flstandardbreds Chapter 1178 Goji Berries and Fritillaria Cirrhosa
Chapter 1178 Goji Berries and Fritillaria Cirrhosa
Shen Xuening took Li Suyue back to the foot of the mountain to continue picking goji berries.
After a while, Shen Wenxu waved to Shen Xuening and said, "Sister, can I talk to you about something?"
Shen Xuening replied, "What is it?"
Shen Wenxu asked in a consultative tone, "I have a few classmates who want to do part-time work to help us pick goji berries. Do you think that's okay?"
Shen Xuening asked, "Your good friends?"
Shen Wenxu nodded: "Yes."
Shen Xuening said, "If you want them to come, then come. I don't object. But once they're here, they have to follow instructions and can't disobey."
Shen Wenxu raised his hand and guaranteed, "I guarantee they will listen to me."
Shen Xuening agreed: "Then you can have them come over."
“Okay, I’ll tell them.” Shen Wenxu happily called his classmates.
About half an hour later, four elementary school students who were about the same age as Shen Wenxu arrived. When Shen Wenxu saw them, he immediately walked towards them and said, "Come on, come and meet the boss."
The elementary school students were overjoyed and followed Shen Wenxu toward Shen Xuening, saying, "Hello, sister."
Shen Xuening really liked children. Looking at the energetic kids, she was genuinely happy: "Welcome, welcome! You all want to earn some pocket money?"
One of the students said, "Yeah, we all envy the class monitor for having so much money. We just called him, intending to hang out, but he said he was working. So we asked him more questions and found out we could come here for a part-time job, so we came."
Shen Xuening pointed at Shen Yingying: "It's 50 cents to pick a pound of goji berries. After you pick them, give them to Shen Yingying to keep a record. You can calculate the money after you stop picking them."
The elementary school student blinked and asked in surprise, "Is it that good?"
Shen Xuening said, "Yes, you can pay as long as you pick enough to make up a pound."
The elementary school students shouted, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's get to work!"
So several students spontaneously went to get plastic bags and then followed Shen Wenxu to pick the fruit.
Shen Wenxu said, "You pick the big ones, and leave the green ones and the small ones, they can still grow longer."
The student nodded and said, "We understand."
The place was bustling with activity. In the afternoon, Liu Juan came over: "Ningning, I asked Bao Hong to help me put the goji berries on the vegetable app. A lot of people have placed orders, and we've already sold over 100 jin (50 kg). I'm coming over to pick them up now. Which ones would you like to take?"
Shen Xuening looked at the baskets of bright red fruit: "Take whichever you like."
"Then I'll just take whatever I want." Liu Juan walked to the basket of goji berries at the very end, loaded it onto her tricycle, and would then repackage it according to the orders after transporting it back, before delivering it to the customers.
Back home, Liu Juan got busy, and Grandma Shen even came over to help: "So many goji berries?"
Liu Juan said, "These are all orders placed by customers. I will weigh and repackage them immediately."
Grandma Shen immediately said, "I'll help you with that."
Liu Juan did not object. There were many orders, and if she worked alone, it would take her a long time to deliver them. But if someone helped her, she could spare some time to deliver the goods and wouldn't make people wait for a long time.
Grandma Shen is literate, so we can entrust the weighing and packaging work to her.
After dividing the ingredients into ten portions, Liu Juan started delivering them. She not only had to deliver goji berries, but also a lot of other vegetables, so she delivered them all at once.
The first family we delivered to was an elderly couple, probably in their sixties, from another village. Their grandson had placed the order for them. The couple initially didn't believe it, but when they saw how good the goji berries were, they instantly changed their minds and were extremely satisfied.
The old woman poured the goji berries from the bag into a basin. Each one was plump and red, a delightful sight. "Young lady," she said, "your goji berries are amazing!"
Liu Juan is very confident in her family's dishes: "They're definitely good. You can try them; they're very sweet, and you can even eat them like fruit."
"Mmm." The old woman nodded, then immediately tasted one. "Not bad, not bad, it's really sweet."
"As long as you're satisfied," Liu Juan added. "I'm delivering a lot of vegetables. You can order whatever you want through the app. I still have a lot of vegetables to deliver, so I'll be leaving now."
The old woman was interested in goji berries, and this interest extended to her other vegetables: "May I take a look at your vegetables?"
“Okay.” Liu Juan generously opened the bag to show the old woman. “These vegetables were just picked from the field and are very fresh. I never deliver vegetables that have been sitting overnight.”
