PNB Chapter 207 Zhang Limin
Chapter 207 Zhang Limin
After this, Xia Shiyu sold a lot of vegetables, and some people even asked her when she could sell the flowers.
“My sister owns a flower shop. I took a picture of these flowers for her, and she said they were really beautiful. Boss, you must sell them to me!”
Hua Ting followed Xia Shiyu with longing in her eyes, talking non-stop.
Xia Shiyu nodded, "Okay, I'll contact you after they've grown up."
"Haha, that's great!" Hua Ting left satisfied, buying a whole bunch of things with her.
Of course, it wasn't just her; almost everyone here was like that.
Huang Zhen and Sun Hou even asked to buy alfalfa.
Xia Shiyu looked at them and asked uncertainly, "Are you sure?"
Although she knew that alfalfa was very attractive to animals, pet owners generally buy very good products.
Sun Hou nodded, "Yes, there's nothing we can do if our cat wants to eat."
He noticed that neither his own cat nor his colleague's dog wanted to eat cat food, but the dog preferred to eat grass instead.
Doesn't that prove anything? After all, the cat food he buys is from a good brand, sometimes even more expensive than the food he eats.
However, the fact that my own cat won't eat such a good brand of cat food shows just how amazing alfalfa is.
Huang Zhen nodded, "My dog is the same. It looks like it likes to eat, so it must be good. Plus, I've never seen anything that doesn't taste good, Boss Xia."
Xia Shiyu chuckled at these words and nodded, "Alright, then you can buy some to take back. As for the price..."
Xia Shiyu paused for a moment, thought for a moment, and said, "Ten yuan a pound, I guess."
After all, she didn't initially intend to sell it to tourists; she intended to sell it to a breeding farm.
This price is definitely not expensive considering the grass is quite light, but it is still a bit pricey compared to other hay on the market.
Huang Zhen and Sun Hou didn't find it expensive at all; in fact, they were pleasantly surprised.
"Boss Xia, you're such a kind person."
"Thank you so much, Boss Xia. I'll buy five jin first."
Five catties of grass is quite a lot. He bought some for his cat first. If it was just a passing fancy, he wouldn't need to buy any more. If the cat still liked it, he would buy more.
Huang Zhen also took the opportunity to say, "I'll take 6 jin (3 catties), my dog can eat a lot."
"it is good"
Xia Shiyu nodded and prepared to go. Cutting grass was easy, and since it was so dense, it was easy to cut; a sickle was all it took.
"Okay," the two nodded in agreement.
Xia Shiyu called her father to go and cut the grass together. After the grass was cut, the tourists who came today packed their things and prepared to leave.
Ding Liu waved to Xia Shiyu, "Thank you for your hospitality today, Boss Xia. Let's talk again later. I'll come again when I have the chance."
Xia Shiyu smiled and waved, "Okay, welcome back next time."
After all, she earned more than 3000 yuan in just one day.
Xia Shiyu watched as the convoy of people drove away.
Then, when they got home and were packing up, Xia Lihua looked at the harvested alfalfa and said to Xia Shiyu, "Weren't we supposed to talk business with Limin? I saw him when I came back just now. Why don't we just go over there?"
"Okay," Xia Shiyu nodded, planning to set off with her father, pulling a cart full of alfalfa.
Yu Juan watched them leave and said, "We'll make rice balls tonight, remember to come back for dinner."
"Okay," Xia Shiyu replied, turning around.
And so the two of them set off.
Xia Shiyu drove forward as Xia Lihua had instructed.
We stopped the car when we reached a relatively secluded place.
As soon as Xia Shiyu got out of the car, he saw cattle and sheep in the distance, a dozen or so of them chasing each other and playing around.
When Xia Shiyu was checking on the cattle and sheep, a sheepdog spotted them.
After barking twice, it looked at them warily.
The barking of the sheepdog caught Zhang Limin's attention. He looked up and saw that it was a villager, so he calmed his dog down and walked over.
Xia Lihua stepped forward first and greeted him, "Limin, are you busy?"
A smile appeared on Zhang Limin's dark face. "Lihua, you're here."
As they spoke, they saw a large patch of alfalfa on the tricycle behind them, and they were even happier.
"You brought the grass today? I told you there was no need to rush. Come in and have a seat."
