You've been reborn and you're going to go farm?

Jiang Ye picked up a piece of eel, blew on it, and put it in his mouth.

The aroma of garlic mixed with the fragrance of fermented bean paste explodes in your mouth instantly.

Wild eel meat is soft and tender, with a slightly earthy smell, and has a rich, complex, and savory flavor.

The delicious taste made her eyes squint slightly.

"Wow, this is amazing... It's delicious!"

"Is it delicious?" Zhang Qin said with a smile. This sister-in-law was quite nice. She could tell she was a city girl, but she wasn't spoiled at all. She was straightforward in her speech and actions.

"Mmm!" Jiang Ye gently covered his mouth, swallowing the meat as he mumbled a reply.

After a few drinks, the boys started talking more.

Lin Tao and Deng Xin talked about being bullied by the old people in the factory, while Guo Kai and Chen Du talked about how the steel bars on the construction site were burning hot.

Finally, they all started talking about the watermelons in the village.

His face showed a hint of worry...

Lin Tao hesitated for a moment, then spoke up: "I heard from the villagers that you sold about 10,000 jin of watermelons yesterday?"

Jiang Lin chuckled: "If it's spread for another two days, who knows what it will become? It'll still be less than four thousand catties in total."

"The reason I invited you guys out for this late-night snack tonight is firstly to formally introduce Jiang Ye to you."

He turned his head to look at the girl beside him, his eyes full of doting affection.

"By the way, I also have an idea I'd like to discuss with you."

The table fell silent, and several pairs of eyes were fixed on him.

"I found a way to sell watermelons in the university town area of ​​the provincial capital..."

Jiang Lin paused, his voice clear in the quiet main room.

"Let me briefly explain the situation."

"I'm selling watermelons in the university town area now."

"It's just that instead of setting up a stall outside, we use a pre-order delivery method."

"I already have 7,000 jin of orders, and they're still increasing."

"How much...how much?" Lin Tao was taken aback.

"Seven thousand catties?" Chen Du had just taken a swig of beer and almost choked. "My God, boss, you handled that all by yourself?"

Zhang Qin stopped peeling peanuts and subconsciously glanced at Jiang Ye. She had heard a lot of gossip today, saying that this girl from the city had many connections and that she was the one who got the watermelon order from Jiang Lin's family.

Unexpectedly, the truth is like this.

Deng Xin and Guo Kai looked on in disbelief. Seven thousand jin? What a concept!

"So the rumors outside were true!" Guo Kai muttered.

Jiang Lin didn't want to argue about the rumors anymore, and smiled: "Seven thousand catties is just the beginning. Orders will keep coming in, and it won't stop."

"However, the volume should drop later, and I estimate it will stabilize at around 3,000 jin per day."

"hiss……"

The brothers exchanged glances, all seeing shock on each other's faces.

Jiang Lin's tone suggested that three thousand catties was no big deal.

"In the provincial capital, I sell it for three yuan, but after deducting the cost of fuel, wear and tear, and the money paid to the part-time students, it's only about two yuan and forty cents."

"However, orders placed before the 31st will still have a 60-cent deduction, even though there's a 20% discount..."

Having ruled out anything that seemed risky, Jiang Lin explained his watermelon-buying experience to everyone in detail.

The group of people had absolute trust in Jiang Lin.

Lin Tao said, "Just tell me directly, what do we want to do?"

Jiang Lin picked up his wine glass, his gaze slowly sweeping over the somewhat bewildered faces of his childhood friends. His voice was steady, "I'll take your watermelons. I'll give you 1.5 yuan per pound. Help me pack them and load them onto the truck according to my instructions."

Actually, Jiang Lin would prefer a few of his brothers to work with him; if he just asked, none of them would refuse.

But he can't do that!

Lin Tao paused for a moment: "One yuan and fifty cents! Then you're still making a profit?"

Now, when the local dealers come to buy, they keep pushing down the price. At most, they'll give 60 cents or 1.5 yuan, which is outrageous.

Deng Xin didn't say anything, but just gave Jiang Lin a deep look, then picked up his wine glass and silently took a sip.

