"Auntie, Grandpa Village Chief has something to announce," Jiang Wanwan said.
"Dong dong dong!" She banged the gong a few times and shouted at the top of her lungs.
At this moment, the Jiang Tietou and Jiang Dayong families were engrossed in making mosquito coils in the courtyard of Jiang Dali's house.
Upon hearing the sound of the gong, Jiang Tietou couldn't help but peek out.
He stared for a while, then stuck his head back into the yard, turning to look at Jiang Dali and the others with a puzzled expression. "Hey, what are they doing? Is there something important to announce?"
Jiang Dali chuckled sarcastically, "Tch, nothing is more important than our delivery tomorrow. It must be that brat Jiang Wanwan's doing again, probably trading locusts for something, right?"
"Haha, we've practically taken over the mosquito coil market, and she's still happily messing around with these things. Let's see what she does when she realizes we've stolen her business!"
"Brother Dali is right, Uncle Tietou, let's focus on making mosquito coils. Although the goods we need to deliver to Baibaoxuan tomorrow are ready, we still need to make more mosquito coils to earn more money so we can buy food, right?"
"You're right, nothing is more important than our business," Jiang Tietou said with a grin, before joining the others in making mosquito coils.
Thinking that he would receive forty taels of silver after delivering the goods tomorrow, Jiang Tietou was so excited that he didn't know what to do.
Before long, the entire village had gathered in front of Jiang Wanwan's house.
"Silence!" The village chief surveyed the villagers with an authoritative expression, signaling them to quiet down. Then he announced loudly, "Wan'er brought back something good from outside. Now everyone, share it and have a taste."
The villagers were very excited when they heard there was something delicious to eat.
Jiang Wanwan took the food box, cut the potatoes into small pieces, and let the villagers all have a taste.
"Wow, this stuff is really delicious. It smells wonderful, tastes wonderful, and has a smooth texture. It's much better than porridge."
"It really tastes good, much better than eating wheat bran."
"Yes, it's also very filling."
Everyone shared their opinions.
"Hey, Wan-ya, what's this thing called?"
"Potatoes, beans that grow in the ground," Jiang Wanwan said with a smile.
"Everyone, please be quiet. I've gathered you all here today to discuss this matter. Wan'er got this from her best friend after much pleading..."
The village chief first explained the growing environment of potatoes to the villagers, and then analyzed the current situation and the possibility of a drought.
After hearing the village chief's analysis, everyone became quite flustered.
When the village chief announced that Jiang Wanwan could exchange one pound of locusts for one pound of seedlings, everyone fell silent.
Jiang Wanwan's prediction was entirely correct. The villagers had never been exposed to potatoes before and dared not risk exchanging half a kilogram of rice for these unpredictable seedlings to plant.
Moreover, the drought is just the village chief's speculation. Whether a drought will actually occur is another matter.
After planting these potatoes in the field, how are we supposed to grow mung beans, soybeans, red beans, and cowpeas?
Aunt Li was at a loss for what to do, but she had already decided that as long as the village chief planted it, her family would too.
So she shouted at the top of her lungs, "Village chief, do you grow these damn potatoes?"
The village chief replied without hesitation, "Of course we should plant them."
"Okay, then I'll plant it at home too!"
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