The pastoral life of the grass tribe chief

Starting from the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, people gradually went back to work, and some went on business trips. The village gradually became quiet, and it would only become lively again on the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

In some places, however, the excitement is just beginning.

In the coastal cities where Lu Yao's second brother-in-law lives, there will be various large-scale temple fairs in the coming days.

Lu Yao had been partying for a few days and was just about to settle down when Lu Jiming "kidnapped" him to various temples to burn incense and travel around.

They played around until the eighth day of the Lunar New Year.

On the morning of the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Lu Yao and Lu Jiming went to town to buy various local specialties and tea to take with them.

I'll go pick up the honey this afternoon.

Lu Yao did not take any protective measures, except for wearing gloves.

He has been stung by bees countless times since he was a child. After the first few times, he felt pain and swelling, but perhaps he developed resistance. After that, when he was stung, he felt nothing except a sting.

Lu Yaoming was only wearing a bee-proof hat.

Xie Suqin and her son Lu Yulin were fully armed.

The little guy was so excited when he heard that they were going to harvest honey, he insisted on going.

They were so bothered by him that they had no choice but to put a bee-proof suit and hat on him.

The bee-proof clothing and hat were too big and long, covering their eyes and dragging on the ground. Lu Yao asked him to get a tree branch, making him look like a little wizard.

Lu Yao opened the box lid and gently took out a movable frame full of bees, which was crawling all over it.

He shook the frame to remove the bees, then used a special honey-cutting knife to cut the honeycomb into the bucket, and took it back to extract the honey using a bee-shaking machine.

"Your eucalyptus honey smells so nice, there's no pungent odor at all."

Lu Liguang takes a walk every day, and whenever he sees someone there, he will turn in to take a look and have some tea.

Eucalyptus honey has a strong, pungent odor when freshly harvested, which gradually diminishes over time and develops a distinctive eucalyptus floral scent.

"Try it."

Lu Yao handed each person a small piece of honey.

"Hmm, it's a little sour and a little sweet."

"It's also a bit spicy in the throat."

"After eating it, it has a mellow and sweet aftertaste, with a hint of saltiness."

"I don't know if it's just my imagination, but after eating it, I felt much clearer-headed."

"I feel the same way."

"Give me another one."

"I want one too."

Everyone felt a little uncomfortable at first, but once they got used to it, the feeling was completely different, and they couldn't stop praising it.

"I want to eat too."

Seeing everyone enjoying their food, Lu Yulin's mouth watered.

"Here, be careful not to drop it."

Lu Yao picked out a small piece of the best honey for him to eat.

"I want more."

The little guy took it and couldn't wait to put it in his mouth. He still wasn't satisfied after finishing it.

"You're still too young, you can't eat too much."

Xie Suqin said.

The little guy looked at Lu Yao with a pitiful expression.

"Your mother is right."

Lu Yaodao.

"Then I'll eat it tomorrow."

The little guy licked his lips and started bargaining.

"We're going to Goose City tomorrow. If you want to eat, you can stay and raise fish with Uncle Yao. You won't be able to see your parents every day."

Xie Suqin scared her son.

"I can see my parents by video calling."

The little guy blinked.

"Kids these days are so clever, they're hard to scare."

Lu Liguang smiled.

It weighed over 50 kilograms in total and was poured into a two-kilogram white plastic bottle.

When nectar sources are plentiful, a single hive of Italian bees can yield approximately 30 to 80 kilograms of eucalyptus honey.

Lu Jiming recorded the whole process as a video and sent it to his fellow villagers in western Guangdong.

"A fellow Guangdong native asked how much it costs per pound."

Lu Jiming said.

"It's not too late to pay him after he's tasted it himself."

Lu Yaodao.

Lu Jiming naturally had no objections.

The Lu family of three left for Echeng at around 9 a.m. the next day and arrived at around 12 p.m.

When Lu Yao woke up from his afternoon nap, Lu Jiming made a video call.

"The locals from western Guangdong say it's 100 yuan per jin (500g)."

Lu Jiming's face was filled with surprise.

He had never kept bees, but he often helped people take honey out, and he knew exactly what kind of honey it was and what its price was.

