Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 1048: Arranging Yanyan’s Downfall (1)

Chapter 1048: Chapter 1048: Arranging Yanyan’s Downfall (1)

Yang Bao came to look for Mo Yan about the greenhouse vegetable matter.

Last year, thirty-five households that had worked with the Mo Family on greenhouse vegetables nearly all moved into spacious and bright brick houses this year. The transformation from thatched huts to brick houses took just one winter, and this tangible benefit, more than carloads of vegetables being shipped out, struck the villagers who hadn’t joined the planting even harder.

Having completely missed an opportunity to get rich, they were beating their chests and stomping their feet in regret, wishing time would rewind so they could even gamble by smashing pots and selling iron if necessary.

Later, when the greenhouses were dismantled, and the villagers were farming the land, they were hoping that the village would set up greenhouses again this year. They said that they would join in no matter what, even if they incurred losses, they wouldn’t blame anyone since the rewards were too bountiful and no one could resist the temptation of getting rich overnight in a winter.

Not long ago, even before the autumn harvest began, people continuously visited Yang Bao to ask whether they would continue with the greenhouses this year. After receiving a positive response, they begged to join on the spot, saying that money and effort were not issues.

Yang Bao only knew that Mo Yan would still work on the greenhouses this year, but he wasn’t sure if she was willing to allow other villagers to join, so he didn’t dare to promise anything hastily. Once he had managed to wait for Mo Yan to return, he tallied up the households that wanted to participate in planting and then went to seek her opinion.

"Uncle Yang, I’ll have Tang Xin come up with a plan for the greenhouse vegetables," Mo Yan said. "She will coordinate with you on how to arrange things. If everyone agrees, we’ll follow the established plan." Mo Yan had anticipated that this year there would be many more households participating in greenhouse planting than last year, so she wasn’t surprised when she heard that many wanted to join.

Last year, quite a few merchants from nearby towns had seen the business potential in greenhouse vegetables and wanted to transport them from Liu Yang Village to sell locally. At the time, the vegetables were only enough for Jing City, so she did not agree, but she had already begun preliminary cooperation with those merchants. Since there were no issues with sales channels, the area for planting greenhouse vegetables this year would have to be expanded.

Once everyone in the village became wealthy, not only would she earn a lot of merit, but she also wouldn’t have to worry about anyone getting green-eyed and scheming against her family.

However, Mo Yan didn’t plan to get involved in this matter anymore; she would delegate full authority to Tang Xin. With last year’s experience and her supervision, there shouldn’t be any major issues. After the vegetable seeds were sown, she only needed to occasionally add a little Spirit Spring Water to the irrigation channels.

Upon hearing this, Yang Bao’s face immediately brightened, and he hurriedly pulled the list of names from his sleeve and placed it on the table: "Yan girl, here are all the households who want to set up greenhouses. The ones in front are those who can contribute money and are willing to make an effort. The ones in the back have no money but are strong and willing to work. It’s up to you whether to let these people join in or not."

As the village head, Yang Bao naturally hoped that every household would participate. That way, when the villagers grew wealthy, it would reflect well on his leadership. And when people had money, they became more open-minded; he wouldn’t always have to deal with trivial village matters and rack his brains over them.

Many villagers were on bad terms, often dragging him into mediating disputes—wasn’t it all just because of poverty?

But he also knew it was impossible for everyone to join. Some people were unwilling to pay for building the greenhouses and stoves, and due to their lazy nature, they didn’t want to exert effort. Even he didn’t think much of such people, let alone expect that Mo Yan would approve of them. He didn’t dare give a definite answer to avoid upsetting anyone.

"Mm, I’ll keep this here. Uncle Yang, you can give the villagers an answer in a couple of days," Mo Yan nodded, picking up the list and giving it a quick scan before storing it away.

"Hey hey, there’s no rush. Yan girl, you can look at it when you have the time," Yang Bao said. It wasn’t an urgent matter, and he knew Mo Yan was very busy, so he was in no hurry.