Chapter 77 Chapter 77 Travel Blogger
Being considered a profiteer, Jiang Heng immediately proved himself on the spot.
He handed her a small basket of strawberries, a leaf of lettuce, and a few small tomatoes, and gestured reservedly to her, "Want a try?"
Wu Huiying must give it a try. Only by knowing both ourselves and our opponents can we cooperate better. It is said that the rich will help the poor to get rich later. Just by seeing the attitude of the villagers towards Jiang Heng in this short time, we can tell that she is still very popular in the village.
If she becomes rich, she will surely bring prosperity to the entire village.
Then try them one by one.
Lettuce, seems tasteless? Take a bite, and quickly change your mind: It's quite delicious, sweet, crisp and tender. If you wrap it with pork belly, the taste will be amazing. Selling it to a barbecue restaurant will definitely make a lot of money!
Cherry tomatoes? This one smells delicious and looks thin-skinned and juicy.
Take a bite, and it’s true!
But it is different from what I imagined. Its deliciousness is based on the flavor of the tomato itself. It tastes sweet, sour and refreshing enough. People who are losing weight will definitely like it.
There are also strawberries, out-of-season strawberries. Being able to grow them in summer is already a skill, but when you eat them, you find that it is not just a skill, but real hard work!
They were not overly sweet, nor did they look bad. Apart from their size, they were no different from seasonal strawberries. In fact, they tasted better than seasonal strawberries, with a natural sweetness and a refreshing taste. Moreover... all the ones she tasted had a common characteristic besides being delicious. They were very comfortable to eat.
Especially since she ate so many authentic foods in one go, she could clearly feel that her body liked it.
Wu Huiying was silent.
She knew about Jiang Heng's sales situation because she had just heard from Grandma Zeng that a fan of Jiang Heng had come here specially for a trip, so she searched online.
Things that were reported online were definitely exaggerated. She really thought Jiang Heng was a business genius who packaged pure natural fruits and vegetables and sold them at sky-high prices. This kind of thing was too common.
Just try it yourself and compare the prices...
Jiang Heng looked at her with a smile.
Wu Huiying slapped her thigh, feeling heartbroken and regretful: "How can you sell such a good thing so cheaply?"
Jiang Heng’s smile disappeared:?
The man Wu Huiying thought was a business genius had turned out to be an honest farmer with only hard-earned money. She sighed, "Is it hard to find a market? Why don't you give it to me? I can sell it for several times the price!"
Although she is not talented, her family has some connections with wealthy people.
Rich people are definitely willing to pay a higher price for such delicious and healthy natural fruits and vegetables.
Jiang Heng coughed lightly, "Not really." She explained to the puzzled future village chief, "I have no trouble selling my products. I also have an online store, so demand outstrips supply. This pricing is designed to make me profitable while also making it affordable for most people."
What’s the point of only supplying it to a small number of people?
Of course, it is to let more people eat the food she grows!
Now, after deducting the salary she received in the past two months and using it to purchase daily necessities and food, she has a savings of 1.2 million.
Perhaps because of his cultivation, the fact that he was so able to make money, and not having any urgent need for money, Jiang Heng didn't have any big ideas about making a lot of money quickly.
If she takes it slow, she can earn it too.
Wu Huiying was startled for a moment, then said in silence, "I misunderstood."
He is neither an honest farmer nor a business genius.
But he is a promising young man with some dreams!
So Wu Huiying naturally changed the subject and asked about the situation on the farm.
Jiang Heng simply took her for a tour. Excluding the mountains and forests, the farm had an area of about 300 mu. Excluding the three ponds that totaled more than 10 mu, it was still quite large. But at first glance, it looked a bit... primitive.
Most of it is undeveloped.
Most of the fresh and tender grass had been mowed to store for the winter, and was short. However, a large area of rice fields and vegetable plots that were fenced off separately were growing well. When it was rice harvest season, the fields turned yellow. In the outermost circle, the grass seeds that had been sown had now grown into flowers. From a distance, it looked like a wreath in the contracted area, which was quite beautiful.
In the middle of the garland, chickens and ducks are contented, and on the distant hilltops, white and pink pigs and sheep can be seen from time to time.
