After being replaced, she changed from a miserable daughter-in-law to a lucky wife

Chapter 575 Jade Vein

Xu Li ate the food in the bowl and also carefully looked at what Yu Wanwan was eating. She seemed to like spicy and strong food.

"We have to pay for it ourselves, or you can fill in the gap." Xu Li said unhappily.

Xia Wanniang looked helpless and said, "Master Xu, you know I'm poor now. The cost of building the Great Wall is not low, and I paid for it all out of my own pocket."

Banyan and the others actually knew that Xia Wanniang's monthly expenses were very terrifying. The monthly wages for building the Great Wall were more than 10,000 yuan.

This does not include the cost of materials. If the cost of materials were included, if someone else took over, they would have to stop work halfway through the project.

If it weren't for Mr. Qiu's many clever ideas and Xia Wanniang's coming up with new things from time to time, they really wouldn't be able to build the Great Wall.

Xia Wanniang thought that although she couldn’t collect taxes from the people in the northwest for three years, she could make money from other people, right?

She planned to discuss with Xu Li what to plant next year so that she could make some quick money. She couldn't always use other people's private money to support herself.

But shouldn’t she ask her superiors for some money? She can’t just do nothing and not even pay any money?

Yu Wanwan listened to their discussion: "Are you short of money? I can help you!"

Xia Wanniang turned to look at her: "How can you help?"

"There is a jade vein on top of my mountain, and it seems there are other veins. I haven't hired anyone to mine them, but I heard from my mother that the jade materials here are of very good quality!" Yu Wanwan said seriously.

She thought for a moment and added, "My mother said there are a lot of good things on these ten hills. I haven't studied them, but I made some money by selling ginseng and other things before."

Porphyry and Xu Li were both silent. This was a treasure trove!

Yu Wanwan saw that they were silent and asked: "Why are you all silent?"

Xia Wanniang even had the urge to go to her mountain someday to take a look, perhaps there were treasures there that she could discover.

After dinner, Banyan sent the children back to rest, and Xia Wanniang, Xu Li and Yu Wanwan went to the study to discuss things.

Xia Wanniang looked at Xu Li and asked, "What does the Great Xia Kingdom lack the most right now?"

Xu Li thought about it seriously and said: "As long as there is good weather and good harvest next year, there will be no shortage of grain. Now it is the people's clothing. Cotton has always been in short supply, and most people don't wear cotton clothes."

Xia Wanniang really didn't pay attention to this question: "What are you wearing?"

Xu Li: "Some people would go to the mountains to look for kapok flowers and use them to fill winter clothes. They can keep warm to a certain extent, but the effect is not as good as cotton."

Yu Wanwan nodded: "People in our area also wear kapok, and cotton is very expensive."

Xia Wanniang touched her chin. The northwest is very suitable for growing cotton. "Besides cotton?"

Xu Li: "Fruits are also expensive, but it's not easy to transport them. The bumpy roads will cause them to be damaged more severely."

This is a difficult thing for others, but for Xia Wanniang, it is the simplest thing.

Xu Li understood something when he heard this, but when he saw Yu Wanwan there, he said nothing.

Xia Wanniang took out the map of the northwest. Now, an area outside the northwest city had been planted with grapes, and many places were empty.

She circled a large area with her hand and said, "This is suitable for growing cotton. We will focus on this area next year."

Xu Li looked at the area she had circled and nodded: "Where's the fruit?"

Xia Wanniang pointed to two more sandy plots and said, "Watermelons, Hami melons, etc. are grown here."

Xu Li nodded and said, "Okay, you prepare the seeds, and I will arrange people to prepare them. We will start in the spring." After saying that, he went out.

Yu Wanwan watched the two of them discussing as if she were invisible: "Aren't you afraid that I will leak it?"

Xia Wanniang looked at her: "Can you?"

Yu Wanwan shook her head: "No, I will not inherit the position of chieftain, and I am not interested in expanding the territory. As for the old man, as long as he is in good health, I don't have too many ideas about other things."

What Xia Wanniang and the others said was not a secret. Even if she heard it, could she still steal the Northwest?

It may have existed before, but not now.