Chapter 718 Young General vs. Rich Lady 21
A warm feeling surged in Huo Xiao's heart. God loves the world, but God seems to be particularly fond of him.
He drank the tonic and waved to everyone, "Sit down, eat together, and we will never go hungry again!"
Zhao Hai swallowed a large bowl of white rice in one breath, and praised it repeatedly, "It smells good! It smells really good! Eating like this every day, it's like a god's life!"
Peng Haichang buried his head in his food and his tears fell into the rice. He had never dared to imagine the days of eating such big mouthfuls of food and large chunks of meat before.
Xu Sheng is in charge of intelligence investigation, assassination and torture. He usually does not appear in public, but today he was called over for a big meal.
Zhao Shan gnawed on a chicken leg and sighed, "The Prime Minister cut off our military rations, and the Regent has no good intentions either. The little food they sent over was not even enough to fill our stomachs. It was all taken away by that playboy named Yan to buy people's hearts. If they knew we only eat rice for every meal, they would be so pissed off that they would be like crazy, hahahaha..."
Everyone gobbled up the food in no time, eating the watermelons with the rind included. Even though there was plenty of food, they would not waste a single bit.
Only those who have been hungry know how precious food is.
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Ji Yunhuan drove to Xiaohe Village.
There were melon fields all along the way. The round watermelons were growing well, big and plump, and already ripe. Some even rotted in the fields, which was quite a pity.
Ji Yunhuan was about to call Grandma Yuan when he heard a quarrel in front of him.
A man wearing sunglasses and holding a black briefcase under his arm stood on the ridge of the field and shouted arrogantly: "What are you arguing about? Watermelons are not worth much now. 50 cents a pound is already very good. If it weren't for the sake of our fellow villagers, I wouldn't pay such a high price for them."
A dark-skinned man wearing a straw hat lowered his head, handed Wang Xing a cigarette, and said in a gentle voice: "Can't it be higher? It was 70 or 80 cents a few days ago, why did it drop again? At 50 cents a pound, the villagers can't even recover their costs. They have worked hard all year, but all for nothing!"
Wang Xing took the cigarette, put it behind his ear, and said disapprovingly: "The market changes every day. This is the current situation. You can sell it or not. When the watermelons rot in the fields, it will be useless for you to beg me."
The melon farmers were filled with righteous indignation and shouted, "We'll lose money even if we sell them, so we might as well just let them rot on the ground!"
"I thought the harvest was good this year and I could make some money, but why are the prices so low? How can we survive?"
"Let's go find another place to buy our watermelons. I don't believe they're all so cheap. Grandma Yuan, didn't you say someone was willing to buy our watermelons for two yuan a pound? Where are they? Why haven't they come yet?"
Without waiting for Grandma Yuan to speak, Wang Xing sneered, "Grandma Yuan is old, she must have been cheated. Ask around, the price is the same everywhere, it will never be more than 50 cents."
"You only know how to farm, and you have no idea how difficult it is to run a business. There are transportation costs, gas, tolls, labor costs, and road damage. Everything costs money. Even if I charge 50 cents per pound, I'm still losing money."
Xiaohe Village is very close to Hanyuan City. He buys melons at 50 cents per pound and makes a lot of money by selling them to Hanyuan City. In order to make more money, he has teamed up with his colleagues who buy melons nearby, and all of them are selling at the same price.
After a lot of fuss, these melon farmers finally had to sell their fruits to him.
The uncle has the most melon fields, and he actually asked several people who pick melons, and the price he got was the same from them all.
Everyone was at a loss. If they didn't sell the melons, they would really rot in the fields.
Wang Xing easily controlled these ignorant melon farmers and was very proud. "Hurry up and sign the contract. Since we are from the same hometown, I will set the price for everything. Even if the price drops in the future, I will still charge 50 cents per pound. If you breach the contract, you will have to pay compensation. It is written in black and white. I will not cheat you."
Now is the time of bumper harvest for watermelons. After a while, the price will definitely go up. Late-ripening watermelon varieties will be more valuable. If the price is set, he will earn more in the future.
The uncle had no choice but to pick up the pen and was about to sign the contract when a crisp voice rang out.
"Grandma Yuan! I'm here to pick the melons. We agreed before that they'd be two yuan a pound. I want them all!"
Grandma Yuan squeezed out of the crowd and saw Ji Yunhuan as if she had seen a savior.
"Little girl, you are finally here! It's all my fault that I have a bad memory and lost the note. I couldn't find your phone number, so I could only wait. I told them that you would pay two dollars for the melons, but they didn't believe me and insisted that I was scammed."
"I've lived for so many years, how can I not tell the difference between good guys and bad guys? You bought my melons and even arranged a car to take me back, so you must be a good person!"
"Don't sell melons to Wang Xing, he's a black-hearted guy, he's deliberately lowering the price, sell the melons to this little girl!"
Just when it seemed like it was about to succeed, a Cheng Yaojin showed up unexpectedly, and Wang Xing was very angry.
"I came here with several big trucks, and they can take the melons away right now. You just drove a broken van, and it's obvious that you are not here to collect the melons."
"Don't be fooled by him, I can pay you in cash after you sign the contract."
Ji Yunhuan took out a suitcase from the car and said with a smile: "I also have cash. If you don't know how to use a smartphone, I will give you cash. The truck will be here soon, and the melons can be shipped away tonight."
Wang Xing saw that Ji Yunhuan was alone and was a delicate little girl, while he brought several drivers with him.
He has already signed orders with several supermarkets and the goods must be delivered soon. Otherwise, even if it would be a breach of contract, he must get this batch of watermelons.
Wang Xing gave a look and several tall and strong men blocked Ji Yunhuan. They all had unfriendly faces and were snapping their wrists, with the threat clearly in their eyes.
Wang Xing glared at Ji Yunhuan fiercely, "Leave quickly if you know what's best for you! Doing business is not that simple. Don't think you can get the goods just because the price is high. All the watermelons in this area are reserved by me, and no one else is allowed to interfere!"
Ji Yunhuan raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Oh~ I was so scared! You all saw it, he was the one who threatened me first, I was just defending myself."
Ji Yunhuan clapped his hands, and four 1.8-meter-tall bodyguards came out of the car. They were wearing the same black uniform and sunglasses, and they looked very imposing.
"Miss Ji, do you want to take action?"
When Ji Yunhuan went to the bank to withdraw money, he contacted the bodyguards. These people used to be the bodyguards in the villa and were very reliable.
Wang Xing was scared when he saw this situation. He just wanted to scare Ji Yunhuan and make him run away. Once the contract was signed, everything would be settled. He never expected that Ji Yunhuan would bring bodyguards with him.
"No, no, no! Harmony brings wealth! Miss Ji is very wealthy, buy as many melons as you want. I'm leaving now, right away!"
Wang Xing and his men left in disgrace. They had originally wanted to lower the price and make more money, but now they can only go to farther places to collect the melons. The long-distance transportation means they will earn much less money!
Ji Yunhuan quickly signed a contract with the melon farmers, selling the melons for two yuan per pound. The farmers were a little bit incredulous until they received the money in their hands and saw the payment information on their mobile phones. Only then did they dare to believe that they had really made money.
This year’s hard work has not been in vain.
Grandma Yuan wrapped the money in layers, tied it around her waist with a rope, and put it in her pocket.
"It's getting dark now, you must be hungry. I have local chickens and pigs at home, and they are all fed with grain. Go back with grandma, and she will cook for you."
Ji Yunhuan just wanted to try whether living things could be teleported, so he drove and took Grandma Yuan home.
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