Chapter 1348 The Thoughts of the Villagers of Shangshi Village
The old woman was skeptical. "Really?"
"Yes, he told me about the uncles and elders in the village who wanted to plant sunflowers."
The old lady was taken aback. "Planting sunflowers?"
"It was probably one of the workers in the workshop who mentioned it when they came back. Everyone in the village knows that we have a long-term business partnership with the capital. Sunflowers are definitely in long-term demand, so the uncles and elders in the village got this idea."
Of course, not many people want to plant it.
After all, these days, grain is the foundation of a farmer's livelihood; nothing else brings peace of mind as much as growing grain.
However, some adventurous families, who own land, ask passersby if sunflowers are easy to grow and then want to give it a try.
These people did approach Lu Dasong, who then quietly asked Da Niu if their workshop needed sunflowers and whether it was a good idea for the villagers to grow them.
After receiving a definite answer from Da Niu, Lu Dasong felt relieved.
However, if it were only one or two villagers coming to him, that would be fine; Lu Dasong agreed to just ask Shu Yu directly.
There were about ten families that came to help. Since there were many people growing sunflowers, Lu Dasong suggested that they talk to the village chief first and let the village chief speak to Shu Yu.
Shu Yu thought her uncle's decision was quite wise.
Otherwise, if something happens in the middle, everyone will come to find my uncle, which will only add a lot of trouble for him.
With village chief Fan Zhong acting as a mediator, unified arrangements and explanations make things easier to discuss.
However, Fan Zhong wasn't exactly a capable or farsighted village chief. He thought these people were fooling around. Why wouldn't they grow proper crops and instead plant sunflowers? What would they do if a famine struck?
At first, he not only disagreed, but also scolded these people and told them to focus on farming.
He also said that if they felt they couldn't make ends meet, he could swallow his pride and ask Shu Yu to help him find work for the villagers in the workshop.
However, anyone in the village who dared to take risks was not brainless.
They strongly disagreed with the village chief's statement. They didn't know Lu Xiangjun's personality very well, but they had a general idea of it. She wouldn't even give face to the Lu family, let alone the village chief.
They didn't believe the promises the village chief made, and instead turned to Lu Dasong.
But they also knew the village chief's temperament. Going directly to Lu Dasong might make the village chief uncomfortable, and he might even cause trouble for them later.
So someone suggested sending some meat to the village chief's wife, hoping she would whisper sweet nothings in his ear.
After hearing this, Fan Zhong agreed.
These things were told to Shu Yu by one of the villagers and Lu Dasong, who mentioned them to her before she went to see Fan Zhong.
Sure enough, Fan Zhong was talking about this matter with her, but he still felt that these people were just making a fuss, and he didn't really take it seriously when he talked to Shu Yu about it.
To everyone's surprise, Shu Yu agreed; she would be responsible for buying all the sunflowers grown by the villagers.
The price can be negotiated slowly, but the quality of the sunflowers cannot be too poor. If they are too poor, she has the right not to cooperate.
However, since today was the early full moon celebration, Shu Yu didn't want to talk about these things here, so they agreed to discuss the specifics tomorrow.
Hearing this, the old lady felt relieved and didn't ask any more questions.
Just then, Liang's voice came from outside, "The feast has begun! Everyone come out and eat!"
Shu Yu quickly helped the old lady to her feet, and the two walked outside together.
(End of this chapter)
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