<h4>Chapter 207</h4>


    Especially Zhou n Chief, after seeing those hunted preys, he had already roughly calcted their prices.


    Speaking of that wild mountain goat alone, if sold to restaurants in the city, it would fetch at least a few taels of silver.


    With such an abundant harvest in one day, it was enough for these people to eat their fill, and there would even be some left.


    Xie Tianhai and Fang Chuanzhou were also listening enviously.


    By now, they had thoroughly epted the fact of bing an ordinarymoner. The Mo Family''s manpower grew increasingly numerous, and each was highly skilled.


    Relying on hunting to support a family in the future would be no problem at all.


    Thinking further of their own circumstances then, they were formerly schr-officials. Even if there were quite some manpower, none was able to go up the mountain for hunting.


    It seemed that after they returned, their whole families had to gather together to carefully discuss the problem of their future livelihood.


    He Zhiran was listening to the men''s discussion without rebutting. She would simply do whatever she ought to do in the future.


    Seeing that everyone had just about eaten their fill of meat, she put the sliced potatoes and sweet potatoes into the pot.


    These two items were the first time the people present had seen them.


    They had wanted to ask what these were when they first saw them, but faced with so many delicacies, they were reluctant to stop their mouths from eating to speak.


    Now seeing He Zhiran putting these two foods into the copper pot, they raised their curiosity once more.


    For asking this kind of question, the Eighth Sister-inw as a foodie was most adept.


    "Ninth younger sister-inw, we cut for half a day in the kitchen just now, and still didn''t know what these are."


    He Zhiran smiled as she exined, "These were all bought from the Westerners by me. One is called potato, and one called sweet potato.


    I also heard that these things not only taste good, but have very high yields too. I kept some seeds, and we can try nting some next year."


    Upon hearing He Zhiran say that these two foods had high yields, the two n chiefs were the first unable to keep still.


    They had been tilling the soil their whole lives, and there was no news more exciting than the topic of high yields.


    Zhou n Chief笑着 asked, "Ninth young household, you said these things have high yields, so just how high could they yield?"


    He Zhiran thought about the sweet potatoes and potatoes nted in her space. She didn''t know if it was an issue of cheating, but the yield per mu could reach two thousand jin for potatoes, and even more for sweet potatoes, close to five thousand jin.


    To y it safe, she did not report such high numbers.


    "Zhou n Chief, ording to what that Westerner said, potatoes can yield up to a thousand jin per mu, and sweet potatoes will be more, with at least two thousand jin per mu."


    As soon as she finished speaking, the two n chiefs were no longer able to keep their cool and stood up.


    "Ninth young household, is what you said true?"


    Zhao n Chief turned red in agitation. They must know that nting crops their whole lives, they had never heard of any crop with such high yields. Could the Ninth young household have been tricked by those Westerners?


    He Zhiran also could not boast too much regarding such matters.


    "Hehe... Zhao n Chief, whether it can really yield as high as that, we''ll have to see after nting them."


    Zhao n Chief nodded and sat back down.


    Seeing the Ninth young household''s nonchnt manner, she clearly didn''t care whether she was being tricked. What was he getting all worked up for?


    At the same time, the two n chiefs also extinguished their original intention to ask for some seeds.


    These unknown things, they didn''t dare try indeed in case the yields weren''t so high after all, that would be an entire year''s time wasted in vain.


    Their attitude did not impact He Zhiran at all.


    Seeing that the potatoes and sweet potatoes in the copper pot had softened from cooking, she urged everyone to have a taste.


    This time, her action elicited another round of exmations.


    "Ninth younger sister-inw, this sweet potato is sweet and delicious!" Eighth Sister-inw ate while smiling and praising.


    Even the usuallyposed Sixth Sister-inw couldn''t help but appraise, "That''s true, these two new snacks do seem rather filling too."


    The table with the men was simr, as they all vied to praise the potatoes and sweet potatoes for their unique vor.


    Everyone present feasted merrily on the delicacies. They felt that they had never eaten such delicious food in their lives.


    When Mo Jiuye saw that everyone had just about eaten their fill, he then asked Zhao and Zhou, the two n chiefs.


    "Two n chiefs, may I know if you have any sparend for sale?"


    Zhou n Chief raised his brow, "Ninthd, you n to buynd?"


    Zhao n Chief echoed, "True enough, for country folks, tillingnd is fundamental."


    Mo Jiuye nodded, "We will be living in the vige in future, so nting crops is a must."


    Zhou n Chief contemted briefly.


    "In our Xi Ling Vige, if we talk of goodnd, most are in Cui Manor people''s hands. Luckily after being tended these few years, though notparable to Cui Manor''s fertile soil, our family''snd had also improved vastly."


    Mo Jiuye knew his wife''s space-produced seeds weren''t particr about soil conditions at all. Thus he didn''t care if thend was fertile.


    "Land conditions matter not. Goodnd is nurtured. We can take it slow."


    At the same time, Xie Tianhai and Fang Chuanzhou also stared at the two n chiefs.


    They shared Mo Jiuye''s thoughts. To live in the countryside, they would have to do what country folks ought to.


    After exchanging nces, Zhao n Chief said,


    "There isn''t much farnd in both our families. Only those near the foot of the mountain have been left fallow for years. Suchnd would take at least three to five years'' time before it can be nurtured fertile."


    The indigenous vigers of Xi Ling Vige naturally understood this kind ofnd. Even if seeded, the harvests wouldn''t be great. It was likely they would toil in vain.


    Zhao n Chief suddenly recalled Cui Manor.


    "Ninthd, Cui Manor has the mostnd, far more than their tribesmen can farm.


    In the past, relying on Cui Wen''s power, they forced our two families to send people over as unpaidbor.


    Now that the new fair County prefect is in power, Cui Manor had been punished. I supposed we no longer have to work unpaid at their ce. Much of theirnd would surely be left barren.


    When that timees, Cui Manor people will surely want to sell off their farms. You can then buy fertilend from Cui Manor."


    That was indeed a good n. But Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran hoped to own morend, no matter the condition, preferably adjoining parcels.


    Whether fertilend or those left barren for years, they wanted them all.


    "The two n chiefs, no matter thend quality, we hope to buy them."


    In suggesting that Mo Jiuye buy farnd from Cui Manor, the two n chiefs actually had no ulterior motives. They were thinking about harmony since they were going to live together in the same vige. They didn''t want to do anything that would invite criticisms.


    What they didn''t expect was that even after they had said so much, the other party remained just as determined.


    Since that''s the case, they shouldn''t be med for not warning them. When it came to money spent, no one had the right to make demands how it should be used.


    Zhou n Chief said, "There are about twenty mu of fallownd at the foot of the mountain in our Zhou family. That area was opened up throughnd remation by our nsmen, and we have the title deed registered officially.


    The deeds are still in our hands presently. If you want to buy them, based on the wastnd price back then, it''d be one tael of silver per mu."