1994: Vegetable farmers strike back

Chapter 82 Why not go work for Boss Chen? !

The morning light is weak and the sky seems to be bright but not clear.

A sacrificial ceremony had just been completed at a village ancestral hall, and the able-bodied men began to gather and set off.

The women and elders in charge of logistics began to prepare for the Hundred Family Banquet, also known as the Dragon Boat Banquet.

"We have all the meat dishes, but we're still missing some seasonal vegetables. What's a banquet without greens?"

"Grandpa, the Chinese cabbage crop has decreased recently due to heavy rain, so the ordered goods can't be delivered. Can we use red amaranth instead? It has a good meaning and good luck."

"What about amaranth? Where is the amaranth?"

“I haven’t bought any yet.”

"You idiot, I asked you to do something, and this is how you do it?! Hurry up and find him!"

After being scolded, the young man immediately ran out to find food, but he had no idea what to do for a while. He happened to see Hong Zhong following the team that was carrying the boat, and his eyes lit up.

"Uncle Zhong, I need help. Do you know any vegetable farmers? We're in urgent need of some seasonal vegetables."

"Ah Hao, what are you doing? Why are you just telling me now? If you can't handle it, why don't you come to me earlier? I still want to watch the dragon boat race."

As soon as Ah Hao heard this, he knew that Hong Zhong really had a solution, and said with a smile: "Uncle Hong, the dragon boat race doesn't start until 9 o'clock, and it's only after 5 o'clock now, so there's still time to go buy some groceries."

Hong Zhong cursed but still agreed. He thought about it in his mind and realized that he knew quite a few vegetable farmers.

But he first thought of Chen Cainong.

"Go to Uncle Wu's house and pick out two puppies. Tell them they are what I want. They should look fierce. I'll take them over later."

"Good."

Ah Hao arrived at Uncle Wu's yard, explained his purpose, and then went to the doghouse and picked out a black dog and a white dog that barked at him the loudest.

It is small and looks like a bear, so it is also called bear dog. The name sounds very ferocious.

After getting the dog, Ah Hao drove his tricycle and took Hong Zhong to the Dongxiang vegetable market.

...

Yi Dinggan also went to bed after returning in the early morning, but he couldn't sleep, so he got up early to help Chen Jiafang light the fire and cook.

"Li Xiu usually gets up early, why isn't she up today? Go knock on their door and ask them to get up for breakfast."

"Jiazhi was busy and tired last night. He should have gone to bed when he came back, but the lights were turned off quite late. I guess Li Xiu didn't sleep well." Yi Dinggan muttered a few words.

Chen Jiafang asked, "How do you know?"

"Because I haven't slept well since I came back. Jiazhi has been so popular in the market these past two days. All the customers follow his instructions, just like a teacher calling the roll."

"It's not you who's cool, it's none of your business, why are you getting so excited?"

Yi Dinggan walked towards the back door of the house two rooms to the right. He heard Chen Jiafang's voice behind him. He knocked on the door and roared, then returned to the stove and showed Chen Jiafang four fingers.

"Jiazhi sold this amount yesterday, and I told you yesterday and the day before yesterday."

Chen Jiafang was stunned for a moment, but soon recovered: "No matter how much more, it's none of your business. He has said everything he needs to tell you."

"I know."

Yi Dinggan added a handful of sawdust to the stove and said, "I just don't want to work for him. It turns out this guy wasn't kidding me. He really cares about me."

Chen Jiafang: "That's because he thinks highly of you. When Third Sister and Xue Jun wanted to come, Jiazhi didn't agree outright. Jiazhi is just like you. As long as he has the slightest confidence, he will brag."

Yi Dinggan: "Anyway, if he doesn't have a few hundred acres of land, I won't work for him."

Chen Jiafang: "It's up to you. We can live like this now. If you want to make trouble, I will accompany you. If you don't want to make trouble, go work for Jiazhi. Anyway, I will listen to you."

Yi Dinggan looked at Li Xiu who opened the door and said with a smile: "Li Xiu, you have listened to what your second sister said, right? You will have to ask me to be your witness in the future."

Chen Jiafang cursed, "What's there to testify about? I'm not denying it."

Yi Dinggan: "I'm not saying you don't recognize me, I'm just afraid Jiazhi won't recognize me. He always says that my words don't carry as much weight as his at home. Now we're even. Li Xiu listens to him, and you listen to me. I wonder how he can still be so arrogant."

Li Xiu: “…”

Chen Jiafang: "What are you guys competing for all day long? It's so boring!"

