Her Cultivation Diary
Chapter 926 - 908. A partner

Chapter 926: 908. A partner

"How much is ’too much’ exactly?" Old Zhao was a bit disgruntled.

Song Tan thought for a moment: "Let’s put it this way, the price they’re offering is monopoly pricing, for exclusive dealing. What I’m giving you falls under a favor due to our friendship."

Old Zhao instantly felt bitter: "Why do the rich always get so much and yet none of them is me?"

But then he quickly realized something: "The monopoly’s over your family’s stuff, right? Can the stuff grown by the villagers count?"

Song Tan pointed at the greenhouse visible from the courtyard: "With just that tiny plot of land, what can I supply during winter? I definitely need the village’s produce to fulfill the orders!"

Old Zhao had no comeback and could only mutter resentfully: "I’ve already presold 476 pounds of Kudzu Root Powder, this time I want 800 pounds."

"Sure!" Song Tan agreed readily: "Then hurry to the mountain, pay the money first. Otherwise, Qiaoqiao will sell it all in the live stream shortly."

Old Zhao actually hadn’t taken the Kudzu Root Powder too seriously, but Song Tan’s words made him suddenly realize that his competitors weren’t just the wealthy boss but also countless online viewers!

At this moment, he couldn’t care about anything else and wrapped up his clothes forcefully, charging up the mountain along the path, causing Secretary Xiaozu, who had just entered the courtyard, to freeze in confusion:

"What’s he up to! Dressed like a penguin, ready to run up the hill?"

The slope towards the rear mountain is really steep! Running up there dressed so thick, won’t he be gasping for breath when he arrives?

Song Tan was speechless: "No worries, he just finished eating, he won’t make it far."

Secretary Xiaozu, with a stretch of her hand: "Lend me the tricycle keys, I’ll go up first to prepare. Tian Tian will come to help sell in the live stream later, and we’ll gain some experience together."

Her title could inspire trust, and Tian Tian had flexible speech from doing spot promotions, the two should make a good pairing.

As for Qiaoqiao, the main contributor and traffic-pulling live streamer, her mission had actually been completed long ago.

They had to separate the live streaming rooms, otherwise, people might mistake it for Qiaoqiao’s Home goods, or worse, someone could deliberately play dirty with that misconception.

Song Tan was taken aback: "Isn’t she supposed to be setting up the greenhouse at home today?" How come this girl got a part-time job even before starting her official work!

Secretary Xiaozu climbed onto the tricycle: "For that tiny piece of land, does she really need to set up the greenhouse herself? She paid 300 yuan to hire the workers who helped you build the greenhouse before; they said they’d get it done in one day for her."

After saying this, she turned the key, twisted the handle, and the bright red tricycle buzzed up the mountain.

Grandma Tang sighed from the side: "Director Zhu really has great execution. With such a village official, your village is bound to prosper sooner or later."

...

The tricycle rode smoothly on the asphalt road, but just as it began to climb the first gentle slope, a thunderous bout of choking and coughing could be heard.

Secretary Xiaozu stopped to look: "Boss Zhao, what’s happened to you? Did you choke on water?"

Old Zhao awkwardly gestured and, with his hand on his chest, coughed for a while before gasping: "Don’t even mention it! I’m getting older and not as fit as before. Just a bit of jogging here took in a breath of cold air, and my stomach feels it can’t take it any longer."

Secretary Xiaozu laughed heartily: "You just ate and now you’re running and drinking in the cold air. If you don’t get a stomachache later, that would be strange. You better not drink any Kudzu Root Powder during the live stream, otherwise, it’ll cause a misunderstanding and turn into a nasty affair."

After speaking, she patted the tricycle: "Come on, get on!"

Old Zhao looked at the tricycle and eventually his pride succumbed to reality, clumsily grabbing the edge of the tricycle like a plump penguin, stepping on the tires, and awkwardly seating himself in the carrier.

The tricycle started up again with a buzz, and Old Zhao, without a clue, clung to the railing, looking bewildered like a penguin being transported.

...

Meanwhile, up on the hill, Zhang Wang’s spacious courtyard was cleared out where the kudzu roots used to be, freeing up a large area.

Now experienced with live stream selling, Qiaoqiao directed, "Uncle, we need a table here. Brother Xiaozhang will be here to pack and generate shipping labels for the parcels."

"Sure thing!" Zhang Wang’s Family hurriedly moved an old table over.

"Uncle, we need to prepare several clean bowls here and boil some water; we’re going to show the kids how it’s eaten later."

"Alright, alright, we have bowls, and the water’s been boiled... I’ll go wash the bowls again."

Zhang Wang’s Family is a very obedient collaborator, never half-hearted with Qiaoqiao, except...

"You’re gonna eat in front of people?" What’s there to watch? Isn’t it just looking at the powder?

"Yep!" Qiaoqiao nodded seriously: "The kids are young, they don’t know much and they’re also curious. We need to teach them how to eat it, and we have to taste it on their behalf to see if it’s good or not."

Zhang Wang’s Family looked puzzled: I always feel like you’re saying something, but what is it? I just can’t articulate it.

Right at that moment, Secretary Xiaozu and Old Zhao arrived.

"Qiaoqiao, here, use this phone for livestreaming later. From now on it will be exclusively used for the village’s broadcasts. I’ve bought another one for myself," Secretary Xiaozu said.

Zhang Wang’s Family reflexively responded, "Can this be reimbursed?"

Secretary Xiaozu paused: Oh, she’s not short of money, I hadn’t thought of that! But—

"You’re right, I’ll write a reimbursement request later. It’s good timing since the recent application to use Director Zhu’s name for selling products just got approved. Strike while the iron is hot."

While chatting, Old Zhao had already moved closer to the kudzu roots, patting his belly, "Haven’t started the broadcast yet, may I have a taste first?"

Secretary Xiaozu chuckled, "You still have room for more?"

Old Zhao remained unfazed, "Just a taste, a little slip won’t matter!"

As the big boss here to make purchases, Zhang Wang’s Family quickly handed over a bowl, "Feel free to taste, feel free to taste!"

While speaking, Zhang Wang’s Family scooped a spoonful of kudzu powder into the bowl, then poured in a bit of cool boiled water and began to stir slowly, waiting until the powder turned into a thick paste before finally adding boiling water to mix and stir.

Qiaoqiao watched and suddenly felt proud, "This is so complicated! I must teach the kids well."

In the meantime, Zhang Wang’s Family passed over the semi-transparent gooey kudzu mixture, "Want some sugar? It’s tasteless by itself; it needs sugar to taste good."

Old Zhao, already in the know, skillfully sprinkled some sugar and stirred it in, then scooped a spoonful—

"Huh?"

He stared at the bowl with a spoon in hand, hesitating, "The taste... is quite good?"

How bizarre. Kudzu powder tastes so bland on its own, and all he added was sugar, so why does it taste so refreshing? And it actually leaves you with a craving for more?

He turned to Zhang Wang’s Family, "Has it always been this quality every year?"

"No, that," Zhang Wang’s Family said with an embarrassed smile, "this year, Tantan said she helped fertilize our family’s field; perhaps the taste is better... I tried it too, it’s indeed different from before!"

But how can you describe the difference when the thing itself has no flavor?

Right at that moment, outside the courtyard, the roaring noise of a motorcycle emerged as Tian Tian, decked out in thick, padded winter pants, struggled to swing her leg off the bike.