Two weeks later, Tang Xiaoxiao was inspecting the mountain. Her cherry orchard was now taking shape, occupying an entire sheltered hillside, with rows of cherry trees planted neatly. To ensure faster fruit production, she had purchased three-year-old saplings at a high price. Normally, these trees would only take about six months to bear fruit, but with the help of her space and soil, she estimated they would bear fruit about a month earlier. This way, she could seize the market without appearing too abrupt.
As for using spiritual spring water to accelerate growth... she's not stupid.
On the other side of the hillside that is not yet being used, she plans to plant hazelnuts. Hazelnuts from T County in L Province are famous throughout the country and are exported overseas. Hazelnuts are known as the "King of Nuts". They are suitable for all ages, are nutritious, and are easy to grow, saving time and effort.
There is no large-scale hazelnut cultivation in the surrounding rural areas; only small-scale, scattered cultivation exists, and the varieties are different from those in T County. The hazelnuts that are selling well in the market are mostly transported from T County.
Tang Xiaoxiao plans to introduce varieties from T County.
As he was pondering his next move, his phone rang. The caller ID showed Xu Mingliang.
As soon as Tang Xiaoxiao answered the phone and called out to Ming Liang, an urgent voice came from the other end: "Xiaoxiao, can you still harvest two thousand catties of vegetables? If not, a thousand catties will do. I'm almost sold out here, and I really can't hold out until next week!"
Tang Xiaoxiao was stunned: "Sold out so quickly? Last time you took away a full four thousand catties!"
"I didn't expect this either! I can only say your dishes are incredibly popular. Come and see for yourself, even when our supermarket has an egg promotion, there aren't this many people!"
Despite feeling somewhat incredulous, Tang Xiaoxiao suppressed her excitement and said to the person on the other end of the phone, "We can harvest two thousand jin. Send a car over tomorrow morning."
Upon receiving a positive reply, Xu Mingliang was overjoyed, and the two hung up the phone without continuing their conversation.
Tang Xiaoxiao found a few more people, as her family always needed help. She had the contact information of almost everyone in the neighborhood who frequently looked for odd jobs. This time, she called back the same middle-aged women she had hired before. Tang Xiaoxiao was quite satisfied with these women; they were quick and efficient, not talkative, and all hardworking and honest country women. After working with them a few times, Tang Xiaoxiao had gained a preliminary understanding of their character.
After packing the vegetables and fruits needed again, Tang Xiaoxiao asked the group if they were interested in working at her place regularly. In addition to picking and packing before each loading, they would be responsible for the daily maintenance of the greenhouses covering more than ten acres. In addition to their fixed salary, they would receive a commission based on a certain percentage of the shipment volume each month.
The middle-aged women were naturally overjoyed. They were ordinary country women with little education and no special skills. To supplement their family income, they usually did chores like cleaning, which were tiring and didn't pay much. The work Tang Xiaoxiao was doing was something they were used to doing at home. They all farmed, and picking vegetables and fruits was nothing to them. The work was easy and paid well. Now that Tang Xiaoxiao said she planned to hire them long-term, their honest and simple faces showed excitement.
The oldest of them, surnamed Li, whom Tang Xiaoxiao called Aunt Li, was about fifty years old. At this moment, she was rubbing her hands somewhat awkwardly on her legs, and smiled at Tang Xiaoxiao, saying, "We are willing, little boss, don't worry, we will definitely do our best."
"Yes, yes, we'll definitely do a good job." The other three echoed in unison.
Tang Xiaoxiao still found it hard to accept being called "little boss." She had asked them to call her by her name, but they all insisted, so she had no choice but to let them be.
Early the next morning, Xu Mingliang's car arrived. After loading the truck, Tang Xiaoxiao, being very curious, decided to go and take a look as well.
Driving his SUV, he followed the delivery truck all the way to Xu Mingliang's Shenglong Supermarket. The supermarket is located in a prime location in Y City, a very mature business district, surrounded by several high-end residential communities with extremely high occupancy rates, where most residents are high-income earners.
The delivery truck went around to the back warehouse entrance to unload the goods, and Tang Xiaoxiao went straight into the supermarket. Xu Mingliang's supermarket mainly sells fresh fruits and vegetables on the first floor, and also has a small number of cooked food and snack stalls outsourced to individuals for independent operation. The environment inside is clean and the air is fresh. There is no strong odor due to the large amount of fresh food piled up, which shows that they have put a lot of thought into hygiene.
Walking deeper in, Tang Xiaoxiao came across the premium section, which was noticeably more upscale than the outside. Several long display shelves were neatly arranged with various kinds of packaged vegetables, almost all the same size, looking fresh and juicy. They looked incredibly tempting under the soft lighting.
Every short distance along the route, a salesperson was busy weighing and bagging items. At this point, there were long queues in front of almost every salesperson, and every customer who left with their bags full of bags and packages.
A separate door was also opened on one side of the boutique area to make it more convenient for customers to enter and exit, which shows great thoughtfulness.
Tang Xiaoxiao also heard two young women whispering next to her. One of them said, "You bought this cucumber too? You didn't buy it when I bought it last time, but you tried to take it from me when we got back."
Another person said, "I didn't know that. I used to eat cucumbers until I was sick of them when I was trying to lose weight. Who knew that cucumbers would taste so good? They even taste better than fruit."
"I tried it last time and said it was incredibly delicious. You didn't believe me, but now you do! Let me tell you, these green beans are amazing. They smell so good when stir-fried. I've never eaten such delicious vegetables in my life. I'm going to buy some and stew them with some pork belly this time. Tsk tsk!" The first woman said wistfully, and couldn't help but lick her lips after speaking.
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