A farmer has a shrewish wife; he's busy making money every day.

After leaving the restaurant, Madam Chen exclaimed, "Young Master Ye is truly amazing; he can even help Shi Ding Lou solve its problems."

Ye Qingxue smiled and shook her head: "I don't know if it can be resolved yet."

After all, tomatoes are something completely new to them. If the fat chef and the young master are unwilling to try innovation, then her tomatoes will have no use.

Her purpose in coming here was to sell these tomatoes.

Tomatoes didn't exist in this era; they were a rare commodity, so she naturally wanted to make full use of their value.

She has no reputation yet and only runs a small business. If she were to sell it herself and say that it was a novelty that only she had and that she wanted to sell it at a high price, who would believe her?

Selling at a low price raises concerns about whether customers will accept unfamiliar food, and if they do accept it, there's the risk of being smeared by malicious individuals.

Going back and forth like this is too risky. It would be better to go directly to the most reputable restaurant and try to establish a long-term partnership to maximize profits.

This was Ye Qingxue's idea.

Whether it will succeed depends on the young master, Wen Yanyu.

After another busy day, Ye Qingxue returned to the deserted village.

The expected murmurs of discussion finally broke out.

"Hey, why does Lu's wife go to that county every day? Is she doing some kind of business?"

"That must make a lot of money, but what about the toll fees..."

"Hey, they took half the snakes last time, so a mere toll fee won't be a problem for them. Besides, they have the ability to make the gatekeeper treat them differently."

"It's good to be pretty."

"Who says it's not?"

“Hey, I’ve picked up a lot of stuff on the mountain recently. I’ll go ask her if she can help me sell it.”

"Are you stupid? Your meager mountain produce wouldn't even cover the toll fees."

"Should I find more people?"

"Would anyone be willing to do this?"

"Sigh, this is really troublesome."

Ye Qingxue listened to this and smiled.

If someone has this idea, then the middleman business will probably have a sequel.

After returning home, Ye Qingxue quickly finished her brown rice porridge and went into her room to sit with Lin Zhi and Ye Jing at the table.

Lin Zhi smiled gently: "Xiao Xue, how's business today? Are you tired from work?"

Ye Jing frowned and said bluntly, "I think we can cancel that business deal. You're pregnant, don't overwork yourself."

Ye Qingxue shook her head: "I'm fine, Dad. I want to make money. Also, I can't tell anyone that I'm doing business in the county. Just say it's an ordinary job."

"Oh ok."

"rest assured."

The two quickly agreed, knowing full well what kind of people they knew in the village and absolutely not wanting anyone to know they were making money.

"Father, Mother, let's not talk about that now. I have another idea coming up."

Ye Qingxue told the couple about the middleman.

"What? This oxcart is so expensive? We've really lost out!" Ye Jing missed the point.

Lin Zhi nudged him and looked at him like a fool: "That's not the most important thing. The important thing is that our daughter wants to take on this job now."

She looked somewhat worried: "Aren't we also cheating people by making money off the price difference?"

Ye Jing disagreed: "Nonsense, the toll was real, and our daughter rented the donkey herself. There was also the manpower for transporting the goods back and forth, and the bargaining skills for finding shops to sell the goods. Not to mention, our daughter earned less in profit than with the original oxcart."

After some calculations, Ye Jing became even more certain: "Our daughter is earning this money without feeling guilty; she's doing good for the villagers."

Lin Zhi thought about it for a while and was convinced. She nodded and looked at Ye Qingxue: "Xiaoxue, what do you plan to do?"

Ye Qingxue already had a preliminary idea, and the three of them leaned closer to listen to what Ye Qingxue had to say.

"Tomorrow, you two can walk around the village and casually mention that you're going up the mountain to collect goods, and I can take them to the county to sell."

Lin Zhi glanced at Ye Jing: "Is this all you need?"

Ye Qingxue nodded: "Yes, we don't need to worry about the rest for now."

First, let the villagers know that they are selling things in the county, and then casually reveal that their lives are getting better and better. Sooner or later, someone will be unable to resist.

After agreeing on this, they each went to sleep.

The next day, Ye Qingxue went to the noodle stall and found that someone was already waiting for him there.