As soon as she walked in here, Wu Huiying could feel that the air seemed to be purified. The tip of her nose was filled with the clean and fresh scent of grass and flowers. Although the livestock area was not far away, she did not smell any strange odor. With every breath, her body seemed to be healed, and she felt so comfortable that every pore wanted to sigh.
This land is too good to leave!
Wu Huiying didn't ask how she cultivated the land. After a quick tour, she took the initiative to ask, "Is there anything I can help you with regarding the future development of the farm? I don't have much else, but I do have some connections."
Jiang Heng's eyes lit up slightly: "It really is."
Wu Huiying also looked at her expectantly.
Jiang Heng began to complain bluntly, "I need an assistant. You know, managing a farm is tiring and the tasks are very tedious. If I had a capable secretary who could help manage all the farm affairs, I could focus on farming. I'm sure the quality of the ingredients would be greatly improved."
But such talents are hard to find.
This really requires connections to find.
*
Wu Huiying's mouth twitched. "When you say very tired, do you mean the 200-plus mu of arable land, of which only about 50 mu have been reclaimed? Or the several hundred mu of hilltop, which is completely uncultivated, with less than 100 chickens and ducks, and less than 20 pigs and sheep?"
Jiang Heng: “…”
That’s what you say, but why are you trying to sabotage us?
It shouldn't have been so detailed.
Wu Huiying hit the nail on the head: "You want to be a hands-off boss!"
After being exposed, Jiang Heng nodded directly: "That's right."
Who doesn’t want to be a hands-off boss?
She masters the core technology, and everyone else takes care of the other trivial matters. She is only responsible for driving the rotary tiller from time to time to cultivate the land. When she is in a good mood, she drives the pickup truck to set up a stall. The rest of the time she eats, drinks, practices, and plays with cats and dogs. What a wonderful life!
Wu Huiying choked up, suddenly feeling a little envious. "Okay, let me see. Your package includes food and lodging, so it shouldn't be too difficult. Anything else?"
Jiang Heng thought about what had been bothering her just now: "I want to buy fruit trees. I want those that are four or five years old and in their peak fruit-bearing season, or about to enter their peak fruit-bearing season. I need a lot of varieties..."
Wu Huiying finally showed interest: "How much do you want?"
Jiang Heng estimated the capacity of the five hills and the balance of his own wallet: "We can grow as many as we want here, how many dozen trees?"
Wu Huiying felt that it was a bit too little. The types of fruit trees they could grow were not many to begin with, and the usable area on the five hills should be around 500 acres. According to her experience, they could plant more than 10,000 fruit trees.
Jiang Heng explained, "These are enough. I want to use the rest of the space for pasture and livestock. You know, a sheep needs several acres of pasture without damaging the ecology. Later, maybe we'll want to raise cattle and horses, which will require even more space. These fruit trees are enough."
Wu Huiying asked, "Do you eat horse meat?"
Horse meat is not popular and relatively few people eat it.
Jiang Heng grinned: "No, I'm just riding a horse for fun."
It is impossible to build a road into the mountains, and it is impossible to use the shrinking technology in the contracted area. Then we can go to the mountains on horseback. How great it would be.
Wu Huiying showed an expected look.
A short period of time was enough to get to know Jiang Heng.
Especially since she obviously went out of her way to show herself in front of him.
This person is capable, but he is not only concerned with making money. He has no intention of using his abilities to the fullest. Instead, enjoying life comes first, followed by making money. This is why the contracted area is so large, but the breeding and planting are so small.
We must not be greedy and must protect the interests of agricultural geniuses.
Wu Huiying thought about it and smiled, "Okay, but different fruit trees require different environments. I'll consult with an agricultural professor about the specific planting plan and send it to you. We can then determine the specific number of trees to order. Just leave the purchase of the fruit trees to me. I know a lot of people in this area."
Jiang Heng smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, boss."
Wu Huiying explained uncomfortably, "No need to do that. It's not a big deal."
The two happily reached an agreement. Jiang Heng took the opportunity to tell her about the plan for next year. By the end of this year, a road will be built in the fenced area, and the cultivated area will basically be arranged next year. Some aisles will be left in the middle, and the chickens and ducks will be allowed to roam freely through the aisles. The dogs will drive them to the mountains to play, leaving early and returning late, finding insects and grass seeds to eat by themselves. It is also a long journey, and the meat of the chickens and ducks raised in this way will definitely be of superb quality.
