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Not mentioning this, it’s just that as soon as they talked about it, the village chief couldn’t help but worry. There are still so many fruits in the village, what should he do?
Fruits can’t be sold, and the villagers’ income will become a problem, and they don’t know how to get through this year.
The more he thought about it, the more worried he became.
“Take us to have a look,” Su Yu looked at the village chief and said.
Hu Lin looked at Su Yu in astonishment, and for a moment he didn’t realize what he meant.
Seeing him standing there foolishly, Xie Kui reached out and slapped him, “Why are you still standing there in a daze? Why don’t hurry to take Su Yu to see it? When he came, he already said that if the fruits here are good, they can buy them all.”
Hu Lin couldn’t help but feel somewhat delighted; it was like a windfall from the sky that had left him in a daze.
“Is this… Is this for real?” Could it be that they were just joking with him?
Reaching out to pat Hu Lin, Xie Kui said impatiently, “If it wasn’t real, could it be fake? But let me make it clear here; we’ll buy good quality fruit at a fair price, and if it’s not top-notch, we may offer a lower price. If that happens, don’t take offense, the key is that good fruit is good fruit. We can’t mix good and bad together, or how would Su Yu and the others sell it?” Xie Kui played the role of a mediator, saying things that Su Yu and the others couldn’t say directly.
Hu Lin naturally had no objections and nodded repeatedly, saying, “Of course, we won’t sell bad fruit as long as it’s from our village. We’ll keep the bad ones for ourselves.”
“You wait here for a moment, I’ll go and inform the villagers,” Hu Lin said, and then ran off. The lightness of his footsteps made Xie Kui secretly amused.
“This old man, look at him,” Xie Kui couldn’t help but chuckle. Hu Lin was quite the character.
“His actions are understandable; after all, he’s doing it for the villagers,” Wang Jinhe said, finding Hu Lin’s behavior justified.
Wang Jinhe looked at Su Yu, “If Xiao Bao knew we came to see the fruit today, he would definitely not sleep well.”
“It’s okay; after seeing the fruit today, we can bring Xiao Bao with us when we come to pick the fruit tomorrow.” That way, Xiao Bao could enjoy picking the fruit himself.
Wang Jinhe had only made an offhand remark, and she didn’t expect Su Yu to respond so seriously.
“I’m just saying it casually”
“Regardless of whether we’re serious or casual, we’ll bring Xiao Bao to pick fruit tomorrow. He’s definitely never seen anyone pick so much fruit at once,” Su Yu said with a smile.
“Okay.”
It didn’t take long for Hu Lin to return with villagers in tow. When they saw Su Yu and Wang Jinhe dressed so extravagantly, their faces showed a mix of anticipation and nervousness. Would they really accept their fruit?
“What have you all been growing?” Wang Jinhe asked.
“We’ve been growing jujubes, peaches, persimmons, apples, and pomegranates,” Hu Lin replied.
“Hmm? You’ve got quite a variety. I assume the ripe fruits right now are jujubes and peaches?” Wang Jinhe inquired.
“Yes,” Hu Lin confirmed.
“Let’s take a look at these two,” Wang Jinhe said.
The people who grew peaches and jujubes were thrilled. Their fruits had ripened, but there were no buyers. Now that someone was interested in their fruits, they were elated.
Su Yu followed Wang Jinhe, and she had more knowledge about this.
When they arrived at the orchard, Wang Jinhe was surprised to find that it was filled with big red jujubes.
“After we return today, have someone call Huang Qi. We can use these jujubes,” Wang Jinhe said as she tasted the fruit right from the tree.
After trying the jujubes, she was pleasantly surprised, “These jujubes are really good. We can buy them, and Huang Qi will be happy when he sees them.”
“Alright, I’ll have Yuan Xu call someone to come early tomorrow morning.”
“Miss, could you… could you go have a look at our jujubes?” an elderly man hesitated, looking at Wang Jinhe with hope.
“Of course.”
Wang Jinhe followed the old man to see the jujubes on the trees, which were still greenish-yellow in color. “Are these not ripe yet?”
Hu Lin shook his head, “I don’t know what’s wrong with Mr. Li’s jujubes. They’re all sour. Nobody wanted them in the past.”
Mr. Li had a weathered expression on his face. His family relied on these jujubes, but unexpectedly, they turned out to be sour.
Wang Jinhe picked one and tasted it, but the sourness made her spit it out immediately, “So sour!”
Mr. Li looked at Wang Jinhe with disappointment in his eyes. It seemed like there was no hope for his jujubes.
“We still need Huang Qi to come and have a look,” Wang Jinhe explained after recovering from the sour taste.
“Why is that?”
“Sour jujubes have medicinal uses, and the more sour, the better. I’m not sure about the specific standards for this sourness, so we need him to evaluate. It’s possible that the price of these sour jujubes could be even higher than regular jujubes. Red jujubes are easy to find, but sour ones are quite rare.”
Mr. Li, who had already lost hope, was now filled with joy, “Is this really true? Can I sell my jujubes?”
“It’s true, but the exact price will depend on our people tasting them tomorrow. After that, we’ll be able to give you more information,” Wang Jinhe assured him.
Mr. Li nodded repeatedly, expressing his gratitude, “Thank you so much, miss, thank you so much.”
He had only tried his luck by inviting the young lady to check on his jujubes, and he was prepared for rejection. However, the unexpected happened; someone was interested in his sour jujubes.
“We don’t have silver taels to give as a deposit in advance, but I can assure you that we will definitely come early tomorrow. We are from Xie Village, and this is our village head; you should all know him,” Wang Jinhe pointed to Xie Kui, standing beside her.
Xie Kui stepped forward at this moment to vouch, “You can trust us completely. I can be your guarantor. If we don’t show up tomorrow, you can find me in Xie Village.”
“We believe in you.” They were already grateful that someone was interested in buying their jujubes, so they naturally trusted them. After all, there was no benefit in deceiving them.
Wang Jinhe, looking at their trusting eyes, felt extremely excited. She said, “It’s great that you can trust us. Now, let’s go take a look at the peaches you’ve planted.”
When they went to see the peaches, Wang Jinhe was startled by the peaches, each about the size of a bowl.
“Are they all this big? Is this the standard size for these peaches?” Wang Jinhe asked the person standing nearby.
“Yes, all the peaches we grow are like this. Not only are they large, but they are also very sweet. Miss, you can pick one to taste.” As he spoke, he had already picked a peach and handed it to Wang Jinhe.
Wang Jinhe looked down at the peach in her hand, unsure of what to say. They didn’t even give her a chance to refuse.