[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-siheyuan-farming-in-52-producing-billions-of-ton":3,"chapter-siheyuan-farming-in-52-producing-billions-of-ton-siheyuan-farming-in-52-producing-billions-of-ton-chapter-21":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Siheyuan: Farming in '52, Producing Billions of Tons of Grain",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2034415,3098,"Chapter 21: Wan Ping","siheyuan-farming-in-52-producing-billions-of-ton-chapter-21",21,"\u003Cp>“Fifty cents for a tomato? Do you think your tomatoes are made of gold?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At the vegetable market, tomatoes are at most three cents a jin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Buying one of your tomatoes could buy over ten jin at the market. Your heart is too black. Everyone, tell me, isn't Wan Ping’an’s heart black?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Zhang glared at Wan Ping’an and mocked him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being forced to pay eighty yuan was like cutting a piece of flesh off her; it hurt too much!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If they weren't good, why did you steal them? Are you blind?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping’an retorted coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Zhang’s face turned red with anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Neighbors, whether my tomatoes are worth fifty cents each isn't for me to say—the taste will tell.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping’an took out a tomato and broke it into small pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The peculiar fragrance spread instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people around were all drooling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come, I’ll treat everyone to a piece.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If it’s good, then you can buy some!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping’an began distributing the tomatoes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone got a small piece; it didn't take many tomatoes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Delicious, really delicious! I’ve lived for more than half a lifetime and have never eaten such delicious tomatoes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An old man with gray hair gave Wan Ping’an a thumbs up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mom, these tomatoes taste better than meat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A six or seven-year-old child had sparkling eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No wonder Jia Zhang made Jia Dongxu go steal them. These tomatoes are too delicious. Whether you eat them yourself or sell them, you’d definitely make a fortune.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone sighed and brought up the Jia family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Zhang’s face turned black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eat the tomatoes if you want, why bring up their family?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Dongxu had long since gone home, unable to face anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Zhang snorted at Wan Ping’an and turned to go home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping’an caused her to lose eighty yuan; this wasn't over!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ping’an, I have some cucumber seeds, can I trade them?” ===== CHAPTER 45 =====\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The gray-haired old man, after tasting the tomato, knew it was worth the price, but asking him to spend money made him a bit reluctant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, at the vegetable market, tomatoes were only three cents a jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping’an was selling them for fifty cents each.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too expensive!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping’an nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man immediately went home and brought back some cucumber seeds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping’an checked them; they were good seeds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man said he had kept too many last year and couldn't bear to throw them away, so he planned to sell them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ping’an gave him two tomatoes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have cured meat made from wild boar, can I trade that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman in her thirties glared fiercely at her son, who was hugging her leg and crying for a tomato.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can trade!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping’an nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman quickly brought a piece of cured meat, weighing over two jin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping’an gave her five tomatoes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her five or six-year-old son jumped for joy, shouting while eating that these tomatoes were much more fragrant than meat and that he would only eat tomatoes from now on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the Jia house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Zhang stood at the door, glaring at the booming business Wan Ping’an was doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little beast, really a little beast.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How can he grow such delicious tomatoes?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If our family could grow them, we would definitely become the richest in the Sihe Academy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Zhang gritted her teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jia Dongxu, you’re really useless.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I told you to go steal some tomatoes, and you got caught. Tell me, are you a waste of space?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Zhang thought of the eighty yuan she had lost, felt a pang of pain, turned her head, and cursed Jia Dongxu fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Dongxu lowered his head, not daring to refute a single word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and his father Jia Gensheng were used to it; at home, Jia Zhang was the empress, and they had to submit, otherwise they would be ruthlessly crushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tomatoes Wan Ping’an brought back were all traded away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gained fourteen yuan, over ten kinds of seeds, eight jin of cured meat, and over ten chicks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he hadn't run out of tomatoes, he would have gotten even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry, everyone, there are still plenty of tomatoes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tomorrow at this time, I’ll bring back more. If you want to trade, you can come find me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping’an reassured those who still wanted to trade for tomatoes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ping’an, you sold out too fast!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here’s the money, save ten tomatoes for me tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Damao had returned late and watched helplessly as Wan Ping’an handed the last tomato to a child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No problem, I’ll bring them back for you tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping’an took the five yuan Xu Damao handed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Zhang watched Wan Ping’an collect money and goods, her eyes turning red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping’an moved the pile of things he had traded for into his house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Putting the money away is fine, and the goods can be kept at home, but what about these chicks?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If there’s no one to take care of them, they’ll starve to death.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve got it. I’ll take them to Cai Quanwu and let him think of a way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping’an looked at the sky; it wasn't dark yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He borrowed a box, put the chicks inside, and headed straight for his six mu of land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he arrived, he saw Cai Quanwu patrolling the land, very diligent and responsible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here, Old Cai, this is a reward for catching the thief.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping’an took out five yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as his employees were loyal to him, he was a very generous boss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he ate meat, his employees would definitely get to drink meat broth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Quanwu’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping’an had just rewarded him with a month’s salary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take it, it’s what you deserve.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping’an shoved it directly into Cai Quanwu’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Quanwu was very moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, look, I traded for some chicks. Do you have any ideas?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping’an asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only a dozen or so, not many.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just put them in the field and let them eat small bugs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Quanwu looked at the dozen or so chicks and casually suggested a plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since the quantity is small, any way of taking care of them will work; it’s not much trouble.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you want to raise more, that won't work. You’ll need someone to take care of them specifically, otherwise they’ll easily get lost or be snatched away by weasels.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Quanwu didn't know what Wan Ping’an’s plans were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping’an nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the quantity was small for now, he would follow Cai Quanwu’s suggestion and let them roam free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would let Cai Quanwu take care of them in the meantime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ping’an, six mu of land—it’s not much, but it’s not little either. I can take care of it alone usually, but not during harvest time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look, these tomatoes and the rice are too tempting; someone will definitely have crooked ideas.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thieves like Jia Dongxu will definitely appear again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I suggest getting a dog, preferably a fierce and strong one, to scare off thieves, especially at night. Dogs are more useful than people.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Quanwu made a suggestion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping’an nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning, Cai Quanwu found a big dog that looked fierce and strong enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Jia Dongxu saw it, he would definitely be scared to the point of wetting himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Ping’an took the tomatoes and returned to the Sihe Academy to continue selling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The harvest today was even greater. People from neighboring compounds and even those living further away knew about the magical tomatoes and came to taste them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Zhang had pink eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes were red!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Traded for forty more chicks. Cai Quanwu has to watch the land and take care of the chicks—can he handle it?” ===== CHAPTER 46 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",1300,"2026-06-15T22:03:51.363Z","2026-06-15T22:39:00.196Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","ce177584ec0b3e5bbcd01391acd700736d5cc36cd2ca445ec13bcbfcadb46a8e","siheyuan-farming-in-52-producing-billions-of-ton-chapter-22","siheyuan-farming-in-52-producing-billions-of-ton-chapter-20",393,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsiheyuan-farming-in-52-producing-billions-of-ton-cover.jpg"]