After the separation, the family had a lot of fish and meat every day, and the best was furious

Chapter 255 The Fate of the Entire Village

Li Boxi and Shen Dali were counting the remaining corn at the back of the building, plus the corn from more than a hundred households in the village.

All in all, each household can get one corn as seed to plant, which is already a lot.

"Lin Ting, this is the counted quantity, take a look."

Lin Ting nodded: "Brother Li, you and the village chief can help distribute it."

"it is good!"

You can get a lot of seeds by peeling a corn. If someone has little land, they can share some of the seeds with others.

When the village chief called out his name, he stepped forward to receive it: "Tian Wang... yours, here it is!"

Tian Wang got a colorful corn and held it in his arms like a treasure.

Then the village chief seemed to remember something and continued to speak to the villagers.

"I forgot to tell everyone, don't rush back after receiving the corn. Lin Ting will teach you how to plant it later. Don't wait until the corn can't grow and then regret it."

Only a few people in the village who had grown corn with Lin Ting before knew how to grow it, and no one else knew yet.

"The village chief is right. We should be careful with such precious things."

The village chief continued to read out the name: "Yang Tong! Yours."

When almost everyone in the village had received their gifts, the village chief saw Shen Zhuxiong's name on the list. He looked up and his eyes met Shen Zhuxiong's.

Brother Shen Zhu seemed to have a bad relationship with Lin Ting before. I wonder if Lin Ting is willing to share the corn seeds with him?

"Village Chief, is it my turn now? Hehe..."

Brother Shen Zuxiong came over with a smile on his face, which made the village chief embarrassed.

The village chief turned his head and looked at Lin Ting until Lin Ting spoke.

"Give it to him!"

Only after the village chief made a mark behind Shen Zuxiong's name did Li Boxi give a piece of corn to Shen Zuxiong.

"Thank you, my niece-in-law, and thank you, the village chief. I will definitely grow this corn well."

Since the family split up, Shen Zuxiong no longer has his mother to help him, nor Shen Dali to cook for him. He also has two sons, and even if he doesn't help himself, he is beaten by his wife.

He realized that he could not be lazy anymore. If Lin Ting had not asked his two sons to raise horses for her and had some money, their family would not have been able to survive last year.

He never thought that his mother really didn't care about him when she said she didn't care about him and didn't give him a penny.

Everything was only given to his eldest brother, and he also understood the situation Shen Dali was in at home.

Today, he heard that Lin was going to distribute corn seeds to everyone, which could be sold for silver. He dropped his hoe and ran over, fearing that he would not get any.

The village chief saw Shen Jizu's name on the village list, but everyone knew the relationship between Lin Ting's family and Shen Jizu.

Even if the whole village knew about it, they all kept silent.

In the end, Lin Ting had not yet taught everyone how to plant. Everyone only saw the village chief and Li Boxi discussing something with Lin Ting.

Li Boxi took out a big stool and stood on it, holding out a handful of dry, red strips in his hand.

"My fellow villagers, Lin Ting has given everyone some corn seeds today. She found these corns last year after traveling a long way and going through great pains.

Last year, corn could be sold for one or two taels of silver per head just by cooking it. It was so valuable.

Now Lin Ting has given us an entire village of humankind. I hope everyone will remember her kindness."

Li Boxi could read and write, and he could earn some money while away from home. His words carried some weight in Wushan Village, and everyone was willing to listen to him.

"Before Lin Ting teaches everyone about planting today, there is something more important. This matter may affect the fate of our village and everyone's future. Whether we will be rich or poor depends on it."

The whole village suddenly became quiet, even Shen Zuxiong listened attentively. No one understood better than him how different Shen Dali became after Lin Ting became rich.

"Bo Shi, what's the important matter? Please tell me quickly."

Some people in the village couldn't wait any longer, as they felt that Lin Ting was going to help them get rich.

"Does Boshi mean that what he wants to say is more important than us growing corn?"

Another person pointed at the handful of chili peppers that Li Boxi was holding in confusion.

"Maybe. Look at what he's holding. We haven't seen it before. We don't know what it is."

Tian Wang bumped the two people who were talking with his shoulder.

"Whatever it is, what Lin Ting found, could it be something bad? The corn was brought to you before last year.

Do you know if this thing is delicious? Can it be sold for so much money? Lin Tingdu is growing things, so just follow him."

After hearing what Tian Wang said, everyone felt that it made a lot of sense. Their knowledge was limited to that little piece of land.

But Lin Ting's crops can be sold for so much silver, and she also gives the corn to everyone, so she won't harm anyone.

"Everyone, please be patient and listen to me. Last year, the corn could only be sold for one tael per head because it was in short supply.

If everyone grows it this year, the price will drop a little, but not by much.

After next year, more people will plant it, so the price of corn will only get lower year by year.

Our village wants to make money from corn, but at most we can only earn some in the next few years. It has been a scarce crop in the past two years.

But don’t forget that the essence of corn is food, and sooner or later its price will return to that of food after many years.

We are all farmers, and we all have an idea of ​​how much silver we can earn from one pound of grain.

We have been able to make money from corn in the past two years, but this is not a long-term solution. If we want everyone to get rich, we have to find another way."

From the very beginning, Lin Ting told several villagers who farmed with him that corn was a kind of grain.

It may be planted on a large scale in the future. After all, it is food, and it is food that can be grown in the mountains.

In the future, the imperial court may still support those impoverished areas in growing corn. No one will admit that what Li Bosi said is right.

If you want to make money, you can only do so in these two years, and the price is lower each year than the previous one.

Li Boshi said this to prepare everyone mentally, and he also hoped that everyone could accept chili peppers more quickly.

"But don't worry, everyone. After all, we still have two years. But for future planning, Lin Ting has found another way out for everyone. Look, it's the crop in my hand."

Li Boxi held the pepper high and turned it around so that everyone in the village could see the appearance of the pepper.

"This plant is admired as a flower by wealthy families in Minzhou, but its greatest use is not as a flower.

Lin Ting discovered that it can be used as food and can be used to replace cornus officinalis. It also has another name, chili pepper.