As soon as she finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to Granny Fang, who had been standing silently to the side.
Seeing everyone looking at her, Granny Fang smiled awkwardly, took two steps forward, and said as if she knew nothing, "How could that be? The vegetables sent over were all grown by our own family. How could they not be edible?"
Meng Zhao chuckled inwardly. This guy wouldn't admit defeat until he saw the coffin. At that moment, Shen Qingze brought over a vegetable basket, and Meng Zhao immediately told him to peel back the top layer of spinach, revealing the vegetables underneath.
"It doesn't look very good."
"It's been sitting there for at least two or three days."
"I never expected that old woman Fang would do such a thing at her age."
When Granny Fang saw that Meng Zhao had produced evidence, she was in a difficult position, but she still remained defiant.
“Shen family daughter-in-law, it’s not that I’m criticizing you, but I can tell you’ve never suffered hardship. Why can’t you eat this food? It’s perfectly fine. In our family, we wouldn’t even dare to eat this.”
After saying that, he grabbed a handful of vegetables and showed them to the people next to him, "Look, even though these vegetables are a little wilted, they can still be eaten after being stir-fried!"
Others chimed in, "Indeed, it's good to have some greens to eat; it's better than gnawing on pickled vegetables."
Seeing that everyone's stance was wavering, Meng Zhao continued, "This is different. I'm not eating this myself; I'm selling it. It's a small business that relies on customer word-of-mouth. I can't do something that would ruin my business."
"Besides, I'm paying you based on the price of fresh vegetables. Even if you set up a stall in the county and couldn't sell any of these, you'd still have to pay someone else's price. How can the price be the same?"
Someone in the crowd spoke up, "The price of fresh vegetables is different from that of wilted vegetables. Granny Fang, you need to make that clear to them beforehand."
Seeing that Granny Fang was about to speak again, Meng Zhao quickly interjected, "If this happens again, I won't be able to do business. Granny Fang, you should sell your vegetables in the county from now on. I won't buy them anymore." After saying that, she started to pull the cart home.
This old woman was clearly taking advantage of her age and trying to test me. If I swallowed my anger this time, there would be many more problems in the future. Others might see that she was easy to bully and follow suit. I can't let this trend continue.
Before leaving, they didn't forget to pack the basket of vegetables. After all, they had spent money to buy them, and although they were a bit wilted, they were still good enough for their own family to eat.
At this moment, Granny Fang began to worry. She was old and usually stayed at home, unable to do any work in the fields. She couldn't afford to lose this extra income, so she quickly stepped forward to pull Meng Zhao away.
“Shen family daughter-in-law, this won’t do. We’ve already made an agreement. I’ve already planted these vegetables. If you don’t want them, who else can I sell them to?”
"Shen family's daughter-in-law, Shen family's daughter-in-law"
Meng Zhao and Gu Shi pulled the cart forward, while Shen Qingze and Shen Qingyu blocked Fang Pozi on the left and right. After watching the two walk away, the two children ran off in a flash, and Fang Pozi could not catch up with them. She could only stand there in frustration.
Originally, they thought they could take advantage of Meng Zhao because of her young age, but they ended up losing the money they had in their hands.
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