1994: Vegetable farmers strike back

Chapter 28 If you don’t leave, I’ll shout!
Liu Minghua and Jia Suzhen entered the house one after another. Their room was on the far left of the dormitory building.

It was originally a warehouse, but after the company subcontracted it out, it was converted into accommodation.

Because the place was spacious, a total of three families with six people lived there. As soon as he entered the door, Liu Minghua greeted the other two families.

"Brother Zhou, Uncle Liu~"

"Why are you back? Come back to eat free meals!" The man called Uncle Liu did not give the two of them a good look. Their lives were not easy, and he had to support two people every day. It would be strange if he could give them a good look.

Brother Zhou sat at the door with his back to Uncle Liu and the others, ignoring Liu Minghua. After Liu Minghua walked away, his eyes wandered nakedly to Jia Suzhen.

Young and in good shape~
Jia Suzhen is confident in her own abilities, but she hates Zhou Ge's unscrupulous look.

Zhou Shijun looked at her jokingly and snorted coldly: "Other people are very proud, but they look down on us for our simple daily meals."

Liu Minghua flattered him, "Brother Zhou, I'll have vegetables to sell in a few days. I'll make up the difference then and treat you guys to a good meal."

Zhou Shijun: "I'm afraid I won't be able to wait until that day."

"What are you talking about!" Two women came in from the back door carrying food, their faces unhappy.

Although Gong Xinping and Li Lihua were also dissatisfied with Jia Suzhen and often ridiculed and mocked her, they would not really forbid the two of them from eating.

"Come and eat, everyone. We have to make do with our simple meals. We have to live our lives. Suzhen, why are you standing there like an idiot? Come to the table!"

Being stared at by those vague eyes, Jia Suzhen wanted to walk away, but the hunger in her stomach made her give in, but she became more unwilling.

"Hey, Jiafang, you harvested some vine vegetables today!"

"It's been so long, our group finally has vegetables to sell again, and the vegetables look good."

Chen Jiafang brought back two baskets of water spinach on a shoulder pole, which immediately sparked discussion among the crowd.

"Not only did we harvest them, Li Mingkun also harvested the vine vegetables today, and Mancang and Yongfeng will also be harvesting vegetables in the next two days."

"Great, now it's connected."

"Jiazhi is about to harvest the vegetables, right?"

"It's almost there, almost there. In four or five days, my loofahs will be ready for picking. But I'll have to wait a few more days for the vine vegetables. My variety is different."

Listening to the joyful laughter outside the house, Jia Suzhen felt even more uncomfortable.

...

Chen Jiazhi used the light from the door to look at the water spinach his second sister had brought back. The burnt leaves had been cleaned off, but traces were still visible.

"Second sister, how many dishes are left? Where's Brother Yi?"

"We've harvested all the vegetables, but there's still a bunch left. Brother Yi, go to the field and see how the other vegetables are growing."

"..."

This must be Brother Yi’s excuse. He just doesn’t want to choose the vegetables and wants Second Sister to choose.

Chen Jiazhi was so angry, but his second sister was always willing to fall for Brother Yi's tricks.
Later, after Brother Yi returned to Chengdu, he became even worse. He even often refused to apply the pesticides, saying that it was not necessary, forcing my second sister to do it herself.

At this moment, Chen Jiazhi felt that Brother Yi was not suitable to be a boss. He was more suitable to be a senior employee responsible for arrangements.
After Chen Jiazhi helped his second sister pick out the remaining vegetables, Yi Dinggan followed back. Before he even entered the house, he shouted:
"Jiazhi, let me tell you, this batch of vegetables I have are pretty good, they should be able to sell for some money."

Li Mingkun just walked to the door with a bowl in hand: "That's right, you have the most. Although Jia Zhi's dishes are good, they are definitely not as good as yours in terms of total volume."

Yi Ding laughed dryly and said, “Jiazhi’s dishes are not bad, but the area is small.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Jiazhi said, "The area is indeed smaller. By the way, Brother Yi, have you seen any land being sold recently? I'd like to take on some more."

