Han Xiao knew all about the Li family's difficulties, but he didn't care about them. He simply took a sip of the hot water, put down the cup, and said to Li Sheng, "I didn't come here for anything else today, I just wanted to see how you were doing."
Speaking of this, Li Sheng's eyes were bright. "Don't worry, Mr. Han. The boss has told me that we can basically harvest in two months. Red pimples grow very fast and have a high yield."
Han Xiao nodded. He knew all this, but he also needed some beets at the moment. Except for the part that Lu Ming took away, almost all the rest of the beets that Li Sheng had planted before were kept as seeds. It would be difficult to separate some from them.
I just don’t know how much Li Sheng has left. If there are really not many, he will have to think of other ways.
Han Xiao analyzed the current situation and asked, "How much did Uncle Li plant in his backyard?"
Li Sheng looked at Han Xiao, a little confused, but still answered: "These are what my father planted and he didn't take good care of them, so they didn't grow very well and there weren't many of them, about 600 kilograms."
"600 kilograms?" Han Xiao was a little surprised. Did Mr. Li actually plant so much in the backyard?
"Yes, my father thought it was a good thing, and my backyard was quite big, so he planted so many. But he didn't understand that the seeds were relatively small and not suitable for keeping as seeds." Li Sheng touched his head embarrassedly.
It doesn't matter that they are small in size, since they are not for eating anyway. This number is beyond Han Xiao's expectations, but it is also a pleasant surprise. These can basically be used to dye a batch of red cloth.
After making up his mind, Han Xiao sat up straight and said, "Brother Li, I want all of your red bumps. How about the same price as before?"
Li Sheng couldn't help but have some doubts: "Of course, I can, but these are not good varieties. According to the previous price, it is not appropriate. I can give them to you directly."
Han Xiao looked at Li Sheng and knew that he was sincere, but he couldn't do such a thing as taking it for free, so he smiled and said, "How can I take Brother Li's things for free? These things have helped me a lot, so let's keep the previous price. It's settled. I will take some away today, and Brother Li can send the rest to the Ruan family in Qingping Town for me. How about that?"
When he heard the Ruan family, Old Lin, who was doing nothing, changed his expression. What did Han Xiao mean?
Lao Lin was a little confused, but he didn't say anything and watched Han Xiao negotiate with Li Sheng.
He knew that Han Xiao was a man of loyalty and righteousness, and that his character was definitely not bad, otherwise his boss would not have cooperated with him for so long.
But he knew something about beets, and understood the huge profits that would be brought if they were successful, but why were these beets sent to the Ruan family?
The Han family and the Ruan family are related by marriage. If Han Xiao is planning to give up cooperation with the Lu family and turn to cooperate with the Ruan family, then there is no need to bring himself here.
Lao Lin thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so he simply gave up. Anyway, he was already here, so he would wait and see how Han Xiao would explain it on the way back.
Han Xiao and Li Sheng exchanged pleasantries for a long time, and finally, under Han Xiao's tough attitude, he decided to purchase the beets at the previous price, but Li Sheng had to send all the remaining beets to Qingping Town.
Li Sheng had no choice but to agree, but he felt even more grateful to Han Xiao.
After discussing the whereabouts of the remaining beets, Li Cuier brought the meal down. There were four dishes and a soup, and Li Cuier even killed a chicken, which showed that she had put a lot of thought into it.
They had to rush back to Qingping Town in the afternoon, so Han Xiao didn't stay any longer and took some of the beets back with him.
The oxcart was not moving very fast on the road. Han Xiao lay on the sweet tea, looking at the sky, humming a tuneless tune vaguely.
Lao Lin looked back several times and wanted to ask. Although Han Xiao was lying on the ox cart, he could see all of Lao Lin's little movements.
Seeing Old Lin's tangled expression, Han Xiao laughed out loud: "Uncle Lin, don't you understand why I want to send the beets to the Ruan family?"
Lao Lin licked his lips awkwardly and chuckled, "Hehe, I'm a rough guy. I know Brother Han, you're a man of great accomplishments, but I don't understand why you're doing this."
Han Xiao looked at the blue sky and said earnestly, "Well, as the old saying goes, don't put all your eggs in one basket. The Ruan family is the richest family in Qingping Town. It's better for a hundred flowers to bloom than for one family to dominate. What do you think, Brother Lin?"
After saying that, he patted Lao Lin on the shoulder. Lao Lin looked horrified and couldn't even believe that Han Xiao said that to him. He stammered and couldn't speak for a while.
"You...you...what should our boss do?"
Han Xiao looked at Lao Lin, whose face was full of fear, and laughed even louder. Fortunately, there were not many people on the road at this time, otherwise he would really be regarded as a lunatic.
Hearing Han Xiao's laughter, Lao Lin knew that he had been fooled by Han Xiao. But when he thought about it carefully, if Han Xiao really had this idea, he probably would not have brought him here at all, and he would not have asked Lu Ming to cooperate in the first place.
Thinking of this, Lao Lin put down his heart and hit Han Xiao's shoulder: "You little brat, you just lied to me. I have to talk to your father when I get back."
Old Lin's grip was quite strong. If Han Xiao hadn't been exercising recently, he really wouldn't have been able to bear it. "No, I was just joking with Brother Lin, but I sent these beets to the Ruan family for a reason."
Old Lin was interrupted by Han Xiao, and the distance between them was shortened a little, but he still didn't understand what this had to do with the Ruan family.
"What's the reason? Is there anything else this beet can be used for?"
"Really? Beet is a treasure. In addition to making sugar, it can also be used for dyeing. But Brother Lin, you have to keep this a secret from me." Han Xiao said earnestly.
"Dyeing?" Lao Lin was confused. This thing can be dyed?
Seeing Old Lin's disbelieving expression, Han Xiao didn't explain to him but just talked about the Ruan and Chen families: "Brother Lin, you have been following Uncle Lu, so you should know about the recent events of the Chen and Ruan families."
"I know this. I've heard some things, but I'm not sure about the specific reasons. I just know that the fabrics from both stores have been on the decline in price before the New Year, and I bought quite a few." Old Lin said with a red face, but he didn't say that the fabrics he bought were given to his old lover.
"Yes, it's about this matter. The Chen family and the Ruan family have a feud. I just brought these beets to see if I can help the Ruan family."
Only then did Old Lin feel completely relieved. As long as they didn't cooperate with the Ruan family to make sugar, anything else was fine.
"So that's how it is. It seems the Ruan family is in quite a bit of trouble this time."
The Ruan family's roots are only in Qingping Town. In Qingping Town, the Ruan family can indeed have some say, but away from Qingping Town, the Ruan family is far inferior.
But the Lu family is different. The Lu family’s roots are in the capital, and this small Qingping Town is just Lu Ming’s small affair.
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