章節 22: Chapter 22: Xicun village's paupers causing trouble
編輯: Dragon Boat Translation
The good news in the sweet potato field spread quickly.
The entire Taoxi village was filled with joy and excitement.
The villagers had thought that this was already a surprise beyond the heavens, but they did not expect that there would be a second wave of surprises waiting for them.
Most of the watermelons in Taoxi village were planted in the mountains, concentrated in the hills behind the village.
Picking watermelons was a meticulous job. It had to be done gently, and in the middle, it required strength to move the watermelons. Therefore, the adults working in the watermelon field were all adults, and the children were not brought along.
It was worrisome that the children would be careless and accidentally crack the melon.
That melon could be sold for fifty cents, and no one would waste it.
After working the whole morning, the old men were tired and rested on the ground for a while. They didn't go home and continued to work after resting. As for lunch, it was served by the women at home.
This way, they could save some effort and do more work.
"I think the watermelons are growing pretty well this year. They're basically two to three catties each, and the lines are beautiful. I haven't seen a single crooked butt after half a day of work."
The old village chief sat with his old brothers, smoking tobacco, and the wrinkles on his old face smoothed out.
"I've been picking watermelons the whole morning, and I felt that something was off! In the past, one acre of land would produce at least a few dozen crooked buttocks melons, but I didn't see a single one this morning!" The old man clapped his hands and suddenly realized.
Someone even said, "did you guys notice that the melons this time have even and clear patterns? The color is also different from the previous years. The melons are all green and look like jade!"
"What Jade? That's called emerald, green emerald!"
"Isn't Jade the same thing as emerald? Hey, why are you taking this so seriously? What I want to say is that this year's watermelons look good! Beautiful!"
The old village chief was overjoyed. "What's there to fight about? It was a good thing, anyway. The sweet potatoes have a big harvest, so our watermelons can't be rotten either!"
The old man beside him said, "look at what you're saying. They're all things that you grew yourself. Why are you even talking about a fight between sweet potatoes and watermelons to determine the winner? "
The entire Hill burst out in laughter, and the crowd went far away.
In the watermelon field in the middle of the hillside, a young girl with pigtails smiled and said, "the watermelons look good, but I don't know how they taste. Dad, why don't we try one? I've been working for half a day and am thirsty."
This was Chen Jianhe and his daughter, Taohua.
Chen Jianhe, who was picking watermelons from the basket, scoffed when he heard that. "You're just greedy."
After a pause, he said, "open two for the old village chief and your uncles to try."
"Alright!"
Taohua responded. She took a small knife from the waist of her pants, scooped up a watermelon, and directly opened it.
With a light cut of the knife, the watermelon split open easily. With a crisp crack, a sweet fragrance floated out of the crack.
When the watermelon was cut open, the melon sac was revealed. The color was a beautiful red, and the juice was full and flowing.
And the melon skin was only a thin layer!
He had grown watermelons for many years, so he could tell that these were good watermelons with one look!
Chen Jianhe ran over almost immediately, his eyes staring at the watermelon.
It wasn't just him. The old farmers at the edge of the land were also attracted, and they let out waves of uproars.
"Are these the watermelons we grew? Why is it different from the previous years?"
They had never had watermelons with such thin skins in their fields! There was also the melon sack's color and the melon's fragrance that filled the air!
It was different, completely different from the past!
"Quick, have a taste!" The old village chief urged. After everyone returned to their senses, they picked up the melon petals and impatiently put them into their mouths.
"..."
A moment later, the families in the watermelon field began to open the watermelons.
A moment later, Taoxi village welcomed the second round of explosive cheers.
"Absolutely! This taste is amazing! After eating it, the heat all over my body will be gone!"
"It's especially sweet! I can't stop after one bite!"
"I can't describe it! There was a phrase that went like this. Right, aftertaste! The aftertaste was endless! And you still can't forget it!"
"I'll just say one thing. These are worth the price of 50 cents per unit!!"
"Hahahaha!"
That day, Taoxi village was filled with laughter.
In the memories of the people of Taoxi village, this was unprecedented.
In the past, Taoxi village had never seen such a scene.
Even the oldest man in the village had the impression that Taoxi village was full of depression, silence, and bitterness.
It was like an old tree that was rotten inside. It was grey everywhere. No matter how much it struggled in time, it could only watch its leaves fall one by one and slowly wither to death.
However, on this day, the eyes of the Taoxi villagers were so bright along the way.
That was hope.
The hope grew from the hearts of the people of Taoxi village.
The rotten old tree in Taoxi village had finally sprouted new green branches.
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Xicun village.
It was adjacent to Taoxi village, about 3.5km apart, but the situations in the villages were completely different.
This place was surrounded by water, and vast rice fields surrounded Xicun.
In addition, the village chief had a way, so the villagers planted other agricultural products to sell, and they could earn a lot of money every year.
They didn't live a life of great wealth, but they were self-sufficient.
Compared to Taoxi village, which was so poor that even rats had to move, Xichun village had a sense of superiority.
In the village's most magnificent brick house, village chief Wang Jianzhong sat on a deck chair. He was in a good mood and hummed a tune as he served a plate of fried peanuts and wine.
Wang Jianzhong had earned a lot of money in the past few years. In addition, he accumulated a lot of prestige by leading the villagers to become rich. His life was very comfortable.
When he thought of the money that would be sent to him from Taoxi village, his mood became even better.
The sound of the motorcycle braking and turning off came from the courtyard. Wang Jianzhong did not even raise his eyebrows. "Are the goods from Taoxi village ready? "
"Uncle, the people of Taoxi village are causing trouble! A bunch of f *cking poor people dare to rebel!" The young man in the flowery shirt walked into the central room with an ugly expression.
Wang Jianzhong frowned and put down his chopsticks. "What's going on? What trouble?"
"They have the goods ready, but they are not selling them to us. They have another buyer!"
"Other than us, who would accept their goods? Someone is breaking the rules?"
"I've asked. It's not someone from our circle! I wonder who they're looking for!"
Wang Jianzhong's face darkened.
Because of the poor land in Taoxi village, the plants in Taoxi village would mature ten days to half a month later than those in the surrounding areas. Therefore, he was not in a hurry after the initial bid and waited until now.
They were just waiting for Taoxi village to come to them.
In the end, they were thrown under the bus.
"Uncle, what do we do now?" The young man in the flowery shirt said in a deep voice, "we're just going to watch it fly away with a large sum of money? "
That's right. It was a large sum of money.
The goods in Taoxi village did not look good, but when they were sent out of the county, they were only a bit lower than others.
And since their purchase price was low, the difference in price they could earn from selling it was much more than what they could make from other stores!
It was almost equivalent to picking it up for free.
"Let's go to Taoxi village. I'd like to see where those ugly people can sell their goods! Wang Jianzhong's tone was gloomy."
Taoxi village was almost like a free-range duck he had grabbed by the neck and plucked at will.
No way that it can escape!
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