When Boss Yu heard that Peng Zhang was coming, he knew that it was impossible for him to buy all the vegetables from Tian An's family today, so he thought about buying as much as he could!
"How many dishes can Miss Tian prepare today?" asked Boss Yu.
Tian An thought for a moment and said, "The vegetables in the field are just beginning to mature, so there won't be many. Today, there should only be about twenty baskets!"
Boss Yu nodded and said to the other four restaurant owners, "My dear restaurant owners, you all run restaurants. Freshness is the most important thing for your dishes. Why don't you each take two baskets home today? The rest will be left to me."
A fat shopkeeper sneered, "Are we really going to travel so far in the cold weather just for two baskets of vegetables? Who doesn't know what everyone else is thinking?"
The shopkeeper with a mustache said, "Two baskets of vegetables are not enough for the store. Not to mention giving them away."
The tall and thin shopkeeper also said: "That's right, the most important thing for us to open a restaurant is the food. Boss Yu's family has never been involved in the restaurant business, so why would they come and compete with us?"
The middle-aged, square-faced shopkeeper slammed the table and stood up, saying, "It's getting late, don't waste time. Either split it up or fight for it based on your ability."
As soon as these words were spoken, the others said in unison: "Equally split."
What a joke! He has more people with him, so who can rob him?
Tian An guessed that they should have discussed it, so he said, "Since you have all agreed, I will take you to the greenhouse to pick vegetables! Or you should wait here."
Several people: "Go to the greenhouse."
They have to watch and make sure that the duck in their mouth doesn't fly away, otherwise it will be a waste of time.
In the fields, several shop owners were stopped outside the greenhouses. They could only wait for the farmhands to carry out the picked vegetables in baskets before letting their own people carry them.
The villagers only then realized that the nobles who came from the county town in carriages were actually here for the vegetables in Tian An's greenhouse. Suddenly, there was a lot of discussion.
"This greenhouse that Tian An built can actually grow vegetables in winter!" an old man said in disbelief.
He was born and raised in the earth and has been farming all his life, but he has never grown summer vegetables in the land in winter!
"How can these baskets of red, green and colorful vegetables be fake?" said a middle-aged man nearby, pointing at the vegetables being carried out.
"This girl Tian An is really amazing." Everyone exclaimed.
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The villagers were talking about it, but the shop owners had no time to listen to their gossip.
The bosses all stared at the exit of the greenhouse with their eyes wide open, and would quickly ask their men to go up and lift it as soon as they heard any movement.
Even though it's an equal split, if you don't hurry up and someone else gets there first, don't expect them to spit out what they've already eaten. We're competitors, so who's going to give in?
As expected, there is strength in numbers. After an hour of unremitting efforts, the middle-aged square-faced shopkeeper grabbed six baskets of vegetables by himself.
The owners of the other three restaurants also grabbed four baskets of vegetables each.
Poor Boss Yu, he was the first to arrive and wanted the most, but in the end he got the least. He only got three baskets.
Tian An looked at Boss Yu, who looked a little unhappy, and took the initiative to step forward and said, "Boss Yu, we really are out of vegetables. But we still have a lot of strawberries. You're going to sell them anyway, so why not take some strawberries with you!"
The owners of several restaurants all wanted a basket of strawberries. There were still quite a few ripe ones left. If Boss Yu could buy them, it would be considered a favor to Tian An.
After all, strawberries are very delicate! If you don't pick them in time after they are ripe, they will rot.
Boss Yu agreed to Tian An's suggestion without much thought. Although strawberries were difficult to store, the weather was cold now. If he picked them tonight, he could sell them tomorrow morning without any problems.
In this way, Boss Yu took six more baskets of strawberries.
There were twenty-one baskets of vegetables and ten baskets of strawberries, each worth two taels of silver. In one afternoon, Tian An had earned another sixty-two taels of silver.
Adhering to the principle of not showing off one's wealth, Tian An took the few people back home and settled the bill before sending them out of the village.
Unexpectedly, the village chief came as soon as I got home.
When he saw Tian An, the village chief said straight to the point: "Girl, can you take care of the villagers with you in the greenhouse you built for growing vegetables?"
Afraid that Tian An would not agree, the village chief said, "Most of the villagers have the surname Tian. It's all passed down from our ancestors, and we're all related to each other in some way. Only when everyone is well can the village truly be well! Girl, do you understand?"
Zhao Yiming felt uncomfortable after hearing what the village chief said, and frowned, "The greenhouse was built by An An, and no one else can force her as long as she doesn't want to.
"Even brothers should settle accounts clearly!"
The village chief hadn't expected Zhao Yiming to say that. He had expected Tian An to refuse, but he hadn't expected Zhao Yiming to actually say that.
But what the other person said was all reasonable, and he had no way to refute it. His face turned red. But for the sake of the village, he still had to speak up.
"An An, I know this is a bit unreasonable, but for the sake of the village, I have no choice but to speak to you. Life is hard for everyone, so please help as much as you can!"
Zhao Yiming wanted to say something, but Tian An held him back and shook his head at him.
Tian An is not a stingy person. She is grateful to some people in the village, and she has never thought of eating alone.
Building a greenhouse isn't difficult at all. Everyone watched her family build it! It only takes a little thought to get it done. And with the benefit of space, her crops are always better than others'. So even if she taught everyone how to build a greenhouse, no one else could steal her business.
It would be better to do a favor and save the village chief's face and the villagers' wishes.
"Uncle Village Chief, building a greenhouse is not difficult, but it's too late this year. Even if we want to build one, we can only wait until next year. If you want to build one next year, just follow me."
After Tian An finished speaking, the village chief's face turned as constipated. He lost face. After much effort, the other party finally agreed. Unfortunately, it was too late, and his efforts were in vain.
We were all farmers, and everyone understood this truth. Unfortunately, everyone was so anxious to see Tian An making money that they forgot the most basic principles.
The village chief's face turned red with embarrassment. He didn't dare to stay in Tian An's house for another second. He declined Tian An's offer of dinner and left in a hurry.
After the village chief left, Tian An looked at Zhao Yiming, who was frowning and looked disappointed with him, and said, "A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind." Then he told him his thoughts.
After listening to Tian An's explanation, he sighed and said, "I didn't consider it carefully."
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