Nowadays, no matter what you do, you need connections, and she was starting to worry.
She wondered if, over time, those people would grow to dislike her and try to deal with her.
Ah, never mind for now—things will work out when the time comes. She’d just wait and see when she actually encountered such a situation!
She believed there was no obstacle she couldn’t overcome. If it really came down to it, she could just leave this place.
And if even that didn’t work, she could hide in her Space.
As long as she had the Space, her safety wouldn’t be a problem.
At worst, she might lose some vegetables or something, but even then, it wasn’t a loss she couldn’t bear.
Her goods were all cost-free—the vegetables were grown by herself.
Back home, Wei Lihua didn’t even bother counting the money; she was utterly exhausted today.
Even when she used to be at home, she had never felt this tired.
All afternoon, she had been taking money, handing out vegetables, and weighing them. Even with the shopkeeper’s wife next to her lending a hand,
she still felt so worn out that she could barely lift a finger. After all, today’s workload was comparable to laying bricks at a construction site.
Only after she had finally lain in bed long enough did she take out the money from the afternoon and slowly start counting it.
After counting three times, Wei Lihua finally believed it: she had earned three thousand yuan this afternoon.
It was truly unbelievable—she hadn’t expected to earn four thousand in a single day.
Back when she was doing part-time jobs, even if she worked every day, she never made as much as she did now.
Especially since she had heard that after graduation, interning at a company only paid two or three thousand a month.
At most, after working for a while, it might reach four or five thousand. She never imagined she could earn in one day what others made in a month.
Seeing so much money, Wei Lihua felt incredibly motivated.
Eat, finish her meal, and then go into the Space to continue planting vegetables. After all, if she didn’t keep planting in the Space,
the vegetables she had already grown would only last for three or four days of sales at most. She couldn’t bear to turn away the money right in front of her.
After several hours of hard work, Wei Lihua had replanted all the vegetables she had harvested today.
However, Wei Lihua was still a bit frustrated because she had only thought about buying seeds back then.
She hadn’t considered buying trellises. Now, the cucumbers, beans, and tomatoes had reached the stage where they needed support.
But she didn’t have any trellises—not even a single wooden stick.
She could only let the cucumber and bean vines crawl on the ground. She’d have to wait until this batch was harvested before setting up trellises for the next planting.
It seemed the Space was truly miraculous. In just one day, the cucumbers inside had already started flowering.
She estimated that the cucumbers would be ready to pick the day after tomorrow. By then, the variety of vegetables at her stall would be even greater.
She just didn’t know if those people would become even more envious. Actually, Wei Lihua felt that her vegetables were high-end products.
There shouldn’t be much conflict with the regular vegetable vendors. Even though she sold a lot,
most people still wouldn’t choose her vegetables. Even if her vegetables tasted better, it was the same.
Many people were reluctant to spend the money. She just didn’t know if those people would come to understand this.
Deep down, Wei Lihua knew that if she weren’t the one making money, she would probably feel jealous seeing others succeed.
But jealousy was one thing—she would never do anything to harm others.
Never mind, she would sell for as long as she could, anyway she wasn’t planning to stay here for too long.
The next day, Wei Lihua continued selling vegetables as usual. Every time she arrived at the market, she would be surrounded by a crowd of people.
At first, the other vegetable vendors around had their complaints.
But as time went on, they also noticed that Wei Lihua didn’t sell many types of vegetables.
Even so, they still felt somewhat envious.
Some with ill intentions planned to scout her out and then teach Wei Lihua a lesson, but she was always careful.
Even if those people were bold, they wouldn’t dare to lay hands on Wei Lihua in broad daylight.
Moreover, Wei Lihua was aware of their schemes. Although she was worried, she was more prepared.
She always carried a dagger with her, and she never sold vegetables too late, always returning home before dark.
Wei Lihua’s caution made those people grind their teeth in frustration.
One day, while Wei Lihua was still selling vegetables, she noticed a man standing in front of her stall, dressed neatly and sharply.
Wei Lihua sensed that this man was not ordinary, but since she hadn’t heard him speak or seen him buy any vegetables, she simply remained cautiously on guard without showing any signs of panic.
Besides, with so many people around her, Wei Lihua didn’t feel any danger from the man.
So she stopped paying attention to him, as she was already too busy.
The number of people buying vegetables was increasing, especially for her produce, which was practically in short supply.
It wasn’t until Wei Lihua had sold all her vegetables for the morning that she noticed the man still hadn’t left.
“Young lady, I’d like to ask, where do you source your vegetables from?”
This man in his forties finally couldn’t stay as calm as Wei Lihua.
“I’m sorry, sir, I can’t tell you that. You know, it’s a trade secret!”
Asking about the origin of the vegetables was out of the question. Not to mention that all her vegetables were grown by herself.
Just the taste of those vegetables alone meant most people wouldn’t share such information with others.
“Don’t misunderstand, I’m the manager of Brilliant Hotel. I wanted to ask if you could supply our hotel with your vegetables!”
