Isekai: Princess Marquess Becomes Entrepreneur of Tempe

Chapter 34. Price

"Good day, Uncle and Aunt! Today we harvest, yes!"

"Yes!!"

Clapping rumbles were heard after Elona opened the land activities today. Finally, after a hundred days had passed since planting the seeds, the soybean crop on the abandoned sand mine's former quarry had now shown results. The plants grew very well, and the soybeans that appeared on the bottom were seen in conditions ready to be harvested.

The citizens applauded because they really did not expect that all this time what the young lady said before them, about the pH of the soil, calcification and all sorts of things were true. It was as if the notion that the land was cursed never existed.

Elona himself did not quite think that the estimated pH of the soil that he just guessed before was correct. Not in vain until his brother borrowed money from the bank to pay off 60 tons of limestone for land calcification.

"I didn't expect, we've really become farmers on this wasted land!" said one citizen.

"Really! I have to call my son back to this town again. Instead of him in the next town being a farm laborer, he better work the land in his own town!" tell other citizens.

Elona cleared her throat to calm the citizens. "Our fight is not over. Today we're going to harvest all the soy crops. Therefore, I have asked you to bring a sickle from each other's homes. For those who don't have it, I've also prepared some ready-made ones."

Elona pointed at the sickles that were scattered on the table. The citizens who came empty handed approached and took them one by one.

"Miss, should I wear a scythe? Can be immediately revoked by hand," asked one of the residents.

"If you immediately use your hands, the fertility of the soil will decrease, Uncle. Therefore, we wear a scythe and cut it at the base of the trunk like this."

Elona then walked towards one of the soybean plants ready for harvest. Ready-to-harvest soybeans have yellowed foliage and some have even fallen out. Elona gave an example of how to cut the stem of the soybean plant neatly and lift it. Seen at the bottom, the soybean pods harvested are brownish yellow.

The land work begins, and all the workers follow the instructions Elona gives. After cutting the stems, the nuts are then transported by being tied first, then taken to an empty dry area. Then after that, the soybeans are dried so that the water content is reduced. Because if not, the beans can mold and become toxic.

After drying, then the beans are crushed so that the outer skin is peeled off. And lastly is the sorting of beans based on their quality and storage. Since Elona did not yet have a special place for the manufacture of soy milk itself, all the beans were transported to Locke's residence. For a time, his kitchen had been a small soy milk factory.

Of course, all this is done in a short time. After one week, 20 hectares were harvested perfectly, and the amount of soybeans produced reached 20 tons.

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"Miss, which of these sacks are you going to put next to?" asked the driver of the ox cart when he arrived at the courtyard of Locke's mansion. There was only one cart left that carried 125 sacks of soybeans weighing 20 kilograms each, out of eight existing carts. Seven other carts had left the Locke residence after taking down all the sacks they had brought in the warehouse.

"Uh, just put it there first." Elona begins to be overwhelmed to face the soy sacks that arrive. For a while, all the sacks were stored first in the food warehouse in his mansion.

"Miss, the food warehouse is full. Even some were forced to put in one room in the mansion because they did not get to a place in the warehouse. Is there anything else coming?" Wilson the butler asked with a worried face.

"No, Uncle. That was the last wagon." said Elona. Wilson seemed to think.

"If I may suggest, there should be a separate place for the nuts to be stored."

"Yes, I get it, Uncle. But to build a special place itself would cost extra." Elona looked glum. But before long, his face again showed optimism.

"At least, now I've got my own raw ingredients for making soy milk. I no longer need to buy it from the market like yesterday, so the sales profits will increase!" exciting Elona.

"For a while, I'll turn my house into a small soy milk factory. Until later my capital is ready to build a place of its own."

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Geck!

The sky had shown dusk towards night, and Elona had gotten used to the presence of someone in her room at times like these. The sound that was heard just now indicated that there was someone who was about to enter his room through the window.

Elona moved towards the window. And sure enough, the person in question had been on the branch of the tree facing the window of the girl's room. Elona opened the windows of her room wide.

"The art! Come inside!" elona half whispered. The man quickly jumped into the room.

