Chapter 1580: Short of People (6)
The courtyard in town was previously used to house Tu Dagang and his companions, but now they’ve all gone out to deal with their own affairs. Therefore, she planned to clean it up and move the Gao father and son over. They were skilled jade carvers, and she needed to carefully figure out how to make the most of their expertise while generating profit for herself.
She wasn’t running a charity. She didn’t buy so many people just to take care of them. She bought them to work and create wealth.
After staying in Shiyan Village for a night, she rushed to Xiao Liu Village early in the morning without stopping.
Xiao Liu Village was Yang Ruxin’s first estate, and she had been managing it as one of her key bases. Now, after more than half a year, the two large granaries she had built were already in operation. Du Yunpeng had filled one of them with grain, around ten tons, while the smaller one, about half the size, was not used for storing grain but rather dried chili peppers.
The keys to all the granaries were limited to two copies: one held by Du Yunpeng, and the other by Yang Ruxin.
This granary was no exception.
Yang Ruxin entered and transferred all the grain into her spatial storage. Otherwise, if someone found out she had so much grain, it would definitely stir up unnecessary trouble.
As for the chili peppers, Old Man Ge had been meticulous, cultivating three varieties with varying levels of spiciness. Currently, about five acres of each variety had been planted.
"According to your instructions, Miss, we’ve already harvested one batch of these red fruits, dried them, and stored them in the warehouse..."
"You’ve done excellently," Yang Ruxin said as she looked at Liu Genmao, the estate steward. "We need to expand the planting area further. Let everyone know that as long as the crops are well-tended, I won’t treat them unfairly..."