Seeing Wei Lihua’s guarded expression, he smiled helplessly, realizing that his earlier question might have been too forward.
Although he wanted to know how a young girl like Wei Lihua managed to get such vegetables.
He also understood that anyone would be cautious about this, even himself.
Especially since he had investigated for two days without finding Wei Lihua’s supply channel.
“I’m sorry, I only have this much. The most I can get each day isn’t a lot, and there are only a few varieties, so I’m not planning to supply hotels or anything.”
It wasn’t that Wei Lihua didn’t want to sell vegetables to hotels; the main reason was that she didn’t want to get involved with influential people.
After all, she would be going home in a few days, and supplying hotels usually required contracts.
She didn’t want to worry about transporting vegetables after leaving the city.
Especially since everything she said was a lie. If someone investigated carefully, they would definitely notice something.
This was something Wei Lihua didn’t want to risk. After all, her secret was too extraordinary, and she couldn’t afford to gamble with it.
“It’s fine. We don’t mind the limited variety. We want to work with you long-term. How about it? I guarantee we’ll offer a higher price than your retail rate.”
Nowadays, everyone was after money. The hotel manager was confident no one would turn down easy cash—he certainly wouldn’t.
“I’m sorry!”
Wei Lihua thought it over and decided to decline. Leaving aside the source of the vegetables, she would be returning home soon, so agreeing to this was out of the question.
“My friend doesn’t grow much. She can only supply for a little while longer, and after that, there won’t be any more. Even if I wanted to keep selling, I wouldn’t have the produce!”
Wei Lihua spread her hands helplessly.
She knew that if she didn’t explain clearly, she’d be in trouble later—especially if someone started keeping tabs on her.
It seemed she shouldn’t continue selling here. She’d sell for two more days, then pack up and go home.
After all, she’d already made quite a bit of money—tens of thousands in just these few days.
She could figure things out after returning home. If necessary, she could always pick up her old trade again.
“Is that so? Then how much longer can your friend supply?”
Regardless of whether Wei Lihua was telling the truth, the manager thought even a few more days of supply would be worthwhile.
“I’m sorry. She called me yesterday and said she can only supply for two more days. After I sell these, I won’t be selling anymore!”
Wei Lihua’s main reason for saying this was to discourage those with ulterior motives from targeting her.
If she couldn’t handle the trouble, she could at least avoid it. She’d simply leave. She was only here to make money, and if things got difficult, she could always go home.
As long as the vegetables were good, she believed they would sell well no matter where she was.
“Then, for the remaining two days, could you deliver the vegetables to our hotel? Besides, you’re selling here for five yuan per jin—I’ll give you six, how about that?”
The hotel manager was confident Wei Lihua wouldn’t refuse this price. Besides, selling here was hard work—wouldn’t it be easier to sell directly to them?
“Let me think about it. You know I’ve been here for a while, and many people like my vegetables. If I stop selling, I should at least let them know!”
In truth, Wei Lihua didn’t want to sell to the hotel mainly because she had no way to deliver the goods there.
Here, she could sell cartload by cartload, but delivering to a hotel would require a bulk shipment.
Renting a warehouse wasn’t cost-effective, and she didn’t want the hassle.
“How about this? You stay here tomorrow, and I’ll come pick up the goods. What do you think?”
The hotel manager could tell Wei Lihua was reluctant to sell to their hotel.
“Alright!”
She couldn’t refuse again—she’d run out of excuses.
But she needed to figure out how to bring the vegetables here without drawing attention.
With only a tricycle, how much could she transport? Supplying the hotel while also selling retail…
That would be pure chaos. It seemed she’d have to come up with a plan after returning home.
“Alright, it’s settled. I’ll come pick up the goods tomorrow. You need to give me at least three hundred jin of each variety.”
Regardless of how much produce Wei Lihua actually had on hand, what he was thinking about now was how much he could get from her.
Three hundred jin wasn’t a huge amount, but considering the quantity of vegetables Li Hua sold daily, it was certainly not insignificant.
What the hotel owner didn’t know was that Li Hua’s vegetables weren’t limited to just what they saw on the surface.
Sometimes she would take out some from her Space, and the bits and pieces added up to quite a bit.
Moreover, although her tricycle looked small, it could hold five or six baskets, plus the ones she secretly took out.
She sold at least five hundred jin of vegetables a day, but of course, these details weren’t something outsiders could know.
“Alright, I’ll set them aside for you directly. You can come pick them up tomorrow morning!”
Three hundred jin each—that added up to around a thousand jin in total. She only had three or four varieties of vegetables.
“Then I won’t keep you from heading home. I’ll wait for you here tomorrow morning.”
After saying this, the hotel manager left. He had actually noticed that Wei Lihua kept checking the time, seemingly in a hurry.
No matter how long they could source vegetables from Wei Lihua—even if it was only for two days—he would be happy.
At first, he hadn’t given much thought to what the procurement manager had mentioned.