Chapter 42 First Experience of Cooperation
“Is there anyone in the group who knows about automated irrigation?”
In broad daylight, Li Jianbin suddenly appeared, causing an uproar in the group.
[Xue Pan]: Am I seeing things? Big Brother Li, who was recruited by the imperial court, actually showed up!?
[Hua Hua Er]: Brother Li, did you go to Xia Xia's place? Was it fun?
[Brother Li]: Just arrived yesterday, delicious
As he spoke, he sent the food pictures he saved from the private group to the big group, and then used a 520-word essay to describe to everyone how beautiful the scenery here was and how delicious the food was.
The group members who were already envious wailed even more.
I've been in the group for a long time, but I haven't found anyone who knows about automated irrigation. However, the mountain hasn't been built yet, so I'm not in a hurry to recruit talent now.
After lunch, Li Jianbin and his wife did not even take a break, but ran to the mountain to conduct specific measurements and discuss how to plan the mountaintop.
Xia Wu's initial plan for the hilltop was to divide it into areas, such as planting areas and breeding areas, and to separate varieties such as fruit trees and vegetables, so as to make it both beautiful and maximize the use of the hilltop land.
However, Li Jianbin gave her some advice, saying that the breeding area did not need to be completely separated from the planting area. For example, chickens could be raised in the orchard.
Chickens can forage in the orchard, and their excrement will also add nutrients to the fruit trees, killing two birds with one stone.
Xia Wu did not have much relevant experience before, but she had one advantage: she loved to learn and was willing to listen to advice, so she readily agreed to Li Jianbin's suggestion.
In the next three days, Li Jianbin and Jiang Zhen went to the hotel in town to get their things back and moved to Yang Guofeng's house. When they had nothing to do, they would go to Yantou Mountain, and the rest of the time they would draw pictures on the computer at home.
Xia Wu accompanied them at the beginning, but she was also indispensable for the matters at home. After confirming that Li Jianbin and the others were familiar with the environment in the village and the mountains and there would be no danger, Xia Wu let them do their work.
In the blink of an eye, Xia Wu had been back in the village for over two months. The strawberries she'd casually planted had become her mainstay. Winter was the season for strawberries, with a wide variety of domestic and international varieties in full bloom, and major supermarkets and fruit stores were stocking strawberries.
Not to mention the various group buying links on the Internet.
Strawberries are a popular fruit, and even though their prices remain high, they never lack loyal fans.
This is the case with the strawberries Xia Wu sells online. He attracted a group of fans through videos, and then opened the sales channel with the taste. From the first day of listing the products on the shelves to now, he has not received a single negative review.
In addition to repurchasing the products themselves, these buyers also recommend them to their friends and family. The order volume is increasing day by day, almost exceeding Xia Wu's sales capacity.
She planted more than two acres of strawberries. Even if the strawberries had many big heads, there was a limit.
Therefore, it is also necessary to launch new products in a timely manner to enrich the shelves.
Xia Wu and Yang Guofeng reached a preliminary agreement to find agricultural products in the village that can be sold online. Xia Wu would adopt the voting suggestions of netizens and put them on the shelves, while Yang Guofeng would be responsible for quality control.
Finally, they decided to put two products on the shelves, one is winter bamboo shoots and the other is black fungus.
The thing that is most abundant on Zimu Mountain is various rotten woods. Wood ear mushrooms grow on rotten woods of broad-leaved trees. They like shade and can also grow in winter. It is not difficult for villagers to go up the mountain to pick them. Like winter bamboo shoots, they can be provided in large quantities in a short time.
As for winter bamboo shoots, there are even more of them. There are few people in the village now, and many bamboo shoots have grown into bamboos but no one digs them up. It would be a waste to leave them in the mountains.
Before, Xia Wu sold winter bamboo shoots online only within her fan group. Now that she has reached an agreement with the village, she plans to promote it on Kuaishou.
It just so happened that she had been busy receiving Jiang Zhen and his wife recently and had forgotten about the video shooting work. For the sake of her account, she should also post a video.
This time, Xia Wu did a lot of homework. He visited the elderly in the village, asked them about their memories of winter mountain food, and filmed a video about winter mountain farming.
The misty mountain fog lightly covered the evergreen forest. On the quiet and winding path, Xia Wu, wearing a blue cloth jacket that fits her figure, with her hair tied into two pigtails, a backpack on her back and a stick in her hand, suddenly appeared in the camera.
She has fair skin, delicate features and a calm expression. Judging from her appearance, she does not look like someone busy with farm work, but she is very vigorous when climbing the mountain, not taking a breath for half a day. She finds mushrooms from under rotten leaves quickly and accurately, which makes people believe that she is actually a veteran at work.
