The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 96

Chapter 96: Chapter 83: Early Investment – 1

When Yan Zhiqiang was purchasing the estate for its convenience, the major criterion apart from fertile land was proximity; hence, Yan Family’s large estate and Daohua’s smaller one were both situated within the same village—one at the head and the other at the tail.

The village where the estate was located is called Danlin Village, which is home to over five hundred families, mostly bearing the surname Zheng, and nearly all the tenant farmers for both estates came from this village.

Yan Zhiqiang sent one of his attendants back to the Yan Family to deliver a message, informing them that he, Grandmother Yan, and Daohua would be staying at the estate for a few days and not to worry about them, then went off to tend to the fields.

That night, both Daohua and Grandmother Yan slept soundly, unaffected by any unfamiliar bedding.

The next day, seeing that both were in good spirits, Yan Zhiqiang felt reassured and focused his efforts on melon planting at both estates.

As for Daohua, noticing that the watermelon planting was overseen by her third uncle, with Grandmother Yan also watching, she turned her attention to the barren hill.

Zheng Zhuangtou did not dare neglect the new owner, and that very day, he brought back a cartload of fruit tree seedlings for her.

Daohua carefully examined the seedlings and, satisfied, nodded her head before turning to Zheng Zhuangtou to ask, “Uncle Zheng, do people in the village have any free time currently?”

Zheng Zhuangtou: “Yes, they do. Each family in the village doesn’t have much farmland, and with plenty of labor at home, many finished the spring plowing by early April. A lot of industrious young folks are now planning to go out and find work to supplement their family income.”

Daohua smiled and said, “In that case, I’ll trouble you, Uncle Zheng, to find some people for me to clear this barren hill. As for their wages, we’ll pay according to the rates they’d get for outside work. What do you think?”

Zheng Zhuangtou nodded repeatedly, gratefully saying, “Thank you, miss, for your kindness. I’ll go to the village and spread the word immediately, I guarantee we’ll find enough hands for you right away.”

Daohua: “My grandmother, uncle, and I won’t stay at the estate for long, so it’s not a problem to have more workers. However, I don’t want to see anyone slacking off or cheating.”

Zheng Zhuangtou became serious: “Rest assured, miss. I am well aware of who in our village is hardworking. I guarantee there won’t be anyone like the sort you mentioned.”

Daohua smiled: “That’s the best I could hope for. We still need more fruit tree seedlings. Please, Uncle Zheng, go buy three more carts, we need every variety. Right, I just noticed we also have grapevines. Buy some extra of those; the courtyard of the estate is large. Later, I’ll find someone to set up some frames specifically for growing grapes.”

Zheng Zhuangtou listened carefully and assured her that he’d see to it immediately once Daohua had finished speaking.

Daohua: “That’s all from me for now, you may go about your duties.”

After Zheng Zhuangtou left, Daohua asked Wang Manman to bring writing materials, and she began to keep the accounts.

When she came out, she had taken all the silver she had left with Grandmother Yan over the years. After deducting the one thousand taels of silver spent on the estate, she now only had a little over three hundred taels.

Hiring people to clear the land required money, purchasing the fruit tree seedlings required money…

Daohua wasn’t sure if the little money she had would be enough for the initial investment in the estate?

As Wang Manman ground the ink, she asked with perplexity, “Miss, isn’t planting fruit trees just about digging holes at will? Why do you need to hire people to reclaim the barren hill?”

Daohua: “Because I’m not only planning to plant fruit trees on the hill but other things as well.” It would take a few years before fruit trees could yield any harvest, and in the meantime, she naturally had to think of other methods.

Wang Manman grew curious: “Other things? Like what?”

Daohua smiled: “Of course, the quickest profit-making medicinal herbs.” After arriving at Xingzhou, she had looked through some travel notes. They mentioned that Xingzhou was suitable for cultivating medicinal herbs such as Scutellaria baicalensis, Schisandra chinensis, Gentiana, Glycyrrhiza, Eleutherococcus, and Licorice.

These medicinal herbs are commonly used, seeds can be bought in medicinal herb shops, they have short growth cycles, and they are perfect for making money.

Upon hearing that the estate came with a barren hill, she had already decided on planting medicinal herbs.

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