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Wang Jinhe’s words left a trace of helplessness on Su Yu’s face. He was firmly against Wang Jinhe doing something like this, especially considering the significant issues with those people.
Even she was afraid that those people would be too greedy. Despite knowing all this, she still wanted to proceed with it, leaving Su Yu unsure of what to say to Wang Jinhe.
Sometimes, Wang Jinhe was just too kind-hearted.
“Su Yu…”
“Alright, I promise you. We can try your method, but there’s one condition. If they cause trouble again or do something wrong due to greed, they must face consequences. We can’t give watermelon seedlings to just anyone.”
“I’ll follow your lead on this. When the village chief comes, we’ll discuss it with him, although he’ll probably scold me.” Wang Jinhe grumbled discontentedly.
The village chief was already displeased when Wang Jinhe shared the breeding and planting methods previously.
“Anyone would be unhappy in that situation.” Although Su Yu said this, he knew that Wang Jinhe was a kind person, and watching those people act this way made her uncomfortable.
If Wang Jinhe acted the same way as him, she wouldn’t be herself.
Su Yu ruffled Wang Jinhe’s hair. “You can do whatever you want, and I’ll support you. Keep your kindness, and I’ll handle the rest. I’ll be your armor, protecting you and ensuring you don’t get hurt.”
“Su Yu, thank you.”
“No need to be so polite with me. If you don’t do it this way, it wouldn’t be you.” This was the way Wang Jinhe should be.
After the family knew about Wang Jinhe’s thoughts, they didn’t say much. They only told her to consider carefully whether she wanted to proceed.
Su Xi, on the other hand, looked at Su Yu and earnestly cautioned, “You must protect Xiaohe well and ensure she doesn’t suffer or get hurt.”
“Grandpa, rest assured, I will.” Su Yu nodded earnestly.
When the village chief and the others arrived, everyone was happy. After the success of last year’s vegetables, they were looking forward to this year’s watermelons. Unexpectedly, Xiao He had already prepared the watermelon seedlings for them.
Wang Jinhe took the village chief and the others to the field where the seedlings were planted and helped them pull the seedlings according to the prepared spaces.
Upon seeing the watermelon seedlings, everyone was filled with anticipation. After pulling out the seedlings, Wang Jinhe shared her thoughts with the village chief.
The village chief looked at Wang Jinhe helplessly, sighed lightly, and said, “Xiaohe, you don’t have to do this.”
“It’s okay, Uncle. Each family can buy fifty watermelon seedlings. They are priced at fifty cents each. If anyone wants them, they can come and buy. We’ll also buy the grown watermelons from you, but the price will be five cents less than your cost. Whether the price of the seedlings will go down and whether they will buy more depends on them. As for what they do after getting the seedlings, we won’t sell them more in the future if they do anything wrong.” Wang Jinhe explained the plan she had discussed with Su Yu to the village chief.
The village chief found it very feasible after listening. “What you’re doing is reasonable. I’ll go back and inform them. It’s up to them whether they want to buy.”
With each watermelon seedling priced at fifty cents, it only amounted to a little over two taels of silver. However, each seedling could produce several large watermelons, and selling just one weighing ten catties would yield one hundred and fifty cents. With five watermelons per seedling, they could still earn a lot.
After the village chief and the others took the seedlings back, he informed the rest of the villagers and called for a meeting.
“Xiaohe is willing to sell the watermelon seedlings to you at fifty cents each. Each family can buy fifty seedlings. As for the price of the grown watermelons being four or five cents less than ours, if you want them, you can go and buy from Xiao He.” The village chief looked at those who couldn’t join Xiao He in planting watermelons and said.
Someone looked at the village chief with joy. “Village chief, really? Is she really willing to sell us the seedlings?”
“Yes, whether the price of the seedlings will go down in the future and whether she will sell more to you depends on yourselves. If someone buys watermelon seedlings from Xiaohe and then scolds her later, she won’t sell to you anymore. Whether you want to buy or not, discuss it among yourselves when you go back.” The village chief had only gathered them today to inform them of this matter, and he hadn’t thought much beyond that.
Some people happily prepared to go back and get money to buy seedlings, while others thought that Wang Jinhe’s seedlings were too expensive. “Why doesn’t she just give them away? We’re all from the same village. Is she really shameless enough to charge? It’s almost the same as giving them for free.”
“How is it expensive? Even if we can only buy fifty seedlings, Xiao He’s watermelons grow big. The watermelons produced by these fifty seedlings can be sold for eleven or twelve taels of silver. After deducting the money for buying the seedlings, we still make at least ** two taels of silver.” Some people thought very simply. Why not earn stable money?
The people planning to buy seedlings looked at Xie Kui and asked, “Village chief, if we buy seedlings from Xiaohe but don’t know how to plant, will she teach us?”
“She will. Xiao He said she would let everyone know when to do what. She’ll have everyone come to her melon field in advance, teach everyone what to do, and she also said not to feel sorry for removing flowers and fruits that need to be removed. Not reducing any will burden the seedlings. If the melons don’t ripen, they won’t sell for money.” When they went to pull the seedlings today, they asked a lot of questions. At least he knew a little. They were waiting for Xiao He to teach them later.
“Village chief, rest assured, we understand.” Every household has a few fruit trees. Many flowers bloom, but many fruits don’t grow big.
“Okay, if you want to buy, go to Xiao He’s house to buy. She will tell you how to plant. As for those who think Xiao He’s seedlings are expensive and should be given to you for free, don’t go.” Xie Kui waved his hand impatiently.
Wang Jinhe put aside her prejudices and was willing to sell seedlings to them, yet they still had the nerve to ask for them for free? That was quite audacious.
“Village chief, you…”
“Originally, Su Yu didn’t agree to let Xiao He help you. It’s Xiao He’s insistence that gave you the chance to grow watermelons. If your attitude is good in the future, Xiao He can still sell you more seedlings at a lower price. I want to inform you in advance that Xiao He will also grow high-yielding rice. Xiao He assured me that following her method, you can produce an additional one or two hundred catties of grains per mu without any problems.” The village chief looked at everyone and said, “And Xiao He will share this method with everyone.”
Upon hearing this, the villagers were somewhat delighted. An additional one or two hundred catties per mu was indeed a good thing.
“Village chief, when will it start? We also want to go and take a look.” The people who decided to buy seedlings asked anxiously.