The old woman asked, "Do you deliver meat?"
It's far for them to get to the market, so it would be great if someone could deliver it to them.
Liu Juan said cheerfully, "Yes, we'll send you any cut of pork, beef, chicken, duck, and fish."
The old woman asked, "And the price?"
Liu Juan said, "It's the same as what you get at the market, and it's even free."
"You're such a kind person." The old woman was even more pleased. "I'll encourage my grandson to buy more things on his phone in the future."
Liu Juan said, "You're welcome anytime. Anyway, I'll deliver it to you within half a day after you place the order, so it won't take up your time."
"Great, that's wonderful! With you delivering the goods, I don't need to go to the market anymore." The old woman then remembered something else, "By the way, do you have toilet paper or laundry detergent?"
Liu Juan hesitated for a moment and said, "There's a supermarket over there that has these. You can make a note when you buy groceries, and I can bring them to you."
The old woman said happily, "That's wonderful, young lady, you are a lucky star for us old people."
Liu Juan smiled and said, "It's good that I can help you."
The old woman saw Liu Juan off as she left the courtyard, saying, "Young lady, take care."
"Okay." Liu Juan got on her tricycle and left.
The old woman beckoned the old man over, and said with delight, "Old man, come and see these goji berries, they're really good."
The old man walked over quickly, and upon seeing it, he was pleasantly surprised: "It's really good, big and red, and it looks like it was just picked, very fresh."
The old woman nodded: "These goji berries are good for making wine, or you can eat them directly."
"Let me try one." The old man took a goji berry and ate it. He was amazed by the taste. "This is the first time I've ever eaten such delicious goji berries. I'll have my grandson buy two more pounds to send to the children later."
The old woman agreed: "Okay."
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As Liu Juan gave away the goji berries, they once again garnered a wave of positive reviews, just like last year, with not a single negative review.
Shen Xuening considered her fans and put 1,000 jin (500 kg) of goji berries in the online store, which were sold out in seconds. After that, everyone was asking customer service for goji berries, but there were only so many, and she couldn't add any more. She could only ask her fans to wait a year.
Grandpa Shen took two jin of goji berries to soak in liquor: "My dear wife, what do you think about using Duqing liquor to soak them?"
Grandma Shen objected, "Isn't that redundant?"
Grandpa Shen was quite inquisitive: "But I want to try that taste."
Grandma Shen didn't want to spoil the mood, so she thought for a moment and said, "Then you can ask Ningning."
"Okay." Grandpa Shen immediately took out his phone and called Shen Xuening. The call was quickly answered, and Shen Xuening's voice came through, "Grandpa, what's up?"
Grandpa Shen asked, "I'd like to soak goji berries in Duqing wine, is that alright?"
"Huh?" Shen Xuening was taken aback. "Soaking goji berries in Duqing wine?"
"Yes, is that alright?" Grandpa Shen asked again.
"I haven't tried it before, so I don't know, but we can give it a try." Shen Xuening smiled, not wanting to be a spoilsport. She'd see how it went after trying it.
"Okay, I'll start making it right away." Grandpa Shen was overjoyed to have Shen Xuening's support and immediately got to work.
He washed the goji berries twice, then placed them in a bamboo tray to dry. After that, he took two jin of Duqing wine, poured it into a ceramic jar, added the goji berries, and sealed it.
"It's all done." Grandpa Shen was very happy and took the pottery jar to the storeroom.
"She's like a little kid," Grandma Shen remarked.
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Grandpa Li called Li Suyue: "Suyue, I received the goji berries you sent me and tasted them. They are very good. You can bring back more."
Li Suyue said, "Grandpa, I plan to send back 100 jin of fresh ones, and I'll have Mr. Shen process and dry the rest before bringing them back."
After thinking for a moment, Grandpa Li said, "That's fine too."
Li Suyue said, "Grandpa, take some of those goji berries and give them to your relatives and friends. Don't sell them."
Grandpa Li immediately replied, "Grandpa knows, it's already being arranged."
Li Suyue suddenly remembered: "Oh right, Grandpa, leave some extra for my dad, he told me to."
Grandpa Li frowned, puzzled: "Why does your father need so many goji berries?"
Li Suyue shook her head, she was also puzzled: "I don't know, but he specifically told me to leave him more."
Grandpa Li didn't ask any more questions: "I understand."
Li Suyue said, "Grandpa, I'm very busy here, so I'll talk to you later. Call me if you need anything."
