A genius girl with her own space

Chapter 231 Bartering for Things

With so many people living here, we can also set up a market, where we can exchange goods instead of buying and selling. This will allow those hardworking people to eat better food. This way, they will be more diligent in cultivating the land, and the land utilization rate here will be higher.

The guards' families will be able to live a better life. Qiqi is looking forward to this day." Qiqi listened to her mother's words and clapped her hands.

Xiaohua and Xiaolan, Jiang Shuoan and his uncle all heard what she said and applauded her.

"Mom, why didn't I think about this? This is feasible. In a few days I will buy you a few pigs and sheep, as well as some chickens and ducks and let them eat grass on their own. The food here is green and pollution-free." Qiqi said.

Qiqi went out and sent someone to tell her brothers to come to her parents' house to discuss something.

Soon the brothers arrived. They thought something was wrong and were sweating all over. Zhao Yunniang quickly took a few towels for them to wipe their sweat.

"Why are you running so fast? Your sister asked you to come and discuss something."

"Qiqi, what's the matter with calling us here?" Yun Lei asked.

"You guys eat the corn mom cooked first, and talk while you eat." The brothers ate and said it was delicious.

"Mom, tell our brothers what you just said to us," Qiqi encouraged her mother.

Qiqi's mother repeated what she had just said. Her brothers applauded. "This is feasible. Once we've cultivated more land and raised more animals, we can open a market. We can't have a market every day; it requires work. We can just have a few days a month to exchange items. We'll see which day works best."

The brothers began to discuss. They were all businessmen and very smart. Yuntian had been following Sun Baoyu in the grain business for the past few years and had learned a lot. Now the Sun family's business was all over the Great Zhou. They had trained many shopkeepers and bodyguards to escort the grain. They let them do it. Just like Fuxiangju, they trained the shopkeepers and then let them go.

They finally agreed to exchange items on the 3rd, 8th, 13th, 18th, 23rd, and 28th of each month. They would hang a sign stating what they were going to exchange, and if either party was willing, they could do so.

When Qiqi heard that they had already discussed it, she came over and told them that she would take care of the chickens, ducks, cattle, sheep and other animals. The brothers listened and nodded in agreement.

The brothers decided that they couldn't just practice martial arts anymore. They wanted to find time to cultivate land like the women's army, creating a piece of land for their own families. They also wanted the guards to cultivate their own land so they could grow food when they got married.

Qiqi hadn't anticipated her mother's suggestion, which galvanized everyone into action. Soon, the surrounding hills were lush and green. Some planted vegetables, while others came to Qiqi's father's place to exchange corn seeds for corn and potatoes.

Qiqi also called Brother Xie Lei and went to a secluded place. They moved out a lot of chickens, ducks, sheep, and a few cows from the space because the cows ate too much grass. They also had to spare some people to raise the cattle.

In the end, the three elderly men took care of the cows and sheep. If someone used an ox to plow the fields, they would be responsible for cutting grass for the ox for a few days. They stipulated that for every day the ox was plowed, they would be responsible for cutting grass for the ox for three days. This was the rule for every household.

Qiqi also made an iron plow for them. Qiqi and Zhou Jingze teleported to the nearby provincial capital and found a blacksmith. Qiqi drew the blueprint and asked them to make it.

Qiqi originally wanted to give them a tractor to plow the land, but this is all mountainous terrain, and tractors are inconvenient. They also use a lot of oil. They already have cattle, so why not use them? Raising them just for meat isn't enough. As more people live here, more cattle will be needed to plow the land. Cows can give birth to calves, which means more people can reproduce. Sheep can be slaughtered for meat. Chickens and ducks can also be slaughtered for meat. They can also lay eggs.

The chickens and ducks were divided among the sisters-in-law and their mother. They cut grass for the chickens and ducks. When the chickens and ducks grew up and laid eggs, the children would have eggs to eat. Whenever they had free time, the children helped their mother cut grass and feed the chickens and ducks. They were all very diligent now. The children competed in cutting grass, practicing martial arts, and studying. Their teacher was hired by Zhou Jingze at great expense.

The old couple came here together. They fell in love with the place the moment they arrived. Besides class time, they cultivated the land and planted a lot of vegetables. They shared what they couldn't eat. Since they started bartering, they've been able to get what they need.

They also visited Qiqi's parents and exchanged some corn seeds for them. Qiqi's parents didn't want the teacher's gifts, so they gave the teacher some corn seeds and potatoes, and taught them how to plant them. They were very grateful to Qiqi's parents and worked even harder to teach the children.

The teacher also learned that the bartering idea was from Qiqi's mother, so he admired the old couple even more and often brought the vegetables they grew to their door to thank them.

They also discussed their experiences growing vegetables and chatting with Jiang Shuoan about their teaching experiences. They seemed like old friends. The two mothers also discussed some delicious recipes together.

They became good sisters and sewed beautiful clothes for the children together.

Qiqi's mother also gave them some chicks and ducklings she had hatched at home. The elderly couple were as happy as children. These were animals they couldn't buy even with their money. They took them home and made nests for the chicks and ducklings.

Qiqi's mother and father were even happier. They had found a teacher like this, a couple who were as innocent as little children. They were sure to teach their children well. They had no greed in their hearts, no clique-building thoughts.

Zhou Jingze had chosen a good teacher for the children. Zhou Jingze's status in the old couple's hearts rose even higher. They treated him even better every time they saw him.

Zhou Jingze hadn't expected that his actions would lead his father-in-law and his wife to make close friends here, and they no longer wanted to go home. This indirectly helped Qiqi.

Qiqi also often took out some meat from the space and distributed it to everyone on a regular basis. Twenty or so guards brought their families to the mountain of Lingxiao Sect and allocated them houses with all the furniture and supplies in the house.

Because this place was far from the town at the foot of the mountain, buying meat was inconvenient, so Qiqi distributed it regularly to everyone. He also explained that they would spend a year raising chickens, ducks, pigs, and sheep. They would slaughter them and eat the meat. If they couldn't finish it, they could trade with others. If others couldn't eat the pigs they slaughtered, they could also exchange with others. This way, they would have meat to eat year-round.

Everyone who came here said that Qiqi and Zhou Jingze were gods sent by God.