Song Tan's Notes

Chapter 1654. Cucumber Cost
Judging from the bear's current chubby physique, the pollen basket on its leg will probably be a thing of the past.

We have no choice but to stop now.

Qiaoqiao urged him a few times, and the big bear clung tightly to his thin legs. His fingers moved slowly on them, and his chubby, furry bottom also moved slowly. In short, his two poor little wings refused to open even a little.

Opening it up is probably useless now.

Now that the wings and body are in such a huge contrast, if one flap of the wings, another flap, and yet another flap, and still can't lift the body up, that would be too embarrassing for a bear.
In short, the bear is giving up and will never try again.

Qiaoqiao always felt that this was not good; being too lazy and not exercising was bad for her health.

So he poked it.

The poke caused the bear's black and yellow striped furry bottom to sway violently, but its little legs still clung tightly to the fingers.

Qiaoqiao felt embarrassed again: he hadn't meant to use so much force, so he just stroked his bottom a few more times.

"Big Bear, fly a bit."

If we don't fly now, will our wings atrophy next year? The honest child was troubled: How should I tell my friends then?
They said Teacher Qiaoqiao was lying to them, is this a disabled hereditary bear?

Ugh!
Adults have so many tricks up their sleeves.

That bear is really something!

He pursed his lips, then poked them again, unwilling to give up.

Fans are both heartbroken and jealous!
Why can you raise such healthy bumblebees? My yard only gets wasps building nests!

[How could you poke so hard? The bear's butt is all crooked! I want to poke it too!]

I won't poke! I'm a good person! I'll just touch it.

[The bear is fake. I have proof. If you don't believe me, send it to me and I'll show it on my live stream.]

[You've got a screw loose; the big bear is mine.]

Despite the arguments, the bear was nobody's. After Qiaoqiao scooped it out, it obediently lay on her finger. If she didn't occasionally adjust its position, you really couldn't tell it was real.

Qiaoqiao stared at it for a while, then remembered Yunduo's question from before—

[If wasps came now, could Big Bear still help?]

That's definitely not possible.

It can't even fly anymore!
It used to fly in a stumbling, bumpy way, and then crash into things with force.

Now, now—in short, it's not flying anymore! How can it collide like this?

In short, the cucumbers were sold, and after seeing the bear, Teacher Qiao Qiao put the bear back in the box with a worried expression before slowly heading down the mountain.

The viewers in the live stream were very satisfied. The thought of watching the tomato picking again in the evening brought back a sense of joy reminiscent of the Lunar New Year celebrations of their childhood.

but--

and many more!

Are tomatoes going to be sold one by one too?!
Are they selling cherry tomatoes or regular tomatoes?

……

Whether it's a cherry tomato or a large tomato, Qiaoqiao calls them all tomatoes.

Right now, the cucumbers on the mountain are being packed up quickly.

When he got home, he asked Song Tan, "Sister, I said cucumbers are 9 yuan each with free shipping. Sister Yun said we're losing money."

"Would you be angry?"

"If we don't make any money, does that mean all the planting was for nothing?"

Seventh Uncle was slowly pounding dried chili peppers when he heard this. He couldn't help but glance at Qiao Qiao and thought to himself, "This is really like a son selling his grandfather's land without a care in the world!"
The vegetables that Mr. Chang used to buy for tens of yuan every time he came here are now being sold for only 9.9 yuan a piece. How can he not lose money?

Farming costs nothing!
But seeing Qiaoqiao's nervous expression, he couldn't bear to say it.

He had no choice but to turn back and smash the pestle back into the mortar with a heavy thud.

A moment later, he realized: Wait a minute, a cucumber costs nine yuan and ninety cents. He would have cursed if he saw it in the supermarket. How come he feels like he's losing money now?

Seventh Uncle took a deep breath, wanting to reflect on himself.

Unexpectedly, he found himself surrounded by large pieces of broken chili peppers. He was choked by the peppers and quickly covered his nose before heading out to the yard to get some fresh air.

Qiao Qiao had no idea what Seventh Master was thinking. At this moment, she was just looking at Song Tan with a conflicted expression, her posture of admitting her mistake was very obvious.

