Chapter 1635

The livestream about earthworm manure lasted for half an hour.

How should I put it? In the end, even those who didn't have a single spider plant at home bought a bag, saying they were going downstairs right now to dig up soil and find plastic pots to plant scallions...

Regarding this, Zhang Yanping, who watched the entire livestream, could only say: It's just that Qiaoqiao keeps "hooking" everyone like a predatory fish every day, yet there's no stock to sell, so everyone has been bottling up their energy, determined to spend some money.

Then there is the advantage of this pricing.

It's only 9.9 yuan; aside from Mixue, you can't even buy a cup of milk tea from other brands at this price.

So what if you buy two jin of earthworm manure?

You're supporting Qiaoqiao, helping the farmers, and cultivating a healthy hobby of your own; who knows, it might actually be very good and provide nutrients for your flowers and plants.

In this way, the first sparse output from Yunyun's family's two mu of land totaled over four tons of dried earthworm manure, with a total sales volume of 【redacted】 yuan.

There were 4,000 express delivery orders in total, 2.8 yuan per order, and after deducting the costs of packaging bags and such, the profit this time was over twenty thousand!

Earning over twenty thousand in three months is not worth mentioning in a big city, but in the countryside, this money can even be saved in its entirety!

And this is just the result of fumbling through the beginning; wouldn't the output be even higher later on?

Even Qi Lin and the others have guaranteed the effectiveness of the earthworm manure; as long as the customers use it, they will definitely know it's useful.

Repeat customers might not come as quickly as the current sales, but it can be a steady, long-term business.

This is a solid, good business!

Yunyun was overjoyed!

Yunyun's husband was also beaming: "Once this money arrives, let's save it all."

Yunyun disagreed: "Hard work before counted as you having strength, but a person can't always rely on just this bit of brute force to suffer. I asked Teacher Yan and the others; you should get a spray irrigation system, one that's timed and remote-controlled. It only costs a little over a thousand yuan in total, don't save on this."

"And for hauling goods to the city, you should talk to them properly and see if they can deliver here every day; we'll pay."

Now that the earthworms are being raised much better, in the future, they might need to eat ten or twenty tons of miscellaneous feed a month, averaging nearly a ton a day.

Relying just on her husband's little tricycle to haul it back and forth from the city is not only exhausting, but it also causes fatigue and is dangerous.

Although doing this will raise costs once again, Yunyun feels that if there is suffering she doesn't want to endure, it's best if her family doesn't have to either.

Her husband is obedient in other matters, but when it comes to spending money...

Yunyun glared at him: "Doesn't the money belong to me to manage?"

She pondered again: "I'll take another look and get a gold pendant for Qiaoqiao... don't be stingy either. With just one word from them, we earned over twenty thousand in half an hour; it would be embarrassing not to show some appreciation, no matter whose house it is."

They aren't short on money, but they should act according to their means. It might not be expensive, but that is her attitude.

Yunyun's husband was a bit reluctant.

But...

"You, you should get a big one! Their family has helped a lot; they were helping from the very beginning."

"Next time we sell, I'll get you a gold bracelet too."

Yunyun rolled her eyes at him: "Got it—hurry up and help pack the express bags!"

Yunyun's success caused quite a stir in the village, and it wasn't that people weren't jealous when they talked about it.

But because life has visibly improved this year, this sourness is mixed with a slight sigh:

"It's only right that they earn the money."

Rowing boats, blacksmithing, and grinding tofu are hard; he's been sweating like rain in the sheds during this hot weather, working hard all day—it's not easy!

"Look at them, it's over 30 degrees, and they're still turning soil at noon... I told my husband our vegetable garden had bugs and asked him to catch them morning and evening, and he was impatient..."

"This money is truly hard-earned money."

Compared to growing vegetables, it's unknown how many times more tiring it is.

If they earn a little more, it's only reasonable.

When Until Wu Lan mentioned it at home, she also felt moved:

"Isn't there a saying, 'Poverty breeds evil schemes, wealth grows a good conscience'? Everyone's life is better, and the surroundings are peaceful."

In the past, when raising dogs in the countryside, you had to watch them during the New Year, otherwise, people would catch them. And those chickens and ducks—there were always people coming to steal them, and the vegetables in the fields would be trampled by others.

