Chapter 1770

The heavy fishing nets were dragged onto the shore by the group with much grunting and straining.

Boss Chang watched this and couldn't help but want to step in himself: "Oh! Just leave them by the pond, don't drag them any further up. Wouldn't it be more convenient to sort the fish by the water?"

Sort by the water? How do you sort by the water?

Not to mention how to ensure the fish underneath wouldn't slide back into the depths of the pond, once the net is opened, many of the stronger ones could just roll away and escape.

Song Tan looked at the five temporary workers already prepared on the bank, then patted Boss Chang on the shoulder:

"Stop causing trouble, alright? Don't worry, if any fish are truly not going to make it, I won't sell them to you."

Now it was Boss Chang's turn to jump up and down: "Why wouldn't you sell them? Why not? I have a freezer on my truck! Can't I eat them myself?"

He usually felt a pang of heartache even when eating a little something, but these fish were seen dying just now; if they're frozen right after dying, who could say they aren't fresh?

In short, he was firm: "I'll pay, you don't worry about it! Go do your own work."

Song Tan:...

To be honest, she hadn't supplied Boss Chang with any less this year, alright? Just looking at how half the goods from the entire peach orchard went to him, he really shouldn't be lacking to this extent!

Busy with other things it is, then; anyway, she was going to be spinning in circles today.

Not to mention anything else, the people normally picking fruit on the mountain still had to continue working today!

And there was the corn harvesting; her own family was using a small harvester to collect the corn, and once harvested, it had to be transported out—

The factory for making silage didn't have equipment as convenient as she had imagined, so the machines couldn't be brought in. Aside from the small-scale crushing and storage done by their own machines on his side, the corn on the mountain could only be entrusted to others to handle.

The price wasn't the problem, it was just that in this hot weather, she still had to find people to send it truck by truck to other towns.

Then someone else had to come with machines to dig out all the corn roots.

Otherwise, once the continuous rain started, the land couldn't be dug, and the corn roots would sprout again inside, pointlessly exhausting the soil's fertility.

Thinking of this, she went to the cornfield to watch.

The workers prepared to transport the goods on the mountain were all in position. Having eaten and drunk their fill, and blowing in the not-so-hot breeze, even their voices were exceptionally loud:

"Boss, this corn of yours grows strangely well, why does it bear so much? If the corn kernels don't grow well later, you'll be at a loss."

In their rural area, even with the old varieties of corn from before, at most two ears would be left on a single stalk.

But what about this cornfield in front of them?

Four or five corn ears were left on a single stalk.

This is too vigorous! It's likely they won't grow well.

Song Tan smiled: "This is a variety guided by experts. This side is waxy corn, and that side is sweet corn; this multi-ear variety was specifically chosen."

In their family, except for the corn roots which couldn't create economic value, everything else was useful.

If the corn grows vigorously, the leaves can be stripped off and thrown into the pond to feed the fish.

If there are many corn ears, they can also be stripped off to feed the pigs.

Once the corn is harvested, the cobs can be crushed to feed the pigs, and the stalks can be crushed to make fodder for the cows; that works just as well.

For this multi-ear variety, the corn cobs aren't particularly large, but the size is uniform.

This made the temporary workers prepared to work feel envious:

"What variety is it? Is it tasty? Do you save the seeds? It bears too much, I want to plant some next year too."

Song Tan laughed: "This is Keduo No. 8, you can buy it yourselves at the seed station. It's just that when you plant it, do it like me; the plant spacing needs to be wider, at most two thousand seven or eight hundred plants per mu, and at most, at most, no more than 5 ears per corn plant, three or four is just right."

"Management also needs attention; its resistance is average."

These were all things Sister Yanran and the others nagged about every day, and Song Tan could now recite seven or eight out of ten.

Everyone silently noted it down, and now looking at this corn that had grown very plump and uniform, they couldn't help but sigh again:

"Harvesting the whole plant like this now, what a pity!"

At this moment, the machine had just started running, moving forward with a rumble for a distance. Among the corn that had fallen behind, someone picked up an ear and snapped off the corn cob.

Peeling open the moist and resilient green husk, twisting off the soft and tender corn silk on top, and then looking at the relatively plump corn kernels inside, they felt even more regretful:

"This is still perfectly fine..."

It wasn't a matter of price, it was just seeing it grow so well and harvesting it before it was ripe; it felt quite heartbreaking.

Seeing this, Song Tan couldn't help but feel a bit regretful herself.

To be honest, this was the most serious decision-making error she had made since she started farming.

Initially, she wanted a single plant with multiple ears, so she specifically asked Sister Yanran and the others to choose two varieties, sweet and waxy.

Everything was growing well, but who would have thought that a continuous rainy season was coming.

