Shen Qiqi's brows were furrowed, as if she was thinking about an unsolvable math problem, or as if she had just taken a bite of a lemon, her facial features were all wrinkled.

Her originally lively eyes were now covered with a layer of faint worry, as if the sky had suddenly become gloomy, making people feel depressed.

"What's wrong? What's wrong with my Qiqi? Who dares to make my little fairy unhappy?" Lu Qing's voice was like a ray of sunshine, dispelling the haze around her.

He put down the hoe in his hand, and gently patted Shen Qiqi's shoulder with his rough big hand. The strength was neither too strong nor too weak, with a reassuring gentleness.

Shen Qiqi raised her head and looked at Lu Qing, wanting to say something but stopping herself, as if she was considering something.

Finally, she expressed her worries, "Lu Qing, I heard from the villagers that the prices of the cash crops we planted recently seem to be unstable, fluctuating..."

"What? The price is unstable?" Lu Qing raised his eyebrows and scratched the back of his head. "This is not good news! Our family's hopes all depend on this!"

In order to understand the situation, Shen Qiqi decided to go deep into the tiger's den and go to the market to find out the truth.

Early the next morning, she took Lu Qing and went straight to the market.

The market was bustling with people and the sounds of hawking were heard one after another, making it very lively.

However, Shen Qiqi's attention was entirely focused on the mountains of cash crops.

She observed carefully and found that the prices of these crops were indeed as rumored, with huge fluctuations, and there were also a large number of similar crops from other places pouring into the market. It was like playing a "involution" game, and the prices were suppressed.

Shen Qiqi felt under great pressure, as if she was carrying a small mountain on her back.

She seemed to hear her wallet crying. The family income was like a roller coaster, up and down. Who could stand this?

Her brows furrowed even tighter, feeling like a contestant in "Man vs. Wild," lost in the economic desert.

Lu Qing saw that her expression was becoming more and more serious, and knew that this matter was not simple.

He held Shen Qiqi's hand tightly and gave her strength with his eyes, "Qiqi, don't be afraid, I'm here, let's find a solution together."

The two of them walked side by side on the crowded street. The air was filled with all kinds of noisy sounds, but the two of them seemed to be isolated in a silent space, quietly analyzing the current situation.

Lu Qing's eyes were firm, as if to say: "Even if the sky falls, I'll hold it up!"

Shen Qiqi took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down.

She knew that now was not the time to be anxious, and she needed to use the wisdom of a 21st-century worker to deal with the current difficulties.

"Lu Qing, what do you think... can we not sell the raw materials directly, but process these crops and make them into specialty products before selling them?" Shen Qiqi's eyes lit up, like a firework suddenly exploding in the night sky, brilliant and dazzling.

"A basic version of 'Farmhouse Fun'?"

When Lu Qing heard this, he became excited and slapped his thigh, "Great! Qiqi, what's wrong with your brain? You are a hundred times smarter than Wang Ermaizi at the east end of the village!" He seemed to see a golden avenue leading directly to the other side of happiness.

"Our cash crops won't fetch much if we sell them directly, but if we make them into snacks, canned goods, or something like that, it's a different story! The added value is skyrocketing!"

Just do it!

Lu Qing immediately transformed himself into a "tool man" and searched everywhere for the tools needed to make special products.

His focused expression, as if he was carving a work of art, made Shen Qiqi's heart flutter.

"Lu Qing, you look quite handsome when you're serious!" Shen Qiqi joked with a sweet smile on her face.

Lu Qing scratched his head embarrassedly, "Hehe, of course! Don't you see whose husband he is!" He carried a bunch of tools and returned home in high spirits like a victorious general.

When the surrounding villagers saw this scene, they all looked at them with envy.

"Look at Lu Qing, he loves his wife so much!" "That's right! Qiqi is such a lucky girl!"

Shen Qiqi looked at these tools, and a warm feeling surged in her heart.

She picked up a brand new millstone and gently stroked its surface, as if she could feel Lu Qing's warmth.

"With these tools, we can do great things!" she said confidently, with excitement glittering in her eyes.

"Qiqi, what do you think of this stone mill? I specially asked the old stonemason in the village to make it. It will definitely be useful!" Lu Qing showed the stone mill to Shen Qiqi like he was presenting a treasure.

Shen Qiqi carefully examined it and nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad, not bad, this stone mill is obviously a good product! Lu Qing, you are really great!"

The two smiled at each other, and the air was filled with sweetness.

Everything was ready, Shen Qiqi rolled up her sleeves and prepared to start her "featured product" plan.

She first tried to grind a cash crop into powder using a stone mill, but...

"Huh? Why can't this be ground into powder?"

Shen Qiqi widened her eyes, looking at the motionless crops in the millstone, as if they were laughing at her ignorance.

She rubbed it a few more times without giving up, but the result was the same.

She felt like a novice playing the game, and at the very beginning she encountered an awkward situation that she couldn't even get through the "newbie tutorial".

"This... this is unscientific!" Shen Qiqi muttered, frustration written all over her face.

She was like a deflated ball. She was full of confidence just now, but now she was wilted.

Lu Qing looked at Shen Qiqi's depressed look, and his heart tightened.

He walked up to her, gently held her in his arms, and patted her back like he was coaxing a child.

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