Chapter 291: The Store’s Grand Opening and Booming Business (5)_1
Mo Yan gladly accepted the task. The combined size of the lowlands and sloping fields was over a hundred acres, and the rice variety in the "Space" was a high-yield breed developed in his previous life. With the addition of the Spirit Spring Water, it was no problem to harvest one thousand to fifteen hundred catties per acre. If their own rice shop couldn’t accommodate the surplus, selling to Huixian Residence was also a fine option.
As for the rest, they could be sold as grain seeds. If such high-yield rice could be promoted throughout Great Chu, it would be a good deed.
Given the premise that average rice yields in Great Chu were less than four hundred catties per acre, having such a high yield from their own rice meant they needed to come up with a reasonable explanation. Irrigation with spring water could be one reason, and good soil and water another, but these reasons alone were not enough.
Seeing more and more people attracted by the scent of the rice, and with the auspicious time upon them, Lizhong took out a string of lengthy firecrackers, hung them up on a bamboo pole, and lit them.
Amidst the loud noises of the firecrackers, Mo Qingze greeted everyone with a bow and a smile full of joy, unveiling the big red silk cloth that covered the signboard above the main gate.
The quaint, framed wooden sign bore the vigorous characters for "Mo’s Fragrant Rice." The aroma of rich rice continued to waft from the rice steamer beside it, perfectly endorsing the "Fragrant Rice."
"Bravo!" The crowd applauded one after another, congratulating the Mo Family with genuinely joyful smiles on their faces.
The task of attracting customers into the shop was now handed over to Lizhong, the shopkeeper. Since the Mother and Daughters of Liu Family and the Punishing Shopkeeper were guests, it was not good to keep them waiting, so Mo Qingze invited them to the already reserved private rooms at Huixian Residence.