“Oh dear, little girl, I was just saying that. Didn’t we agree earlier that you’d give me three hundred jin of vegetables every day for the last day?”
Only then did the hotel manager realize Wei Lihua was not someone to be trifled with. He had only made a few remarks, but the girl had directly cornered him. He never expected Wei Lihua to act this way.
He had offered a higher price, thinking that no matter who it was, they would choose the one offering more money. He never imagined Wei Lihua would rather not earn that extra yuan.
“I’m just telling the truth. I really am only selling for one more day. I’ve been here for a week, and everyone has taken such good care of me. It’s only natural I’d choose them!”
Wei Lihua acted completely innocent. Even though she didn’t want to be threatened by him at the time, she still wanted the surface-level benefits. Doing good deeds without leaving a name was not her style.
“Exactly! When this little girl first started selling vegetables here, we’ve been buying from her all along. You’ve only bought for one day—you can’t compare to us!”
The elderly folks were no pushovers either. Now they were competitors. If they could drive him away, they would be able to buy more vegetables. No one wanted to miss out on this last chance to buy less.
“Don’t worry, everyone. Even if I don’t sell to him, I’ll still sell to you!”
Wei Lihua didn’t want things to escalate, so she quickly spoke up to reassure them. Once she had gained the advantage, there was no need to continue. No matter what the final outcome was, she was the one benefiting, wasn’t she?
“Oh, I just love this girl. What a wonderful child!”
Who didn’t know how to praise others? Besides, this was related to how many vegetables they could get tomorrow.
“Exactly, a girl like this is truly rare. We know that person offered more money, but we can match his price tomorrow. Just sell all the vegetables to us and be done with it.”
“That’s right, whatever you offer, we’ll match it!”
Everyone was determined. After all, there was only one day left, and today’s vegetables were already sold out. Who knew if there would be any in the afternoon?
“By the way, girl, are you coming back this afternoon?”
Someone quick-witted thought of the afternoon vegetables. After all, they could come back in the afternoon to buy more. Even if they couldn’t get much tomorrow, they could still make it last a few days.
“I’ll be here in the afternoon, but there won’t be many vegetables.”
Since it was already agreed that tomorrow was the last day, she shouldn’t bring out too many vegetables this afternoon.
“In the afternoon, each person can only buy one bundle, no more!”
Otherwise, if someone with enough money bought everything, they might resell it at a higher price, which would be troublesome.
“Can’t we buy more? What about tomorrow?”
Some people didn’t understand why Wei Lihua had never imposed restrictions before but was doing so now for the afternoon.
“I’m worried that if everyone buys too much, and there are only so many vegetables, if you all buy them up, the rest won’t get any. In that case, wouldn’t it be better for me to just sell to the hotel?”
Wei Lihua thought for a moment and decided to explain. It wouldn’t be good if people misunderstood. In the beginning, even though everyone liked the vegetables, they knew they could still buy more tomorrow. But now that it was said tomorrow was the last day, if there were no restrictions…
There would be trouble later, and Wei Lihua feared trouble, so she made it clear from the start.
“Alright!”
Actually, everyone knew Wei Lihua was right to do this, but they still wanted to hold onto a bit of hope.
Wasn’t it said that tomorrow each person would be limited to one bundle? Then they’d just bring the whole family.
Even though vegetables bought a few days in advance wouldn’t taste as fresh, they’d still be better than others.
“Sigh.”
After returning home, the old lady sat on the sofa sighing repeatedly.
Seeing her like this, her daughter-in-law grew somewhat worried. All the neighbors knew that the old lady in their household was a cheerful person.
Especially these past couple of days, the old lady had clearly been in a good mood.
The vegetables she had bought over the last two days were delicious—even though there were only two kinds, the taste was just so good.
“Mom, what’s wrong? What’s the matter? Why do you look so worried?”
The old lady’s daughter-in-law asked anxiously.
“Sigh, it’s just that the vegetable seller won’t be selling anymore starting tomorrow. It’s only the last day. If we can’t buy such delicious vegetables anymore, what will we do about Tiantian?”
The old lady was worried about her grandson being picky. You see, the little grandson had never liked eating vegetables much.
He had just started eating them with relish these past few days. If there were no more vegetables like this in the future, getting the little grandson to eat vegetables would be a hassle again!
“Why? Wasn’t the business going well? Why would she stop? Did something happen, or is she unhappy with the price?”
Upon hearing the old lady’s words, her daughter-in-law’s face showed a look of anxiety.
After all, she had tried many methods in the past to get her son to eat vegetables, but the child still didn’t like them.
These past two days, the vegetables the old lady bought were so well-liked by the child, and their family didn’t mind spending a bit more.
“No, that girl said there won’t be any more vegetables in the future. She was selling for her friend, and her friend’s vegetables are all sold out!”
The old lady had actually also considered the possibility of the price being too low, but what Wei Lihua said today made her feel that the girl didn’t plan to continue selling here.
“Ah, what should we do then?”
