Chapter 211 Do you think I'm poor?
"Mom, we are a family after marriage, why are you so polite? Look at these tomatoes, they are so ripe that they are about to fall off."
Meng Xiaoning said this, reaching out and touching it lightly.
A tomato on the branch fell down and hit the ground. Seeing this, Liu Guihua was also a little hesitant.
What Xiaoning said makes sense, but...
Seeing this, Meng Xiaoning instructed Li Lei, "Go find a few baskets. My parents and I will pick the tomatoes first. Go to the grocery store and call my eldest sister to come over. Also, if my eldest sister doesn't want so many tomatoes, we can go to the market and sell them. We don't have much to do recently anyway, so we can just sell them at my mother's stall."
Meng Xiaoning arranged everything properly. Seeing this, Li Lei could only follow Meng Xiaoning's instructions.
The whole family soon got busy.
Li Miao and Li Yong also came over and picked several baskets in a short time.
After receiving Li Lei's call, Li Xu immediately contacted the previous driver.
It was also a coincidence that the other party happened to have nothing to do today.
After agreeing on the same price and time as before, Li Xu hung up the phone.
As the Chinese New Year is approaching, the number of people coming to buy things has increased significantly, and the quantities they buy are also larger than before.
When they open their mouths, they can weigh more than ten or twenty kilograms. If they are generous, they can weigh dozens or even hundreds of kilograms.
Among all the vegetables, tomatoes sell particularly fast. Tomatoes can be eaten as fruit, fried, served cold, or made into soup.
But even so, Li Xu didn't dare to ask for more, and asked his family to pick a cart of goods first.
Now that a large family lives together, there are too many people and too many eyes. Yuanyuan’s space can no longer hold anything.
Taking things out little by little would not attract attention. But if so many things disappeared in an instant, if someone saw it, there would be no way to defend myself.
If a truckload of goods came, her small shop could barely hold them all. Plus, sales were brisk these days, so she didn't have to worry at all.
The Li family worked together to pick all the slightly ripe tomatoes. The others that were less ripe could be kept for a while longer, and it would probably be no problem to wait until after the New Year.
The whole truck couldn't hold it, and there were still more than a dozen baskets left.
Li Zhiming and Liu Guihua looked a little worried, but Li Yong was not worried at all: "Isn't there a big market in Qili Village tomorrow? I'll borrow my uncle's tractor and sell it at the market!"
Li Miao quickly said: "Second brother, I'll go with you!"
Li Yong nodded, then looked at Li Zhiming: "Dad, let's not divide the money this time. Let's buy a tractor or a small tricycle! I will drive it myself to deliver goods to my eldest sister. I can also drive it around to sell it on weekdays, so I don't have to worry about not being able to sell the goods."
This is a good idea, but we have agreed to start dividing the money this time.
And Xiaoning just got married, wouldn’t that be a bad thing?
Liu Guihua subconsciously glanced at Meng Xiaoning, but then quickly looked away, fearing that she would think too much.
If you have a daughter-in-law, you have to take her thoughts into consideration, especially in a family with two sons like theirs. You can't make your daughter-in-law unhappy. Only when she is happy can the family be harmonious.
Meng Xiaoning knew what the old man was thinking. "I think what Xiaoyong said makes sense. With a car, it will be convenient for us to do anything."
She was already very happy that the old man could take her thoughts into consideration. The money was originally earned by the old man before she got married, and whether it was divided or not was none of her business.
Li Yong touched his nose somewhat uncomfortably.
Meng Xiaoning is several years younger than him, and now he feels a little uncomfortable when he hears him calling him Xiaoyong.
"Buying a car only costs four or five thousand yuan, and we can divide the rest." Li Miao also said.
Li Miao's words surprised Meng Xiaoning for a long time.
On the way back, Meng Xiaoning asked tentatively: "How much can these two acres of tomatoes be sold for?"
She had never planted these before, so she was not sure. She originally thought that she could only make 1,000 or 2,000 yuan. Even if it was 1,000 or 2,000 yuan, she could make 20,000 yuan a year from these seven acres of land.
The four of them earn an average of 5,000 yuan a year, which is considered a high income.
But from what Li Miao said, if they could earn enough to buy a car from these two acres of tomatoes, would there be enough left?
Li Lei whispered: "I think I can make five or six thousand!"
He is still conservative in saying that these two acres of tomatoes will produce nearly 20,000 kilograms.
Even if it is 40 cents per pound, that is more than 7,000 yuan. After deducting the cost, the profit can be about 5,000 or 6,000 yuan.
But if they were to sell them in retail, the price would definitely be more than 40 cents.
In the winter, tomatoes can be a rarity.
Meng Xiaoning's eyes widened, suspecting that he had heard it wrongly: "How much?"
Li Lei repeated: "About 5,000 to 6,000 yuan after deducting the profit!"
Meng Xiaoning took a deep breath and said, "Are you sure? Are you kidding? Do you know what five or six thousand means?"
An average person’s annual salary is less than 5,000 or 6,000 yuan!
Just like her, she only makes more than 300 yuan a month, less than 4,000 yuan a year!
Li Lei nodded and counted on his fingers for Meng Xiaoning: "I estimate that these two acres of land can produce nearly 20,000 catties, and 40 cents per catty, that's more than 7,000. Excluding labor, deducting the costs of watering and fertilizing, the profit is about the number I mentioned."
Meng Xiaoning was amazed: "Two acres of land can yield so many tomatoes!"
"What do you think? If we don't make money, why would our whole family come back to take care of this greenhouse?" Li Lei said with a smile, "So, buy whatever you want, don't save money for me. I don't have any money now, but I will get some next year."
Meng Xiaoning held Li Lei's hand and nodded vigorously: "Now I know, I thought..."
She thought Li Lei was poor!
When they were dating, she never had the courage to ask Li Lei about his income, for fear that Li Lei would think she was coveting the little money at home.
She always thought that Li Lei had just retired from the army and was helping his parents farm at home because he had not found a suitable job yet.
She really didn't expect that growing greenhouse crops could be so profitable.
"What do you think? Do you think I'm poor? So you try every way to save money for me and don't even want to take you to the county town?" Li Lei asked with a smile.
Meng Xiaoning laughed and raised his hand to hit him.
"My wife is so nice, smart, pretty, and thrifty. I've really found a treasure!" Li Lei stretched out his hand and put his arm around Meng Xiaoning's waist.
"Let go, we're on the street!" Meng Xiaoning reached out to pry Li Lei's hand away awkwardly.
But Li Lei hugged her tighter, "She's my own wife, what should I be afraid of?"
On the other side, it was already past six o'clock when the car arrived at Li Xu's store.
Zhang Kun got off work early today, and he and Li Xu were already waiting in the store.
(End of this chapter)
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