Synopsis: [A daily life story about spirit-infused farming, business management, and delicious food]
Jiang Heng transmigrated to the cultivation world for several centuries. She had an accide...
Chapter 36 Chapter 36 How happy!
Jiang Heng gave the remaining two vegetarian rings to Chen Aying and Shen Li.
Honey and mushrooms were also delivered.
Received a lot of praise again.
Chen Aying was so excited that she almost cried. After wiping away her tears for a long time, Jiang Heng was still sighing that a little filial piety could move them so much. She was really so easily satisfied. Then Chen Aying said, "Xiao Heng has grown up and has become capable. By the way, when are you planning to get married?"
Jiang Heng: “…”
The painting style changed so quickly that she almost got stuck for a moment.
Chen Aying didn't mind her not answering. When she imagined the future, she was full of anticipation: "It's the perfect age for you to get married. You'll have someone to help you, and you can have two children. Look at your sister, she's living a good life..."
As he was speaking, the phone rang.
Chen Aying answered the phone, which was hands-free for the elderly. Jiang Peng's exasperated voice echoed from the other end: "Mom, I'm so pissed! My mother-in-law's out playing cards again. I asked her to pick up Xiaoxiao. I have an appointment with someone to look at cars and won't be back for an indefinite time. She agreed, but she still hasn't left the card table!"
It's six o'clock in the afternoon.
Chen Aying glanced awkwardly at Jiang Heng, who was looking up at the sky. "...Don't be so angry. Did Xiaoxiao answer the call? It's a pity your father-in-law died early, otherwise he could have helped answer the call."
"I'm on my way! Why did the teacher call me several times?" Jiang Peng was about to explode, and his tone was extremely angry:
"Before, when she was sick, I went to take care of her. Normally, I didn't ask her to help much, even just to pick up the kids when I had something to do. I told Cui Rongyuan about it, and he told me to be considerate of his mother. Damn it, who would be considerate of Xiaoxiao and me? I know she was unhappy because I insisted that Xiaoxiao take my surname, but wasn't that what she said? Since he wasn't a grandson, there was no way to carry on the Cui family lineage, so I let Xiaoxiao take my surname and carry on my family lineage. I don't know what she's so picky about. Anyway, no matter whose surname he takes, he won't take hers..."
"And don't mention my father-in-law. If he were really alive, I'd still be furious. It's a good thing he died early."
Chen Aying could only comfort her in a gentle tone.
What else can I do? I can't persuade my daughter to divorce, can I? She already has a child.
Fortunately, Jiang Peng's temper came and went quickly, and after complaining for a while, he calmed down quickly.
The phone was hung up.
Chen Aying looked at Jiang Heng again, and wanted to open her mouth to say something, but couldn't speak.
As soon as he used his own daughter as an example, he was slapped in the face.
Jiang Heng laughed dryly: "Aunt, I don't think about these things. I'm busy with my career. I'm leaving first."
Chen Aying sighed.
Jiang Heng left quickly.
Forget about getting married, she doesn't consider getting married and having children in this world.
The life of a monk is long, and love is just a glimmer of light. They are together when they like each other and separate when they don’t. A true relationship will bind both parties. Moreover, the higher the level of the monk, the more difficult it is to conceive children. In most cases, marriage is prepared for offspring, so she really doesn’t need it.
*
Thursday was a good day. After waking up from a nap and coming back from picking mushrooms, Jiang Heng received news that the business license had been issued. The electronic version had been produced, and the physical version would be delivered by express tomorrow.
Jiang Heng applied for a food business license as soon as possible.
Afterwards, the village chief and the village accountant came again to discuss in detail the large piece of land she wanted to contract, as well as the relevant requirements of the mountain. For example, it was impossible for her to build a living area on it, but she could build a few small houses for easy care.
Just be careful, these small houses cannot be built on good farmland. Good farmland is those with sufficient water resources and fertile soil, which can only be used for planting.
The village chief thought of how Jiang Heng had first expressed his desire to build a living area, and took a look at Jiang Heng's house. It was indeed a bit... not so good.
Even before the accident, her family was not rich. Like most families in the village, they just barely made ends meet.
