Xu Niannian looked out the window:

"In the future, these soldiers will be able to eat fresh vegetables other than cabbage and radish in winter. This is my goal."

Of course, the little money earned on the side is also very important, needless to say.

The current focus is to grow vegetables in greenhouses well. There is no need to worry about sales. Once winter comes, even those who have the financial resources in the city will not be able to buy other fresh vegetables.

When the time comes, cooperate with the supply and marketing cooperative and money will come rolling in.

As for Xu Niannian providing employment for ten military wives at once, the team was also very satisfied.

Chief Jiang looked at the report that Xu Niannian brought up:

"After this year's success, we can expand the scale so that more military wives can live a more meaningful life. We have reason to believe that in the future this industry will not only bring fresh fruits and vegetables to the team, but also generate income for the army."

Xu Niannian didn't expect that Chief Jiang's goals were bigger than his own.

I watched the tomatoes in the field grow from seedlings, to green fruits, and finally to red tomatoes. The weather was already very cold and the ground began to freeze.

The leaves of other rapeseed and spinach are also green and growing well.

Those military wives who initially thought that Xu Niannian was not capable of growing crops were now slapped in the face and dared not say anything about his failure. If they did, they would be going against the army.

Except for those households that canned tomatoes and have some tomatoes stored, other people can't really taste the tomato flavor, let alone fresh big tomatoes.

Apart from those who had previously sung a different tune, more ordinary military wives wanted to come and order some to try.

In their eyes, although this is a rare thing, it is also grown by their own army. So it’s no big deal to eat a little bit, right?

It was only after they asked Xu Niannian through someone that they discovered that they were wrong, and the request was rejected!

Xu Niannian just said one sentence:

"No one can do it."

This is a collective thing, not just hers. She still has to pay back the money for the plastic greenhouse, the fruits and vegetables for the young soldiers, and the work points of the employees.

We have worked hard for a long time, we must let them see the results!

When the first batch of fruits and vegetables came out, Xu Niannian was not busy looking for sales outside, but the purchasing director Song Fugui came to him.

The primary goal of building greenhouse vegetables is to ensure that the soldiers can eat well and get enough nutrition.

The two people discussed the price for a long day, and Xu Niannian finally negotiated a price as low as possible based on their current other purchasing prices.

It is impossible for the army to feed the soldiers so many greenhouse vegetables for every meal every day. It can only be said to be an improvement!

The main way to make money is by selling to surrounding towns, urban supply and marketing cooperatives, and state-owned restaurants.

After signing the first order contract with the army, Xu Niannian started to have people pick the fruits.

During this period, Chief Jiang also came down to inspect. The weather outside was very cold, but it seemed like two seasons in the greenhouse. The green vegetables made people very happy to look at.

Those tomatoes are as tempting as red lanterns.

"Xiao Xu, you did a great job. This green thing looks appetizing."

"Commander Jiang, these are freshly cut. Our soldiers will be able to eat them tonight. We are guaranteed to have the freshest vegetables."

Chief Jiang's original idea of ​​going home for dinner suddenly changed:

"Then I have to go to the cafeteria and have a good meal. But later on we can also let the military families buy it. After all, not everyone goes to the cafeteria to eat."

If there are many people in the family, cooking is more convenient than eating in the canteen. Most of the sisters-in-law who follow the army cook for themselves at home.

"Once the production volume increases, we can directly cooperate with the supply and marketing cooperative in the family compound to achieve this."

"Okay, okay."

Xu Niannian handed over another basket at the right time:

"Director Jiang, please pick some and take them back to see if our first crop of vegetables has met your requirements. Thank you for your continued strong support for our project."

Chief Jiang was really greedy, so he took the basket and started picking, picking some ripe tomatoes, loofah, spinach, etc.

What Xu Niannian didn't expect was that after the leader left, he sent a service soldier to give Xu Niannian the money for buying vegetables.

"That's for leaders to inspect. You don't need to pay for it."

But the orderly's attitude was firm:

"The leader said that he would not take a single needle or thread from the collective. Director Xu, please accept it."

Xu Niannian had no choice but to accept it and record it in the account book.

By the evening, the cafeteria had indeed opened a few fresh vegetarian dishes. Since they were just beginning to mature, there was not much of each dish available.

There was a sign on it:

"Fresh vegetables, limited to one serving per person."

Everyone noticed this window as soon as they came in. Zhang Liang naturally noticed it too, and he rushed forward with his brother-in-law:

"Look, are those the vegetables my sister-in-law planted?"

The family is too busy now, so Lu Huaijin usually goes to the cafeteria to get a few dishes to take home for dinner.

"It seems so."

As he said that, he squeezed towards those windows without Zhang Liang pulling him.

In fact, the vegetables grown in the greenhouse at home were ripe, and he just wanted to try the ones cooked in the cafeteria.

It was the first time to eat this new thing, and everyone was craning their necks, watching the food on the plate become less and less, wondering if they would still be able to get it when it was their turn.

At this time, someone discovered that Captain Lu was actually behind:

"Captain, come over to me. I want to switch places with you. This is the first time I serve the vegetables grown by my sister-in-law. I don't want them to be gone when it's your turn."

The others also looked at Captain Lu and said they could give way.

Lu Huaijin waved his hand:

"You choose yours, I won't get in the way."

Zhang Liang looked at the crowded crowd:

"Sister-in-law has become famous again this time. The vegetables she grows are really good."

When I got closer, I found that there was a dish of scrambled eggs with tomatoes. It has been a long time since the cafeteria has served this dish. Although there were fewer eggs, there were more tomatoes.

But the tomatoes had been boiled into a thick layer of sand, and you could still vaguely see the sautéed garlic slices. The eggs were also floating in the soup, looking tender and yellow, and they looked delicious.

This dish is the fastest selling one, which shows everyone’s enthusiasm. After all, it is a rare thing to eat sour and sweet dishes in winter.

By the time Lu Huaijin's turn came, there was only a small amount left on the iron plate.

Lu Huaijin felt embarrassed to snatch it from everyone else, after all, he could eat it whenever he wanted at home.

Maybe it was because of the sense of superiority on my brother-in-law’s face:

"Brother, can I go to your house and pick some tomatoes for you later?"

He still remembered the taste he had last year, not to mention the tomatoes that were snatched away.

Lu Huaijin glanced at him:

"Next time when you pick up Aicheng, bring a basket with you."

He would occasionally go in to take care of the vegetables at home, calculating the days so that more tomatoes would be ripe later.

Zhang Liang immediately saluted:

"Make sure the mission is accomplished."

Indeed, being a family member is much better than being an outsider.

God knows, last year I only had a few tomatoes, but this year I have a basket of tomatoes!

Don't rise in status too quickly.