Chapter 170: Chinese New Year 6
"Do you know that pepper is the main ingredient of hot pot?" Gu Chengrui asked.
"I know, it's the red spicy one." Second Uncle Gu nodded.
"Yes, we don't grow peppers in our area, so it will be 30% more expensive to ship here, so what we mean is, if someone grows them, we can provide seeds.
There are also all kinds of vegetables, if you want to grow them, the restaurant can also collect them. " Gu Chengrui replied.
"Planting the land." Second Uncle Gu obviously lost interest when he heard that.
It was Gu Chengzhi who asked curiously: "Does the third brother know how much pepper is produced?"
Now his daughter-in-law is pregnant, and she will definitely not be able to get away within a year or two. If the income is good, he can try it and increase his income.
"I don't know the specifics, but I heard that it is more cost-effective than growing food and vegetables, and it doesn't take much land." Gu Chengrui replied vaguely.
He only knows that both in space and modern times are considered high-yield, but since he hasn't grown them in ancient times, he really can't guarantee it.
"I've seen that thing before, and the output shouldn't be bad.
When it is ripe, the small plant is so red that you can hardly see the leaves. The key is that it can be planted in mountainous and sandy land, and it is relatively drought-tolerant. "
"That sounds good." Second Uncle Gu said.
"Well, if it can be successful, it will be much better than single-planting land." Father Gu nodded.
Then asked: "How many seeds do you have, is it enough?"
"That's enough. We peeled off half of the seeds of the peppers we bought earlier, so we kept them and planted them ourselves." Gu Chengrui paused at this point and said, "But I don't recommend destroying the seeds of food, after all, food is to fill the stomach. Things are much more important than this.
The key is how the output will be after planting, we can't be sure, so we can use the vegetable garden at home or the land left to plant some.
If successful, it will be replanted next year. "
"You're right, don't talk too much, and don't make decisions for others." Father Gu nodded in agreement.
It is both comforting and sad at the same time.
The gratifying thing is that he has matured, and his words and deeds have become more tactful. He is not black and white or white like before, he is simply a muscle.
The sad thing is that they forced him to mature, and they also separated him from them.
After the meal, they sat and chatted for a while, and when Qiao Shi was tired, the husband and wife took their baskets and said goodbye and went home.
Gu Chengzhi and his wife also went back to the room. After lying down, Gu Chengzhi told Yang Shi about planting peppers: "Daughter-in-law, I think this is feasible. How about we buy two acres of wasteland by ourselves?"
"Wasteland, we have to open up wasteland, we don't have any servants now, and I can't do the work, can you do it yourself.
Besides, you have done a good job in the workshop, so you don't have time to take care of it.
In case it fails here, and the errand in the workshop is lost, what can I do in the future. " Yang said disapprovingly.
After hearing this, Gu Chengzhi hesitated for a moment and said: "I don't want to do the errands at the workshop, and I won't earn much money even if I'm tired.
Now that the Qiao family is gone, I want to gamble, otherwise we will have to live like this forever. "
Yang fell silent when she heard this. To be honest, she has had enough of this kind of life without being full or starving to death, but the husband and wife have never suffered, let alone planted land.
He hesitated for a while and said: "I think uncle and father must have made a decision on this matter. Let's see how the family decides first, and then decide whether to do it alone."