Getting goods directly from the source is the cheapest.

Eucalyptus honey cannot compare in quality to rapeseed honey, let alone longan honey and lychee honey.

桉树蜜一斤也就20、30元，零售30、40元，品质好的50元以上。

He had tasted Lu Yao's eucalyptus honey before, and its quality was indeed much better than ordinary honey, but he was still surprised to be able to buy it at this price.

"You heard me right, it's 100 yuan per jin (500g)."

He pressed the old man from Xiyue for answers several times, and each time the old man answered him with utmost seriousness.

"Is it really that good?"

Lu Jiming sought confirmation again.

"How should I put it? Your brother's honey is just like the honey I ate when I was a kid, it has a refreshing feel to it."

"It reminds me of my hometown and my parents."

The old man from western Guangdong had a slightly choked voice.

……

"make a deal."

This price was within Lu Yao's expectations, provided that the fellow Guangdong native was a discerning person.

He sprayed this hive of bees with diluted spiritual spring water.

His honey is made without artificial sugar or water, it's all-natural and of better quality than ordinary honey; it's even better when sprinkled with spiritual spring water.

People from western Guangdong love to drink honey, and since their families used to keep bees, they can definitely tell the difference between good and bad honey.

As for the fact that it would remind the people of Xiyue of their hometown and parents, that was something Lu Yao hadn't expected.

"If I had known, I would have kept two bottles for myself."

Lu Jiming felt somewhat regretful.

"I shook two more bottles this morning and put them in Linzi's little schoolbag."

"The quality is even better than that of the locals in western Guangdong. I'll keep it for the whole family to drink."

Lu Yao reminded him.

"A fellow Guangdong native wants to add you on WeChat, remember to accept."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Jiming transferred 5,000 yuan to Lu Yao as payment for honey.

After Lu Yao accepted the friend request from his fellow Yue native, the two chatted for a few minutes before ending the conversation.

Lu Yao bought ten beehives online and then went to the pond dam to cut grass to feed the fish.

The grass grows back after each cut in spring and summer, saving a lot on feed.

"Beep beep beep—"

Several horn blasts came from the loudspeaker.

Lu Yao looked up and saw Li Yunbo and his brother-in-law, Lao Zhang.

"What are you doing here again?"

Lu Yao stared at him warily.

"What? What am I doing here again? The last time I came here was last year."

Li Yunbo pulled over a chair and sat down.

"What did you hear?"

Old Zhang asked with a smile.

"No, I didn't hear anything."

Lu Yao shook his head vigorously, like a rattle-drum.

"Wife, I heard that your village is going to put on a big opera and have a big banquet for the Lantern Festival, and you, the big boss, are going to give a speech on stage."

The madman was riding a motorcycle carrying two baskets of water hyacinths, followed by Lu Lide, who was also carrying two baskets of water hyacinths.

"Keep a low profile, keep a low profile."

Li Yunbo waved his hand.

"Showing off."

Lu Yao put the water hyacinth off the two people's car.

"You go make the tea, I'll do it."

Lu Lide threw water hyacinths into the pond to feed the fish.

Lu Yao didn't make tea, but took out a large bottle of wheatgrass juice and poured it for everyone to drink.

"The water hyacinths in my pond are also rampant. If you have time, go and bring some to feed your fish, so that your fish can benefit from them too."

Li Yunbo said.

"Your scheme is so well-known that even Fengli City can hear it."

You want me to be your free cleaner? No way!

"If you don't want it, plenty of people will beg for it."

Li Yunbo gave him a look that said he didn't know what was good for him.

"Your wheatgrass juice tastes so good, your pets will definitely love it too. You could sell it online."

Old Zhang took a sip of wheatgrass juice and was amazed.

"People these days have so much money they don't know what to do with it. Wheatgrass is everywhere. If you want to feed your cat, just go to the field and cut some. Why waste money on that?"

Lu Lide was speechless.

It's common knowledge in rural areas that cats and dogs will nibble on wheatgrass when they have an upset stomach.

"Derber, water hyacinths are 9 yuan a box of 20 online."

The Madman's Way.