But this was also a problem on other people's minds. At this moment, they all became quiet and looked at Xu Xiuying expectantly.
When Xu Xiuying saw the expectant looks in the villagers' eyes, her heart sank. The villagers were all afraid of poverty and were eager to make money.
She felt the burden on her shoulders was heavy.
"Fellows, I think you all know Ye Qiu, the head of our village." Xu Xiuying pointed at Ye Qiu who was snickering at the side.
The audience burst into laughter. It was they who reported Ye Qiu, the cheap village chief.
"Don't laugh, Village Chief Ye found the way to make money." Xu Xiuying said seriously.
The villagers in the audience immediately started talking and looked at Ye Qiu with different eyes.
"Xu Zhishu, Village Chief Ye, stop beating around the bush and tell everyone the method." Mr. Zhao, the oldest among the villagers, tapped his cane to quiet down the other villagers, and then asked.
A look of satisfaction flashed across Xu Xiuying's eyebrows. She said this just to build momentum for Ye Qiu.
Second Master Zhao now calls Ye Qiu "Ye Village Chief", which is a good way to start.
"Then I won't talk in circles." Xu Xiuying asked Ye Qiu to take out a handful of mountain mushrooms and hand them to her, and then said to the villagers: "Folks, do you all know these mountain mushrooms? Ye Qiu went to the city to sell them yesterday.
This is how we make money from mountain mushrooms, and we also helped our village’s mountain mushrooms find a market! In other words, the villagers can now go to the mountains to pick mountain mushrooms and sell them to make money.”
The villagers all stared out of their eyes.
Which villager has never picked mountain mushrooms? They usually make soup and cook with them. Can this thing be sold for money?
The villagers don't pick mountain mushrooms very much, so for more than ten years, mountain mushrooms have been almost everywhere in the mountains and forests, just like firewood, and there is no thought of collecting and selling them for money.
Of course, it’s not like no one has ever sold it, but the road from here to the city is too long and it’s a thankless task.
"Village, can this thing really be sold for money?" Zhao Tian stuttered.
"Of course. You all know the Baiyun Hotel, right?" Ye Qiu said.
"I know, it's one of the largest hotels in Tianguang City. Hey, the decoration is so high-end, I would even dream of going in there." Zhao Tian said a little embarrassed.
"I sold it to Baiyun Hotel." Ye Qiu said truthfully.
These words were no less than throwing a bomb into the villagers, which immediately caused the villagers to explode. After hearing Ye Qiu's affirmation, some people believed it. Now that Ye Qiu brought out the Baiyun Hotel, more people
Believed.
However, the villagers still have doubts. After all, although mountain mushrooms are easy to harvest, transporting them out is troublesome.
"Folks, the mountain mushrooms sold to Baiyun Hotel are 15 yuan per pound." Xu Xiuying appropriately stated the price of mountain mushrooms.
Sure enough, after Xu Xiuying told the price, the villagers underground exploded.
"15 yuan, that much?"
"I can pick 4 kilograms of mountain mushrooms a day. Doesn't that mean I can earn 60 yuan a day, or 1,800 yuan a piece?"
"Can you really buy that much?"
The villagers were all excited. How much was their average annual income last year? This month’s income was as much as that of the previous year?
"Really, Ye Qiu will go to the market tomorrow. You can give the mountain mushrooms you picked to Ye Qiu. He will take them to the market, sell them, and come back to share the money." Xu Xiuying dismissed everyone's worries.
However, the villagers are still hesitant. What if they can't get the money?
"What are you afraid of? We have watched Ye Qiu grow up, how could he lie to us?" Zhao Tian shouted, rubbing his hands, "Isn't it just a day and a half? Being idle at home is idle anyway,
It’s better to go up the mountain and pick mountain mushrooms.”
After hearing what Zhao Tian said, everyone else looked at each other and had the answer in their hearts.
"Yes, it's just idle time anyway."
"If we can't sell it, the worst we can do is cook and eat it ourselves."
Many villagers expressed their willingness to work with Ye Qiu.
When Ye Qiu saw that the heat was coming, he asked the villagers to go home and bring their tools, and then took the villagers up the mountain to pick mushrooms.
Because there were white wolves on the mountain, the villagers did not dare to spread out too much, so they gathered together to pick mountain mushrooms.
Seeing this, Ye Qiu didn't say much about the white wolf. He believed that the villagers wouldn't be worried if they had more contact with him in the future.
Mountain people do a lot of farm work and have very good physical strength.
The villagers in Yushan Village are all very handy people and can pick mountain mushrooms very quickly. However, they have to bend down too many times and it becomes too much.
Zhao Tian couldn't take it anymore after working for a long time. He sat on the ground and smoked a big cigarette, watching other villagers stop to rest one by one.
However, what surprised the villagers was that Ye Qiu picked mushrooms at an extremely fast speed. In a short time, he filled the snakeskin bag half full, and then moved to another place to pick mushrooms without showing signs of exhaustion.
"The village chief's physical strength is really good." Zhao Tian praised that they were not as good as Ye Qiu, and it took them only a long time to collect less than a pound.
When it gets dark, the villagers transport the picked mountain mushrooms to the village committee, where Xu Xiuying weighs them.
Not many villagers went there this afternoon, others were still waiting and watching, and the villagers did not pick it very fast. In half a day, the total was more than 50 kilograms.
Ye Qiu, on the other hand, picked 7 kilograms in just half a day.
After Xu Xiuying wrote down the weight of the mushrooms they picked, she asked everyone to leave first and deliver the picked mushrooms before tomorrow afternoon.
After a while, Ye Qiu and Xu Xiuying were the only ones left in the village committee.
"Ye Qiu, am I very interesting?" Xu Xiuying looked at Ye Qiu, her eyes full of cunning.
"What?" Ye Qiu was a little confused.
"The purchase price, I specially lowered it by 5 yuan for you." Seeing that Ye Qiu had no reaction, Xu Xiuying was so angry that she wanted to poke Ye Qiu in the head.
Xu Xiuying still thought about Ye Qiu. After all, Ye Qiu found the sales, so it was right to make this little money.
Moreover, she wanted Ye Qiu to make a fortune. If Ye Qiu was rich, her own life would be better.
Xu Xiuying was thinking beautifully in her heart. When the time comes, she will become a wealthy woman... Bah, bah, bah, what am I thinking about?
"Oh, thank you for that." Ye Qiu suddenly realized it and said with a smile, "I can finally earn my wife's money."
"That's what you're thinking about." Xu Xiuying glanced at Ye Qiu, "A grown man doesn't want to develop his own career, but only thinks about getting a wife. How can he be successful?"
Ye Qiu did not refute, and said with a smile: "If I can marry a wife like Xu Zhishu, I will be happy no matter how much money I have."
"Virtue."
Xu Xiuying stamped her feet angrily, glared at Ye Qiu, turned around and left quickly.
Ye Qiu scratched his head, not knowing what he said was wrong. Wasn't he praising her?
As she was about to enter the house, Xu Xiuying's voice came slowly, "What are you still doing standing there? Come and cook."