Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade

Hearing the persuasion from his father and third brother, Qian Dagui hesitated endlessly and said, "I understand the reasoning, but the initial investment is too significant. Let’s not even mention planting fruit trees on the man-made hill; just purchasing land costs money, digging ponds costs money, and buying fish fry and lotus seeds also costs money. The key issue is that we don’t know how to raise fish or grow lotuses, and we don’t know how profitable it will be after spending so much money. When it all comes down to it, buying farmland still seems more worthwhile and gives me peace of mind."

Qian Ergui was even more reluctant. He had hardly managed to make some money selling snacks, and to invest it all in barren land—what a pity it would be if it all went to waste.

Wan Erniu didn’t think twice and directly nodded, saying he would find Wang Lizheng tomorrow to mark off the land.

Qian Sangui trusted his granddaughter and Monkey Brother; considering how much money the pearls had sold for, and that even the Emperor had tasted their tea while the young tea planters had partnered with Duke Mansion to grow tea trees, there was no way the lotus roots out there could be wrong. But he couldn’t say this outright; he genuinely wanted his elder brothers to earn more.

So he patted his chest and said, "Go ahead and buy it. I have already sent people to learn how to care for the lotuses and feed the fish, and in time, they can teach you as well. Once we have the lotuses and fish ready, Jinxiu Embroidery Workshop will take responsibility for finding customers. We’ll sell not only in the county town but will also ship to the provincial capital, ensuring you don’t suffer a loss."

Only after hearing this did Qian Dagui nod in agreement, though he didn’t dare to buy too much. He said he would start with trying out five mu. Qian Manchuan, now with enhanced knowledge and understanding in the county town, said that following his Third Uncle was certainly the right move and decided to buy fifteen mu.

Qian Ergui didn’t want to buy even one mu, but Qian Manhe insisted firmly and ultimately decided to purchase ten mu.

Since there was no more good land available to the south, they bought twenty-five mu adjacent to the Hong River to the west of the thirty mu of barren land owned by the third branch of the family. Wan Dazhong’s family also bought twenty mu to the west of the land owned by the first and second branches.

With the busy agricultural season upon them, and a shortage of labor, only the third branch had hired a small group of twenty-odd people at a high price to work the land. They planned to hire more people after the autumn harvest to dig ponds. The other families all decided to wait until after the autumn harvest to hire labor.