Chapter 34
"You asked me if I can start a farm stay business so that you can pay to catch fish?" Shu Mo was also confused when he heard this suggestion.
There are actually people who pay to find jobs for themselves?
She sat behind the counter, looking at the excited Fu Yiming, and after thinking for a while, she felt that it was indeed feasible.
It is said that parents' money is the easiest to earn. Fu Yiming said it very bluntly. He just wanted to pay for a special experience for his children.
"We won't catch too many, just a few will do, so as not to damage the environment of the stream." Fu Yiming said sincerely, "The fish we catch will be yours to deal with, boss."
Shu Mo hesitated for a moment, "The fish fry in the creek were just put in. They still need to wait for seven days for them to mature. I'm afraid it's not suitable to fish now."
As soon as these words were spoken, Fu Yiming felt like he was poured with a bucket of cold water and instantly wilted.
"Oh, I see." But he was not completely discouraged. "We are staying here for a week anyway, so let's come back in seven days..."
"but."
Who knew Shu Mo would change the subject and not even finish what he was saying.
She smiled and said, "Now is the best time to harvest bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest. We also have a dish called pickled pork with preserved vegetables for dinner, which uses fresh bamboo shoots. I wonder if Haohao is interested in trying to dig bamboo shoots himself? We will provide the tools."
As for pricing…
Shu Mo thought for a moment, then quickly said, "100 points for digging five bamboo shoots, and you can exchange them for a serving of pickled pork with preserved vegetables."
The raw material of Yan Du Xian is bamboo shoots, a specialty of the hotel. Shu Mo intends to make it a feature of Nuan Nuan Hotel, and the price is slightly higher, at 50 per serving. It always felt weird to just dig bamboo shoots without letting others taste the fruits of their labor, so Shu Mo chose to combine the two.
I've already spent thousands of points on staying in the hotel, so why would I care about those hundred points? Besides, these bamboo shoots can't be found anywhere else in the world.
Fu Yiming agreed without hesitation and paid on the spot. Shu Mo bought three hoes and three shovels in the mall, one of which was a small one, plus a basket half a person's height, and gave them to Fu Yiming.
The other players sitting and chatting in the lobby had question marks on their faces.
They watched helplessly as Fu Yiming, the famous knight in Guangming Town, who always gave people the impression of being elegant and refined, walked out happily with a hoe on his shoulder and a shovel in his hand, in an extremely down-to-earth manner.
"Boss, do you still hire people to do farm work here?" Someone couldn't help but ask, "Are you outsourcing? How is the salary?"
Shu Mo: “…”
She couldn't help laughing and gave a brief explanation, which immediately attracted several more players to come forward and inquire.
Although they don't have children, who says that digging bamboo shoots is an activity that only children are interested in?
One team leader even had a sudden idea and called his teammates over, "Why don't we sign up to go bamboo shoot digging? This is a good team-building activity to cultivate the spirit of teamwork and tacit understanding."
Team member: “?”
Shu Mo: “???”
She didn't expect that even after traveling to the end of the world, she couldn't escape the death team building... She inexplicably saw some companies that organized mountain climbing and cross-country activities for their employees, and she broke out in a cold sweat.
"There are not many bamboo shoots, only 50, and the quota is limited, first come first served."
Shu Mo said this while sighing silently.
If she had known that the excavated materials could be sold separately, she would not have harvested one-third of them in one go.
There are 450 bamboo shoots in total. We can’t sell them all. We have to keep some for the mature bamboo shoots.
*
Fu Yiming came back excitedly carrying a hoe, a shovel and a basket on his back.
Jiang Qing watched from afar and felt that her husband's image was a bit shocking.
Fu Yiming didn't notice the hidden disdain in his wife's eyes. The man in his thirties was as excited as a child. He handed out the tools and announced loudly, "It's still two hours until five o'clock. Our goal is to dig five bamboo shoots. Are you ready?"
Haohao raised his little red shovel high and cheered, "Oh!!"
Then he put down the shovel again and asked, "Dad, what are bamboo shoots?"
Jiang Qing & Fu Yiming: "..."
"Bamboo shoots are bamboo babies." Jiang Qing laughed and patiently answered his son's question, "Look carefully in the ground. During the growth process, the bamboo babies will break through the soil, revealing a small tip. What we need to do is to dig them out of the ground with the tools we have."