This house was built by Jiang Erqiu and Qin Yufeng after Jiang Heng grew up. Due to lack of money, relatives and friends all contributed to its construction. Although the house covers a large area, the main body of the house is rather old-fashioned and small.
It's okay for living, but not comfortable enough.
The village chief said, "Your land is quite large. You can actually just demolish the house and rebuild a more suitable one. Now that you have money, you can do it freely."
Jiang Heng smiled and said, "I just don't want to tear down this house."
The village chief paused, then understood and proposed another plan: "I remember that the foundation of your grandparents' old house is also quite large. If your uncle agrees, we can grant you the foundation. We can swap locations and grant you another piece of land here to build a house. That's no problem."
The land under Jiang Heng's name is already very large, so there is no way to allocate another piece to her, but she can inherit the land of her deceased grandparents.
Jiang Heng hadn't thought about this yet. She lived a little far from her grandparents, one in the center of the village and the other at the end. In addition, she was always busy with her studies. Later, her grandparents passed away, and the inheritance had nothing to do with her as a grandchild. It was her parents who handled it, and they forgot about the place they left behind.
"I see." She nodded quickly: "I'll ask my uncle and others later."
The village chief stopped talking about this topic and returned to the main topic. Jiang Heng had mentioned the road construction before. After field investigation, it was found that a road wider than previously expected could be built, leading directly to the foot of the mountain.
You can also apply to dig some wells for irrigation, but you will have to pay several thousand yuan in water bills every year.
Considering Jiang Heng's interest in aquaculture, the village chief even offered some advice. "Your current pond is too small, and the other two are spread out. We've researched it, and if you want to do some aquaculture, all three ponds can be expanded a bit, to at least half an acre! That's enough for you to raise a lot of fish and shrimp..."
Jiang Heng was very surprised: "That's enough, thank you for your trouble, it's already very good."
The original requirements were not so high.
Much better than she thought.
The village chief was very happy to see that she was satisfied: "If there is no problem with this, the only thing left is the price."
It was the accountant's turn to speak. He took out documents such as land planning and showed her one by one which of the land she wanted to contract was fertile land and which was ordinary farmland. Just as Jiang Heng was wondering if the price of fertile land was higher, the accountant closed the document and said straightforwardly, "You are a young man from our village. We have discussed this. Anyway, the difference is only a few yuan. The land belonging to our village will be priced at 240 yuan per mu, and the mountain land will be priced at 30 yuan per mu. The minimum contract period must be 20 years.
As for the land of other villagers, we plan to hold a mobilization meeting tomorrow afternoon and discuss the specific amount, but with our price, even if it is higher, it won’t be much higher.”
Jiang Heng: "...Thank you very much."
She thought the accountant didn't want to talk, but she didn't expect him to be so generous.
This price was indeed a bit beyond Jiang Heng's expectations. In addition, although she didn't have much money, she made money quickly. In fact, she didn't want to argue about the price. So she nodded and said, "That's fine with me. If it's a contract, I'm thinking of starting with 30 years. As for the rest of the land, you can take your pick. I can accept almost any amount."
The accountant and the village chief exchanged glances, and the village chief laughed. "I told you Xiao Heng is generous, right? He won't engage in those empty talk with you."
The accountant chuckled. He did this just to make Jiang Heng take it easy when bargaining for the price. They had included the fertile farmland and the ordinary arable land together, so it was very cheap!
I didn't expect it wouldn't be useful.
Afterwards, the accountant explained in detail the various preferential policies. Due to insufficient government funding, some policies had changed at the beginning of the year. It was not possible to get the first three years for free. At most, you could apply for the first year for free, but you had to pay the contract fee for three years at once. However, there were some other subsidies, which were also very good.
In addition, the three of them discussed the contract for a while, such as the theft and taking things without permission that Jiang Heng was more concerned about, as well as whether the original owner of the contracted land would see that she was making money and would insist on taking the contracted land back to farm on her own. All these issues needed to be explained clearly.
The two of them nodded frantically and wrote down everything.
As soon as the person left, Jiang Heng received praise from Ye Sui.
The honey was received, and the new honeysuckle flavored honey was greatly loved by her whole family.
The weather is getting hotter and hotter now, it’s so easy to get a sore throat.
It just so happened that she and her mother were both unlucky people who often suffered from mouth ulcers.
