Sky-high priced dishes
At the dinner table, Grandma Sun picked up a piece of vegetables with her chopsticks first.
It is smooth and tender when eaten, with almost no astringency. The stems are also crispy when chewed, with a unique sweetness.
After taking a few bites of the food, Grandma Sun felt an indescribable sense of comfort rising from her stomach and slowly flowing to every part of her body.
It felt like I had basked in the sun in winter, and my whole body felt warm. Even my head, which was a little heavy when I woke up in the morning, felt much clearer.
"Strange, this dish..."
She put down her chopsticks and carefully felt the faint but clear warmth in her body.
It's not an illusion.
After dinner, for the first time ever, she did not feel sleepy as usual, but instead felt full of energy.
In the afternoon, I went to chat with people under the old locust tree at the entrance of the village, and my voice was a little brighter than usual.
Several old sisters who were familiar with her naturally noticed her difference.
"Grandma Sun, you look good today."
"Yes, he looks so radiant."
Granny Sun was very proud in her heart, but she pretended to be calm on the surface.
"Hey, where is it? Just like that."
But once the conversation starts, it's impossible to hold it back.
"Let me tell you, I had the food from Xiao Zhong's house at noon today. Wow, it tasted really good."
She described it vividly.
"Not only is it delicious, but it also makes you feel warm and comfortable after eating it."
As soon as these words were spoken, several old ladies around became interested.
"Is this true? Is it really that magical?"
"Don't lie to us."
"Why would I lie to you?" Granny Sun glared at them.
"If you don't believe me, go ask for yourself. Xiao Zhong also gave a few trees to the Zhang family's wives."
The villagers who had received the vegetables earlier also found something unusual when they went home and ate them.
The taste of that dish is indeed top-notch, and the subtle feeling of comfort in the body after eating it is undeniable.
Some people thought it was a psychological effect, but some people began to believe what Grandma Sun said.
For a time, the discussion in the village about Zhong Ling's family's vegetable field reached a new climax.
"Mr. Sun's family said that after eating that dish, their back and legs didn't hurt as much."
"Zhang's wife also said that she slept very soundly at night."
"Is this true? Could that vegetable have become a spirit?"
"Who knows? Anyway, it looks different from other families."
Various versions of the story were passed around, becoming more and more bizarre.
It started out as curiosity, then turned into desire.
Who doesn’t want to try the “magic vegetable” that can make people feel better after eating it?
The next day, another villager "passed by" Zhong Ling's fence.
This time it was no longer a simple glance, there was obvious expectation in his eyes.
"Xiao Zhong, are you busy?"
A man was rubbing his hands with a smile on his face.
Zhong Ling was building a trellis for cucumber vines. Upon hearing this, she just said "hmm" lightly without stopping her hands.
The man walked around the fence twice, glancing into the vegetable patch.
"Your vegetable...is growing really fast. It didn't look this tall yesterday."
Zhong Ling still didn't react.
This made the man feel a little embarrassed, but thinking of the magical effect of the dish, he still spoke up.
"Um...Xiao Zhong, look...are you selling this dish?"
When these words were spoken, not only Zhong Ling, but also several villagers who were eavesdropping nearby were stunned.
Sell?
Yes, since this dish is so good, why not sell it?
Zhong Ling finally stopped what she was doing and looked at the man.
"You want to buy it?"
"Oh, yes, yes! Are you selling it?"
The man nodded repeatedly, fearing that Zhong Ling would go back on her word.
"The elderly and children at home all want to try it. If you sell it, I will definitely buy it."
Zhong Ling was silent for a moment, as if thinking.
The air around her seemed to be stagnant, and everyone's eyes were focused on her.
"There aren't many vegetables in the field. They've just started growing."
Her voice remained calm.
"Selling is possible."
“However, the price may be different from that in the city.”
When the man heard that there was a way, he immediately said.
"Of course, of course! Good things are worth a good price!"
"How much do you say per pound?"
Zhong Ling held up two fingers.
"All the vegetables are 20 yuan per pound."
"hiss--"
There were gasps all around.
Vegetables at twenty yuan per pound?
The best food in the city shouldn’t be this expensive.
This is simply a money grab.
The smile on the man's face froze, and he was obviously shocked by the price.
He hesitated for a moment, looked at the vibrant vegetable patch, and thought of the reactions of those who had eaten the vegetables.
Gritted his teeth.
"Alright! Twenty is twenty!"
"Give me two pounds!"
As if he was afraid that Zhong Ling would go back on her word, he quickly took out a wrinkled forty yuan from his pocket.
Zhong Ling didn't take the money and turned into the vegetable garden.
She picked out about two pounds of vegetables, tied them up simply with a straw rope, and handed them to the man.
"Fresh, take it."
The man took the dish and handed over the money carefully.
Zhong Ling took the money and put it in her pocket.
Once someone takes the first step, everything will be easier.
Although the price of 20 yuan per catty shocked most villagers, there were always some people whose families were slightly better off or who firmly believed in the "effect" and were willing to pay for it.
Soon, the first batch of ripe vegetables in Zhongling's field were snapped up by villagers who heard the news.
The news quickly spread beyond Yunxi Village.
A girl who had married into another village came back to her parents' home and heard about this. Out of curiosity, she bought some to take back.
Some people who visited relatives also told others about this "sky-high price of vegetables" as a curious story.
Some villagers even secretly picked a few leaves and took them to the city’s vegetable market to show the vegetable vendors.
"Old Li, take a look at this dish, what do you think?"
Old Li picked up the leaf, looked at it against the light, and then leaned in to smell it.
The leaves are thick, green in color, and have an unusually fresh scent.
"This dish... looks really good."
Old Li was amazed.
"Where did you get it? It doesn't look like something from a greenhouse."
"It's in your village. A girl from outside grows these vegetables. You don't live in the village, so you don't know. The vegetables she grows grow very fast, look good, and taste even better."
The villagers lowered their voices.
"Let me tell you, this dish is really weird. Eating it can make you feel better."
"It's twenty yuan a pound!"
"How many?"
Old Li thought he had heard it wrong.
"twenty?"
"you do not say!"
Old Li pinched the vegetable leaf, his eyes flashing.
Vegetables at twenty yuan per pound is simply a fantasy.
But the quality of this dish was indeed something he had never seen in all his years of selling vegetables.
Is there really a way?
For a time, not only Yunxi Village, but also several nearby villages, and even some people in the city, knew that there was a girl named Zhong in Yunxi Village who grew a kind of "expensive magical vegetable".
Curious, questioning, trying to take advantage, scheming...
People of all kinds began to become active.
She was indifferent to the villagers who came here because of her reputation. If they wanted to buy vegetables, they had to pay according to the rules, without bargaining or saying a word.
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