Chapter 1483

The tourists were sticking out their bellies and loosening their waistbands as they went off to laboriously dig wild vegetables, while Sister Yanran and the other two were waiting with Master Jiang to identify them later, so they didn't go out for a stroll.

Instead, Grandpa Qi came up the mountain himself, looking very pleased: "Lin Zi, it's a blessing to have come here; the soil and water are truly excellent!"

Although the damp air made it hard for an old man from the dry, yellow earth to adapt, and he had come with a heavy heart, always feeling that he might not even be able to kick the bucket in his hometown.

But after only half a month, he felt wonderful!

First of all, because he had paid for his meals, he felt it would be a waste if he didn't eat them every day, so his three meals were more nutritious and regular than at home.

Furthermore, there were many people here; no matter how much the population of Yunqiao Village had declined, it was still better than his hometown. Although the local dialect sounded a bit complicated, it didn't hinder communication, and it was lively!

At his age, he was in his prime for working hard, but he had gradually lost his spirit at home; here, however, he had reignited his fighting spirit. His eldest grandson hadn't married or had children yet, so he couldn't just let the child struggle all alone!

Now that he had lived here for a while, his whole spirit was much better, and when he came up the mountain, his eyes were full of smiles, which made Qi Lin laugh: "Grandpa, you're in such a good mood?"

Grandpa Qi happily took a plastic bag out of his pocket, with money wrapped inside: "Look, I earned money today!"

Qi Lin was a bit surprised: "Where did this come from?"

His grandfather hadn't been here for even a month, and farming wouldn't yield results yet.

Grandpa Qi said proudly: "I didn't know what was suitable to plant here, but they said I could try planting some baby bok choy first, so I planted that."

Mainly because baby bok choy doesn't require much skill; you just turn the soil over, scatter the seeds, and it grows in 20 days. Grandpa Qi had arranged the land within two days of arriving; otherwise, seeing the beautiful mountains and clear waters everywhere while his own land sat empty would have made him feel anxious.

Who knew that the tourists who came today were spending money like crazy; seeing a vegetable patch, they wanted to go in and poke around, and seeing that his garden of baby bok choy had wormholes, they shouted about how fresh it was and wanted to buy it all.

Grandpa Qi was still a bit embarrassed; he didn't know how much the vegetables sold for now, so he let them pay whatever they thought was fair, and he didn't know how to use a payment code.

As a result, the people who came discussed it and thought he was a lonely old man, so even though this family wasn't written on Secretary Xiao Zhu's guide, they still offered a high price of 5 yuan.

These seeds were found by Qi Lin, with a yield of over a thousand jin per mu; the old man had opened up two or three cents of land, and today he sold over 30 jin, totaling 165 yuan.

165!

For a young person, it might just be the cost of a meal, but for an old man like him, it was simply the best thing ever!

At this moment, he proudly handed the money to Qi Lin: "You save this money well, and get me some more of those seeds; I'll learn to plant just this for now this year."

Along the way, he also enthusiastically brought over a basket of baby bok choy, which looked to be seven or eight jin: "I see that the people here are all very good to you, neighbors and all, so you should build good relationships with them; send these vegetables to the cafeteria for everyone to eat."

Qi Lin couldn't refuse this.

It was his grandfather's kind intention, so he happily took them to Master Jiang: "Could you take a look?"

Master Jiang was also happy: "Sure! Tonight we'll have baby bok choy and tofu soup!"

As he spoke, he picked up a stalk to taste, and then he was surprised: "Don't say! The vegetables in the mountains this year really do taste good! Old man, this price of 5 yuan per jin is just right; there will definitely be people buying tomorrow."

He didn't know this was because Song Tan had kept the spiritual energy contained without letting it dissipate, only thinking that the soil and water were good, and perhaps Secretary Xiao Zhu's vegetable basket plan could really succeed, so he was happy for everyone.

After dawdling like this, several tourists also returned.

Master Jiang was puzzled: "Not digging anymore so soon?"

A young girl laughed: "No, Master, we wanted you to see if we dug the right ones; if they're right, we'll keep digging, otherwise it's a pity to dig for half a day and not be able to eat them."

"That's right." Her friend added: "I saw several types of wild vegetables marked on the scan code that looked similar, and I didn't know if they were the same, so I dug them all back to see which one it is."

"Doesn't this have a mini-program? I have to reopen it every time..."

Sister Yanran quickly explained: "We didn't know there would be so many tourists at first, so the village didn't bother to make a mini-program—once we're free, we'll find someone to make one."

Master Jiang took a look himself, then reached out to call a few helpers to take a look, and finally picked out a few: "This one can be eaten; this is called noodle vegetable. Steaming it back home is healthy and delicious, and girls won't get fat eating it!"

"Wow!" The girl who dug this vegetable laughed: "Then I'll only dig this one later! Master, is steaming vegetables difficult?"

"Not difficult!" Master Jiang quickly took out his phone: "This is my Tremolo account; follow it, and if you give me a like, I'll teach this tonight."

They had so many people in the cafeteria, so they wouldn't use wild vegetables, but they could steam garland chrysanthemums!

A middle-aged uncle in his forties pointed at his phone, earnestly asking for a like, and the girls laughed and all followed him.

As for the wild vegetables the other one found...

"It's okay." Master Jiang commented lightly: "They can all be eaten, but you found five, and all five are different... Miss, why don't you try to find just one type? Although they can all be eaten, the flavors are different. If you stir-fry them in one pot later, it might not taste that good."

"Especially this pepperweed; it tastes a bit spicy, and many people aren't used to it."

The girl carrying the small basket was very depressed: "They all look about the same to me..."

Master Jiang laughed happily: "That proves you don't have the talent to be a chef. Come, listen to me, go to the edge of the ridge and dig purslane! That's easy to recognize, there's plenty of it, and it tastes pretty good too!"

A group of people came happily and were coaxed away noisily. And Master Jiang, looking at the extra followers he had, happily called the vegetable seller in town:

"Hello? Are you ready to deliver vegetables? If not, add another basket of garland chrysanthemums for me, and make sure they're fresh..."

Then he called out to the employees: "Those who don't have work on hand, come help me stir-fry soybeans; I'm going to grind some soybean flour later, it's fragrant for steaming vegetables!"

With this shout, Sister Yanran and the other two also swallowed their saliva: They were hungry.

She also said "Oh my": "I forgot to give the strawberries sent by Tian Ye to Grandpa Qi!"

Qi Lin laughed: "It's okay! He's having a great time today! I'll go to the small shop tonight and buy a bottle of Erguotou for him—Master Jiang, help me stir-fry a plate of peanuts! I'll scan the code to pay you!"

Master Jiang had already started picking beans, and hearing this, he said: "Why stir-fry peanuts? I'll stir-fry some crispy soybeans for you in a moment. They're easy to chew, crispy and fragrant, and great with alcohol!"