The tomatoes in the field were ready to be picked, so Mr. Qin and Brother Qin had already gone to the fields, while Mrs. Qin waited at home for Lin Chuxia to return before taking her to the tomato fields with her.
The whole plot was more than an acre; since it was past peak season, at most, only two baskets could be picked this round.
By the time they got to the field, Mr. Qin and Brother Qin had already picked half of it, and when Mrs. Qin and Lin Chuxia joined in, the four of them finished picking the entire field before noon.
The harvested tomatoes could be delivered to the county's vegetable station, or they could wait until the evening to sell them at the county's regular night market, where they could fetch an extra two cents per jin.
Lin Chuxia had no plans to set up a stall at the night market; two baskets of tomatoes weren't worth wasting time on.
She asked for directions to the vegetable station and planned to deliver the tomatoes straight there.
