Chapter 184 I gave her face, but she didn’t want it
Aunt Zhu'er was very reserved when she mentioned the price of tomatoes, considering the original price was 25 wen per jin. But even so, the villagers were still shocked.
"How much? Five cents? The vegetables grown in this field can be sold for so much!"
"Five cents? That's more expensive than eggs! But is it tastier than eggs?"
"Oh my god, how much would that sell for?"
"When did you plant it? I wish you had given us some seedlings!"
The village was in an uproar again. The villagers were extremely shocked. Some of them did not believe it and ran to Xu Zhichun's house to ask again, "Are these tomatoes really sold at five cents per pound?" "Is Zhu'er just bragging?"
Xu Zhichun thought that he was not bragging, but he did lie.
But she couldn't tell the truth, she had to continue lying.
"Aunt Zhu'er didn't lie. It's really that expensive."
"I stumbled upon these seedlings this year. I had no idea what they were, but I thought they were rare and novel, so I planted them. I didn't expect them to be anything good. Next year, everyone can come to my house and take the seeds home to plant. But with so many people planting them next year, I'm sure I won't get a very good price. It's a good idea to keep them for my own consumption."
"It's easy to grow, just like growing cucumbers and eggplants, nothing special."
"Don't worry, others may not dare to say anything, but we in our own village definitely have all the seeds."
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Everyone felt relieved after receiving Xu Zhichun's approval. They wished that the New Year and spring would come immediately so that they could plant tomatoes quickly, harvest them, and sell them for five cents per pound.
As for asking for two to take home and try? No one had the nerve to ask.
Asking for a tomato is like asking for several eggs. Who would be so bold as to ask for it? Such a valuable thing, people want to keep it to sell it for money.
Besides, we are still counting on Xu Zhichun to send seeds next year.
If you ask for it shamelessly now, will you still have the nerve to ask for seeds next spring?
Since they had crossed the clear road, Xu Zhichun gave three to five kilograms each to the village head's family, the fourth grandmother's family, the sixth grandfather's family, Uncle Yang Ming, Chunfen's mother and several other families.
Several families were very happy when they received it. They ate it with great care and praised it endlessly.
It’s something fresh. It’s so expensive in the city, so of course it tastes good.
There is no need to mention Zeng Xiaojuan. Xu Zhichun would send a few to her every few days, and would also ask Zeng Xiaoyan and her husband to take a few back with them.
Everyone looked and saw that Aunt Zhu'er and Xu Zhichun had also sold a lot of tomatoes, but Xiaoyan didn't have any. This didn't make sense.
Everyone is curious, and there are even more curious people who can't help but ask questions.
What can Zeng Xiaoyan say?
She could only say, "Sister Zhichun also gave me some seedlings to try, but I planted them and none of them survived."
"Oh, that's such a pity!"
"Oh, why don't you take better care of it?"
Everyone who heard it couldn't help but feel sorry for her.
Lin Zhuer only had about ten trees in her garden, but they produced so many fruits. I wonder how much they sold for. Not to mention Zhichun! He looked so full of them, I'm sure he could have made a few taels of silver.
It's like raising several pigs.
This is much easier than raising pigs.
The matter would have ended there, but Zhao found out about it. She felt bad about the money lost, and she had nothing to do with the konjac tofu and ice jelly business. She already disliked Zeng Xiaoyan, so she started to talk to her in a sarcastic way.
Zhao blamed her for being selfish and keeping things to herself, saying she must have been afraid they would get a smaller share of the profits, so she secretly planted the tomato seedlings. But she had never planted anything before and didn't know how to do it, so she ended up killing all the seedlings.
If she had told it earlier, how could this have happened?
Wouldn't that mean more income for the family? Even if we can't sell it, we can still eat it at home.
In the final analysis, she is selfish.
It doesn't make sense that Aunt Zhu'er's family has it, but her own family doesn't. Zeng Xiaoyan was afraid that her parents-in-law would misunderstand Sister Zhichun and feel resentful towards her, so she had already explained the situation privately and talked about it with her eldest sister-in-law in private.
Her temperament has now become much more tolerant and considerate, and she is willing to give Zhao this face in exchange for peace at home.
If it were in the past, she would have deliberately used this opportunity to scold Zhao.
Unexpectedly, Zhao didn't connect the tomato seedlings with the seedlings she had dug up herself. Zeng Xiaoyan thought she remembered them to some extent and overestimated her.
Zhao forgot everything she had done and turned around to blame others. If Zeng Xiaoyan could tolerate her, she would not be Zeng Xiaoyan.
The crackling output completely confused Zhao.
"What do you mean? Those seedlings were tomato seedlings?"
"yes!"
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Zhao was mortified, heartbroken, and furious. She was almost going crazy. "Zeng Xiaoyan, you did this on purpose, didn't you? Did you do this on purpose?"
"Why am I doing this on purpose?" Zeng Xiaoyan said angrily. "I've never seen this type of tomato before. Sister Zhichun also got a chance to try it out for the first time. Who knew it was so delicious and valuable? I was just trying it out. I planted it in the corners of the garden to avoid taking up space. Who knew you were so diligent?"
"you--"
"What do you mean by 'I'? Everyone in our family knows who is selfish, and it's definitely not me. Second sister-in-law, if you point fingers at me and talk nonsense for no reason again, don't blame me for being ruthless."
"you!"
Zhao was almost mad at her to tears.
Aunt Liang also thought that Zhao remembered that the seedlings she had dug up were tomato seedlings. Although she felt sad, the matter was irreversible, and Aunt Liang was too lazy to scold her again. She didn't expect that the second sister's wife was really amazing. She had forgotten everything she had done and was staring at others all day long.
Why doesn't she have any brains? What kind of seedlings can Xiaoyan plant that not a single one survives?
Aunt Liang stopped them. "Alright, stop talking too much, Second Brother. Stop acting like everyone owes you something, complaining about this and that. Your father-in-law and I are the ones who decide what to do with this family. It's our business to scold or criticize someone, not you."
Zhao was angry but dared not say a word.
At the end of the month, it is time for the county school to take a holiday again.
This time, Mrs. Qin had learned her lesson. She had already given instructions and had the carriage seized. She wanted to go to the county school in person to pick up her son.
Qin Xiuhe used the same trick again, but this time the driver disobeyed her orders. She was so angry that she scolded the driver in a loud voice and ordered him to drive away immediately.
The good thing about the Qin family's servants is that they know who their master is.
Since Madam Qin specifically sent someone close to her to give such instructions, she must have her reasons. It also shows that she attaches great importance to this matter. The coachman would not listen to Madam Qin Xiuhe unless he is stupid.
Qin Xiuhe was so angry that she yelled at the driver: "I can't even make you do what you want? Do you still have a master in your eyes? Kneel down!"
(End of this chapter)
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