There are almost no secrets among these villages nestled in the mountains; even if one neighbor spills a bowl of porridge, the news will reach the ears of the next neighbor.
Therefore, the news that Li Xiumei, a girl from Hezibao, had done a live stream and sold a ton of unwanted pomegranates in ten minutes quickly spread throughout the surrounding villages.
Each village here grows different cash crops. Whenever a village hears this news, it will subconsciously think, "If Xiangyang Village can sell its unwanted pomegranates, can my better-looking fruit also be sold?"
Once the idea took hold, it couldn't be put off, and the leaders of nearby villages all sprang into action.
The first person to hear the news was naturally the village head of Hua'an Village, which borders Hezibao and Xiangyang Village. Upon hearing the news, he went straight to the village orchard, selected three bunches of good-looking, juicy grapes, put them in a basket, and then headed to the village branch office in Hezibao.
Li Sixin was busy with various procedures in Honghe City and only returned today. Before the tractor he was riding back had even come to a complete stop, the leaders of the surrounding villages swarmed up and surrounded him.
"Secretary Li, what do you think of the grapes from our Hua'an Village? Could we get them featured on Xiu Mei's live stream?"
The village chief of Hua'an Village took the lead, raising his hand to present Li Sixin with a bunch of grapes that were so dark and shiny they were bigger than a person's eyeballs.
Before Li Sixin could react, plums, persimmons, kiwis, and other fruits appeared before his eyes, completely blocking his view, and the voices of the crowd rose up in a flurry.
"Secretary Li, look at my kiwis! Smell them, aren't they fragrant? And they're huge! Can Xiumei do a live stream with them?"
"Secretary Li, look at these persimmons! They're big, red, sweet, and crisp."
Secretary Li
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"Let me get off first, we can talk properly after I get off!" Li Sixin's words had no effect. Everyone was still pushing forward, making the tractor wobble. Helpless, Li Sixin had no choice but to shout at the top of his lungs, "If you keep pushing like this, I won't look at any of you! I don't want any of you!"
The threatening words that followed had an effect, and everyone finally stepped back slightly, giving Li Sixin a little space.
"Village Chief Liao, tell me, what's going on now?" After Li Sixin got out of the car to see the tractor driver off, seeing that the others were about to speak, he quickly pointed at Village Chief Liao and asked him to explain the situation.
"Xiumei went to Xiangyang Village to do a live broadcast." The village chief, Liao, who was mentioned by name, told him everything he knew.
"Is this what you all heard?" After listening to Village Chief Liao's account, Li Sixin looked at the others and asked. After receiving a series of replies like "more or less" and "close enough," he understood what was going on.
Xu's Catering did another live stream, and it was a great success. They sold a ton of small pomegranates in just ten minutes. When other villages heard the news, they were tempted and wanted Xu's Catering to do a live stream in their villages as well.
"Listen up, everyone!" Li Sixin raised his voice and shouted, "This live stream has nothing to do with Xiumei. It was initiated by Xu's Catering, which is run by Boss Xu from Shanghai. So, this matter isn't up to me, nor is it up to Xiumei. Only Boss Xu's decision counts!"
Upon hearing this, everyone became anxious and opened their mouths to shout, but Li Sixin did not give them a chance to speak, continuing to talk as he went.
"However, I can help you organize the information and show it to Boss Xu. If you're willing, you can line up and register with me one by one. If you're not willing, please leave. I have a lot of things to do!"
Everyone knew that Li Sixin and Xu An had a good relationship, and since they couldn't contact Xu An, they looked at each other, registered their information with Li Sixin, left the fruit they had brought, and then left, turning back every few steps. As they left, they kept reminding Li Sixin to remember to tell Boss Xu.
This was the first time that Xu's Catering livestream had lasted for four hours. Although people came and went in the livestream room, the number of viewers remained at around 30,000. During the four-hour livestream, a total of 3,271 orders were placed through the livestream link.
The pomegranates from Xiangyang Village were the main product promoted in this live stream, accounting for half of the total orders, with a total order weight of 8,950 jin!
To put it another way, the four-hour live stream in that afternoon cleared out one-fifth of the pomegranate stock in Xiangyang Village's pomegranate orchard!
Last year and the year before, the total amount of these pomegranates sold was less than 2,000 jin (1,000 kg). The remaining pomegranates could only be left to fall to the ground and turn into fertilizer, or given to nearby pig farmers to become food in their pigsties.
However, this year, with the help of Xu's Catering, Xiangyang Village opened up sales channels for its small pomegranates. In just one afternoon, each household in Xiangyang Village earned 190 yuan!
And this is just the beginning.
Seeing the villagers of Xiangyang Village celebrating and the radiant smile on Li Xiumei's face, Xu Heping felt his heart suddenly fill with something.
The decision to stay in Hezibao was absolutely brilliant!
The live broadcast ended at 6 p.m. Xu Heping and Li Xiumei packed up their things and, with the village leaders and villagers of Xiangyang Village seeing them off, returned to Hezibao. There, they saw two large square tables in front of the village office, which were laden with a dazzling array of fruits and various cash crops.
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