There is a happy inn in the capital.

Chapter 233 Pay the price

Princess Changning frowned: "They're all used up? If they are, we can think of something else. We shouldn't have bought these kinds of quilts for the children."

Li Shuchen pulled Princess Changning to sit down, poured her a glass of water, handed it to her, and coaxed her...

"Alright, Changning, don't be angry. It's not their fault. Didn't everyone donate a lot of money these past few days? You can use it. Is it really necessary to spend all your personal savings?"

Princess Changning's anger subsided somewhat upon hearing this, and she muttered in reply, "The children will need money for many things later, so I thought I should do as much as I could."

Li Shuchen sighed and said, "Silly Changning, use the donated money first. It was originally donated to the children anyway. Besides, there will be more kind-hearted people donating in the future, and you will continue to earn money. The children won't lack money. Let them get up first; the ground is awfully cold."

Princess Changning: "You may rise."

"Thank you, Princess Xie. Thank you, Miss Li." *2

Yiling walked over and said, "Do you need my help? I still have some money."

Princess Changning said listlessly, "Yiling has already donated a lot of money; we can't afford to spend any more."

Li Shuchen sat down and said, "We still need to grow cotton. Cotton has a high yield and is also thick and warm."

Upon hearing this, Yi Ling turned to look at Li Shuchen and said, "What are you saying, Shuchen? Cotton yields aren't high. One acre of cotton is only enough to make one quilt, so very few people grow cotton, and there aren't many cotton products sold in the market. The rich can't afford them, and ordinary people can't afford them."

Upon hearing this, Li Shuchen scratched his head and said, "So cotton yields are that low? Let's try growing some ourselves. What if the yield is better? We can make quilts for the children after they mature, which will save us a lot of money."

After calming down, Princess Changning took a sip of tea and said, "Cotton seeds are very difficult to buy."

Li Shuchen: "Ziying once gave me a small bag of cotton seeds; if I look carefully, I should be able to find some."

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Gu Ziying stepped into the room and asked with a smile, "What are you all discussing together?"

Li Shuchen pulled Gu Ziying down to sit and said, "We're looking for cotton seeds."

Gu Ziying: "Did I not give Shu Chen enough cotton seeds to plant?"

Li Shuchen shook his head: "I haven't planted any yet. Down comforters are too expensive, and we have so many children. So I'm thinking of growing some cotton to make comforters for the children, which is both warm and economical."

Gu Ziying understood immediately: "I'll go back and look again; maybe there are still some."

Yi Ling: "The female manager of Ya Qing Xuan has a wide network of connections. I'll go back and ask her to help you look for her."

Li Shuchen: "I'll go to the South Market tomorrow morning to see if they sell cotton seeds."

Princess Changning: "I'll also try to find some seeds."

Li Shuchen: "It's getting dark, let's all go back. Changning, take out the money everyone donated and have Emerald and Pearl go buy blankets quickly, so the children don't get cold."

"Good"*3

The four went home separately.

The next morning, Li Shuchen got up very early and went for a stroll in the South City.

"Selling seeds! Eggplant, chives, pumpkin, celery, cucumber, and other leafy greens seeds. Come on over and take a look!"

Li Shuchen took a closer look and realized it was the same boss who sold her seeds last year. She then stepped forward and smiled.

"Boss, we meet again."

The seed shop owner stared at Li Shuchen for a long time before recognizing him, and then smiled and said...

"After a year apart, the girl has grown taller, fairer, and looks much more plump and well-off."

"It's been a year since I last saw the boss; he's gotten taller, more handsome, and exudes a much more refined and sophisticated air."

She understands the importance of reciprocity.

The seed vendor smiled and asked, "What kind of seeds would you like to buy this time, young lady?"

Li Shuchen: "Boss, do you have any cotton seeds?"

Seed vendor: "Cotton seeds? Not many people sell them. I don't have any here, but a friend of mine does have some. You could ask him, young lady."

Li Shuchen: "Please tell me, boss, where is your friend?"

"Girl, walk six more stalls ahead and you'll reach it."

“Thank you, boss.”

Following the shopkeeper's instructions, Li Shuchen successfully bought cotton seeds and happily carried them back to the inn.

After sending Grape away, I opened the system shop and searched for cotton seeds.

Li Shuchen was not very satisfied with the search results. They were too expensive. One acre of cotton seeds cost a hundred taels of silver. Had Xiao Jizi gone mad with poverty?

Li Shuchen sat on the stool with his arms crossed and said

"Little Jizi, come out here, let's talk."

【drop……】

Li Shuchen heard the noise and began to output.

"Cotton seeds are clearly available in this world, and they're not exactly rare. Why are cotton seeds so expensive? You sell other seeds for 100 coins per mu, but you sell cotton seeds for 100 taels per mu. Aren't you going too far?"

Because cotton has such a significant impact on the world, its price is relatively high.

Upon hearing this, Li Shuchen slammed his hand on the table and stood up, saying, "Is this just a bit expensive? It's extremely expensive, extremely expensive, do you understand?"

[If the host wishes to change this dynasty, a price will inevitably be paid. Please weigh your options carefully.]

"Price? What price? It's just spending some money, I'll pay it."

Li Shuchen was so angry that he bought 100 mu of cotton seeds, spending 10,000 taels of silver.

Well, Li Shuchen has gone from a rich woman back to a poor girl; her 50,000 taels of silver are gone.

She had no idea how she spent the money or what she bought; she was just broke again.

Li Shuchen hesitated for a moment, then looked at the ten bags of cotton seeds on the table and began to ponder. He couldn't take out all the cotton seeds at once; it would be too conspicuous. He decided to keep four bags for now.

"Little Jizi, put the six bags of cotton seeds into the system space."

"Whoosh!" Only four bags of cotton seeds remained on the table.

Li Shuchen got up and poured the cotton seeds he bought in Nanshi into the four bags of cotton seeds on the table. He then took out the seeds Ziying had given him and poured them in as well. Finally, he threw the empty cloth bag into his system space.

Absolutely perfect, hehehe

The next day, Li Shuchen took the seeds to the children's home.

Princess Changning is tidying up the cotton seeds on the table.

Seeing Li Shuchen arrive, she smiled and said, "Li Shuchen, Ziying and Yiling just brought over a lot of cotton seeds. Do you think that's enough?"

Li Shuchen placed the cotton seeds he was holding on the table, looked at them, and said...

"Including mine, we could cultivate about a hundred acres, but unfortunately I have no spare land and no money left."

Princess Changning: "I have two hundred acres of fertile land that haven't been planted with crops yet; I can use it to grow cotton."

Li Shuchen's eyes lit up upon hearing this: "Two hundred acres of land, we shouldn't delay, let's go quickly, it's almost April, if we don't plant now it will be too late."

Princess Changning nodded: "Okay."

Li Shuchen boarded Princess Changning's carriage and headed to a large estate covering two hundred acres on the outskirts of the capital.

The carriage stopped before it even reached the city gate.

Jade: "Princess, the road ahead is blocked."

Princess Changning: "Go and see what's going on?"

Jade: "Yes, Princess."

Li Shuchen stood up and said, "I'll go take a look too."

After getting off the carriage, Li Shuchen pushed through the crowd to the innermost part.

A young girl sat on the ground and wept bitterly, while a woman knelt on the ground and hugged the young girl, also weeping bitterly.

She didn't recognize the young girl, but she did recognize the woman.

Isn't this the landlady who sold her house and estate? Why is she crying?