Space Farming: Traveling through Ancient Times to Do Business

Time flies, and just half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

As the dawn broke, Jiang Xue enjoyed a hearty breakfast at home.

After a short rest, she led Chen Yuxi towards Taohua Village.

This time was a little special. It was no longer the people in Taohua Village who were looking forward to Jiang Xue's arrival. Instead, it was Jiang Xue who came here early and waited for them quietly.

Ever since the watermelons from Taohua Village began to be sold on the market, the villagers have been busy picking the watermelons all day long, with almost no free time.

Although everyone tried their best to pick the watermelons, each batch of watermelons would be transported to the city without stopping as soon as it was harvested.

Not only that, the fruit shops in the town and the county are also in short supply of these delicious watermelons. Even so, it is still unable to fully meet the continuous supply needs of the shops.

"Miss Jiang is here!" The sharp-eyed villagers were the first to spot Jiang Xue and shouted excitedly.

Upon hearing the sound, other people gathered around, with warm smiles on their faces, and greeted Jiang Xue.

After a while, someone suddenly remembered that today was the day to pay wages, and hurriedly reminded each other: "Oh, I almost forgot, today is the day to pay monthly wages! Everyone has worked hard during this period!"

Seeing this, Jiang Xue couldn't help but feel moved.

She wanted to go into the melon field and work with the villagers, but the villagers held her tightly and said with concern: "Miss Jiang, please don't do these rough and tiring jobs! We have enough people here and can finish the work soon. You should go to the headman's house to rest for a while."

One of the villagers came forward enthusiastically and said, "Miss Jiang, I heard that if you hang watermelons in a well, they will be very cool and refreshing when you eat them! So today I specially asked my wife to freeze several of them in the well. You will be able to taste this delicious and refreshing watermelon in a while!"

When talking about eating watermelon, the villager's tone was full of pride and honor.

Every time the village delivers goods to the city, they always bring back praise and love for these watermelons from the city people.

This recognition makes the villagers feel deeply proud and makes them cherish the fruits of their hard work even more.

"In that case, I will respectfully obey your orders!" Jiang Xue smiled happily and accepted everyone's kindness.

Then, she walked towards the headman's house, preparing to distribute this month's wages to the villagers.

When Jiang Xue stepped into the yard of the village head's house, the head's wife saw her at a glance, hurried over to her, walked into the kitchen with a smile on her face, and cut a piece of fresh watermelon that had just been fished out of the well for Jiang Xue.

The bright red and juicy flesh exudes a sweet aroma that is mouth-watering.

In modern times, watermelon is a great summer delicacy; and in this land, the villagers have a special fondness for watermelon and are smitten by its sweet and refreshing taste.

The funds distributed this time not only cover the monthly remuneration that the fruit-growing farming families deserve, but also include the wages of those who assist in transporting the goods, as well as the rent required to be paid for growing various types of fruit this quarter.

Jiang Xue signaled Chen Yuxi to put down the bamboo basket on his back, which was filled with silver ranging from one to five taels, in addition to some scattered copper coins.

Just as Jiang Xue put down the list to divide the money, and had not even finished counting half of the money, she heard a loud noise coming from the foot of the mountain.

It turned out that the villagers of Taohua Village were returning from the fields after finishing their farm work. They didn't even have time to go home and take a break, but rushed straight here.

When they saw the silver in the other party's hand, they couldn't help but shout in delight: "It's time to give out money!"

Faced with this situation, Jiang Xue just smiled faintly and responded to them: "Yes, the money will be distributed from now on. Please line up! I will read out the names one by one in the order on the list, and those who are called will come forward to receive the money."

"Okay!" The villagers responded in unison, expressing their agreement.

"Okay, stop dawdling and come over here! I'll give you the money soon so that everyone can go home and have dinner early."

After saying that, Jiang Xue took out a thick notebook from her backpack and opened it. Then she raised her head, cleared her throat, and prepared to start reading out the names.

The villagers whose names are called will step forward one by one to collect their share of wages.

The whole process was orderly without any confusion or dispute.

After the monthly wages for all the villagers had been distributed, Jiang Xue did not stop what she was doing.

She then calmly took out another piece of paper from under the table - this piece of paper listed the names of those responsible for transporting the goods.

Unlike other villagers, these people’s wages are not calculated on a monthly basis, but are settled based on the number of trips they make.

Lin Lizheng lived up to everyone's expectations and truly achieved fairness and justice.

Almost all the young men in the village were properly arranged into the delivery team without exception.

They take turns to escort the goods, thus ensuring that every participant can get the reward that belongs to them.

After the rent for all the land had been distributed, Jiang Xue immediately began to distribute additional welfare bonuses.

She smiled and announced to the villagers in a friendly tone: "This money is used to reward you for your hard work in growing watermelons. Of course, the villagers who planted cherry trees before will also get a share. I will reward them all here."

As soon as he finished speaking, the villagers burst into smiles, their faces filled with happiness and satisfaction.

"There are extra benefits?" someone in the crowd asked.

"That's right. The rent alone is already enough, how come there are other benefits?" Another villager was also very surprised and echoed with curiosity.

Jiang Xue smiled as she stared at the villagers in front of her, who were both surprised and expectant, and then she explained to them softly, "My fellow villagers, I know very well that you should all be quite satisfied with the income we have now, right?

However, what I want to tell you today is that these extra benefits are my way of thanking you all for your hard work and dedication!

If it weren’t for the concerted efforts and common progress of every villager, how could Taohua Village be so prosperous today?

So, I sincerely hope that with these small favors, I can encourage everyone and enable our village to achieve greater progress in the future!"