235 A Large Plot of Land


    Old Master Su and his wife said the grilled chicken and roast duck were delicious. They had eaten many ducks and chicken dishes, but none were quite like these.


    Zhizhi sat at the table and did not touch her chopsticks, so Su Fengchen carefully picked up a piece of chicken and duck and ced them in her bowl. Then he softly said, “Have some, Zhizhi.”


    Zhizhi looked at Su Fengchen and smiled bashfully. Then she picked up her chopsticks and started eating. Her movements were elegant as she ate.


    A single look and one could tell she came from a wealthy family. Even her sitting posture seemed refined, as every move she made had a purpose.


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    Old Madam Su and her husband could tell that this woman’s background was not simple. Therefore, they revealed worried expressions.


    Su Binn quietly observed and made a judgment inwardly. Still, she thought the grilled chicken and roast duck were delicious.


    She told her uncle that he could make these dishes ording to her instructions, and she would sell them alongside the mooncakes in her dessert shop.


    Of course, she suggested that Su Fengchen set up a stall at the vige entrance to sell these dishes since many vigers often passed through.


    If the vigers visited their rtives during the Mooncake Festival, they could buy the two dishes before leaving. Even if it were not the Mooncake Festival, anyone visiting the vige could buy the grilled chicken and roast duck.


    Although everyone lived in the same vige, each household had varying living conditions. Some families were more well-off and willing to buy such dishes.


    Su Fengchen listened to everything his niece said.


    Shortly after, Su Binn returned home to look for her husband.


    Shen Qiuhua said, “Jin’an apanied your father to the field.”


    Su Binn said in surprise, “Didn’t you say the soil is too soft because of the rain and that they couldn’t walk on it?”


    “Your father knows our rice is growing well, so he wanted to check on it from a distance, not go into the fields.”


    Su Binn thought of something and asked, “Mother, is there stillnd avable in our vige?”


    “Binn, are you interested in buying morend?” Shen Qiuhua remembered her daughter buying arge plot ofndst time. However, Su Binn used thatnd to build a house.


    Su Binn nodded and said, “Yes, Mother. I do want to buy morend.”


    Shen Qiuhua said without hesitation, “Binn, I’ll give you the money if you want to buynd.”


    Su Binn had given a thousand yuan to her mother previously. At that time, she was going to the capital to look for Su Wenxiu, and Shen Qiuhua gave 200 to her daughter.


    In addition, the family had spent some to build a house and had earned some back in small amounts.


    At this moment, Shen Qiuhua still had over seven hundred silver taels, so Su Binn could use it to buy morend. She also knew her daughter would make good use of thend she would buy.


    Su Binn exined, “You hold on to the money, for now, Mother. I’ll do some nning and tell you when I need the moneyter. I want to buy morend to nt and grow more things in our vige.”


    Shen Qiuhua was puzzled and said, “The ten acres ofnd you bought before is already expansive. Didn’t you say you can’t use all of it to build the house? Maybe you can grow grain there.”


    Su Binn patiently exined, “I thought we could grow medicinal herbs on thatnd. Doesn’t Wenxiu want to study medicine? Buying morend is always helpful because we can grow more crops.


    “Crops will be useful at a critical time.” She had her own ns in mind. “I also want to buy thatrge plot of vacantnd on the east side of our vige, closer to town.”


    Thatrge plot ofnd was an abandoned sight, and Su Binn wanted to buy it for other uses.


    Shen Qiuhua was stunned. “That part of the vige, huh?”


    ‘That’s not a tiny plot ofnd since it’s thousands of acres wide.’ She dared not think further and said, “Binn, thatrge piece ofnd will cost a lot of money.”


    She was both excited and shocked when she heard her daughter’s words. She knew it was good to havend, but that muchnd was beyond her understanding. Even if it were for growing crops, the family would not need that muchnd.


    Besides, they would not be able to handle it, even if they hired the entire vige. Shen Qiuhua could not help but start calcting the costs in her mind.


    Su Binn looked at her mother’s expression and knew she was in disbelief. “I was just speaking my mind. You don’t have to worry about the rest, Mother.”


    Shen Qiuhua knew her daughter had ns for what she said. She felt relieved and said, “I know you have your opinions whenever you do things. Still, if we were to buy thatnd closer to town, it would cost a lot. We don’t have enough money right now.


    “However, we have enough to buy arge plot of wastnd in the vige. It’s just that no one has cultivated it yet. We must cultivate it well if we want to grow grain.”


    Su Binn said, “We can hire people to do that.”


    Shen Qiuhua said, nodding, “What you say goes, Binn. I’ll follow your lead.”


    “It’s always good to have morend. Speaking of which, it’s also a matter of pride.” Su Binn had her ns for this area and had plenty of things to do. So, she needed to earn more money first.


    Even so, it was not enough to rely on small businesses anymore. Su Binn also needed to do other things to earn money, such as giving medical services in town.


    Even if she did, she could not ask for exorbitant prices since most people came from ordinary families. Su Binn might not even earn much daily for her services.


    Still, the real money was on medicinal herbs, and opening a shop to sell them would greatly benefit the Su family.


    With these things in mind, Su Binn said, “We might get busier from now on, so I n to hire someone to help.”


    “You want to hire someone?” Shen Qiuhia had grown ustomed to the self-sufficient lifestyle, so she did not feelfortable hiring others.


    At first, she felt uneasy when her daughter said she would hire long-term workers to work the fields. However, the family would know if their future workers were serious whenever they worked in the fields.


    Moreover, the vigers would also work in the fields, and if something were wrong, they would report it to Su Binn. Nheless, the family could not feelfortable if they opened a medicine shop and hired people to work there.


    “Won’t the people we hire know what we’re doing? How can we be at ease and trust them not to steal?” Shen Qiuhua asked.


    “Mother, we have to do more significant business in the future. No matter how diligent we are, we can’t do everything ourselves. We must hire people and pay attention to how we use our workers.


    “We’ll hire hardworking people with good characteristics. They will work hard if we offer them good benefits.” Su Binn had her way of doing things when it came to hiring people, but she could not exin it to her mother in such a short time.


    Still, she would always exin herself patiently whenever her mother questioned her.


    While she and her mother talked, Luo Jin’an and Su Fengmao returned. Su Binn looked at her husband and thought of what he had previously said about repaying her. She started to look a little ufortable.