CHAPTER 448: CHAPTER 448: THE BEGGAR IS THE GRANDSON, THE BEGGED IS THE MASTER

Chuxia repeatedly expressed her gratitude, while insisting it was unnecessary, but the people paid her no heed, leaving her with no choice but to continue thanking them.

"I was wondering why it was so bustling here. Mr. Lin, your presence has even disrupted the order of our vegetable station,"

Wang Cheng came over with a big smile.

Seeing the person in charge come by, the villagers also composed themselves and lined up to deliver their vegetables.

Only then did Chuxia walk aside with Wang Cheng.

"How’s it going? I heard that the greenhouses have been thriving these past few days. Any problems with the sales channels? Can all the vegetables be sold on the same day?"

Vegetables are perishable goods and fear accumulation—they not only reduce in weight but also deteriorate in appearance, ultimately affecting the price.

Wang Cheng responded with a confident smile, "No problem at all. Not to mention our current output, we could handle even thirty to forty percent more without any issue."

As Qin Family Village’s greenhouses gained fame, they no longer needed to go door-to-door to deliver their vegetables.

Ever since they had their own wholesale point at the vegetable station, buyers from various organizations would come to purchase produce early in the morning just as the sky began to brighten.

There were also small vendors who would wholesale vegetables from Qin Family Village and retail them at the market.

He pointed to a few individuals nearby, "You should recognize those two—they used to manage the wholesale at the vegetable station, Hu Jun and Tian Youping, and now they are in charge of this area for Qin Family Village as well. Plus, there’s another piece of news..."

With a face brimming with joy, Wang Cheng said, "Back when the vegetable station was in a slump, Li Jian was in charge of the market and had formed relationships outside of Ancheng County. Recently, they’ve heard about our village’s vegetables and sorted out these connections and handed them to me. In the past few days, two spots have already sent trucks over to get our produce directly. If it wasn’t for ensuring we supply Ancheng County’s market first, our vegetables would have been sold out by now—there’s truly more demand than supply."

Ever since responsibilities were distributed to individual households, Wang Cheng witnessed a decline at his vegetable station day by day, having not felt this content for a long time.

Having finished discussing with his team, Hu Jun approached Chuxia.

"Mr. Lin!"

"Brother Hu!"

With Chuxia calling out to him, Hu Jun was both honored and surprised.

"I’m not worthy, not worthy," he chuckled as he pointed towards a distant vehicle, "That’s a truck from Qing County coming to pick up vegetables. They’ve been turning up reliably every afternoon, and today they negotiated with us to take an extra truckload of vegetables each day. I haven’t given them an answer yet..."

"Taking an extra truckload is out of the question," Wang Cheng interjected, "I forgot to tell you earlier. I took a call from Baoshan, who heard we provided early spring vegetables, and they requested us to send some their way. I’ve agreed to let them come and collect."

When you ask for help, you’re the underdog, but when you’re asked, you’re in charge. There’s no way we’ll deliver.

"This year, let’s stick to this policy: supply each of the external markets with, at most, one truckload per day. Let’s cast a wider net and then reassess next year."

Chuxia nodded her head in agreement with Wang Cheng’s approach.

Managing vegetable greenhouses is challenging, but nothing is absolute.

Now that the market is open and everyone is their own boss, seeing the profit Qin Family Village greenhouses have made, there’s no guarantee others won’t follow suit next year.

Clothing, food, shelter, and transportation—it’s a massive market.

Qin Family Village’s greenhouses are a long-term project, and they welcome neighboring villagers who want to get involved.

From the very beginning of this vegetable station, Wang Cheng and Chuxia had a common understanding.

The station served not only Qin Family Village but also all the farmers who brought produce there.

Well aware of this, Hu Jun couldn’t resist sharing his thoughts in front of Chuxia.

"To be honest, I think there’s no need for us to build this warehouse. When it comes to warehouses, there’s none bigger than the vegetable station’s. The vegetable station’s warehouses have been largely unoccupied for the past couple of years, and especially now they’re all vacant. Given our brotherhood, it would be no trouble at all to rent a few warehouses from the station chief. Moreover, the vegetable station has been running for many years and the local villagers within ten miles know the place well. On the other hand, our location here in Qin Family Village is somewhat off the beaten path.".

Chuxia didn’t deny it, "The vegetable station’s warehouses are indeed good, but I think the patch allocated to you by the village chief is still a bit too small."

This first year, many fellow villagers teamed up to build a single greenhouse.

The fear is all the effort might go to waste.

With the success achieved this year, next year people won’t just be teaming up for a single greenhouse—some families might even run two or three by themselves.

The people of Qin Family Village are the most hardworking and resilient when it comes to farming.

By then, this warehouse transfer station will be far from adequate.

Upon hearing Chuxia’s words, Hu Jun’s eyes lit up, "Right? That’s what I told Old Wang, but the guy wouldn’t agree, claiming it’s inconvenient. What’s inconvenient about this short distance?"

Chuxia glanced at Wang Cheng, her knowing smile slight, "It is inconvenient."

It wasn’t a matter of the distance.

Wang Cheng knew Chuxia understood his point and his smile revealed all of his white teeth.

Leaning in, he whispered to Chuxia, "I reckon it’s just a matter of a year or two. If Mr. Lin is interested in the vegetable station, it won’t be too late to take it over then."

Chuxia nodded, "Indeed, we’ll go with Brother Wang’s approach for now. Keep an eye on it—the space for those two warehouses is indeed a bit small."

"No problem."

Lost in their exchange, Hu Jun was completely baffled.

They seemed to agree with him just a moment ago, so why did they suddenly agree to follow Old Wang’s lead?

"Hey, what kind of riddle are you guys playing at?"

Both Chuxia and Wang Cheng laughed.

Wang Cheng patted Hu Jun’s shoulder, "Old Hu, I’ve got my eye on the vegetable station’s warehouse too, but we can’t let our project get entangled with the station’s operations. Do you still want to go back and continue being the small group leader, letting them boss you around up top?"

Hu Jun’s eyes widened in realization.

Watching Wang Cheng walk away, he slapped his thigh, "Well done, Old Wang, you really do have the shrewdest mind. Of course, I don’t want to stay as a small group leader."

Wang Cheng waved his hand, "This isn’t being shrewd, it’s having foresight."

What exactly does renting the vegetable station’s warehouse entail right now?

Though they’ve stepped out to look for work and the station chief has no objections—after all, the station has been unable to pay salaries for several months, and it can’t just let everyone starve—if they go and rent warehouse space while still acting independently, that would be unacceptable.

In his view, the current vegetable station won’t last more than two years, and taking it over then would be joyful indeed.

Now it seems Chuxia has the same idea, truly a wise woman.

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Upon hearing that the couple had returned, Qin Han left the fields early to come back home.

Mrs. Qin glanced behind him, "Why didn’t Technician He come back with you?"

While Qin Han washed the mud from his hands, he said, "The crops in the Li Family’s greenhouse caught a disease, so Technician He went there. I came back first. Aren’t they at home?"

The moment Qin Han finished speaking, Chuxia stepped out of the house, freshly changed.