"Daddy~," Fu Erjin unwillingly said, "Then we can't just swallow this loss, right?"

"What are you yelling about? Keep it down, your sister is asleep."

Fu Jiujiao was simply unable to resist the drowsiness, so Tian Guihua took her back to the room to sleep.

This matter doesn't need her, a little child, to worry about it.

"Liu Jin, what do you say?" Fu Baiwan hadn't felt this way before, but now he felt Liu Jin was truly different.

Scholars think things through thoroughly and with a long-term perspective.

If it weren't for Liu Jin's reminder, he would have been so angry that he would have sent Liu Cheng to the yamen to let the boy taste some hardship.

Fu Liujin pursed her lips, "Father, today I dealt with Liu Cheng. Tomorrow there will be Wang Cheng and Zhang Cheng?"

"What are you afraid of? Come one, catch one! Big deal, I won't sleep." Fu Erjin's voice softened.

"What's the rush? Let Liu Jin say it." Fu Baiman glared at his second son.

"Second brother, you can catch one or two. But if ten or eight come at you all at once, can you handle it?"

“Strawberries are delicious and profitable. These past few years have been tough, and who wouldn't want money? For the sake of money, people will do things they never thought they would.”

Fu Liujin sighed and said, "Our family is already the envy of many people now."

Fu Baiman nodded, that's the point. When he was young, he heard that in some places where there were famines, groups of people would go and loot, smash, and rob, even causing deaths.

On second thought, he felt a little scared. "Lujin, you better tell me quickly, is there any good way to solve this? We can't just stop growing strawberries, right?"

"Of course, we have to plant it." Fu Liujīn sighed. "It doesn't make sense to leave the money lying around. My fourth brother said..."

"What did Si Jin say?" Fu Bai Wan asked.

"My older brother said that to make big money, we need more people to grow strawberries. If only our family grows them, we'll only earn a little. With lots of strawberries, we can sell them all the way to Linxian."

If everyone grows strawberries, wouldn't they become cheaper?

My fourth brother said we can sell strawberry seedlings, and then sign a contract later to have them sell the strawberries to us. He said he has a way to sell them.

Fu Baiman wasn't quite sure what he was hearing, and Fu Erjin was even more confused. "Can we make money from this?"

"I don't understand how to do business, but Fourth Brother said it could work and that we would make more money than now. Fu Liujin added: "I think Fourth Brother's idea is good. If everyone in our village could grow strawberries, then no one would come to steal from us."

"Didn't the people from other villages just come to steal?" Fu Erjin said worriedly.

"This is easy. When the time comes, whoever has strawberries planted will send someone out, and we'll have teams patrol. Even if people from other villages come in large numbers, we won't be afraid."

Fu Baimian touched his shiny chin, whiskers were for little girls, he couldn't afford to have any.

"Sixth Brother, I think what you're saying makes sense. Even your fourth brother agrees, so let's do it that way."

Liu Cheng was eventually released. What else could they do? It was impossible to kill him, and the Fu family wouldn't commit murder.

However, this beating couldn't be escaped. Liu Cheng was beaten badly, and he would have to lie in bed for at least a few days.

That way, the people behind the scenes would definitely see him. Otherwise, with his personality, he would certainly be boasting everywhere.

It may seem like Liu Cheng got off easy with no real punishment, but the true villains are just beginning to face their consequences.

By the third day, Ji-Ji and Cha-Cha had already told Fu-Jiu-Jiu who went to Liu Cheng's house and even gave him some treats.

Don't act so guilty!

Liu Cheng accepted the benefits from that person, and before things escalate, he definitely wouldn't say anything.

The Fu family wants to sell strawberry seedlings for fifty wen each. Pay a deposit this year and pick up the goods next spring. As for the written agreement, Fu Liujin thought about it again and felt that it was unnecessary to sign.

If you ask everyone to sign, they definitely won't be happy.

Anyway, there will be plenty of strawberries next year. It's unrealistic for every household to go to the town to sell them. It's more convenient to use their own carriages to go to the county town.

Everything is unsold and I can only sell it to my own family.

Everyone knows strawberries are profitable and they're drooling over them. They even want to use connections to ask the Fu family for some, but it turns out the Fu family proactively sold them.

Anyone who doesn't buy it is a fool!

Not only do people spend money, but they also have to be grateful to the Fu family.

Fu Liujin was taking notes on who bought how many, and he would deliver them to people right on time next year.

"Sister Jin Yan, don't you go buy some?"

Li Jin-yan curled her lips and rolled her eyes, "Our family isn't short on that kind of money."

"Yeah, your husband's the village head, it's not easy to make money."

Li Jinyan felt that something was off about this. "It's not easy, is it? Our men run around constantly, going to deal with every big and small matter in the family. How many pairs of shoes have they worn out this year? Does anyone remember their efforts?"

The more she spoke, the angrier she became, "You're so happy when I sell you a few blades of grass!"

Why didn't the village head say anything when he sold the land and collected the money?

The Liang family's daughter-in-law has been grateful to the Fu family ever since Fu Jiujiu mentioned the rain last year.

This time, his man said that following Little Star was the right way to go. He actually used all his savings to buy a hundred of them, saying he'd make a big profit next year.

That's no grass, something even the Emperor and the County Magistrate would covet! How come it's so worthless in your mouth?

Li Jinyan pursed her lips. Bringing up the emperor and the county magistrate, she couldn't belittle strawberries anymore.

"Don't you find this strange?" Li Jinyan changed the subject. "Who would brag about making money? I don't believe the Fu family is that generous, truly willing to share their wealth with you all."

The daughter-in-law of the Liang family retorted, "If you don't do good deeds, why don't you let others do them?"

"I...what did you say? Who's not doing good deeds?"

Everyone saw that the two of them were about to start arguing, so they quickly stepped in to separate them. Finally, they managed to pull them apart.

Fu Jiujiu happened to pass by and was about to go find Xiao Zhengtai. Even if she didn't go there, he would eat the most expensive medicine but still wouldn't be able to cure his illness.

So, it's not that she has a sweet tooth; she's doing good deeds.

The Fu family is now very popular in the village, especially Fu Jiujiu. She is not only the treasure of the Fu family, but also a lucky star, and the goddaughter of the county magistrate.

"Chirp chirp, here's a peach for you."

"Chirp chirp, have some steamed buns."

"Chirp chirp, I have eggs here."

Fujojo politely thanked everyone for their kindness, but still didn't take anything. Let me know if you have any other text you'd like translated!

Li Jin Yan just likes not coming to this little girl, but the more she dislikes it, the more her eldest son keeps muttering by her side all day.

Every day they would have the two of them come over for a visit, and say how they wanted to marry her as their youngest daughter-in-law.

Before, Li Jinyan certainly felt that the Fu family girl was not worthy of her son. After all, her son was going to be the future village head.

But now, Fu Jia's young maid is the county magistrate's adopted daughter.

Then it would be different.

Li Jin-yan, who has always been cold to Xiao Jiujiu, suddenly became friendly.

"Oh, isn't that Xiao JiuJiu? Go play at your aunt's house?"

Fu Jiu Jiu sized her up, offering unsolicited kindness. Was she being sincere or was there something ulterior behind it? And what did this title even mean? How could it lower her status?

"It's your sister-in-law, not your aunt."

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