Ye Sui took the honey sent by Jiang Heng home and drank it with his parents. The next day, the pain in his mouth ulcers was gone.
She told Uncle Wan about the honey, and Uncle Wan was very sorry and asked why the quantity was so small.
In fact, as soon as Wan Jianyu received the honey, he sent it to a familiar institution for testing. The test results showed that the quality was very good, and various trace elements were beneficial to the human body. The results showed that long-term consumption would definitely nourish the body to a certain extent, especially for people who are prone to heat or have strong internal heat.
Even the honey currently on the market, including the most popular Turkish honey, which costs 20,000 to 30,000 yuan per kilogram, has some individual values that exceed hers, but the overall data is not as good as hers.
Wan Jianyu felt guilty for setting the price too low.
When setting the price, not only did I not experience much of the benefits of this honey, but I was also influenced by some inertial thinking. I said that the origin does not matter, but in fact I still took this bias into consideration.
Ye Sui's voice was cheerful and a bit boastful. "He said he can raise the price, but he wants you to sign a long-term supply contract. The quantity doesn't have to be too large, but after you sell to him, you can't sell to other buyers. If you agree, I can ask my mother to introduce you to a lawyer to work on the contract."
Jiang Heng was also very happy that her products were popular, but she refused the exclusive contract: "I can't sign a contract. I just happened to come across it, and I can't have a stable supply. The price of 5,000 is already very good."
Ye Sui nodded: "I think so too! That's enough, of course, this honeysuckle-flavored honey you gave me can't also be five thousand! Uncle Wan said that this kind of honey should be at least doubled!"
Jiang Heng: "Yeah, I know. This is the only kind of honey I can find right now. I don't expect to make any money from it. I'll just keep it for myself."
"Okay." Ye Sui was a little disappointed. She was still thinking that Jiang Heng could be sold so that she could buy it.
Today, Uncle Wan regretted letting her buy honey first.
What's the use of regret?!
Jiang Heng is her friend, not Uncle Wan’s!
Ye Suiduo laughed triumphantly with his hands on his hips.
After chatting about something else, when Jiang Heng was about to hang up, she suddenly remembered what Ye Sui had just said, that she could ask her mother to help introduce a lawyer... "Ye Sui, wait a minute!"
"Eh?" Ye Sui paused as he hung up the phone. "What's wrong?"
Jiang Heng: "I want to contract land in our village to farm. You just said your mother could help introduce a lawyer. Are there any lawyers in this field? Just introduce me to a reliable one. I will pay the normal price."
"No problem!" Ye Sui agreed readily.
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Not long after hanging up the phone, Ye Sui recommended the business card.
A lawyer named Luo.
The two of them greeted each other briefly, and the other party asked for Jiang Heng's phone number. A call came immediately, and the communication was direct and efficient.
After confirming her request, Lawyer Luo said that these were all very simple and the template would be sent to her in the afternoon.
However, because she has several lawsuits on hand that have just been scheduled and she needs to appear in court, she cannot fly over at any time. If there is anything, such as negotiations with the branch secretary and accountant, they can start a video call. Just tell her the time in advance and she will guarantee to be online.
In addition, she must make time to come on the day of signing the contract.
Jiang Heng refused instead.
Signing a contract with the government has a very good credit guarantee. She just wants to better protect her own interests and wants a more complete contract, but not one that would require someone to fly over specially.
It's a waste of talent.
Lawyer Luo didn't insist after hearing this. Perhaps he felt that the service was insufficient, so he simply discounted the legal fee to only three thousand yuan.
Jiang Heng was very curious about how much it would cost without a discount.
At 10:30 in the morning, the first batch of pesticide residue test results of the vegetable inspection report came out, and the inspection station notified Jiang Heng to pick it up.
She used to practice martial arts at home, but recently she outsourced all the trivial work. Her life has become much easier, and she practices when she has nothing to do. When she received the call, she immediately drove her tricycle to pick it up.
She didn't set up her stall on Wednesday just to wait for the report. Although it was not comprehensive, the report clearly stated the results of pesticide residues, and all of them were undetectable. This was enough. The spinach in her vegetable garden has grown!
However, Jiang Heng put the products on the stall as usual without taking reservations in advance.
