Farming? I'm making a killing with my fairytale vegetables!

Chapter 94 The Radish Ripenes

Xia Shiyu kept her promise and prepared a "vegetable platter" for the two dogs in the evening. It can only be said that the vegetables from the fairy tale had a unique charm, as the two puppies preferred to eat vegetables to meat.

When Xia Shiyu placed the food in front of them, the two puppies immediately rushed over and pounced on it to eat.

Seeing the two dogs' eager expressions, Xia Shiyu couldn't help but take out her phone to take pictures of them, creating a memory.

After taking the photos, she sat down to eat with Xia Wen. The table was set with just some ordinary vegetables, but even so, the whole family was very satisfied with the meal.

During the time Xia Wen was here, she ate very few snacks and ate vegetables grown in the field every day. Even so, she still gained a pound or two, but at the same time, she also noticed that her complexion and physical condition had improved a lot.

"Healthy eating is definitely important. I've never felt so comfortable. I even want to stay here and work for you, Xiaoyu. I don't even need a salary to work here."

Upon hearing this, Xia Shiyu immediately waved her hand, "No way, Sister Wen, you're a top student, it would be a waste of your education for you to work the land here."

Xia Wen laughed heartily, "Haha, it's alright, but I really can't do farm work, I can only eat and drink."

Xia Shiyu picked up the cup on the table and took a sip of water. "Everyone has different strengths, that's normal."

After saying this, he said to the other family members, "Wen and I checked and found that the white radishes will be ripe at the beginning of next month, and then we will have new vegetables on the market."

"Really? That's wonderful!"

The family was very happy to hear this. After all, putting everything else aside, they could enjoy new and delicious dishes themselves, and they were sure there would be plenty of customers if they sold them in the city.

Grandma even thought of many ways to eat radishes, saying, "Whether you stew, stir-fry, make a cold dish, or make radish pickles, they're all delicious."

Xia Wen raised her hand, "Yes, yes, Grandma will also make some dried radish later."

She started calling the old woman "Grandma" along with Xia Shiyu. Especially since her grandma often cooked for her lately, Xia Wen would often follow her around begging for food, and she's become quite familiar with her grandma now.

Grandma was very happy to hear this, "Okay, okay, Xiaowen, when I've made some, you can take some with you."

Xia Wen was very happy. "Mmm," she said.

Xia Shiyu was very happy to see everyone discussing the radish, which she had taken out a long time ago and was finally ready to be harvested.

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December is here, and winter is approaching once again. Even though Xishi is not a particularly cold city, the temperature has gradually dropped.

Some people have already put on sweaters, and many others have even put on down jackets.

Xia Shiyu was wearing a sweater with a thick coat over it. She felt that her body was getting better and better and she was no longer afraid of the cold.

She led people up the mountain, and now they can start pulling up radishes.

She exhaled; the wind was still a bit chilly, but the cold wind couldn't extinguish the burning passion in her heart.

Xia Shiyu looked at the rows of radishes on the ground in front of him. At present, only a few green leaves could be seen spreading out to cover the white radishes below, with only a part of them showing.

She bent down, grabbed the top half of the radish, and pulled hard, instantly uprooting a white jade-like radish from the ground.

When the others saw Xia Shiyu pull out the radish, they all gathered around.

Xia Shiyu patted the dirt off the radish, held it up in his hand and showed it to everyone, and immediately a chorus of exclamations of surprise came from those around him.

"This radish is really long, it feels almost as long as half an arm." The radish was indeed about the same length as Xia Shiyu's elbow from root to tip.

"It is indeed very long and very white."

"It's big and quite thick, really nice."

Seeing that everyone in the family was looking at the radish, Xia Shiyu took out a bottle of water he had brought from home, washed the radish, cut it into pieces, and distributed it to everyone present.

Xia Wen took it first and took a bite. After she bit into it, the crisp sound of the radish rang out all around.

"Mmm, it's delicious. It's a little spicy and a little sweet, very juicy, a wonderfully unique flavor, but so delicious, even better than fruit."

After saying that, she took another bite and finished it off in a few crunching bites.

The others were also very satisfied after tasting the radish, and they all praised it highly.

"This radish tastes just right; this is what radish should taste like."

"Yes, it tastes delicious just eating it raw without cooking or anything else."

"It's so delicious! How can this stuff be so delicious?"

"Xiao Yu is really amazing, she's truly talented."

Although her family knew that Xia Shiyu grew vegetables from seeds, she did most of the processing and cultivation of the crops herself, and even the crop seeds were only available to her. So everyone simply attributed this to Xia Shiyu's talent for agriculture.

In Xia Wen's words, "This is a master of agronomy, a top-grade wood spirit root."

Everyone present, whether from the Xia family or other villagers who came to help, tasted the radish. One radish wasn't enough, so Xia Shiyu pulled out a second and a third.

Then everyone discovered that the size of the first radish was not an exception. After that, every radish was basically the same length, and they were not as thin as bamboo poles. Some were as thick as two adult fists, and they were all tall and strong, just like upright soldiers.

Grandpa weighed them directly and found that they were almost all 3-5 jin (1.5-2.5 catties), which was already very good. You know, the yield of radishes is also high. The survival rate of the seeds sown is almost 99.9%, and the whole mountain is full of radishes.

Xia Shiyu told the other villagers directly, "Everyone can start harvesting radishes now. The main thing this time is to prevent the radishes from breaking. Everything else is the same as before."

"Okay, Mr. Xia, let's go pull up the radishes now."

Xia Shiyu nodded. Since she had hired people to do the work several times, the villagers she had already screened were basically all people she had already screened. In the past, she had to keep an eye on those who were lazy, but now she had hired people who were diligent and quick.

In particular, there used to be people who would secretly stuff food into their clothes. If they were caught once and didn't change their ways, they would simply be banned from the future.

Those who like to steal and slack off are full of complaints, but there's nothing they can do. If they want to work for her, they have to be down-to-earth. As long as they do their job well, she won't deliberately treat them harshly.