Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 527 Orchard Harvest (2)_1

Chapter 527: Chapter 527 Orchard Harvest (2)_1

She knew it was all thanks to the Spirit Spring Water. Otherwise, those pears would be gritty when eaten, nothing like now. They were almost entirely juicy, and even the little bit of grit left didn’t feel rough but smoothly slid down the throat and into the stomach.

Gazing at the fruit trees, which were not particularly sturdy yet heavy with pears and peaches, Mo Yan squinted her eyes and smiled, "Aunt Tong, it’s time to pick these pears and peaches. You should go into the village later and find some people to pick them. Pay them by the basket, one basket for two Wen. Let the older kids join in too. Once they’ve finished picking, give each of them two pears and two peaches to taste the freshness."

"Alright, the old lady will go now! Those folks have already been asking about it, just waiting on the word!" Aunt Tong promptly answered, ready to stand up and find people in the village. Then, she turned back and asked Mo Yan, "Little boss, there are some rare things planted in the other garden that can be picked too. Do you want to pick them all together?"

After swallowing the last bite of pear, Mo Yan wiped her mouth and said, "No need. In a couple of days, there will be people coming to pick them. Auntie, just make sure Uncle makes a few extra baskets so we can sell them for a good price!"

Hearing this, Aunt Tong replied cheerfully and walked away quickly.

That afternoon, about ten women and several older children arrived on time at the orchard looking for Aunt Tong. Carrying the bamboo baskets Aunt Tong provided, they went happily to another orchard to pick fruit.

Seeing the luscious fruit on the trees, everyone involuntarily swallowed their saliva. These fruits were just ordinary pears, peaches, and plums, but even for ordinary fruit, one had to spend silver to taste them.

The days in the village were tight, and people barely managed to get by, wanting to split one Wen money into two to spend. Who had spare money to buy fruit? Only those who were not so tight-handed could afford to buy a couple to let their families taste something fresh.

So, seeing so many fresh and juicy fruits now, it was no wonder they were so eager to eat.

Aunt Tong, who followed them, saw this and said with a smile, "First pick the fruits. Later, each of you can take a few home to taste."

The older kids immediately jumped with joy, crowding around the fruit trees and making a fuss, while the women felt a bit shy. They were extra careful when picking the fruits, afraid to damage the skin and affect the selling price, not wanting to cause the Mo Family any loss.

This orchard was planted on only half of the hill with each fruit tree bearing only three to five fruits, so picking them was quick. By evening, all the fruit had been picked.

These fruits were carried basket by basket into the Mo Family’s courtyard, filling up about one-third of the spacious front yard. After settling the wages, the people thanked Mo Yan repeatedly and then happily went home with their fruit.

Before dinner, Mo Yan, Aunt Tong, and Lixiu, all together, rushed to weigh all the fruit. In the end, they tallied up seven hundred jin of pears, five hundred and eighty jin of peaches, and even the smallest-headed plums yielded four hundred and fifty jin.

This was only the first year and a result intentionally controlled by Mo Yan. By this time next year, the yield could easily double.

Based on the price of Six Wen money per jin for pears, Seven Wen money per jin for peaches, and Four Wen money per jin for plums, if all these fruits were sold as fresh, they could sell for about ten taels of silver. It might seem like a lot, much more than farming, but Mo Yan knew that these fruits, containing Spiritual Energy, were worth far more than that.

These fruits could not fetch a good price if taken to the market, and Mo Yan did not have the time to sell them jin by jin. Therefore, early the next morning, she had Lizhong send a message to Punishing Shopkeeper, asking him to mention to Yan Junyu that she had produced some fruits with great taste and inquire if he was interested.

She had expected Yan Junyu to send a Manager to negotiate, but to her surprise, the very next day he turned up in a lavish golden carriage, escorted by more than twenty Guards, strutting through the market on his way to Liu Yang Village.