Late at night in October, the temperature had dropped. Mrs. Zhou was sitting on the edge of the woods, and her two layers of gown could not block the gradually rising chill.
She is older and sleeps a lot. She was very tired when she was carrying a hoe to dig sweet potatoes. Now the more she sits, the colder she becomes, and the colder she becomes, the sleepier she becomes.
In front, not only were the lights brightly lit, but the two drivers were still chatting and laughing, holding a bowl of warm loofah and egg drop soup in their hands.
The loofah was smooth and tender, and the eggs were fragrant. It was as if you could smell the oily aroma from a distance. Mrs. Zhou looked indignant and very uncomfortable.
This old Song family! How come they are so rich and have people collecting vegetables late at night?
Looking at the baskets of vegetables, they were neatly packed, clean, and particularly attractive in the white plastic baskets. Mrs. Zhou instantly forgot about the sweet potatoes.
How much are sweet potatoes worth?
It has to be these vegetables. Huh, the old Song family secretly sells these vegetables in the vegetable market. The wholesale price is estimated to be one or two yuan per catty!
Her heart was about to move. She saw that the baskets of the car in front were piled high and the driver was sitting there smoking and chatting. She couldn't help but move over there with a hoe...
But unexpectedly, as soon as she touched the car door, her scalp felt numb for some reason. Mrs. Zhou subconsciously turned around and saw in the dark shadows, the three local dogs responsible for guarding the factory, grinning and staring at her fiercely!
"Woo..."
It’s the Five Six and Seven Treasures!
They had been guarding the factory for a month or two, but had not made any progress, and they were feeling very unhappy!
Now there is an old lady Zhou in the middle of the night, and a dog can tell by sniffing that she is not a good person. Now she is imitating the other treasures to intimidate her, and her behavior is particularly terrifying!
"Oh my god!"
The king's shadow still lingers in Mrs. Zhou's heart. How did she know that Song Tan's dogs are everywhere now!
At this moment, as soon as the hoe was thrown away, the little old lady ran away down the mountain with a graceful posture unlike the elderly!
Everyone on the mountain made a noise, but Xin Jun held his notebook and looked at the shadows at the bottom of the mountain, but he smiled and said nothing.
He knelt down and patted the heads of the three treasures one after another as rewards: "Well done!"
Then he made a point: "Let Qiao Qiao come to bring you delicious food tomorrow. Every leaf and pole of the vegetables on our mountain are wanted by people, and you have to keep an eye on them!"
"After all, these are high-priced dishes signed for. The contract has strict requirements, and there is no room for mistakes."
"If you find someone stealing food again, no matter whether you know him or not, are familiar with him or not, just go and bite him! After the bite, we will pay for the medical expenses, and he will have to pay liquidated damages for lost work time and compensation for the food."
The few treasures were very smart. Although they couldn’t understand what they were saying, they knew the general meaning. At this moment, they shouted in a particularly powerful voice:
"Woof woof woof!"
As if echoing his words.
They are now seven or eight months old, with shiny hair and strong bodies. They usually just play silly and silly, but now they show their fierce looks in line with Xin Jun's words. A pair of ferocious and bright teeth shine coldly under the light, as if they have a mouth.
It can bite off a person's arms and legs!
Extremely vicious!
In the vegetable field, someone moved the bench uncomfortably, causing Li Lanhua next to him to take a curious look.
…
This matter was just a minor incident. Xin Jun told Song Tan the next morning. Before she could react, Zhang Yanping next to her looked furious:
"This old woman, who stalks people in the village every day and is disgusted by people, still wants to touch our food? No way!"
As he spoke, he geared up: "No, I have to tell everyone about the surveillance on this mountain!"
Xin Jun smiled: "Actually, it's quite a coincidence that she came here."
The vegetables on the mountain are monopolized by Boss Chang, who can sell them at a high price of 40 yuan per pound. It takes seven hours to drive because there is neither a cold storage nor pre-cooling equipment on the mountain. He also needs to arrange a special cold chain transport vehicle. This shows that scarcity and
importance.
But... the people in the village don’t recognize it!
It is human nature to take advantage. Everyone picks fresh vegetables every day. At first, they didn’t dare to move when they heard the high price. However, there is an endless supply of vegetables in this vegetable field. This field today, there will be another field tomorrow.
The leeks have just been cut, and three days later they have grown again...
In this familiar vegetable field situation, someone soon had a little thought.
I don’t have any other intention, I just picked a handful of vegetables and took them home! I can even cook some noodles in the morning.
To be fair, this kind of behavior is really not a big deal in the village. Sometimes they pass by other people's vegetable fields to see how well the vegetables are growing, and they can pull out a few roots just by shouting.
But Song Tan's family can't.
Xin Jun was as meticulous as a hair. From the beginning when someone half-jokingly asked them to pick two kilograms back to taste, he was on guard.
However, he and Zhang Yanping were responsible for this matter. It happened that he was working the night shift for the past two weeks, so he did not disturb Song Tan first.
But I'm still worried in my heart: What if a few treasures smell that vegetables are hidden on other people's bodies, fellow villagers, what should they do without hurting their feelings and shocking everyone?
In this situation, Mrs. Zhou is simply a magic weapon sent from heaven!
It shocked everyone without spending a single soldier. I dare not say in the long run, but in the short term, everyone will take this job seriously.
Alas, this is the difficulty of starting a business in the village.
But having said that, everything has advantages and disadvantages. If outsiders are not doing business in their own village, it would be even worse if people from the same village join forces to mess around!
In just a few moments, Xin Jun had already gone through the matter from beginning to end, while Zhang Yanping was still gearing up——
"We can't get used to everyone's mentality."
"Our wages are not low, and the food has never been bad! A few days ago I was thinking about how to increase wages after the temperature cools down. If someone opens this hole, no one in the same village will dare to ask for it in the future."
After all, it would be fine if they were ordinary crops, but who could control it after tasting the fruits and vegetables of Tantan’s family?
This risk cannot be taken.
Song Tan was extremely satisfied: Teacher Xin Jun was so thoughtful when using it for more than one person. In comparison, the night shift fee of only 1,000 yuan was really worth it!
It would be better to give out more year-end bonuses during the New Year.
As for the issues he was worried about, Song Tan was actually not too afraid.
——Once you catch it, just don’t use it!
And don’t forget, every household in the village is still waiting for grafting cuttings of their fruit trees and radish seedlings planted in the ground.
Without her to connect the dots, even if their radishes taste better than before, who in business might not be a smart person? Who can pay a high price for nothing?
The reason why I gave it to Miaozi was because of the friendship between my fellow villagers, and I also wanted to let them taste the sweetness first, and then restrain myself.
But it's too cold to say this, so I'd better hide it from my parents first.