Her Cultivation Diary-Chapter 2010 - 1762: Livestream Preparation

Tao Zhuangzhuang acted in such a manner, Song Tan thought:

No problem.

These days, to be a qualified businessperson, you need thick skin and courage.

What’s more, a commission of five yuan per pound is pretty good, pretty straightforward!

Wanting to leverage Qiaoqiao’s popularity to become well-known among the crowd, if everyone was as considerate as him, Song Tan wouldn’t refuse at all.

She readily agreed, "Okay!"

Tao Zhuangzhuang was overjoyed and quickly asked, "My vineyard is the largest in our county, and it’s well-maintained. Do you want to check it out before starting the live stream?"

Everyone didn’t take it seriously.

After all, scientific management of water and fertilizer and orderly planting are necessary, everyone’s probably about the same. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

But Qiaoqiao’s live stream does indeed require an outdoor environment.

She looked at Yan Ran.

Yan Ran reviewed a few of the initial data points and nodded quietly.

In the sweltering heat, Qiaoqiao got her live streaming equipment ready, even including cooling ice patches (carefully prepared by Brother Yanping), and everyone drove to Tao Zhuangzhuang’s orchard.

"It looks a bit like our place, with those tall fences too." Qiaoqiao looked up and said.

Tao Zhuangzhuang smiled wryly, "We had to put them up."

He pointed at the fence, "Initially, we tried to save money by putting up bamboo ourselves. But it wasn’t long before even bamboo sticks with nails were taken down by people."

"Later, we replaced it with fences. Then, we installed these higher and thicker wire mesh."

The sorrow, anger, and sighs were all conveyed in these few simple words.

"We have them too." Qiaoqiao, not knowing the helplessness of adults, felt proud:

"But sister is so smart, we installed this kind of wire mesh from the start, so there wouldn’t be any thieves sneaking in!"

Listening to Qiaoqiao, Tao Zhuangzhuang saw his white, pure face full of sincerity and evident pride, not feeling offended at all, instead he felt a kind of familial affection.

Thinking it over, he seemed to understand why Qiaoqiao was so popular.

Thus, he spoke to him not as if coaxing a child but directly said:

"Actually, in our planting business, what we really fear isn’t thieves."

Thieves stealing goods, considering the quantity, there are always traces.

At worst, if something is stolen, you can still recover some losses.

But in this world, the most fearsome are those who resent others’ success and laugh at others’ failures.

In a village that seems harmonious, if someone makes a fortune, everyone else will be jealous.

"...In this vineyard, while nothing much, if someone scatters a few bags of salt in the rain, I can’t stand it, let alone other methods."

He said it with emotion, clearly someone who had experienced these things.

Qiaoqiao listened carefully, thought for a moment:

"In our place, it’s alright, though we do have thieves, they were all caught. We have security guards, many of them! Plus, we’ve raised lots of dogs, some of them have medals."

Talking about medals, Tao Zhuangzhuang assumed they were championship dogs, but his focus quickly shifted to the security guards and many dogs:

"So many people, that expenditure isn’t minor—what do you mainly plant?"

Actually, he wanted to ask: Does live streaming make that much money?

Once the quarterly fruits are sold, during the rest of the time, won’t there be anxiety?

The village said Qiaoqiao was a big streamer; he’s only glanced at a few videos, not having much time to understand, now filled with curiosity.

And Qiaoqiao didn’t hold back, counting on his fingers one by one:

"So much, we have expansive mountains, vast lotus ponds, and wide rivers! Plus several ponds."

"We plant rice, wheat, and Lin Grass. Do you know Lin Grass? My grandpa weaves really good tatami mats with it!"

"Watermelons—sister says in two years we can’t interplant watermelons in the tea fields because the tea will grow up and we’ll need a new sandy area."

"Peaches, apples, pears, pomegranates, winter dates... oh, we also planted some grapes this year, next year will have lemons and oranges."

"Planted lots of vegetables too. And we have a big, big Tea Mountain, tea sells really well."

"Chestnut Garden also has snow mushrooms and black mushrooms. Xiaodong’s brother has chosen a few places and is considering planting shiitake mushrooms! If possible, we can get the villagers to join in and plant mushrooms too..."