Wu Huiying's eyes grew brighter as she listened. Fortunately, she didn't say anything too much just now. Wasn't this a good arrangement?
The number of fruit trees is a little less than that of the entire forest, but there are actually quite a lot of them. Even with the current labor force in their village, they probably can't handle it all.
There is so much arable land here, so the main focus of planting must be on the arable land.
She kept nodding in agreement and took the initiative to find work. For example, she was responsible for finding buyers for various vegetable seedlings, the grape seedlings to be planted next, and the strawberry seedlings to be planted next spring.
Before taking office, he had already taken on a lot of chores.
Jiang Heng felt that she was really a good leader.
So when I learned that she was leaving in the afternoon, I specially killed a chicken and treated her to some chicken.
After dinner, I went to the strawberry field to pick a basket of strawberries, and then picked cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, large tomatoes, and ten kilograms of wheat flour that I had just harvested a while ago.
With such a good leader, of course she has to build a good relationship with him.
Can be eaten directly or stored for a long time.
This person was driving by here, and it might take two or three days for her to drive back. The vegetables cannot be cooked and eaten directly and cannot be stored.
Only half an acre of land was used to plant wheat, and more than 400 kilograms of flour were harvested. It seemed like a lot, but in fact, it was not much, because there were many mouths to feed. Jiang Heng had no intention of selling it, but just gave it away as a gift. After all, this future village chief had taken care of the fruit tree issue that had been bothering her for the whole morning, so she probably wouldn't have to worry about how to plant it next. This return gift was what she deserved.
Wu Huiying was flattered and refused sternly: "This is too expensive. I'll buy it with my own money."
Jiang Heng said generously: "If you don't sell it with me, it won't count as money."
"No, no! I have plenty of money." Wu Huiying insisted on paying. "If you want to thank me, let me buy a chicken."
That chicken is so flavorful!
Jiang Heng grinned: "Okay!"
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While people are busy farming here, the homestay over there is already taking shape.
The room used as a B&B and the bathroom on the second floor of Zhao Ning's house have been repaired, and the next step is to start home decoration.
It's not about getting the best things, but it's certain that you spend some money to decorate it to make it comfortable.
Even if there is no business in the future, it’s okay to live there by myself.
Then Jiang Heng discovered that his part-time customer service representative Yang Xing was busy.
With Jiang Peng's help, Yang Xing brought such a customer to the store.
Perhaps the company was facing bankruptcy, and the price offered by boss Yang Xing was very cheap, which squeezed the profit very low. Zhao Ning simply renovated the entire house. It was not a completely customized house, but everything was redesigned. The cabinets, beds, tables, chairs, and desks were all replaced.
The construction workers came here and worked for more than half a month to get everything done, which shocked the whole village.
It’s really, really beautiful.
It’s not sophistication in the traditional sense, but a comfort with unified colors.
The walls were painted white, the floors were paved, and the colors of the cabinets and beds were harmonious. The small living room on the second floor had a soft two-seater sofa, a beige fluffy carpet on the floor, and some tea sets were placed on the oval-shaped ins-style coffee table. A large and clean window let the outdoor sunlight in. Although it was in the middle of the village, the terrain was high, and you could see the endless cement soil and the green all over the ground in front of the village at a glance.
There is a swing on one side of the extended balcony. It is really enjoyable to sit here and watch the sunrise and sunset without thinking about making money.
The villagers were amazed and when they visited in groups, they all made video calls to their children to praise the site.
But when they heard how much money it cost, they all turned off.
Even though it is much cheaper than the market price, it is still a huge sum of money for the villagers here. How can they be willing to spend it when they are not sure whether they can make a profit?
Anyway, the house is habitable now, it can shelter us from wind and rain, and it has electricity. It is much better than in the past. We should be content.
Jiang Heng went to see it on the day it was completed and it was really nice.
To be honest, it's much nicer than where she lives now.
There are two rooms and a small living room upstairs. If someone comes to travel, it will definitely be very comfortable to stay here.
I’m so envious!
When can the construction of her courtyard house begin?
