HCB Chapter 3 Little Cabbage
Chapter 3 Little Cabbage
The next morning, Xia Shiyu excitedly ran to her vegetable garden and found two vacant plots. After processing them, she planted the seeds. The bok choy could mature in as little as 18 days, while water spinach would take a month. However, Xia Shiyu asked the system, and 003 said that the seeds produced by the agricultural assistance system would mature faster than those on the market, giving her a head start.
Although many vegetables are already on the market, Xia Shiyu has faith in the quality of the system.
However, the system requires that she cannot start the next task until the first batch of plants that appeared in the fairy tale world have matured. When she enters the fairy tale world, she can only wander around and cannot obtain new seeds.
Xia Shiyu felt a little regretful, but she realized that one cannot become fat overnight, and taking things slowly is just as good.
In between, she could also try doing some part-time jobs online, which, although not much money, was still a way to earn some pocket money.
Twelve days later, Yu Juan was off work and thought she would go to the vegetable garden to pick some vegetables. What she saw there was quite a surprise.
"Wow, Xiaoyu, come and see how well our vegetables are growing!"
Upon hearing the sound, Xia Shiyu stood up from the sofa, ran outside, and then ran to the vegetable garden not far away.
The bok choy she planted was now ripe. Its leaves were small and delicate, tender green, with slightly curled edges. The stems were slender and upright, arranged neatly, making it a delightful sight to behold, waiting for its owner to harvest it.
Yu Juan was quite surprised when she saw these vegetables. She was an experienced farmer with decades of experience, so she could naturally tell the quality of the vegetables. Especially since there were other vegetables she had grown next to them, they didn't seem to be from the same layer.
Xia Shiyu was also very happy to see these. "Mom, I planted these. I didn't expect them to ripen so quickly. Let's pick some to take home and have some for lunch."
"You really planted them?"
Yu Juan was somewhat surprised. She knew her own child well. When Xiao Yu was little, she had done some farm work with the family, but she had never seen her do vegetable planting well. So she was quite surprised.
However, she wouldn't say these things now and discourage the child. "Okay then, let's pick some to take home and try."
"Okay," Xia Shiyu replied and immediately helped pull out a little bit.
Since there were only two of them, they didn't pick much. After washing the bok choy, Yu Juan chose the simplest way to stir-fry it. She poured in oil, added minced scallions, ginger, garlic, and green peppers, stir-fried them for a few seconds, and then added the chopped bok choy and stir-fried it.
The dish was ready in no time. Xia Shiyu looked at the bok choy laid out in front of her, feeling a sense of anticipation and eager to taste it.
However, she waited until all the dishes were served, then scooped out a bowl of rice. The two sat at the table, and she excitedly reached for a chopstick, wanting to try it.
Xia Shiyu froze the moment he picked up a leaf from the plate with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth.
The moment the leaf enters your mouth, a fresh and tender sensation spreads from the tip of your tongue to your entire taste buds. After chewing it a couple more times, the fresh, crisp taste of the vegetable comes to mind.
The bok choy leaves absorbed the aroma of chili and garlic perfectly. The vegetables were very fresh, without any wilting taste. Xia Shiyu chewed them a couple of times and swallowed them. She couldn't help but pick up another bite with her chopsticks. She then discovered that even the stems, which she usually didn't like, had become delicious and even had a crisp texture.
This plate of bok choy quickly won over Xia Shiyu and Yu Juan's taste buds. The two kept piling vegetables onto the plate, faster and faster. Paired with the tender white rice, the vegetables wrapped around the rice and put into their mouths, making them even more appetizing.
It wasn't until they finished the dish that the two realized what had happened, while the other dishes next to them showed no signs of being touched.
Yu Juan was still savoring the taste. "Xiao Yu, these vegetables are really delicious. How did you grow them?"
Xia Shiyu smiled and said, "Mom, I ordered these from a company. Their seeds are of very high quality, but they don't sell them on a large scale right now. I only got in touch with them by chance."
"Oh, I see." Yu Juan understood.
Taking advantage of this moment, Xia Shiyu said directly, "Mom, let's plant this vegetable on the remaining empty land. You've eaten it, and there will definitely be many people willing to buy it in the market. We can also continue to expand the scale of planting later, and we can also contract land from the village."
Yu Juan hesitated for a moment, then said, "Let's cultivate the land at home first and see how it goes. If the returns are really good, we can ask the village to contract it out. The government has been providing subsidies quite a bit in recent years."
"Okay," Xia Shiyu nodded, full of enthusiasm.
In the afternoon, the two of them went to tidy up their own land and sow vegetable seeds.
Xia Shiyu knew that as long as she completed the task in the fairy tale world and obtained the seeds, she wouldn't need to go back to Miss Hen to work and obtain more.
The system will provide it directly, and it will be delivered to her home by express delivery. As for the cost, it will be 10% of her profit.
When Xia Shiyu received the package and saw the clear shipping information on it, she marveled at the system's incredible power. As for taking a 10% profit, she had no objection, after all, it was thanks to the system that she was able to...
Obtain these wondrous seeds.
Xia Shiyu and Yu Juan worked diligently, feeling full of energy because they thought about earning money later.
As for the vegetables at home, since the quantity was still considerable, Xia Shiyu planned to go to the city to sell some the next morning and check out the market. She rode the family's tricycle towards the street.
Arriving at a street specializing in vegetable vendors, she parked in an empty spot, placed the bok choy and QR code in front of her, wrote the price next to them, and then sat down to wait for customers.
Aunt Li, who was standing nearby, saw a young girl selling vegetables. The vegetables looked pretty good, and she was about to talk to her when she saw the price tag next to her: 8 yuan per jin for bok choy. She was so shocked that she blurted out, "Girl, why are your bok choy so expensive? Will anyone buy this? Is this your first time doing business?"
The local bok choy here only costs 2 or 3 yuan per jin (500g), how could anyone sell it for 8 yuan? It would be a miracle if anyone bought it.
Xia Shiyu was startled by the loud voice of Aunt Li next door, but quickly recovered and turned to her, saying, "Auntie, my vegetables are all very good and worth the price."
Aunt Li shook her head. She thought it wouldn't work. "You're the one who cooks, and I think it's pretty good, but this isn't how you do business. I think it should be at most 4 yuan. Any more expensive and people won't want to buy from you. At this price, they can go to those big supermarkets."
Xia Shiyu smiled and didn't say anything more, only saying, "Auntie, just watch."
Other people who set up stalls along the street overheard the conversation between the two and expressed their skepticism.
"Young people these days just can't be down-to-earth. How can you expect to become a big fat person overnight?"
"Yeah, with such a high price, how many people can afford it? I doubt she'll sell a single vegetable today."
"Yes, yes, they're still young people, acting impulsively."
Xia Shiyu heard the whispers around her clearly, but she didn't take them to heart. She believed that many people would like her little cabbage!