Chapter 142: A Big Business
Yu Zhile was lying on the bed, and the screen automatically adjusted to a distance where she could see clearly.
The beginning of the text message clearly gives the reason for the fainting time - the host's body cannot withstand the negative effects of staying in the virtual space for a long time.
The long paragraph in the middle explains the principles of virtual space and lists other possible impacts based on her current situation.
"The host can stop using this function, or use it intermittently." Yu Zhile read out the last paragraph softly, "Based on the host's previous feedback on usage, the platform recommends that the host take a one-hour break after every ten minutes of use."
She thought about it carefully and realized that such frequency of use would cut her time into fragments, which would be detrimental to the development of the sideline group's work. Temporarily suspending the use of the app was the best option at the moment.
Yu Zhile not only closed the virtual space, but also posted an indefinite suspension notice in the live broadcast room.
The incident in Shantao Village sounded a wake-up call for her. She clearly realized that her grandfather was too old to stay in the ocean-going team to protect Haiyu Village. She had to develop the food group as soon as possible and not let Haiyu Village fall into the dilemma of "discarding the donkey after it has done its job".
The sweltering heat of mid-August made Yu Zhile's overcrowded brain gradually feel groggy. Although a cool breeze occasionally blew in through the wide-open window, her eyelids couldn't stop drooping, and she soon fell into a bizarre dream.
At 2:30 in the afternoon, the villagers' lunch break ended and they went out one after another to prepare for work.
After a morning, the news that the village was going to hold an autumn harvest party spread throughout the village, igniting everyone's enthusiasm.
In previous years, only the wealthy Xishan Village in the surrounding area had the energy to organize these programs. This year, the village also held it, which shows that the sideline group has developed well. This year will definitely be a good year, and it will also be impressive to tell others about it.
On the way to work, the educated youth saw the happy villagers and some of them wanted to report the program.
After Chen Zhao became the leader of the fish-surimi group, he spent more than half of the day with the group members, and everyone got to know his character better. Whenever the villagers thought of the falling out between him and the educated youth, their impression of the educated youth would be slightly worse.
Today, the status of the educated youth in the village is not much better than that of the people in the cowshed. Some of them have performed in school before, and they want to use this opportunity to ease the relationship with the villagers. If the performance is good, they may even leave a good impression on the village cadres.
"You guys don't want to sign up, do you?" Huang Shan crossed his arms and asked with disdain, "You're doing something so cheap, aren't you afraid that people will make fun of you when you return to the city?"
The male educated youth, whose thoughts were touched, lowered his head silently without saying a word.
Ye Chengyu, the person in charge of the female educated youth dormitory, sneered, "How can it be considered a loss of face to actively participate in the masses? People who like to play tricks behind the scenes are the ones who are really despised."
There was a hidden meaning in her words, which instantly made the atmosphere in the small group tense.
The female educated youth all agreed to support her. The longer they spent together, the more they found that Huang Shan was a bad person. He always liked to instigate his companions behind the scenes to exclude those who did not obey his wishes.
What was even more disgusting was that when he took the cannery recruitment exam, everyone was feeling unwell except him, who seemed to be in good spirits.
"Ye Chengyu, what do you mean?" Huang Shan raised his voice unconsciously.
The female educated youth ignored him and tacitly quickened their pace towards the warehouse where the farm tools were stored.
Huang Shan was so angry that he gasped and said, "No one is allowed to sign up for the show, or you will be in trouble."
However, he had long lost his prestige, and few people took his words to heart. The male educated youth had their own thoughts, but they did not put them on the table.
Chen Zhao witnessed the whole process and thought Huang Shan was very funny. He didn't even want to laugh at him anymore. He just wanted to get back to work in the courtyard.
He would arrive at the yard a little early every day to clean his tools, so that when the team members arrived he could start working directly and everyone could finish work early.
In the small courtyard, Yu Chuyue and Li Ran sat opposite each other, one doing the accounts while the other was flipping through a thick book.
Hearing the sound, the two of them looked up and greeted each other as usual, then went back to their own business.
After the surimi group's small production line started working, the whole yard was filled with the delicious smell of fish, making the children in the reading corner drool.
Lan Yuanyuan couldn't help laughing and gave everyone an orange candy.
"Thank you, Teacher Yuanyuan." Childish voices came one after another.
In order to accommodate Zhang Haiyan's schedule, she only learned to make clothes in the morning and evening, and stayed in the reading corner to read books in the afternoon, occasionally helping to answer the children's questions.
Around half past three, the girls from the fishing team came to study.
The children ran out one after another like set free birds, almost bumping into Yu Zhile.
After a nap, Yu Zhile was full of energy. She came to the courtyard and began to study peach-related products. She planned to try making peach jelly with sea stone flowers.
She rubbed the surface of the peach with salt, then peeled off the skin and cut the peach flesh into cubes.
The second step is to grab a handful of sea stone flowers, rinse them clean, add a basin of water and peach peels to boil, then add a few drops of vinegar and half a bowl of sugar water, stir well, and then filter repeatedly with cloth.
Finally, she added the diced peaches to the filtered solution and dropped the mixture into a well to cool.
During the process of boiling and waiting for cooling, Yu Zhile was not idle either, and wrote down the model drama scripts he had conceived on paper one by one.
