Being rejected by a scholar? She is so rich, what is she afraid of?

Chapter 216 Reprimand

After waving goodbye to Aunt Bao and her son, Yun Xi continued walking towards the field with a stern face.

Lu Peixiu looked at Yun Xi's back in dissatisfaction, then jogged after her.

Yun Xi didn't say anything, but she couldn't help it.

After hesitating for a long time, he finally spoke, "Do you think I'm wrong? Twenty taels is too much to marry a wife? Then why marry a wife? Just stay single."

"Also, I was just kindly advising her not to be stingy with that little bit of money, but she thought I was cursing them for having no descendants. She really doesn't know what's good for them..."

Yun Xi stopped, turned around and looked at her coldly.

"Lü Peixiu, do you know how much a pound of brown rice costs?"

Lu Peixiu shook her head blankly. She had never eaten brown rice and had never bought it, so how would she know?

"Do you know how much the average village resident can earn in a year?"

This is even more unclear, as I have never come into contact with ordinary people before. He continued to shake his head.

Yun Xi asked again, "Then do you know how much money ordinary people spend in a year?"

Lu Peixiu frowned, looking impatient.

"Just say whatever you want to say, don't ask these stupid questions."

Yun Xi took a deep breath. Originally, she didn’t need to know these questions.

It is normal for a rich girl like her to be ignorant of the sufferings of the world, as she is the daughter of the General Zhengnan. But she is so nosy and self-righteous.

"Lü Peixiu, let me tell you, the Yunjia Village you see is a prosperous scene. But you can't imagine how hard life is for ordinary people. Many families work in the fields all year round, and after paying taxes and deducting daily expenses, they are lucky to have a hundred kilograms of grain left."

"If God blesses us with a good harvest, we may be able to exchange some extra grain for a few copper coins. If the harvest is bad, we can't even have enough food to eat, so how can we earn any income? At this time, a few dozen kilograms of grain can be exchanged for a wife."

"Tell me, for them, twenty taels of silver, plus a hundred catties of grain, two pieces of cloth, and half a pig, is it too much to marry a wife?"

Lu Peixiu was stunned, Yun Xi continued:

"In ordinary peasant households, many people cannot save up 20 taels of silver in their entire lives. They cannot make two new clothes in their lifetime, and they cannot even eat half a pig in their lifetime."

Lu Peixiu widened her eyes, thinking this was impossible.

Yun Xi knew that she had grown up in a privileged environment and had never come into contact with ordinary people, so it was difficult for her to digest these words.

She didn't intend to convince him with just a few words, but instead said,

"Lü Peixiu, are you very familiar with Aunt Bao? This is the first time you've met her, right? Don't act like you know her very well and tell her everything. Just listen to the gossip, why do you have to butt in on anything?"

Lu Peixiu was about to argue, but Yun Xi didn't give her a chance.

"I said the same thing again. Don't forget what you are here for. Listen more, do more, ask less, talk less, and don't get into conflict with the villagers. If you do it again, you will either work on an empty stomach or go back to your Lu family."

Upon hearing this, Lu Peixiu swallowed back all the words in her heart. Neither of the two choices was something she could bear.

Facing Yun Xi's unhappy expression, he finally compromised and said, "I understand."

Yunxi went to the field and found that only one-fifth of the 200-mu field had been tilled. It seemed that it would take a few more days to finish tilling the field.

But there is no need to rush, as the seedlings are not grown directly in the field, but first in the ground.

To be precise, the seedlings are first grown in the greenhouse, and then planted in the fields when they grow to about half a foot high in the ground.

Yunxi returned home and found Yunsong Mountain.

"Uncle, we will start raising seedlings tomorrow. Find a few people to prepare."

Yun Songshan frowned and asked, "But Xi girl, didn't we give all our rice seeds to the King of the South? How about I buy the rice seeds back tomorrow?"

"No need, uncle. I have brought the rice seeds back. They are in my warehouse. I will have someone move them tomorrow."

She manages her warehouse herself, with a lot of things coming in and out, and no one cares when the rice seeds are moved in.

"Okay, I'll arrange for someone to move the rice seeds now. Don't wait until tomorrow. Soak them in the evening and they can be planted in two days."

