jdhmnovel Chapter 153: Doing Things Carelessly
Chapter 153: Doing Things Carelessly
Business of off-season vegetables was getting on track, and Gu Wenxuan and Bai Jingzhou started their journey as small business owners again.
It is worth mentioning that the two had originally planned to hibernate after the snow fell. This was a good opportunity for them to supervise everyone’s study and martial arts training while they did not have to work hard to make money.
The reason why they changed their minds temporarily and started doing business was that after the snow fell, the villagers came to the Gu family and the Bai family and asked them to help sell the mountain products they had obtained this year.
The mountain team led by Gu Wenxuan had a bountiful harvest after the autumn harvest. Those villagers who were also unwilling to live a life of hunger and fullness also went into the mountains in groups to buy mountain products because of their rich harvest.
They spent longer than in previous years, and most of the mountains they visited were places they had never visited in previous years, so the harvest was naturally much richer than in previous years.
With more goods available, the merchants, who had already been aggressive in lowering prices, simply lowered the purchase price by about 20%.
The villagers felt they were being taken advantage of and were unwilling to sell the mountain products they risked their lives to obtain at a low price, but they could not find a good way to get a good price.
Most of the villagers in Baijia Village are members of the Bai clan. When they have problems that they cannot solve, they will naturally go to Bai Lizheng for help in finding a solution.
Bai Lizheng has two sons working in the county town, and they hope that Bai Lizheng can ask his two sons to help them find a job.
Bai Lizheng did write letters to his sons, but unfortunately neither of his two sons was in the mountain product business. After asking around, they still couldn't help the villagers get a fair price like Gu Wenxuan and her friends.
If it weren't for Gu Wenxuan and the others' harvest to compare with, the villagers might have happily sold the things directly, because the price that Bai Lizheng's two sons helped to negotiate was actually the price offered by the merchants when they sold mountain products in previous years.
But the price that Gu Wenxuan and others are selling the mountain products at is already there, so how could the villagers be willing to continue selling their own mountain products at a low price?
They approached the Gu family and the Bai family, hoping that the two families could help them connect and allow them to sell the mountain products at a good price.
When these people came to the Gu family, Fang Youfu and Li were apologizing to Gu Wenxuan's family with guilt on their faces.
They told the Gu family that some villagers knew that when Li went to the town for the second time, she took Xiaofu with her, so they took advantage of Xiaofu's absence to find the ignorant little girl and ask her some questions.
Xiaofu was young, and although Gu Wenxuan and the others did not avoid her when they were settling accounts or talking, she could not remember much.
The villagers asked her a lot of questions, but she only answered two of their questions crisply at the beginning when they didn't notice anything was wrong.
No matter how much the people behind him questioned, Xiaofu just kept crying, biting his lips and shaking his head.
Those people did not dare to go too far. After all, Xiaofu's elders were well-known strongmen in the village. If they bullied the child too much, the men of the Fang family would tear down their house.
Xiaofu will be four years old in another three months. The fact that she was able to notice something was wrong so quickly and grit her teeth and say nothing already showed her remarkable reaction speed and coping strategy, but her parents still felt extremely guilty.
They felt that if they had not failed to look favorably upon Xiaofu and had not given him adequate instructions, Xiaofu would not have been caught off guard and been tricked into believing something.
And if Xiaofu had not been tricked, the Gu family and the Bai family would not be in such trouble now.
The two of them came with their child in their arms. They kept apologizing to the Gu family. Xiaofu's small body was shaking the whole time, and he looked extremely scared.
Gu Wenxuan couldn't bear to blame a little girl who was not even four years old. She picked up Xiaofu and said, "Okay, uncle and aunt, this is not our Xiaofu's fault."
She kissed the child's red, cold face and said, "Our little Fu is very smart and brave. My cousin likes him very much."
Xiaofu's mouth pursed and he almost burst into tears.
Gu Wenxuan held her in her arms and patted her gently, "The first people responsible for this matter are Jingzhou and I. We did not consider Xiaofu's age when we said these things. The second people responsible are those villagers who had bad intentions and went to ask a three or four-year-old child for information. If they want to know something, they can just ask us adults. What's the point of bullying a child?"
Fang Youfu and his wife agreed with her second point. They were also very upset about it. If they hadn't thought about informing the Gu family about this matter as soon as possible, they would have already gone to their door directly.
Jia Guizhi handed a handful of maltose balls to Xiaofu, "Wenxuan is right. The most innocent person in this matter is our Xiaofu. Look how scared the child is."
She took Xiaofu and held him in her arms, "You want to go find Jingzhou, right? Go now."
Gu Wenxuan nodded, "It just so happens that quite a few people have come to our house, I will take them to Bai Lizheng's place."
The villagers who rushed over just happened to hear what Gu Wenxuan said about who was the first person responsible and who was the second person responsible. Those who had something to hide immediately lowered their heads in shame.
Not to mention that they need help now, even if they don't, they dare not offend Gu Wenxuan's family which is becoming more and more powerful.
Gu Wenxuan glanced at everyone without any warmth, "Come with me, everyone. My house is not a threshing ground. If you block us here one by one, will we still be able to live?"
She said this very rudely, and it was obvious that she was annoyed because of Xiaofu's experience.
Let's talk about Bai Jingzhou. At first, he didn't know how these people found out how much they sold chestnuts and walnuts for per kilogram. In addition, the people who came to his family were all members of the Bai family who were related to them by blood, so Bai Jingzhou didn't show his displeasure to others at the first time.
When Bai Jingzhou heard those members of the Bai clan say that they wanted him to help them make connections and sell their mountain products at a good price, he did not refuse outright, but said that he would first take a look at the quality of each family's goods.
Those people looked at each other and were about to say something when Gu Wenxuan, who was blocked outside the crowd, shouted to Bai Jingzhou.
When Bai Jingzhou heard Gu Wenxuan calling him, he said nothing and walked out through the crowd.
Seeing Gu Wenxuan's bad face, Bai Jingzhou frowned subconsciously. He asked: "What's wrong with you? Who made you unhappy?"
Gu Wenxuan waved her hands in a circle, "Someone is being rude and picking on a three or four-year-old kid like Xiaofu to bully him. Do you think I can be happy?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Jingzhou's brows furrowed even more tightly. He glanced at everyone present and knew who felt guilty, who disagreed, and who looked confused.