Chapter 18: Damao buys sky-high priced tomatoes; the Jia family steals tomatoes

“Well said!”

Xu Damao cheered loudly.

He clapped his hands.

Since childhood, he and Sha Zhu had been mortal enemies.

Yi Zhonghai always favored Sha Zhu.

Seeing Wan Ping’an confront Yi Zhonghai, Xu Damao was very happy. Finally, he had a teammate, and one with more fighting power than Sha Zhu.

“First Master, Ping’an said it himself: as long as you share your assets, he’ll share his tomatoes.”

“You are the First Master, the moral model of the compound.”

“Why don’t you set an example for us!”

Xu Damao mocked.

“Presumptuous! When did I give you permission to speak?”

Yi Zhonghai was furious.

He didn't want to spend a single cent.

He had always been generous with other people’s money.

Asking him to reach into his own pocket was like cutting his own flesh; it pained him!

He couldn't bear it!

“Xu Damao, you dare talk to the First Master like that? Is your skin itching for a beating again?”

Sha Zhu raised his fist and gestured at Xu Damao.

Before He Great Qing had abandoned his children, he had already been mixed up with Yi Zhonghai.

Wan Ping’an guessed, did He Great Qing abandon Sha Zhu because he realized Sha Zhu was beyond saving?

“Aren't you going to apologize to the First Master?”

Sha Zhu stepped forward.

“Sha Zhu, what did Damao say wrong?”

“Why should he apologize?”

Wan Ping’an took a step forward, face-to-face with Sha Zhu, staring at him coldly.

His gaze was sharp as a knife, like ten-thousand-year-old ice.

Sha Zhu shivered.

Wan Ping’an’s gaze was too piercing, faintly revealing a murderous aura!

“Sha Zhu, come back!”

Yi Zhonghai sighed in his heart.

Sha Zhu couldn't beat Wan Ping’an.

He Great Qing already had opinions about him; if Sha Zhu got beaten up by Wan Ping’an because of him, He Great Qing would definitely beat him up.

“Haha, Sha Zhu, you’re a coward!”

“You’re scared!”

Xu Damao laughed happily.

He thought he was going to get beaten up again, but he hadn't expected Sha Zhu to be scared off.

“Ping’an, are you selling your tomatoes?”

“I’m not like them. I’m greedy too, but I won't rob others. I’ll buy them!”

Xu Damao had long smelled the fragrance of the tomatoes.

With ordinary tomatoes, you had to press your nose against them to smell a faint scent.

The tomatoes Wan Ping’an brought back could spread their fragrance far and wide.

Xu Damao guessed that the tomatoes Wan Ping’an brought back were definitely top-tier, perhaps even special supply that only big shots could eat.

“Buying? Fifty cents each.”

“If you buy one, I’ll pick the biggest one for you.”

Wan Ping’an nodded.

“Okay, five cents each—uh, wait, Ping’an, how much did you say each?”

Xu Damao froze.

His hand stopped mid-motion as he reached for his money.

Did he hear wrong, or did Wan Ping’an say it wrong?

“Fifty cents each!” ===== CHAPTER 38 =====

Wan Ping’an repeated.

The tomatoes he grew were, without exaggeration, tribute quality; their nutrition, appearance, and taste far exceeded ordinary tomatoes.

“Hahaha, Xu Damao, have you lost your mind?”

“Fifty cents for one tomato? Wan Ping’an is ripping you off. Pork is only sixty-five cents a jin.”

“The price of one tomato is almost enough to buy a jin of pork.”

Sha Zhu laughed loudly.

“Only a fool would buy a fifty-cent tomato. I’m definitely not buying one.”

Jia Zhang also jumped out.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

No matter how good a tomato is, it’s still a vegetable. How could it compare to meat?

Fifty cents each was definitely a sky-high price.

If you bought Chinese cabbage, you could buy a whole cartload.

“What are you all arguing about?”

“It’s just fifty cents each, isn't it?”

“Ping’an, buy me one!”

