The decision that each family needs to contribute three days of farm work before they can buy seedlings was made collectively.
Because there are always some lazy folks who take the vegetable seedlings but don't want to plant them, it's very likely they'll sell them to people from outside the village.
Only by contributing hard labor ourselves will we find these things precious and won't easily sell them off.
It's not that outsiders can't grow them well, but currently, Song Tan's energy is still small, and all she can do is pull along the villagers for the convenience of her future business development.
But if the seedlings are thus lost, how will they deal with Old Zhao collecting the vegetables later?
If they don't collect them, these vegetables will enter the market, and although the quantity is small and won't create significant price chaos, it might affect the reputation if old customers buy them.
If they do collect them, the villagers will definitely have objections.