Han Lei recalled his recent visit to the crop greenhouse base and continued, "They also installed solar power generation equipment on the roof of each greenhouse, and even turned on the air conditioning in each greenhouse during the hottest hours of the day to prevent the crops from being scorched by the high temperature!"
The air conditioners in those greenhouses were even dismantled by soldiers from abandoned houses in City C.
"Xiao Xu, I'm telling you this in secret, but don't tell anyone else!"
Han Lei looked around and, seeing that no one was coming, whispered to Xu Lai, "In less than a month, a batch of ripe sweet potatoes, potatoes, and other grains and vegetables will be available in supermarkets in various communities. Keep an eye out for them and don't miss out!"
This is inside information from this supermarket. Judging from the current situation, once the newly produced grains or vegetables are put on the shelves, they will definitely be snapped up very quickly.
Xu Lai was deeply moved by the special care Director Han showed her.
"Thank you, Uncle Han, for telling me this good news. I will definitely pay close attention and try to buy as much fresh grain and vegetables as possible!"
They grow grains and vegetables in their space, so they don't lack any at all. However, she can tell the Xiao and Lu families, who have a good relationship with her family.
After saying goodbye to Director Han, Xu Lai rode his electric tricycle to Qin's Group's trading market.
As a result, she saw Chen Cheng, the middleman who had parked his truck on the side of the same main road as before, and Hei Zi, one of his three henchmen, who had very dark skin.
It was already past nine o'clock in the morning, and the glaring sun was shining down on the earth. But the middleman and the two men called Hei Zi got out of the truck cab and stood by the roadside, looking around as if they were looking for something.
"Brother Chen, it's so hot, who are you looking for here?"
Chen Cheng and Hei Zi looked in the direction of the sound and saw that it was the person they were looking for. Their eyes lit up when they saw that the person had become even darker after not seeing him for some time.
"Hey girl, my brother and I have been waiting for you right here!"
On her way to the Qin Group, Xu Lai suddenly thought of Chen Cheng, the middleman, so she called him to ask if he had any gypsum powder for making tofu.
She remembered that Chen Cheng said on the phone that he would look for her, then asked her about her location before hanging up.
She was surprised to find the two men waiting for her there.
"Brother Chen, you have my phone number, why don't you call me?"
Xu Lai looked at the two people who were sweating profusely and panting heavily, and couldn't help but ask them a question.
"It's impossible to talk things out in person as clearly as we talk on the phone!"
Ignoring the heat outside, Chen Cheng and Hei Zi quickly held out their parasols to shield Xu Lai from the sun.
"What is it that absolutely has to be said face to face?"
Xu Lai, puzzled, asked Chen Cheng directly.
"Last time, we bought a batch of high-quality rice, flour, sweet potatoes, and potatoes from you, and we resold them in the wealthy area that same day. I was wondering if you still have any grains of the same quality as last time?"
The brothers made a fortune by reselling it last time.
Those wealthy people made it clear that if there were still such good grains available, they would buy more.
This is a potentially huge business opportunity, and Chen Cheng doesn't want to give it up, which led to the current situation.
The vacuum-packed rice and flour left in the space warehouse, as well as the rice and wheat harvested from the previous crops on the space land, were reserved for their own family to eat.
So she smiled and shook her head at Chen Cheng, saying, "We've already sold out of rice, flour, sweet potatoes, and potatoes."
Seeing the obvious disappointment on the brothers' faces, Xu Lai looked at them and said mysteriously, "However..."
"But what?"
Chen Cheng and Hei Zi, who were initially quite disappointed, regained a glimmer of hope when the girl in front of them used a word that changed their mind, and they quickly pressed her for more information.
"Although I don't have rice, flour, sweet potatoes, or potatoes, I do have some fresh fruit. Would you like some?"
"What? Fresh fruit? Girl, you're not kidding your Brother Chen, are you?"
Upon hearing the words "fresh fruit," Chen Cheng and Hei Zi were completely stunned.
According to the information he gathered, the largest agricultural department in City C had planted a sizable batch of grains and vegetables in greenhouses.
But fruit is not grown there.
Chen Cheng thought he had misheard something that even the city's agricultural department didn't have!
"That's right, I do have a batch of fresh fruit!"
After the other person reiterated that she meant fresh fruit, Xu Lai reluctantly gave another reply.
"There are more than a dozen freshly ripe watermelons, about two or three hundred pounds of grapes, and some cucumbers and cantaloupes!"
Watermelons, cucumbers, and cantaloupes are intercropped around the fruit trees along the edge of the pond.
"What? Girl, what did you say? Watermelon, grapes, cucumbers, and cantaloupes?"
Chen Cheng and Hei Zi were completely stunned.
After a few seconds of stunned silence, both of them were overcome with uncontrollable excitement.
"Are we dreaming? There's still fruit at this hour?"
And since it was fresh, Chen Cheng and Hei Zi, worried that they were daydreaming, each punched the other in the chest.
"Ouch! Looks like I wasn't dreaming!" they both exclaimed in unison.
Then he looked at the other person, his excitement overflowing.
"Hey girl, I'll take all this fruit! I'll take as much as you have!"
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