After saying that, he stood up and looked at Fu Yiming, thinking, "I don't know what the bamboo shoots here are like. When I was a kid, I also went up the mountain to dig bamboo shoots. They were all very small. I just scraped the soil on the surface and broke them off with my hands. It wouldn't take half an hour to pick five of them."
"It doesn't matter if it's a little smaller, just treat it as an experience." Fu Yiming was very optimistic.
...He soon discovered that he seemed a little too optimistic.
Three minutes later, the sharp-eyed Jiang Qing was the first to discover the tip of the bamboo shoot sticking out of the soil, and she quickly called her husband and son to help.
Before starting, the couple let their son appreciate the vibrant sight of the bamboo shoots breaking through the soil.
I have to say, in the apocalypse when animals and plants are extinct, it is quite touching to see such a scene full of vitality.
After admiring the site, they started digging for a while before they were no longer moved.
The father and son, with dusty faces, stared with wide eyes at the hole they had dug with so much difficulty.
The pit was about thirty to forty centimeters deep. They dug very carefully, and then bit by bit shook off the loose soil on top, revealing the dark skin of the bamboo shoots. At this depth, the roots were still not visible.
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"How big is this bamboo shoot?" Fu Yiming asked a soul-searching question.
I know that bamboo shoots have strong vitality...but this vitality is too strong!
The emotion I expressed more than ten minutes ago had completely changed my mood when I said it again.
Have the bamboo shoots in this game also mutated?
For fear of damaging the bamboo shoots with a shovel, they dug very carefully and could not dig any faster. It was not until they dug about ten centimeters that they found the roots and quickly cut them off with hoes.
With a crisp and pleasant sound of "crack", Fu Yiming broke the half-meter-high bamboo shoot with the help of Haohao. The crack was as white as jade. If you pinch it with a little force, your fingertips will sink into it and even squeeze out juice. It looks so mouth-watering.
"Wow!" Haohao opened his eyes wide, "It looks delicious!"
He had no idea about the prototype of food before cooking. In the simple value system of a child, looking good means tasting good.
But these freshly dug bamboo shoots are really delicious.
"We will be able to eat the bamboo shoots we dug ourselves in the evening. Are you looking forward to it?" Jiang Qing asked with a smile.
Haohao nodded frantically, drooling, "What I dig must be delicious."
Fu Yiming held the huge bamboo shoot and began to doubt his life.
The terrain in the bamboo forest is flat, with no ups and downs. Most of the bamboo shoots, which are still on the first day of their growth period, are still deeply buried in the ground. These five shoots...how long will it take them to dig them up?
Haohao had already squatted down and was filling the pile of soil that had been dug out as his mother had instructed. He thought the shovel was too slow, so he just used his hands. With his two tender white hands, he dug the soil majestically, and the soil fell back into the pit. Haohao's face was also covered with mud, and the fair and clean child instantly became gray.
He didn't care about it at all. He just felt that he had never done anything so interesting before. He chuckled and said, "Digging bamboo shoots is so fun!"
The two days he spent out with his parents were simply the happiest two days of his life. There are so many new and interesting things in this hotel that Haohao has never seen before, comfortable "hot water", delicious food, and scenery he has never seen before...
Most importantly, his parents were always by his side.
Jiang Qing and Fu Yiming are usually very busy. When they go out of the city to fight with the team, they often leave for several days and have to leave Haohao to the care of his grandparents. Seeing their son's happy smile at this moment, the couple felt sad.
Fu Yiming no longer cared about whether it was hard or not, and squatted down with great interest. The father and son began to dig the soil vigorously like a puppy burying a bone. Their laughter echoed in the woods. Jiang Qing looked at this scene and couldn't help but smile.
*
At five o'clock in the afternoon, Nuannuan Restaurant began serving dinner.
Shu Mo prepared mango glutinous rice balls in advance and placed them on a small plate with a very delicate pattern, with a small paper tray underneath for easy removal.
She didn't just stand there watching, but if a customer occasionally tried to secretly take one more, a reminder would pop up in front of them.
[Tip: Each person can only take one free gift! 】
[(If you need to purchase additional items, please refer to the price) Mango glutinous rice cake: 10 points/piece]
This was also what Shu Mo had planned in advance.
