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Upon hearing that he could taste it, Gao Qilin immediately became interested and followed in their footsteps to explore the fields.

He didn't sit idle during his exploration; he picked up an apple one moment and an orange the next, eating them with great relish.

"Don't just eat, don't forget why you came here."

Seeing that Gao Qilin had no intention of stopping, Zhong Xiaoai immediately began to remind him, afraid that he would forget the purpose of his visit.

"Don't worry, I won't forget why I came here. Besides, how can I know the price range of these fruits if I don't taste them carefully?"

Seeing that Zhong Xiaoai was making accusations against him without any explanation, Gao Qilin immediately retorted.

"You must have eaten quite a lot by now. Tell me, what are the prices of those things you ate in the city?"

Seeing that Gao Qilin spoke with such conviction, Zhong Xiaoai didn't indulge him and started asking questions directly.

"I think the prices are all good. Take these oranges for example, they should cost seven or eight yuan per pound in the city, while apples will cost more, around twenty yuan."

"What? The fruit we grow can sell for such a high price?"

After hearing what Gao Qilin said, the villagers looked very surprised. They knew that when the merchants came to buy the fruit, they only paid a few cents per kilogram, which made the villagers think that the fruit was worthless.

"These vendors are really unscrupulous. They've driven the prices down so low, how are ordinary people supposed to make a living?"

Hearing what the villagers were saying, Gao Qilin couldn't help but complain, wishing he could curse those unscrupulous merchants on the spot.

Chapter 406 Taking Direct Action

"The main problem is that we didn't know about this industry before, so when we saw someone coming to buy, we just sold it directly. If we had known about these fruits from the beginning, we wouldn't have sold them to them at such a low price."

Seeing Gao Qilin so frantic, the villagers immediately took the blame upon themselves, since the matter itself had nothing to do with Gao Qilin.

"But what good is it now that we know? Our current supplier is still the same person. If we don't sell at the same price as before, the fruit simply won't sell and will just rot in our hands."

However, just as they finished expressing their feelings, one of them pointed out the problem.

The room fell silent immediately after these words were spoken.

"Don't worry, we're here to solve this problem, and no one will exploit you anymore."

Seeing the atmosphere turn out this way, Gao Qilan immediately stepped forward to explain.

At this moment, Gao Qilin, who was standing to the side, kept scrolling through his phone contacts, trying to find people related to the fruit industry.

But Gao Qilin had never done similar business before, which made it impossible for him to find a suitable opportunity.

Faced with this situation, he once again placed his hopes on Zhao Hu, wanting him to help him think of a solution.

"Has something happened to you again?"

Seeing that Gao Qilin had just returned and came to find him, Zhao Hu appeared very impatient.

“I did encounter some issues, but it's not related to my retirement plan. I just wanted to ask if you know anyone in the fruit industry.”

Seeing Zhao Hu's attitude, Gao Qilin felt that this time it was probably hopeless, but he still asked.

"The fruit industry? What, have you discovered some new ways to make money in this industry recently?"

Upon hearing Gao Qilin's words, Zhao Hu immediately became interested. After all, he had thought about selling fruit before, but he had never been able to find a suitable channel and had never tried again.

Seeing that Zhao Hu showed some interest in this item, Gao Qilin knew there was likely a chance, so he spoke directly:

"Yes, I have connections. I recently discovered a batch of exceptionally high-quality fruit, but I haven't found a suitable supplier yet, so I was thinking about whether I should buy some."

"Do you have any connections? Where are you now? I'll come over right away."

Upon hearing that Gao Qilin had something to offer, Zhao Hu immediately asked for a seat.

Upon receiving the location from Gao Qilin, he immediately hung up the phone and arrived at the scene in the blink of an eye.

When he saw the orchard in front of him, he frowned.

"This won't do. The orchard is so small. How can we expand it in the future?"

"Don't let the small size of this orchard fool you, the fruit here tastes really good. Why don't you take one and try it?"

Seeing that Zhao Hu complained about the small size of the place, Gao Qilin immediately picked up an apple from the side and handed it to him.

"This tastes much better than apples that cost hundreds of yuan in the market. Why don't we give it a try and buy all the fruit here and see how much we can sell it for?"

Seeing that Zhao Hu only took one bite before saying he wanted to do the business, Gao Qilin immediately stated his desired price.

"I think buying these fruits at twenty yuan per pound is reasonable, right?"

“Perfect. These fruits could sell for several hundred yuan in the high-end section. Twenty yuan is nothing. Buy them all. I’ll go and contact the person right away.”

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After saying that, Zhao Hu made a phone call to have someone pick up the fruit.

Zhao Hu gave such a high evaluation after just one bite, which excited the villagers present. Some of them could hardly believe what they were seeing and questioned him.

