After returning from my cultivation journey, I built a farm through fortune telling.

Chapter 21 Selling wild vegetables, fresh and delicious wild vegetables!
"Then I might as well pull it back!"

Bailu disagreed; she felt bad about selling it at that price, since it was all spiritual energy!

Selling it cheap is worse than letting the pigs at home chew it up and eat it.

Qin Xiu earnestly advised, "Five yuan a pound for vegetables isn't cheap. If you sell them all, you'll make five hundred yuan!"

Bai Lu shook her head vigorously—you're talking about ordinary vegetables, but these are vegetables nurtured by spiritual energy! To put it more broadly, they're spiritual plants!
Putting aside the hype, eating this regularly will definitely prolong your life!

These days, even rich people are afraid of dying!

Things labeled "prolong life" are so expensive!

They're all sold by the gram, aren't they?

Besides, there are many products on the market that claim to "prolong life," but how many of them actually work?
—Her cooking is great!

But she dared not publicize it like that, for fear of being invited for questioning.

It takes ten minutes to drive from Dongshi Village to the town, but such expensive wild vegetables would definitely not have a market in the town, so Bailu did not consider it in the first place.

Originally, I thought I could just set up a stall at the foot of Sanqing Mountain under the banner of selling wild vegetables from Sanqing Mountain, but all I saw were tourists coming and going. Why would tourists buy wild vegetables?

You can't eat it raw, can you?

give up.

So the three of them headed straight into the city and arrived at their destination in about 20 minutes, around 4 p.m.

The market wasn't strictly regulated, so you could set up a stall outside the market. Bai Lu found a spot, laid out the feed bags on the ground, put the wild vegetables on top of the feed bags, and set up a plastic stool for each person. That's how her simple stall was set up.

This fresh and vibrant wild vegetable is a beautiful sight in the entire market.

Wild vegetables are scarce these days, and these were all brought to life by the egrets' spiritual energy, looking tender and plump.

People asked about the price in droves, but upon hearing the price, they ran away as if being chased by dogs.

He even spat out, "Whoa!"

The vegetable market was still bustling in the evening, but their stalls were deserted. It seemed that the customers had heard the news and knew that their wild vegetables were expensive, so they stopped passing by their stalls!

No, do city people eat that badly?

It's only thirty yuan, and nobody's interested?!

Today, the egret has really bitten off more than it can chew!

The three siblings stared at each other, and Bai Chen, most easily discouraged, asked, "Are you still selling? Should we go back?"

Bai Wei shook her head firmly. These wild vegetables had to be sold today! Even if it meant selling them at a low price!
It's all money!

She's desperately short of money right now!
The egret must be unwilling to accept this!

Dear customers, do you know what you're missing out on because you're hesitant due to the price?

It's about health, longevity, and long life!

After waiting a while longer and swatting three mosquitoes that were sucking blood from Bai Wei's hand, Bai Lu sighed, "How about we organize an event and give some away?"

Isn't this what grand opening sales are all about?
"Given away for free?! I spent over three hours picking them! Giving them away for free?! I might as well take them back and feed them to the pigs!"

Bai Chen wore an exaggerated "Are you crazy?" expression, simply unable to believe that such irrational words could come from his dear sister's mouth.

A gift?! Do you have any respect for me?!
Did you respect my hours of exposure to the wind and sun?

"What do you mean by feeding pigs? Don't say that!"

Bai Wei thoughtfully suggested, "Sister, why don't we listen to Mom and sell them off for five yuan a bundle if all else fails? I refuse to believe that no one will buy wild vegetables for five yuan a bundle!"

"Tsk——"

The egret pretended to want Bai Wei, proving that poverty makes people short-sighted! Five yuan! How dare you even say that!

She lowered her voice: "You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub! I guarantee that every customer who has tried our wild vegetables will be a repeat customer! Trust me!"

"I don't believe you for a second!"

Bai Chen's resentment was almost tangible: "I believed your lies too much! That's why I got up at six o'clock to pick wild vegetables, wash them, sort them, and bundle them! I believed your lies too much, that's why I took three days off!"

On the other side, Bai Wei had already untied the ropes binding the wild vegetables: "There's no need to send a whole pound of them. Divide the bundle into three portions, about four ounces each, enough to stir-fry a dish."

Bai Wei has a gentle personality and lacks assertiveness. She relies heavily on and trusts the people around her, otherwise she wouldn't have repeatedly taken out loans.

Seeing that the egret was determined, she stopped protesting and began to carry out her instructions.

“Weiwei understands me best—” Bailu smiled happily, unlike that brat next to her, who treated bringing him some food like it was his life.

Stingy!

"That's right!" Bai Wei said, "We're like family! Even if I don't understand myself, I can't not understand you, boss!"

