They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 184 gave her face, but she didn't accept it.
Aunt Zhu'er was already being very careful when talking about the price of tomatoes, even though the original price was twenty-five coins per pound. Even so, the villagers were still taken aback.

"How much? Five coins? Vegetables grown in this field can cost so much!"

"Five coins? That's more expensive than an egg! Does that mean it tastes even better than an egg?"

"My God, how much money could that sell for!"

"When did you plant them? I wish you had sent us some seedlings!"

The village was in an uproar again. The villagers were shocked. Some didn't believe it and rushed to Xu Zhichun's house to ask again, "Are these tomatoes really that expensive, only five copper coins a pound? Is Zhu'er just bragging?"

Xu Zhichun thought to himself that he hadn't been bragging, but he had definitely lied.

But she couldn't tell the truth; she had to keep lying.

“Aunt Zhu’er wasn’t lying, it really is that expensive.”

"I got these seedlings by chance this year. I didn't know what they were at the time, but I thought they were rare and interesting, so I planted them. I didn't expect them to be such a good thing. Next year, everyone can come to my house to get seeds to take home and plant. However, since more people are planting them next year, they definitely won't fetch a very good price. It's better to keep them for our own consumption."

"They're easy to grow, just like growing cucumbers and eggplants, nothing special."

"Don't worry, I can't speak for others, but we definitely have the seeds in our own village."

"."

Everyone was relieved to receive Xu Zhichun's confirmation and couldn't wait for the New Year to arrive so they could plant tomatoes, harvest a crop, and sell them for five coins a pound.

As for asking if they wanted two to take home and try? Nobody dared to ask that question.

Asking for one tomato is like asking for several eggs. Who would be so shameless as to ask for it? Such a valuable thing is meant to be kept to sell.

Besides, we're still counting on Xu Zhichun to send seeds next year.

If you're shamelessly asking for seeds now, will you still have the nerve to ask for them next spring?
Now that the matter was out in the open, Xu Zhichun delivered three to five catties of milk to several families, including the village head's family, Fourth Aunt's family, Sixth Grandfather's family, Uncle Yang Ming, and Chunfen's mother.

The families were overjoyed to receive it and cherished it, eating it meal after meal and praising it highly.

It's fresh stuff, and it's so expensive in the city, of course it tastes good.

Needless to say, Xu Zhichun would send a few to Zeng Xiaojuan every few days, and he would also have Zeng Xiaoyan and her husband take a few back with them each time.

Everyone noticed that Aunt Zhu'er's family had also sold a lot of tomatoes, just like Xu Zhichun, but Xiao Yan hadn't. That didn't make sense.

Everyone has a sense of curiosity, and even more people are interested in asking questions.

What could Zeng Xiaoyan say?
She could only say, "Sister-in-law Zhichun also gave me some seedlings to try, but none of them survived."

"Oh, that's such a pity!"

"Oh dear, why didn't you take a closer look!"

Those who heard it couldn't help but feel sorry for her.

Lin Zhu'er's vegetable garden only has about ten plants, but they've produced an incredible amount of fruit; I wonder how much she made selling them. As for Zhi Chun, needless to say! Good heavens, that whole area is full of them; she's probably making several taels of silver.

That's equivalent to raising several pigs.
This is much easier than raising pigs.

The matter should have ended there, but Zhao found out and, also distressed by the lost money, and knowing she had no connection to the konjac tofu and ice jelly business, and already disliking Zeng Xiaoyan, she started making sarcastic remarks about her. Zhao accused her of being selfish and secretive, blaming her for secretly planting the tomato seedlings out of fear of having her profits reduced. Unfortunately, Zeng Xiaoyan had never grown anything before and knew nothing about planting, so she ended up killing all the seedlings.

If she had spoken up earlier, things wouldn't have turned out this way.
Wouldn't this add a few more sources of income for the family? Even if we can't sell them for money, it's good enough for our own consumption.

In short, she's selfish.

It's unreasonable that Aunt Zhu'er's family has it, but our family doesn't. Zeng Xiaoyan was afraid that her in-laws would misunderstand Sister-in-law Zhichun and harbor resentment towards her, so she had already explained the situation privately and also talked to her sister-in-law about it privately.

Her temperament has become much more tolerant and considerate now, and she is willing to give Zhao this face in exchange for peace at home.

In the past, she would have deliberately used this incident as an opportunity to scold Zhao.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Shi didn't connect the tomato seedlings with the seedlings she had cut down. Zeng Xiaoyan thought she remembered them to some extent, but she overestimated her.

Zhao has completely forgotten what she did, and even turned around and blamed others. If Zeng Xiaoyan could tolerate her, she wouldn't be Zeng Xiaoyan.

A barrage of attacks completely stunned the Zhao family.

"What...what do you mean? Those seedlings...were tomato seedlings?"

"Yes!"

"Why didn't you say so sooner?" Zhao was furious, heartbroken, and livid, almost driven mad with anger. "Zeng Xiaoyan, did you do this on purpose? Did you do it on purpose?"

"What did I do on purpose?" Zeng Xiaoyan said irritably. "I've never seen this tomato before. It's the first time Sister Zhichun has ever tried growing it. Who knew it would taste so good and be so valuable? I was just trying it out casually, and I was afraid of taking up too much space in the garden, so I planted it in the corners. Who knew you would be so diligent!"

"you--"

"What do you mean, 'me'? Everyone in our family knows who's selfish, and it's definitely not me. If you, my second sister-in-law, ever point fingers at me and talk nonsense again without reason, don't blame me for being ruthless."

"you!"

Zhao was almost brought to tears by her anger.

Aunt Liang thought that Zhao had remembered that the seedlings she had cut down were tomato seedlings. Although she felt sorry for her, there was no way to undo the damage. Aunt Liang was too lazy to scold her anymore. She didn't expect that the second daughter-in-law was really something else. She forgot everything she had done, but she was always watching other people.

Why doesn't she have a brain? What kind of seedlings could Xiao Yan grow? Not a single one survived.
Aunt Liang stopped them, saying, "Alright, everyone, say less. Second son's wife, stop acting like everyone owes you something. You're always complaining about this and that. Your father-in-law and I are in charge of the family affairs. It's our business who we scold and criticize, not yours."

Zhao was both angry and dared not utter a sound.

At the end of the month, it was time for the county school's summer break.

This time, Madam Qin had learned her lesson and had already given instructions to keep the carriage under control, as she wanted to personally go to the county school to pick up her son.

Qin Xiuhe used the same trick again, but this time the driver refused to obey her orders. She was furious and scolded the driver in a loud and stern voice, ordering him to set off immediately.

The servants of the Qin family have this one good quality: they know who their masters are.

Since Madam Qin specifically sent someone to give this instruction, she must have her reasons. It also shows that she values ​​this matter very much. The coachman would have to be stupid to listen to his aunt, Qin Xiuhe.

Qin Xiuhe was so angry that she yelled at the coachman: "You think I can't even order you around? Don't you have any respect for your master? Kneel down!"

(End of this chapter)