I became the villain's deceased wife

Song Tian's idea is this:

With the support of the imperial merchants in the capital, Zuixianlou could promote the taste of chili peppers to the upper class and even the entire Xia Dynasty.

The demand for chili peppers must be huge.

She then persuaded the county magistrate to open up a piece of land for the unemployed vagrants and even beggars who were living in poverty and could not make ends meet.

Anyone who was willing to work could purchase seeds from her and plant them on the land provided by the magistrate.

The grown peppers will be bought back by Zuixianlou at a high price, and the money for the seeds and the land rent can also be handed in after the peppers are harvested.

They can even advance fertilizer and living expenses to ensure their basic living needs during the planting period.

It is equivalent to the ancient version of a chili cooperative.

It is said that teaching a man to fish is worse than teaching him to fish.

In this way, the number of poor people in Fenglin County will be greatly reduced.

"But Miss Tian, ​​if such a low-cost and high-profit business attracts farmers from all over the county, what will we do?"

Although Yang Shucai wanted to make this happen, he is a businessman after all.

There is some savings, but they are not inexhaustible.

Song Tian told him not to worry at all:

"People always take a conservative wait-and-see attitude towards new things, and those who have a little money to support their lives are unlikely to take risks."

Ultimately, the people do not have enough trust in the court.

I don't believe that such good things will fall from the sky.

Although I could advance a small amount of living expenses, it was only enough to make ends meet.

What if you spend time and energy but the crops don’t come out and no one comes to harvest them and you can’t make money from them?

Or maybe the seeds she distributed were extremely difficult to plant and would not produce anything at all, so she was just tricking them into working for nothing. Wouldn't that be a loss?

Therefore, Song Tian predicted that those who would come to subscribe for seeds in the first year must be desperate beggars, or poor families who had no food to eat and were heavily in debt.

"If Manager Yang still has doubts, we can also set a threshold and set an upper limit on the number of people, and it will be first come, first served."

Yang Shucai thought about it.

I feel that if this can really be done, it will definitely be a major project that benefits the people.

If nothing else, just look at how popular Tiantian Restaurant is.

If it is promoted to the capital, it will definitely cause an uproar among all classes.

Even if the whole Fenglin County were to grow peppers, they might not be able to meet the demand!

“That’s not necessary.

Your project is excellent. I need to contact our young master again to see if he is willing to invest in it!"

Yang Shucai said this, turned around and walked away excitedly.

……

In the Jiaorong Pavilion opposite.

Qian San finally ended his atrocities and put on his clothes with a satisfied look on his face.

Said to Song Jiao who was lying on the bed with no desire to live:

"My dear, please don't blame me for being cruel. Although Niu Er left some assets behind, it's not much in total.

Your restaurant is not making any money and is losing a lot of money. We really can't support it anymore!"

He walked forward and touched Song Jiao's bare back, a hint of excitement flashing across his face.

Song Jiao twitched in pain.

But she held back and didn't scream.

I was afraid that he would hear it and couldn’t bear it anymore and torture me again.

"Listen to my advice and go back to be your wife.

After the Niu Er funeral period is over, I promise to marry you in a grand ceremony with eight bearers in a sedan chair, and we will be husband and wife in a formal manner!"

Song Jiao collapsed on the pillow, wanting to cry but unable to.

If she really became his wife, she would probably be close to death!

“Knowing that you have feelings for this restaurant, I will allow you to stay here one more night.

I will bring people to look at the house tomorrow, so my lady should just go back and live there."

He spoke gently and affectionately, and even went forward and kissed Song Jiao.

But Song Jiao was so frightened that her whole body was shaking.

The place where he hit me just now was burning with pain!

Qian San put on his clothes, went downstairs, gave some instructions to the two maids, and finally left.

Song Jiao breathed a sigh of relief, struggled to get up, went to the bathroom behind the screen, and wanted to wash herself.

As soon as I stood up, the wounds all over my body started to hurt.

Song Jiao grimaced in pain.

Touching the teeth marks on his shoulder left by Qian San, he cursed angrily:

"brute!"

Qian San would always leave her covered in bruises.

Pinching and biting.

The more she screamed in pain, the more excited he became.

Once he even rubbed her thigh with a serrated file.

It's worse than a beast!

"Boss...

I…I have medicine here!”

A voice came from somewhere, which scared Song Jiao.

He quickly sat back on the bed and covered his body with the quilt.

I saw a person squatting in the corner behind the screen.

"How did you get in?"

Song Jiao was not panicked, on the contrary she had other plans in mind.

Xiao Wu swallowed, stood up tremblingly, and hesitated to move forward.

"I... I know the boss will never give up, so I want to ask you what your plans are next.

But I didn’t expect…”

Unexpectedly, Qian San suddenly came and dragged the half-naked Song Jiao!

"So you heard everything?"

Tears of humiliation slid down Song Jiao's cheeks.

He was here all along!

But he chose to be a dead person!

Watching her being humiliated by Qian San!

She cried very patiently.

Just sitting there quietly, tears silently falling.

But in Xiao Wu's eyes, it was full of broken beauty.

“The boss.

I……"

He plucked up the courage to come out and stand beside the bed.

Only two steps away from Song Jiao...

"He is so scary, I...I dare not..."

Xiao Wu had heard about Niu Er's story, and knew that the man was most likely killed by Qian San.

Song Jiao wiped her tears.

"If I ask you to help me now, would you be willing?"

She straightened her back, and the quilt on her shoulders slid down, revealing her entire white complexion.

The place where Qian San had bitten was oozing with bright red blood, which was particularly eye-catching!

Xiao Wu's legs felt a little weak.

He leaned forward unconsciously and squatted in front of Song Jiao, staring at the deep and shallow scars on her body.

"I'm willing to do that!"

Song Jiao smiled contemptuously out of his sight, stretched out her hand to hook his neck, leaned close to his ear and whispered:

"Don't regret it!"

As he said that, he turned over and pushed Xiao Wu onto the bed!

……

"You mean, we want to help the county reduce the number of refugees?"

Xu Changshou held a case file and looked up at Song Tian in disbelief.

Song Tian nodded seriously:

“If this plan can be implemented, the number of refugees in the county will definitely decrease.

Poor villages like Wangnan Village can also benefit from it.

The magistrate will be loved by the people when he comes forward, and he will also have face in front of his superiors in the prefecture in the future.

If we can make the chili industry bigger and stronger, our county's tax revenue will also increase to a higher level.

As for me and Shopkeeper Yang, we can also benefit from it!"

This is a good thing that benefits all parties. Xu Changshou is not a pedantic person, so he will definitely agree, right?

Song Tian thought so.

“There is indeed a lot of wasteland in the county, but most of it is barren and desolate and not suitable for farming.

Also, reducing the number of refugees is definitely a good thing.

However, the county’s annual tax revenue is not much, and most of it has to be paid to the imperial court to receive visiting officials from aristocratic families.

To support such a large project, I am afraid..."

He also wants to benefit the people, but he is powerless.

Yang Shucai and Song Tian looked at each other:

"You don't need to worry about this, sir. I have already talked to the young master of Zuixianlou, and he will pay the initial investment.

If things go smoothly in the later stage, you can also pay the due taxes to the county government.

All you need to do is show up and make an announcement."

Xu Changshou didn't expect such a good thing to happen.

However, it is rare to find rich and powerful people like the owner of Zuixianlou who pays taxes according to the law and does not cause trouble among the wealthy families in Fenglin County.

"Thank you, Mr. Liang, for your generosity. If you can really help the people, you will all be doing a great deed!"