The entrance of Zhou Shunshui’s house, the first to sell vegetables, was bustling with activity! Yes, the Song Family’s vegetables are delicious, and their online sales are doing well too, but isn’t it because a big boss is buying them wholesale? What’s that got to do with the vegetables they planted in the ground? Oh, it does relate, because these seedlings were bought last winter under the village secretary’s optimistic persuasion, with each household providing someone to work for two days and paying 10 yuan per plant to take them home. Granted, the Song Family is generous, saying that in the first year, afraid they wouldn’t grow well, they provided large seedlings... but those seedlings still cost 10 yuan each! Back then, two families who signed up and paid half the money ended up arguing noisily to get their money back, refusing to plant them. In honesty, their family was a bit apprehensive too. But there was no choice. This year, when the Song Family needed to hire workers for the fieldwork, what if the cooperation fell apart and they didn’t get hired? That would be a big loss! As for the assurance that someone would come to collect the vegetables — oh my, haven’t we heard enough empty promises over the years? Their village is reliable. The leaders above them are still dependable. But when they went out to work, they heard from other villages about being coaxed into planting fruit trees or some new product, which ended up unsellable upon maturity, leaving them in debt to the credit union. Who could they go to for justice? Zhou Shunshui and his wife aren’t very sharp; the furthest they’ve been in their lives is to Fucheng for work. They also wanted to back out initially, but their son, working in the city, said since the family had leased so much land and needed people to work, it was better not to offend them right from the start... The vegetables were transplanted during the frigid February. Afraid of them freezing, they covered them with straw mats every night. But to say they were very meticulous... what care do radishes and cabbages require? In just over a month of planting, aside from the labor of covering and uncovering the straw mats, there was nothing else, and yet today, selling them could earn over 4000 yuan?! Deducting costs, they still have over 3000 yuan! When did making money become so easy? In the meantime, both husband and wife also worked for the Song Family and earned over 3000 yuan as well. At the moment, Zhou Shunshui and his wife looked at the crowd of villagers gathering in their courtyard to inquire, unable to stop smiling even with sore cheeks. "What’s the rush? What’s the rush? Haven’t seen the money yet. Secretary Zhu said we have to wait for the confirmation of receipt, and then the money on that side will be transferred." He tried hard to suppress his smile. "But isn’t there still money?" the neighbors chattered: "Our Secretary Zhu may be young and look tender, but she never leaves empty promises." "Exactly! She said the live stream is to help our village sell things. As long as we have good stuff, they can all sell. Would she renege on this little money of yours?" "Not necessarily..." Zhou Shunshui wiped his face: "If there’s any bad ones sent over, we’ll have to compensate, and that’s on us." "Oh my, how bad can radishes and cabbages get? We specially chose the expensive Wind Speed Express, we all heard it, just to ensure freshness upon arrival." "I’ve never seen cabbage at 7 yuan a pound... was thinking of cutting one yesterday to eat it myself first." "What are you eating? One head costs dozens, can’t you buy two pounds of meat instead? My mother’s home has our old cabbage, I’ll cut you two next time." "Did you register to sell online? Secretary Zhu said if you find online sales troublesome, there are local buyers too who will come to collect them later." "But if they come to collect, the price is a bit lower, five yuan or five and a half per pound." "If you calculate the price, there’s not much difference between the two." "I’m okay with it, whoever’s ready to buy from me first I’ll sell to." "I want to sell online. My daughter said next time when selling our vegetables, can I go up there to say a few words? Our vegetables are well tended, if I say a few words, and people remember me, next time when our family sells something else, it’ll be quicker." "Surely you can! The first couple of live streams were hosted by the Song Family and Secretary Zhu with that girl from the neighboring village. They said they couldn’t find anyone to represent on our side..." "Then I also want to say a few words, my vegetables aren’t bad either." "Did you mix your vegetables up? If mixed up and any issues arise, not only will we have to compensate, neither online nor buyers will introduce us again next time..." The group chatted fervently, and just thinking about the vegetables casually planted before, they could earn three or four thousand yuan, wishing they could rush to the Song Family immediately to ask how the next batch of seedlings will be sold. This March and April is the perfect time for planting melons and beans! Meanwhile, at the Song Family’s, Secretary Xiaozu was also contemplating what to plant for the villagers’ next income generation. Chapters fırst released on 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹✶𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲✶𝗻𝗲𝘁 "Relying on you all the time isn’t good either." She looked at Song Tan, quite curious: "What are your thoughts?" Song Tan thought for a moment and then slowly said, "I currently only have a preliminary idea. Whether it can be done still depends on everyone’s opinion — what do you think about the leftover soybean pods?" In fact, everyone present was quite receptive. Firstly, the Song Family’s soybean pods tasted good. Secondly, they have a good supply of vegetables, eating some now and then wouldn’t cause any aversion. Secretary Xiaozu thought a bit and nodded: "Sure, they’re easy to manage, have high yield, and aren’t picky about the planting environment, quite suitable. Are you providing the seedlings too?" Song Tan shook his head: "I watched this morning’s live broadcast and realized they can grow a lot of vegetables, but most of them aren’t cost-effective when you add in logistics." "For instance, this 7-yuan-per-pound cabbage, after logistics, is only slightly more than the purchase price Old Zhao offers. So I was thinking, could the village collectively register something for secondary agricultural product processing?" "In the summer, let them plant as many beans as possible. Once harvested, whether dried beans or pickled beans, they can be sold steadily online." This way, they wouldn’t always have to buy seedlings, can’t rely on others for every penny. As for Old Zhao collecting vegetables... Tian Tian’s family is still quite motivated, they want to keep selling vegetables. But after considering it, there doesn’t seem to be anything to give back to the Song Family, so why should they keep getting seedlings? On this, Yan Ran and the other two held different views — "Then assist us with the experimental fields." "The harvest from the villagers indicates that seedling transplanting can also affect their quality." "What about preserving seed iterations?" It’s impossible to inquire about the Song Family’s unique recipe, but figuring out how to maintain and promote this advantage is the fundamental question for their agricultural studies. "Our teacher helped us apply for a project with the Houji Seed Laboratory, and Song Tan is a partner. But the three of us don’t have much experience or achievements, and our funding is limited, otherwise, we’d collaborate directly with you." "We can select advantageous seeds for you every year, correspondingly, we won’t interfere in field cultivation and planning, but we need various data and sampling at harvest time." "What do you think, deal or no deal?"