Although she has money now, after buying the fruit trees and building the road, which will cost about 200,000 yuan, there will probably not be much left. Fortunately, there are no major expenses after the fruit trees are built. According to her earning ability, she should be able to start work before winter!
As we were talking, it was time to harvest the rice.
*
Before her family, the rice grown by several other families in the village had reached harvest time.
When I first came back, I felt that the village was dead and deserted, but when the crops were harvested, the number of people in the village seemed to increase inexplicably. I originally thought that they only planted a small amount of land, but when they actually harvested it, I found that the amount was quite large. Just in the area behind their mountain, several families have more than ten acres of land in total.
Some people who originally lived in the town and the county also came back specially to help their elderly family members harvest. With more children in the village, it became more lively.
In the past, people would directly spread the rice onto the cement road to dry and thresh it, but in fact there is a special rice field here for drying rice, but the rice field is not maintained and is overgrown with weeds.
Before harvesting the wheat, Jiang Heng directly spent money to buy a rice and wheat thresher. It was not expensive. A very good diesel-electric thresher only cost more than 6,000 yuan.
For Jiang Heng now, it's just a sprinkle of water.
The thresher was bought just in time for the villagers to harvest rice. Jiang Heng was not a very friendly person and did not take the initiative, but when the villagers asked her and wanted to rent her thresher, Jiang Heng agreed quickly.
With the thresher, efficiency has increased significantly.
There was no pile of rice stalks on the cement road. After only three days of hard work, all the villagers' rice was threshed and sent to the town for husking. Jiang Heng's rice was also ready to be harvested.
There is not much rice in an acre of land, and with more people, there is more strength, so the work was done in half a day. The plump rice grains were dried for two more days before being sent to the town. Jiang Heng successfully harvested more than 800 kilograms of rice!
The plump white grains of rice packed into sacks are pleasing to the eye.
On the way back and forth, I was chased and eaten by small birds like sparrows.
My stomach is so small, so I just eat it.
Jiang Heng is very generous during the harvest season.
After all, she still had four acres of late rice planted in late June.
Late rice tastes better than early rice, and Jiang Heng herself prefers the taste of the latter, especially since she planted a large amount this time. Therefore, she plans to sell most of the rice she has harvested, leaving only one-third for herself and her cats and dogs.
The car stopped at the door of the house. As soon as I turned off the engine and opened the door, Ali came to greet me: "Meow meow meow~"
There weren't many things that needed to be dried recently, so Shen Li went to the harvesting group to cut grass and dry it for the sheep to use during the winter. Now Ali has become a professional watchdog cat.
But why is the cat suddenly so talkative?
Jiang Heng felt something was wrong and raised his hand to catch the cat boss who was using him as a cat climbing frame: "What's wrong?"
"Meow~~~" Ali had already curled up in her arms skillfully, wagging his tail and looking towards the guardrail door.
"Uncle, I'll go take a look at the back. You carry it later. I'll do the heavy things." Jiang Heng said to Jiang Guoxia who went to thresh the rice with him, and quickly went to the fence in the backyard, where he saw two children squatting there.
The two children were so nervous that their heads almost stuck in the guardrail, and the flesh on their cheeks was squeezed out by the railing. At the same time, they made anxious sounds: "Ahhh! Another one is dead!"
"Stop fighting!"
"I can't tell which one comes later..."
"Bees actually call their friends when they fight? There are more and more of them!"
"Ahhh, I'm so anxious, stop fighting..."
Jiang Heng:?
What happened again?!
She walked over with a confused look on her face. With her good eyesight, she could see what the two men were looking at, which was a branch next to the zinnia, and on it was a swarm of bees she had bought earlier. In front of the beehive, many bees were chasing each other, and a few of them gathered together to pin down a relatively thin bee.
Ah this?!
There was a real fight!
*
Jiang Heng patted the girl's head and asked, "Xiaoxiao, how long has this bee been beating?"
After checking the ground around, I found six dead bees.
Xiaoxiao turned around and saw two red marks on her fair face, one on the left and one on the right. Seeing Jiang Heng coming back, she smiled and said happily, "Auntie, I don't know. We just took a look."
A little boy of about the same age next to her also noticed her and immediately stood up to greet her: "Hello, Aunt Xiaoxiao, your bees are amazing!"
