Chapter 209: Giving advice to Li Meili, Zhao Xiaojun draws inferences from one instance

Look at the Zhang family. Before, many people in the village laughed at them and said sour things. Now that the villa is built, they are really shocked. Who doesn't give a thumbs up when talking about Zhang Jianye? Who would think of their former poverty? Even the village chief would take the initiative to greet Zhang Jianye when he saw him. Those who originally wanted to take advantage of the Zhang family's land now dare not even fart. This is the advantage of being rich!

Li Meili was thinking about it, and happened to see Lu Cui and Zhang's mother talking. Thinking that Li Yongfu's family was now doing well because of the cooperation with Zhang Jianye, she could not sit still. She pulled Zhang Wanwan who was talking to Zhao Xiaojun beside her, and asked anxiously: "Wanwan! You are smart and good at thinking, why don't you think about whether there is any business suitable for aunt? There are three children in my family. They are growing up. Some are studying and some are getting married. In the future, your cousins will also get married. The burden on my shoulders is so heavy that I can hardly lift it."

Zhao Xiaojun complained unhappily, "Mom, please don't embarrass my cousin. Our family is not in trouble now. I don't spend a penny of your money when I go to work. You will also receive betrothal gifts from the Chen family when you get married in the future. I have saved up my dowry now, so I don't need to take your money. The money I collect from entertaining guests will offset the money. Apart from spending some time, where else did you spend money?

Besides, aren’t you also running a stall now? Life at home is much better than before, so don’t be ungrateful!”

Li Meili glared at Zhao Xiaojun and retorted, "If you don't want it, can we really not give you anything? I set up the stall to collect money to build a house for my family. Our house is not even built yet! Don't you think about it? You are getting married at the end of the year, but you can only move out of the old house. I feel so aggrieved for you. You are the only one who is so heartless!"

Seeing that the mother and daughter were about to quarrel again, Zhang Wanwan quickly stopped them, "Aunt, cousin, I know what you mean, don't worry! Aunt's original intention of wanting to make more money is not wrong, it is also for the family to live a good life. As for cousin's thoughts, I also understand, it's nothing more than worrying that I can't think of a solution and the pressure is too great! You all calm down first, let me think about it carefully."

Upon hearing this, the two of them immediately shut up, looking at each other with disgust, and simply went their separate ways. Li Meili went to talk to Zhang's mother and the others, while Zhao Xiaojun and Li Qingqing got together to talk about girls' skin care products and the like.

Zhang Wanwan looked at them with amusement and asked, "By the way, cousin, is uncle still contracting land to grow vegetables?"

"That's right! My dad said that he can't do anything in his life except working in the fields. Alas! No matter how capable a person is, he only has two hands, and can do so much. He can't take care of all the land he wants to contract. Now his family has contracted a lot of land, and he is really working hard, but that's it. To be honest, it's better for him to go out to work and earn more!" Zhao Xiaojun sighed and shook her head. He was also helpless when talking about her father.

"Does he also grow cabbage and cauliflower in his fields?" Zhang Wanwan asked curiously.

This time, Li Meili took over the conversation and said, "That's right! He grows those every year. One year, the price of ginger was very high, so he wanted to grow that the next year. But the price of ginger dropped the next year, and it was still the same. So he gave up and just grew cabbage. After all, it's easy to take care of and weighs a lot, but the price is too low!"

Zhang Wanwan nodded in understanding and suggested, "Aunt, why don't you grow some more valuable crops?"

Seeing Li Meili's confused face, Zhang Wanwan explained, "For example, grow some strawberries. I know that strawberries are not as easy to grow as cabbages, and they are easy to spoil and cannot be preserved. What I mean is that you choose a better variety and plant a few acres of land, and then launch a strawberry picking farmhouse, and do some publicity. When the strawberries are ripe, there should be many city people coming to experience it. Each person goes into the field and collects 30 yuan, and then lets them pick them. As long as there is no waste, the picked strawberries can be sold to them at a price cheaper than the market price and higher than the purchase price. In this way, you don't have to ask anyone for help, and the customers will come to buy strawberries themselves. In addition, you can build a shed similar to a thatched hut next to the farmland and offer farm meals. People who come here to pick strawberries will definitely want to sit down and rest. If they can order food, they will be happier and can also sit down and make some tea.

This way you won't have to spend much money, and you'll definitely make more money than just growing vegetables and selling them cheaply. Even if there aren't many people picking strawberries, it doesn't matter. You can pick the ripe strawberries and transport them to the city. If that doesn't work, you can sell them at my mom's place. Plus, we've opened a cold drink shop, and we need strawberries, too. If we share them, you won't have them rot in your hands, right?"

Li Meili was still digesting what Zhang Wanwan said, but Zhao Xiaojun had already jumped up excitedly, "Mom, I think what my cousin said is a good idea! Think about it, we are close to the sea, there are a lot of seafood, your cooking skills may not be as good as your aunt's, but it's not bad, learn a few tricks from your aunt, Chen Jie's family is a fisherman, it's not easy for you to get ingredients, they must be the freshest and cheapest, this can also become the feature of our farm dishes, and seafood is expensive, it's easy to make money.

There are also strawberries that my cousin mentioned. Young girls nowadays love this the most. You can also dig a small pond next to it and raise some fish so that people who want to fish can have a go. You can also let them catch the fish themselves and you can cook it into a dish. City people love this the most!"

Zhang Wanwan gave her a thumbs up and praised her, "Aunt, my cousin is very business-minded. You're right to listen to her. You can give it a try. The loss won't be big anyway. If it succeeds, the profit in that year will be enough for my uncle to work hard for several years. As for the strawberry varieties, I can ask the professors in the academy when I return to school. It would be even better if I can get the seeds."

Li Meili was so angry at the words of the two girls that she could not sit still any longer and was eager to go and discuss it with Zhao Guoqing.

Seeing her impetuous attitude, even Zhang's mother and Lu Cui smiled bitterly and shook their heads. They would not say anything in front of the children.

The group of people were talking, and they didn't go downstairs until the chef came with a group of people.

At this time, many women from the village also came over. They did not dare to be as relaxed as Li Yongfu and his friends. They came over and immediately went to the shed outside to help with the work.

Zhang's mother also knew that this was the custom in the village, so she took out the fruits and vegetables that she had prepared in advance and let them eat while they worked.

It's so thoughtful that it's hard to find fault with it.

(End of this chapter)