Her Cultivation Diary
Chapter 953 - 935. Ai Cao and wild chrysanthemums

Chapter 953: 935. Ai Cao and wild chrysanthemums

Mugwort? Wild chrysanthemums?

It sounds somewhat unbelievable, but if you think about it, it’s very promising!

Mugwort is commonly found by the roadside in deserted villages, and there’s no need to even mention wild chrysanthemums—they can grow in abundance hanging upside-down on bare rock faces with no soil in sight.

Not to mention those rocky beaches and the mountainsides, which had some greenery in the past years. Otherwise, why would Xiao Yang bounce around every day, eager to ascend?

"Alright!" Song Tan made a decision: "We’ll do as Qiaoqiao says!"

But with these more than 700 acres, do we need to build another place for producing Ai Rong and Ai Tiao next year?

Song Tan looked at Secretary Xiaozu, who was momentarily dazed: "Don’t look at me. If you have confidence in your own products, just go for it!"

She also pondered: "There’s no rush for this, right? Didn’t you say that three-year-old Mugwort is the best?"

Xin Jun cleared his throat, after being motionless in that bed scene in the live broadcast room, and now spoke sincerely: "I think one year’s strength is plenty enough."

"Besides, pairing it with the Mosquito Repellent Pack, the effect is truly good."

In spring, Mugwort Buds; on Dragon Boat Festival, mature Mugwort; in autumn, you can even harvest a second crop—growing mugwort is definitely doable!

And wild chrysanthemums, the buds can be picked to make floral tea, while the bloomed flowers can be used for distilling hydrosols, refining essential oils, infusing medicinal oils, and making hand cream...

Let’s not talk about anything else, just with these 700 acres of land, hiring people to harvest or pick the crops could drive employment for several villages around.

As the group discussed enthusiastically, Qiaoqiao got excited once more and asked, "Are you really going to take my advice?"

"Yes!" Song Tan said earnestly: "We’ll follow Qiaoqiao’s advice and plant mugwort and wild chrysanthemums! And then you’ll have to patrol the area every day with the dogs from your family, okay?"

"I can do it!" Qiaoqiao’s face turned red with excitement! Wow, an entire mountain would listen to him!

"I need to think about how to tell the kids this great news," he said seriously, taking it to heart.

And then Xin Jun suggested: "Just thinking about it isn’t enough, why not write a diary entry or an essay? Then, years from now, you can still look back on it."

There it is, the inevitable reflection post-event, post-reading, and whatnot.

But Qiaoqiao was not just unopposed; he was even more enthusiastic: "Okay, I’ll go right away—"

After thinking for a bit, he asked again, "Can I go check out the mountain first?"

Right now? With the north wind howling outside... But Teacher Xin had a solution: "No rush, once you have your thoughts organized, we’ll start a live stream and take all the students to see! You, as a teacher, can’t take a sneak peek."

Good heavens! Song Tan couldn’t help but marvel: How did she have such good foresight to hire such a great family teacher out of so many people!

On this side, she also urged Secretary Xiaozu: "Don’t ask me whether I’ll take it on or not, of course, I will. Look, the plan is already in place. Let’s go, let’s go to sign the contract!"

"No hurry, no hurry!" Secretary Xiaozu held her back: "Let’s get a lawyer to draft the contract properly, and by the way, let them negotiate with the Village Department for another couple of days."

Not for any other reason, but to avoid giving the impression that we are too eager. That way, if things start happening later, it might make them regret it.

"Also, why haven’t Yan Ran and the others come yet? I wanted to borrow the drone for some aerial photography..."

Forget it, why not just place an order and buy one? If it’s not used later, it can be kept for personal fun.

"Don’t!" Song Tan stopped her: "We shouldn’t misuse public resources for private, nor private resources for public. We’ll definitely need drones in my family, I’ll buy it."

"What do you want to buy?" Zhang Yanping glanced at her: "Doesn’t Bags Mountain cost anything? Don’t squander money just because it’s a small amount! Wait and see, I’ll reserve two spots for the pig slaughtering feast and invite two photographers."

Their equipment comes in all sorts, a whole long line of lenses and they handle it with skill. That kudzu powder video they released, it has over 300,000 views now, on a brand new account no less.

With craftsmanship like this, aren’t they stronger than us, spending all that money on drones and cameras?

And how can we not film the lively pig slaughtering feast and record it?

Indeed, two heads are better than one!

Song Tan immediately felt pleased: "Don’t worry! If you have any ideas, just mention them. For something this good, there are plenty of spots available for the pig slaughtering feast!"

Well, since that’s been said...

Secretary Xiaozu grinned sheepishly and stretched out a hand: "I have five grandfathers, and also five family members."

Actually, two grandmothers could have come as well, but they had endured hardships back in their days at the grassroots level. Fearing the cold might be too much for them, they decided to pass.

"Sure!" Now that she had money, Song Tan was not as penny-pinching as before and agreed readily: "I’ll set up a special table just for your grandfathers! Let’s get one thing straight though, I know your family is well-off, but our rural feasts have no strict rules. If it gets crowded and we need to squeeze in, that’s normal."

"No worries!" Secretary Xiaozu could assure this much: "When they used to squat at the villagers’ thresholds nibbling on cornbread, who cared how many people squeezed around a table!"

However, speaking of news, she had a little insider info: "Didn’t our road get fixed up super fast? I did some digging and heard a few things."

Usually, road construction plans need to be scheduled three to five years in advance. Yun City did have plans to build roads to the surrounding areas, but without the funds in place, it would always remain just a plan.

Yet as soon as the municipal government started preparing the bidding, the funds were allocated, prioritizing the road in Yunqiao Village and getting it fixed up...

How could Secretary Xiaozu not inquire about it?

Who pulled the strings behind the scenes, while they remain silent, they had to know!

Seeing her speak so earnestly, Song Tan also listened seriously—

"Seems like it was that official from the province. He visited our place once with his secretary, and felt that our agricultural development couldn’t do without convenient transportation. So he went back and brought up the issue..."

As soon as she said this, both of them went through the strangers who had visited their home in their minds. Then, glancing at each other—

"Wu Lei!"

Well, look at that! Turns out, our silly cousin isn’t entirely useless! Song Tan laughed and quickly called Wu Lei:

"Brother Wu Lei, what’s the name of your ex-girlfriend’s former boyfriend? I think he’s quite sincere towards you. Why not invite him over for the pig slaughtering feast for New Year!"

She was wholeheartedly considerate: "Invite him in your name, say let’s have some fun together in our village—by the way, those two from the municipal procurement he brought along last time also helped a lot, ask if you have their contact details, let’s invite them over too."

After hanging up the phone, Wu Lei felt a rush of pride—Look, how respectful my girl is of me! She’s considering all my friends so thoughtfully!

He wasn’t entirely witless, and he could tell she also wanted to invite those two from procurement, so he thought proudly:

Understood! Even though the procurement deal fell through last time, it’s necessary to build a good rapport.

Plus, having his good friend extend the invitation, considering his family is in business as well, maybe they could pull some strings?!

My goodness! In a pile of cow dung, Wu Lei suddenly regretted not pursuing a government job back then—he felt he had the brains for it!