Chapter 146 The Mysterious Yanggou Village

Xia Meng was completely crazy with the fun. She had her hair, which she usually did at high-end barber shops, tied it up with a rubber band. Even then, she didn't want it to get in the way while she was playing. She casually tossed her muddy hair back and pointed in the direction of Yantou Mountain and shouted, "Whoever gets back first will be the boss!"

"Ahhh, I want to be the boss!"

"I'm leaving first!"

The children, big and small, were running around on the paths in the fields like mad monkeys. Xia Meng was running in front. Her slippers were full of mud, which was very inconvenient for her to run. She simply took off her shoes and held them in her hands, running barefoot. There was mud on her feet, but it had no effect on the muddy path covered with weeds.

Before they reached the courtyard with the well, a group of children ran even faster when they smelled the fragrance of the food. Xia Meng had amazing physical strength and was actually running in front of the children. As soon as she entered the courtyard, two boys about her age followed her in.

Xia Meng immediately put her hands on her hips and turned around to announce, "I run the fastest! I'm the boss!"

Both boys felt a little embarrassed, and one of them said, "Xia Meng, you don't even look like a girl!"

"Bah! You're not even a man. You can't even outrun me! Lululu!"

Xia Wu walked over and pinched Xia Meng's ear in disgust, "Where have you been? Look at yourself!"

"Go wash up quickly, and all of you, come here and wash up before eating!"

Xia Wu was really helpless. She had never expected Xia Meng to become like this. The arrogant and conceited Xia Meng had now completely turned into a monkey.

Every morning when she wakes up, her friends are already waiting for her at the door. If Xia Wu hadn't held her back, she would definitely go out to play without even eating.

The fun of country children lies in exploring the countryside, which is their playground everywhere.

So Xia Meng was taken by the children in the village to catch fish and river shrimps, climb trees and forks, climb mountains and go down rivers, doing all kinds of evil things.

Within a few days, she completely let go of her reserve.

Xia Wu helped her contact the car rental company and found her suitcase. The suitcase was full of Lolita clothes, which was completely unsuitable for playing in the village.

So Xia Meng had no suitable clothes to wear. Fortunately, Liu Guizhen at home knew how to make clothes. She made her several sets of clothes. They were not only cute but also very suitable for playing outdoors.

She had a much better time at the Yang family than at her own home, and she had no intention of going back.

"Sister, how can we eat mutton today? Can we still eat it tomorrow?"

After playing for the whole morning without a break, Xia Meng's hair was wet with sweat. She asked while eating mutton pilaf with big mouthfuls.

"If a sheep on the mountain accidentally falls and dies, it will be gone tomorrow."

Xia Wu sat next to Ji Yunzhou and replied to the comments on his Moments.

"Oh, what a pity. I have to eat more then."

"After dinner, let's go to the cattle farm and bring Weifeng food." Xia Meng didn't stay here for free. Sometimes she would help out with some work within her ability. Xia Meng pouted, a little unhappy, but then she thought about going to the cattle farm to play, and she became happy again. She called her friends and said, "Who wants to join me in bringing Weifeng food later?"

“I’ll go!”

"I'm going too!"

Xia Wu looked helpless, but Ji Yunzhou smiled. Although Xia Wu looked disgusted, she actually liked Xia Meng very much.

After Jiang Xun had eaten and drunk his fill, he saw Xia Wu and Ji Yunzhou together. He walked over and sat down on the other side of Xia Wu, and caught a glimpse of what Xia Wu had posted on her Moments.

"I'm leaving soon. I've already arranged a car to pick me up at the village entrance. I'm here to say goodbye to you."

"Are you leaving so soon? Will you come again?" Xia Wu was full of gratitude to Jiang Xun. The two were strangers who met at the Rural Affairs Forum. Jiang Xun helped her buy a water buffalo and got her some flower seedlings and plant seeds. In short, he helped her a lot.

During the time he lived in the mountains, Jiang Xun was very lively and helpful. He was not arrogant and the villagers liked him.

So Xia Wu was still a little reluctant.

Jiang Xun smiled and looked at Ji Yunzhou. "Is this Mr. Ji? Hello, thank you for your care during this period. I have to hand in the report when I get back and take care of some work. I might come back later and bother you again then."

Ji Yunzhou extended his hand to shake his hand. "Dr. Jiang, I've heard a lot about your great name. Come anytime. We welcome you anytime."

Xia Wu also smiled and said, "That's right. With you here in the mountains, I don't have to worry about planting and breeding. I wish you could stay."

Jiang Xun really likes the atmosphere of Yanggou Village. The residents and the environment here are simply the typical example of the harmonious coexistence of man and nature that he expects.

