Chapter 268 Fortunately I listened to my sister

"If our greenhouses are built, maybe other people will follow suit. Then there will be more greenhouses. Li Zhiming's products won't be able to be sold at a high price. He certainly doesn't want to see this situation, right?" Li Danian analyzed in a serious manner.

The other two nodded.

"He must know that we have no experience now and we are just following him to learn everything. So he pretended to be like this on purpose. We have already planted the seeds and the seedlings have emerged.

If we really believed him and didn't continue to add fertilizer, then this crop of vegetables would definitely be ruined. Then the money we spent on seeds and fertilizers in the early stage would really be wasted!"

Li Danian sneered, "We all spent all our money to build this greenhouse. To be honest, I even borrowed several hundred yuan from my mother-in-law!"

"Hey, everyone is like this. In the past, when we grew wheat and corn at home, we could not save any money at the end of the year, but we were lucky if we did not owe any money. The money I have is also borrowed from all over the place."

"If this crop of vegetables is really ruined, where will we get the money to plant the next one? Even if we have money, my wife probably won't let us plant it. This greenhouse will be ruined, and others will naturally not dare to do anything easily. By then, the Li family will naturally be the first in our village."

Li Danian's words made the other two nodded thoughtfully.

"The Li family is naturally not afraid. How much is a crop of vegetables worth? If it's gone, it's gone. They made a lot of money before, so they can afford it. But it's different for us. We have to take good care of this crop of vegetables. I'm still waiting to make money to pay off my debts!"

"I think so. The cucumbers in my field will be harvested in two months. Maybe I can get my money back by then. But I can't listen to Li Zhiming. If I don't fertilize, the cucumbers won't grow big and no one will want them even if I give them away for free."

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Li Zhiming naturally had no idea what these three people were thinking, but when he saw them still transporting bags of fertilizer into the greenhouse, he knew that they obviously did not take his words seriously!

To be honest, Li Zhiming was not sure, but he was willing to listen to his daughter.

At that time, the transmission of information in the village was not so convenient, and the only channels for people to receive information were television and newspapers.

Not every household has a television set, and the lag in information can sometimes be fatal.

It was not until mid-July that everyone realized the seriousness of the matter from the news.

Even the senior leaders went to H City to personally guide the work.

For several days in a row, the news on TV was all about flood control and rescue efforts.

In S City, although the situation was not as serious as in some southern cities, it also experienced heavy rains and the water level in the river rose significantly.

At the beginning, in order to protect the vegetables in the greenhouse, the whole family of Li went to the fields to dig drainage ditches overnight.

In the first few days, the water was indeed drained out, and the Li family was relieved, but the rain kept getting heavier, and in the end, there was no time to drain it out.

The vegetables in the field have been soaked in water. It goes without saying that after the heavy rain, their roots will definitely rot.

With this amount of rainfall, it’s useless to grow anything, let alone cucumbers and tomatoes.

The Li family was shrouded in gloom and sorrow.

Now that the water level in the field is so high, they dare not stay in the house at the edge of the field and can only wait at home.

Wait for the rain to stop and for the sky to clear up!

Meng Xiaoning is still at work and is not at home except on weekends, so the Li family of five are all crowded in the old house.

The village is located on a slightly higher terrain, but the rain water in the yard is still two or three centimeters deep.

"Fortunately, I listened to my sister, otherwise I would have lost thousands of dollars!" Li Lei muttered as he looked at the rain outside.

Li Yong stood under the eaves, looking at the sky silently, feeling extremely anxious.

This rain not only made all the hard work go down the drain, but also made it unclear when the weather would get better. This whole process was delayed for at least three months.

Li Yong felt uncomfortable just thinking about having no income for three months.

Just as we were silent, the door to the yard was suddenly pushed open.

Several men wearing raincoats appeared at the door of Li's house.

Li Zhiming stood up, "Who?"

Those people were wearing raincoats and hats, so their faces couldn't be seen at all.

Three people walked in slowly, and Li Zhiming could see clearly that they were Li Danian and his companions.

Seeing this, Li Zhiming sat down on the stool again.

I guess he came here because of the greenhouse matter.

He was anxious, and Li Danian and others were even more anxious!

"Uncle Zhiming, please help us. What should we do now?" Li Danian was the first to speak. "It's raining so hard that all the vegetables in the field are flooded."

"Yes, Uncle Zhiming, if we had known earlier we would have listened to you. We borrowed the money and invested it all!"

"We don't know when the rain will stop. We can't just watch these vegetables rot in the fields."

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Several people were talking at once.

After they finished speaking, Li Yong suddenly sneered and said sarcastically: "I told you a long time ago, but you didn't listen. What can we do? I'm afraid you thought our family wanted to harm you at that time, right?"

After listening to Li Yong's words, several people looked at each other and did not dare to speak again.

"Besides, what do you mean by coming to us? It's raining so hard, what can we do? We are not God, can we just stop it from raining? If we had a way, would we still watch the rain drown all the vegetables in the field?"

Li Yong was feeling frustrated and had no place to vent his anger. Aren't these three people just walking into the muzzle of a gun?

No one else in the family said anything.

"Uncle Zhiming, doesn't your family have connections?" Li Danian hesitated for a long time and finally explained his purpose. "We can't just sit there and wait for death. It would be great if we can get back some of our investment!"

Hearing this, Li Yong squinted his eyes at the three people in front of him.

"Some of the peppers and eggplants in my shed are almost ready. If I sell them now, I can make some money!" said another person embarrassedly.

"Uncle Zhiming, we are all from the same village. You should know the situation of our families. You can't just stand by and watch us die, otherwise we will have no way to survive."

Li Zhiming took out his pipe and smoked it one puff after another.

After a moment, Li Zhiming sighed, "I'm sure you know the situation in our greenhouse. A batch of tomatoes, cucumbers, and eggplants have matured. Don't we feel bad? Xiaolei and Xiaoyong went to find the vegetable collectors a few days ago, but they can't take care of it themselves now. The rain is so heavy that it affects traffic. The vegetables in the cold storage can't be transported out. It's full. They can't collect them now even if they want to. They can only wait until the rain stops."

(End of this chapter)