Song Tan's Notes

Song Tan had no idea that her unusually ordinary date with Lu Chuan had actually made Tie Lian's heart flutter with pink bubbles.

Her face was just red from the sun, and then she successfully picked a whole basket of eagle beak peaches.

The skin is greenish-brown with a few patches of ripe red, and the curved, chubby mouth is cute. They're also quite large; I picked one up and weighed it, and I knew each one weighed about half a pound or six ounces.

"Good."

Song Tan was very satisfied: "This year's peaches are more uniform and plumper than last year's, and the flesh is also firmer."

If you only focus on making a large fruit, the flesh inside will be loose and tasteless, like chewing wax instead of fruit.

Lu Chuan also took a closer look.

He once bought the legendary cracked and ugly fruit online, but the seller had made a fake.

The cracks weren't caused by the variety becoming too mature, but rather by the fruit growing too fast and swelling up, making it taste like chewing a ball of cotton.

But judging from the size of these peaches, they must taste even better than last year's!

How do you plan to sell this year?

Song Tan thought for a moment: "Building a house requires a lot of money, I need to earn more."

I sold some online last year, but after deducting the cost of express delivery and transportation, the price was not as good as giving it to Boss Chang.

So after thinking about it, she decided to give most of it to Boss Chang.

With his marketing skills, this fruit will definitely be touted as something unparalleled, and the remaining small portion will be reserved for Qiao Qiao's fans.

As for money, with the fruit ripening season now in full swing, the mountain is so profitable that it wants every single leaf to generate income, so it doesn't have to be as stingy with every little thing as it was last year.

Although the quantity purchased online is small, it is still a considerable amount compared to the entire Taoyuan area.

And because the price is relatively high, even higher than last year, there probably won't be as many people scrambling for it, right?
Historically, price increases have always driven away customers.

However, this peach tree has absorbed spiritual energy for a long time and is in its most vigorous growth and fruiting period. Now, its taste and texture are in no way inferior to those old tree apples.

If it were sold any cheaper, Song Tan herself would feel like she was wasting her talents.

In short, with high prices, fewer people will be willing to buy them.

It's not a necessity, right?

As she spoke, Lu Chuan, seeing her confident demeanor, simply smiled and remained silent.

That's not wrong; raising prices will drive away customers.

But that depends on the quality.

Furthermore, the high price can indeed deter some customers. But Qiaoqiao already has nearly 140 million followers!
On that small platform, he was an undisputed top streamer not only in the Tianyuan District but also in many other non-popular groups.

Moreover, his fans are extremely loyal, have a very high conversion rate, and even have the highest purchasing power on the platform.

In this situation, with over 1.4 million followers, even if only 30% are people with purchasing power, the probability of those 400,000 people being willing to spend money is still incredibly high.

However, if something of this quality were readily available to everyone, it wouldn't stand out as anything special.

So he didn't shatter Song Tan's little fantasy—after all, the fans are all experts at snatching things, and now that there are fewer people, the pressure of grabbing expensive items is actually not so great, right?

Of this large basket of peaches, the Song family kept half, while Wulan had already arranged for Lu Chuan to take the rest back to entertain his friends.

He didn't refuse, but just counted them by headcount, one for each person—because they were big, this already filled a small basket.

"Take them up the mountain to pick them!"

Ulan was extremely enthusiastic.

Lu Chuan thought for a moment: "If they can get up early tomorrow morning, I'll take them over." This group of friends, including their families, weren't exactly suited for farm work, but thankfully they wouldn't reach out and pinch or break things; they spent most of their time taking pictures inside.

Spend two hours in the peach orchard early in the morning, and you'll get at least three nine-grid photos for your WeChat Moments.

But as for the results...

It's estimated that the basket of peaches Song Tan picked today will be equivalent to their workload tomorrow.

The main point is that he's good at nothing but failing at everything.

It's okay, true friends don't mind.

He got up early, and when he returned to the guesthouse, the elders and children were already up, leaving only the useless adults sound asleep inside.

Upon seeing the peaches, everyone cheered and grabbed one, then quickly went to wash them.

Lu Chuan also remembered to call out to Master Chai:

"Master Chai, here's a peach for you and Master Zhou, don't forget to eat them."

"okay!"

Master Chai traveled all this way, wasn't this the kind of happy moment he was waiting for?

He will never forget it.

But the water chestnut stem fried rice that's being stir-fried and heated in the pan now smells really good!
When you take the leftover fried rice out of the refrigerator, you don't notice it, but as it heats up over a wood fire, the bottom gets slightly charred. Wait a little while until it sticks to the bottom of the pan, then stir-fry it again for a fragrant, tangy, and spicy flavor.

He wielded the spatula with extra force, tossing the wok for decades, and now his great strength has finally paid off!
Some people haven't gotten up yet, but that doesn't bother him. He and Xiao Zhou will first have a couple of bowls of soup, then a bowl of white fungus soup, and then stroll around the village, picking out some ingredients.

Digestion is finished, I'll have a peach when I come back at noon...

The village's work schedule made his daily meals feel particularly unfamiliar. For example, it was already late in the morning when he finally started eating breakfast.

"Xiao Zhou," he instructed his apprentice, "next time something like this happens, we two have to be on our best behavior!"

Everyone went to the city for barbecue together, and Xiao Zhou was even one of the main laborers. But he was full of energy and looking very spirited.
"Don't worry, Master! I heard we'll be picking a few more pomegranates tomorrow—it's a pity we won't be able to keep them ripe for long enough to ripen in large quantities here."

Hi!

The master and apprentice held their bowls and sighed in unison, deeply regretting that they had missed out on so much.

But these master and disciple are not the only ones who have missed out on so much.

Song Sancheng also felt that he had missed out on a lot.

He started digging for earthworms early in the morning, but by 10 a.m., the sun was so hot it hurt his skin, and then he finally got word that everyone had just finished breakfast.

This group of city dwellers...

He muttered angrily, then looked at the fishing rod he had prepared, wiped it clean, and put it back.

If it doesn't work in the morning, surely it will work in the afternoon?

The sun isn't too strong in that section of the river after noon, so you can go fishing around 3 pm.

I fished until dinner time, which must have been at least 5 hours, right?

Thinking this way, his heart burned even hotter. He then put on his large straw hat:
"Tan Tan, we're going fishing this afternoon. I'll remove the netting at the mouth of the canyon first. If you're taking your friends for a boat ride, you can go out onto the big river ahead."

The Jinhe River is very wide throughout the flood season, especially at sunset, when it looks as if it has been sprinkled with large pieces of gold leaf, no less impressive than those promotional videos online.

Unfortunately, having secured a section of the river, they can only set up nets in the canyon. Now, every time they drive in, they have to remove them beforehand…

Since the demolition was already complete, Song Sancheng decided: he would fish for three days straight! (End of Chapter)