They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 42: I'm going crazy, every bite is heartbreaking!

Xu Zhichun only had about 370 or 380 jin of sweet potatoes on the surface, but he could easily take out another 100 or so jin.

But this is a good product, and she genuinely wanted more families to grow it, so she only sold three catties to each family that came later, and no more.

There are about seventy households in Liangjia Village.

The village head and Aunt Zhu'er's family sold nearly forty catties.

She also has to cultivate her own dozen or so acres of land.

Everyone who comes to buy now is thinking, "I don't believe it, I want to try it myself, anyway, it's not expensive," and they don't care if it's two or three pounds.

Unexpectedly, after steaming it at home and eating it, I went crazy!

Is that a sweet potato? It's the hope for the future!
Every bite is heartbreaking!

Those who had only steamed two or three were slightly better off; their hearts trembled, their hands trembled, and they scrambled to quickly gather up the sweet potatoes that hadn't been steamed yet.

Thank God! Thank goodness! Waaaaaah!
My eyes welled up with tears, not from being moved, but from being terrified.

Farmers understand the importance of seeds better than anyone else.

In times of famine, it's better to let someone in the family starve to death than to touch the seeds.

Because if the seeds are disturbed, the whole family dies.

Some people, wanting to save time, think that three pounds of sweet potatoes don't seem like much, so they just put them all in one pot.

When I took my first bite after steaming it, I was quite happy, both surprised and delighted: "Wow, I have to say, it seems they weren't lying, this sweet potato is really sweet!" "You bet, it really is quite delicious."

then
They looked at each other, their expressions changing drastically!
He let out a loud "Awooo!"

How heartbroken!
"How much...how much is left?"

"No, that's all. They were all steamed in the pot."

"You spendthrift woman! All you do is eat! Why did you steam everything?! Why don't you steam yourself too?!"

The man roared angrily, and the woman was so heartbroken that she lost interest in the steamed sweet potato in her hands. Her heart was trembling and tears streamed down her face. Holding the sweet potato, she cried, "How was I supposed to know? Didn't you just say it was delicious?"

Is it a question of whether it tastes good or not?

If it doesn't taste good, then you won't regret it.

The tastier it is, the more heartbroken I feel!
"Dad, what are we going to do?!"

"You're asking me? How should I ask you! I've never seen you this diligent before! How come you were so quick and steamed it all? You could have at least left half!"

The woman cried even harder.

What should I do? This steamed sweet potato is so sweet and delicious, but I can't eat another bite.

"Zhichun! That's right, Zhichun!" The woman suddenly snapped out of her daze, her eyes sharp as she stared intently at the man. "Let's go beg Zhichun, let's ask her to sell us some more!"

"Yes, yes, let's go, hurry up!"

Little did they know that a similar scene was playing out in many other homes in the village.

You should know that Xu Zhichun spent the morning in town selling konjac tofu with Zeng Xiaoyan and Aunt Zhu'er, and he wasn't home at all.

After word spread that the sweet potatoes were so sweet and delicious, people started buying a few pounds to try when they saw that the family had people at home.

When people are full of curiosity about something new and intend to try it out, most of them will start steaming it immediately after buying it.

After eating it, they all regretted it!

Whether there was any left or not at all, everyone was heartbroken. They exchanged words of mutual remorse and blame, but after calming down a bit, they all thought about buying some more.

So, they all rushed to Xu Zhichun's house in a flurry.

If you bump into someone on the street, you can understand from a glance that they have the same purpose as you.

So they both sped up, each trying to get ahead of the other. Xu Zhichun was dumbfounded!

Zeng Xiaoyan and her husband, as well as Aunt Zhu'er, were dumbfounded.

They planned to rest for a bit before going to dig for konjac, but all these people are here—why are they all here? And it seems like there are even more people?

"Zhichun! Zhichun! Can you sell me a few more pounds of that sweet potato?"

"I want one too! I want that sweet potato too, Zhichun, sell it to me too!"

"Me too, me too."

"Zhichun, could you sell me a few more pounds? I'll pay two coins per pound."

“I’ll also pay two coins per pound, and I’ll take a few more pounds.”

“Zhichun, we’re all from the same village. You see, we’ve already come all this way, you can’t very well let us go back empty-handed, can you? Besides, we’re not taking it for free, we’re paying for it.”

"Yes, yes, me too!"

"Knowing spring! Knowing spring!"

"Zhichun!"

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Xu Zhichun's head was about to explode.

Zeng Xiaoyan and her husband, as well as Zhu'er's aunt, were dumbfounded and questioned their existence.

Heaven have mercy, God the Buddha, who can tell them what exactly happened?

They all looked at Xu Zhichun at the same time, and Xu Zhichun was also completely bewildered.

She didn't understand why they were suddenly so excited.

However, what needs to be said still needs to be said.

"Dear uncles, aunts, brothers, and sisters-in-law, please be quiet and listen to me. If I remember correctly, you've all bought these sweet potatoes, right? Three pounds is enough for planting, really. Just plant them and water them normally. Once the vines grow, you can cut them off and plant them separately. The sweet potato vines will grow back the more you cut them. So you really don't need to buy any more."

"No, no, no, I want to buy it!"

"I want to buy it too!"

Xu Zhichun said with difficulty, "But I don't have many left. I told you all when I sold them that each family could only sell three catties. We would only have more if no one bought any more and someone asked about them. I really don't have any now."

How did this happen?
Everyone started talking at once, their emotions running high. Some even harbored resentment, feeling that Xu Zhichun was incredibly heartless. They had already come all this way, and even offered to raise the price for her, so why was she so stubborn? She refused to sell, insisting on saving it for "other people." And since those other people hadn't come to buy it yet, they obviously weren't coming. What was the point of waiting?

Besides, isn't this kind of thing first-come, first-served?
She's just a vendor; it doesn't matter who she sells to. They're not taking things for free without paying.
Some people, impatient and easily agitated, lost their temper and spoke in a rather unpleasant manner.

Xu Zhichun's expression changed.

So, after all her patient explanations, nobody listened?
Xu Zhichun's face darkened: "I said I won't sell, and that's final. Uncles, aunts, brothers, and sisters-in-law, please go back first."

How could you do this to me!

"What are you doing, Auntie!"

"Sister-in-law Wu Liu, you can talk, but how could you think of resorting to violence?"

Zeng Xiaoyan and Aunt Zhu'er were startled when they saw Sister Wu Liu trying to pull Xu Zhichun, and they quickly protected Xu Zhichun.

Zeng Xiaoyan glared at Wu Liusao with even more annoyance: What a wicked woman!

Liang Mingliang was also startled and quickly took two steps forward, his eyes wide with vigilance.

Xu Zhichun's face immediately darkened: "What exactly does this mean? I don't understand! I don't know where I offended you all, why is this happening?"

Everyone was embarrassed.
Sister-in-law Wu Liu blushed. "I...I didn't mean to! Oh well, I'll just say it straight: we've already steamed all three jin of sweet potatoes we bought."

Thank you all so much for your support! I've finally advanced! This morning I entered the third round of the competition. This round is crucial; if I pass, it'll be the final round! Please, everyone, give me your continued support! For the next four days, please don't wait for the story to finish; please check back every day! Thank you so much! Hugs~
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