Unlimited Resources: Raising a Minister with a Space Supermarket-Chapter 486 - 434: The Plan

Although Wang Dayong accepted the silver coin, he was still in a state of disbelief. He asked Yu Xiaolian, "Could it be that Yucui gave birth to a son for Manbo?"

This was the only reason that made sense; otherwise, how could Sun Manbo give Yucui five taels of silver?

Even if his son-in-law made a fortune, he wouldn’t necessarily think of honoring his father-in-law.

Yu Xiaolian shook her head, "Since Qiuxue, the third sister-in-law has had no movement in her belly. In fact, the Sun family is doing well over there, and five taels of silver isn’t much to them."

Wang Dayong never expected that his relatives, the Sun family, would one day make a fortune. "What kind of business are they doing to earn so much?"

Yu Xiaolian called Cao Gen, "Go get the chili pepper seeds I prepared in the cart!"

Yu Xiaolian showed the chili pepper seeds to Wang Dayong. "It’s planting these. This thing is called chili pepper, and in the fall, it produces red chilies. People over there are buying them at high prices."

"High price... how much?" Wang Dayong curiously pinched a few chili seeds.

"Uncle, don’t touch them. They’re spicy to the touch. Be sure to wash your hands later, and don’t touch your eyes, or they’ll sting."

By the time Yu Xiaolian tried to stop him, it was obviously too late. Wang Dayong not only touched them but also sniffed them, and then turned away to sneeze several times.

It was Wang Dayong’s first time seeing chili seeds. "What are these for? Could they be medicinal?"

Yu Xiaolian laughed, "It’s food, meant to be eaten. When used in cooking, it makes the dishes taste really good."

Then, Yu Xiaolian talked a lot with Wang Dayong about how to plant and harvest chili peppers, and how to dry them without whitening. She also mentioned that in the fall, people would come to the village to buy chili peppers, and dried chilies could be sold for fifty coins per pound.

"Fifty coins? Oh my heavens!" Wang Dayong began to understand Yu Xiaolian’s implication, "You want me to help you plant chili peppers?"

Yu Xiaolian smiled, "It’s not helping me; it’s helping yourselves.

If you’re willing to plant them next spring, I can take responsibility for collecting them in the fall..."

Yu Xiaolian wanted to use Wang Dayong to get the whole Canghe Village involved in planting chili peppers. The land there was excellent, all dark and rich soil, making it very suitable for chili pepper farming. Moreover, the terrain there was relatively flat, so growing chilies would definitely yield better than in Luocheng.

Moved by Yu Xiaolian’s words, Wang Dayong listened carefully as she explained how to seed and transplant chili peppers.

"I’m interested, but I don’t know if the other villagers will join me. I’ll have to ask them before I can get back to you. I just don’t know where to find you when I get back." Wang Dayong still felt dazed, like everything that happened today was a dream. First, someone gave him money, and now he was being taught how to grow chili peppers.

Could it be that Wang Dayong’s luck was about to change today?

"Uncle Wang, if you need anything later, just go to the backyard of the Luocheng County Government and find my assistant, Cao Gen." Yu Xiaolian repackaged the chili seeds.

The... county government?" Wang Dayong had never been involved with the county government in his life. His social standing was such that he had no connections there. Not only that, but when paying taxes, the corrupt government officers would often cheat him out of half a bushel of grain!

Wang Dayong had a poor impression of government officers, fearing them from the bottom of his heart.

"Why do I need to go to the county government to find you?" Wang Dayong’s voice was trembling due to his nervousness.

"My husband is the newly appointed County Magistrate of Yangcheng." Yu Xiaolian had no intention of hiding this from anyone from the beginning.

Not only did she not want to hide it, but she also wanted to make Su Jingchen’s name known.

In ancient times, the relationship between officials and the people was exceedingly tense. In the eyes of the common people, officials were never good people. They didn’t care about people’s lives as long as they collected enough taxes, and they captured people everywhere for labor to build projects.

In the eyes of officials, most common people were seen as troublemakers, unwilling to pay taxes and feigning death, and forming groups to hide in the mountains to avoid labor duties.

Yu Xiaolian wanted to try to change this phenomenon.

Although it might be a long and arduous task, she was willing to put in the effort bit by bit.

"The County Magistrate?" Wang Dayong nervously swallowed, "Then you must be the County Magistrate’s wife?"

Yu Xiaolian nodded with a smile, "You could say that!"

"Oh heavens, the girl who’s been talking to me all this time is actually the County Magistrate’s wife? This is unbelievable!" Wang Dayong rubbed his hands nervously.

"Are you really a relative of my family, Yucui’s husband?" Wang Dayong felt as if he were in a fantasy.

"I am. Sun Manbo is my cousin!" Yu Xiaolian said sincerely, "It was your daughter who personally told me about the mole on your chin!"

At this point, Wang Dayong was convinced that his luck truly had changed.

He actually became related to the County Magistrate?

Would this mean he wouldn’t be cheated out of grain when paying taxes in the future?

"Sister Xiaolian, my mom asked you to come over to my grandma’s place!" Sun Mansheng suddenly ran in.

Yu Xiaolian’s carriage was parked on the village road, conspicuously noticeable. Sun Mansheng and Mrs. Gao saw it from afar. Mrs. Gao figured the conversation between Yu Xiaolian and Wang Dayong was probably wrapping up, so she sent Sun Mansheng to call her over.

When Yu Xiaolian followed Sun Mansheng to the Gao family, the sun was already high, and the weather was starting to get hot. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Like the Wang family, the Gao family had survived by hiding in that cave until the heavens sent down a big enough rainstorm to return together to the village.

The Gao family didn’t lose anyone, but they had few members to begin with. Aside from Mrs. Gao’s parents, she only had one brother, who had a son and a daughter. Neither was married, despite being of age.

After exchanging some pleasantries with the Gao family, Yu Xiaolian asked directly whether Mrs. Gao planned to rebuild her house in Upper River Bay or stay in Canghe Village.

Mrs. Gao didn’t want to stay in Canghe Village. Her parents were heavily biased in favor of males, and they hadn’t treated her well when she was sick. Her sister-in-law hadn’t been kind to her either. She’s always had a knot in her heart about these things.

"I plan to stay for a while. Later, I’ll take Manyue and Mansheng back to Upper River Bay to rebuild our house." Her son Mansheng was the Sun family’s descendant, and in the future, the ancestral graves in Upper River Bay would need him to perform the ceremonies.

"Aunt Wu, do you plan to stop Mansheng from continuing his studies?" Yu Xiaolian thought Sun Mansheng was quite clever. It would be a pity if he stopped studying and stayed in the village to farm.

Sun Wulin’s wife said helplessly, "As a woman alone with two children, I’m just trying to make ends meet. I don’t hope for much now; I just want Mansheng to find a good wife and for the couple to live a safe and peaceful life. I don’t dare dream of riches and glory."

Sun Wulin’s wife had even planned out her savings. As long as she spent no more than three taels a year, the money she had would be enough to last until her grandson grew up, married, and established his family.