In fact, before shooting the video, Xia Wu had gone up the mountain many times just to train herself to find wood ear mushrooms and bamboo shoots. Moreover, the effects of shooting in different weather conditions were also different. As a person who strives for perfection, it was inevitable that she had to do it several times to ensure the best video.
Finally, they found a fallen rotten tree on the mountain, which was covered with dense wood ear mushrooms. Xia Wu was very happy and asked his brother to pull the camera into the room to show netizens the amazing visual effects.
Chinese people like to go to the sea and the mountains, and many times they like the unexpected surprise of "getting something for nothing".
Without paying too much, nature's resources are there. With the ebb and flow of the tide, and after the rain in the empty mountains, everyone has the opportunity to pick them.
The process of searching is also a process of enjoying happiness.
After picking the fungus and bringing it home, Xia Wu gave it to her mother to clean and cook. She also filmed the whole process and edited it at the end. A 20-minute video was ready.
Xia Wu's original intention in shooting this video was to promote wild bamboo shoots and wild wood ear mushrooms to the village, so these two are the main ingredients appearing in the video.
The video begins with a shot of Xia Wu talking to an old man in the village. They talk about the shortage of vegetables in winter. The old man retorts that there is enough food in the mountains and there is no shortage at all.
What these old people are doing is packing strawberries, which was also introduced in Xia Wu’s previous video.
Afraid that Xia Wu wouldn't believe him, Fourth Uncle Yang came to her with a hoe after finishing his work, and asked Xia Wu to see the vegetables in the mountains. Following behind him was that mischievous Yang Mingyuan, who insisted on going with them.
The group set off. On the way, Yang Mingyuan was very curious about the camera. Sometimes he ran on the path, and sometimes he suddenly appeared in front of the camera and asked inexplicably: "Sister Xia Xia, will I be on TV?"
Xia Wu: "Yes, are you afraid?"
Yang Mingyuan made a face at the camera: "I'm not afraid. No matter what time it is, I'll make them all wait to see me!"
Xia Wu kept this video and also sought consent in advance from the villagers who wanted to appear in the video.
When they arrived at the bamboo forest by the river, Xia Wu also took a picture of Yang Guofeng. Knowing that this video was to promote the village's mountain products, Yang Guofeng shamelessly took the opportunity to appear on camera. The enthusiastic uncle introduced them to where there were more winter bamboo shoots, and kept saying that winter bamboo shoots were delicious and nutritious along the way.
Yang Guofeng has a charming temperament of daring to think and act without fear of difficulties. Others would feel a little uncomfortable in front of the camera, but he is the king of the camera. He can pass it in one take, as if he lives under the camera in his daily life, without any discomfort. The only thing is that he was too enthusiastic when introducing the mountain products.
After working for an afternoon, Xia Wu and his team had a good harvest and took the winter bamboo shoots back to process and clean them.
This time, Liu Guizhen saved some winter bamboo shoots for cooking in the evening, and found a transparent jar with the rest, intending to make these winter bamboo shoots into sour bamboo shoot strips.
She also learned this online. She had never made it before, so no one knew what it would taste like.
But there are plenty of winter bamboo shoots at home, enough for her to do more experiments.
After the winter bamboo shoots were dug, it was time to go to the mountain to pick wood ear mushrooms. Xia Wu certainly did not go alone. She was accompanied by several other women including Shi Hongniang and Qiu Lan. They talked and laughed as they entered the mist-shrouded mountain, breaking the cold silence.
When the first ray of warm winter sun penetrated the forest and shone on the wood ear mushrooms on the rotten wood, Xia Wu, under the camera, seemed to be summoned and discovered these wild elves in the mountains.
Wild wood ear mushrooms are highly nutritious, nourishing the blood, protecting the cardiovascular system, and rich in dietary fiber, which promotes intestinal motility. They also have a unique, smooth, crispy, and tender taste, making them a popular choice on the dining table.
However, most people have only eaten farmed wood ear mushrooms and rarely eat wild ones.
Live by the mountain, eat by the mountain; live by the water, eat by the water. This saying is still relevant in modern society.
Good things like this can only be tasted in villages close to the mountains.
Otherwise, it is easy to be deceived if you buy it on the market.
The dinner-time shot was taken when Yang Hongwen was standing on the roof of the Yang family's bungalow. Looking around, there were scattered houses at the foot of the vast mountain. The rising smoke was a signal that someone was at home. At dusk, the sun set, the tired birds returned home, and people also returned home like birds.
The camera zooms in and out to the kitchen, where Liu Guizhen and Yang Guojun are preparing food: stir-frying winter bamboo shoots, stir-frying black fungus, and making pancakes.
While cooking, the couple chatted about the interesting experience of looking for wood ear mushrooms in the mountains. When the dish was almost done, Liu Guizhen picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and asked Xia Wu to come forward to taste the saltiness.
