Chapter 29: Mini Programs for Selling Vegetables
Speaking of helping the village sell vegetables and fruits, the more Ye Zhen thought about it, the more he felt that there was a plan in place.
She had just returned to the village and was not very clear about the specific situation in the village, but looking at the fields around her that were all planted with vegetables, fruits and melons, with no corner left untouched, she thought that most of the villagers were very hardworking.
"Aunt Shuiying, are all the lands in our village cultivated?"
Zhang Shuiying was stunned by the question, thinking that her own vegetables could be sold, while other people still had a lot of them in their fields.
Hearing this, he sighed, "Our village is remote, and there are only remote mountain villages within a few miles. What else can we do if we don't farm? If we want to sell the vegetables we grow, we have to wait from morning until sunset, and we may not be able to sell them."
She pursed her lips. The hardships of life had left a deep mark on this elderly woman. Her dry and peeling mouth was shriveled, and her silver-gray hair was blown to the corners of her mouth by the wind and was carelessly lifted away by a pair of dry and wrinkled hands.
"It's hard to make money these days! We old folks can't eat all the vegetables we grow, and it's a waste to leave the land empty. Young people who still have the energy to go out and make a living, we have no other choice. By growing vegetables, we can at least buy medicine when we get sick, and it can reduce the burden on our children."
"So, except for the old guys who are too old to work, who doesn't grow two plots of land?"
"It's just that a lot of fields have gone to waste, and seeds and pesticides are expensive, so it's more cost-effective to grow vegetables. So, almost every family has a lot of vegetable fields."
This topic was heavy, so Ye Zhen changed the subject, "Aunt Shuiying, I have a market here. Can you help me find out which farmers don't use pesticides on their vegetables? Bring them to me and I'll help sell them."
Before Aunt Shuiying could be happy, Ye Zhen changed his tone and said, "But, let me emphasize first, I have strict requirements here. I don't want those with many insect holes after being sprayed with pesticides, and don't bring them here in the future."
"Hey! Okay, I'll go tell them right away. Don't worry, I'll make it clear to them. The food in our village is good, and the people there don't have bad intentions. If there's anything wrong, you don't need to tell us, we won't agree!"
Zhang Shuiying vowed solemnly and happily carried the vegetables to Ye Zhen's house, then ran out to inform her old friends.
Mother Ye and Grandma Ye waited for Zhang Shuiying to leave. Seeing the vegetables in the yard, they couldn't help asking:
"Ye Zi, why do you prepare so many dishes? We can't even finish them all."
Grandma Ye glanced outside and continued in a low voice when she saw that no one was around: "Although Shuiying's family is in financial difficulty, you can't help much by buying vegetables for them. Our family conditions are average too. What if the villagers find out and come to you?"
This means that he is afraid that Ye Zhen will be too compassionate and start to act kindly as soon as he earns some money.
Ye Zhen's eyes widened, wondering: "Grandma, what are you thinking? Am I that kind of person?"
She helped sell some vegetables in the village, made a little profit from the price difference, and was able to attract more customers. Her family gained a good reputation in the village, and other people could also make money.
Kill two birds with one stone. In the future, there will be fewer obstacles when I want to take on a project or do anything else.
"Besides, if one family is rich, everyone will be jealous; if everyone is rich, the whole village will help. Happiness alone is not as good as happiness shared with others. Who can say anything more about what I want to do in the future?"
Grandma Ye thought about it and felt relieved.
Getting back to the topic, Ye Zhen talked about her plans, emphasizing that there was a lot of need for green and pollution-free fruits and vegetables in the city, and the demand was quite high, mainly because she had customers!
"This is just a matter of lending a hand." Ye Zhen continued, "This can also expand the categories in the mini program. The price is also suitable, which can attract more people."
"Hey! Then can we sell all the things in our village?" Ye's mother asked happily.
Ye Zhen didn't dare to make an absolute guarantee, "Not necessarily. The fruits in our village are delicious, but if they don't look good, people may not buy them."
When her cultivation level is higher, she won't have to worry about this when she cultivates fruit trees again. But now she can't do that, so she can only sell the ready-made ones.
No matter how much money you have, even a small amount is still meat.
