kept his adoptive father's advice close to heart and warmly called Yu Hai and his wife's ‘paman and aunty’. In addition, he also helps them do some work around the house. He had an almost brotherly relationship with Yu Hang, who was the same age as him. Furthermore, he took care of Xiaolian and Little Shitou as if they were his own biological younger siblings. Every time he came to buy vegetables and produce, he always brought them some pastries. As for Xiaocao, who looked almost exactly the same as Xiaolian, he subconsciously developed a deep feeling of respect for her.

At the time, she was still unmarried, so the servants in the residence all saw her as an ideal marriage prospect. The first rank maidservants, who had previously underestimated him, were now all looking at him with different expressions in their eyes. As for herself, she finally had enough courage to ask to marry the servant she had secretly admired for a long time, Luxiu. She was the personal servant of the leader's mother. As a favor, the matriarch betrothed Luxiu, who had already reached the age of marriage, to her. After her adoptive father retired, Xiaosi replaced her father as the butler of the Yao residence…

All these changes begin on that bright and brilliant afternoon, when he goes with his adoptive father to go to Dongshan Village and meet a noble person who will change his destiny for a lifetime…

Of course, these are all events to come. Currently Xiaocao was sitting on a small stool and staring at the vegetable field of his family courtyard as if he was stuck in a spell. Yu Hang looked at his little sister who was staring blankly and calmly asked, “ Sister, what are you thinking? Why are you so focused now? ”

Yu Xiaocao turned his head and looked at him. He arranged a blanket to cover his feet more safely and then turned around to look at the fields again. He exclaimed rather excitedly, “Sister, did you also notice him? We get a decent harvest from our fields! ”

“Eh? What do you mean by ‘layak’? ” Previously their family had also grown some vegetables in front and back of their room. The soil there is poor, and they only grow the most common types of vegetables for their own use. Did they ever bother to count the results of that small stretch of land?

However, in Xiaocao's previous life, his parents were vegetable farmers before they died. Back then, he was already in high school and often helped them calculate the output of their fields and the amount of profit they earned.

There were chemical fertilizers in the past, so one mu of the soil planted with vegetables could yield about 2,500 catties of harvest. In their courtyard, they had about seventy to eighty percent of one mu of land, and they had sold vegetables worth about a thousand catties. From their rough estimate, they only took less than half of what was available. In other words, they might be able to get at least 3000 catties of vegetables for every mu planted. Maybe they could even get four thousand catties !! This is really considered a very high yield !!

After counting to this much, he imagined that they could get a total of about seventy to eighty taels for vegetables grown in the front yard alone. Backyards where to grow vegetables that have a longer life cycle, so they can most likely be sold at a higher price. They could easily get about a hundred taels for each mu vegetable. So, this meant that they could get around five hundred taels alone from this early spring harvest!

The more Yu Xiaocao counted, the more excited he felt. His eyes seemed to be glittering with internal light and he wished he could smell the little god stone a few times in happiness.

The little golden kitten was lying on Yu Hang's knees, enjoying the pleasure of having a pet when it suddenly felt shivering all over its body. The fur on his back immediately stood up —— something was not right, there was an approaching danger!

As Yu Xiaocao stared fixedly at their vegetable fields, as if he had just seen a giant lump of gold, suddenly a voice that no one wanted to hear came through the gate, “Where is everyone? Did you all just disappear? Why is the gate closed at noon ah? Is it because you're doing something that triggers your guilt and fear that people will come to find you? ”

Xiaocao trembled and then jumped out of his chair. He rushed towards the gate, opened the heavy door, and saw Madam Zhang standing strangely there. The old woman's face was not as pleasant as before.

“Grandma, why did you come?” Yu Xiaocao barely held back the disgust in his heart and managed to let out a smile.

“What? Did you guys make your door too high so your own grandmother couldn't come anymore? ” Li Guihua had a complacent expression on her face. The amount of fat on his face made his eyes become thin lines, very similar to the eyes of a mouse. His eyes flickered as if he was a thief.

Madam Zhang pushed Xiaocao aside with one hand and walked to the courtyard. He grimly looked around at the stone wall around the courtyard and cynically said, “You have no money but you built your wall so high. Are you trying to deter thieves or are you trying to prevent me from getting out? ”

‘Is there a difference? You are the biggest threat to thieves! Other people are developing wealth, meanwhile, you are a stingy old lady so you will even take whatever advantage you can gain from a land filled with dirt! ‘ Yu Xiaocao quietly grilled the old woman in his heart as he replied, “Our old residence is a bit too close to the West Mountain. In winter, we fear wild animals looking for food. Will they not come down from the mountains and hurt people? Grandma, don't be too sensitive, this wall is to protect us from wolves! Just look, when we first moved, we weren't sure if we could save my father's leg. My older brother has been sold for an apprentice, so it's just Mom and us weak little girls around. If there really is a ferocious wolf around, what should we do ?!

This seemingly simple explanation actually holds a lot of hidden meaning: first of all, you made us part from the main family with almost nothing when my father was seriously injured. Moreover, you almost pushed my elder brother into a situation where he would lose his life. If this was someone with thinner skin, he would not even have the face to come to their gate. Furthermore, not a single copper coin from the money used to build this wall came from you. So, do you have the qualifications to voice unnecessary opinions?

However, is there anyone else in this world who can even match Madam Zhang's shameless nature? It was hard to tell whether the old woman really did not understand the silent implications of Xiaocao or whether she was faking it, but she only glanced at Yu Hang, glancing at him, the one lying helplessly on the deck chair in the courtyard. He then turned his attention to the vast expanse of vegetables growing in the courtyard.

Madam Li immediately understood her role in this drama and stated, “Second sister-in-law really has a devoted heart ah! He grew so many vegetables but he did not know how to show his respect to the older people. He was busy looking for money! ”