Chapter 254: Deciding to Make a Small Profit (6)_1
Greenhouse vegetables were so profitable that Mo Yan actually wanted to grow them. However, this year many people in the village intended to set up greenhouses. If they could successfully grow vegetables, the price would surely drop, and there wouldn’t be much profit in growing them ourselves.
If they failed to produce vegetables, seeing our own fields lush and green would just invite resentment, wouldn’t it? It’s possible that out of jealousy, they might cause trouble or spread rumors, ostracizing our family.
Moreover, there were no fools in Liu Yang Village. If the same land and same greenhouses yielded vastly different results, it would be hard to guarantee that these people wouldn’t become suspicious. If they found any clues, our family would be in danger. She wasn’t about to take such a risk for a small profit.
People’s hearts are always unpredictable. Even if most of the villagers were courteous to our family, that was when there were no conflicting interests. Once there was a conflict of interests, these people might target us, treating us worse than strangers.
Later, seeing that the Mo Family was making no move to plant greenhouse vegetables, some villagers who wanted to do so grew suspicious and specifically visited the Mo Family to ask about it.
Mo Yan gave a mixture of true and false reasons, suggesting indirectly that they shouldn’t stake their entire fortune on greenhouse vegetables.
Some heeded her advice and reduced their planting area by half, while others scoffed at it and stuck to their original plans.
Unfortunately, this winter was particularly cold, and several heavy snowfalls not only damaged many greenhouses but also made it extremely difficult to maintain a stable temperature inside them, despite constant heating. While leafy vegetables like spinach and garlic sprouts fared slightly better and produced some yield, fruiting vegetables like loofah and cucumber didn’t bear fruit at all.