No matter what these people thought, Mo Yan had already decided to end the vegetable business in mid-March and focus on the new house. anwhile, the three barren hills she had asked Yang Bao to purchase last month also needed to be developed as soon as possible, to plant fruit trees before the scorching sumr arrived.
The others still didn’t know about the Mo Family’s plan to plant fruit trees on the barren hills. Seeing Mo Yan resolute in not continuing the vegetable business, those with an entrepreneurial spirit stepped forward, saying to Mo Yan, "Little boss, my family also has a few acres of barren land. As you know, barren land needs to be cultivated before it can yield crops. My father-in-law is planning to grow vegetables, also using greenhouses. Do you think this will work?"
The speaker was a middle-aged woman known as Aunt Cai, who helped the Mo Family sell vegetables at the Southern Market. She was very straightforward and efficient in her work.
Mo Yan had a good impression of her and kindly advised, "It’s not impossible, but growing vegetables now to harvest in the sumr—by that ti, the streets will be full of vegetable sellers, and you might not get a good price. If you really want to improve the land, it would be better to plant soybeans or mung beans, which are much more reliable than vegetables."
Aunt Cai thought about it and felt it made sense. Her family had seen how much money the Mo Family made from growing vegetables and wanted to follow suit. However, the little boss’s concerns were also her worries. It seed that when she returned ho, she would have to remind her father-in-law and the others, so that they wouldn’t end up with unsellable crops that would just rot in the fields.
"Aunt Cai, are there other families in the village who want to grow vegetables?"
Mo Yan was concerned about this matter. Since Aunt Cai’s family wanted to grow vegetables, others might too. If the villagers of Liu Yang Village decided to follow the trend and grow vegetables at this ti, and if the vegetables couldn’t be sold, it would be a disaster. Those with a aner streak might even bla the Mo Family.
Aunt Cai said, "Plenty of them. Growing vegetables is quicker than growing grains. Many people saw your family making money and want to give it a try."
Mo Yan frowned, feeling it was necessary to clarify things to avoid people coming to her ho looking for trouble later.
"Aunt Cai, as a fellow villager, I won’t deceive you. Greenhouse vegetables aren’t easy to deal with. While it seems that the greenhouse vegetables grew well during the winter, no one has tried growing them in the sumr before, and it’s uncertain how they would turn out then. Please relay this ssage to those villagers who are interested in growing vegetables, so they think it over."
Aunt Cai replied cheerfully, "Little boss is so kind-hearted, I will definitely pass on the ssage."
Mo Yan smiled and said to the others, "Anyone who wants to grow, I’ll say the sa thing. If you don’t trust my advice, it’s best to try a small amount first, so even if it doesn’t work out, the loss won’t be too great."
"Yeah, listen to the little boss."
The people chorused their agreent. Among these dozen or so people, indeed a few had such intentions. Now, after hearing Mo Yan’s analysis, they took her words to heart.
Mo Yan looked at them, hoping they really took her words seriously. Anyway, she had said what needed to be said. If they didn’t listen, she couldn’t risk exposing the Space by using Spirit Spring Water to water their vegetables.
After these people went ho, they conveyed Mo Yan’s concerns to those villagers interested in growing vegetables. Mo Yan’s honesty was well-known in Liu Yang Village, and most people took her words to heart and dropped the idea of growing vegetables.
But there were still a few who were envious of the Mo Family’s earnings. They thought Mo Yan was narrow-minded and didn’t want them to succeed with greenhouse vegetables. They didn’t ponder whether they could grow vegetables or if they could sell them later on.
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On the sixth day of March, all undertakings were auspicious.
After setting up an altar, burning incense, and offering sacrifices to the Heaven and Earth gods, amidst a lively burst of firecrackers, Mo Qingze, the head of the household, took up a shovel and dug the first spadeful of earth on the foundation site, symbolizing an auspicious start to the construction of the new ho.
Helpers who ca to aid in the work arrived early. They had been found by Lin Yong, whom Mo Yan had asked for help. Having lived several months in Liu Yang Village, Lin Yong knew far better than the Mo Family who was willing to work hard. In less than three days, he had rounded up fifty-six young and strong laborers.
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