Song Tan's Notes

Two middle-aged women carried large winnowing baskets and evenly stirred the sweet potato stalks that had already been mixed with the ingredients.

There were other people nearby wearing gloves, stuffing more and more into a one-pound bottle.

The viewers in the live stream were drooling, but the thought that this product was only available for pre-order filled them with anxiety.

[It won't be ready for another week, can you ship it now?]

[Yes! Teacher Qiaoqiao, you can trust me. I'll count the days myself when I get home, and I definitely won't open it before then.]

Yes, yes, I'll definitely set my alarm precisely, down to the minute!

[Or how about shipping it 3 days earlier? It'll be on the road for 3 days, so it shouldn't be unreasonable for me to try it as soon as it arrives.]

Everyone has their own dreams.

Yun Duo wrote down the question, and then said to Qiao Qiao:

"Qiaoqiao, the children are asking if it's okay to send them out before they're fully pickled?"

Qiaoqiao was stunned for a moment, then shook her head frantically: "No, no! It's not even ready yet, and it's already been swaying around on the way... It'll be rotten by the time it arrives!"

"No!"

【Oh. 】

The live stream chat was filled with indifference.

Anyway—[Enough with the chit-chat, let's get started!]

After looking at the bottles and jars that were now laid out and estimating everyone's efficiency, Song Tan finally said, "Let's start with 1000 bottles today."

There was no other way; half the people were still busy rubbing moxa wool.

Only when we finish processing can we get this side up and running efficiently.

However, judging from the yield of this batch of sweet potato stalks, they might have already shipped out the goods here, while the mugwort stalks are still not finished.

Live stream chat: ...Okay, okay.

Everyone almost burst into tears.

After waiting for so long, my expectations were at their peak, but only 1000 bottles were delivered today!
But then I thought, if it goes up to 1,000 today and then 1,000 tomorrow, there will be one less wave of people vying for it.

If things continue like this day by day, maybe even the unluckiest person will have a chance?
After such comforting, I finally managed to cheer myself up.

Then, he skillfully stared at the screen and refreshed it repeatedly; clearly, it was time to test his speed.

Compared to the tens of thousands of boxes of mugwort ointment, a mere 1000 bottles of sweet potato stalks were enough to make the page load without even a lag, and it was already grayed out in the blink of an eye.

Qiaoqiao glanced at the live stream and, though she was supposed to end it, felt a little reluctant.

After teaching for two consecutive days, Teacher Qiao felt both proud and pressured.

I wonder if the children have learned it yet...

It's a pity that nobody likes to do homework these days.

It's so hot that I'm too lazy to buy a lot of materials.

He sighed, but was quite tolerant of his students.

But then, with a lingering reluctance, she asked Song Tan, "So what will we teach tomorrow?"

I've heard it's really hard for kids to find jobs these days, so they really need to learn a lot of skills. As Qiaoqiao's teacher, he should teach them more too.

Song Tan has been staring at the eagle beak peach for the past two days. The deep rose-pink flowers have now transformed into large, green, fuzzy peaches with pointed tips and a hint of red, making one's mouth water at the sight of them.

Moreover, although their peaches are large, they are not the kind that are big but tasteless; on the contrary, every bite is irresistible.

If the harvesting really starts, the workload for the whole village, young and old, will really increase.

Fortunately, there are still about 10 or 20 days until then, so we should be able to finish preparing the mugwort and sweet potato stalks.

So he said, "Why don't you take a day off tomorrow?"

This diligent child is either livestreaming or running around the field, and his daily workload is quite substantial.

Qiaoqiao hesitated a bit: "Yang Zhengxin went to school, and Chen Chi takes online classes every day. Teacher Xin doesn't have time to teach me all day long anymore... Sister, am I growing up too?"

He felt no melancholy about growing up; instead, he was full of anticipation.
"Growing up means it's time to go to work!"

"So?" Song Tan looked at him seriously.

But then he hesitated and said, "Other teachers teach five days a week. If I teach too few, won't the children's grades be bad?"

Good guy!
When the audience in the live stream heard these words, it was as if their beloved child had grown up!
At this moment, a barrage of comments erupted—

Yes, yes, without five days of classes a week, my grades are terrible now.

I failed! There weren't enough classes!

I came in last!

I'm last in my grade!

I got a zero on the test!

Everyone was scrambling for it.

New fans, drawn in by the high popularity and blindly diving into the live stream: ...

Something is wrong!

I exited, came back in, and took another look: This is definitely a rural live stream, so why is it still scoring?
And everyone's so shameless! Is getting a zero on a test something to be proud of? Why are they even comparing themselves to others?
He therefore replied modestly, "I am but a humble person, having just passed the Level 4 exam."

Good guy!
Everyone's fighting for their own benefits, who is this?

[College students haven't even mastered their classes, why are they watching live streams? It's just a waste of money]

Go home quickly, and save your living expenses. There's no benefit in coming to the live stream.

[What I'm saying is that young people shouldn't compare themselves to others. I suggest that people under 25 shouldn't spend money in Qiao Qiao's live stream.]

