An Caicai tilted her head and stared at him.
The food was served and the two of them ate and chatted in a warm atmosphere.
Chen Changyuan was delighted when he saw An Caicai eating.
Wow, this girl is so particular about eating, you can tell at first glance that she is a returnee.
"Hey, what exactly are you growing in this medicinal herb business?"
An Caicai put down her chopsticks and her eyes rolled around.
"Well, just the common stuff—astragalus, angelica, and so on."
Chen Changyuan replied cheerfully, "The market is doing well right now."
“Wow!”
An Caicai held her face in her hands, her expression focused. "When I was studying in the UK, I discovered that foreigners were fascinated by Chinese medicine! They all thought it was like magic, that it could cure any disease."
"Hey!"
Chen Changyuan's eyes lit up, "This set of skills passed down by our ancestors is really something!"
After dinner, the two of them strolled down the street.
It was dark and the shops turned on their lights.
"Huh? There's a bookstore up ahead!"
An Caicai suddenly jumped up and said, "Shall we go in and take a look?"
Chen Changyuan took out his cell phone and checked the time, wanting to persuade her to go home.
But looking at her big sparkling eyes, I had to nod: "Okay, okay~" The bookstore was filled with the fragrance of books.
An Caicai jumped and skipped around among the bookshelves.
Chen Changyuan followed her and felt happy when he saw her carefully choosing books.
"Hey! Look at this!"
An Caicai pulled out a copy of the "Guide to Planting Chinese Medicinal Herbs," and said, "This is just what you need!"
He pulled out several more books and said, "They're all about medicinal herbs. Do you want to buy some?"
Chen Changyuan took it and flipped through it. Wow, the content is really good.
Seeing An Caicai so concerned, my heart felt warm.
This girl is pretty and sensible.
"Thank you!"
He was sincerely grateful.
"Oh, don't be so polite!"
An Caicai waved her hands and said, "Your career prospects are very good! Maybe you can even do foreign business in the future!"
Chen Changyuan looked into her shining eyes and suddenly felt that the future was full of hope.
Just as I was about to speak, the announcement rang: "Attention everyone, we're closing soon, please check out quickly~"
"Oh my god, it's so late?"
An Caicai exclaimed, "How time flies so fast!"
Chen Changyuan walked towards the cashier with the book in his arms, wondering whether he should send her home.
Turning around, he saw An Caicai concentrating on reading a health book. Her seriousness made him stare in amazement.
After paying the bill, Chen Changyuan put the book on his back and suggested, "It's getting late. Let me take you home."
An Caicai reluctantly put down the book and blinked at him: "Then next time we go to the city, can you take me to the bookstore?"
"no problem."
Chen Changyuan readily agreed and took the books from her hands. "Let's go. Your dad will be worried if you go back any later."
Along the way, An Caicai was chattering about the books they had just read, and from time to time she would throw in one or two professional terms, which left Chen Changyuan stunned.
Only then did he realize that although this girl had a lively personality, she had extraordinary knowledge of medicinal herbs and health preservation.
When they reached the same intersection as last time, Chen Changyuan stopped and said, "We're here, let's go in."
After watching An Caicai walk into the alley, Chen Changyuan turned and walked towards the hotel.
The street lights stretched his shadow very long. As he walked, he repeatedly flipped through the new book in his hand, thinking that he would study it carefully when he got home.
Back in the hotel room, Chen Changyuan couldn't wait to turn on the desk lamp and began to read the books about medicinal herb cultivation and processing.
The more he read, the more he felt that there was something profound in it, and many of the things recorded in it were refreshing to him.
He took out his notebook and wrote down some key words and his thoughts from time to time.
Suddenly, he noticed that one of the books, "Standardized Cultivation Technology of Chinese Medicinal Materials", mentioned that the cultivation of certain medicinal materials requires specific climate and soil conditions, and there are also strict requirements on the use of fertilizers and pesticides.
He frowned and fell into deep thought: Although the land in Qingshui Village is fertile, it may not be suitable for the growth of all medicinal herbs.
Thinking of this, he immediately stood up and took out the soil sample he had brought from the village from his bag.
By light, he carefully compared the soil samples with the ideal soil conditions described in the book.
"Tsk, it seems there is a bit of a gap..."
He said to himself, "It seems I need to find a way to improve the soil."
Before he knew it, it was already late at night. Chen Changyuan closed the book and lay in bed, but he couldn't fall asleep.
The plan of growing medicinal herbs was in his mind for a while, and then An Caicai's bright eyes appeared in his mind.
Early the next morning, Chen Changyuan got up, packed his things, and went to Chunfeng Teahouse to meet Zhang Mazi.
Zhang Mazi asked the three vehicles of the transport team to meet up early in the morning, and after Chen Changyuan arrived, they set off back to Qingshui Village to get medicinal materials.
When we returned to Qingshui Village, the sun had already climbed to halfway up the sky.
From a distance, the entrance to the village was already piled with packaged medicinal herbs, and several villagers were gathered there chatting.
"Boss Chen is back!"
Someone with sharp eyes shouted from a distance.
Chen Changyuan jumped out of the car and waved to everyone.
Zhang Mazi also got out of the car, rubbed his hands, walked to the pile of medicinal herbs, squatted down and looked at them carefully.
"Wow, this quality is even better than I imagined!"
Zhang Mazi picked up a bundle of herbs, squeezed them with his fingers, and his eyes lit up. "The land in your village is really good."
Chen Changyuan smiled without saying anything, and asked the villagers to start loading the medicinal herbs into the car.
While the truck was loading, he took out his newly bought books and walked towards the mountain behind the village with his hands behind his back.
The medicinal herb fields on the hillside were neatly arranged, one piece at a time, like patches on the earth.
Chen Changyuan walked to the edge of the field, squatted down, and grabbed a handful of soil and held it in his hand.
"The soil here is yellowish, probably loess, which is suitable for growing angelica."
He muttered to himself, took out a few glass bottles from his backpack, and carefully filled them with soil samples.
After visiting several plots of land, his backpack was already filled with seven or eight bottles of different soil samples.
Some are black soil at the foot of the mountain, some are sandy soil halfway up the mountain, and there is even slightly calcareous soil near the top of the mountain.
"This terrain is really complicated."
Chen Changyuan stood halfway up the mountain, looking at the undulating terrain, his eyes flashing with excitement.
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard footsteps behind me.
"I knew you were here!"
Zhang Mazi came over panting, "We've finished loading the truck, and you're playing in the mud here?"
Chen Changyuan smiled and put away the glass bottle in his hand: "This is not playing with mud, this is studying the soil."
"Studying soil quality?"
Zhang Mazi scratched his head. "What are you thinking about?"
"Look,"
Chen Changyuan pointed to different plots of land and said, "The soil quality on this mountain varies greatly. If we can plant different medicinal herbs according to the different soil types, the yield and quality will definitely be improved."
Zhang Mazi's eyes lit up: "So, you can grow these medicinal herbs even better?"
"In theory, yes."
"Then what are you waiting for!"
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