Agriculture Escape: Ultimate Boss Has A Space Pocket! (3)

Chapter 493: The Largest Vegetable Wholesaler

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Madam Zhao had built the chili workshop less than two months ago, but she had stopped working because of a lack of raw materials.

In the few days after they had just stopped work, she had even grown a few more wrinkles.

In order to make her happy, Zhao Erwa brought her out to watch the craftsmen prepare an ice sculpture exhibition. They were surprised to see a tricycle pulling carts of fruits and vegetables to the market, including fresh chili peppers. Their eyes lit up and they followed the tricycle to the market.

After knowing that the greenhouse could grow chili at any time throughout the year, Zhao Erwa immediately said, "Mother, you can get Father to contract 100 acres. Our workshop will have chili at any time!"

With Bai Wutong's chili seeds, an acre of chili could produce 1,500 to 2,500 kilograms.

A hundred acres of chili could be piled into a mountain. Why would their small chili workshop need so much?

Moreover, it would cost money to contract 100 acres!

If it was contracted, they would have to hire people to manage it. The manure also cost money. This was another huge expense.

She could totally estimate how much chili she needed next year. It was better to stock up than to spend effort to plant 100 acres of land.

Seeing that Madam Zhao had no intention of contracting, Zhao Erwa immediately asked Village Chief Zhao anxiously, "Uncle, Uncle, how much is the rent for 100 acres?"

Village Chief Zhao smiled and said, "It's not expensive. It's only one tael of silver a month."

One tael of silver for a month. In 12 months a year, the basic expenditure was 120 taels of silver.

Everyone clicked their tongues in unison. How could this not be expensive!

Which ordinary family could spare 120 taels a year!

120 taels were enough to buy two villas.

Zhao Erwa was very smart. He could earn profits from every project led by the Imperial Court.

They could farm however they wanted all year round and be completely unaffected by the seasons. Even if Zhao Erwa did not know how much the cost was, he knew that they would definitely not lose out.

For example, if they could not use the 100 acres of chili themselves, they could sell it to restaurants and other food factories. There was also his sister's rouge powder factory and the red colour extract from the chili. There was a high demand for them every year.

Besides, it was not just to plant chili.

The flowers that girls liked, strawberries that were suitable for the old and young, and other plants could all be grown.

Zhao Erwa felt that the return would definitely be higher than the risk. If Madam Zhao did not want to contract, he would do it himself. Anyway, he did not like to study. Coincidentally, he could inherit his father's business and return home to farm.

Zhao Erwa rolled his eyes and asked, "Uncle, can we pay the rent monthly?"

He had saved up 20 taels of silver, which was only enough to pay two months' rent.

If they still had to hire someone to buy seedlings, 20 taels was completely a drop in the bucket.

Many people were concerned about this. Village Chief Zhao smiled and shook his head. "Contracting the greenhouse requires signing a contract with the Imperial Court. It has to be contracted for at least two years in one shot and paid a year's rent in advance."