WVKWnovel Chapter 458 - 445: The Task is Too Difficult
Chapter 458 - 445: The Task is Too Difficult
Chapter 458: Chapter 445: The Task is Too Difficult
If the results aren’t good and the seeds are planted, the yield might not be as good as that of the previous wheat seeds. Wouldn’t the villagers be up in arms then?
For safety’s sake, it would be better to have Enji Village try one type first. They could wait until around Dragon Boat Festival next year, check the harvest of Enji Village, and make a decision accordingly, which would give them some peace of mind.
Upon this consideration, the village chiefs weren’t so panicked anymore and nodded in agreement, “Village Chief Zhuang does make some sense…”
After Zhuang Jingye touched on this point, the village chiefs were less insistent, mostly mentioning this year’s need for wheat seeds as something for next year.
But if there were any surplus this year, every little bit would help.
Seeing these few were willing to give room for negotiation, Zhuang Jingye gladly agreed. As for whether or not he could fulfill this year’s request and how much, Zhuang Jingye left it ambiguous.
All of them were experienced people who were used to dealing with matters outside the village. They understood Zhuang Jingye’s tactics and didn’t overly expose his words. They chatted idly for a while before thanking and leaving.
Zhuang Jingye politely sent them off, letting them take back all the wine, tea, and other things they had brought with them.
Helping people while accepting their gifts was a way to reward oneself and quell the unease of owning someone. However, the current task didn’t truly help anyone, so it was obviously not appropriate to accept any gifts.
Even if it might help, that’s a matter for next year, so there’s no rush.
Everyone tacitly abided by these customs without insistence, regarding Zhuang Jingye’s refusal. The village chiefs thanked him and left with their things.
Zhuang Jingye sent the village chiefs to the outskirts of the village, then he began to head home, humming a small tune.
Indeed, it’s remarkable!
There aren’t many as upright as him in this world.
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Zhou Daya’s illness of typhoid came on strong, but it receded noticeably after a few doses of medicine.
Now that Zhao Ziping’s matter had been resolved, Zhou Daya felt more relaxed, which helped her recover even faster.
As soon as she was almost healed, Zhou Daya quickly returned to bustling about in the tofu skin workshop.
With the essential helper in position, everything went smoothly as usual. Even though production was constantly increasing, everything remained orderly.
The same was true for the sweet potato glass noodle workshop in Miao Village. As new sweet potatoes arrived, the output of the workshop gradually increased, and the production process improved with increasing proficiency.
With Zhuang Jingye orderly distributing seed wheat, the task of planting wheat was gradually being completed.
It could be said that everything that needed to be attended to was going smoothly at the moment.
Of course, as for finding the kids’ future spouses…
This task is too difficult; it will be discussed later.
Zhuang Qingning marked a cross next to this task in her small notebook, intending to focus on the making of incense instead.
“Moon Incense” was the incense formula she received from completing Mission Benignancy.
This Moon Incense was a historically well-known fragrance, which Zhuang Qingning had heard of in modern society.
It’s an influential historical fragrance, created by Xu Xuan, a master of incense making in the Song Dynasty. On nights with a moon, he would sit in the courtyard, burning a stick of Moon Incense to calm his mind.
This Moon Incense had a light and elegant fragrance, lasting and calming, ideal for placing in a study, Zen room, or living room.
As for the era in which she now found herself, which had clearly never existed in history, she didn’t even know if it had ever experienced the Song Dynasty or if Moon Incense existed in this era.
But whether or not people know or whether or not Moon Incense existed in the world, what Zhuang Qingning needed to do now was to follow the fragrance formula to try and make the Moon Incense.
So, Zhuang Qingning went to the county town one day, looking for a spice shop, to buy all kinds of spices used in making Moon Incense, and to purchase the basic tools and equipment for making spices.
“If you’re going to buy spices…” Upon learning Zhuang Qingning’s intention, Zhuang Yutian smiled, “You should go to Cheng’s spice shop.”