Good guy!
The abacus beads were manipulated in a way that made it clear to all the fans in the live stream.

The crowd was outraged: "I disagree! I'm slow at grabbing things, and if my son doesn't help me, we really won't get anything!"

【Exactly! My whole family is involved! Not a single one can be missing!】 Just as Yun Duo was about to offer a few words of explanation, she saw that the comments had already gone completely off-topic and were bustling with activity once again.

Okay, modern people have their own live streaming rooms.

The streamer and the fans each chatted about their own things, which were unrelated.

Looking at Qiao Qiao's serious expression, and thinking about how much effort he would have to put into picking the peaches, how could Song Tan not feel sorry for him?

But everything that can be sold online has already been sold; anything else is just repetitive stuff.

"How about we do a live stream to teach kids how to raise a puppy?"

It'll be almost a month old, and all the owners will be coming to take their puppies home. If I don't do a live stream now, the opportunity will be limited.

Qiaoqiao thought about it: It seems like that's a good idea.

Lu Chuan, however, seemed to remember something at this moment, and gently patted Song Tan's shoulder:

"Is the potato yield high on the west slope?"

"It's quite tall."

Potatoes and sweet potatoes, even if you don't do anything to them, will still have a decent yield.

Half of them went to Boss Chang, some to Lao Zhao, and the rest Song Tan planned to sell online later.

Although it's matured now, it's okay if it takes a while longer.

But they'll hold a separate live stream just to sell potatoes...

"Isn't it a bit monotonous?"

Potatoes are nothing special, and they're easy to transport, so they'll probably be sent directly to the fans.

Is it going to be like before when there wasn't much to broadcast, where they'd do a live stream of packing and shipping orders?

Lu Chuan smiled and said, "Have you been watching fewer live streams lately? Have you ever heard of live streams of unboxing blind boxes?"

Song Tan was stunned for a moment, then somewhat incredulous:

"what do you mean?"

Lu Chuan laughed: "What I mean is, let Qiao Qiao spend two hours every day cooking potatoes to kill time."

We'll sell potato blind boxes, with each potato seedling sold at a uniform price.

A few potatoes were dug up from underneath; well, that all depends on luck.

In this way, everyone competes for 100 units at a time, and once the blind boxes are all opened, they rush to grab the next batch.

Because the process is complicated, even two hours a day won't sell many buns, but that doesn't affect the remaining buns being given to Boss Chang.

In addition, it does give Qiaoqiao something to do every day. As for who gets it...
Song Tan glanced at Lu Chuan:
"You city folks are really bad, making money off blind boxes..."

But what to do? It sounds so interesting! She wants to dig one up right now and see how many big potatoes are underneath!

So he rubbed his hands together, eager to try, and then said to Qiaoqiao:

"I've already thought of what to broadcast tomorrow. I'll go check it out in person and then I'll tell you when I get back."

Qiaoqiao trusted her sister completely and nodded without hesitation.

Then he looked at his phone again: "That's it for my class today, kids, get out of class dismissed."

Live stream chat: ...!!!
Having just heard a few words, the fans, filled with curiosity, stared at the dark screen:

Wait! First, tell me what time the live stream will be tomorrow!!!

……

Qiaoqiao's live stream this time focuses on the idea that the early bird catches the worm.

There's nothing we can do about it. The temperature is high these days, and whenever the sun comes out, a phone gets incredibly hot in less than half an hour.

Therefore, it could only start airing early in the morning.

There were fewer fans at that time, which saved everyone from fighting over them.

Sure enough, at five o'clock in the morning, just after the evening's leisure time had passed, fans who were about to go to sleep were about to put down their phones when they heard a familiar notification that a live broadcast had started.

Good guy!
The only person who could suddenly start a live stream at this hour is Bad Qiao Qiao!

There wasn't even an assistant who was supposed to be keeping an eye on the live stream for him. Only Song Tan, who had also gotten up, casually uploaded the link to the live stream while watching Tudou.

Fans entered the chat in a daze, and before they could even send a single comment, a link window popped up next to them!

At that moment, I was so excited that my soul almost left my body. I didn't care about anything else and just bought it!

I typed something incoherent, and my phone was practically smoking from all the tapping.

But it turned out to be a false alarm.

One hundred spots are available, with each spot costing 166.

Because the broadcast started so suddenly, the number of viewers in the live stream has only reached a little over eighty, which is so small it feels like a dream.

That's why everyone was able to easily snag a link!

The unlucky fans were on the verge of tears. They paid and tried again, only to find that there was a purchase limit.

Only then did I have time to check the link name: [Potato Blind Box]

Qiaoqiao, staring at the potato sprouts in front of her, was clearly unaware that the link had been established. Instead, she earnestly warned her fans:
"My sister said that a potato seedling can only yield a maximum of 3 kilograms of potatoes. Today's price is a bit high because the shipping cost is very high."

"Selling them is also very troublesome."

"If you're not interested, please don't buy it."

As soon as the words were spoken, the fans, who had just entered the live stream and were still in a daze, had already snapped up the last few portions before they could even react.

Potato blind boxes, huh!

They wanted to see just what kind of blind box it was! (End of Chapter)