The two returned to the restaurant and immediately called Chen Laizi and Chen's mother over to discuss countermeasures.
"This bastard is going too far!" After hearing what happened, Chen Laizi was so angry that he slammed the table and cursed.
"Dad, calm down first." Chen Xiaoru advised, "There's no point getting angry now. We have to find a way to solve the problem."
"What else can we do? Just go to his house and fight him!" Chen Laizi said angrily.
"Dad, don't be impulsive." Zhou Si stopped Chen Laizi. "If we do this, we'll only fall into Manager Wang's trap. He's eager for us to cause a scene so he can use it as an opportunity to ruin the reputation of our 'Happiness' restaurant."
"Then what do you think we should do?" Chen Laizi asked Zhou Si, staring at him.
"We can't rush this. We need to take a long-term view." Zhou Si pondered for a moment and said, "First, we need to stabilize Li Laosan and make him continue to supply us with fresh vegetables."
"He has treated us like this, and we still let him continue to supply?" Chen Xiaoru was a little puzzled.
"Of course, but we have to be careful." Zhou Si explained, "We can send someone to keep an eye on Li Laosan to make sure he doesn't dare to play tricks again. At the same time, we have to find a few other reliable vegetable farmers, just in case."
Chen Xiaoru nodded: "That's an idea. What about Shopkeeper Wang? Should we just call it a day?"
"Of course we can't just let it go!" Zhou Si's eyes flashed with a cold light, "However, we can't confront him head-on. We have to find a way to make him suffer the consequences!"
"How to do it?" Chen Xiaoru, Chen Laizi and Chen's mother asked in unison, their eyes focused on Zhou Si.
Zhou Si smiled slightly and said confidently, "The hermit has a clever plan."
That night, Chen Xiaoru lay in bed, tossing and turning. Seeing this, Zhou Si gently hugged her and asked, "What's wrong? Are you still worried about what happened during the day?"
Chen Xiaoru turned her head and looked at Zhou Si, her eyes flashing with thought: "It's not that I'm worried, I'm just wondering, if we grow vegetables ourselves, will this problem not arise?"
When Zhou Si heard this, he knew that Chen Xiaoru had a new idea in her mind. He said gently, "Wife, what are your ideas? Tell me in detail."
"Zhou Si, have you heard of...greenhouse vegetables?" Chen Xiaoru's voice was tentative.
"Greenhouse vegetables?" Zhou Si was stunned. He had never heard of this term and shook his head. "What is that?" Under the dim oil lamp, his eyes were full of confusion and curiosity.
Chen Xiaoru sat up, leaned against the headboard, and explained in detail: "Greenhouse vegetables are grown by building a shed with materials like bamboo and wood, and then covering it with warm materials such as straw mats and oilcloth. This way, the temperature inside the shed will be higher than outside, so fresh vegetables can be grown even in winter!"
Zhou Si listened attentively. He imagined that in the cold winter, his restaurant could still supply a variety of fresh vegetables. That scene would surely attract countless customers!
"This...can this really work?" Zhou Si was a little bit unconvinced. After all, he had never seen this kind of planting method before.
"Of course you can!" Chen Xiaoru said affirmatively.
Zhou Si looked at Chen Xiaoru's confident expression, and hope ignited in his heart. He shook Chen Xiaoru's hand and said, "Okay! Wife, I believe in you! Let's try this greenhouse vegetable!"
Chen Xiaoru smiled and nodded.
"However, building a greenhouse requires a lot of materials, and we have to find a suitable open space..." Zhou Si began to think about the practical operation issues.
"Don't we have an open space behind our house? As for materials, there are plenty of bamboo and wood on the mountain behind our village. Every household has straw mats, and you can buy oilcloth in town." Chen Xiaoru had already thought about it.
Zhou Si slapped his head and laughed, "That's right! Why didn't I think of that? You're so smart, wife!"
The two discussed some details and didn't fall asleep until late at night.
Early the next morning, Zhou Si and Chen Xiaoru came to the Chen family's backyard.
This piece of open space is quite large and was originally used to store miscellaneous items. Now it can be used to build a greenhouse.
"This piece of land is nice and big enough." Zhou Si looked around and nodded with satisfaction.
Chen Xiaoru also looked around and said, "Well, there is enough space, but we still need to clean up here, turn the soil over, and apply some fertilizer."
"Okay, let's get started!" Zhou Si said, rolling up his sleeves and preparing to start working.
Chen Xiaoru also picked up the tools and cleaned the space with Zhou Si.
Chen Laizi and his mother heard the noise and came over to help.
The whole family worked together and quickly cleared the space.
Next, it is time to plow the soil and apply fertilizer.
Zhou Si worked very hard, and with one hoe he could turn up a large piece of soil.
Chen Xiaoru was giving him guidance, telling him where he needed to turn the crops over more often and where he needed to apply fertilizer.
Chen Laizi and his mother also helped to level the turned soil.
After a busy morning, the soil was finally turned over.
"I'm so tired!" Chen Laizi sat down on the ground and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Dad, you take a rest, we will do the rest of the work." Zhou Si said.
"You guys should take a rest too, don't get too tired." Chen's mother said with concern.
"It's okay, Mom, we're not tired." Chen Xiaoru said with a smile.
After resting for a while, Zhou Si and Chen Xiaoru started to get busy again.
They first drew the outline of the greenhouse on the open space, and then began to drive piles and set up the frame.
Zhou Si is strong and is responsible for piling.
Chen Xiaoru was giving instructions from the side, telling him how deep to drive the piles and how to set up the scaffolding.
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