Space Lingquan: The Boss of the Last Days Dressed as a Peasant Girl

Chapter 27 Collecting Honey

Lijiacun is a village near Wangjiacun, and Mei Lan's former home was in Wangjiacun. How should she tell the young lady about her cruel family members?

Seeing that Mei Lan was speechless for a long time, Nan Yan stopped the carriage and said, "Mei Lan, why don't you go back and see a doctor first?"

Mei Lan said guiltily: "Miss, I..."

Nan Yan looked at the uneasy Mei Lan and said: "Mei Lan, I am your master. If you encounter something that cannot be solved, you can talk to me."

She is such a person.

For those who are loyal to her, she will not hesitate to help solve problems, but for those who are unfamiliar with her, she will go as far as possible.

When Mei Lan was born, Mei Lan got drunk during the New Year and told her about it.

According to her understanding of Mei Lan, this girl would not have looked melancholy unless she encountered something special. Presumably, this incident was about her family.

Mei Lan finally sighed and said: "Miss, I grew up in Wangjiacun, and Wangjiacun is near Lijiacun."

Nan Yan looked like this and said: "Since your home is near Lijia Village, would you like to go home and see if you are on your way to Lijia Village this time?"

Mei Lan didn't want to go and she didn't want to go. Thinking of the home Ye Simeng returned to, she felt extremely conflicted.

Seeing that Mei Lan couldn't overcome the hurdle in her heart, Nan Yan didn't want to say out loud whether to go or not. She could only ask the housekeeper to buy some gifts and bring them back to save money. When she went to Lijiacun and passed by the village where Mei Lan lived before, Mei Lan thought

She went to see her family. As her master, she couldn't give gifts to Mei Lan's family.

After all, she is the master, so she can't be too stingy, right?

The housekeeper and Wang Xiaoxiao quickly drove the carriage to the city gate and found Li Erlang. Under the leadership of Li Erlang, Nan Yan was swaying on the horse all the way to Lijiacun an hour later.

Nan Yan got off the carriage and looked around at Lijia Village.

I saw that Lijia Village was a bit unsuitable for living. Look at the mountains surrounding the village, then look at the land halfway up the mountain, and the thatched houses one after another.

She finally knew why the Mei Lan family sold Mei Lan for a few taels of silver.

In such a location, there is not much food produced every year.

The Meilan family has a large population. If the number of people in the family is not reduced, the whole family will definitely go hungry.

Li Erlang got off the carriage, rubbed his hands nervously and said: "Miss Nan, Butler Zhang, my house is in front, I will take you there now."

The dirt road near his house was a bit narrow and the carriage couldn't pass. They had to get off the carriage at the entrance of the village and put the carriage at someone's house near the entrance of the village, who would help take care of it.

Butler Zhang followed Nan Yan with two bottles of wine and a bag of pastries.

When they arrived at Li Erlang's house and waited for a long time, Li's father came up to them and said, "The common people have paid homage to the young lady and the housekeeper."

Father Li didn't know who the visitor was, so he could only say hello like this.

Nan Yan looked at the old man with wrinkled face, bowed to them and saluted, stepped forward to help him up, and said: "The old man is too polite, please get up quickly."

Nan Yan went to Li's house and asked Li Laoerlang to take her to see the honey. When she saw the honey, she felt that Li Erlang was quite smart.

In the backward dynasty, Li Erlang could think of keeping wasps in the cracks of rocks, and then take out the honey when honey is needed.

Nan Yan praised the butler and said: "Ask if there is any other honey besides this place. If there is, we all want it. It is best for him to sign the contract I prepared."

Nan Yan's contract is nothing more than that she will need a large amount of honey in the future, and part of this honey will be supplied by Li Erlang.

The contract lasts for three years. During these three years, Li Erlang is not allowed to sell honey to others. If he wants to continue the cooperation after three years, he can just sign the contract later.

If you don't want to, the road will face the sky and everyone will go to one side.

Li Erlang was illiterate and heard from the housekeeper that he needed to sign a contract. After the brothers discussed it with Li's father, one of the brothers ran to call the head of the Li family village.

Village Chief Li read the contract and told everyone in the Li family the contents of the contract in vernacular.

Li Erlang didn't expect that Nan Yan was willing to spend five cents to buy the bee scum that he didn't need to throw away on weekdays. The price of honey given by Nan Yan was ten to twenty cents per catty.

Naturally, ten cents is a not-so-good price for honey, and twenty cents is a top-notch price for honey.

Don't underestimate the ten to twenty cents. In an era when a bowl of noodles only cost five cents, the price Nan Yan gave was not low.

Father Li's face flushed with excitement, and he immediately agreed to sign the contract. From then on, everyone in the Li family set out to find honey in the mountains.

Village Chief Li knew that Li Erlang's family had gone into the mountains to look for honey and bought it in the city before. Not only Li Erlang's family, but also the villagers would also go to the mountains to collect honey during their off-farm days.

But no one ever buys it in large quantities. Only those wealthy families buy a few kilograms to eat back from time to time.

Now Li Erlang's family can actually find such a way to make money.

Judging from the price offered by Nan Yan, as long as the Li family can find more honey in the future, even if the Li Erlang family does not cultivate the land and grow food in the future, they will not be hungry.

The village chief is a man who is smooth in his dealings, considerate in dealing with people and things, and has a thoughtful mind. Their ancestors have lived in the mountains for generations.

As the village chief, he hopes that the villagers can live a better life, so that he does not have to watch indifferently as some of the villagers sell their sons and daughters into slavery in exchange for food.

The village chief thought for a moment and asked to please: "Miss Nan, I wonder if you still need honey. If so, other villagers in our village still have it at home."

Nan Yan was at the bottom of the cliff before. When she went to the mountains for a walk, she collected some honey.

It's just that she is not alone now, so she can't change it for no reason, and more than ten boxes of honey are not enough for her.

Then she arranged for the housekeeper to find someone who sells honey. Now that the village chief said that other families in the village still had honey at home, she was naturally willing to accept it.

Nan Yan: "Village Chief, to tell you the truth, I need a lot of honey. If the villagers still have it at home, please help the village chief collect it. I will ask the housekeeper to collect it right now."

Village Chief Li asked Nan Yan if she needed any other honey. He could have robbed Li Erlang's business, but everyone in the village was really having a hard time, so he decided to do this.

Now that Nan Yan said he needed it, he was overjoyed and hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, I'm going to ask the villagers who still has honey in their home."

Village Chief Li left, and Li Erlang and his brothers looked a little unhappy.

Although Miss Nan needs a large quantity, it is not difficult to ensure that so many people collect honey and sell it to Miss Nan. Nan Yan will be full of honey one day.

Their family finally found a way to make money. How could the village chief do it? Alas! The Li brothers sighed.

Father Li was still sober and said: "Dalang, Erlang, Sanlang... you brothers, please take Miss Nan and the housekeeper to follow us and help us when the time comes."

The Li brothers were unhappy and said, "I understand, Dad."

Father Li also doesn’t want others to divide his business.

But sometimes people are unpredictable!

They have found no way out, and when they are as poor as the villagers, others will not say anything about your family.

If one's own house stands up for selling honey, some people in the village will inevitably look down upon it and make small moves behind his back.

In every household in the village, everyone either has the same ancestor or is related to them.

(End of chapter)