Village Chief Ma said solemnly, "I think this is absolutely necessary. Lili, don't worry, I will do my best to persuade the villagers to follow you! The potatoes are right in front of us no matter what. I believe everyone will agree to something that is entirely beneficial."
Lili smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll trouble you, Uncle Village Chief."
Village Chief Ma is now so eager to treat Lili like royalty, so where does this talk of trouble come from?
"It's me who's troubling you, Lili. You'll have to keep an eye on things afterward, and you'll also have to work hard next spring when it's time for planting."
"No trouble at all, Lili loves farming the most."
Look, what an obedient and adorable child!
Village Chief Ma thought about his own mischievous monkey, then looked at the delicate little dumpling in front of him, who resembled a beautiful jade figure, and sighed deeply.
Ah, I want a daughter too!
Shen Laosan is truly blessed!
Village Chief Ma: "Alright, I'll go check on everyone's potatoes now. But I reckon they're doing pretty well, right, Lili?"
Lili nodded: "Yes, it shouldn't be too different. Uncle Village Chief, please go and take a look."
If this matter is settled early, we can plant another batch of potatoes this month and make more money.
As soon as Village Chief Ma agreed, a noisy commotion arose at the entrance of the vegetable garden.
Then, Lili saw that the people who had just run home had returned, each carrying a bunch of potatoes.
The group was once again completely bewildered.
Aunt Zhao pushed open the gate to the vegetable garden and excitedly presented the potatoes to Village Chief Ma: "Village Chief, look, they're really that big!"
"Yes, yes, mine too, mine too!"
"Luckily, I asked for the seeds back then, otherwise I wouldn't believe it!"
"Yeah, I never knew we could grow potatoes this big!"
"Village chief, let's do it! Let's do it now! We have to follow Lili's lead!"
"Yes, let's do it! I'll get my old man to clear out a field for me today!"
Village Chief Ma: "..."
Alright, now he doesn't need to go and lobby anymore.
The scene became somewhat chaotic, and the older people were so anxious that their faces turned red. They kept pulling Lili and thanking her repeatedly.
"Lili, it's like a Bodhisattva has descended from heaven!"
"Our Xinghua Village really has a way out!"
Lili chuckled and let the older women hold her hands.
She had witnessed this scene in another place long ago.
The dark-skinned children held the researchers' hands, their eyes brimming with tears, thanking them for providing them with food.
Village Chief Ma brought the situation under control and looked at each person one by one. Sure enough, everyone's potatoes were all the same – big and plentiful.
Okay, okay.
Village Chief Ma looked at Lili questioningly, and after receiving a nod of approval from her, he made the final decision: "Don't worry, everyone, Lili is right here. Since everyone agrees on this matter, the village will discuss it and come up with a satisfactory solution as soon as possible!"
Lili said, "Don't worry, everyone, we can plant another batch in time."
With Lili saying that, everyone felt relieved.
Pear Pear also went home happily.
It was almost lunchtime, and everyone at home was very busy. Apart from Shen Jiaqing, who was reciting his medical book in the yard, no one was free.
The basic shape of the new house is now taking shape; bricks are being laid out, and Old Man Shen and his colleagues are busy at work.
Yang and Old Lady Shen were busy preparing lunch in the kitchen, Chen and Liu went to the river to wash clothes, and Shen Jiawen and Shen Jialuo had gone off to play somewhere.
When Shen Jiaqing saw Lili return, he immediately put down his medical book and picked up a palm-leaf fan to fan her: "Lili, you're back! How are the potatoes growing?"
The Shen family all know that Lili is currently conducting a potato "pilot project" in the village. If it succeeds, Xinghua Village will be able to make a living from this.
Therefore, Shen Jiaqing felt that Lili must be under a lot of pressure.
Lili nodded: "That's great. Everyone's potatoes are very big. We'll be planting them on a large scale in a few days."
Shen Jiaqing exclaimed with delight, "Really? My sister is amazing!"
Lili smiled and asked him, "Is Second Brother still in the new house?"
Shen Jiaqing nodded: "That's right, Lili, you've been so busy lately, I didn't know. Not only my eldest and second brothers, but everyone else is working incredibly hard, like they've been injected with chicken blood. They're saying they absolutely have to get the house done before the New Year. They even stopped working at the scheduled time of Shenshi every day, and everyone insisted on working an extra half hour. It's made my eldest and second brothers feel like they've been injected with chicken blood too, they wish they could live in the new house."
Lili was amused.
Madam Yang and Old Lady Shen came out carrying two large basins of food. When they saw Lili, they casually asked, "Lili, how's it?"
Lili knew, of course, that Yang was asking about potatoes, and said, "Of course there's absolutely no problem, Mother, isn't Lili amazing?"
Madam Yang put the vegetables aside, picked up Pear and kissed her: "Of course you're amazing, Mother knew it, our little darling is the most amazing."
Old Mrs. Shen also said, "Oh my, my good grandson is really amazing! This is incredible! If the whole village can plant these potatoes together, they'll definitely make a lot of money. He truly is a child of the Shen family!"
Lili chuckled, "Hehe, are Grandma and Mom going to deliver food to everyone? Lili will go with you!"
Shen Jiaqing raised her hand: "Then I'll go too, Third Aunt, I'll get you the bowls and chopsticks!"
Yang put Lili down and picked up the dishes: "How about Lili goes with Fourth Brother to get the bowls and chopsticks? Thank you both for your trouble."
"good!"
Lili brought over the bowls and chopsticks, just as Shen Jiahao and Shen Jialu finished wiping their sweat and came over to get the bowls.
"Big brother, second brother," Lili smiled.
Shen Jiahao flashed his bright white teeth: "Lili, didn't Fourth Brother say you went to the Wang family to inspect the potatoes today?"
Shen Jialu gently pinched Lili's cheek: "Look at how happy our Lili is, it must have been a great success, right?"
Lili nodded shyly: "Hehe."
Shen Jiahao: "Wow! My sister is amazing!"
"Second brother, I've come to ask you a question."
Shen Jialu scooped a full bowl of rice and asked while eating, "What's wrong?"
"After potatoes are planted on a large scale, there will be a lot of surplus. Besides keeping some for ourselves, we will definitely need to sell some. But where will we buy these potatoes?"
Shen Jialu frowned: "Where to sell it?"
Shen Jialu pondered for a while: "I think if the whole village grows potatoes, and each household sells their own as before, it won't be very effective. Think about it, everyone's potatoes are pretty much the same, so many people selling the same thing, there's no competition."
Lili nodded: "Hmm... what does Second Brother think?"
"Why don't we combine all the potatoes in the village and sell them together under the name of Xinghua Village?"
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