Upon closer inspection, it was Wen Yanyu, the young master of the Rishi Dinglou restaurant.

Ye Qingxue raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised that he had come to her door so quickly. She stepped forward and clasped her hands in greeting: "Young Master Wen, what brings you here?"

Wen Yanyu clasped his hands in return: "Brother, I'd like to ask if you still have those tomatoes from last time?"

Ye Qingxue did not answer directly, but instead asked, "Was Young Master Wen's experiment successful yesterday?"

Wen Yanyu smiled and said, "It has been very effective. That vegetable called tomato can be said to have saved all the sweet and sour dishes in the shop."

Ye Qingxue smiled too, looked Wen Yanyu up and down, and couldn't help but sigh.

What an naive young master! He openly reveals his need for this vegetable. If he encounters an unscrupulous seller, who else would they rip off but him?

Wen Yanyu pressed on again, "May I ask if you have any more tomatoes?"

Ye Qingxue pondered for a moment: "Yes, we do have some, but not many. Right now, we only have about sixty or seventy in a basket. How many do you want?"

Wen Yanyu didn't hesitate: "I'll take as many as you have. When can I get the next batch of tomatoes?"

"We produce batches every ten days, guaranteeing they're all fresh."

"I'll order a batch now. How much are your tomatoes, sir?"

Seeing his straightforwardness, Ye Qingxue couldn't help but show her joy, but she quickly suppressed it: "Boss, I see that most of the sweet and sour dishes in your shop are between sixty and eighty coins a serving, and a serving requires about one tomato. I won't rip you off, I'll sell you these tomatoes for thirty coins a pound."

Wen Yanyu was slightly surprised: "Isn't it a bit expensive? The pork tenderloin in our shop only costs eighteen coins a catty."

Ye Qingxue smiled and said, "Young Master Wen, to tell you the truth, only I have tomatoes. You can't buy them anywhere else. Moreover, the planting method is quite particular and requires a lot of manpower and resources. Besides, the harvest has not been good in recent years, so it is really worth the price."

After thinking for a moment, Ye Qingxue said, "How about this, I won't sell these tomatoes to anyone else, I'll only do business with you, is that alright?"

After thinking it over for a while, Wen Yanyu agreed.

The tomatoes really elevate the flavor of his dishes several levels. If people only do business with him, his shop will become even more popular.

"Okay, can I pick up the goods tomorrow?"

"I'll bring them to you tonight after I close up shop. They're all freshly picked."

Ye Qingxue had already harvested twenty catties of tomatoes in her space.

Wen Yanyu was pleasantly surprised and quickly cupped his hands in greeting: "Then I will await your arrival, young master."

Ye Qingxue smiled and said, "It's a pleasure to cooperate with you."

Her radiant smile left Wen Yanyu somewhat stunned.

This young man is very handsome.

After Wen Yanyu left, Ye Qingxue went into the stall. Chen had already kneaded the dough and started preparing the base ingredients.

When Chen saw Ye Qingxue come in, she packed the ingredients and asked, "Young Master Ye, these tomatoes are so precious, why don't we make them ourselves?"

She had just overheard the deal between Ye Qingxue and Ye Qingxue.

Ye Qingxue stepped in to help: "We don't have a reputation, but tomatoes can better demonstrate their value at Shidinglou."

"Young Master Ye is indeed very thoughtful."

After a busy day, I delivered tomatoes after closing up shop and successfully received the 600 coins, thus finalizing the deal.

Ye Qingxue then designated five more plots of land in the spiritual field to grow tomatoes.

Ten days later, Ye Qingxue brought a full 100 jin of tomatoes to Wen Yanyu's door, and Wen Yanyu accepted them all without hesitation.

They even urged her to deliver each batch as early as possible.

"Young master, it seems your guest really likes my tomatoes?"

"Yes, thanks to your tomatoes, our shop's business is getting better and better!"

After smiling and saying goodbye to Wen Yanyu, Ye Qingxue returned to the Lu family.

Ye Qingxue was very happy to have earned quite a bit these past few days.

But when they returned to the Lu family home and entered the inner room, they suddenly discovered that an uninvited guest had arrived.

Turning around, the person with the delicate features and innocent eyes was none other than Ye Hua'er.