Before going to bed at night, Qiao Zhixia counted out a thousand yuan in front of her father and gave it to her mother.
The couple was stunned when they saw so much money, and it took them a while to react.
"Zhizhi, where did you get so much money?" Li Aizhen felt the money box in her hand was hot.
Qiao Zhixia looked at the nervous couple and smiled helplessly: "Dad, Mom, put it down! This money is for the cooperation with others to do business."
"What? What do you want to do?"
Qiao Zhixia had already thought of a statement. Although she couldn't reveal the spiritual spring and the system, she had to explain the source of the money.
Besides, the energy she has for secretly farming is limited after all. When will she be able to accumulate enough points to level up?
So she decided to ask her parents to help.
"Dad, Mom, you must never tell anyone what I told you, otherwise you will have to pay for it." Qiao Zhixia said to the couple in a cautious manner.
The honest couple suddenly became so nervous that they started drooling.
"What's the matter?"
"I met a friend who does research in person before. He developed a special fertilizer that can promote the growth of grain and increase its nutritional value. He gave the fertilizer formula to me and asked me to cooperate with him. I agreed..."
Qiao Xinguo and his wife didn't even dare to blink when they heard this. "You mean we can use the fertilizer he gave us to grow vegetables, and give him a share of the profits?"
"Yes, I will start planting seeds in our fields tomorrow. You can leave the farm work to me."
The four acres of land they were allocated had just been harvested with corn and had not yet been plowed. Li Aizhen planned to take a few days off to plow the fields and plant soybeans.
But Qiao Zhixia asked her to rest and take good care of her father at home, and she would arrange what to plant in the fields in the future.
That night, she climbed out of the window, found a secluded piece of wasteland, scattered a handful of tomato seeds, irrigated it with the spiritual spring, and waited to see the effect.
This time was similar to the white radish. The tomatoes quickly sprouted roots, grew leaves and flowers. It took only ten minutes from sprouting to fruiting and then to ripening.
It was just that she didn't use a trellis, so the entire tomato plant was crushed to the ground by the fruits.
She quickly put the ripe tomatoes into the space, and just after picking them, she was surprised to find that a new batch was ripening quickly.
She picked them several times in a row before the tomato plants withered.
Only after she had harvested all the tomatoes did she pick up a tomato and examine it carefully with a flashlight.
She found that the tomatoes were large, round, and plump, with a crystal-clear light pink color. Each one weighed about two kilograms, and like the white radishes, each was about the same size.
She brought it to her nose and sniffed it; the unique tomato aroma was very strong.
After taking a bite, the skin is so thin that it can be ignored. The rich fruity aroma accompanied by the clear and sweet tomato juice instantly fills the mouth. The flesh is soft and tender, refreshing, making people unable to stop eating and making people feel refreshed.
She ate two of them before she could stop.
While it was still early, she used the moonlight to sow two handfuls of tomato seeds and some vegetable seeds.
The ripening time of kohlrabi is shorter and it only takes about ten minutes to harvest.
Moreover, each vegetable weighed more than one kilogram, and was green, tender and juicy. She tried a bite and found it crispy with a hint of sweetness. It would be delicious if it was served cold.
She is confident that these dishes will have a market due to their unique and wonderful taste.
In the next few hours, she stayed up all night to plant 1,000 kilograms of tomatoes, 1,000 kilograms of cabbage and 1,000 kilograms of white radish.
She wants to use these vegetables to test the waters in the city.
At the same time, she wanted to expand her ambitions and could not keep doing small things in secret.
Since we have decided to farm openly, we cannot let the crops grow too fast, otherwise they will definitely attract attention.
She needed to find a way to slow down the growth rate of vegetables while ensuring the taste of the crops.
After much thought, diluting the spiritual spring water is the most feasible option.
She decided to take the time to control the ripening time of various vegetables by using different dilution ratios.
Of course, the maturity time needs to be extended appropriately, but it cannot be as long as that of ordinary crops, otherwise the profit will be too low.
It is appropriate to harvest all vegetables within ten days.
The next day, she found Secretary Chen and asked him to help find someone to turn over her several acres of land for ten yuan a piece.
Secretary Chen knew her family's situation. Both adults were in poor health, and it was really taxing for a girl like her to do these things.
Other people's wheat has sprouted, but their fields haven't even been plowed yet.
As a village cadre, he had the obligation to help families in need, so he accepted the offer immediately. As for whether it was a monetary reward, he pretended not to hear about it.
Qiao Zhixia took care of the farm work and left some vegetables grown in Lingquan for her parents.
These dishes are good for the body and may help my parents’ illness to some extent.
She had to go to the city and would not be back for another day.
The city is very different from the county town. The prosperity here is on a higher level and the population is more densely populated.
She was not very familiar with the city, so she spent half a month investigating the location for her stall.
Finally, we chose two locations: the largest fruit and vegetable morning market in the city in the early morning, and the snack street with many hotels in the afternoon.
This time, she specially made a sign in front of the stall, which read [Jingyang vegetables, taste before you buy.]
Before daybreak, she left the guesthouse and loaded the rented boat with food from the space.
As soon as her dishes were placed on the table, their attractive appearance quickly attracted a large group of people to buy them.
"How do you sell these pink tomatoes?"
"One piece per pound."
"What? The vegetable stalls in the market only sell them for 1 cent. Yours is too expensive."
Undoubtedly, Qiao Zhixia's pricing also scared away many people.
But at the same time, because of the high price and good quality, it also attracted more people to watch the excitement.
As long as someone is watching, you have a chance.
Qiao Zhixia began to distribute samples to the people who gathered around, not only tomatoes, but also vegetables and even white radishes.
A group of city dwellers who thought they had seen the world were stunned.
But once there is the first person who tastes it, there will be a second and a third.
Anyone who has tasted it has an expression of amazement.
"I've been eating this dish for decades, but I've never tasted anything this delicious."
"Yes! It tastes really good, no wonder it's so expensive."
"Can you make it cheaper? This tomato weighs two kilograms. If I buy a tomato for two yuan, I won't be able to deliver the goods when I get home!"
Some people started talking about the price.
However, Qiao Zhixia always sticks to her bottom line and promotes her dishes from the perspective of raising children.
"Brother, it's not worth spending two yuan on an ordinary tomato, but this tomato is a beauty fruit. The vitamins in it are very valuable. I guarantee my sister-in-law will look great after eating it."
"Is it true?" someone wondered.
"You won't know whether it's true until you try it. Two yuan can't buy you food or money." Qiao Zhixia found that although city dwellers were relatively wealthy, they were also very frugal.
But fortunately, after the first customer came, the second and third customers appeared one after another.
"I want two tomatoes."
"I want two kilograms of vegetables."
"Give me a big radish..."
"Don't worry, come one by one..."
Qiao Zhixia was overwhelmed by the money she collected, but luckily all her dishes were of the same weight, so when she was busy she didn't even have to weigh them, she could just calculate by the piece.
In less than an hour, her cart of vegetables was basically sold out.