Outside the classroom, Xiao Xu was surrounded by the vast ocean of the rural poverty alleviation agency.

"Hello, classmate! You have been slandering our rural poverty alleviation society everywhere. No matter what, you must give us an explanation today!"

"Slandering your rural poverty alleviation agency everywhere? Do I have so much free time?"

Student Xiao Xu looks very innocent. Please, I am very busy!

"President Zhai, I actually admire your club. I just kindly remind you not to be deceived by certain 'middlemen'. As for smearing everywhere? Do you think there is a possibility that many people found out the truth and came to trouble you?

"You can pass off inferior products as good ones, and sell defective apples as natural organic fruits at several times the price, and your classmates can't say a few words to you... You can't put this on my head, right!?"

Before Zhai opened his mouth, the other members of the club couldn't hold back any longer.

"Nonsense! They are natural organic apples! They are not defective at all! How long will you continue to spread rumors?"

"It's you! You must have been the one who turned black into white and deceived the innocent classmates. Everyone believed your lies and spread the rumors everywhere! How dare you pretend to be innocent?"

Freshman Xiao Xu smiled and couldn't help asking Zhai: "You still don't admit that you are selling defective products, right?"

Student Zhai said openly: "It's not defective! I have investigated! What we sell is natural organic fruit, not defective as you said! You are the one who spread rumors!"

"Today, you must apologize to our club! And you must make a public apology in a school-wide tour. Otherwise, we will never let you go even if we call the school, the police, or even the court!"

"Are you serious?" Xiao Xu asked in surprise.

"If you don't believe what I say, then just try it yourself!"

"No, no, no, you misunderstood me... I mean, are you sure the fruit you're selling isn't defective?"

"Absolutely not!"

"Okay! Okay, okay!"

Xu Shang couldn't help but laugh. He wasn't sure whether Zhai was a deep-water wolf or a mobster, but no matter what, this speech was worth a shot.

Mr. Zhai, you don’t think that I, Xiao Xu, am easy to mess with, do you?

"Since you've said that, I won't be polite with you... Mr. Zhai, let's not talk about the apples you're selling. I understand that your club has recently started selling winter dates again, and they're not cheap, 15 yuan a pound, right?"

"Don't change the subject!"

Student Zhai was very angry and replied, "Yes! We sell winter dates. The price is indeed not cheap, but they are high-quality milk winter dates. I heard that they are all grown with milk! Is 15 yuan per pound really expensive? Are you going to accuse us of selling inferior products as good ones again?"

"No, no, I've seen the quality of the winter dates you sell, and they're really good... that's the price!"

"What's wrong with the price? You just can't stand seeing farmers making money! Farmers have such a hard life, and we finally helped them open up sales channels, but you're jealous and can't stand seeing them doing well, right?"

Xiao Xu did not fight back, but continued to ask: "I saw that your association has its own official website, and it says 'Save the farmers', right?"

"Yes, there is a 'save the farmers' campaign! Many farmers can't sell their agricultural products, and their hard work for a year is rotting in the fields. Is it wrong for us to help the farmers?"

Xiao Xu took half a step back to avoid the spit from Zhai. Of course, to outsiders, it seemed that Xiao Xu had been frightened by Zhai's generous words and retreated away in guilt.

"No matter what you say today, it's useless! Apologize, you must apologize!"

"Spreading rumors is against the law! I suggest calling the police, arresting him, and adding a serious record to his file!"

Xiao Xu sighed: "No! You don't think you have already won, do you? Or have you already won mentally?"

"Do you have anything else to say?" Zhai asked aggressively.

Xiao Xu smiled and said: “Let’s talk about the winter dates that you save farmers and sell… Winter dates cost 15 yuan, and generally one acre of land produces 1,000 to 2,000 catties. If it is a particularly high-yielding jujube tree, it is not uncommon to produce more than 3,000 catties per acre.

"I'll calculate based on 1,500 kilograms per mu. Generally speaking, when contracting a fruit field, the minimum starting area is several dozen mu. This is something that everyone can easily check, so no one should question me, right?

"So, for the winter jujubes that cost 15 yuan per pound, let's assume that the farmers can earn 5 yuan per pound, and 50 mu of land yields 1,500 kilograms per mu - it turns out that their annual income is less than 400,000 yuan. It's really pitiful, how can they only earn this little money? Otherwise, I will donate all my wealth to them. If I don't save them, they will have nothing to lose!"

Suddenly, the corridor, which was crowded with people watching the excitement, became quiet.

They are not stupid, and those present can even be said to be top students. Xiao Xu did underestimate the amount, but he still made 400,000 yuan a year. This was in 2007, and even in Shanghai, the average salary was less than 3,000 yuan.

You earn 400,000 yuan a year... this? This, this...

Student Zhai was speechless for a long time before hesitatingly saying, "Could it be that farmers can't make money?"

Xiao Xu smiled coldly: "I have no problem with farmers. Farmers can certainly grow fruit trees to make money. But what does 'save them' mean? Farmers who sell winter jujubes for 15 yuan a pound, do they really need us to save them?

"Business is business, charity is charity. If it is business, then it should be business, with clear price tags, and you get what you pay for! With all due respect, whether this product is worth the price is still debatable!

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