Yun Xi was stunned. Yes, the seeds still need to be soaked.

After thinking for a while, she said, "Uncle, I have something else to do. When I'm done, I'll have someone bring the rice seeds to you."

The food in the space has not been harvested yet, so it’s too late to move it now. We can only delay for a while.

Yun Xi told Lu Peixiu to find a few servants to carry the things, and she went back to the yard first. After entering the warehouse and closing the door, her consciousness entered the space.

As expected, the rice and wheat were ripe as could be. With a thought, the plump rice grains and golden wheat ears in the field were stored in the warehouse.

Suddenly, a corner of the warehouse was filled with food.

When the crops were planted in the fields, they were golden in patches, but Yun Xi had no idea how much food there was. She just thought that there would be enough food, but after storing the food in the warehouse, she realized that there was a lot of food.

Previously, rice and wheat were planted on about 200 mu of land each. Now she has planted a total of 400 mu of crops in the space.

If rice is planted outside, the yield per mu is only 200-300 kg at best. If it is irrigated with space water, the yield per mu can be doubled.

However, the per-acre yield of grain grown in the black soil of this space has increased four or five times based on irrigation with space water.

The yield per mu in this space is at least 2500 kilograms, which is more than the highest yield per mu in modern times.

Although the wheat yield per mu is a little lower, it is still about 1500 kilograms.

Yun Xi was very surprised and even more excited.

This means that we have 50 kilograms of rice and 30 kilograms of wheat. Even if we have to husk them, we can still keep %.

If this amount of food is used to feed an army of 100,000, it would be enough for a week, provided that all the soldiers are well fed.

But it only took her half a month to get so much food, and the black soil in the space had not been used up yet.

Before, there were only so many grain seeds available, so we only planted 400 acres.

There is no shortage of grain now. The tens of thousands of acres of land in the space can all be planted with grain.

By then, not to mention being able to support an army of 100,000, even an army of one million will not require storing food outside.

How can this not be exciting?

Food and fodder are the guarantee of everything. As long as there is enough food, there is no need to worry about not being able to form an army. The road to rebellion is halfway to success.

Thinking of this, I feel full of energy.

I filled sacks with 1500 kilograms of rice and 500 kilograms of wheat to make room. Twenty bags in total were piled in a corner of the warehouse.

I wanted to stay in the space and grow more food, but I was worried that I would not know the situation outside after my consciousness entered the indoor space.

Lu Peixiu will bring people over later, so I think it’s better not to enter the space for the time being and wait patiently.

It didn't take long before Lü Peixiu came with a dozen servants, including Yun Yan.

As soon as he arrived, he asked, "Little sister, I heard that you are coming to move the grain seeds. When did you put the grain seeds in your warehouse?"

Yun Xi had already thought of an excuse, "I bought it once when I went to the city. I had a lot of stuff, and there were many other things. I didn't explain it clearly to the servants, so they all moved it to my place."

Yun Yan didn't think much about it, it was just a casual question.

Yun Xi didn't want him to dwell on this issue any more, so she changed the subject and said, "Brother, I'll watch over here. You go find Dad and ask him to ask the villagers if anyone wants to grow early rice. We'll provide them with seeds for free."

Yun Xi glanced at the servants who were carrying the grain and seeds, paused and said, "Little sister, go tell dad, I'll take care of this place."

They are all men here. If he leaves, only my younger sister and the eldest daughter of the Lu family will be left here, which is not logical.

Yun Xi understood the look in his eyes and helplessly held her forehead with her hand. She still thought in the way of modern people, especially when it came to the distinction between men and women.

The main reason is that from childhood to adulthood, it is too common for men and women to get along with each other in study, work, life and other environments.

Of course, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. Now that I have come to this ancient time where the rules of etiquette between men and women were quite strict, I still have to be careful to avoid being gossiped about.

"Okay, I'll go find Dad. When we're done here, you just need to lock the warehouse."

Yun Yan agreed, and Yun Xi left the yard, with Lu Peixiu following hurriedly.

Before leaving, he did not forget to remind Yun Yan, "Don't forget what you promised me."