There was even someone who leased a fish pond; they only earned some money in the first year, and in the second year, while they were still working, just as the fish were about to be harvested, someone poisoned them directly, and the whole pond was ruined.

There was no surveillance back then, and the village is vast and sparsely populated; where would you go to find the culprit?

You couldn't even get a hold of evidence; it was difficult.

Secretary Xiao Zhu was breaking a melon to eat nearby, and hearing this, she also smiled: "That's why the country wants to revitalize the countryside; it's not just about economic considerations, but also about our moral education, subsequent development, and so on."

If a place only has evil, it certainly won't be able to develop.

"Speaking of which, I've also benefited from our family's light; I've been working here for over a year, and it's going pretty well, right?"

"That's really very good!"

It's not that Until Wu Lan is biased; it's true that Secretary Xiao Zhu has helped her family a lot, but if it were another family that could drive local economic development, she would help them just the same!

Yunyun's family hasn't been "pulled up" yet, but has she spent any less effort?

For the registration application, she didn't spare any effort in asking questions and offering suggestions.

Besides, just from how she handled the incident where Song Dafang and his wife were making a scene at home, you know: how lucky it is to have a leader who is sensible and doesn't try to smooth things over when they shouldn't be smoothed over!

The mayor of their town doesn't care about anything now, and the old Song family feels happy about it.

Unlike Shitoupo, which was already so poor, and when the city kids came back wanting to tidy up their old home, the application for the old house renovation could never get approved.

In the end, there was no other way; they invited the elders of the family, brought two bottles of good wine, and ordered a table...

If you say they are fishing for money, they didn't fish much from here; they just ate and drank and muddled through.

But if you say this matter was handled in a disgusting way, it really disgusted the young people.

Everyone started with compulsory education, and while there are times when you have to ask for favors while working in big cities, most of the time, for your own problems, you just click on the mobile app and get things done; it's long past the era where clerks would hold things up.

Asking them to come back and adapt to this kind of rural custom is too difficult.

Until Wu Lan talked to Secretary Xiao Zhu about this matter:

"Isn't it popular on the internet now to film short videos, showing everyone their terrace gardens, or how they returned to the countryside to renovate houses and gardens?"

"Young people also think that they can't drift outside for a lifetime, so they renovate a bit; on one hand, they can live well themselves, and on the other hand, maybe they can earn some traffic."

"If there's really no traffic, it doesn't matter; anyway, their main purpose is to make their family live more comfortably."

"They even discussed it with us, saying they would set up a sign along the field of sunflowers and wild chrysanthemums; I thought it wasn't easy for them, so I agreed."

Who knew!

In short, before the house renovation even started, they were angered; in the end, the plan was abandoned, and they just did a simple renovation and decided to return to the city.

Secretary Xiao Zhu also sighed.

Shitoupo has been poor for so many years, and after being poor for so long, there hasn't been a single change; it's hard to say how to clear things up in a short while.

She took another bite of the melon, but Until Wu Lan had already changed the topic in their casual chat:

"The melons, cucumbers, and such that were sent back last time—are the old gentlemen and ladies in your family eating them well?"

Good, that's just too good.

They are old, and there are many agricultural products they aren't allowed to eat, like those pickled products, salted vegetables, sauces, and the like; some people really can't touch them at all, as their stomachs have long been ruined.

But these fruits and vegetables are different—fresh and pesticide-free; no matter how much they can't stand, taking a sip of tomato juice shouldn't be a big problem, right!

That taste is superb; the cucumbers don't even need to be mixed, the old ladies can just rinse them with water and crunch away.

The old men wanted to smash a cucumber and open a bottle of precious wine, but were strictly forbidden.

No way.

And look at the tomatoes?

They were sliced by family members, sprinkled with white sugar, put in the refrigerator for a few hours, and when taken out, you take a sip—

That ice-cold, sour-and-sweet tomato juice!

Two people with diabetes couldn't resist it.

Oh my, oh my, Secretary Xiao Zhu felt greedy just listening.

She chewed the melon in her mouth slowly, eating what was in the bowl while thinking about what was in the pot:

"Are we using sugar to press tomatoes today?"