Jiang Peng delivered the goods at noon, the same two things.
Yes, because crayfish and fish are temporarily out of stock, the only two items currently available for sale are lettuce and mushrooms.
Fortunately, the portions of both are quite large, especially the lettuce, which is cheap but in large quantities. We have to take out 500 heads of lettuce every day just for pre-orders. The number of orders has also increased from eleven at the beginning to fifteen now.
It’s not that I don’t want more, but I really can’t fit more.
There were also people who wanted to make reservations, but they were all declined, so now it has become a first-come, first-served basis.
While loading the goods, Jiang Heng thought of Jiang Peng's phone call yesterday and asked curiously, "Sister, have you decided on a car yet?"
Speaking of this, Jiang Peng's smiling face fell for a moment, and he sighed: "Maybe I can't buy it."
Jiang Heng was surprised and subconsciously asked, "Why?"
Jiang Peng hesitated: "Well... not enough money."
Jiang Heng understood. This shouldn't be the main reason. She smiled and said, "That's exactly what I was worried about. The lettuce will be gone in two days at most. By then, even if we sell other vegetables, they won't need to take up as much space as the lettuce. A tricycle will be enough."
Jiang Peng looked at her embarrassedly, and only felt relieved after confirming that she was really not unhappy: "That's good, I was just worried about delays..."
In fact, she and her husband have different ideas.
She wants to buy a pickup truck, which is convenient for delivery and can be used for personal use.
Moreover, she felt that since her husband was away from home all year round, she didn't need his opinion on buying a car. She just needed to pay for it. She promised to give him the car when he was back.
But my husband and mother-in-law both agreed that we should not buy a pickup truck, but a sedan, which would look good and luxurious.
The goods being delivered are not theirs. Jiang Peng is just an employee. When an employee delivers the goods, the boss should provide the car.
But the situation on Jiang Heng's side was different. She gave such a high hourly wage because she didn't have a car and needed her employees to provide one. Jiang Peng wanted to buy a pickup truck so that he could deliver more goods and make more money.
After all, one more store means ten more yuan, and with her current base salary of fifty yuan a day, she can make two hundred yuan in just two hours of work. If she adds ten more stores, wouldn't that be three hundred? By then, her monthly income will really exceed ten thousand yuan. In this small county, she will easily beat most workers.
But my husband and mother-in-law refused to agree.
So the two sides argued for the whole night. Now that they had calmed down, Jiang Peng probably understood. They had taken the salary offered by Jiang Heng for granted, which was a surprise at the beginning. In addition, even if she concealed the price, they both knew how much Jiang Heng could earn every day with so much goods each time.
So they don't want to pay anything extra for this matter.
She was too embarrassed to tell Jiang Heng about this.
It's so embarrassing.
*
Jiang Peng's thoughts can be seen at a glance.
Jiang Heng didn't know the details, and since it was a matter between husband and wife, she didn't ask. She turned to talk about something else.
Jiang Peng thought of the neatly arranged green fence he had seen when he came here, and asked with some anticipation, "When are you going to buy the pigs and sheep? Will you buy ewes or all lambs?"
Jiang Heng was also having a headache about this matter. Master Chen was very efficient. Now only the livestock were left to move in. However, there was one thing——
Pigs are easy to buy. She's already ordered them. They're two-headed black pigs, the perfect ingredient for making Jinhua ham, and the meat is excellent. Someone here happens to be raising these pigs, and the pigpen was built by Master Chen, so he helped introduce them. These piglets will be delivered in three days at most after they finish their confinement. But sheep...
They don't have sheep here, only some goats with a strong fishy smell.
Unlike native chickens, Jiang Heng disdained this breed of goat. "I'm thinking about going to Inner Mongolia myself. The sheep there are very good. I heard they don't have any strong mutton smell and their meat is delicious."
Jiang Peng was stunned. "Ah? You're going to run so far?! Just for a few sheep?"
Jiang Heng sighed, "We don't seem to sell this kind of sheep here. The difference is too big. The quality of the mutton is completely different."
Jiang Peng thought about it and said, "That's fine. It's just that the business will be delayed for a few days, and I'm afraid it's not safe with you alone. But... your place is already a high-end route. After hearing what you said, I don't care about other sheep anymore."
"Isn't it?"
