She was not in a hurry and continued, "Uncle, if you really don't want to sell, then we won't force you. However, Mr. Chen in our town is a notorious profiteer. If he knew you had such good fruit tree seedlings, he might..."

"What will happen?" the old farmer asked nervously.

Shen Qiqi smiled slightly, "I don't know what he will do. But I think he will definitely not let you live in peace."

The old farmer's expression changed. "Are you... threatening me?"

Shen Qiqi shrugged, "Uncle, you think too much. I'm just kindly reminding you. If you think Boss Chen won't do anything to you, then just pretend I didn't say anything."

The old farmer was silent. He knew very well what kind of person Boss Chen was.

If he knew that I had such good fruit tree seedlings, he would definitely try every possible means to get them, and then I would be in trouble.

"Okay, I'll sell it to you." The old farmer finally compromised.

Shen Qiqi was delighted and was about to speak when she suddenly heard a voice, "What are you doing?"

"Who?!" Shen Qiqi looked in the direction of the voice and saw a burly, dark-skinned man striding towards them.

His eyes were sharp, watching them like a hawk.

The old farmer's face turned pale instantly, like a chicken with its neck pinched, and his voice changed. "Er... Erwa, why are you here?"

"I came to see if you were slacking off!" Erwa glared at the old farmer fiercely, then turned his gaze to Shen Qiqi and Lu Qing with a scrutinizing look in his eyes, "Who are you? You're sneaking around in my orchard!"

Lu Qing took a step forward and stood in front of Shen Qiqi, his tone neither humble nor arrogant, "We are from the next village, and we would like to ask this old man for some advice on fruit tree planting techniques."

Erwa snorted coldly, obviously not believing what Lu Qing said.

"Ask me for some technical advice? I think you're trying to steal our secret recipe!"

Shen Qiqi felt that her patience was about to run out. Why was this family more difficult than the other?

She forced a smile and said, "Brother, we just want to buy some fruit tree seedlings, nothing else."

"Buy fruit tree seedlings? Humph, we don't sell fruit tree seedlings!" Erwa refused outright with a tough attitude.

The corner of Shen Qiqi's eyes twitched, and she found that she had really overestimated the simplicity of this group of people.

"Brother, we also know that your fruit tree seedlings are precious. How about this, we use our labor to exchange them?"

"Labor?" Erwa raised his eyebrows.

"That's right. We can help you weed, fertilize, and do any farm work. Just consider it an exchange for information about your fruit tree seedlings." Shen Qiqi said sincerely. She just couldn't believe that there were still people who would be so picky about labor these days.

Erwa touched his chin and felt a little shaken.

"Well...it's not impossible to consider, but...what can you do?"

"We can do anything as long as you tell us!" Lu Qing patted his chest and guaranteed. He was a good hand at farm work.

Erwa looked at Shen Qiqi again, and saw that although she was thin, her eyes revealed a spirit of not admitting defeat, and the balance in his heart began to tilt.

"Okay, since you guys are really sincere, I'll agree to it."

Shen Qiqi was delighted, and a bright smile appeared on her face, as if the clouds had parted to reveal the blue sky, "Thank you so much, big brother!"

"Don't be too happy too soon, get to work first!" Erwa waved his hand and pointed to a patch of weeds in the distance, "Remove all that grass for me!"

Shen Qiqi and Lu Qing rolled up their sleeves and got to work without saying a word.

The two of them cooperated well and worked very quickly, which made Erwa nod repeatedly.

In the evening, the setting sun dyes the sky orange.

Shen Qiqi and Lu Qing were exhausted and out of breath, but looking at the weeds that had been cleared, they felt a sense of accomplishment.

"You did a good job. You are much better than those lazy guys in the village." Erwa came over with a hint of appreciation in his tone.

Shen Qiqi wiped the sweat off her face and said with a smile: "Brother, can we..."

"Wait a minute!" Erwa interrupted Shen Qiqi and turned to the old farmer and said, "Dad, these two are quite capable. Why don't we..."

The old farmer frowned, as if hesitating about something.

Shen Qiqi looked at them, feeling a little uneasy.

Will they tell me where the fruit tree seedlings come from?

Is it going to be another wasted effort?

"Alas..." The old farmer sighed and finally spoke, "Forget it, just follow me."

Shen Qiqi and Lu Qing looked at each other, their eyes full of confusion. Where were they going?

The old farmer led Shen Qiqi and Lu Qing through many twists and turns and came to a hidden valley deep in the orchard.

Shen Qiqi looked at the lush nursery in front of her, her eyes wide open!

This is truly a treasure!

There are all kinds of fruit tree seedlings, and they are growing very well, many times better than the sick seedlings in the town's nursery.

"Uncle, this...this is..." Shen Qiqi was so excited that she stuttered.

The old farmer stroked his beard and smiled proudly, "How is it? You've never seen such a good fruit tree seedling, have you?"

Shen Qiqi nodded repeatedly, like a chick pecking at rice, "I've never seen it, I've never seen it! Uncle, where did you get this fruit tree seedling?"

The old farmer leaned close to Shen Qiqi's ear mysteriously and whispered, "I'm telling you, don't tell anyone else! I got this fruit tree seedling from an old friend in the next county. He specializes in cultivating various high-quality fruit tree seedlings. The price is fair and he doesn't cheat anyone!"

"The next county?!" Shen Qiqi exclaimed, this is too far!

The old farmer nodded. "Yes, but his fruit tree seedlings are really good and worth the money! If you want them, I can help you contact them."

When Shen Qiqi heard this, she almost jumped up with excitement!

This is simply timely help!

She quickly grabbed Lu Qing's hand and said excitedly, "Great! Now our orchard is saved!"

Looking at Shen Qiqi's excitement, Lu Qing couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.

He reached out and rubbed Shen Qiqi's hair, and said lovingly: "I knew you would be able to think of a way."

Shen Qiqi chuckled, feeling happy.

She turned to look at the old farmer and said gratefully, "Uncle, thank you so much! You've helped us so much!"

The old farmer waved his hand. "No need to thank me. It's just a small favor. But..."

He paused, looked at Shen Qiqi and Lu Qing, and said meaningfully: "The distance to the next county is long, and transportation is a big problem..."