No one believed it.
"Where did this little girl get these sweet potato vines?"
"They say it produces a lot of fruit, but I don't believe it. The sweet potatoes we used to grow didn't yield very high yields."
"Sigh, aren't you thinking too far ahead? The most important thing right now is, even if we die, we won't be able to come back to life, will we?"
"Yes, the land outside has been abandoned for several years, and it would be too much trouble to clean it up."
...
Listening to everyone's chatter, none of them agreeing, Han Qiang's face darkened.
He slammed his hand on the table, his face turning cold. His eyes swept unhappily over the crowd, and he roared:
"Xue is kind-hearted. She wants to help us because we helped her family when they were in trouble before. You know, she only managed to get a few hundred seedlings."
"Besides, you said it's been abandoned for a long time and it's troublesome to clean it up. I'll just ask you one question: will you still farm this land in the future?"
Han Qiang's words silenced everyone.
They are all farmers who rely on this little bit of land for their livelihood.
How will they survive if they don't farm? Will they just starve?
"Xue was being kind, even offering to give us the sweet potato vines for free. I firmly disagreed, not wanting her to suffer a loss. In the end, she said she would only charge one pound of sweet potatoes for a hundred vines. What's the difference between her asking price and giving them to us for free? I'll leave it at that for now. My family is willing to plant them."
“I can grow several hundred of these plants myself. If you don’t want them, I’ll plant them myself. When we have a harvest, don’t be envious and say that I, as the village head, don’t tell you about any good things.”
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