After thinking about it, Song Tan realized that as his learning progressed, he was often able to say some reasonable things.

So she didn't hide it from him, and pulled him over to sit beside her, and took his hand in hers.

First, press your thumb: "The primary costs for our cucumbers are seeds and land." Then press your index finger: "The costs during the planting process, whether it's base fertilizer, labor, or harvesting and packaging."

Then he pressed his middle finger: "And then comes the delivery."

“We have a partnership with Fengfeng Express. For packages like this that weigh less than a pound after packaging, we’ll charge 5 yuan for shipping, including packaging and after-sales service.”

Qiaoqiao looked at her ring finger and little finger and asked curiously:
"What about the preceding costs? How are those costs calculated?"

Song Tan laughed: "The former is hard to quantify, but no matter how you calculate it, the planting cost of a cucumber will be less than one yuan."

"However, the reason why our cucumbers are more expensive is because of my sister's unique planting method."

"So don't worry, just give it to your child. After all, they're the people who have always been there for you and love you."

But Qiaoqiao was still conflicted.

"But wouldn't that make my sister's efforts seem cheap?"

He lowered his head slightly, his thick eyelashes casting a shadow on his fair face: "I don't want my sister's strength to become worthless."

Song Tan's heart melted.

"good."

At this point, she would gladly accept giving them all away, let alone selling them for 9.9 yuan each.

Sigh! Song Tan thought to himself with distress: Everyone wants to hear nice things, they are just too pleasing to the ear.

She then willingly comforted Qiaoqiao:

"It hasn't become worthless!"

“A cucumber plant can produce about 10-40 cucumbers during its entire growth period. You picked for more than an hour this morning and picked 200 jin (100 catties), which is about 500 cucumbers. Let’s say that’s the amount from 15 plants.”

"We'll pick for three days, so let's say a maximum of 60 plants."

"But how many acres did we plant, and how many plants are there per acre?"

Qiaoqiao didn't know exactly how many acres of land she had planted.

However, he participated in planting every acre of land, and with his excellent memory, he said, "3000 trees per acre!"

“That’s right!” Song Tan laughed again.

“We have many trees, each with 3000 trees, and you only sold 60. Do you think you can afford to lose money like that?”

After thinking for a moment, Qiaoqiao's expression finally brightened up again.

but.

He emphasized, "Planting sixty seedlings requires effort, and I won't do it like that next time."

Song Tan thought for a moment: "But you've always been helping out with chores around the house."

"How about this: your friends have always supported you, from the very beginning until now."

"You, on the other hand, have the privilege of providing welfare to children twelve times a year."

"This way, the kids will be happy, and it won't affect our earning money. What do you think?"

Qiaoqiao did the math: twelve times a year, averaging once a month. If it's like this all the time, he can manage!

At worst, he can just give his own money to his sister!
So he became quite happy and took out his phone: "Then I'll sell tomatoes like this tonight, 9.9 each."

Song Tan: ...

She knew Qiaoqiao's habit of referring to tomatoes in general, and imagining the fans' devastated reaction upon opening the box and finding only a single cherry tomato, she couldn't help but chuckle again.

"Let's pick some together tonight. You can pick the big ones from Provence; we can buy two for 9.9 yuan, okay?"

The Provençal tomato isn't actually that big; it's only become popular in recent years, but it's sold as a fruit.

9.9 yuan is probably the normal market price.

This tomato has a romantic name, and it's actually very fragrant with a sandy texture. It has a perfect balance of sweet and sour, making it ideal for eating raw.

After all, we're only selling two; it would be such a waste to let people use them for cooking.

"We won't be selling cherry tomatoes anymore. Packing them up is a bit of a hassle; you have to individually insert each one into the foam compartments—we'll sell them next time when they're sold at full price."

The main problem is that you still have to count how many 9.9s there are, or weigh them, which Song Tan finds a bit troublesome.

Big ones are great, big ones are more affordable!

Qiaoqiao nodded emphatically: "Yes! Pick that one! It's delicious!"

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