Why Should We Let Others Sell Our Vegetables

Old Zhou Six was already waiting in the hall. Lily Evans explained the vegetable selling arrangements in detail, and by the time she finished, it was already evening, nearly time for dinner.

When Margaret Evans heard that Lily Evans was letting the villagers sell vegetables, she happily grabbed Lily's hand and said, "Good child, you did the right thing! We can't just get rich by ourselves, we have to help out the poor villagers too! Clearwater Village has been poor for so many years, we've dreamed of turning things around and making a fortune!"

Lily Evans grinned, "Of course! Mom always taught me not to forget where we came from. I'm just following your example! Besides, back when we were struggling, it was thanks to the villagers' help that we survived. Now it's only right to repay them."

That night, every household in Clearwater Village was filled with joy. Everyone was planning to sell vegetables the next day. With Lily Evans's unified pricing, each family could earn at least eighty copper coins per day! That's 2,400 coins a month, more than two taels of silver—better than farming!

In the slow farming season of winter, having such a profitable business made everyone feel that Lily Evans was practically their God of Wealth!

But there was one person who wasn't happy at all.

Third Aunt Susan Evans had been busy all day, selling vegetables with her husband and son. As soon as she returned to the village, she heard about Lily Evans's vegetable retail franchise plan.

Susan Evans immediately exploded: "What is Lily Evans up to? It's enough for our family to sell the vegetables—why let others sell too!?"

Sam Evans tried to calm her down: "Lily's already being generous by giving us the vegetables without asking for collateral. Everyone else had to mortgage their house deeds."

Susan Evans fumed, "You're her third uncle, and she'd dare ask you for a house deed!? Greenfield City isn't that big. The more people selling, the less we earn! I was even thinking of letting my brothers join in, but now Lily's only given us a tiny plot, and the rest went to others! If you ask me, she shouldn't let others have the vegetables. If there's money to be made, she should think of her own family first, not stuff outsiders' pockets!"