Chapter 34: The beasts are green with envy; Yi Zhonghai comes to the door to demand tomatoes

"I grew them myself. Surprised?"

Wan Ping'an answered with a smile.

"You really grew them yourself?"

Chen Xueru was a bit skeptical.

The quality of these tomatoes was too good; she had never seen anything like them.

In her mind, tomatoes of this quality were not for ordinary people to eat; in the old society, they were tribute, and in the new society, they were special supply.

"Of course I grew them. Why would I lie to you?"

"If they were ordinary crops, do you think I would spend five yuan a month to have Cai Quanwu watch over them for me?"

Wan Ping'an countered.

Xu Huirong nodded.

"Incredible."

"Ping'an, just based on this skill of yours for growing tomatoes, you could live in wealth and luxury."

"If tomatoes of this quality were put on the market, no matter the quantity, they would be in short supply. You—why didn't you say you had this ability?"

Chen Xueru looked Wan Ping'an up and down, as if seeing him for the first time.

Wan Ping'an smiled; this was only the beginning.

Tomatoes were just the first crop he had grown; later there would be more varieties and higher quality. When that time came, he would see how shocked they would be.

When he returned to the Sihe Academy, he happened to run into Jia Dongxu coming back.

Wan Ping'an was very surprised; why was Jia Dongxu in such a sorry state?

This time he hadn't lost his shoes.

He was just covered in a lot of mud.

He looked as if he had been rolling around in a mud puddle.

"I've seen pigs rolling in mud puddles, but I've truly never seen a person do it. You've really broadened my horizons. Keep it up!"

Wan Ping'an gave a thumbs up.

Jia Dongxu was trembling with rage and couldn't even speak. He had been rolling in the mud—no, rubbing mud on himself—wasn't it all because of Wan Ping'an?

If Wan Ping'an hadn't been bringing wild ducks home every day, would Jia Zhangshi have forced him to go catch wild ducks?

Wan Ping'an laughed heartily and strode forward, leaving Jia Dongxu behind.

At the gate of the Sihe Academy, he was stopped by Yan Fugui, who was smiling broadly.

"Ping'an, why didn't you catch any wild ducks today?"

Yan Fugui was a bit surprised.

Then he took a deep breath. What was that smell?

In an instant.

He discovered the source of the scent.

The bag in Wan Ping'an's hand!

Judging by the bulging shape, they were round objects.

"Are those apples in the bag?"

"No, that's not the smell of apples. It's a bit like a tomato, but that's not right either. Tomatoes have that smell, but the fragrance of a tomato is very faint."

Yan Fugui was also baffled.

"Haha, they are tomatoes."

Wan Ping'an opened the bag and took out a tomato.

The tomatoes he grew were round, fiery red, and crystal clear; if they weren't opaque, people would definitely mistake them for rubies.

Gulp!

Yan Fugui swallowed his saliva.

These tomatoes were too fragrant.

Too tempting!

He had the urge to take a bite.

Gulp!

A sound of swallowing saliva came from behind him.

Jia Dongxu had caught up.

When Wan Ping'an passed by earlier, he had also smelled the scent of the tomatoes, but he had been so angered by Wan Ping'an that he hadn't had time to ask.

Seeing the tomato in Wan Ping'an's hand, Jia Dongxu's mouth watered uncontrollably.

"Ping'an, where did you buy your tomatoes?"

Yan Fugui gritted his teeth.

"I grew them."

Wan Ping'an put the tomato back in the bag.

"You grew them?"

"Are they the ones grown on those six mu of land of yours?"

Yan Fugui found it hard to accept.

If Wan Ping'an could grow such high-quality tomatoes and sell them, he would surely fetch a high price. Wouldn't his income surpass everyone else in the courtyard?

Wan Ping'an nodded and stepped through the gate.

By the time Yan Fugui came to his senses, Wan Ping'an had already walked to the middle courtyard.

"Dongxu, Wan Ping'an said he grew them himself. I didn't hear that wrong, did I?"

Yan Fugui still found it hard to accept.

"If you heard it wrong, then I must have heard it wrong too!"

Jia Dongxu's eyes were bloodshot.

Why was Wan Ping'an able to catch wild ducks?

Why was Wan Ping'an able to grow high-quality tomatoes?

Jia Dongxu gritted his teeth, staring at Wan Ping'an's back as he stepped through the door.

Thump!

He was so focused on watching Wan Ping'an that he kicked the threshold, performing a full prostration in front of Yan Fugui. Many neighbors saw it.

Jia Dongxu's face turned bright red; he wished he could find a mouse hole to crawl into.

Too embarrassing!

At the front gate of the Sihe Academy, even a child wouldn't trip.

He was an adult, yet he had tripped!

He scrambled up and ran home in a sorry state!

Wan Ping'an passed through the front courtyard, the middle courtyard, and returned to the back courtyard.

Many people smelled the special tomato fragrance.

Not even half an hour later.

Through the mouths of Yan Fugui and Jia Dongxu, everyone knew.

Wan Ping'an had grown a type of tomato that was big, fragrant, and sweet—it wasn't even a tomato, it was a high-end fruit. Everyone's eyes turned red with envy.

Wan Ping'an was drinking tea, thinking about what to have for dinner, when someone knocked on the door.

He opened the door.