Until Wu Lan didn't know her thoughts had scattered everywhere, so she didn't hesitate:

"What's the big deal? We'll go to the field later to pick a few, slice them, and sprinkle some sugar; it's such a simple thing."

She added: "It's summer; drinking these ice-cold things is just comfortable."

Secretary Xiao Zhu was immediately satisfied.

She rubbed her belly and thought with some distress:

My mouth has been spoiled here; if I get transferred back to some poverty-stricken county or something, how will I persist?

This delicious food and drink is just too good at wearing down a person's willpower.

But then again: "Song Tan, can you prepare a pig, a cow, and a sheep for me for the New Year?"

"One pig, one cow, twenty sheep."

"Is that okay?"

Song Tan:...

This quantity isn't large, and she can afford to supply it, but she doesn't know how Boss Chang will go crazy when he finds out.

She sighed: "When the time comes, I'll have the Chen brothers tidy them up simply, and you can find a refrigerated truck to transport them back yourself."

"Live animals won't work; Qiaoqiao won't allow it."

Secretary Xiao Zhu knows this too.

She even feels that the reason the beef and mutton are so delicious has something to do with this slaughtering method.

After all, every time they are to be slaughtered, they are first fed a meal of fermented rice wine, sleeping in a daze, and the Chen brothers are quick with their knives—it couldn't be more efficient.

"In ancient times, they said, 'The gentleman keeps away from the kitchen,' but our Qiaoqiao now has this demeanor too."

Keeping this simple nature is quite good.

A gentleman feels unbearable when seeing living creatures being slaughtered, but Qiaoqiao insists on his own ideas, trying his best not to let them suffer or be afraid.

It's really quite good.

And since ancient times, the education they have received has been this kind of invisible one—not about not eating this or that, but about making the best use of everything, trying to ensure that no part is wasted; only in this way can more blind killing be avoided.

Secretary Xiao Zhu thought with a smile: Sure enough, my grandfather's constant instruction to read more classics is truly very meaningful.

And Song Tan asked from the side: "Don't you want chickens and ducks? And how about the mugwort paste and mugwort sticks sent before?"

How are they?

That's just too different.

Actually, there isn't much need for mosquito repellent on the mountain; although the vegetation is dense, there is regular disinfection.

However, no matter how much you disinfect, to reduce the toxicity, it certainly can't be completely eradicated.

Mosquitoes—everyone who has experienced them knows: their lethality isn't strong, but the insult is extreme.

They don't need to do anything; just buzzing around a few times is enough to make people feel murderous in the middle of the night.

And ever since they had that mugwort mosquito repellent paste, the old gentlemen don't blow the air conditioning at home anymore.

Wearing a vest and big shorts, applying the paste, shaking a fan, and sitting under the shade of the pavilion with a chessboard and mobile phone—

Tell me, is that healthy or not?

That's just too comfortable!

And those mugwort sticks—Doctor Xiao Guo gave repeated instructions, and the medical advice Secretary Xiao Zhu received was the same as Secretary Wang's.

And the health physician on the mountain has more leisurely time than Doctor Wang.

Just like this, slowly adjusting the moxibustion according to each person's body—not to mention anything else, the mugwort sticks have been back for over half a month, and none of the families who received them have had any illnesses or recurrences.

If it weren't really good, could Secretary Xiao Zhu have the nerve to open her mouth and ask for more?

As for chickens and ducks, no need to ask!

She was just embarrassed to say it earlier, but since Song Tan took the initiative to ask, how could there be any reason to refuse?

"You know, my grandfathers are so old, they should eat something good, right? I still have some grandmothers who are alive, who have struggled their whole lives..."

Song Tan:...

She hummed: "If the money is enough, you'll have everything."

Secretary Xiao Zhu's eyes lit up.

"Then honey, white fungus, fish, shrimp, eel, tea leaves..."

She listed them like a menu, wishing she could encompass the whole land, and Song Tan felt her head grow big:

"Are you not living your life anymore? Sending so much at once this time, what will you say if it suddenly becomes less next time?"

Secretary Xiao Zhu:...

Sure enough, the person involved is confused!

She didn't hesitate: "Then you wait, I'll write a list later, and when I have time, I'll go ask them for money..."

A little this month, a little next month—only then can the stream flow long!

?? It didn't reach 4000 words today, but it's not far off 【Saving money】