Chapter 355 Negotiation
The next day, after breakfast, Lian Man'er took care of the shop for a while, then went to the backyard, picked out the big sweet potatoes left yesterday, washed them with water at the well. Then, she went to the vegetable garden, broke two sticks of tender corn, picked some fresh vegetables, put them in a basket, and planned to go to the town to see Wang Youheng.
Goro and Xiaoqi were relieved today and said they would go with them.
They didn't get a car, so they walked to the town with a basket. After entering Jishengtang, Manager Wang hurriedly came forward to say hello. Knowing that they were visiting Wang Youheng, they led them directly into the backyard.
"... The young master is studying in the study." Manager Wang told Lian Man'er a few.
In the day of the day, Jishengdo's backyard was covered with flowers and trees. Under the window of the study, there were small flower beds made of flower tiles. Inside, a cluster of cannas was blooming. There were three or five pots of powder, red roses and white jasmine on the windowsill.
Manager Wang led them into the study room. Wang Youheng was reading a book in his hand. When he saw them coming, he put down the book, stood up and asked them to sit next to him.
"Send some snacks, and then bring the sour plum soup over." Wang Youheng ordered Manager Wang again.
Wang Youheng wore a lilac yarn today, his hair was simply tied up on his head, and he only loosely inserted a white jade hairpin, and under his feet were pairs of loose shoes with a thousand-layer soles and cotton-faced silk. Lian Man'er recognized that it was from Zhang's hand.
Wang Youheng saw the vegetable basket in Goro's hand and laughed and read the full text.
"Why are you delivering food again?"
Wang Youheng lives in the town, and there are also his family's fields nearby, but there is no vegetable field. However, Wang Youheng is not short of vegetables for 30 miles of Yingzi. Even so, every few days, Lian Man'er, Wulang and Xiaoqi will send a basket of fresh vegetables, eggs and duck eggs. Wang Youheng is definitely the first to eat any fresh vegetables in her home.
For example, tender corn is so valuable now. But the one given to Wang Youheng has never stopped.
"Brother Youheng, there is something good this time." Lian Man'er said, then took out the corn first.
"Man'er. I've said it several times. You should keep this corn for sale and don't always give it to me." Wang Youheng said.
"Brother Youheng, if you say this again, I'll be angry." Lian Man'er stopped, deliberately said to Wang Youheng.
"Okay. It's my fault. I won't say anything more." Seeing Lian Man'er like this, Wang Youheng smiled and turned around.
Lian Man'er smiled again and took out a few fresh vegetables from the basket, revealing the sweet potatoes at the bottom of the basket.
"Brother Youheng, what do you think this is?" Lian Man'er smiled and asked Wang Youheng to see it.
"Sweet potato?!" Wang Youheng put his hand into the basket, took out a sweet potato, put it in front of him and looked carefully, "It's really planted."
Wang Youheng was influenced by Lian Man'er and also called sweet potatoes sweet potatoes.
"We have been sending it to us from afar, and Brother Youheng wrote letters and asked for help. We also spent a lot of effort. Of course, this sweet potato must be planted." Lian Man'er said.
"That's right, this is called... those who have ambition can accomplish their work." Wang Youheng said.
"Brother Youheng, your knowledge has improved again." Lian Man'er said as he imitated Mr. Lu's emphasis.
"You little girl, come to tease me again." Wang Youheng put down the sweet potato, stretched out his fingers, and pinched Lian Man'er's nose.
Lian Man'er acted as a move to dodge, screamed in surprise, and then laughed.
Wang Youheng, Goro and Xiaoqi also laughed. They often laughed like this and found it very interesting.
Manager Wang brought his friend to bring in desserts and sour plum soup, and Wang Youheng asked him to pack up all the things that Lian Man'er sent.
When Manager Wang took the people out, several talents sat down at the table again.
Lian Man'er digs them into sweet potatoes and found that the sweet potato yield is extremely high. She told Wang Youheng what she wanted to promote.
"This is a good thing, I agree." Wang Youheng nodded.
"Brother Youheng. If you want to make this sweet potato in our county, let's talk about it even bigger. If we promote it in this prefecture, we can only do it ourselves...Brother Youheng, look at this matter, what should we do?"
"This matter..." Wang Youheng lowered his head and pondered for a while.
Promoting crops with high yields is a good and big thing that benefits many people. He absolutely agrees with this matter. As Lian Man'er said, if it is their private promotion, the speed will be very slow, and if more people benefit, it will be a relatively long process. But if it is promotion from top to bottom, it will be different.
This requires them to report this matter to the officials.
The Ming Dynasty focused on farming, promoting and promoting high-yield crops, which was a great contribution.
If you really want to promote sweet potatoes, then Lianman'er's family will be the first contribution. However, you don't have to think about it. If you really report it layer by layer, the contribution will definitely not fall on the Lianman'er's family, the common people. Moreover, to make the promotion work go smoother, the officials who listen to the report trust Lianman's family.
Wang Youheng knew more about corn than others, because Lian Man'er could not hide it. He just told him that it would be better not to tell others what he said to him.