Da da da da~
The sound of a tricycle was heard. Jiazhi was sleeping in the house. Just as the three of them were wondering where the sound came from, loud shouts were heard from the dam again.

"Chen the vegetable farmer!"

"Chen the vegetable farmer!"

"I've brought you a dog and also brought you a business!" The three of them looked at each other and walked towards the front door. It sounded like the customer was coming home again?

The other vegetable farmers also followed to take a look.

Hearing the noise, Chen Jiazhi struggled to get up and opened the door.

"Boss Hong, why are you here so early in the morning?"

Hong Zhong pointed at Ah Hao next to him and said, "The village is short of seasonal vegetables for the Dragon Boat Festival, so we came to you to buy some. You have to give me some respect, right? I also brought the two dogs you asked for, they are very powerful."

There were people standing at the door of each house, and some people recognized Hong Zhong.

Chen Jiazhi walked forward and saw two puppies in a bamboo basket, whimpering and looking quite strong.

He nodded and asked, "There are only Chinese cabbage and amaranth. How much do you want?"

Ah Hao said, "There are 159 tables in total. I need 80 kilograms of choy sum to take home for emergency use. I can come back to buy more later if you need me. Is that okay?"

Chen Jiazhi: "Sure, I'll arrange it right away. Choy sum is 3 yuan per pound, is that okay?"

Ah Hao: "Okay, please hurry up."

Chen Jiazhi had already noticed Ao Dehai and the other three coming over here, so he waved and said, "It will be done for you in less than half an hour."

Then he said to Ao Dehai, "Lao Ao, collect 80 kilograms of choy sum for this handsome guy."

Ao Dehai was a little surprised. Is there business coming again so early in the morning?

"Okay, we'll go right away."

At this time, Zhao Yu came forward with a few ash zongzi and handed them to Li Xiu: "Boss and Madam, these are ash zongzi made by our two families. I cooked them and brought a few for you. You can also try our Guizhou method."

Li Xiu did not refuse. She thanked him and took the rice dumplings.

The vegetable farmers and fellow villagers all saw this scene, and Zhao Yu's eyes flashed when he saw it.

Ao Deliang had already taken two bamboo baskets from Chen Jiazhi's tricycle, while Ao Dehai took a knife from under Chen Jiazhi's window sill.

"Boss, let's go pick up the vegetables first."

"Okay, hard work."

The four of them walked towards the vegetable field. Chen Jiazhi looked at Hong Zhong again and said, "Have you eaten yet, Boss Hong? Let's have some more together?"

"I've eaten, I've eaten. Look, I didn't bring anything with me." Hong Zhong suddenly felt a little restrained. He thought he should bring something with him when he went out. He touched his bag and his eyes lit up.

"I happened to have two tickets for the dragon boat race, so I'll give them to you. It starts at nine o'clock, so remember to go and watch it later."

Chen Jiazhi: "I'm busy lately and don't have time. Why don't you take some time out in the next two days to send me another batch of bamboo strips and sunshade nets."

Hong Zhong: "Alright, let's do this. I'll get it for you tomorrow."

Chen Jiazhi: "I also need a single-phase water pump, 100 meters of water pipe, and 200 meters of cable. Can you help me buy them? You can earn as much as you deserve."

"You really are not polite. Okay, okay, I'll help you find it."

Hong Zhong was very enthusiastic, and the others went home after watching the show for a while to digest today's information.

When Chen Jiazhi finished his breakfast, Ao Dehai had already brought back two baskets of Chinese cabbage. After weighing them, they weighed a total of 83 kilograms. After deducting the money for the two dogs, he collected 220 yuan.

Hong Zhong and the other man took the dishes and left.

For two consecutive mornings, customers came to his home and gave him tickets to the dragon boat race. Workers from other places also gave him gifts.

Many vegetable farmers felt that Chen Jiazhi was now truly famous.

At the same time, they were asking about the vegetable sales in the early morning. Yi Dinggan, Li Mingkun and Guo Mancang didn't want to respond.

But Qi Yongfeng and Huang Juan knew the situation.

In particular, Huang Juan later gave Li Xiu some homemade rice dumplings.

Everyone knew what happened that day and night. Chen Jiazhi distributed Dragon Boat Festival benefits to three families last night, and made a big splash in the market in the early morning. What was even more shocking was the other peak in numbers.

The vegetable farmers immediately understood the feelings of the three veterans, Yi Dinggan, Li Mingkun and Guo Mancang.

I don’t know what to say.

They probably wouldn't even dream of it.

Some novice vegetable farmers began to discuss privately, why not work for Xiucai, oh no, work for Boss Chen?!

(End of this chapter)