"Okay, I understand." Jiang Heng thanked them and let the two children continue watching, petting the cat in his hand.
The beekeeper told her that such collective fights would only occur when foreign bee colonies were stealing honey or robbing nectar sources. However, they only had two hives of bees, one in the south and the other in the north, so there shouldn't be a fight, right?
She expanded her spiritual consciousness and focused on the distribution range of the two bee colonies. She discovered that there was indeed a small cluster of bees from nowhere collecting honey in her field.
Following the trajectory of this small group of bees going back and forth, my spiritual sense probed over there. About a few hundred meters away in a straight line, there was a van parked there, and a medium-sized beehive not far away. There was a group of worker bees flying back and forth around it, and there was a small tent next to it. A woman was cooking, and there was a simple stove in front of the tent.
In the van, a familiar-looking man was watching a short video, swinging his legs comfortably.
Jiang Heng immediately searched in his mind to find out who this person was.
This level of familiarity meant that either I had bought food from her stall by chance, or...
I remember it!
Xiao Zhang, the enthusiastic netizen who had previously introduced her to where to buy bees in the vegetable selling group.
Although I have never seen him, his profile picture is of me, so I have some impression of him.
It seems that he is indeed very enthusiastic.
She also brought her own honey to collect honey, fearing that she would not have enough nectar.
Spiritual power surged at Jiang Heng's fingertips.
Some bees that were originally heading this way fell halfway, unable to come or go back. Several bees that were fighting with their own bees also lost the ability to resist, and when they were released by the enemy bees, they immediately fell straight down.
What a sin.
But there's nothing we can do about it, because the owner they follow is immoral.
Even though he knew she was raising two bee colonies, he still brought the bees with him to collect honey.
No wonder I haven't seen him speaking in the crowd except for that time recently. Maybe he felt guilty and didn't dare to speak.
The two children also noticed this and immediately applauded excitedly: "Wow, wow, wow, that's amazing! We won, we won!"
"Great! Little Bee is awesome!"
Jiang Heng chuckled: "Xiaoxiao, tell your classmates not to leave later. I'll pick some tomatoes for you to eat."
Xiaoxiao immediately said in a crisp voice: "Okay, thank you, auntie."
The boy also said loudly: "Thank you, auntie."
Yes, that’s great. She instantly changed from Xiaoxiao’s aunt to Aunt.
Jiang Heng put Ali down and hurried back to move the rice. Jiang Guoxia wasn't in good health, so the rice was still too heavy for him to carry. When she passed by, Jiang Guoxia had already carried a bag. Jiang Heng quickly raised her hand and carried the bag of rice onto her shoulders: "Uncle, you just carry the rice bran."
"I can still move this. Don't listen to your aunt. I feel like I'm getting better and better lately." Jiang Guoxia grumbled a little dissatisfiedly: "People still need to move more."
Jiang Heng: "Yeah, you move the rice bran."
Jiang Guoxia: ...
Okay.
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on Monday
5:30 pm.
A familiar pickup truck appeared at the stall.
Just like the NPCs that regularly spawned every three or five times, those who got the news in advance immediately became a little excited: "Here they come!"
Some customers who hadn't joined the group couldn't help but ask, "Aren't strawberries sold out? With so many people here, what new products are coming out?"
"Yeah, didn't you know? We have quite a lot of new products today. Two of them are the rice that the boss just harvested, and the watermelons that he harvested. They're all perfect for selling today. We also have over 30 kilograms of fish. I came here just for the watermelons and fish."
"Wow, the boss also sells rice."
"Isn't this perfectly normal?" a nearby customer asked, puzzled. "I heard Boss Jiang has contracted a large plot of land. He must be growing some staple food. If he does, we'll have a treat."
"I'm afraid the price isn't cheap." Some customers with tight wallets looked heartbroken.
The hardest thing is not being able to afford it at all.
But you can afford it, but it will hurt.
If they really can't afford it, they won't even look at it; if they can afford it, they will start to worry about where they can save the money and how much to buy.
The guests were chatting in low voices while Jiang Heng was busy carrying down the baskets filled with harvest one by one.
