"Don't be polite, but it will take a while for you to grow these vegetables. If your family needs anything these days, just come to my garden to pick them. We have so many vegetables at home that we can't eat them all." Wu Xiufang said again.

Nowadays, there is no shortage of vegetables, and every household has a garden full of vegetables, fruits and melons. Wu Xiufang was born in the countryside and was a good worker when she was young. She was able to manage the house and the outside world well. She was a popular girl in the village back then.

In recent years, the family has been overburdened and she does not have a formal job, so she can only try her best to reduce the family expenses. Not only is her own yard filled with various fruits, vegetables and grains, she also "contracted" the private plots of two military wives who came from the city.

The produce from the land can supplement most of the family's expenses, plus the monthly supply, it is enough to feed the whole family. The saved wages can not only be sent back to the hometown to pay for the elderly's medical treatment and medicine, but the rest can also be saved for emergencies.

It has to be said that the diligence of people today is simply beyond the reach of many people in later generations.

Hearing this, Jianshu's eyes suddenly lit up, and his clear and bright eyes moved slightly. This is a good idea!

To be honest, she really doesn't want to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy vegetables every day. Not only is it far away, but she also has to get up early. Otherwise, if she goes too late, the vegetables will almost be sold out.

In addition, vegetables have a short shelf life, and most families in the staff compound have their own vegetable gardens. Therefore, the vegetables sold by the supply and marketing cooperatives are not only in small quantities, but also in only a few varieties, leaving little room for choice.

But the vegetable garden at home is different. She can plant whatever she wants. Wu Xiufang is good at housework, and her vegetable garden is full of various vegetables, fruits and melons.

Peppers, eggplants, tomatoes, cucumbers, loofahs... there is a wide variety of them.

The two houses are close to each other, so the food is freshly picked from the fields and put into the pot. It is much better than going to the grocery store.

However, picking vegetables was fine, but she couldn't do what Wu Xiufang said. If she had to pick them twice, she would have accepted it shamelessly, but this was not something that could be done in a day or two. Before her own vegetable garden could be self-sufficient, it would definitely have to be sustained for a long time.

In this case, we still need to discuss the rules in advance. We should not take advantage of others.

After pondering for a while, Jian Shu raised his head and said gratefully, "Then I'd like to thank you, sister-in-law. You don't know, but I was envious when I saw your vegetable garden. Those juicy cucumbers look so fresh. Mix them with some sauce and they'll be a great dish to go with wine."

"Hahaha - you want to eat cucumbers? That's easy. Just wait, I'll plant some for you." Wu Xiufang acted decisively and walked towards the vegetable garden with a smile after she finished speaking.

"Hey, sister-in-law——" Jianshu stretched out Erkang's hand, but failed to call her back. He could only follow with a helpless smile.

Soon, Wu Xiufang picked a basket of fresh vegetables, including the cucumbers mentioned by Jianshu, a few tomatoes, two eggplants and some peppers.

"Come and take it. I won't pick too many for you today. Fresh vegetables are the best. After you finish these, you can come back to our house to pick more." Wu Xiufang stuffed the basket into Jianshu's arms without giving him any room to refuse.

Jian Shu hurriedly picked it up and said, "Sister-in-law, I won't refuse you these vegetables, but I can't order the vegetables according to your request in the future."

Seeing she was about to speak, he quickly raised his hand to stop her, "Listen to me first. I know you want to help me, but it's precisely because of this that I can't take advantage of you. Picking vegetables is fine, but brothers should settle accounts clearly. What's due must be given."

After she finished speaking, she looked around and made sure that there was no one else around before lowering her voice, "According to the current market price, tomatoes are about five cents per pound, cucumbers are two cents, beans are three cents, and the others are probably within this range." Jianshu rattled off a bunch of prices.

Then, smiling, he pulled Wu Xiufang's wife and said, "Since my sister-in-law loves me, I'll take advantage of her and take advantage of her. How about this? From now on, I'll give you three yuan a month, and I can pick as many vegetables as I want from the field. Is that okay with you?"

"What you said makes it clear that I'm the one who's taking advantage. Vegetables are worthless nowadays, and it would be a waste if we leave them at home and can't finish them. How can I let you pay for them? No, no, this won't do." Wu Xiufang couldn't help but shook her head after she finished speaking.

Jian Shu shook his head and said seriously, "Sister-in-law, that's not the way to say it. Whether vegetables are valuable or not depends on who you are dealing with. You have a vegetable garden at home, and you wouldn't even want them if they were given to you, but it's different for me."

"You know the supply and marketing cooperative, it's far away, not to mention the limited variety of vegetables. It can't compare to your vegetable garden. If I had to choose, I'd definitely prefer to buy from you. We're close, and I can always pick some and take it home if I need it. But how can I do that at the supply and marketing cooperative? If I go too late, not only will I not be able to choose, but everything will be sold out."

"So the calculation isn't the same as yours. It's worthless to you, but it's a good deal for me. As for taking advantage, that's out of the question. We're clearly mutually beneficial, and this is clearly a good thing."

According to Jianshu, if you spend three dollars a month and can eat as much vegetables and fruits as you want, that's really making a lot of money, right?

If she hadn't said it, she wouldn't have wanted to grow vegetables at all. It would be much better to just spend money directly, saving trouble and worry!

However, dreams are good, but reality is cruel. This can only be a temporary expedient, not a long-term solution.

The vegetables that should be planted and the vegetable garden that should be opened still need to be planted.

Jianshu's profound teachings completely confused Wu Xiufang. The more she listened, the more she felt that this was the truth.

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