It was also because she was used to making decisions; otherwise, just based on the current weather forecast, to talk vaguely about harvesting corn because of a continuous rainy season...

No matter what, the family wouldn't have agreed.

But, Song Tan had also sought advice from Sister Yanran and the others.

Other corn could still resist for a few days in the rainy season, barely waiting until it was close to the ripening period before harvesting a week early.

That way, the taste and nutrition would decline, but overall it wouldn't be too bad, and it could still be remedied.

But multi-ear corn couldn't.

Especially since these two varieties were fresh-eating varieties, they were very prone to rotting cobs.

If harvested after being rained on, they would spoil before they could be transported.

And the rainy season also greatly affected the taste.

Even if Boss Chang followed behind saying: let this corn ripen, and after harvesting in the rainy season, transport it overnight to the mountain city, the price might be cheaper, but there would still be a profit...

After Song Tan and Sister Yanran and the others evaluated it, they still gave up.

For one, high humidity combined with high heat makes corn very prone to disease.

For another, in Song Tan's perception, this rain was continuous and very long, yet her corn was at least half a month away from ripening.

During this most critical period, before the rain stopped, diseases like ear rot and cob rot would catch up.

Her spiritual energy could solve everything, but whether it was ripening them 15 days early or keeping them from getting sick in high humidity and heat, that was too outrageous.

You have to know, even if crops have mutations, leading to a significant improvement in taste due to some farming tips, their growth characteristics won't change easily.

Otherwise, what Song Tan would be planting at home wouldn't be apples and pears, but durians with higher economic value.

Think about it, even she was suffering such a loss; the farmers in the province who relied on farming for a living this year probably really wouldn't have an easy time.

Looking again at those corn plants in the critical growth period, Song Tan also felt very heartbroken.

Sister Yanran walked over: "Boss."

She had also stripped a few ears of corn in her hand, but the machine noise was too loud, so she had to raise her voice:

"Otherwise, let's just snap off the corn!"

For this multi-ear variety, the nutrition would be averaged out, and now that it wasn't ripe, even if made into silage, the nutritional value wouldn't be as good as the stalks and leaves.

But—

"The ones on this side aren't very good, they can be snapped off separately to feed the pigs; that patch over there has suitable sunlight and temperature, look."

She took the three or five corn ears in her hand: "They are obviously about 5 days earlier than these, and the taste is quite amazing."

Waiting another week, forced harvesting wasn't impossible, and it could even still be said to be much tastier than the corn on the market.

Song Tan thought for a while, but still shook her head:

"Leave one mu on each side, and harvest the rest."

Rainy season harvesting, disease prevention, transportation preparation, etc., were all too difficult.

Not to mention anything else, just during harvesting, it wasn't just batch harvesting—for example, if this corn plant had one main ear and two or three side ears, you had to harvest the main ear first, and then the side ears.

And you couldn't work when it was raining; you had to wait for the rain to stop.

You couldn't snap it off by hand either; you had to use scissors to avoid infecting and killing the whole plant.

Finally, when stacking, you couldn't pile them up, and at the same time, you had to ensure the temperature was between 10~15 degrees, neither too high nor too low...

If they couldn't be sold for a while, they could only be boiled and vacuum-packed...

In short, it was too much trouble!

With such detailed labor costs spread out, plus the price reduction caused by the rainy season affecting the taste, all that tossing and turning, there might be some profit, but it really wasn't necessary.

Their family's prices were high, and they had always been doing high-end products.

Selling this kind of unripe corn, whether to Boss Chang or to netizens, no matter how much you emphasized it, it was ultimately an invisible blow to Qiao Qiao's reputation.

But...

Sister Yanran had already brought the peeled corn cob to her hand:

"Taste it, it's really a pity, it's crunchy and sweet."

The corn at this time wasn't ripe yet, and the kernels presented a plump milky white, squeezed together finely and densely, uniform and harmonious.

The drawback was that it was really small, only slightly plump in the middle, and both sides weren't fully plump yet.

Only this one Sister Yanran handed over, which was probably from the batch with high maturity, had grown out on both sides.

At first glance, it also touched on being plump.

Seeing a large irregular tooth mark on it, Song Tan laughed for a moment, but ultimately turned the corn over and took a bite.

Indeed.

Sister Yanran was right; although it wasn't ripe yet, the taste at this time was indeed very crunchy, sweet, and rich.

Although it was waxy corn, the taste hadn't fully transformed yet, and now it was just the refreshing taste of ordinary tender corn.

To just make silage like this, the nutritional value wasn't enough; it was really a waste.

Song Tan made a prompt decision:

"Ask those picking tea leaves if they are willing to transfer to outdoor work, with a 50 yuan raise."

Although both were outdoor work, because the difficulty was different, there had to be a difference from sorting fish.

