"Oh My God!"
"Brother Kuo... Brother Kuo is amazing!"
"We have our own territory now?!"
The group of people who came with Niu Erbao were first shocked, and then burst into huge joy!
Looking at this exclusive area, and recalling the villagers' mockery just now, a huge sense of pride and relief welled up in their hearts!
They quickly unloaded the vegetables and, imitating Tan Wang's already-opened stall, neatly arranged them.
Soon, residents of the town were drawn to this place.
"Huh? Why are there so many stalls here?"
"Vegetable vendor? How much per pound?" An older woman carrying a basket approached.
Tan Wang's side immediately received a price quote.
"What?! Cabbage is only this price?" The auntie could hardly believe her ears. This was 20% cheaper than the rotten cabbage leaves in the market! And the cabbage was so fresh!
"Where's the radish?"
"Where are the potatoes?"
When they heard that all the vegetable prices were significantly lower than the mainstream market prices and that the quality was excellent, the crowd instantly erupted in excitement!
"Quick! Give me twenty pounds of cabbage!"
"I want ten pounds of radishes and five pounds of potatoes!"
"Don't push! Don't push! I was here first!"
The townspeople who had been observing flocked to the scene! Tan Wang and Niu Erbao's men were immediately busy, weighing, collecting money, and packing vegetables, their faces beaming with excitement!
As Xu Kuo dumped his low-priced vegetables in large quantities, the vendors who had been hoarding their high-priced vegetables couldn't sit still any longer. Seeing their customers being snatched away, they had no choice but to grit their teeth and start lowering their prices.
The inflated vegetable prices throughout the town began to fall at a visible rate.
Niu Erbao and the others were so excited their hands were trembling! What does it feel like to receive so much money that your hands are sore? They finally understood today! Looking at the small bills, cents, and even a few large ten-yuan notes that were rapidly piling up in the money box, everyone felt like they were dreaming!
"My goodness! I've never seen so much money in my life!"
"Following Brother Kuo, you can really eat meat!"
"That was so exciting!"
...
Afternoon, at the village entrance.
Xu Kuo's stall had sold out of vegetables, leaving only a few scattered pieces. Although the villagers had managed to buy the vegetables, their faces were not very pleasant; after all, they had spent a lot of money and felt aggrieved.
Just then, Niu Erbao and Tan Wang returned with a group of people, looking radiant.
"Hey! You're back so soon?" a sharp-eyed villager immediately exclaimed sarcastically. "What? Couldn't get into the market, so you slunk back?"
"I knew it! Xu Kuo's stall is long gone! He still wants to sell in town? Dream on!"
"Haha! What a wasted trip! Serves you right!"
The villagers made sarcastic remarks all at once, trying to regain some psychological balance.
Niu Erbao suddenly stopped, turned around and glared at the villagers who were making sarcastic remarks. He chuckled, then suddenly pulled out a large wad of money from his pocket and tossed it into the air!
Although it was quickly taken back, the thick stack was enough for everyone to see clearly!
"Who says we can't get in?!" Niu Erbao straightened his back and said in a loud voice, "Let me tell you! Master has a special market in town! It was specially approved by Secretary Wen! All our vegetables are sold out!"
"Whoosh—!"
This is even more explosive than Xu Kuo's earlier announcement of giving his subordinates free vegetables!
The villagers were all petrified!
"Huh? A specialized market?"
"It was approved by Secretary Wen?!"
"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"
Their faces were filled with disbelief! If what Niu Erbao said was true, then Xu Kuo's influence was immense! He actually managed to get Secretary Wen of the town to approve land for him to sell vegetables!
Looking at Niu Erbao and the others' excited and proud expressions, and their bulging pockets, they couldn't help but believe it!
Regret! Endless regret overwhelmed the villagers who hadn't joined Xu Kuo's group, and some who had even mocked him! If only... if only they had gone with him... wouldn't they be able to get a share of the money now?
Those who worked with Xu Kuo were now even more proud and elated! They stood tall and proud, enjoying the envious and jealous looks from the villagers, and their admiration for Xu Kuo reached a new level!
Seeing everyone's excited expressions, Xu Kuo nodded slightly. He took a small portion from the money Niu Erbao had collected, about 30% of the total, and handed it to Niu Erbao: "Keep this part as capital and working capital for future operations."
Then, pointing to the thick wad of cash left, he announced loudly to everyone, "The rest is what you all worked hard to earn today! Divide it among everyone!"
"oh!"
"Thank you, Brother Kuo!"
"Long live Brother Kuo!"
Niu Erbao and the others erupted in thunderous cheers! Their eyes were bloodshot as they stared at the mountain of banknotes! Divided per head! How much money was that?! They hugged each other excitedly, their excitement overflowing!
The villagers around were stunned! That was money! Plenty of cash! And it was just divided up like that?! Their eyes practically popped out of their sockets with envy, and they were filled with deep regret!
Just then, two dusty figures appeared at the village entrance; they were Xu Jianguo and Xu Jianjun.
They went to town and sure enough, they saw Tan Wang and Niu Erbao selling vegetables at a lower price. But by the time they squeezed through the crowd, all the good vegetables had already been snatched up, and they didn't care about the remaining scraps. They were too ashamed to compete with the townspeople, so they had to leave empty-handed.
He wanted to check other vendors, but found that although they had lowered their prices, they were still more expensive than Xu Kuo had been selling, and the quality of their vegetables was far inferior. After wandering around aimlessly, hungry, he finally had no choice but to return to the village entrance.
When villagers saw them return, they immediately went up to ask, "Jianguo, Jianjun, did you go to town? How are the vegetable prices there? Is there anything cheaper?"
Xu Jianguo and Xu Jianjun's faces turned pale and then red, and they stammered, unable to speak.
Seeing their expressions, how could the villagers not understand?
Hey! Looks like I couldn't find anything cheaper!
"Why bother with all this fuss! We should have just bought it from Xu Kuo earlier!"
"I think they're just stupid! They insist on going out and getting rejected!"
Laughter erupted, and Xu Jianguo and Xu Jianjun were utterly humiliated. Looking at Xu Kuo's nearly empty stall, and then at their former neighbors beaming with joy as they divided the money, they felt a mixture of bitterness and resentment.
Xu Jianjun gritted his teeth, leaned closer to Xu Kuo, and forced a smile: "Xiao Kuo...look, we...we just couldn't buy any vegetables...we're so broke we can't even afford to eat, could you...spare some to us?"
Xu Jianguo couldn't bring himself to do it, but hunger and pressure from his family forced him to bow his head and look at Xu Kuo hesitantly.
Xu Kuo glanced at them and pointed to the pile of rotten vegetable leaves and stalks that had been cleared out at his feet. These were intended to be thrown away or fed to the pigs.
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