Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 68 Bloodsucking Worms Come (2)_1

Chapter 68: Chapter 68 Bloodsucking Worms Come (2)_1

"Since the wages have been agreed upon, on what grounds can they be changed again? Besides, even with just the two of you busy at the West Market, it won’t be much easier."

At this point, she looked at the other four and said, "Rest assured, as long as you work diligently and don’t entertain any other thoughts, no one will replace you. What’s more, we can even renegotiate your wages."

As soon as her words fell, the few people excitedly stood up, glanced at each other, and said in unison, "Please be at ease, Master, we will never be disloyal."

Mo Yan nodded with satisfaction. She was currently pleased with these six, but she would have to observe the others slowly over time. After all, wouldn’t they need to hire more hands for the orchard and medicinal garden in the future?

Two people were sufficient for the West Market, and four could manage the workload in the Eastern Market. However, the Southern Market would need to increase its supply tomorrow, and two more workers were necessary. Mo Yan distributed their wages and instructed them to look out for suitable people. As long as they had good character and could keep clear accounts, they could start helping out the next day.

After the five left, Mo Qingze couldn’t wait to express his doubts.

Mo Yan sipped leisurely on her tea, leisurely swirling her teacup as she spoke, "Father, give yourself a hundred and twenty pieces of mind. I assure you that even if they learn to grow greenhouse vegetables, they won’t be able to produce anything good."

Mo Yan spoke vaguely, confusing Mo Qingze. Just as he was about to ask further, a sudden realization of a formidable secret his daughter possessed made him give up on inquiring. With a double meaning, he said, "It is good that you are aware. But you must be careful!"

Don’t let anyone know your secret! Mo Qingze said to himself.

Watching her father’s retreating figure, Mo Yan suddenly drained the last drop of water. How could she not protect her home with such relatives?

Initially, she had made no secret of how the greenhouse vegetables were grown, since it was nearly impossible in this era to grow them with low investment and high returns without the availability of insulating and highly transparent plastic film.

Even if it were available, without the Spirit Spring Water, the vegetables that were grown could not compare with those she watered with Spirit Spring Water. She had foreseen this situation from the beginning and hence did not guard against the villagers.

She could almost predict that by this time next year, Liu Yang Village would not be the only one following suit in planting greenhouse vegetables. With her method, it was not impossible to grow vegetables with proper care, although she couldn’t predict what they would look like.

However, the investment in silver coins and energy would definitely be several times higher than hers, and what kind of returns they could achieve was uncertain. She couldn’t just watch; if that day came, she would try to dissuade them. As for those outside of Liu Yang Village, she could only say "I’m sorry!"

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After entering the last month of the year, the greenhouse vegetables of the Mo Family had a basically stable supply at their three market stalls. The Eastern Market and Southern Market sold approximately around 1,300 catties of vegetables daily, and the West Market nearly 300 catties, bringing in about fifty taels of Silver Coin from the daily vegetable sales. After deducting minimal costs, the net profit was very satisfying.

In that period, many inquired about the vegetable planting method, and the Mo Family did not hide it; they even actively invited them to visit Liu Yang Village. Some actually went to take a look but failed to see anything special. Particularly baffling was how such rudimentary greenhouses could produce vegetables of even better quality than those grown in well-constructed warm houses—they were perplexed, yet unable to figure out the secret.

Several restaurants also sought to partner with the Mo Family, hoping for an exclusive supply of the Mo Family greenhouse vegetables. However, after learning about the backgrounds of these restaurants, Mo Yan tactfully declined. She was fishing for bigger fish, courting the powerful influencers!

Fortunately, under the shadow of the Imperial City, these people didn’t dare to employ force. Moreover, with the Mo Family’s greenhouse vegetables gaining fame in Jing City, these people would think twice before they acted rashly, especially since their competitors also failed to secure the supply, right?

What delighted Mo Yan most was that their vegetables had won the favor of many affluent families, whose households had many mouths to feed and thus a large daily demand. Mo Yan, therefore, organized a team to deliver vegetables to these families daily. Through this, they were able to sell an additional thousand catties of vegetables a day, earning close to fifteen Taels.

Returning home after selling the vegetables that day, Mo Yan was surprised to see Zhenzhen anxiously waiting for her at the entrance of the alley. As soon as she saw her, Zhenzhen rushed over, exclaiming loudly, "Big Sister, you’re finally back. Those vampires have come knocking!"