Cucumbers, large tomatoes, small tomatoes, lettuce, spinach, and eggs; these are the main foods at the moment. The goat milk that was previously a regular customer is gone, and the ewe is pregnant. The amount of goat milk has decreased, and although some can still be squeezed out, it is much less than before, not enough to make people bother, so they simply disinfect it and feed it to the pigs to grow meat.
But today there was also half a cart of watermelons, a big bag of rice, and a basket of fish.
As the breeding time increased, the fish in her pond became visibly fatter, and the customers liked them very much. Therefore, every one or two times, Jiang Heng would catch a batch of fish to sell. The quantity was not large, and each person was limited to one fish, so that customers who liked fish could have a good feast.
There are a total of ten acres of watermelons. Once they are ripe, there will be a lot of them. This is only half of the first batch. I plan to pre-order and sell the rest online tomorrow.
The baskets for sale were laid out one by one, a large bag of rice was placed open, and the prepared watermelons for tasting were taken out. As usual, the guests were given a taste first.
"I knew I could get a taste by lining up here!" An old customer happily picked up a piece of watermelon with a skewer and smiled first.
This watermelon is not cheap, 30 yuan per pound. It seems very cheap compared to other fruits, but it is not sold individually. If you want to buy it, you have to buy a whole one, which costs almost 200 yuan.
Jiang Heng: "Then you must be our old customer."
The customer smiled and said, "Of course I will. I will give you all my salary."
I felt so sad that I bit off the watermelon in one bite.
The flesh of the melon is crispy and you can hear a clear snapping sound when eating it, but it is also extremely soft. With a little force, all the sweet and delicious juice comes out, just like drinking water.
"Oh, this watermelon is delicious!" The old customer didn't feel sad at all after eating it, and licked his lips with some satisfaction.
I still want to eat.
I also want to contribute the rest of my salary.
Jiang Heng was amused and quickly let the customers in the queue try it first. There was just a little left, so she sent it to the old customers in the front row again: "If it tastes good, I'll give you another piece to try to make up for the pain of your salary transfer."
"Haha, thank you, boss." The old customer smiled heartily and took another piece.
I just ate the middle part of the watermelon, but this time I obviously ate the bottom.
But it is still sweet, crisp and juicy when you put it in your mouth.
Sure enough, everything is delicious.
Jiang Heng was busy with tasting the food and then started selling it officially.
The customers also lined up, calculating how much they could buy. They were used to this kind of thing. She was busy with her hands very quickly. There was no need to promote the rice, as some people had already bought it. The price was much cheaper than other products, only 20 yuan per catty, and the purchase was limited to five catties at a time.
That means you can buy a maximum of one hundred yuan at a time.
Regular customers were very supportive and bought five kilograms, while a small number bought two or three kilograms.
As I was selling, I felt like two pairs of eyes were staring at me.
When she looked over, she saw a couple sitting on a motorcycle not far away, hesitating whether to come over. When they noticed Jiang Heng looking at them, they subconsciously smiled and waved at her.
Jiang Heng looked at them twice more and didn't remember knowing these two people?
But the other party smiled, so she smiled back at them and continued selling.
There was indeed a lot of goods this time, and customers came in an endless stream. Except for the fish, no other product was out of stock first. Basically, everyone bought at the same pace, so most of them returned with full loads. It was not until a little after six o'clock that the amount of goods decreased significantly.
Most of the regular customers also bought it back.
The remaining items would be sold to customers who made fewer purchases or passersby. The speed dropped significantly, and Jiang Heng had time to relax his mind, only to find that the two men were still looking at him.
So loyal?
They seemed to be waiting for her to be less busy. At this time, two people came over, one of them with a camera hanging on his chest.
"Hello, Boss Jiang, hello!" As soon as the two men arrived, they immediately stopped hesitating and extended their hands enthusiastically.
Jiang Heng also subconsciously reached out: "Hello, what can I do for you?"
After a simple handshake, the girl introduced herself with a bright smile: "Actually, we are travel bloggers on a short video. My name is Ye Tong and his name is Qiao Yu!"
Qiao Yu nodded repeatedly. "We were traveling nearby and saw Boss Jiang's farm online. We wanted to try our luck and we didn't expect to stumble upon it by chance. Boss Jiang, could we do a program themed around your farm?"
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