"Is it delicious?"
"tasty!"
Xia Wu did not pretend at all. He went up the mountain to pick the fruits himself. He enjoyed both the fun of picking and the delicious taste. The satisfaction in his heart was enough to push this dish to the pinnacle of deliciousness.
The video shows a family sitting in the main room having a meal, enjoying themselves. The camera gradually pulls away and ends with the title subtitles.
Overall, it continues the delicate and melodious style of Xia Wu's video editing. In Yang Hongwen's lens, the village at the foot of the mountain is like a quiet and steady girl, whose mysterious veil is gradually unveiled, revealing a charming look.
Yang Hongwen's filming and Xia Wu's editing give the video an unparalleled charm.
It is this kind of charm that has attracted batch after batch of fans to Xia Wu.
Jiang Zhen and Li Jianbin were right in front of them and witnessed the entire filming process of Xia Wu and Yang Hongwen in person.
They knew that Yang Hongwen was a little different from ordinary people. He usually didn't talk much and behaved like a seven or eight-year-old child. The contrast of childishness appeared on an adult man, and anyone could see that he was abnormal.
But when shooting the video, Yang Hongwen devoted his body and mind and was extremely serious. He had never learned photography for a day, but just filmed what he saw and what he wanted to shoot, showing his amazing talent.
Through his lens, it seems that you can see his inner world.
After having several people watch the video in advance and confirming that there was no problem, Xia Wu uploaded the video to Kuaishou.
This is the second video she released after signing with Kuaishou. Because it is an exclusive contract, Kuaishou is generous in promoting her traffic. In addition, Xia Wu has accumulated some fans now. When they saw that it was another high-quality video, many people spontaneously spent money to buy her traffic.
Not surprisingly, this video became Xia Wu's new traffic peak. Every time he refreshed it, the number of views in the background increased at an alarming rate, and the number of comments, reposts, and likes was jumping every minute and every second.
What followed was questions from fans who were attracted by the video. They wanted to try winter bamboo shoots and wild fungus and wondered if there were any channels to buy them.
This was exactly what Xia Wu and Yang Guofeng wanted.
Xia Wu responded to netizens' comments, saying that there are plenty of winter bamboo shoots in this season and they can be put on the shelves, but the number of wild fungus is limited, and even if it is put on the shelves, it may not satisfy the demand.
Her words further aroused the curiosity of netizens, who kept urging her to post the link.
"Let me tell you, this kind of good thing is something that only happens once in a century for our village! I had to ask Xiao Wu for help to secure this opportunity for us to make money. If you want to make money and have a good New Year, you have to work hard!"
"Going into the mountains to pick wood ear mushrooms requires experience. If you are old or have mobility issues, please don't go. If there is any danger, the risk will outweigh the gain! No one is responsible for you. You must be the first guardian of your own safety. Do you understand?"
"Secretary, if we don't go into the mountains, can we dig winter bamboo shoots? Is there anyone to collect them?"
"I'll say it again, the girls are very busy and won't be picking up the winter bamboo shoots and wood ear mushrooms directly. You should send all the wood ear mushrooms and winter bamboo shoots you've picked to the village committee first. I have to inspect them first. If I'm not here, I'll let Guo Tao inspect them. Only those that pass can be sold. If they don't pass, you have to take them back!"
"What does it mean to be qualified?"
"Look here, look at my hands!"
Rows of long benches were placed in the open space in front of the village committee, and Yang Guofeng called all the villagers over using the radio.
This time he persuaded Xia Wu to shoot a video to help the village sell mountain products, which received a very good response. Yang Guofeng was so excited that he decided to make this matter bigger and better. He attached great importance to it and even held a meeting to explain it.
He held a freshly dug winter bamboo shoot in his hand and shouted into a loudspeaker: "This is the size of a bamboo shoot, the taste is good, not too old, not too small, and not damaged. This is a qualified winter bamboo shoot."
"Those online friends are so far away from us, they're just strangers to us. If a stranger pays for our stuff, what kind of spirit is that? It's about the trust between people! Tell me, you've earned money, how can you betray their trust?"
"That can't be possible. We must give them good things!"
The villagers agreed with a smile. They sometimes dug their own winter bamboo shoots and brought them to the town to sell. The price was not high, and they had never seen anyone deliberately sell bad bamboo shoots. That would be so unscrupulous.
We are all from the same place, and people are stabbing us in the back.
Yang Guofeng spent a lot of time and effort speaking in the meeting for more than an hour, and finally made the pros and cons clear.
Starting from tomorrow, those who are young and strong and have good legs and feet will go into the mountains to look for wild wood ear mushrooms, while those who are experienced and have weak legs and feet will go to dig winter bamboo shoots.
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