She knew very well that her futile struggle was meaningless; the egret would not give up until it achieved its goal!

In the end, we'll have to listen to her anyway.

It's better to listen to her sooner rather than be beaten into listening to her!
Bai Chen quickly came to terms with this reality, and with a pitiful expression, he picked out five bunches of lamb's quarters, five bunches of bracken, and five bunches of prickly ash: "That's all I'll give you. I won't be giving you any wild onions!"

Wild onions are the most difficult to handle; it's better to eat them ourselves than to give them away.

"That's enough! That makes forty-five portions now," Bailu said hurriedly.

Bai Chen is a good kid with a good personality. He's very kind to his two older sisters, otherwise he wouldn't have thought of helping his second sister pay off her debts. However, he has one flaw—he's stingy and frugal. You can tell by the fact that he's only been working for a little over a year and still managed to save 30,000 yuan while having a girlfriend. If he were to give it all away, he would probably offend her—it would definitely cause a huge uproar!
"You guys mind the stall, I'm going to buy a loudspeaker."

A loudspeaker, a group chat QR code, and a payment code. The payment code might not be needed today, but who knows what tomorrow might bring.

Before we even open for business, I'm already spending sixty yuan.

"Free wild vegetables! Free wild vegetables!"

"We have prickly ash, lamb's quarters, and bracken fern!"

"Free of charge! Bring home some fresh wild vegetables!"

"Do not miss passing through!"

From being arrogant to attracting free traffic, it only takes one hour.

The loudspeaker in front of them was diligently representing the three siblings, playing the above content on a loop. Bai Lu even used some spiritual power to ensure that the sound could travel further and be heard more clearly without being too loud.

Bai Chen was completely dejected, like a wilted eggplant. He had no choice but to watch helplessly as the three thousand yuan flew away.

"Don't do that! It's bad luck! It'll bring you financial loss, you know that!"

Bai Lu nudged him with her elbow: "Laugh!"

Bai Chen: "..." That's outrageous! This is unreasonable!
"Girl, are you giving all of this away for free? No way, you can take them home and give them away as gifts!"

An elderly woman standing nearby couldn't stand it any longer and said, "Even my father can tell these wild vegetables are good stuff. You don't have to give them away for free if you sell them for a lower price!"

"Grandma, the wild vegetables from my garden are worth this price; I don't want to sell them cheaply."

"Then you've picked the wrong place! This is the south of the city, not the east. It's more expensive in the east. Why don't you go check it out there?"

The eastern part of the city is mostly comprised of upscale residential communities and villa areas. The same items transported to the eastern part of the city will be one-third more expensive than those in the southern and western parts of the city.

The old lady meant that this market is mostly populated by ordinary people, and not many are willing to spend a lot of money to buy wild vegetables to try.

Bai Lu was embarrassed: "Isn't this the east side of the city?"

"This is the south of the city!"

Egret: "."

She was driving the car, and she remembered that this was the East City Market, so she didn't turn on the navigation.

"Really free?"

While the egret was still confused, a customer arrived. It was a customer who had never been to their stall before. Looking at the neatly arranged, fresh wild vegetables, they were half-believing and half-doubting.

Bailu had no choice but to serve the customers first. She smiled and said, "Of course, how could it be fake! Scan the QR code to join the group, and you can take the wild vegetables!"

"I need to scan a QR code? What if... my phone can't scan it?"

"That's alright, I'll weigh out two ounces for you." Bai Lu had a quick idea. Since the wild vegetables were loose, she could just weigh them: "Two ounces for those who haven't scanned the code to join the group, four ounces for those who have."

Then she borrowed an electronic scale from the old lady next door, put it in a bag, and handed it to the customer: "Please come back after you've finished eating. We've been setting up our stall here for a while now."

"Deliver it tomorrow too?"

"We can't give these away to you, Auntie. It's just a small business. As you can see, the wild vegetables here are so fresh and tender. My siblings and I picked them today. Good things are always expensive. If you come to buy them tomorrow, they'll be thirty yuan a pound. Today is the first day of our stall. We're trying to make some good connections and let everyone know where we are. We're giving them away to everyone!"

The egret spoke to the old lady, and also to the group of people who had gathered around.

To put it bluntly, it's just a free sample to whet customers' appetites; she doesn't believe no one will be willing to spend the money tomorrow.

A major purpose of creating these groups is to allow customers to find them if they want to buy groceries.

"Is that so? Then I'll take it back and try it first?"

The old lady chuckled and said that vegetables were ridiculously expensive during the Spring Festival period, but now the prices have gradually come down, so wild vegetables at thirty yuan a pound are really expensive!
However, if we're talking about the most expensive, it really isn't as expensive as Chinese toon!
However, many people feel that greenhouse vegetables at five yuan per kilogram are more cost-effective!
But—it's free today!