"While economic development will undoubtedly damage the environment, I personally believe that people can find a way to get rich by developing the natural environment. Some government policies now lean towards this. Your village is very well developed. I will help you by saying more in my report. Maybe I can even get you some support." Jiang Xun has some influence and should be able to help Xia Wu. "I've seen your WeChat Moments. Those bamboo weavings you posted can actually make money."

It is not easy for Gan Jiangxun to do this job. He has often followed his supervisor to the outdoors since he was in college, and he never stopped when he was a graduate student. Visiting mountains, rivers and streams in various places is a common thing for them.

"I once visited a mountainous area. The village there is much more remote than yours. The only way to get from town to the village is by mountain road. Before the government built the road, villagers had to carry their loads over the mountains and across the ridges to exchange supplies for the town. Later, the government built the road, connected the internet, and provided electricity, which allowed the village to connect with the outside world. To help them escape poverty, the government also sent special personnel to help them find ways to make money. In addition to establishing a local nature reserve and providing them with funding, government personnel taught them how to weave bamboo, and periodically came to buy and sell the bamboo weaving. With this money, the next generation of young people in the village have basically left the mountains."

Although Yanggou Village is not that remote, it is poor enough. There are basically no buildings in the village. All the houses are self-built. The roads were built by the government last time and are in a dilapidated state.

It is said that to judge whether a place is poor or not, we have to start with education. Just look at Yanggou Village, which does not even have a school. The probability of children here getting into college is less than 3%, which can explain a lot of problems.

Jiang Xun is very optimistic about Xia Wu. With her live streaming business, the crops grown in the mountain village will never have trouble selling. The money from the sales will be used to pay the villagers' salaries, and the villagers' lives will definitely get better and better.

But relying solely on these fruits and vegetables would be too monotonous for a brand. Jiang Xun believes that Xia Wu's company can also launch more deeply processed products.

Bamboo weaving is a good product.

The urbanization process is accelerating. Many people born in the 1980s and 1990s were born in rural areas, but were swept into urban development in the tide of the times. Their childhood memories of the countryside are engraved in their bones. Many people choose to grow vegetables on the balcony, and when they get older, they will also like clothes with more natural attributes.

Jiang Xun pointed to the bamboo bags not far away and said, "This is quite suitable for city people to buy vegetables. The market is not small. It depends on whether you villagers want to make money from this."

Xia Wu took a look at the bamboo weaving and thought carefully about what Jiang Xun said. It made sense. Who would complain about making a lot of money? Moreover, her company's recruitment limit has been reached. Many people want to join the company, but the company does not have so many job vacancies.

Creating a new product line is equivalent to creating jobs, making money, and giving others the opportunity to make money. Why not do it?

Xia Wu thought about it and felt that this might really be a possibility.

The car to pick up Jiang Xun arrived. Xia Wu sent him to the village entrance and Jiang Xun left.

After the employees on the mountain had their meal, the sun was shining brightly outside, and most of them were resting on the mountain. Some people went down the mountain and went home. As long as it was not working hours, Xia Wu would not restrict their freedom.

Xia Meng took a group of children who did not take a lunch break to the cattle farm to deliver food, and Jindou and Heidou also went with them.

Xia Wu pondered Jiang Xun's suggestion and decided to give it a try. She already had a fan base, and the new products she launched were accepted by the market, so she didn't have to be afraid of failure. If she failed, there would be no loss, and there was no cost anyway.

She told Yang Guojun about this idea. The bamboo weaving at home was all invented by Yang Guojun. If she wanted to expand the production of bamboo weaving, she would need Yang Guojun's help.

Yang Guojun naturally supported his daughter and found a few villagers who knew how to weave bamboo and taught them how to make bamboo bags and baskets.

Xia Wu looked for a while and felt a little sleepy. He yawned and wanted to find a place to sleep.

There was a spare room in the courtyard near the well, but she didn't want to sleep in it. She took Ji Yunzhou out for a walk and found a tree on the mountain. There was a pile of hay under the shade of the tree. Xia Wu spread the mat she had brought on the hay and lay down on it in a relaxed position. She waved to Ji Yunzhou, "Come on, sleep here."

Ji Yunzhou lay beside her, and the two of them looked at the blue sky and the white clouds moving slowly, and fell asleep unknowingly.

The afternoon in the countryside is quiet, with only the chirping of cicadas. The weather is too hot, and the bird calls are much less frequent.

Xia Wu was woken up by a phone call. Zhao Jing told her that someone came to the mountain to buy watermelons. He said that he saw the news on the forum and came all the way here. He was driving a big truck and was now at the foot of the mountain.

