I asked you to dig wild vegetables to pay off your debt, not go up the mountain to pick up money!

Shopkeeper Zhao was still feeling guilty about what he had just said. After hearing what Song An Ning said, he quickly explained:

"Ning girl, the price is negotiable.

I went to the provincial capital for this matter these two days, and the owner said that the price can be raised a little, but there is only one condition.

Sell all of these to Zuixianju and no one else. If you agree, we can discuss the price and negotiate the contract now."

Song Anning shook his head. If Zuixianju wanted a large amount of peppers, it would have to encourage the whole village to plant them. More people, more land, and more peppers.

If Qianweilou wants to make some moves, there are probably a hundred or eighty ways to do it.

"Uncle Zhao, you also know that there is no impenetrable wall in this world. So many peppers need to be grown by the whole village. There are so many people in Banyue Village. If someone else offers a high price, Aning can't guarantee..."

After hearing this, Shopkeeper Zhao also agreed. Yes, even Zuixianju couldn't guarantee this. Was he being too harsh on this little girl?

While he was struggling, he heard Song Anning say:

"I can only guarantee about three months of chili peppers, which are exclusively for Zuixianju. As for the chili peppers for making chili oil, the ones we grow ourselves are enough for Zuixianju to use, so we can ensure that they don't flow outside to the greatest extent."

"There's also the recipe for preserved eggs, which no one else will know about in the near future. If you agree, we can discuss the price."

As they were talking, they came to the front yard. Wang Qiuyue placed tea on the stone table in the yard, and also placed a plate of small cakes that Song An Ning had prepared to satisfy the children's cravings.

Shopkeeper Zhao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this. Finally, he didn't have to sit on the small stool anymore...

Wang Qiuyue was very nervous. This was her first time meeting someone of such high status. While they were in the backyard, she quickly cleaned the stone table and benches and set out tea. Only one thought ran through her mind:

Aning gave her money, and she would think about Aning in everything and try her best to get things done.

Sure enough, when she saw the things on the stone table, Song An Ning smiled at her gratefully. She was not mistaken.

"Uncle Zhao, sit down and have a drink of water first, then we can talk slowly..."

At this time, Manager Zhao felt thirsty, so he picked up the coarse porcelain bowl and took a sip. The taste was sweet and refreshing.

Looking closely, the tea soup is bright green, one bud and two leaves are just beginning to bloom, and the tea aroma is rich and long-lasting. What a great tea!

He usually couldn't bear to drink such good tea, but he never thought that there was such a good thing in this small village.

It's just served in a coarse porcelain bowl, what a pity for such a good product.

After chatting about some family matters, the two turned the topic to chili peppers.

During this period, Shopkeeper Zhao thought a lot. Zuixianju must get the things in Song An Ning's hands. The master said that he must do it at any cost.

"Ning girl, I agree with what you said, as long as you don't cooperate with other companies."

"Of course, I'm just a girl from the village. It's not easy for me to be appreciated by Uncle Zhao and to cooperate with Zuixianju. I don't have that much energy to look for other companies. Don't worry about that.

In the future, if you develop new food, please send it to Zuixianju. We must have a long-term cooperation."

Hearing Song An Ning say this, Shopkeeper Zhao was overjoyed.

Before coming, he also asked people to inquire about Banyue Village and the Song family. They all said that the people of Banyue Village were simple and honest, and the elders of the Song family were highly respected and reliable.

"Okay! That's settled then. Miss Ning is sincere. Let's raise the price. Farming is not easy for the villagers. Zuixianju can't let your hard work be in vain."

After some discussion, the price of preserved eggs increased from eight cents to twelve cents, chili peppers to twenty cents per catty, chili peppers to thirty cents per catty, and chili oil to three hundred and fifty cents per barrel.

After the duck eggs are pickled and the peppers are ripe, the driver from Zuixianju comes to pick them up every three days.

Song Dashan was stunned when he heard this. My God, a duck egg mixed with lime turned into twelve coins. Who would believe it?

And as for the chili peppers, his family planted hundreds of them, and they cost twenty cents a pound... The third brother doesn't have to worry about the rent.

Shopkeeper Zhao didn't set a price because he hadn't seen what the ripe eggplants looked like. The two of them agreed to send the eggplants to Zuixianju as soon as they were ripe.

After signing the contract, Manager Zhao did not stay long as there were still a lot of things waiting for him to deal with at Zuixianju.

Song Anning was quite satisfied with the price. There were more than four months from now to autumn, which was a good time to grow peppers and eggplants.

The carriage had gone a long way, but Song Dashan was still standing there in a daze.

"Aning, should we all grow peppers in our village? Do you agree?"

Land is the most precious thing to the villagers. Everything else is easy to deal with, but it would be difficult to ask them to stop growing crops and grow peppers.

"Just a little at a time. Let's plant first. Uncle Daguang told me a long time ago that if we wanted the villagers to plant peppers, he would be the first to sign up."

He had seen that thing on the spot. The chefs at Zuixianju were all scrambling to eat the dishes Zhao Anning made with chili peppers, so he had already given a heads-up.

"As for the honest and decent people like Aunt Guihua, let Second Grandpa talk to them. If anyone wants to try growing chili peppers, let them buy chili pepper seedlings from me. Five plants for one cent. They can be planted in the fields."

Song Dashan hesitated. How much had this girl planted on the mountain? It was such a large area, wasn't she afraid of losing it?

When I think about it, it’s nothing. Others don’t know it, and if they see it, they will treat it as a weed.

He comforted himself in this way, but in fact he didn't want to explore his granddaughter's little secret.

He has been watching Song Anning's performance these days. No matter what, this child earns money honestly and raises the two children well, and that is enough.

"Your second grandfather and I met Shopkeeper Zhao on the way, so I followed him back to help you out.

Manager Zhao asked your second grandfather to send the wild boar to Zuixianju, where it can be sold for a good price.

Don't carry it all by yourself, there are so many people in our family."

Song Anning was very grateful to God for coming to this world and meeting such a good family. She did have something on her mind, but after hesitating for a moment, she didn't say it out loud.

She couldn't just listen to He Guangzong's one-sided story about where her father and elder brother were. She wanted to go to the beach to see for herself before making any plans.

My grandparents are old, and they will not be able to bear it if they have hope and then despair.

"Grandpa, I know that our family will get better and better.

We need to pickle more preserved eggs and mark the dates. Zuixianju uses a lot, so we can't stop supplying them."

Song Dashan nodded with satisfaction. He was thinking about this as well.

"Our village is next to a big river, so we have no shortage of duck eggs. Your grandma and I will go to the village to collect some and pickle ten jars!"

"Yes, we pickle a batch every three to five days. I don't plan to teach the art of making preserved eggs to outsiders for the time being, so you guys just have to work harder."

"What kind of hardship is this? Farmers have endured all kinds of hardships. A duck egg costs twelve cents. I'm happy to work without food or water."

The grandfather and grandson talked for a while, and then Song Dashan got up and left, preparing to go to the village to collect more duck eggs.

Song Anning was not idle either. He carried a hoe and walked towards the back mountain. While there was still time, he quickly found a place to transplant the pepper seedlings, so as to avoid a disaster in the end.

"Master! Xiangxiang forgot something!"

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