Guo Kai scratched his head, looked at Jiang Lin, and then at Chen Du.

It's great that watermelons can fetch a high price, but we can't let our brothers work for nothing!

Jiang Lin smiled and said, "You need to understand, I'm not doing business with you."

"Actually, what I'd like to do is have you guys help me process watermelons, not just watermelons, but that's not realistic, you all have your own jobs."

"So my idea is to pave the road first, and then you can come over!"

……

The empty bucket contained two eel traps. The rural dirt road had no streetlights; only headlamps illuminated the blurry outlines.

On the way back, Jiang Ye got tired, so Jiang Lin carried her on his back.

Jiang Ye lay on his back, her arms around his neck, feeling the steady pace of his steps and the subtle tension in his body.

She knew that Jiang Lin was thinking about things far ahead again.

She gently rubbed his head, her voice soft: "Don't put too much pressure on yourself, just let things take their course."

Then she offered her opinion: "Business is business, after all."

Jiang Lin smiled and said:

"Do you remember Chen Liang from our junior high class?"

"I remember, that person was so annoying, he even sent me love letters."

Jiang Lin chuckled: "Back then, you were the prettiest girl in our class."

"Hey, don't interrupt, keep talking."

"I was short back then, so Chen Liang always bullied me, and I didn't dare tell the teacher."

"Then Lin Tao and his friends would go to the internet cafe to ambush him every weekend. Every time he bullied me, Lin Tao and his friends would ambush him."

"After that, he didn't dare to mess with me anymore."

"Me? My family was very strict with me when I was little, and I never had any pocket money. When I went to internet cafes or ate out, it was always my friends who treated me."

"They attend vocational high schools and enter the workforce earlier, so they have more financial freedom."

"So back then I thought, one day when I make something of myself, I'll definitely take good care of my brothers!"

At 11 o'clock, Fuzhou is brightly lit, while the countryside is completely silent.

When I got home, my parents were already asleep, and I could occasionally hear my grandfather coughing from the side room.

After washing up, the two said goodnight to each other and went to bed.

Jiang Ye began to report to Sister Xu on the results of the past two days, from the booming sales of watermelons to the counterfeit scandal, the hard-hitting slap in the face from the traceability website, and the plans that Jiang Lin and his childhood friends had for tonight.

The light from the screen illuminated her excited face; the QQ chat panel displayed the joy of sharing.

"Sister Xu, even the male leads in your wish-fulfillment novels aren't as amazing as Jiang Lin!"

"Let me tell you, Jiang Lin's cooking is absolutely delicious!"

"It tastes even better than restaurant food!"

Have you updated your novel yet?

"If you don't have inspiration, you can't just force yourself to write. If you keep making excuses like this, your number one fan will unfollow you..."

On the sofa in the main room, Jiang Lin tallied the new orders in the group chat and finally dialed Gu Zhengwei's number again.

Several rings sounded before Old Gu's slightly dazed yet suddenly alert voice came through: "Holy crap, the website's down?"

Jiang Lin chuckled, leaning back on the sofa. "No, it's running very stably, but I have a new idea..."

Old Gu chuckled and said, "Speak!"

Jiang Lin said directly, "I want to set up an order system. Right now, we rely entirely on QQ to send orders and manually tally them. It's easy to make mistakes when there are a lot of people."

"I need a simple webpage, with just a form submission on the front end, and the back end automatically summarizing and exporting it as a table."

"Ideally, we could connect to the source tracing system..."

Old Gu was silent for a moment on the other end of the line: "Wow, Boss Jiang, you've built up your business so much in just one day?"

"I think I understand the requirements."

"However, this is a bit more complicated than the previous tracing website."

"No rush, we can take our time. As for the budget..."

"Budget my ass!" Gu Zhengwei laughed and scolded, "How much money do you have to do all this right now? Consider it an investment from me."

"It's a deal, if we really make it, this thing is ours. And if you ever become successful, just don't forget about me!"

"Absolutely!" Jiang Lin smiled as well. "Rest first, I'll put together a document with the specific requirements and send it to you tomorrow."