She thought of two themes for Zhang Wenxin to choose from. One would be relatively funny and humorous, with the main purpose of popularizing the importance of daily hygiene; the other would be more serious, mainly telling the story of a girl who lost her parents and rebelled against her uncle's feudal arrangements, became self-reliant, and finally achieved success in both career and love.
"This script is quite interesting." Yu Chuyue picked up the paper on the table and read it, smiling from ear to ear, "It will definitely make everyone laugh."
Li Ran was reading another script, and his tone revealed his uncontrollable admiration: "This one is also well-written and very realistic, and more profound than many articles in the newspaper."
Hearing this, Yu Chuyue exchanged glances with him, her eyes turned red, and she finally sobbed softly.
Zhang Wenxin had been in the cowshed that afternoon discussing the digging of a shrimp pond with Qu Xin and others. When she was done, she was bewildered when she saw this scene.
"The script you wanted." Yu Zhile gathered the scattered papers.
Zhang Wenxin finished reading two scripts in one breath and slammed the table: "Lele, this is so well written."
"I guarantee you'll be satisfied." Yu Zhile raised his eyebrows.
Zhang Wenxin scratched her hair, with a conflicted expression: "I am satisfied, but I don't know which one to choose now."
She didn't want to give up either of them, but the autumn harvest would be here soon, and she didn't have enough people and time to rehearse two plays.
Yu Zhile smiled and left her alone to think, then turned around to take the peach jelly out of the well, took it out of the bowl and turned it upside down on a clean chopping board.
The crystal clear jelly with pink and white peach cubes made the children, who had just returned from playing, circle around the table, sighing as they turned.
"Wow, it's so beautiful, like flower petals in the river."
"It smells sweet and peachy. It must be delicious."
The innocence of the children brings smiles to the eyes of the adults around them.
Yu Zhile divided the peach jelly into small portions as usual, letting everyone try and collect their opinions.
The scene of everyone laughing and having fun formed a sharp contrast with Zhang Wenxin's troubled face, and this scene lasted for three whole days.
Over the next two days, Yu Zhile used the milk and watermelon brought back by the fishing team to make peach jelly milk, watermelon peach, and peach oolong, as well as peach pudding and peach-flavored pearls as condiments.
She also specially asked a skillful carpenter to make a mold and shape the pudding into a peach.
With the foundation laid by Zhang Ping, the other five people learned very quickly this time. They were even able to draw inferences from their experiences and research new products by combining seasonal fruits.
"Le Le, which script should I choose?" Zhang Wenxin was still struggling.
Chen Zhao swallowed a pudding in one gulp and suggested, "Choose to promote hygiene. I heard from Doctor Jiang that many diseases are caused by not paying attention to hygiene."
"I think the other script for girls is better, and it will be good for the girls in our village." Yu Chuyue gave her opinion.
Their words made Zhang Wenxin even more upset.
"Why not draw lots?" said Yu Zhile.
The three of them refused in unison: "This is such an important matter and we can't take it lightly."
Yu Zhile shrugged and glanced at Lan Yuanyuan. The two of them left quietly and laughed out loud after they left the door.
Hu Lan asked Zhang Hailan to bring a message to Lan Yuanyuan, saying that a batch of new cloth popular in the provincial capital would be available at the supply and marketing society tomorrow. The two agreed to go in together tomorrow and stay at Yu's house tonight.
The Yu family courtyard was very lively at this time. Yu Wanqin and Yang Suyun were chatting and laughing while picking vegetables, while Yu Yue and Yu Yang were processing seafood nearby.
Fang Zhuo will leave Haiyu Village and return to the provincial capital tomorrow, so let's get together tonight.
The moment Yu Chaochuan stepped into the courtyard, he learned that Fang Zhuo could walk. He burst into tears and dragged his two brothers to drink. After a while, they were drunk.
That night, the Yu family courtyard was shrouded in two extreme atmospheres. Everyone was happy because Fang Zhuo had regained his ability to move, but they were also sad and reluctant because of the separation tomorrow.
The party ended only when the moon rose high in the sky, and the adults were all a little drunk.
The next morning, Yu Zhile and Fang Zhuo took a ox cart into the city. The Yu family stood at the entrance of the village until they could see them clearly.
When they arrived at Haidong Town, Uncle Yu sent Yu Zhile and Lan Yuanyuan to the state-owned hotel, and then sent Fang Zhuo to the county to catch a bus.
"Mom, this is the skirt I made for you." Lan Yuanyuan handed out the first finished product.
Hu Lan's face was full of satisfaction, which made the elder sister who came to deliver peaches envious.
The eldest sister stuffed another bag of peaches into Yu Zhile's pocket and said, "You are truly a noble person in our Shantao Village. The next day after meeting you, someone came to pick up the peaches in the village."
The time to put up the new cloth was approaching. Yu Zhile felt it was strange, but did not ask for details. He and Lan Yuanyuan hurried out the door.
When the two arrived, the supply and marketing cooperative was already crowded. Lan Yuanyuan asked her to wait somewhere else and she was bored so she went to other counters.
Suddenly, a graceful middle-aged man blocked her way.
"Little girl, I want to discuss a business with you. It's a big business for Haiyu Village."
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