Why not take it if it's free!
If there's free food, let's try it first. As for whether to buy it tomorrow—we'll see.

"Freebies for joining the group, huh? Give me a bunch of prickly ash, I haven't had it in years, I really miss that bitter taste!"

"Then I'll bundle up some shepherd's purse and make some dumplings. Mackerel and shepherd's purse dumplings are so delicious!"

"Sorry, we don't have shepherd's purse and clams today!"

"Bracken fern would be fine, it's good in a cold salad, but there's too little of it, not enough for a stir-fry!"

"You can join the group. Joining the group will give you four ounces of food, which is definitely enough for a dish!"

"Okay, I'll scan it."

When asked about the bracken fern, the old man reluctantly and awkwardly scanned the QR code, muttering to himself as he fiddled with it: "Hey young lady, if you're going to give me something, give me a bigger one. I have a lot of people at home, and each person can't even get a single bite. Four ounces doesn't sound right. Just give me half a pound!"

Egret: "

It has to be you, old man!
She didn't tolerate his self-righteousness in asking for a free meal and still weighed out four ounces.

The old man glared at the egret, said nothing, but walked to the side without leaving.

At first, some people were observing, but as more and more people scanned the QR code to join the group, many people squeezed in. Some joined the group, and some did not.

But the egrets didn't care; whether they joined the flock or not, they couldn't escape and would eventually have to come in.

These are wild vegetables she cultivated with spiritual energy; not to mention the whole world, they are absolutely unique in Yangcheng.

Regardless, about forty portions of vegetables were delivered, and the time for selling vegetables tomorrow was also announced.

She left the remaining wild vegetables in the basket, planning to take a stroll in the east of the city. If she still couldn't sell them, she would pack them up and prepare to go home and get scolded.

—Qin Xiuneng could repeat the same sentence and scold her for three hours.

I was just about to pack a bundle of bracken and about a pound of purslane for the old lady as payment for using the scale.

However, the old man who complained about the lack of bracken didn't leave. He even wanted to buy all the remaining wild vegetables from Bailu's house for free: "Young lady, I see you can't give them all away. Just give me the remaining bracken. I have a lot of people at home, so I definitely won't waste any!"

Absolutely no waste... That's quite a statement...

Bailu smiled politely and said, "I'm sorry, sir, we're doing a promotion and can't give you any more. You're welcome to come back tomorrow to buy some."

"Oh dear, you child, why are you so stubborn? It doesn't matter who you give it to, if you give it to me, you can go home earlier."

That "I'm giving you this food because it's for your own good" look on his face was really annoying. Bai Chen couldn't hold back his temper, and he refused with a sour expression: "No, no, we'll take it home to eat!"

Delivering groceries isn't a task; why do I have to finish delivering them before I can leave?!

"Hey, kid, how can you talk like that? You have no respect for your elders at all!"

"You're so old, yet I've never seen you show any love for children! I gave you a bunch of vegetables, but you weren't satisfied and wanted to take them all. You're always trying to take advantage of people!"

Bai Chen glared angrily at the old man.

"You're swearing! You're insulting an old person! The world is going to the dogs, people's hearts are no longer what they used to be. How come kids these days are all so warped, behaving so disrespectfully towards their elders? You have no morals, who would dare buy your vegetables? I heard you're even selling them for thirty yuan a pound, you're shameless!"

Bai Chen's voice wasn't loud, but the old man still felt humiliated. He pointed at Bai Chen and her brother and scolded them. Bai Chen was young and easily embarrassed, and her face immediately turned red with anger.

The egret was extremely annoyed by this old rascal.

Judging from his face, his eyebrows point downwards and his nose points upwards. His forehead is low and narrow and his ears are like a mouse's. In particular, his eyes are as small as mung beans and are constantly darting around restlessly.

He's definitely a narrow-minded, cunning old man who loves to take advantage of others, and the kind of person who'll argue over even the smallest amount of money!

Moreover, he has committed a great deal of verbal misconduct!
"uncle--"

Just as Bai Lu was about to say something, another old man came over from the other side, jogging briskly: "Old Li!!"

"I heard your voice from far away! What are you doing? You're really getting more and more childish. This is still a child, what are you doing! If their vegetables are expensive, you don't have to buy them, just leave. What's with all this arguing! Huh? They're not buying vegetables, they're delivering them! What's there to argue about? Do you think they're not giving you enough?!"

The egret gave a thumbs-up.

That's the truth, sir!

The old man was shocked: "Aren't you ashamed at all!"

(End of this chapter)