Li Qingfeng was naturally unaware of the villagers' thoughts; he still believed they were fully supporting him.
He couldn't help but feel touched. Looking at the villagers, he began to speak, "The specific location is by the barren mountain. I've discussed it with the village chief and we've purchased 30 mu of land there."
"Great, that's wonderful!"
Upon hearing his words, the villagers cheered.
They weren't afraid of anything except losing their jobs.
At this moment, Li Qingfeng had brought back new orders, which made them incredibly happy.
As long as there were new orders and new achievements, it meant their jobs could continue, they would still receive wages, and they wouldn't have to endure the village chief's temper anymore.
"Everyone, everyone, you don't need to be so excited!"
"There's plenty of barren land, and 30 mu is enough for us to be busy for a long time, so there's no need to rush."
Seeing their reactions, he couldn't help but speak with a hint of excitement.
After hearing him, the villagers composed themselves and smiled sheepishly at him.
"Boss Feng, please don't mind us. We haven't worked for half a year, and we haven't received wages for half a year!"
One worker said. He had only been here for a little over half a month and suddenly losing his job had made him incredibly anxious.
He had experienced a lot in the first half of this year, especially the experience of not getting paid.
They knew about Li Qingfeng's situation with his boss; it wasn't his fault, but if those above really targeted him, this young boss might truly be finished.
So, they had been on edge for the past two days. They never expected he would still have the funds to continue.
"As long as we can work, we can escape the control of the village chief, Shan Feiyang!"
This was the thought of all the villagers. They deeply resented Shan Feiyang.
Seeing the villagers' excitement, Li Qingfeng could only offer an awkward smile.
He looked at the people in front of him and slowly let out a sigh of relief. With that, he led the workers to the new land.
As mentioned before, Li Qingfeng had received a new order from Jiang Xing. It was for about two weeks from now, for 100 million jin of vegetables.
Of course, that was for two weeks later. There were also other smaller orders, totaling around 140,000 jin.
"140,000 jin is indeed a bit challenging for me. Fortunately, with the additional 30 mu of land, I can still meet this requirement!"
Li Qingfeng currently had about 8 mu of land for growing vegetables. If each mu, enhanced by the spiritual liquid, could yield 5,000 jin, that would be nearly 40,000 jin.
This meant Li Qingfeng still needed 100,000 jin of vegetables and fruits.
If all the new land was used for planting vegetables, it would be just enough.
20 mu of land would be used for vegetables and fruits, and the remaining land would be used for planting things like ginseng.
Li Qingfeng quickly calculated the specifics in his mind and then drew a new rough sketch for the villagers.
"Finally, the ten mu of land by the mountain doesn't need you to clear. These 20 mu at the foot of the mountain are relatively flat. You must complete this within three days!"
Looking at the more than 50 people in front of him, Li Qingfeng spoke directly.
If they were to clear all the barren land, 50 people could clear about 10 mu per day.
At this normal pace, they could finish in two days, and then they could tackle the more difficult areas, so three days was more than enough.
What was now more difficult was that he couldn't use vegetable seeds directly anymore; he had to use seedlings.
Otherwise, in two weeks, these vegetables wouldn't be ready.
With this in mind, Li Qingfeng dialed Jiang Xing's number at the town's fresh market.
"Ring ring!"
"Hello! Brother, what made you call me? Are your vegetables ready?"
The call was answered quickly, and Jiang Xing's first question was whether the vegetables were ready.
Upon hearing his question, Li Qingfeng smiled awkwardly and sidestepped the topic.
"It's like this, my vegetable order just rented 30 mu of land from the village committee to grow vegetables and fruits."
"So..."
Li Qingfeng paused, quietly waiting for the other party's response.
Jiang Xing's heart sank upon hearing this and he quickly asked, "If you really can't complete so many orders, even 50,000 jin would be acceptable. I can negotiate with them!"
"You know, if the quantity of vegetables is small, they won't accept it, and we might have to pay liquidated damages!"
"Brother, you know how huge those liquidated damages are, and I can't afford them alone."
Jiang Xing said helplessly. He didn't want to reach that point.
After all, the order amount was quite large, and he couldn't afford to pay such heavy penalties by himself.
It had to be said that Jiang Xing was quite understanding; he was even considering bearing the liquidated damages for the vegetables himself.
Hearing his words, Li Qingfeng couldn't help but feel amused, and quickly explained, "What are you talking about? You've misunderstood, that's not what I meant!"
"Ah! What did you mean?"
Jiang Xing, who was already confused, became even more bewildered and asked with a hint of doubt.
"Actually, if I plant them now, won't the vegetables be ready in two weeks?"
Jiang Xing asked incredulously, "Are you sure two weeks is enough for you to get the vegetables to market?"
"Don't worry, I plan to buy a batch of seedlings. They can be cultivated into mature products in two weeks. However, these seedlings won't be homegrown, so they might not be as green!"
Li Qingfeng was worried about this, especially since his brand was built on the label of green vegetables.
Jiang Xing, who had been flustered, burst out laughing upon hearing this.
"Oh, brother, I thought something had happened to you. So it's just this. What are you afraid of with such a small matter!"
Jiang Xing was finally relieved. Seedlings or not, as long as the final product was green, that was all that mattered.
Jiang Xing confidently assured him, "Brother, believe me, the seedlings don't matter. As long as the finished product is a green vegetable, that's all we need."
"If all else fails, you can add a few more bottles of pesticide to speed up ripening, maybe it will be even better!"
After all, they were just selling a name. Whether the vegetables were truly green or not, what did it matter to people?
This was Jiang Xing's thought process, but Li Qingfeng on the other end of the line sternly corrected him.
"Brother, you can't think like that. Selling green vegetables is about integrity. I will absolutely not use pesticides on these vegetables!"
"You have to understand, vegetables that haven't been sprayed with pesticides can be tasted immediately. Why are our prices so high? It's precisely because they are purely green!"
Li Qingfeng's words struck Jiang Xing like thunder, making him realize his mistake.
"That's right, why are their prices so high? Isn't it precisely because these vegetables are natural and pollution-free?"
Jiang Xing nodded with great regret and apologized, "Brother, I shouldn't have spoken. As long as you can grow green vegetables, a slight shortfall in the volume won't be a problem."
"After all, not everyone can guarantee a bumper harvest every season, so a shortfall of tens of thousands of jin is not a big deal."
Jiang Xing gave him a range of fluctuation, allowing Li Qingfeng to choose within it.
Upon hearing this, Li Qingfeng finally understood that this guy was also concerned about him.
After all, it was not a small order, a total of 140,000 jin of vegetables and fruits.