The tone was gentle, but it felt like a fiery slap in the face.
The man didn't expect the system to be so smart. He was stunned for a few seconds, then walked away with his head down, blushing.
Jiang Qing and his family had been digging bamboo shoots for the entire afternoon and were so exhausted that they rushed to the restaurant without even having time to change their clothes. Fu Yiming was carrying a large basket full of bamboo shoots on his back, with the tips of the bamboo shoots sticking out of the top of the basket. It was simply the most beautiful scenery in the restaurant.
Although my body is tired, my mood is more cheerful than ever before.
They learned their lesson this time and hurried over to catch the door opening time, and finally got a seat for four by the window as they wished.
Looking out from the clean and transparent glass exterior wall, you can see the majestic snow-capped mountains in the distance, and there is a large green bamboo forest nearby. Dining while enjoying such a beautiful view will make you feel better.
"I wonder if I can still see the golden mountain in the sun today." Jiang Qing was still thinking about the scenery that he didn't get to enjoy yesterday.
In order to prevent the bamboo forest from blocking the view, Shu Mo deliberately avoided the viewing window on the side of the restaurant where the snow-capped mountains could be seen.
As for the large floor-to-ceiling windows on the other side facing the plain, they are completely surrounded by bamboo, as if you are in another green world. You can vaguely see the stream flowing in the woods.
The seats over there were also filled with guests who arrived at the restaurant early.
Haohao was so tired that his stomach growled. He couldn't wait to grab the mango glutinous rice balls with his little hands and put them into his mouth.
A layer of coconut flakes is sprinkled on the soft glutinous rice skin, which is soft, sticky and chewy when you bite it. The inner layer is full of fruit flesh and cut into large chunks. The sweet and sour juice of mango explodes in your mouth, and the sweet fragrance of the fruit and the aroma of glutinous rice blend harmoniously.
Haohao: “Wow, wow, wow, good times!”
Fu Yiming took the opportunity to stand up, carrying his big basket to find Shu Mo, and exchanged bamboo shoots for a serving of pickled pork with preserved vegetables. He also served three bowls of white rice and brought them back to his seat. He waved his hand with great enthusiasm, "Come and taste the fruits of our labor."
Yan Du Xian is a traditional delicacy in the Jiangnan region. It is made by putting spring bamboo shoots, fresh pork, pickled bacon, tripe knots, ham and other ingredients into a casserole and simmering them over low heat. At this time, the lid of the pot is lifted to reveal a thick milky white soup with an aromatic aroma.
The key to Yan Du Xian is to taste the original flavor of the ingredients. Even the seasoning is very limited. The saltiness of the pickled meat is enough to add flavor, and it blends perfectly with the freshness of the bamboo shoots and is completely integrated into the soup.
The meat chunks were stewed in the thick soup until they were soft and crispy, and the heat was just right. The meat absorbed the delicious soup, and the taste became richer. People couldn't stop eating it one bite after another. But Jiang Qing was soon surprised to find that the more amazing thing about this pickled pork with preserved vegetables was the bamboo shoots.
There are no seasons in the game, and no one knows the varieties of bamboo shoots. However, every bamboo shoot they dug out later was the same size, and it was obvious that they were generated in batches by the system, but this did not affect its deliciousness.
Fresh bamboo shoots are crispy and tender. The cooking method without complicated seasoning retains its original flavor to the greatest extent. It makes a very crisp and pleasant sound when bitten in the mouth.
"There's an old saying in Jiangnan that goes 'it's so delicious that your eyebrows are about to fall off', you must be talking about the pickled pork with preserved vegetables, right?" Jiang Qing scooped up some soup with a spoon, took a sip, and raised his eyebrows.
Haohao loves meat the most, but at this moment he was thinking about the bamboo shoots he had dug out with his own hands. He didn't even have time to ask adults for help. He clumsily used chopsticks to pick up the tender yellow bamboo shoots and put them into the small bowl in front of him. He ate them with a crunch and a look of satisfaction.
Looking around the hall, people were busy eating, and it was rare to see someone like Jiang Qing who had the leisure to express his feelings. The packed restaurant suddenly became quiet.
At this moment, a sudden wailing sounded from the corner.
"What? The pickled pork with preserved vegetables is sold out?"
The members of that team looked incredulous.
"Boss, didn't you say that the food in the restaurant is unlimited? There was no limit yesterday."