"Are we dreaming? These fruits can actually sell for such a high price?"

"Twenty yuan a pound, what does that mean? If I keep making money at this rate, I'll be rich in no time."

Just as they were discussing this, a series of large trucks drove up from a distance.

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The huge convoy immediately caught the village chief's attention, and he rushed to the scene to check the situation.

Seeing so many people gathered in the orchard, he appeared very angry and said to the crowd:

"What are you doing? Trying to secretly sell the fruit from the orchard? Let me tell you, even if this fruit rots on the trees this year, we will never sell it to them again. Otherwise, those people will really think we are easy to bully."

"It's not what you think. This time, a poverty alleviation worker came and is willing to buy these fruits for 20 yuan per kilogram. Such a good price. If you miss it, you may never come across it again."

Seeing that the village chief had misunderstood, the people nearby immediately began to explain.

"Twenty-one pounds? Who are you kidding? The most expensive apples sold on the street are only a dozen or so pounds. How could they be twenty? They're completely lying to you. They think you're honest and easy to bully, so they're saying this to trick you out of your fruit."

After hearing what they said, the villagers became even more skeptical and explained the scam to them.

Chapter 407 They're all liars

After saying that, he looked at Gao Qilin with a murderous gaze.

"Don't try to fool them with the guise of poverty alleviation. Last time, those people also claimed to be helping people with poverty alleviation, but what happened? They drove down the price of our fruit so low that we've been working hard for years without making a single penny."

Upon hearing the village chief's words, the others remembered the promises made by the fruit buyers when they first arrived.

Thinking of this, the others showed expressions of disgust. They changed their previous attitude and roared at Gao Qilin and the others:

"No wonder you went to so much trouble to come here. You just wanted to squeeze some money out of us '790s' while claiming you were here to help the poor."

"We trusted you so much before, sending you so many things. It seems we misjudged you."

"Get out of here! You deceivers are not welcome here."

Hearing their words, Gao Qilin looked completely innocent. After all, he had come to help sincerely and never expected to be accused of deceiving others.

Zhao Hu, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand their behavior any longer and roared at them:

"Watch your mouths, you lot! They went through so much trouble to come and help you, and this is how you treat them?"

“Help us? Look at him, he doesn’t seem to be helping us at all. As soon as he saw the fruit was good, he immediately asked you to come and collect it. It’s like he’s just eager to make some money off us.”

After hearing Zhao Hu's words, the others turned their attention to him and started criticizing him.

But Zhao Hu was not as easy to talk to as Gao Qilin, and he was very annoyed when he was spoken to like that.

"Since that's what you're saying, then I don't think there's any need for us to accept your fruit. Let's go. There are so many fruit growers in the world; I don't believe we can't find a suitable partner."

After saying this, Zhao Hu prepared to leave, but before that, he glanced at Gao Qilin and gestured for him to leave with him.

Gao Qilin knew there was no need to stay there, so he prepared to take Gao Qilan back with him.

But Gao Qilan showed no intention of leaving, and said in a firm tone:

"No, I can't leave. Don't forget we came here to help alleviate poverty. Now that something like this has happened, we should be solving it instead of just walking away."

"They've treated us like this, do you think there's any point in staying?"

Seeing Gao Qilan's persistence, Gao Qilin looked puzzled.

“Didn’t you hear what the village chief just said? The reason they are afraid of us is because those people used the guise of poverty alleviation to deceive them. So I want to show them what real people who help the poor are like through my actions.”

Seeing Gao Qilan like this, Gao Qilin didn't know what to say. After hesitating for a few seconds in the car, he got out and decided to resolve the issue with her.

"I really don't know what you're thinking. Do you think those people in front of you deserve your attention?"

After Gao Qilin got out of the car, Zhao Hu looked very confused.

"Fine, do whatever you want, it has nothing to do with me. If you want to stay, I won't stop you, but I'm leaving."

After saying that, Zhao Hu told the driver to drive off, and in no time the trucks drove away.

After Zhao Hu left, the village chief sighed and said earnestly to the villagers:

"See, what did I say before? These people were just trying to scam money, and now they've left since they didn't get any. So you just need to be more careful, and if you encounter anything like this again, report it to me immediately, and I'll handle it..."

"Alright, if there's nothing else here, let's disperse. I know you all have a lot of things to take care of, there's no need to waste time on a bunch of scammers."

After saying this, the village chief left directly. Seeing this, many villagers felt there was no need to stay any longer, and after waiting for a while, they all left. In the blink of an eye, only Gao Qilin and his group remained.

Seeing that there was no one in front of him, Gao Qilin looked bewildered and asked after a few seconds of hesitation:

"What should we do now? Should we go back first and think of a solution later?"