Boss Qian and Boss Wang did indeed come over early the next day, presumably having bought the train tickets in the wee hours of the morning, showing full sincerity!
However, when they arrived at Song Tan's house, they were taken aback.
Because there were hardly any people left at home.
Qiaoqiao led them up the mountain to the Chestnut Garden, where several long bamboo poles were striking the tree branches with sharp cracks and pops. As they walked closer, they were genuinely afraid that the fist-sized brown chestnut burs would come smashing down on them!
"Why have they started harvesting so soon?" Boss Wang hesitated,
"How can Boss Song be so confident? We haven't even tasted them or discussed the price yet. She's already collecting chestnuts. What if we don't come to an agreement?"
He felt a bit uneasy, wondering if this was what people now referred to as some kind of 'moral coercion'?
However, Boss Qian had a different opinion.
