Chapter 225 - Chapter 225: Chapter 225: Restless

Chapter 225: Chapter 225: Restless

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“Right.” Zhuang Qingning smiled with slitted eyes and continued Zhuang Yonghe’s conversation: “I thought they were not bad, and wanted to keep some for our family. That person even said that if the bean yield turns out low because of the bean seeds, we could return or exchange them.”

“If he said so, these bean seeds must be decent.” While Zhuang Yonghe was fondling the round and full bean seeds, he genuinely liked them. Consequently, he was thrilled.

Luckily, Mrs. He had agreed on the spot. Otherwise, they might have missed such a good variety of bean seeds.

“Usually, about six catties of seeds are needed per acre. These seeds are large, so they may weigh a bit more, let’s say seven catties. This year, our family plans to plant six acres of soybeans. Adding to that the seeds reserved for replanting, we need an approximate total of forty catties of seeds.

Zhuang Yonghe replied: “Let’s weigh them too. I will first buy forty catties. If there is more left, I will keep it and plant some by the vegetable plot.”

“We planted too many radishes and cabbages last year and we didn’t finish them by spring. Therefore, let’s plant less vegetables this year and more beans, which can also be useful later.”

“We were just talking about the quality of the bean seeds, and I completely forgot about the money. How do you sell these bean seeds?”

“No charge. Uncle Yonghe, you can take them home and plant them first. When the beans are harvested in the autumn, just return whatever you borrowed.” Zhuang Qingning replied with a smile.

“How is that acceptable?” Zhuang Yonghe thought Zhuang Qingning was too shy to accept the money. Therefore, he hurriedly explained, “Our family is relatively well-off now. Although we can’t really afford large amounts of money, we can afford these bean seeds. We definitely can’t let you pay for the bean seeds, can we?”

“If we first borrow the seeds, plant them, and then return the seeds after harvesting the beans, wouldn’t it be the same as renting a hen for free and then returning it after having it laid an egg? That wouldn’t be acceptable.”

“It’s not quite the same thing as free renting.” Zhuang Qingning laughed. “Even if it is like renting a hen to lay eggs, you should feed the hen after taking it home. You need to prevent the hen from getting sick or not laying eggs. So, the eggs aren’t free.”

“It’s the same idea for bean seeds. To tell you the truth, Uncle Yonghe, I have some selfish motives in giving you these seeds. Because these seeds are of good quality, they will yield beans that make more aromatic tofu, so I want to encourage you to plant these seeds. Then, my tofu will taste even better.” “However, since it’s a new variety of beans, we also need to be cautious about potential problems. Therefore, take the seeds first to plant, when you have harvested the beans they can be returned. Please, don’t give me money now, I won’t accept it.”

The seeds provided by the system and the goal of completing the task influenced Zhuang Qingning’s decision not to charge money for the bean seeds, no matter what.

The harvesting of bean seeds allows them to be returned by weight, which will then be used to make tofu. This seems like a fitting solution.

“Well…” Zhuang Yonghe was still hesitant.

“Uncle YongHe, don’t think too much about it, let’s do it like this. Otherwise, I won’t be comfortable. Do our two families still need to worry about this little time difference?” Zhuang Qingning insisted.

“Okay, then.” Seeing Zhuang Qingning insisting, Zhuang Yonghe said nothing else but nodded and agreed: “Let’s do as you say. But, I cannot take these seeds for free. When I return the beans, I will double the amount.”

The bean seeds were painstakingly picked and the harvested soybeans are easily packed in large sacks. The two have different quality levels, hence the prices of bean seeds are naturally higher. In fact, the price is about two catties of regular beans per one catty of bean seeds. It seems reasonable.

Furthermore, Zhuang Qingning’s most crucial goal at this moment is to complete the task assigned by Xiaowu. Everything else can wait.

“Alright, let’s do it as Uncle Yonghe has suggested.”

The task should be completed first.

“Then, I will go home now, fetch the scale, and weigh the beans. Zhuang

Yonghe commented.

“Don’t worry, we have one at home.” Zhuang Qingning entered the house, found the scale, and started to weigh the bean seeds for Zhuang Yonghe.

Watching Zhuang Yonghe and Zhuang Qingning busily measuring the seeds, Zhuang Sifu rubbed his hands, hesitated a bit and then said, “Well… Little Sister Ning, I’d like to discuss something.”

“You want the beans?” Zhuang Qingning suddenly lifted her head.

“Yes…” Zhuang Sifu felt somewhat awkward because she guessed his intention right away. “But, Little Sister Ning, I am not thinking of avoiding paying the money for these seeds to take advantage of you. I just think these seeds are quite good. Besides, I have a couple of acres at home where I want to plant some beans. Therefore, I thought of buying some beans from you. It’s okay for me to pay now.”

“If you have enough beans, Little Sister Ning, I would like to buy some. But, if you don’t, it is also fine.”

Zhuang Qingning welcomed the help in finishing the task, so she hurriedly nodded and said: “I have lots of these bean seeds. Today, I only brought back a sack. They will still be sent here early tomorrow morning. As for you, take as much as you want. When the time comes, you can do the same as Uncle Yonghe, bring the beans to repay.”

Initially worried that Zhuang Qingning might not agree, Sifu was relieved to see her agreement, hurriedly thanking her, “Alright then, thankyou, Little Sister Ning.”

“We are all fellow villagers, and also, we are neighbors. So, why the fuss?” Zhuang Qingning replied. “You can weigh it as well. See how much you need. Then, simply take it home now.”

“Sure thing.” Zhuang Sifu was overjoyed and began to pack bean seeds together with Zhuang Yonghe.

Zhuang Youhe took forty catties and Sifu, who has just over two acres of land at home, took only fifteen catties. Thus, of about eighty catties of beans in this sack, only just over twenty catties are left.

The total number of households in the entire village is considerable and the fields that each family have reclaimed are also not a small amount. Although Zhuang Qingning didn’t know the exact total acreage of soybeans planted in the village last year, it’s surely not a small number since she aims to exceed last year’s planting acreage.

It is always troublesome to sell them from house to house. Moreover, Zhuang Yonghe’s quick agreement is due to his regular relationship and feelings for her. No matter how good the quality of the bean seeds, even if they were all inadequate, as long as she said it, Zhuang Yonghe would agree.

As for Sifu, besides thinking that these seeds are really good, he also thinks that he can benefit by following her lead, so he is willing to give it a try.

However, when it comes to other families, they may not be as willing to accept so readily. Moreover, they might suspect that there is something fishy about her proactively promoting these seeds.

Later, after a lot of effort, there is a high likelihood of failing and wasting a lot of effort.

After thinking for a while at home, Zhuang Qingning instructed Zhuang Qingsui to pick some tomatoes and mung beans. She planned to make scrambled eggs with tomato and minced meat with mung beans tonight, and she herself took the sacks of bean seeds to find Zhuang Jingye.

It was a hot day, and Zhuang Jingye just came back from the field. He was taking a break, fanning himself with a cattail leaf fan, and eating a white melon.

“Oh, Little Ning has come.”

Seeing Zhuang Qingning coming, Zhuang Jingye hurriedly called Mrs. Ye to pour tea and bring over the sweet melon.