After being abandoned by the educated youth, I became rich in the 80s

Chapter 173 Harvest

Chen Baoni and the others didn't understand what Lan Xin was talking about - design or patent. They were just filled with anger, thinking that their things had been stolen.

"Do they have the right to steal our things and sell them? Can't I just go and scold them and vent my anger?" Chen Baoni and the others looked aggrieved.

"There's no end to the complaints about this." Lan Xin comforted her, "Their hair bands are not as pretty as ours, and they're more expensive than ours. Not many people in the supply and marketing cooperative buy them. I guess some people will start cutting the cloth to make hair bands themselves in the future."

After all, the pattern of the hairband sold at the supply and marketing cooperative is the same as that of a random piece of cloth or a piece of clothing. The pattern is nothing special, yet the price is much more expensive than theirs.

Lan thought that it wouldn't be long before some smart people would buy their own rubber bands and cut the cloth to make hair bands. If they continued like this, they would not be able to make any money sooner or later. Why should they torture themselves because of them?

Chen Baoni was skeptical. Although she was very angry, she still listened to Lan Xin and did not go to her house to quarrel.

Lan Xin is the person she trusts the most.

Although Lan Xin told them the solution, Chen Baoni, Li Xia, Xu Rufang and others did not sleep well. The next day, they had dark circles under their eyes, dressed neatly, picked up their tools, and went to the fields to harvest rice.

They have to work in the fields all day, and the sun is very hot at noon, so they have to dress neatly, otherwise their skin will be sunburned after working for several days.

As farmers, they have rich experience in this regard and all they do is wear a thin long-sleeved shirt and a straw hat to block out the sun.

Water was also essential. Everyone filled a gourd with well water to quench their thirst.

After having a quick meal early in the morning, they went out and started working.

Lan Xin didn't cook tea eggs today, but planned to go to the fields first. Lan Xi came over to help wash the eggs.

After handing the matter over to him, Lan Xin went out and walked towards her own field according to her memory.

In the hazy early morning, the fog in the mountains seemed to have just blown away, but farmers were dotted everywhere in the mountain village fields, and they had already started working, waving their sickles.

Yuan Lanxin is a good farmer. She cultivated five acres of land by herself. She worked from dawn to dusk and wished she could sleep there all day. The fields and children were her only hope.

Now the ripe golden rice in the rice fields sways in the breeze, making rustling sounds, but Yuan Lanxin can no longer see it.

"Lan Xin, why are you here just now?" From a distance, the old man saw Lan Xin and waved to her quickly. He was standing in the field with a sickle in his hand. The ripe rice around him had been cut and piled together.

There were five dark-skinned strong men standing around in the field. They showed signs of working in the fields for many years and were obviously skilled workers.

Thinking of helping Lan Xin harvest the rice on these few acres of land and then going home to work on their own fields, they were anxious and started working, waving their sickles without caring whether Lan Xin would come or not.

Only when they heard Old Man Lan's voice did they take a break from their busy work and look up from the fields.

"Aren't we going to arrange some things for Lanxi?" Lan Xin said a little embarrassedly. She came over when everyone else was busy.

"Dad, why are you helping me too?" He really didn't expect that Old Man Lan would help him harvest rice, even though his own family hadn't harvested the rice yet.

Old Man Lan also thought of this. Although Lan Xin and Lan Xi were not harvesting rice, they still had to go to Sanqing Mountain to sell tea eggs, so they had no time to spare.

"Okay, okay, then you go back and get busy. I'll finish early and go to other places to work. Don't worry about the work of Amin and the others. They are all good hands. I guarantee that they will harvest everything cleanly for you in a few days." Old Man Lan waved his hand and said.

After being praised by Old Man Lan, several dark-skinned country men in the field felt embarrassed.

They are being paid to do the work, so of course they have to be efficient and do not deserve such praise.

Thinking of this, they felt too embarrassed to take a break, so they bent over and continued to work, their hands moving faster.

The big hand with cracks and calluses grabbed a thick bunch of rice, and the other hand swung the sickle, accurately swinging it down from the rice stalks.

Then he swung vigorously and threw the cut rice onto the rice stalks behind him, gathering them into a small pile. In the blink of an eye, piles of cut rice appeared in the fields.

Lan Xin went over and collected the harvested rice in small piles and stacked them neatly together. Seeing that Old Man Lan was helping in the fields, she decided to leave as she didn't need to work anymore.

After returning, Lanxi had already washed the eggs and put them in the pot.

"Gurgle." The fire kept burning in the stove.

Lan Xin put the things in her hand on the table, went into the kitchen, opened the pot and started boiling. The hot water began to boil and bubbles emerged from the cracks between the eggs.

"How many eggs did you cook in total?" Lan Xin asked.

"I cooked about 200 of them." Lan Xi, who was making soda on the side, said.

"Cook a little more. Cutting rice is so tiring. It's just right to cook some eggs for everyone as a snack." Lan Xin said as she went to the thatched hut and took out another basket of eggs to wash.

I added 50 more eggs into the pot and cooked them together.

Lan Xi looked at the things on the table curiously: "Sister, what is this?"

Lan Xin was washing a small pot and said without looking up, "I got the mung beans from my mom and thought I'd make some mung bean soup to quench everyone's thirst on such a hot day."

Although it is refreshing to drink soda on a hot day, soda does not quench your thirst and the more you drink, the drier you will feel. It would be better to have an extra serving of mung bean soup for everyone to drink to replenish water.

As he was talking, the pot had been cleaned, and four large bowls of green beans that had popped out were scooped directly into the pot. After washing them, they began to cook.

After the eggs were cooked, the two of them started to busy themselves with cracking the eggs and adding the spices. Making these 200-plus tea eggs was much easier than before.

After the tea eggs were ready, Lan Xin began to pack them. Lan Xi, who was standing by, watched them again and again, and finally couldn't help but ask.

"Sister, do you really want to go to the mountains with me to sell tea eggs?"

Lan Xin rolled her eyes at him and said, "Can't I sell it?"

"I'm just worried that you won't sell it." Lan Xi scratched his head and said.

You know, Lan Xin has been cooking tea eggs at home these days and has never sold them outside. Lan Xi is afraid that Lan Xin can't do it.

Lan Xin laughed and said, "I made these tea eggs and I taught you how to sell them. How could I not know how to sell them?"

She can't be just talking nonsense, right?

Lan Xi nodded and said, "It seems to be true."

Lan Xin didn't say much. After picking out more than 50 tea eggs, she divided the remaining 200 tea eggs equally between her and Lan Xi.