He invited the two to a small wooden cabin nearby, which was where the couple usually stayed temporarily when grazing their cattle and sheep.
Xia Shiyu followed them inside, and the car drove up nearby.
Zhang Limin found a stool for the two of them. "Oh dear, I don't have anything here. I was going to ask you to come to my house to find me, but now I can't even give you a drink of water."
"It's okay," Xia Shiyu shook her head, not caring about the matter.
Xia Lihua ignored the question and looked at the cattle and sheep outside, asking, "Are you going to raise the same number this year?"
"Yes, I'm afraid too many will kill them."
Zhang Limin's face was full of bitterness when he talked about this.
If their business goes smoothly, they can earn over 100,000 yuan a year. However, the year before last, due to bird flu, only a few of their dozen or so cattle and sheep survived, and the rest all died.
Because the animals died from avian influenza, the cattle and sheep could not be sold at a low price and had to be buried alive or taken to the crematorium. They also had to be carefully disinfected to prevent them from being passed on to other cattle and sheep.
"Sigh," Xia Lihua also knew about what happened the year before last. At that time, almost every family in the village that raised cattle, sheep, or pigs suffered heavy losses, especially those like Zhang Limin who raised a lot of cattle and sheep.
He patted him on the shoulder and changed the subject, "It's nothing, we mainly came here today to ask if you want our alfalfa."
"We use this to feed our chickens and ducks and it works really well. Basically, all the animals like to eat it. Your dog probably loves it too."
As Xia Lihua mentioned this, she thought about how the cats and dogs of the guests at home all liked to eat it, and added another sentence.
Zhang Limin found this quite strange. "I thought alfalfa was usually used to feed cattle and sheep. It's rare to see you using it to feed chickens and ducks. I never thought dogs could eat it now."
Xia Shiyu explained, "Uncle Zhang, this is a new breed. Animals like to eat it, and even people can eat it. It's prepared like wild vegetables."
Zhang Limin sighed, "Technology is getting more and more advanced now, but people are naturally willing to eat anything when they're hungry, as long as it's not poisonous."
After he finished speaking, he thought for a moment and asked, "Can I just take this alfalfa and see how it works?"
Xia Shiyu nodded, "Sure, Uncle Zhang, you can use it directly. I came here today to discuss things."
After seeing that the two had agreed, Zhang Limin went directly to the tricycle, grabbed a large bunch of alfalfa, took it to the nearby cattle and sheep, threw the grass in front of them, and opened it to see their reaction.
The cattle and sheep, which had been grazing quietly, came closer to sniff the alfalfa that Zhang Limin had thrown down, and then began to feast on it, with some even fighting over it.
The cattle and sheep ate the alfalfa quickly and eagerly, and even the sheepdogs nearby looked at their owners and whimpered twice.
Zhang Limin glanced at his dog and tentatively offered it a handful as well. The dog ate it without hesitation, looking quite anxious.
He was very satisfied with the situation, but further adjustments to the quality of the cattle and sheep would require further observation.
“I know Xiaoyu’s abilities, but since this uses your alfalfa, the cost goes up, so I’m not buying in bulk right now.”
Xia Shiyu's abilities are known throughout the village, which is why he was interested in buying alfalfa to give it a try, but it was just a trial, and he would have to see how things went later.
"It's alright, Uncle Zhang, I understand. Just buy some to use for now."
Xia Shiyu came here to find a buyer for her surplus alfalfa, otherwise it would be a waste to let it all go to waste in the field until it gets old.
She's selling what she can now, and seeing that today's customers are feeding their pets, she's thinking that this might open up another avenue for business in the future.
"Okay, that's the situation. I'll order a batch first."
"Okay," Xia Shiyu nodded.
We'll order as much as we can; we'll never lose money anyway.
Xia Lihua said, "Let's harvest these alfalfa leaves today. We'll drive back later and discuss the rest."
"Okay, take your time. Thank you so much for today."
Zhang Limin went to help unload the goods.
After finishing the unloading, Xia Shiyu took her father home.
When I got home, Yu Juan was making rice balls.
Actually, making rice balls is quite simple, and you can add the ingredients however you like.
Yu Juan prepared chopped greens, diced ham, meat jelly, and lean meat, but not seaweed, because not many people in her family like to eat it.