Yi Dinggan and Li Mingkun were both a little surprised, and then Qi Yongfeng and Guo Mancang, who heard the noise, also came out.

"Jiazhi, now is not the time to act rashly. Li Xiu is about to give birth, and we can't let her suffer too much." Chen Jiazhi pouted at Yi Ding, "I'm not like you. I feel sorry for my wife."

Yi Dinggan was a little indignant: "Good boy, you are indirectly scolding me for being mean to your second sister, right?"

Chen Jiazhi: "It's good that you know."

Yi Dinggan: “…”

Li Mingkun lowered his voice and said, "I do have land, but I heard He Qiang has found other ways to make money, so he might not farm anymore. I haven't seen him for a few days."

Chen Jiazhi nodded and wrote it down. He had not had much interaction with He Qiang in his previous life, and he could not remember when he withdrew.

Because Yi Dinggan and Li Mingkun went out to sell vegetables, there was finally no sound of pollination tonight, and Chen Jiazhi slept well.

It was not until a little after five in the morning that I was awakened by Yi Dinggan's hearty laughter.

"Yes, the vegetables sold well this morning. Yes, I bought some meat, not much, just two pig's trotters. Didn't you often eat Jiazhi's food recently? With the money I made today, I thought of giving some to my sister-in-law."

After a while, Chen Jiafang's scolding was heard again.

"Yi Dinggan, it's early in the morning and there's no one outside. Are you talking to the air?"

No matter how loudly Chen Jiafang scolded, Yi Dinggan achieved his goal. The vegetable farmers all knew that he bought pig's trotters today.

Li Mingkun kept a low profile and said nothing.

However, when the small team gathered together to chat, they rarely gave out cigarettes to everyone.

At noon, the aroma of meat came out of the pots of both families, and many people cast envious glances at them.

In the house on the far left, Zhou Shijun was again mocking and ridiculing Liu Minghua and his wife. When Liu Minghua wasn't paying attention, his eyes looked as if he wanted to swallow Jia Suzhen up.

Jia Suzhen bit her lip secretly.

"Li Xiu, eat more. This pig's trotter is stewed soft and glutinous. It's very nourishing. I hope you can give Jiazhi a big fat son."

At the dinner table, Yi Dinggan kept urging Li Xiu to eat more. Chen Jiafang said, "If we really give birth to a big fat son, my parents will probably be so happy!"

Yi Dinggan: "I feel like Jiazhi has fallen out of favor."

It was more than just a loss of favor. When her father in her hometown in the previous life learned that she had a grandson, he immediately sent money and wrote a letter to remind the two of them not to crush the grandson when sleeping.

After the child was one year old, my second sister took the train back to my hometown to take care of the two elders.

After dinner, the weather was a bit stuffy, so everyone took a short nap before going out to work.

But Brother Yi was still sleeping. Maybe he was a little proud after selling vegetables in the morning. Not only did he go around the fields of each family, he also worked for a whole morning, which was a rare achievement.

I have to make up for it at noon.

Chen Jiazhi didn't have much work to do today. He first went to the bean and melon fields to check on their growth. They were expected to be ready for picking on May 5th, three days away. Then he started fertilizing and watering the choy sum.
While everyone was busy working in the fields, Yi Dinggan was also sleeping soundly in the house. In his daze, he heard the sound of a door being pushed open.

He thought it was one of his family members who came back and didn't pay much attention.

Suddenly, a soft body came up to him. Yi Dinggan was stunned at first, and then he was frightened.

After seeing the figure clearly, he lowered his voice again: "Jia Sufen, what are you doing!"

"50 yuan, and I'll sleep with you for 5 minutes." Jia Sufen looked at him and unbuttoned the top two buttons on her chest, revealing a gap.

Yi Dinggan swallowed hard, but he still kept his sanity and suppressed the anger in his heart: "Get out! If you don't leave, I'll yell!"

(End of this chapter)