Farm Girl's Manor-Chapter 291: The Store’s Grand Opening and Booming Business (5)_1

Mo Yan gladly accepted the task. The combined size of the lowlands and sloping fields was over a hundred acres, and the rice variety in the "Space" was a high-yield breed developed in his previous life. With the addition of the Spirit Spring Water, it was no problem to harvest one thousand to fifteen hundred catties per acre. If their own rice shop couldn’t accommodate the surplus, selling to Huixian Residence was also a fine option.

As for the rest, they could be sold as grain seeds. If such high-yield rice could be promoted throughout Great Chu, it would be a good deed. freeωebnovēl.c૦m

Given the premise that average rice yields in Great Chu were less than four hundred catties per acre, having such a high yield from their own rice meant they needed to come up with a reasonable explanation. Irrigation with spring water could be one reason, and good soil and water another, but these reasons alone were not enough.

Seeing more and more people attracted by the scent of the rice, and with the auspicious time upon them, Lizhong took out a string of lengthy firecrackers, hung them up on a bamboo pole, and lit them.

Amidst the loud noises of the firecrackers, Mo Qingze greeted everyone with a bow and a smile full of joy, unveiling the big red silk cloth that covered the signboard above the main gate.

The quaint, framed wooden sign bore the vigorous characters for "Mo’s Fragrant Rice." The aroma of rich rice continued to waft from the rice steamer beside it, perfectly endorsing the "Fragrant Rice."

"Bravo!" The crowd applauded one after another, congratulating the Mo Family with genuinely joyful smiles on their faces.

The task of attracting customers into the shop was now handed over to Lizhong, the shopkeeper. Since the Mother and Daughters of Liu Family and the Punishing Shopkeeper were guests, it was not good to keep them waiting, so Mo Qingze invited them to the already reserved private rooms at Huixian Residence.

After some polite refusals, they were persuaded by Mo Qingze to go. Xin Er and the four little ones were not of much help and went with them. This left only Mo Yan and the Li Family of three to take care of the business in the shop, planning to join the others later.

Lizhong had been in business before and had his own ways to attract customers, using just a few words to persuade passersby drawn in by the scent of rice.

Many people picked up custom-made small wooden rice boxes and shovels from the table at the entrance and came inside. They were enticed by the shiny and plump rice and grains, only hesitating because of the prices listed on the sign, which were twenty percent higher than those of other shops.

"Your rice does look good, and it even smells good from the outside, but it’s too expensive. Who knows if it will actually taste good when eaten?"

A woman wearing a gold hairpin picked up a handful of rice, examining and sniffing it carefully. She quite liked it but was very dissatisfied with the price.

Unperturbed by the scrutiny, Mo Yan replied with a confident and calm smile, "My family’s rice is more expensive than others’, but there is a good reason for it. People buy gold and silver jewelry at ordinary shops, and even though the jewelry at Duobao Pavilion is very expensive, people still spend large amounts of silver to buy it. The same goes for my family’s rice. As we are just opening, the price can be twenty percent cheaper, equivalent to the prices of other shops’ rice. If the lady is worried about the taste, you may try the rice from the steamer first. If it pleases you, buy some to try at home, and if your family likes it, you may come back next time to buy more, but at that time, it will be sold at the original price."

Hearing this, Liyan quickly went to the small kitchen and brought out a large bowl, filled it with rice from the steamer at the door, and placed several clean wooden spoons on the serving plate.

The woman, somewhat doubtful, scooped up a spoonful of the steaming rice and hesitantly placed it in her mouth. The moment the rice touched her palate, her eyes brightened. She chewed carefully a couple of times and felt more and more that the rice tasted exceptional.

After swallowing a mouthful, she eagerly exclaimed, "This rice is delicious—give me a hundred catties of this kind to start with."

"Right away!" Mo Yan happily complied, quickly opening a hemp bag nearby and instructing Lixiu to fill it with rice. After the rice was weighed and bagged, they collected 400 Wen Money from the woman.