"What's the big deal? If you can sell it, then sell it. It's better than the current situation anyway."
Grandma Ye also agreed with Ye Zhen's suggestion and helped to clear the yard. When Ye's father and others came back, some unused things were put in order. After half a day, the whole yard looked brand new.
Just waiting for everyone to put in the vegetables, fruits and melons.
Grandma Ye looked at Grandpa Ye with disdain, "I told you to tidy up the yard a long time ago, but you didn't do anything for a long time. Look, now it's done, the yard feels a lot bigger."
Grandpa Ye happened to be hard of hearing at the time, so he pretended not to hear and sat down to smoke.
Father Ye looked around and asked Ye Zhen, "These vegetables are hard to preserve, right? Even if they are delivered, the cost of preserving them is too high."
Ye Zhen: "The vegetables will be delivered to our local area, and the things that can be stored will be sent to Yuncheng. The time is also short, and they will be delivered on the same day they are picked."
Father Ye nodded and said nothing more. After a while, Zhang Shuiying came carrying the basket, followed by her close relatives. Most of them were old men and women, with only Ye Dajun, who was younger, among them.
Before Zhang Shuiying even entered the courtyard, she shouted, "Meizi, Haizi, are Yezi home? We've brought the vegetables over."
When people came in and put their things down, Zhang Shuiying smiled and showed everyone what was in the basket:
"I picked them carefully and washed them clean, making sure there is no dirt or rotten leaves at all!"
She was surrounded by a pile of vegetables, and the elderly people around her asked nervously but excitedly:
"Haizi, do you really buy these vegetables?"
"Really, really! As long as the food is good, we'll have it all."
Father Ye glanced at Ye Zhen and assured everyone: "The money will be settled on the spot and sent out shortly."
"Okay! I still have a lot of leaves in my field. When will the leaves be shipped out? I have to go back quickly."
An old man asked, and everyone only heard Zhang Shuiying say this, but they couldn't guarantee it because they hadn't seen the person involved. Except for Zhang Shuiying who carried a large basket, everyone else carried it in bamboo baskets.
"I see everyone's dishes are very delicious. I'll go to town after lunch, so you should hurry up."
Ye Zhen felt the vegetables. Her five senses were sharp and she could find pesticide residues with just a touch of her spiritual awareness.
After confirming that there was no problem, Ye Zhen nodded. Dad Ye took out a large scale, and Mom Ye and the others roughly checked the cleanliness of the vegetables and weighed them one by one.
Ye Zhen took the computer to record the information and settled the payment directly according to the market price.
Soon everyone was smiling and said they wanted to go back to harvest vegetables. Only Ye Dajun seemed to be hesitant to talk after paying the bill.
"Uncle, what else?"
Ye Dajun was thinking about the orchard at home. There was plenty of rain in the spring, and a lot of weeds grew every day. He had to clear a lot of them every day, but there were also a lot of wild vegetables. The villagers couldn't even finish eating all the vegetables at home, so how could they care about some wild vegetables?
But city people don’t like them. He has a lot of wild vegetables in his fields, but he doesn’t know if Ye Zhen wants them.
"It's like this. My family has rented an orchard to grow oranges. There are a lot of wild vegetables growing on that hill. I wonder if you guys would like to harvest them."
Ye Zhen's eyes lit up: "Take it! Wild vegetables are more expensive."
"What wild vegetables do you have?" This was at least something to attract customers. She had eaten fried bacon with artemisia selengensis once when she was studying there. The price was touching.
It seems that as long as there is a word "wild" in it, everything will be more expensive than artificially cultivated ones. It is said that the wild ones are fresher and more delicious.
She doesn't understand, but it doesn't stop her from making money.
"There are wild onions, shepherd's purse, water spinach, dandelions..."
In order to fill the space, my wife also planted many Chinese toon branches, which have grown a lot in the past few years, so Ye Dajun added: "There are also Chinese toon trees."
This thing is good. Ye Zhen sighed that the land was large and there were many wild vegetables. "Uncle, collect them all. Just bring them over."
"Hey! Then I'll go back and ask your aunt to go digging together." Ye Dajun went back excitedly.
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