Because there is corn before, the most beneficial way for Lian Man'er's family is to continue to look for Shen Liu.
But Lian Man'er did not do this, but came to him and asked him to decide on this matter.
Lian Man'er is for his sake.
"Man'er, why don't you go to the Shen family for this?" Wang Youheng raised his head, looked at Lian Man'er, and asked softly.
"Brother Youheng, the Shen family doesn't know about sweet potatoes. I didn't tell them. Sweet potatoes were originally given to Doctor Wang by someone. Youheng, you specially wanted to come and gave them to us. Brother Youheng, I don't know much about the affairs of the court or the government, but I know that if this sweet potato is done, it will be a great thing... Brother Youheng, you are different from Doctor Wang and we are different from us. If there is any contribution to this matter, I want Brother Youheng to take it."
Lian Man'er said it more bluntly. Of course, there was another consideration that she did not say it out loud. The most powerful and capable person she knew was Shen Liu from the Shen family. But Wang Youheng's family did not necessarily do so. Who knows what the Wang family thought. She didn't know what was going on, which was the most beneficial to Wang Youheng. If she told Shen Liu rashly, it would be equivalent to pulling Wang Youheng and the Wang family closer to Shen Liu.
Is this beneficial to Wang Youheng and the Wang family? Are they willing?
Therefore, Lian Man'er wanted to leave this matter to Wang Youheng to decide, and she did not even propose to use the Shen family as an option.
Wang Youheng smiled after hearing Lian Man'er's words, and his eyes were filled with warmth.
"Man'er..." Wang Youheng called Lian Man'er, suddenly stopped, laughed a few times before he spoke again, "There is a matter of corn first, so let's tell the Shen family about this sweet potato."
"Brother Youheng, you don't have to think about us. Anyway, we are young people and don't know anything. I asked the corn seeds from the Shen family, and I told them about corn. Sweet potatoes are different. Brother Youheng, you don't have to worry about it. Otherwise, let me leave this for two days in advance. Brother Youheng, go back to the county and discuss with your family before you talk."
"No, I can make the decision on this matter now." Wang Youheng smiled, "Man'er, let's have lunch here... Wulang, Xiaoqi, you all stay for dinner."
Just as he was talking about the critical point, Wang Youheng suddenly said he wanted to keep them for dinner.
Moreover, Wang Youheng did it as soon as he said, and immediately called Manager Wang in and asked him to arrange the kitchen to cook.
"Man'er, what do you like to eat? Wulang, Xiaoqi, you can also pick up the points you like." Wang Youheng said.
"Brother Youheng wants to invite him to dinner." Lian Man'er smiled.
"Yes, what do you like to eat? I'll let the chef do it." Wang Youheng said with a smile.
Lian Man'er, Wulang and Xiaoqi exchanged a look. Wang Youheng used to keep them for dinner, but today, I always feel that Wang Youheng is a little strange.
"Brother Youheng, let's keep us for dinner, what kind of dishes do you want to order? Brother Youheng, we will eat whatever you usually eat." Lian Man'er said.
"Yes." Goro and Xiaoqi nodded.
Even Man'er, Wulang and Xiaoqi refused to order dishes, and Wang Youheng did not force it. He just told the shopkeeper Wang a few names of dishes and asked the kitchen to make sure to prepare well.
Xiaoqi sat on the chair, his big eyes flashed, his head tilted, and he wondered, "Why are the dishes that Brother Youheng mentioned are my sister's favorite food?"
Xiaoqi held his face with his hands, looked at Wang Youheng, and then at Lian Man'er, thinking to himself, Sure enough, Brother Youheng still likes my sister the most.
Manager Wang stepped down, and everyone continued the topic just now. Finally, they agreed that Lian Man'er would write a letter to Shen Liu to explain the high yield of sweet potatoes.
"Let's write it now and I'll send it to Doctor Shi's house in a while." Lian Man'er said.
"Okay." Wang Youheng nodded, then spread out the letter paper, pressed it with paperweight, and then grinded it himself. Then he dipped the pen into the ink and evenly put it on the inkstone, then handed it to Lian Man'er.
When Lian Man'er was working on the pen, she accidentally touched Wang Youheng's hand.
"Brother Youheng, you have calluses on your hands." Lian Man'er looked at Wang Youheng's hand. Unlike the rough calluses formed by the farmer's family's habit of doing rough work, Wang Youheng's calluses on his hands are not big, and they are a little soft and cool.
"If you write too much, you will have it." Wang Youheng said. "Look, Wulang has it too."
Lian Man'er asked Goro to stretch out his hand, and there were indeed cocoons in the same position.
"Wuro is very hardworking." Wang Youheng said. He worked harder than almost everyone of his age.
Xiaoqi also stretched out his right hand and looked for a long time, but he couldn't find the same calluses.
"My brother and I went to school all day..." Xiaoqi said quietly.
"You know it yourself. Look at how you study, let's see you." Lian Man'er said with a thunderous face.
"I want to learn from my brother." Xiaoqi clenched his hands into fists and his eyes flashed.
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Chapter completed!