Chen Aying and the others also asked Jiang Heng about this, and after hearing the answer, they all shook their heads. The elders probably thought that there was no sheep that didn't smell smelly. It must be an exaggeration. Just buy any sheep. Good grass, good water, and the resulting sheep will surely be good too.
They were worried and did not agree with her running so far, as she was just a little girl.
Jiang Heng was immediately delighted when she got the nod. "Actually, there's also Ningxia beach sheep, which are also delicious, and Xinjiang big-tailed sheep, which are said to have a natural milky flavor... I want them all! Once the contract is signed and the area is designated, I'll buy a dozen of each!"
When the time comes, I can eat them one by one. Today I can eat beach sheep, tomorrow I can eat big-tailed sheep, and the day after tomorrow I can eat...
Jiang Peng: “6666!”
Have ambition!
She was already drooling from listening to it.
My God, she has never tasted lamb with a milky flavor.
I've only heard of a type of beef that seems to have a milky flavor? Hey, will Jiang Heng raise this kind of cattle in the future?!
"Come on, boss! Whether my sister can eat these lambs depends on you!" Jiang Peng clapped his hands wildly to cheer her on.
Jiang Heng waved his hand proudly: "Don't worry, I will make sure that my sister can eat it!"
The two of them burst into laughter, and Jiang Peng forgot about the unpleasantness of last night. He laughed so hard that he almost couldn't move the basket in his hand.
Shen Li, who came over to turn the mushrooms, saw them like this and asked curiously, "Why are you laughing so happily? Is there something good going on?"
Jiang Peng nodded seriously, "Yes! Jiang Heng said he would raise sheep with milk flavor for me to eat, and I'm happy in advance."
Shen Li didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You're already a mother, and you still remember to eat."
"A mother is also a human being. As a human being, she has to take care of her mouth." Jiang Heng said as a matter of course.
Jiang Peng was startled, then nodded with a smile: "Yes!"
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After seeing Jiang Peng off, Zhou Yun came over shortly afterwards and said that the vegetable fields had been replanted.
Jiang Heng recorded the time, one and a half hours.
In addition to lettuce, I also picked about 30 kilograms of spinach today.
In the two acres of vegetable fields outside, Jiang Heng planted a small variety of vegetables for the convenience of selling. There were more than 300 square meters of lettuce and about 50 to 60 square meters of peppers. She did not strictly distinguish them, but when planting, she casually estimated based on the distance and roughly knew how much of each there was.
The second is 300 square meters of strawberries. These three things just use up one acre of land.
The remaining one acre of land is planted with tomatoes, cucumbers, and spinach. Jiang Heng likes tomatoes very much. He has planted two hundred square meters of tomatoes, both large and small. When buying tomato seedlings, he also bought different varieties. When the tomatoes are ripe, you can see the different colors of the tomatoes, yellow, dark red, light red, and even black in the promotional pictures.
She was curious about what the cherry tomato would look like when it grew.
One hundred square meters of cucumber and spinach each. Spinach is fast-growing and tastes good. It is delicious whether it is stir-fried, blanched and served cold, or put in hot pot. It is just enough to take over the lettuce.
Cucumbers are more common on the dining table and can bear fruit for a long time, extending their selling time.
The remaining dozens of square meters were used to plant chives. Jiang Heng likes to add chives to his cooking because they have a strong fragrance. After being watered with spiritual energy, they still have their own fragrance even without being fried. There will be no trouble selling them after they are put on the shelves.
At present, only spinach can be harvested.
She missed her stall for two consecutive days, and the foodies in the vegetable vendor group were crying out in frustration, so she didn't sell crayfish for a few more days.
Since the fish, shrimp and crab seedlings were put in, Jiang Heng would secretly send some spiritual power over there at night, and also send some vegetable leaves grown in the backyard. The backyard is so large, and many kinds of vegetables are planted there. Watering with spiritual rain is more frequent, and the growth is much faster, almost twice the fastest speed that can be achieved in reality. There is no way to take it out, and you can't eat it all by yourself, and it's not enough for the small animals to help eat it, so it's just right to throw it into the pond to feed the fish and shrimp.
