Chapter 138: 140: Good News

Chapter 138: Chapter 140: Good News

It was just that some villagers were feeling jealous, like sour grapes, merely because Tang Zhijun was marrying a divorced woman. They thought the wedding wouldn’t be anything to write home about. But, when they saw the new motorcycle, festooned with a big red flower, used to pick up the bride, Zhang Xiangcao, they were dumbfounded. From the way she beamed in her fashionable red cotton-padded jacket, they could tell it was made of fine material. The jacket glittered under the sunlight, leaving everyone dazzled.

Zhang Xiangcao was ushered directly into the newlywed’s room. Villagers who went into the room kept expressing admiration for its quality and speculated about the cost of the furniture.

Moreover, Zhang Xiangcao—a divorcee with a child—now owned such a large courtyard. Despite her past, she was wedded anew and was now living in such a grand house.

The wedding that Tang Zhijun had thrown for his younger brother was even grander than his own. The money earned from selling herbs that year was almost entirely spent. But he didn’t mind, as he always felt that he owed his younger brother.

When Tang Zhijun got married, Sang Zhilan didn’t want to live with her brother-in-law. So, seventeen-year-old Tang Zhijun ended up living in a small hut in the field, without uttering a single complaint.

Despite his sister-in-law’s unreasonable behavior, he never lost his temper, always maintaining a good-natured nature. However, whenever his older brother was bullied, he was the first one to step up.

Now that he was married, as his older brother, no matter what, he must make sure his wedding was grand and splendid.

And indeed, it was. There were more than forty banquet tables, all serving fine food such as chicken and fish. The villagers, who came for the wedding wine, gorged themselves till their faces turned red.

As for how much money was spent, Tang Zhinian didn’t bother to calculate.

In his view, as long as he could save his younger brother’s face, no amount of money was too much to spend.

After the marriage, Tang Zhijun finally had a home. However, both families ate together. This was Zhang Xiangcao’s request, as she felt Tang Yuxin, a single man and also a farmer, couldn’t take care of her daughter alone. So, everyone ate together, which also made the house livelier.

The town’s only vegetable wholesale market was going to move right across their village.

The outside of the village now had good transportation access, and a new road had been built. It was situated in the middle of several villages. In fact, the town had been planning to move the vegetable market over here for some time, but they had to wait for the road to be completed.

Now, with the road completed, the wholesale market could finally be moved.

The new market was being built quickly. The ground was entirely concrete, and the roof was made of green plastic tiles, so it could be built quickly. Based on the current pace, the new vegetable wholesale market should be operational before the New Year.

“Brother, this is really great,” Tang Zhijun rubbed his hands. “Once the wholesale market is built, it will be easier for us to sell our vegetables. We can sell freshly picked vegetables, which are fresh and attractive.”

In the future, they should buy a steelyard for their home. They could weigh the produce themselves. The tea at their home was so expensive, and if others weighed it, they might take more. It was more accurate to weigh it at home.

Tang Zhinian shared the same thoughts. He felt relieved.

Thank goodness he had decided to plant the vegetables.

If not, he would have missed such a good opportunity.

With the wholesale market across the road evolving day by day, and the Tang family’s field also changing daily, the tomatoes were growing bigger and cucumbers were growing well. In about a month, the cucumbers would be ready for sale. The tomatoes may take a bit longer, perhaps another half a month. Now, there were still two and a half months until the New Year, so they had a month to sell these vegetables.

Even before the Tang family’s vegetables were ready, the wholesale market across the road had already started operations. Many people came every day to buy wholesale vegetables, which gradually brought more people to the village.

Some people began considering starting businesses and restaurants.