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Steward Yu was still unable to contain his excitement. “Miss, if things keep developing like this, even if the weather is as unfavorable as in previous years, our estate won’t have to worry about food at all! We could even make a lot of money!”
“Store all the wheat properly for now. Don’t sell any of it yet,” Wei Ruo instructed.
“Rest assured, Miss. Without your orders, we won’t touch the estate’s grain,” Steward Yu promised.
Wei Ruo nodded.
“Also, once the wheat is harvested, immediately arrange for people to plow the fields, apply fertilizer, and transplant the seedlings we’ve already raised from the nursery beds into the paddy fields,” she added.
“Don’t worry, Miss. I’ve already given the orders. We won’t delay the rice planting season.”
Steward Yu was someone Wei Ruo trusted, there were things he would handle properly even without her explicit instructions.
As Wei Ruo and Steward Yu were talking, a servant came to report that Boss Fan from Zuixian Residence had arrived.
“He came in person?” Wei Ruo asked.
“Yes, Boss Fan is right outside,” the servant replied.
Wei Ruo was slightly puzzled. Usually, when Fan Chengxu wanted to see her, he would send someone to invite her to the Drunken Immortal Residence. Why had he come personally today?
After a moment’s thought, Wei Ruo said, “Invite him in.”
“Yes.”
With her permission, the servant went out and brought Fan Chengxu in.
Wei Ruo received him in the courtyard. “Boss Fan, my place is rather simple. I can only trouble you to meet me here in the yard.”
As she spoke, she invited him to sit at the stone table and poured him a cup of freshly brewed tea.
“I don’t find Young Master Xu’s place simple at all. On the contrary, it’s quite elegant,” Fan Chengxu said.
“It can’t compare to your Drunken Immortal Residence,” Wei Ruo replied.
“I’ve heard that the wheat on your estate has had a bumper harvest, with exceptionally high yields,” Fan Chengxu said.
Wei Ruo smiled. “Boss Fan, your information network is impressively fast. I only just learned about the yield on my estate, how have you already found out?”
“I don’t know the exact figures,” Fan Chengxu said, “but the villagers nearby are all talking about it. They say the wheat harvested from your estate has piled up like small hills, and it was far exceeding the yield of ordinary households.”
Wei Ruo smiled and didn’t deny it.
After all, it was something everyone could see with their own eyes. There was no hiding it, nor was there any need to.
The smile on Fan Chengxu’s face deepened. “Young Master Xu, have you given any thought to the proposal I mentioned last time?”
Whether he couldn’t wait any longer or had become even more convinced of Wei Ruo’s ability after hearing about her bumper winter wheat harvest, Fan Chengxu had come personally to her estate to follow up on the matter.
“I’ve been quite busy lately and haven’t really had the chance to think it through,” Wei Ruo replied.
“Then why not take the time to consider it carefully now?” Fan Chengxu said with a smile.
“This matter is rather complicated, I’m afraid I can’t sort it out clearly in such a short time,” Wei Ruo said.
“In what way is it complicated?” Fan Chengxu asked.
“The matter of tea involves many aspects, and there are numerous factors that affect its flavor,” Wei Ruo explained. “Besides the variety of tea, the growing environment, the climate of the year, the timing of the harvest, the post-harvest processing methods, roasting techniques, and storage conditions all have an impact. You’ve only said you want me to help and cooperate with you, but you haven’t specified which aspect of cooperation you’re referring to.”
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