"Who's causing trouble outside!"
Li Baotian was furious and said to Li Weidong, "Weidong, you sit down first. I'll go out and see who's causing trouble!"
The others, however, started discussing it.
"All the policies are the same as in Weidong, and the purchase price is six mao per jin, which is much more cost-effective than in Weidong!"
"Tiger said the other day that he'd take us mushroom growing, and I didn't expect him to actually mean it!"
"In that case, I'm going with Tiger!"
"But can Tiger do it? He learned how to grow mushrooms from Wei Dong!"
"You said yourself that he learned it from Wei Dong. Since he learned it, he must be able to do it! Otherwise, would he dare to step forward and say he would lead the team?"
"That makes sense. I'll go with Tiger. It's a little over two cents a pound!"
As they were talking, many people had already started to leave.
In a short while, only Shen Xiaoyan and Li Weidong remained in the brigade headquarters courtyard.
"this……"
Shen Xiaoyan was stunned: "Weidong, what do we do now?"
Li Weidong was also a little confused, muttering, "Is he serious?"
When Shen Xiaoyan told him the day before yesterday that Hu Zi was also planning to lead a group to grow mushrooms, he thought Hu Zi was joking and just trying to annoy him.
Didn't expect that kid to be serious?
"He even leads people to grow mushrooms? Is he crazy?!"
Li Weidong was completely baffled.
After all, when he led Tiger's family to grow mushrooms, he handled all the technically demanding tasks!
Tiger's family only does manual labor that requires no skill, and we still want to push the work onto him and make him do it for us!
As a result, Tiger suddenly changed his mind and wanted to lead everyone to grow mushrooms. Does he really know how?
Aren't you afraid of messing things up?
If things really go wrong, it doesn't matter if Tiger's family loses money, but so many people in the village have abandoned their crops and devoted themselves to growing mushrooms with him, only to end up with nothing. Will the whole family starve?
It harms both yourself and others!
When Li Baotian returned, he saw Li Weidong's puzzled and angry face.
He quickly said, "It's true, Tiger is out there too. He's set up a stall and said he's leading everyone to grow mushrooms! Weidong, don't worry, I'll go find him right now!"
Li Weidong said seriously, "Uncle, this matter must be made clear. Hu Zi may not know how to grow mushrooms. If we let him bring everyone here and something goes wrong, we'll all be finished!"
Rural people toil in the fields all year round, barely making ends meet by raising pigs and growing corn and pumpkins to sell.
With the money they scrape together, they have to support their family, pay for their children's schooling, and if they're unlucky enough to get sick, they'll be grateful they can't even borrow money, let alone save any!
Nowadays, if you want to grow mushrooms, all other work, including crops in the field, will definitely be delayed. The whole family's hopes are pinned on the mushrooms.
If something goes wrong with the mushrooms, it'll be a disaster!
Li Baotian naturally understood this as well, and immediately said, "Weidong, don't worry, I won't let him do anything reckless!"
After saying that, he hurriedly went out the door.
Across from the brigade headquarters courtyard, Hu Zi and his mother Wang Da Hua moved a table over, on which lay a thick stack of registration forms, looking quite professional.
The villagers all gathered around, asking questions all at once.
"Tiger, when you said you'd take us mushroom planting, were you serious?"
Do you charge a greenhouse fee here?
"You said it's two cents more expensive than Weidong's purchase price, is that true?"
"Tiger, do you know how to grow mushrooms? Did you learn all of Wei Dong's skills from him? If so, I'll work for you!"
"I've never been out either. You say mushrooms are so expensive outside? You have a conscience, I'll stick with you!"
Tiger felt elated by everyone's exaggerated praise.
He said, "We're all human, so why can Li Weidong succeed while I can't?"
Now look what's happened! Everyone's choosing him, not Li Weidong!
Wang Dahua was so excited she couldn't stop smiling.
The mother and son were extremely proud of the fact that not a single person had signed up for Li Weidong's side.
"Everyone, please be quiet and listen to me!"
Tiger picked up the megaphone and said in a serious tone, "I will answer your questions one by one."
"First of all, there's the greenhouse fee, which we'll definitely charge, but it'll only be for the materials. I, Tiger, promise you all in front of everyone that I absolutely won't take advantage of you by a single penny!"
Wang Dahua nodded in agreement: "We're all neighbors, and we should help each other out. You're willing to grow mushrooms with my son Huzi, so we can't let you down!"
Tiger continued, "And there's the purchase price. I'll just tell you the price outside. Mushrooms are selling for 90 cents a dollar now, but I'll buy them from you for 60 cents. After deducting transportation losses, I'll only make a meager profit."
At this point, he added meaningfully, "After all, I'm a person with a conscience, and I won't make money through dishonest means like some people!"
The mother and son's words subtly humiliated Li Weidong, making him feel utterly inadequate.
The villagers were already dissatisfied with Li Weidong's greenhouse project, but after hearing the mother and son speak so sincerely, they were all extremely grateful.
Just then, Li Baotian arrived.
"Nonsense!"
He pointed at Hu Zi and yelled, "Hu Zi, what are you doing? Wei Dong is growing mushrooms, and you're growing mushrooms too? Are you deliberately trying to sabotage us?"
Tiger sneered, "Village chief, you're wrong about that. If Li Weidong can grow mushrooms, why can't I?"
“Li Weidong’s mushroom cultivation is a benefit to the villagers. I, Hu Zi, also cultivate mushrooms with everyone, and I get a higher purchase price than him. How come I’m considered a troublemaker?”
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