If there were no more vegetables, they’d go back to how things were before. After all, vitamins and such for the child’s body…
Mostly need to be supplemented through vegetables and fruits. In the past, when the child wouldn’t eat vegetables, she could only have him take some vitamin supplements.
If that really didn’t work, she’d just have to try to give him more fruit.
“How should I know? Tomorrow is the last day, and that girl also said each person can only buy one bundle of each kind.”
The old lady rolled her eyes. If she knew what to do, she wouldn’t be sitting here worrying.
“Then let’s all go buy vegetables tomorrow. Even if she stops selling after that, we can still manage for a couple of days!”
At most, she and her mother-in-law would go together tomorrow—for the child’s sake. For the child, she was willing to do anything.
“Alright, let’s do that. Tomorrow our whole family will go. I’ll have your father-in-law come with us too!”
The old lady thought of her husband, who wasn’t home right now, but he went for walks and played chess every day.
He might as well join them tomorrow. That way, they could buy three bundles—one per person.
“Okay, but I wonder if Dad will go?”
What she worried about was whether her father-in-law would go. After all, he was a man who cared a lot about face.
“He dares!”
The old lady glared and said loudly. Even if the old man was unwilling, for the sake of her grandson, she would drag him there if she had to.
“Mom, don’t be angry. I’m just worried Dad might have something to do tomorrow.”
The old lady’s daughter-in-law didn’t want her mother-in-law to get upset. Her mother-in-law’s health wasn’t good, and if she got angry and fell ill, it would be troublesome.
“I’m not angry. Don’t worry about tomorrow’s arrangements. Just make sure you come with us early tomorrow!”
She estimated there would be even more people tomorrow. Everyone knew how delicious those vegetables were.
Moreover, after eating those vegetables over the past few days, she felt her body had become much more comfortable.
Before, even without doing any work, she often felt dizzy out of habit.
These past two days, she hadn’t experienced such symptoms. Indeed, the saying “old people become wise” holds true at all times.
Although the old lady didn’t know whether her current physical condition was related to those vegetables, she knew this matter couldn’t be spoken about openly.
“Alright, I’ll get up early and go buy vegetables with you then.”
Since the old lady had already made her decision, she just needed to comply.
As a daughter-in-law, her life was usually quite relaxed compared to her friends.
Her in-laws could truly be said to be very good, and she felt very content.
In the past, she often heard her friends and classmates complain about their mothers-in-law—how they were always finding fault or making trouble.
She had never encountered such a situation. Her mother-in-law helped look after her children and sometimes even cooked meals.
Moreover, her mother-in-law never criticized her for being incapable or lazy.
Because of this, she enjoyed chatting and working alongside her mother-in-law.
And whenever her mother-in-law asked her to do something, she never complained.
In fact, it wasn’t just their family discussing this matter; many other households were experiencing similar scenes.
Wei Lihua had no idea her vegetables were causing such a stir. If she had known earlier, she wouldn’t have said what she did.
Regardless, the next day arrived as usual.
When Wei Lihua went to the market at her usual time, pulling her cart of vegetables, she was shocked by the crowd standing at the market entrance.
Although she knew her vegetables were delicious, she hadn’t expected people to come so early. Didn’t they know what time the market opened?
Vendors like her could arrive early, but didn’t the buyers know most vegetable sellers wouldn’t come too early?
“She’s here, she’s here! The girl is here, everyone make way!”
Before Wei Lihua could react, the vegetable buyers spontaneously began clearing a path for her.
They had no choice—everyone was waiting. In fact, what they really wanted was to help Wei Lihua unload her vegetable baskets.
If they could carry them all the way to their homes, they’d be even happier.
But they knew Wei Lihua wouldn’t agree to that.
“You all came so early. I didn’t expect you to be here this soon!”
Taking advantage of the time before sales began, Wei Lihua smiled and spoke to those waiting in line.
“If we didn’t come early, what would we do if your vegetables sold out?”
“Exactly! If they sold out, we wouldn’t be able to buy such vegetables anymore. We’d be so frustrated!”
“Yes, if possible, I really hope you’ll keep selling vegetables here in the future!”
“Haha, I understand what everyone is thinking. Actually, I really like my own vegetables too, but I can’t grow them myself. If my friend plants more in the future, I’ll definitely come back here to set up my stall.”
Wei Lihua hadn’t expected that everyone would actually want to persuade her to stay.
But what those people didn’t realize was that it wasn’t that she had run out of vegetables—she knew she was being watched.
Because of this, she couldn’t continue selling vegetables here anymore.
If she kept going, who knew whether those people would uncover the secret of her Space?
She didn’t want to be dissected for research; she hadn’t lived long enough yet!
“Great! If you really do get more vegetables like these in the future, you must come back here to set up your stall. We’ll all support you then!”
“Alright, I’ll remember everyone’s support. But these vegetables really aren’t grown by me, so I can only apologize. Everyone can start buying now—I’ll begin weighing them for you!”
Since she couldn’t continue this topic, she might as well start selling!
“Give me one bundle of each.”
“Here you go!”