Forced to be a concubine, I went to my husband's place to become a wealthy merchant

Chapter 274

In addition, Ye Xi also explained the contents of the contract to Lao Li, requiring him not to allow family members to visit when he was guarding the yard, otherwise he would have to pay a penalty for breach of contract.

The crops grown cannot be disclosed to others in any form.

This clause is also included in Qin Song’s contract.

After both parties understood the importance of the contract, all three signed it.

Old Li could not read, so Qin Song had to write his name and sign it for him.

Ye Xi told Qin Song that he would have to take care of Lao Li in the future and asked Lao Li to listen to Qin Song. After she left, Qin Song relayed her instructions to him, and Lao Li nodded repeatedly.

At this point, an employment relationship was formed among the three.

Since Ye Xi still lives in the yard, Lao Li still lives at home during this period and comes to take care of the seedlings in the yard every day.

Old Li really had some insights into crops. He felt that he had never seen these crops before and asked Ye Xi what they were.

Ye Xi didn't say much, just explained that these were crops from other places and he wanted to try growing them here.

Old Li had never left Huyang City in his life and thought that Ye Xi was talking about crops from other places in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

In the blink of an eye, a month passed and Qin Song opened the store according to Ye Xi's request.

Because it is a border town and the locals have limited consumption, Ye Xi did not organize any free tasting activities. He only instructed Qin Song to contact someone and regularly bring in some Zhiwei tea to sell.

Ye Xi asked the owner of a branch store closest to Huyang City to send some goods as requested by Qin Song, and they would keep in touch with each other in the future.

Old Li seemed to be very happy taking care of the seedlings and was in a good mood all day long.

Perhaps because he was able to make money, his son and daughter-in-law treated him much better.

Before I knew it, three months have passed and the early-maturing potatoes and corn in the yard are ready to be harvested.

Ye Xi invited Qin Song and Lao Li to come over and taste the fruits.

In fact, Ye Xi could have left here long ago, but she still insisted on waiting for the first batch of fruits to ripen and taste them.

She wanted to make sure that the crops tasted normal before she left, and she stayed until now.

Qin Song and Lao Li found these strange crops amazing and didn't know how to eat them.

Under Ye Xi's teaching, they found the taste very peculiar.

Only Ye Xi had a heavy expression on his face. The potatoes tasted normal, but the corn was not sweet.

Corn that is not sweet tastes terrible, and she doesn’t have the technology to improve it, so she can only think of planting less corn and processing it into dishes that can add seasonings later.

"Uncle, please remember the flavors you tasted today, they are still normal.

From now on, you will be required to conduct random inspections after each harvest, pick out some, cook them and taste them.

If the taste is not right, please inform Qin Song and wait for my handling."

Old Li nodded in agreement, and Ye Xi continued:

"Uncle, from now on, the birth, aging, illness and death of these crops must be recorded. If you can't write, let Qin Song do it.

If you have any thoughts, please record them separately. Someone should send these records to me every month."

Old Li didn't expect Ye Xi to have such a request, but he didn't dare to refuse.

After hearing this, Qin Song couldn't help but look at Ye Xi twice more. He seemed to have guessed Ye Xi's intention, but Ye Xi thought that he was dissatisfied with him increasing his workload.

“Don’t worry, Qin Song, you can hire a waiter to look after the branch store. I don’t think many people will buy tea here.

Just focus all your energy on this yard, and then you won’t have much to do.”