From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!
Chapter 162: Turning Waste into Treasure (Part 1)

Chapter 162: Chapter 162: Turning Waste into Treasure (Part 1)

"Really?" Old Mrs. Xue hesitated a little.

"Of course, grandma, just wait and see." Mu Shuangshuang smiled, and continued.

"I also made a jar of pickles in the kitchen, something you probably haven’t tried before. But it won’t be ready to eat until tomorrow morning.

When you have plain porridge, just add a few pieces of pickle, I promise it’ll taste great."

"You girl, you really know how to care for people. I, old lady, am reluctant to let you go." Old Mrs. Xue said with mock anger.

"Haha, I like you too, grandma, but Lu Yuanfeng and I really have to go, there are too many things at home."

"Housekeeper Xue, give Miss Shuangshuang the silver for the lotus seeds, just take out two taels of silver from the accounts, as a thank-you to Miss Shuangshuang for this breakfast."

Xue Yi shot a look at Housekeeper Xue and then spoke.

"Understood!"

Mu Shuangshuang didn’t stand on ceremony, with Xue Yi footing the bill, she would definitely not lose out.

Leaving the Xue Family, Mu Shuangshuang walked off with the two taels of silver she got for nothing, smiling ear to ear.

Lu Yuanfeng walked beside her, "Shuangshuang, where are we going now? Going back home?"

Having finished his porridge, Lu Yuanfeng wasn’t hungry, so they could head straight back.

"No, today I want to buy some bones to make a good meal for my parents tonight, and also buy some grains at the market.

During the separation, my grandparents didn’t give these things to our third branch, I need to get them together early."

As long as the seedlings were planted in the ground, and their third branch’s kitchen and pigsty were built, they could fully focus on their own work.

"Great, I also want to buy some treats for Yuanbao. I told the Zhao Brothers to prepare their own meals today; I’ll settle the bill later."

"Then what are we waiting for, let’s go quickly."

No matter when, shopping is a woman’s nature. Mu Shuangshuang circled the market a few times and didn’t feel tired at all, in fact, she got hooked.

She bought three pounds of bones, costing twelve wen per pound, totaling thirty-six wen.

She also picked up some bitter melon and a winter melon, which collectively cost less than four wen; what’s left is the rice.

And indeed, rice in ancient times is expensive, seven or eight wen per pound, buying fifty pounds easily costs three to four hundred wen.

Adding some bits and pieces for stir-fry ingredients, this trip cost Mu Shuangshuang nearly half a tael of silver.

"Sigh, making money is not easy, yet spending it flows like water, truly, in any time and space it’s just as frustrating."

In a past life, being a security officer with a pitiful salary and high living costs, if it wasn’t for living at her workplace, she couldn’t even afford rent.

In this lifetime, even earning a few hundred wen a trip seems futile when buying rice and grains, money just isn’t enough.

Thinking of this, Mu Shuangshuang felt even more strongly that she needed to own her land and plant crops herself to cut down on unnecessary expenses.

"Lu Yuanfeng, do you know how much it costs to buy an acre of land?" She needs to find out first, then strive to save money.

"Typically about five or six taels of silver, but if it’s good land, it might be more expensive."

Mu Shuangshuang calculated the money in her pocket and realized it’s not enough, not to mention buying land, even covering Mu Dashan’s medical expenses is hard.

"That’s still quite far off. Do you know if there is any undeveloped wasteland in our village? The kind you can plant vegetables on, it’s really not cost-effective for us to buy vegetables from outside.

We can’t afford farmland, but we can clear wasteland. As long as we have our hands and feet, there’s no fear of going hungry."

"I know, there’s a piece of wasteland north of the village, full of rocks and wild grass. It’s about seven or eight parts of land, and some people have considered clearing it before.

But there’s too much work to be done over there, plus the stones seem endless to move, so they gave up. Also, it’s close to Niuwei Mountain, so not many people go there."

Lu Yuanfeng’s words made Mu Shuangshuang’s eyes light up. So what if it’s wasteland, she has the hands and feet to turn it into treasure, and being near Niuwei Mountain means it’s convenient for fetching water.

Initial planting requires daily watering of the seedlings.

Mu Shuangshuang suddenly realized that piece of land seemed like a gift from heaven for her.

Next, Lu Yuanfeng picked some greens, weighed out two pounds of meat, and the two returned to Er Gui Village with full loads.

The first thing upon returning to the village, Mu Shuangshuang followed Lu Yuanfeng to check out the wasteland north of the village.

It was just as Lu Yuanfeng described, overgrown with weeds, wild grass waist-high with prodigious growth.

Even the ground was tightly surrounded by prickly grass; every step landed on large patches of stones.

Mu Shuangshuang finally understood what true wasteland meant.

"This place is indeed a bit desolate. Lu Yuanfeng, when do you think we should start working?" Mu Shuangshuang rubbed her forehead, feeling a bit of a headache.

"The sooner the better for work, let’s start now. I’ll handle the prickly grass, you take care of the shorter weeds, but do be careful."

Mu Shuangshuang knew exactly what Lu Yuanfeng meant.

Having been in ancient times for so long, she hadn’t seen anyone using gloves for work, perhaps this could be a way to start a business.

Mu Shuangshuang’s eyes turned a little, and she said, "Lu Yuanfeng, come early to my house tomorrow, I have something for you."

Lu Yuanfeng agreed happily, nodding his head.

No matter what it was, if Shuangshuang was giving it to him, he’d like it, except if it was money!

Under the scorching sun, the tall and short duo stood in waist-high wasteland, one handling the thorny grass, the other using a sickle to cut the wild grass.

The two worked swiftly, within a short time, they’d cleared a couple of patches of the wasteland.

Lu Yuanfeng noticed that Mu Shuangshuang arranged the cut grass neatly and curiously asked when he had a moment.

"Shuangshuang, why not just scatter the grass? It’s going to be dried and burned anyhow."

Mu Shuangshuang shook her head, "Who said I’m going to burn it all, Lu Yuanfeng? Don’t forget, it’s the harvest rush period.

Those working cattle don’t have time to graze, but they can’t be underfed, otherwise, they won’t work efficiently."

"So you mean to sell this grass to them?" Lu Yuanfeng’s face lit up in surprise.

"Exactly, there’s nothing wasted here in the mountains. We’ll bundle them and sell each for two wen.

It’s cheap and saves others time, importantly for us, it’s turning waste into a resource."

"You’re right, Shuangshuang. Why didn’t I think of that?" Lu Yuanfeng lowered his head, a bit embarrassed.

"Of course!" Mu Shuangshuang covered her mouth and laughed secretly, after all, in this world, probably no one else would come up with such an ingenious idea.

"But you’re really clever, Lu Yuanfeng, quick to catch on."

The unreserved compliment made Lu Yuanfeng’s heart race; he suddenly felt he should say something.

"Shuangshuang, actually I..."