"Move these completely unripe ones down, peel them, and freeze them directly."

"As for these others—I'll start a live stream later, and fans in areas where it can arrive the next day can pay 9.9 yuan for shipping to buy them."

Slightly better corn on the market sold for six or seven yuan an ear, and for Sister Yanran to specifically come over and emphasize it repeatedly, the taste was not a bit worse.

"Where is She Min? Have her edit the link and emphasize—"

【Early harvested, not fully ripe corn】

【Can be purchased in areas where Fengfeng Express arrives in one day】

【Please freeze or eat immediately upon receipt, can be eaten fresh or boiled】

【If you peel the corn within two hours of signing for it and find disease, you can apply for a refund】

After giving these instructions, Song Tan took out her phone to edit the live stream notice, and by the way, had to tell Qiao Qiao.

But he was always focused; he said yesterday that the Lego model wasn't finished, and if he didn't finish it today, he probably wouldn't notice these things.

No, at this time...

Song Tan looked at the sky, which was not yet 5 o'clock, and laughed: at this time, there's no need to rush for breakfast at home, Qiao Qiao probably hasn't woken up yet.

Now it was the fans' turn to sit at home and have good luck fall from the sky.

【I was steamed into a sweat by the power outage and was playing with my phone, didn't expect the early bird to get the worm!】

【Oh my god! It's a live stream!】

【Is there anything to sell today, streamer? If there is, I'll wake up my whole family】

【Is there anything to sell today, streamer? If there is, I'll kick my whole dorm awake】

【The one in front, you wake up the whole dorm, are you sure you aren't making it difficult for yourself?】

【Good guy! The time to test true feelings has arrived】

【Haven't said what's for sale yet】

【Eh, why do I remember it being said in the group that Qiao Qiao went to his friend's house? Could it be that he went to his friend's house to help with farming today too】

【Good, good, I like helping with farming; I can't afford Qiao Qiao's family's things, and I can't snatch them, but the grapes from helping with farming were received, they are really delicious (compared to the market)】

Everyone was chattering and nagging.

During this period, entering the harvest season of midsummer, they had snatched a lot of things like potato blind boxes, special price cucumbers, and tomatoes, so the urgency of urging the streamer to put up goods was much less now.

It's just those unreachable peaches!

Thinking about it now, it's really heartbreaking; I can't afford to buy them, and I can't snatch them.

But then again, I can't afford to buy them or snatch them, but seeing others the same way, there's actually a strange sense of satisfaction!

Many netizens turned over in bed, those with air conditioning turned on the air conditioning, those without wiped their sweat with cold water, in short—

Start selling, Teacher Qiao Qiao!

It was 5 o'clock in the morning, and the rural wilderness was slightly bright.

Song Tan flipped the camera, and everyone could see large patches of corn fallen on the ground.

A whole patch of green, with small farm machines operating in front, looking like an exceptionally bountiful harvest scene.

There were sharp-eyed ones who had already seen three or four corn cobs on the nearest corn plant.

Before he could be excited, he saw a gloved hand from the side pull the whole plant over, and then—

Crack, crack, crack, crack!

The movements were nimble and ruthless, snapping off the corn without mercy and throwing it into the basket.

"Oh!"

Early in the morning, he couldn't help but shout:

"Be gentle with my corn!"

Looking at the barrage, obviously many people had typed this sentence too.

Song Tan laughed, although she didn't show her face, the lightness in her tone could be felt:

"Hello everyone, as you know, Qiao Qiao went to his friend's house. I'll be doing today's temporary live stream."

"Today there is a benefit that doesn't quite count as a benefit; it's not hard to snatch, there are many restrictions, and it's not as cost-effective as the usual benefit activities."

"So, those whose desire for food isn't too strong, and those who are financially tight, don't rush to snatch this..."

What are you mumbling about!

Everyone had already seen the corn on the ground being snapped off one after another—put up the link, hurry up and put it up!

Last year I asked you to put it up and you didn't, otherwise with a 365-day pre-sale, they could have received the corn by now, I don't know how happy they would be!

The link was already prepared in the background, just waiting for Song Tan to explain it clearly, and it could be put on the shelf with a click.

But she followed Qiao Qiao's rhythm, not rushing, setting up the phone camera, and also reached out to touch a corn cob from the ground, peeling it layer by layer to show everyone the inside:

"Don't worry, these husks are still plump and resilient, very thick, they won't break the corn."

?? Under the condition of being certain that there will be a rainy season in the future, timely converting crops that cannot ripen into silage is indeed a good way to provide a bottom line for farmers. I remember the green wheat harvest two years ago was 1500 per mu.

? But—no one can be sure that the future will be a rainy season!

? Fortunately, Tan Tan has a golden finger.