allonlinenovel Chapter 289 The Village Head's Sorrow
Chapter 289 The Village Head's Sorrow
Firstly, it would prevent rival restaurants from sabotaging the business due to competition. Secondly, the Lin family would have a peaceful life and could focus on their business, which would be good for both the Lin family and the restaurant.
Furthermore, Manager Yao has been dealing with the Lin family for so long that there is still some goodwill between them, and he also wants to help the Lin family avoid unnecessary trouble.
These past few days, the village head has been extremely worried, watching everyone busy harvesting turmeric in the fields.
Normally, it would be a good thing if everyone could harvest turmeric and sell it for a high price, but the problem is that Feng's Pharmacy doesn't seem to have the capacity to consume so much turmeric.
Shen Yuan didn't know why his father was worried, so he suggested, "Dad, don't sigh anymore. Let's hurry up and finish collecting them as soon as possible. No matter whether Feng's Pharmacy can finish collecting them or not, let's just sell them to them first, okay?"
Upon hearing this, the village headman immediately objected, saying angrily, "Nonsense! As the village headman, how can I disregard the lives of the villagers and let them rot in our hands while we rush to sell our produce?"
Shen Yuan was startled by his father's sudden appearance and shrank back. He secretly stuck out his tongue, feeling quite unconvinced.
As the village head, my father always thought of the villagers when there were benefits to be had. He never used his position to let his family take advantage of him. Let alone take advantage of them, it was good enough if he didn't fight for the benefits when there was a loss.
As the eldest son, Shen Che was much more composed than his younger brother. He comforted him, "Dad, my second brother is just talking. Don't you know his temperament? Let's get to work and not think too much. There's always a way out. The turmeric in this field is a medicinal herb, and we can't let it go unsold. Even if Feng's Pharmacy can't handle it, there are other pharmacies in the county. We'll be able to sell it, even if it's cheaper. We can't let no one want it."
In any case, medicinal herbs shouldn't be harder to sell than rice.
Lin Xiaotang and Uncle Shuisheng walked towards the center of the field. From afar, they heard the conversation between the village head and his two sons, and a sense of guilt suddenly arose in her heart.
During this period, his whole family has been busy moving to Dushui County, opening a pig's trotter shop, and supplying several restaurants. They haven't come back at all. The village head is so worried about the sales of turmeric.
It's all her fault for being careless!
She ran over and obediently called out, "Grandpa Village Head." After everyone turned around, she continued, "Uncle Shuisheng and I came back to buy turmeric. Don't worry, we'll buy as much turmeric as there is in our Guihua Village. As long as you're willing to sell to us, we'll buy it all. The price is set at two coins per ounce."
When everyone saw Xiaotang and Shuisheng return, they were first surprised, and then they became happy and excited.
When the village head saw that the person he had been longing for had returned, he suddenly had hope and almost burst into tears.
He said, “Oh, it’s Xiaotang and Shuisheng! It’s good that you’re back. If you hadn’t come back, all the turmeric we planted in Guihua Village would have been unsellable. What would we have done? Now that you’re back to buy it, that’s a good thing. I don’t have to worry about that anymore.”
When Lin Xiaotang and Shuisheng returned, they promised to buy the turmeric grown by the villagers of Guihua Village, which immediately solved the village head's worries. The village head was relieved and finally smiled.
He put down his sickle and warmly invited Lin Xiaotang and Shuisheng to sit on a pile of turmeric leaves and stems.
"Come on, you've come all this way, sit down and rest. Let's take this opportunity to chat."
Shui Sheng led Xiao Tang to sit down opposite the village head. Shen Yuan had been wanting to rest for a while, so he quickly put down his sickle and sat down as well, only to be driven away by his father.
“How old are you? Let’s have a chat. You lazy bum, hurry up and get to work.”
Shen Yuan pouted and said, "No one sees you working hard all afternoon, but you're already unwilling to rest before you've even had a chance to rest. Dad, why are you becoming less and less humane as you get older?"
"You brat!"
The village headman picked up a turmeric stalk and tossed it to his second son, then let his son rest.
Seeing that his father didn't say anything more, Shen Yuan immediately gestured to his elder brother, sister-in-law, and wife. The eldest and second eldest son's wives both advised their mother-in-law to take a break before continuing.
Seeing how harmonious and loving the village head's family was, Lin Xiaotang was very envious.
If Dad and stepmother are kind and fair, and Uncles 2, 3 and 1 are united and helpful, and Aunts 2 and 3 are friendly, then if she leads the whole Shen family to do business, with many people, there will be more strength, and the business will be much bigger than it is now.
Unfortunately, some people don't understand these things and always fight each other for petty gains.
It's better that the Shen family is gone. This family we've pieced together is closer than blood relatives. With everyone united, we can always make our business bigger.
The village head asked Shuisheng, "Shuisheng, you and Qingchuan haven't been back for a while. How's your business going?"
Shuisheng glanced at Xiaotang before replying, "It's alright. Now that we have an additional restaurant supplying us, we're a bit busier than before. We didn't farm this season, so we didn't come back. I'm sorry you were worried. If we had known, we would have come back twice earlier to put your minds at ease."
The village head waved his hand and said, "It's alright, as long as you come back to buy turmeric. Sigh, in the end, it's still because I, as the village head, haven't done my job properly. Actually, I should have asked someone to inquire about the sales channels for turmeric, but I'm old and haven't been to the county many times. I don't know much about turmeric. I just heard you say that turmeric is a valuable medicinal herb and planted it, but I really can't explain exactly how valuable it is. I'm really not doing my job properly here."
Shuisheng sensed the frustration in the village head's words and advised, "Village head, you have been dedicated to the villagers and always put everyone first. Just because we said that growing turmeric would yield high yields and make money, you trusted us and mobilized the villagers to grow it together. If you feel that you are not doing a good job as village head, then we are even more ashamed. It is because we have a low sense of responsibility that we did not reassure everyone in advance and caused everyone to worry."
The two of them went back and forth, each trying to take the blame upon themselves. Shen Yuan couldn't stand it anymore and immediately interrupted them.
"Oh, alright, alright, Dad, don't worry too much. People who think too much are more likely to have trouble sleeping at night. People who can't sleep have gray hair and age faster. And Shuisheng, you guys are out there doing business, braving wind and rain. How can I blame you? The turmeric is ripe, and you came back to buy it in time. That shows you keep your word and is admirable."
He rolled his eyes, glanced at the horse that was resting by the field eating turmeric leaves, and asked mysteriously, "Brother Shuisheng, Xiaotang, you must have made a lot of money in the past six months, right? In our Guihua Village, there are families all over the place, and no matter how much or how little they plant, there's a lot of turmeric growing in the fields. If you buy it all, it must cost you a lot of money. Your business must be very profitable, right?"
Shui Sheng chuckled awkwardly, "I don't have much money. I just earn some by following Brother Qingchuan and Xiao Tang. This time I came back, I used all my savings to work with them and just wanted to get a share of the profits by benefiting from Brother Qingchuan and Xiao Tang's success."
Seeing that Shui Sheng was modest and unwilling to tell the truth, Shen Yuan pursed his lips and didn't ask any more questions.