"Okay." Grandpa Li hung up the phone, but as soon as he did, someone called him. It wasn't for anything else, but for the goji berries he had. Shen Xuening's online store couldn't buy goji berries anymore, so she had to find a way to buy them from other people. It has to be said that everyone's information network is quite good.
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It took nearly four days to harvest the first batch of goji berries at the foot of the mountain. We'll have to wait a few more days to harvest the next batch.
But the story doesn't end there. After harvesting the goji berries, the next step is to harvest the fritillaria cirrhosa.
The fritillaria cirrhosa plants on the mountain are growing very well. Shen Xuening has already dug one up to look at. Without a doubt, this year will be another bumper harvest.
Shen Xuening led the workers up the mountain early in the morning. All the equipment was ready, so they started packing up right away.
Grandma Shen came up the mountain: "Ningning, your aunt wants a few pounds of Sichuan fritillary bulbs, can you buy them for her?"
"Sell them," Shen Xuening answered without hesitation. "But I can't sell too many, just a few kilograms is fine, otherwise I won't be able to deliver the goods and I'll have to pay a penalty."
"Grandma knew, so she didn't agree to many people's requests," Grandma Shen said.
Looking at the busy crowd, Shen Xuening said to Grandma Shen, "Grandma, can you go get it yourself?"
"You go about your business, Grandma will go dig by herself." Grandma Shen was a very diligent person. She took a hoe, went to the side, and started digging clumps of clumps.
Shen Xuening ignored her grandmother; her family was on her side, so there was no need to worry. She focused on the matter at hand.
After working for more than ten minutes, Shen Xuening received a call from Qin Zizhou: "Xuening, I heard you've started digging for fritillaria cirrhosa? When are you starting?"
Shen Xuening replied, "They've already started digging, what's wrong?"
Qin Zizhou said, "Great-grandfather wants some Sichuan fritillary bulbs. Do you think you could spare some for him?"
Shen Xuening asked, "How many does Great-Grandpa want?"
"He wanted fifty catties, fresh ones. He said a lot of people wanted them, so he agreed to it all." Qin Zizhou added, "Everyone knows that the medicinal herbs here are good, and they started ordering from Grandpa and Grandma a long time ago. I've heard Grandma mention it several times."
Shen Xuening laughed: "I understand, I will prepare it for them. Just tell me what they need."
Qin Zizhou said with a smile, "By the way, I received the goji berries you sent me. I took them all to the old house, and then a lot of people came to the old house to look for Grandpa. Grandpa was very annoyed."
Shen Xuening then said, "There are still some goji berries here, but they won't be ready to be picked for a few more days. Do you want some?"
“They’ll definitely take it,” Qin Zizhou said. “They won’t have too many.”
“I’ll send it to you again in a few days, and I’ll also send the fritillaria cirrhosa along with it.” Shen Xuening then added, “Grandpa and Grandma, do Mom and Dad need fritillaria cirrhosa? I’ll send some more over.”
"Sure, send as much as you can, and I'll give you double the benefits later." Since they were already married, Qin Zizhou wasn't so formal with his words.
"Okay, I understand." Shen Xuening agreed.
The more fritillaria cirrhosa is dug up, the more it is sent to the factory. The goji berries have all been dried. Next, we will start drying the fritillaria cirrhosa. If you need fresh fritillaria cirrhosa, please let us know in advance, otherwise it will be gone in a couple of days.
Shen Yingying was still in charge of harvesting fritillaria cirrhosa, with Shen Xuening assisting her. Although they were doing small but tedious tasks, she still learned a lot.
“Look at Yingying, she can help her older sister now, unlike my daughter, who only knows how to play video games all day long.”
"Games are really harmful. My child is the same. He's always glued to his phone, and he gets impatient with everything. It's really annoying to watch them."
“I don’t think any other child is as smart and obedient as Yingying. I heard that she came to help voluntarily, not when she was asked. See, everyone says that outstanding people are outstanding wherever they are, and I think that makes a lot of sense.”
"Who is as outstanding as Yingying? No child in the surrounding villages can compare to Shen Yingying."
"Oh, I wish my family could have such a wonderful child."
"..."
The workers talked as they worked, their words full of praise and affection for Shen Yingying, as if they wished she were their own daughter.
Shen Yingying said to an older man, "When you deliver this truckload of fritillaria to the second workshop, make sure you don't make a mistake, otherwise it will be a duplicate, and you'll have to move it to another workshop later."
The man nodded and replied, "I understand."