Her Cultivation Diary
Chapter 295 - Chapter 295 295. The beginning is the hardest_1

Chapter 295: 295. The beginning is the hardest_1 Chapter 295: 295. The beginning is the hardest_1 Zu Jun could clearly see that she was blindsided.

She had obviously never encountered someone as shameless as Guoyi in her career, but she soon cheered up,

“This is a good thing!”

“Hold on, I’ll call the Forestry Bureau, and later we can do a little bit of publicity–why does the long-tailed pheasant want to live here? Because our land development is environmentally friendly, healthy, and sustainable! It proves that our ecological environment is good.”

Song Youde looked at the young Party branch secretary, not daring to say to her face whether she was reliable or not, and just muttered,

“In all the hills within an eight-mile radius, which one doesn’t have wild chickens… ”

“This is different,” Zu Jun earnestly explained, “This is a long-tailed pheasant, it’s a first-class species, while the wild chickens on the mountain are second-class, they’re not as famous as this one.”

Song Tan also chimed in, “Nor do they have as many feathers on their head.”

Zu Jun: …

“Don’t always think about those things. If it wants to stay in this nest, let it stay in this nest, you… what’s-his-name, Qiaoqiao, give it something good to eat.”

“But look at its long tail, it’s getting in the way of my other little chickens in the nest, taking up their space.”

It really wasn’t about the cost of feeding it; the chicken coop was only so big, and it couldn’t even fit its tail properly.

And there were so many of these little chickens crowding around. If they started another fight with it one day, and it won, Song Tan would feel sorry for her chickens.

If it lost, she’d have to worry about the dignity of Guoyi.

Wasn’t this a dilemma?

Otherwise, it wasn’t like she lacked the means to feed this wild chicken.

Moreover…

Song Tan peered into the dark chicken coop, “Qiaoqiao, turn on the flashlight, take a look inside.”

They had to clean out a lot of chicken feces from the chicken coop every week. With the weather having been cold recently, there was probably still a small pile of straw in the corner.

Qiaoqiao turned on the flashlight and shone it inside, and then turned around excitedly, “Sister, the little chickens have laid eggs, 123…5 of them!”

Right, looking at all these little chicks running around the mountain, which one had the experience of laying eggs while underage?

It was clear that a wild chicken had made its nest here!

Now, everyone fell silent

–what else could they do?

Song Sancheng hesitated, “Why don’t we dig another hole behind the chicken coop, so it can stick its tail out?”

Otherwise, it would be too uncomfortable.

“Forget it,” Song Tan stopped him, “Chickens are timid, any noise scares them, then they’ll stop growing. If it wants to make its nest, let it be; I’m not going to bother it.”

As everyone bustled down the mountain and Zu Jun filled her phone with content, Song Tan hung back slightly and finally turned her head to gently stroke Big White’s little yellow cap, “What’s the deal with you and the boss, always sneaking stuff into the house every day?”

“Ga!”

Big White retorted indignantly–the wild chicken had turned up uninvited, it had nothing to do with him!

But Song Tan didn’t care, the nature of the situation was the same, only the former had economic value, while the latter might even affect her chickens.

However, according to Qiaoqiao, Big White had performed well today, resistant and valiant against the foreign species…

She brushed Big White’s neck, “Seeing as you’ve been working so hard, I won’t say anything about Qiaoqiao secretly feeding you honeycombs.”

“Ga–”

…

Meanwhile, Zu Jun who had descended the mountain was on the phone with the Forestry Bureau–

The other party: “You say what?”

The long-tailed pheasant won’t leave the chicken coop?!

Honestly, their forestry bureau in the remote mountain area had such a weak presence that it was pitiful, and now someone finally called to report a long-tailed pheasant–

There was nothing special about long-tailed pheasants; although rare, they did exist here. As long as they weren’t killed for meat, anything else was fine.

But the problem is…

“Why has Guoyi taken up residence in the chicken coop?”

A smile that Zu Jun couldn’t suppress spread across her face, “Not only has it settled in the chicken coop, but it has also laid eggs there. It seems to want to put down roots here, and we can’t drive it away even if we tried.”

“I just want to ask, how do we usually deal with situations like this around here?”

Staff member: …

They had never dealt with such a situation.

If they caught something, releasing it was the way to go. If it was injured, they could rescue it. If all else failed, they could contact the local zoo–but okay, the local zoo was of little use, so they would contact their forestry bureau instead.

But the thing is, over the years, no one had ever heard of a wild pheasant running into a chicken coop and laying eggs there?!

After pondering for a while, the staff member said, “Let’s see the exact location tomorrow, and we’ll check it out on-site.”

Could it be that someone local wanted to breed Reeves’s pheasants and made this up? Or is there another reason?

Meanwhile, after hanging up the phone, Zu Jun instructed Song Tan, “Let’s not publicize this matter in the village.”

Reeves’s pheasants were beautiful, and some people liked novelty. If it was in the wild, it wouldn’t be their concern.

But if someone stole it from their chicken coop, wouldn’t it be annoying to answer questions back and forth?

Song Tan had no intention of publicizing it anyway.

Zu Jun was fortunate to have not spent much time in the countryside, as she hadn’t even noticed the two small wild boars in the pigpen earlier; otherwise, she would have started fantasizing about her rural plan again.

But still…

“Should we provide a meal when they come over tomorrow?”

Speaking of food made Zu Jun chuckle, “Why not… take me along for a meal?”

“I’ve heard that the tremella and peach blossoms from your family are very nice, pack some for me too!”

The only customers in the village were indeed this wealthy little secretary.

Song Tan was also in good spirits, thinking Guoyi actually attracted some wealth! Maybe tomorrow, she could try to develop relationships with the visiting staff members…

At that moment, she generously agreed.

Then, glancing at Qiaoqiao, she suddenly asked, “Can my brother live stream tomorrow? Just show the pheasant. His channel doesn’t have a recommended slot, and no one around here knows about it.”

“Sure,” Zu Jun encouraged,

“Qiaoqiao can live stream too? What does he stream?”

Song Tan replied seriously, “Educational content.”

The little secretary: …

She fell into a suspicious silence.

After a moment, she cautiously asked, “So… what exactly do you teach?”

Song Tan raised her voice, “Qiaoqiao, tell sister secretary what you have been teaching the other kids online?”

Qiaoqiao excitedly began to count off on her fingers, “Harvesting honey, picking pumpkin vines, deep-frying pumpkin blossoms, as well as bamboo shoots, and showing everyone the pigs…”

Zu Jun: …

Alright then.

She nodded in encouragement, “Qiaoqiao is really great, already spreading the rural lifestyle. Fine, tomorrow when the people come, I’ll mention it to them. Your live streaming of agricultural products will be perfect for e-commerce later on, and you can grow the business gradually.”

Speaking of e-commerce, Song Tan smiled, “Qiaoqiao tried selling products once before, with our tea bags as trial packs–one gram for 20 yuan each, and the sales were quite good.”

“That’s great!”

Zu Jun was visibly amazed, “The beginning is always the hardest, just make the first step. The quality of your family’s products definitely won’t be lacking.”

“I was still thinking about pricing it at 10,000 yuan per kilogram for big clients, which are hard to find. Now that we’re selling it loose, even if we’re not famous at the beginning, we’ll surely have lots of returning customers later on.”