"I'm sorry, the ingredients for our pickled pork with preserved vegetables are all fresh bamboo shoots that were just dug today. The quantity is limited, so we can only supply them in limited quantities." Shu Mo apologized, "There will be other delicacies made with bamboo shoots tomorrow, so you can come earlier."
As a by-product of bamboo planting, bamboo shoots are a benefit given by the game to players. You don't have to pay the cost price to cook dishes with them, but you also can't make too many.
A side dish like braised spring bamboo shoots in oil requires one bamboo shoot, while two bamboo shoots can be exchanged for a hard dish like pickled pork with preserved vegetables, which is totally inconsistent with the volume of the bamboo shoots dug out.
But he was thankful for the free benefits, so Shu Mo didn't care too much and just exchanged 30 servings of pickled pork with preserved vegetables as today's special dish, which were sold in limited quantities at a price of 50 points per serving.
Unexpectedly, it sold out in less than ten minutes after the dinner started. The first group to arrive each ordered one portion, and many of them took two or three portions away because they were worried that there would not be enough.
Shu Mo pondered for a while and felt that those people were probably attracted by the slogans "Freshly Picked" and "Special Dishes" on the sign.
Fresh vegetables!
Just these four words are enough to drive the residents of the apocalypse crazy. Not to mention that many of them took a walk in the bamboo forest before dinner and saw with their own eyes the tender appearance of the freshly dug bamboo shoots. How could they not try them?
The price of 50 points per person is not particularly expensive.
Shu Mo counted on her fingers and found that 60 units of bamboo forest required 1,200 points, but the 30 servings of pickled pork with preserved vegetables brought a profit of 1,500 points, which was enough to make a profit in one day. After seven days, new bamboo shoots could grow in the bamboo forest... She started planting plants just to complete tasks and exchange for rewards, but she didn't expect to have such a pleasant surprise.
However, if these 1,200 points were used to build guest rooms, the net profit in seven days would be far more than 300 points. In comparison, the rate of return from making money from plant by-products is not high.
After Shu Mo made a simple calculation, he temporarily gave up the idea of planting another batch of plants.
Even though she now earns over 10,000 points a day, she finds that it is not enough when she actually spends it. It is all used up to buy a few guest rooms, not to mention upgrading the scale of the hot spring and purchasing other facilities.
Basic facilities such as hot spring pools, guest rooms, and restaurants are not expensive in the mall, but that is purely a preferential price for new users.
The high-end facilities further on, such as hot pot restaurants, teahouses, specialty shops, etc., cost tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of yuan. Shu Mo felt terrified just by counting the long string of zeros on the price list.
Even if it is a basic T hot spring pool, if you want to continue to expand it in the future, the points spent will increase exponentially.
Every penny must be calculated carefully and spent wisely.
Shu Mo cleared his mouth with barley tea, and suddenly a strange feeling arose in his heart.
She turned her head and looked out the transparent floor-to-ceiling window, and sure enough, a group of white fluffy figures appeared in the sky.
Shu Mo quickly packed up the dishes, threw them into the recycling bin, and hurried downstairs.
It was dinner time and everyone was upstairs, so the lobby on the first floor was empty. When Shu Mo ran down the stairs, he happened to see Mo Bai change his sitting position in a second, quickly putting away his boredom and laziness and sitting up straight.
With his hands placed neatly on his knees, Shu Mo couldn't help but imagine himself in high school when he was caught slacking off by his class teacher.
Thinking of the Q version of the little black dragon yawning secretly that she had seen on the map before, she couldn't help laughing. She pretended not to notice and walked past Mo Bai without looking at him, going to the door to greet Bai Rongrong who had returned triumphantly.
"Just leave your resume in my hands."
Shu Mo said as he stretched out his hand, and saw the first pair of white fluff teleport over and lightly put down a palm-sized piece of white paper.
They lined up and moved quickly and orderly.
Then came the second pair, the third pair... the fifteenth pair... the twenty-seventh pair...
Shu Mo: “!”
She held the stack of papers that were piling up like a mountain in her hands and blinked slowly.
The job posting was only displayed on the bulletin board for more than three hours, yet so many people sent in their resumes.
Should we say that the publicity effect of the bulletin board is truly extraordinary, or that her little shop is just too charming?
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