The vegetable leaves in the backyard carry much more spiritual energy than those in the vegetable garden outside. Every time a leaf is thrown in, the water surges violently. So she set up the trap again yesterday and caught a lot in the evening.
It's about quantity. Even though Jiang Heng strictly controlled the size, there were less than 30 kilograms, but luckily he caught six eels of good size.
So the main things sold at the stall today are - three baskets of crayfish, two baskets of spinach, three baskets of mushrooms, more than ten baskets of lettuce, and six eels in a small bucket.
The customer who had been buying crucian carp before said that her daughter’s milk supply has been very good recently and her health has recovered well, so she doesn’t need to buy crucian carp for the time being, so she doesn’t need to bring two crucian carp specially.
After everything was sorted out and he had lunch, Jiang Heng practiced martial arts for a while, worked up a sweat, and then took a hot shower.
The weather was getting hotter and hotter. She was wearing a simple white loose short-sleeved shirt and gray trousers, but her figure was much healthier than when she just came back. At least her trousers were not loose, and she had some flesh on her body, and a lot of muscles. Her exposed arms had obvious muscle contours, and if she exerted a little force, the contours became more obvious.
Her hair was loose, and she washed it at the same time. She didn't use a hair dryer. With just a thought, all the water droplets were taken away and her hair became dry instantly. However, there was one thing: she had been eating well recently and her body was nourished by spiritual energy. The hair that she had lost as a social animal began to grow back, and a bunch of small hair seedlings emerged together. Her hair looked a little frizzy because she had just washed it.
Her rosy face, which was in excellent condition, had a faint smile on it, which was not intentional, but was simply due to her good mood, and the corners of her lips unconsciously raised.
However, when the three children in the family saw her approaching, they all stepped back.
Ahri was so alert that her body was slightly hunched.
The two caramel pudding cubs tucked their tails between their legs and made weak "Woo~" sounds as if to show weakness.
Jiang Heng:?
She squatted down and said in a strangled voice, "What's the matter? Come here?"
"Woof?" Caramel tilted his head, seeming a little confused.
Pudding tentatively moved closer.
Jiang Heng raised his hand and rubbed its head. Pudding subconsciously twitched its ears, but when it realized it was a familiar touch, it wagged its tail happily again.
Seeing this, Caramel also hurried over to ask for a touch.
Looking at Ali again, he seemed to have relaxed. He didn't come closer, but he wasn't as alert as before either.
Jiang Heng was confused. When he curled up on the sofa to rest, he searched for answers. Why were the cats and dogs at home suddenly afraid of their owner?
A search revealed one recommendation:
[My hair is frizzy after washing it. My son probably thought I was mad because he has tresses all the time...]
Jiang Heng: “…Poof!”
Quickly add some water mist to smooth your hair.
Her hair wasn't so frizzy anymore, and her caramel pudding was back to normal. She ran over happily and jumped onto the sofa.
It has grown a lot and its jumping ability has improved. It can jump up directly without her having to help it.
It climbed up to her belly in tacit understanding and lay heavy.
Ali also came up and sat at her feet, wrapped his tail around her ankles, and meowed.
Jiang Heng: So happy!!!
*
After lying down for a while, Chen Aying came to find her and said happily, "The village chief is calling everyone to the village committee meeting in the group chat! He said it's about contracting the land in the back mountain. It's you, not someone else, right?"
Her daughter had told her before that Jiang Heng might contract the land, and asked her to keep it a secret and not tell anyone.
She has been holding it in for many days!
Jiang Heng was also waiting for this, and nodded when he heard it: "Yes, it's me, is it now?"
She pulled out her cell phone to check the time.
Chen Aying had already said, "We said we'll meet at three o'clock, so it'll only take about ten minutes. Let's go together."
Jiang Heng stood up: "Okay."
She drove a tricycle with Chen Aying to the main road of the village, and ran into Shen Li and Jiang Guoxia riding electric bikes. The first thing they said when they saw her was to confirm whether she was the one who took on the contract.
After getting a positive answer, both of them smiled with relief.
When the village chief gave the notice, he didn’t even say who would be the contractor!
It made them worried for a bit.
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The author has something to say: Selling spinach tomorrow! I really want to sell tomatoes, but it’s a pity that tomatoes take a little longer to ripen~
Fifty random red envelopes in this chapter! [Heart]