Xia Wu looked over and saw that the people coming were a couple in their forties from Qingyuan City. They drove trucks and came here to deliver goods. They couldn't get any work on their way back, so in order not to make the trip in vain, they thought of transporting some agricultural products back and taking the green channel to save some travel expenses.

The couple lives in a truck, one driving and the other resting. They saw Xia Wu's videos on Kuaishou and are both her fans, but have never bought anything from her.

After all, it's not convenient for them to travel around the world driving a truck.

They came over after seeing Xia Wu say on the forum that he was buying watermelons here for 2.8 yuan per pound.

The two of them came here specially, walking an extra distance of several hundred kilometers. They had not eaten anything on the way. Fortunately, they still had some mutton soup left at noon. Wang Yuexia put on an apron and heated up the mutton soup and milk buns for them. The couple ate more than ten buns alone.

Business that comes to the door must be taken, so Xia Wu took them to see the watermelon field and treated them to watermelons quenched with well water. The couple praised it highly and decided to order 10,000 kilograms of watermelons, which would at least fill half a car. There would be no problem going back through the green channel, saving on travel expenses, and they could also sell watermelons while walking.

The employees in the Shuijing courtyard started to work. Trucks could not go up the mountain, so they could only use tricycles and bucket trucks to pull the watermelons down the mountain. Dozens of people worked together to pick and transport the watermelons. It took more than three hours to load the watermelons onto the truck.

Watermelons are grown in large quantities and the yield is high. An acre of land can easily yield several thousand kilograms.

Xia Wu’s yield is always higher than others no matter what he grows. It is normal for one acre of land to produce tens of thousands of kilograms of watermelon.

However, it is impossible to pull out all the fruits from an entire acre of land, so we pick the ripe ones first.

There is bound to be some loss when picking watermelons. After the couple in the truck who bought the watermelons left, two large bamboo baskets of cracked watermelons were piled up in the yard by the well.

After his family ate some of the watermelon, Xia Wu sent the rest to Yang Mei and Yang Guoen's stalls. One of them squeezed juice to sell, while the other ate barbecued watermelon for him. They could finish these hundreds of kilograms of watermelon in one night.

Ten thousand kilograms of watermelon may sound like a lot, but a single watermelon can easily weigh over ten kilograms, so ten thousand kilograms of watermelon is just under a thousand watermelons.

The truck driver couple posted on the forum, saying that they bought 10,000 kilograms of watermelons from Xia Wu, and also provided a route map for returning home. They said that they would stop to sell watermelons in any city they passed along the way, depending on the needs of forum netizens.

Netizens on the forum also gave them an idea, suggesting that they could drive a truck while live-streaming their sports car and selling melons. The couple did as they were told, and unexpectedly the results were quite good.

The couple’s Kuaishou account is called “Fat Sister’s Truck Life”. In just two or three days, their followers increased by nearly 10,000. Before they even rushed back home, the more than 10,000 kilograms of wholesale watermelons were almost sold out.

They wholesale watermelons at 2.8 yuan per pound and sell them at 3.5 yuan per pound, making 70 cents per pound. This price is not low, but they sell well.

Before selling watermelons, they would open a watermelon and cut it into small pieces for people to try. Anyone who had tasted it would buy their watermelons.

So when they ran back home and counted the money, they found that they spent 30,000 yuan on buying watermelons, more than 2,000 yuan on gas on the way, and over a thousand yuan in free highway tolls. They still made 7,000 to 8,000 yuan from selling the watermelons, and received more than 1,000 yuan from gifts from the live broadcast on their account.

Adding and subtracting, I earned more money even though I didn't transport any goods. I made nearly five thousand yuan for one trip.

Delicious.

They posted their experiences and the money they earned on the forum, and some people were actually inspired and drove to Yanggou Village specifically to wholesale watermelons.

During this period, there was no trouble selling the watermelons on Xiawu Mountain.

Thousands of kilograms of goods are sent out by express delivery every day. If someone comes to purchase, the minimum order is several thousand kilograms. The villagers are very busy.

When Yang Guojun has nothing to do, he teaches the villagers how to weave bamboo. It looks difficult, but once you get the hang of it, you can quickly make good bamboo utensils.

On the other hand, the gifts such as bamboo mats that Annie sent back to China have been received by her family across the ocean.

The smooth and cool bamboo mats spread on the bed brought unparalleled coolness when they touched their skin, and those bottles of jam were simply a miracle!

They kept praising these things while talking to Anne, and were curious about where Anne was.

What kind of place is Yanggou Village?