Xia Shiyu said, "Mom, could you put some seaweed flakes in for me later? I remember I bought some seaweed too."
Yu Juan nodded: "Okay, go get it. I'll put it in for you in a bit."
She mixed the diced ham, chopped vegetables, and rice together and stirred it well.
Once the rice balls are evenly distributed, wrap them in plastic wrap to form long strips, and you'll have firm rice balls.
Xia Shiyu picked one up, took a bite, and gave her mother a thumbs up, saying, "Mom, you're amazing! This rice ball tastes fantastic."
Yu Juan slapped her hand away. "Just eat your food. There's too much leftover food, so I made some. If you can't finish it, you'll have to put it in the refrigerator. By the way, Yuzhu, why don't you take some home with you?"
Chen Yuzhu nodded, "Okay, thank you, Auntie."
She's gotten thick-skinned now and will accept any food offered to her, after all, it's delicious food.
At first, her parents would say a few words to her, but after a few meals, they stopped saying much and just told her to bring back some gifts in return.
In this way, the relationship between the two families actually improved through their interactions.
After giving some rice balls to Chen Yuzhu, Yu Juan looked at the remaining rice balls and thought that her family could easily finish them, so she gave two to each of them. Xia Lihua even stuffed three into her bowl.
"Come on, everyone, eat up. This goes by pretty quickly, and it tastes good too."
"The taste is indeed good, but it feels a bit dry when eating it."
Grandma patted her chest.
Yu Juan helped to smooth it out a couple of times. "I wrapped it tightly with plastic wrap, but it seems it's still not suitable for the elderly. You guys go eat the steamed buns. We can leave them here to eat or put them in the refrigerator."
"Okay, then I won't spoil the fun. You guys enjoy your meal."
My grandparents went to get the leftover steamed buns and mantou from lunch. There were only two left, and they were already heated up, which was convenient.
Xia Shiyu grabbed a rice ball and ate it happily. The rice ball was so delicious. She couldn't wait to see how delicious the rice grown using the rice from the fairy tale world would be.
She kept thinking about this, and after dinner, she went upstairs to enter the fairy tale world, hoping to obtain rice seeds.
Once inside the fairytale world, she couldn't wait to ask the system, "System, system, I want to get rice seeds, what should I do?"
The system's gentle voice came through, "If the host wants to obtain staple food seeds, they need to obtain individual fragments or keys to enter."
"Oh, I see. So where should I get these fragments and keys?"
Xia Shiyu was a little troubled, because she knew that these kinds of staple food seeds were not easy to obtain.
The system provided a solution: "The host can re-enter the Corn Kingdom and board the train to other staple food seed worlds."
"Wow, I didn't know you could do that."
Xia Shiyu was quite surprised.
"Yes, because the host still retains fragments of time from the Corn Kingdom, it is possible to enter through this method."
"Oh, I see. That's great. Luckily, I had some time left."
Xia Shiyu was delighted. Fortunately, she had thought that she wouldn't be able to plant corn during that period, which would allow her to save her spare time. Now, it came in handy.
She immediately decided that she would enter the corn kingdom right now.
"Host detected entering the Corn Kingdom fragment. Host's remaining stay time is 9 hours and 44 minutes."
As soon as the system notification was sent, Xia Shiyu entered the Corn Kingdom again, landing directly near a square in Corn City.
Xia Shiyu sat in the square and looked around several times. Then she saw a city area layout and immediately went over to see where the train was.
When I got there, I found that the train was on the edge of the city, and I could just take a bus there.
Xia Shiyu nodded and immediately planned to take the bus, but when she actually got on the bus, she remembered that she needed to pay with coins.
"Does the system also charge for train tickets?"
"Yes, host. The common currency of the Corn Kingdom is Corn Coin. You need to obtain Corn Coin to travel freely."
"Fine," Xia Shiyu said helplessly, she had no choice but to go back to work.
Indeed, no matter what world you're in, you can't get anywhere without money.
This time, she doesn't plan to find a planting area; she's thinking of trying a different way to work.
She glanced around and noticed a supermarket was hiring unloading workers. She looked at her own stature; although in the world of giants she was short and small and couldn't be of much help, here her height would be an advantage.
She slowly walked forward and asked, "Hello, may I apply for a position here?"