"Yes, you're the one who should lead it!"
An old man said with certainty: "Li Weidong talks a good game, but what's the result? He cheats us here and there, and in the end, all our hard work for a year goes to him!"
"We should have come to you. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have known he was making such a big profit!"
The others echoed his sentiments and praised him.
Tiger was overjoyed and began to make plans in his mind.
He had previously followed Li Weidong to grow mushrooms, and Li Weidong hadn't hidden anything from him about any of the procedures; he had witnessed it all.
With the technical issues resolved, all that remained were the mushroom substrate bags and sales channels.
The mushroom bags are easy to handle. As for sales channels, if Li Weidong can get the orders, why can't I get them myself?
Thinking of this, Hu Zi immediately nodded and said, "Alright, Li Weidong is an unrighteous and heartless person, but I, Hu Zi, am not like him!"
“Since the villagers trust me, I will take on this heavy responsibility. Just wait and see. If I’m going to do it, I’ll do it to the best of my ability!”
"I promise you, I will never make a single penny of dishonest money, and I will definitely live up to your trust!"
Everyone cheered immediately, and the praise was endless.
Tiger felt incredibly proud as he listened to everyone's comments, and he practically floated home.
His words quickly spread throughout the entire Peach Blossom Valley.
"Really? Tiger really said he'd teach me?"
"So, should we go with Weidong or Huzi? Did Huzi mention anything about greenhouse fees?"
"I think it's safer to work with Weidong since he was the one who started this mushroom business in the first place, right?"
"I also think Weidong is better. Hu Zi had a falling out with Weidong's family before, and the mushrooms he planted afterwards got sick and couldn't be harvested, right?"
"Wei Dong's mushrooms also went bad, and he had to dig them all up from both greenhouses. Compared to that, Hu Zi isn't even charging us for the greenhouses!"
The whole village was talking about it.
Many people were hesitant because of the greenhouse fee, but when they heard that the price of mushrooms in the city was almost one yuan per kilogram, while Li Weidong was only offering forty cents, they immediately made up their minds.
At noon that day, the courtyard of the village brigade headquarters was unusually quiet compared to the bustling morning.
The number of people who came to submit their application forms could be counted on one hand.
Li Baotian went from being cheerful at first to having a long face at the end.
By mid-afternoon, when she saw the few application forms in Shen Xiaoyan's hand, her face scrunched up in a bitter expression.
"What can I say about these people!"
He slammed his fist on the table in exasperation: "Such a great opportunity was presented to you and you didn't even know how to seize it? You deserve to be poor your whole life!!"
Shen Xiaoyan, on the other hand, remained quite calm.
As she looked at the application form in her hand, she said, "Uncle, you're getting on in years, you should take it easy. Don't ruin your health later."
Li Baotian opened his mouth, but ultimately gave up and sighed heavily.
When he got home, his back was hunched over.
Shen Xiaoyan shook her head.
This old man is a good official, always thinking of the village's best interests.
Unfortunately, no one appreciated it.
Alright, alright, it's getting late, it's time to go back.
...
at night.
At the dinner table, Zhao Xiulian talked about the rumors circulating in the village.
"Tiger also said he wants to lead everyone to grow mushrooms!"
She looked at Shen Xiaoyan with some concern and asked, "Xiaoyan, are there many people who have signed up?"
Li Weidong was taken aback: "Tiger?"
He went out to the brigade headquarters this morning for a quick look, and then came home. He had a rare day off and spent the whole day at home reading and taking notes, completely unaware of what was happening outside.
Unexpectedly, Tiger suddenly appeared and interfered again.
Haven't we learned enough lessons from the past?
Shen Xiaoyan explained, "The villagers think the greenhouse fee is too high, and they also say that the purchase price of mushrooms outside is almost one yuan per kilogram, while we only give them 40 cents. It's too greedy."
"Then Tiger stepped forward and said that he could also lead everyone to grow mushrooms. Before long, everyone ran over to Hu Zi's side."
Zhao Xiulian grew anxious: "What about our side? Isn't anyone coming?"
Growing mushrooms can be profitable if you build one or two sheds at home, but the profits are small.
Only by expanding the scale and growing the business can you make big money.
Now that she sees everyone being pulled away by Hu Zi, how could she not be anxious?
Shen Xiaoyan shook her head: "There are quite a few people who signed up, but only eight families actually came to submit their application forms. When I came back this afternoon, five families came to take their application forms back, saying they weren't going to plant anymore!"
"Now, there are only three left."
She gestured towards the bag on the sofa: "There are only three application forms, they're all in the bag!"
"What should we do then?!"
Li Xiaoli stopped eating and grabbed Li Weidong, asking, "Brother, you have to think of something! Otherwise, they'll take everyone away, what will we do?"
"That family is so annoying!"
The little girl is very clear about her grudges. Ever since she had a falling out with Tiger's family, she stopped calling them "uncle" and "aunt" and just referred to them as "that family" instead.
Li Weidong pried her hands off and said irritably, "I'm not in a hurry, why are you?"
Li Xiaoli pouted: "How can we not be anxious? Nobody is growing mushrooms with you, everyone is growing them with his family. Once his family makes money, they'll definitely come and show off in front of us."
"Just thinking about it makes me angry!"
"You silly girl!"
Li Weidong chuckled and looked at Shen Xiaoyan, saying, "It's alright, we can continue the promotion tomorrow."
"Those who are willing to come are welcome to visit us. Those who are hesitant should go to Tiger instead."
Zhao Xiulian and Li Xiaoli were both dumbfounded. The mother and daughter asked in unison, "Why?!"
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