Xu Damao gritted his teeth.

He had already said he would buy one, so even if he was being ripped off, he had to go through with it!

“Trust me, you won't regret it.”

Wan Ping’an took the money.

He turned and went into the house, quickly bringing out a tomato.

The size was about the same as an ordinary tomato.

The difference between the tomatoes Wan Ping’an cultivated and ordinary ones wasn't in quantity, but in quality.

Xu Damao held the tomato, feeling a slight regret.

A fifty-cent tomato was too expensive!

“Hey, this tomato looks so good and smells so good. Fifty cents each—maybe it’s worth more than the price!”

Once he had it in his hand.

Xu Damao realized it was very different from an ordinary tomato.

He took a bite right there on the spot.

His eyes lit up immediately.

“Delicious!”

“So delicious!”

“Ping’an, selling these for fifty cents isn't too high—it’s too low. If you sold them for a yuan each, I bet people would still buy them.”

Xu Damao gave a thumbs up.

He didn't think it was expensive anymore; instead, he felt it was a great deal.

Not only was the texture and taste good, but after eating it, he didn't know if it was his imagination, but he felt refreshed all over.

“Who are you trying to fool?”

Sha Zhu curled his lip.

“You say I’m trying to fool you?”

“I can’t be bothered to fool you. If you don’t believe me, buy one.”

Xu Damao curled his lip, finished the tomato in a few bites, and even licked the juice off his hands, not wanting to waste a single drop.

“Haven't you ever eaten a tomato before?”

Sha Zhu mocked.

“Alright, stop talking!”

“Wan Ping’an isn't being cooperative, so we won't force him!”

As Yi Zhonghai left, he still slapped a label on Wan Ping’an, saying he wasn't being cooperative.

A cold light flashed in Wan Ping’an’s eyes.

Yi Zhonghai, we’ll see about that!

With Yi Zhonghai gone and no hope of getting free tomatoes, the crowd dispersed.

Ping’an started making dinner.

Tomato and egg stir-fry.

He heated the pan and added oil!

The fragrance of tomatoes mixed with the aroma of eggs filled the entire Sihe Academy.

In the front courtyard.

He Great Qing had just returned home.

“That’s the smell of tomato and egg stir-fry.”

“It must be Wan Ping’an. Only his superb culinary skills could stir-fry such a fragrance.”

“No, it’s not just the cooking skills; the ingredients are top-notch too. This is the first time I’ve smelled such high-quality tomato fragrance!”

He Great Qing was deeply moved.

He was getting hungry himself.

“I’ll find a chance to ask Wan Ping’an where he bought those tomatoes.”

He Great Qing also wanted Wan Ping’an’s tomatoes.

He didn't know that before he returned, Yi Zhonghai had taken Sha Zhu and the others to “rob” Wan Ping’an of his tomatoes, but they hadn't succeeded.

In the back courtyard.

At Wan Ping’an’s house.

After finishing the tomato and egg stir-fry, he boiled a bowl of noodles and made a bowl of hot tomato noodle soup.

An even richer tomato aroma once again enveloped the Sihe Academy.

“Wan Ping’an, he’s doing this on purpose. He’s taking revenge!”

Deaf Old Lady, as the primary victim, was grinding her teeth.

Wan Ping’an was poisoning the air at meal times every day.

How was she supposed to eat in the future?

Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and the others were also gnashing their teeth in hatred, but they had no way to deal with it. They couldn't really go and rob him of his tomatoes, could they?

In the middle courtyard.

At the Jia house.

From the moment Wan Ping’an started cooking, Jia Zhang had been cursing without pause.

“Haha, I’ve thought of a good idea.”

“The tomatoes were grown by Wan Ping’an. Dongxu, you’ve been to Wan Ping’an’s six mu of land before. Since he won't give them to us, we’ll just go and take them ourselves.”

The “good idea” Jia Zhang thought of was to “take.” She thought “stealing” sounded bad, so she called it “taking”! ===== CHAPTER 39 =====