"Hello." said Art, shaking his hair with his hands, just in case there might be insects perched there after the man perched on the tree branch.

"Hi, sit down." Elona smiled as she invited Art to sit in front of her. Two glasses of warm white soy milk were ready on the table.

"Please drink, yes. I've prepared an extra glass for you this time. I had to lie to the waiter by saying I wanted to drink two glasses at a time, hehe!" Elona laughed a little.

Art smiled in response, though in his heart he was a little upset.

Art imagines drinking from the same glass as Elona. The daydream was broken when the girl asked about the One Suck cafe.

"How does soy milk sell? No problem, right?"

Elona entrusts Art as an introduction to the report of the sale of soy milk from the famous cafe. Because the girl judged that Duchess Nania Eckart was so trusting of Art that the mistress would accept foreign products in her cafe.

Of course, because Art is the son of the Eckart family itself. But how could he have told Elona.

Tonight, Art didn't come empty-handed. The man took out a piece of paper from his cloth bag and gave it to Elona.

"This is the sales report from last month."

Elona accepted and opened the scroll. It was stated there that the sales were so profitable, to the point that the girl was shocked.

"This...the milk price is 3 small silver?!"

Elona tried to roughly calculate the currency in this fantasy world and convert it to rupiah money. In the world where it is today, there are six types of coins as currency, namely small bronze, large bronze, small silver, large silver, small gold and large gold. One small bronze coin is equal to 100 rupiahs. Multiplied by ten then become one large bronze, aka 1000 rupiah. And so on until the big gold coins.

When checking in the market, raw soybeans only cost about 7 large bronze, aka 7 thousand rupiah per kilogram. More or less the same as the price on earth. Previously Elona thought that soy milk pergela would also be valued as expensive as about 10 thousand rupiah, or 1 small silver. The girl did not expect that her homemade milk was valued at 30 thousand rupiah here per glass.

"It's so expensive!" Elona raised her voice, and a second later the girl closed her mouth. Ryndall might come and find him with a man in his room, then complain to his brother.

"That's a reasonable price, really! Remember, this is the One Invisibility cafe, number one among the nobility. We take care of the quality of our food very well. In addition, the service and environment of the cafe are very friendly and comfortable. Visitors have to pay a lot for all of this!" art with pride.

"Hmm, right too, anyway. Okay..." Elona nodded her head. The girl also understands and considers this One Sesep Cafe the same as expensive cafes in Jakarta, where the price of a glass of iced tea in the menu can be appreciated up to 30 thousand glasses. Though if ordered in warteg only about 5 thousand rupiah.

"Oh, Art. I have an idea!" suddenly Elona.

"What?" replied Art while drinking his portion of soy milk.

"I'd like to take a walk to Rudiyart City. You're with me, aren't you?"

"What?! Why?" ask Art. His face looks panicked.

"Want a walk, all of you visit the One Sesepan Cafe. I want to see the nobles' immediate response when drinking that soy milk."

"You want to go to Cafe One Suck too?!"

Art could not hide his panic. All this time it didn't matter if he just covered his hair with a cloth, because he was in Armelin City. The workers did not recognize his face very well. But if in Rudiyart City, it's all another story.

All the citizens knew he was Arthur Eckart even when he was wearing a cape with his head covered when he was about to go hunting. He and his family chose to live in the city rather than in the capital even though they also had a mansion there. The citizens were proud that the city was chosen to live by a duke's family. So, there is no way there are people who will not recognize it.

"I beg you, accompany me, yes. You know the city better." Elona pleaded with sparkling eyes. Although Art was not strong, he should be able to endure it.

"But I don't know the city very well! I don't know everything, let alone about that cafe!" Art tried to resist firmly.

But a second later her heart melted as Elona clasped her hand and said, "So I only have your friends?"

Art closed his eyes. Elona's words continued to echo in her head, with edits at will.

"I only have your friends..."

"I only have your friends..."

"I only have you..."

"Good! I'm ready! To the end of the world I also accompany!" lantang. Elona looks happy to see it.

"really? Hurray!"

Art decided on something he immediately regretted afterwards. Now, he had to think hard, how to keep the residents and employees of the cafe did not recognize him during his walk in Rudiyart.

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