Traveling to the Earth: My martial spirit is a hoe

After several people finished eating, Luo Pingan and He Fanghua went directly to the fields by the lake. They wanted to see how the potatoes there grew.

Either he didn't believe Luo Qiong's words, or he wanted to see the potato with his own eyes.

When the two came back, they were carrying a large basket of potatoes with smiles on their faces.

"Son, it's exactly what you said. A nest is a basket. If all potatoes are like this, then our potato production this year will be several times higher than last year!"

He Fanghua excitedly asked Luo Qiong to look at the large basket of potatoes, and Luo Ping'an also said at the same time.

"The most important thing is that the aroma of this potato is obviously much better than the original one! If such a good potato is sold, it will definitely fetch a good price."

After hearing his father's words, Luo Qiong's eyes lit up. The way he initially thought of to help his family change their economic situation was to use high-end off-season vegetables. Don't these potatoes, including those in the vegetable garden, fit this situation?

If these vegetables can really be sold at a good price, wouldn’t the family have a stable source of income in the future?

"Mom, I'm going to school soon. You can pack those big potatoes from the kitchen for me, and then go to the vegetable garden to get me some vegetables. I'll leave early today and try to sell them in the city. go."

"If we can sell it at a good price, our family will have an extra income in the future, and you and my dad don't have to just rely on selling grain to make money."

After hearing Luo Qiong's words, their eyes instantly lit up.

Their family's economic situation was not good to begin with. They could only make some money every year by selling grain and the small orchard on the back mountain. However, the price of grain has been falling in recent years. Because there was no money at the time, the orchard's fruit varieties were average. Even if you work hard for a year, you won't make much money, and you may even lose money if you encounter a disaster.

Last month, if it weren't for the tens of thousands of dollars that Luo Qiong brought back, their family would probably be in trouble now. As for the 100,000 yuan, after paying off previous debts, there wouldn't be much left.

Their family really needs to find a way to make money.

"Yeah, why didn't I think of that! I heard that vegetables in the city are now more expensive than meat. If we can sell these vegetables, we will be able to make a long-term living in the future! Erwazi, I'll get it now. I'll get it later. Your dad will go with you."

Luo Qiong originally wanted to say that he could go by himself, but then he thought that he still had to go to school and could not help sell vegetables every day, so he agreed.

"Okay, Mom, don't pick too much for a while. Let's experiment first. If it doesn't work, send it to my second uncle. This way it won't be wasted."

"okay, I get it!"

After saying that, he took Luo Pingan to pick vegetables together.

At twelve o'clock at noon, Luo Qiong was carrying a schoolbag, and Luo Ping'an was waiting at the roadside with two bamboo baskets. The bamboo baskets were covered with a white cloth so that they could not see the contents inside.

Along the way they met many neighbors, and someone asked them what was in the basket.

Luo Qiong did not say that he was going to the city to sell vegetables, but that he was bringing vegetables and potatoes to his second uncle.

Many people in the countryside now have relatives living in the city. People from their hometowns will bring some local specialties to their relatives in the city every now and then, but no one becomes suspicious.

It's not that Luo Qiong didn't want to tell them. On the one hand, it was just an experiment at the moment and he didn't know if it could be sold. On the other hand, there was a lot of gossip in the countryside. If he dared to say that he was going to sell vegetables today, there might be an uproar in the village tomorrow. .

And it's a very outrageous rumor.

Don’t believe it, last year there was a female college student in their village who developed the habit of running in the morning at school. During the Chinese New Year, she went home and ran around the village in the morning. The next day, someone said they saw her and didn’t know where she was from so early in the morning. That man ran out of bed.

The college student even went to the village committee to make a fuss over this matter, but these idle women still went their own way.

People's words are terrible, so in the spirit of doing less than doing more, Luo Qiong decided not to tell them yet.

Not long after waiting, the car stopped on the side of the road. The father and son worked together to lift the basket into the car and took the shuttle bus into the city.

More than an hour later, the two got off the bus at the County Transportation Department. Luo Qiong carried his father to the Beixin Street vegetable market, which is the largest vegetable market in the county. In recent years, the county has issued many policies and special plans to benefit the people. An area was allocated to nearby farmers.

It was already past two o'clock when the father and son arrived at the vegetable market. At this time, the farmers who got up early to occupy seats had basically sold out and went home. When they came, there were many empty seats in the market.

Luo Qiong chose a location not far from the entrance of the market and stopped.

There are many cement platforms here, which are specially designed to facilitate farmers to set up stalls. It is also one of the county’s projects benefiting the people in recent years.

Luo Qiong helped his father take out the vegetables from the bamboo basket and placed them neatly on the cement table. Then he took out a mineral water bottle from under the basket.

This was prepared by Luo Qiong in advance. The bottle was filled with tap water from home. He poked a few small holes in the bottle cap with a needle. After placing it, Luo Qiong picked up the mineral water bottle and squeezed it.

A simple sprayer is ready.

The vegetables they brought this time were not many, about sixty or seventy kilograms, but there were many varieties. In addition to six grapefruit-sized potatoes, there were also a handful of green peppers, a handful of beans, five or six bundles of small green vegetables, six or seven An eggplant and a dozen red tomatoes.

All the vegetables were arranged neatly, red, white and green. Luo Qiong consciously spread out the vegetables and looked at the table of vegetables from a distance. They were very beautiful.

At this moment, water is being sprinkled, and the mist-like water sprays on the vegetables and condenses into small water droplets, which look shining under the sunlight.

Just judging from the appearance and freshness of these vegetables, you will definitely not find them anywhere else in the entire market.

After setting up the things, the two of them sat on the stone pillar in the back and waited for customers to come.

Maybe it was because the peak period for selling vegetables had passed. After waiting for almost half an hour, no one came to ask. Luo Ping'an was obviously a little impatient.

Because I have no business experience, there is no one there, and my original enthusiasm seems to have been poured cold water on.

"Erwazi, why isn't there anyone yet?"

Luo Qiong had never done much business, so he was a little unsure, but seeing his father's anxious look he couldn't show it.

"Dad, don't worry. It's only around three o'clock now. People in the city have to go to work. They usually don't get off work until after five o'clock. If we wait a little longer, maybe we'll be here soon."

Perhaps Luo Qiong's comfort had an effect, Luo Pingfan also calmed down, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, and started smoking.

But after a while, someone saw the vegetables on their table and came over.

"How do you sell this food?"

Luo Qiong stood up immediately.

"Auntie, what food do you want to buy?"

When he arrived, Luo Qiong had already used Luo Pingan's mobile phone to check the approximate prices of these vegetables. He felt that the quality of his vegetables was good, so he decided to sell them a little more expensive.

"Hey, is this a potato? Why is it so big?"

"Auntie, you are so discerning. These potatoes are all new this year. They only cost two yuan per pound."

"New potatoes? From the greenhouse! Two pieces, so expensive, only 8 cents over there."

"You get what you pay for! These are not greenhouse vegetables, they are all grown in our own fields."

"Young man, you have to be honest in business. What season is it now? You are bullying me for not knowing whether it is the farming season. Ten years ago, I worked in the fields myself. None of your vegetables are in season, and they are not that expensive. "

After saying that, he left without looking back, and as he walked, he said, "Such a big potato, I'm afraid it's not about technology and hard work."

There were a few people around who wanted to come over and take a look, but after hearing what the woman said, they moved directly to other stalls.

"Did we really grow this at home?"

No matter how Luo Qiong explained, no one came.