With such words, Tao Zhuangzhuang’s expression shifted from surprise to admiration, then to speechlessness:

"This," he was extremely envious:

"This is integrating production and sales, what you pick in the field, you can sell online."

Oh my! If he had these skills, adding 100 more acres to his vineyard wouldn’t be a worry.

"Not really," Qiaoqiao replied honestly:

"With so much stuff, selling it all online means we wouldn’t have any downtime throughout the year, it’d be so exhausting."

Tao Zhuangzhuang listened wide-eyed!

Isn’t hard work a given in planting?

Wanting downtime? Doesn’t downtime cost money? Cause anxiety?

Looking at Qiaoqiao’s face, untouched by worldly cares—it seemed he truly wasn’t anxious.

A non-anxious Qiaoqiao continued speaking frankly: "So we outsource more than half of it! What’s left we sell online at cheaper prices."

Tao Zhuangzhuang: ...

Wait a minute! If he remembered correctly, what did the village young people say? 100 yuan per pound for peaches—

You call this selling cheap? What price is considered not cheap?

His eyes nearly bulged in amazement.

The two, one dark-skinned, one fair; one weathered, one young, standing together seemed a generation apart, yet unexpectedly, their conversation grew especially warm.

Song Tan and Lun Chuan followed slowly in the back, listening intently as well.

It’s undeniable, Qiaoqiao’s personality of being able to make friends with anyone is truly rare.

Upon reaching Tao Zhuangzhuang’s vineyard, everyone was dumbstruck.

"This ..." Song Tan looked at the vineyard before them, then at Tao Zhuangzhuang, "You mentioned it was arranged neatly, but said so humbly."

It was indeed humble!

In front of this expansive, endless vineyard, the rows were tidy, the furrows were precise, mulched and pruned, without a single weed above.

The grapes overhead were especially well-groomed, from quality management, each bunch seemed nearly identical upon first glance.

Row after row, line after line, none of them were misplaced.

It’s not just scientific management; it’s clearly obsessive-compulsive!

As Tao Zhuangzhuang picked off a burnt leaf from the side, seeing everyone watching, he became slightly puzzled:

"What’s up? Do you want me to find a place for the live stream? I really don’t know."

"Nothing." Song Tan turned her head, hearing Qiaoqiao exclaim:

"Sister, Brother Zhuangzhuang’s planting is neater than ours!"

Indeed, Song Tan had to admit.

As Tao Zhuangzhuang took out a pair of small scissors from a toolbox hanging on the side of the fence, casually selected a bunch, and snipped it:

"Come, taste our grapes, whichever bunch tastes the same. I’ve marked some of the lower quality ones with red ribbons."

No wonder he felt anxious about sales routes!

With such attention to detail, who knows how much effort has been put in, probably eating and living in the orchard. If these grapes were to rot on the ground, it would truly be...

Qiaoqiao didn’t hesitate to set up her phone on the stand: "When I stream later, can I freely pick grapes?"

Tao Zhuangzhuang was slightly surprised:

"Starting now?"

Then realizing he would be the first to directly sell, he nodded without hesitation: "Of course! Pick freely!"

Song Tan opened the live streaming backend, performing various operations, couldn’t help but feel frustrated:

"I wish I’d brought Brother Yanping along."

The online shop isn’t her responsibility, now she found it tricky.

"No worries." Lun Chuan reached over, "I’ll handle the backend, you check with She Min if there are any specifics."

Along with Yun Duo and Gao Xinzhi, come the customer assistants who are still busy with the hundreds of peach orders sold yesterday, too busy to focus here.

Now, the two men fiddled with the backend, luckily successfully getting the links ready.

However, Yan Ran’s report also arrived, along with her suggestion:

"Boss Tao’s grapes are fine, just like the quality we tasted. Here’s a brief report."

"Regarding others, each has slight differences. Some have a stronger fruit scent, others crisper..."

Lun Chuan thought for a moment: "How many major grape growers in Baiyu County? Otherwise, let’s use highlights as selling points, selling each orchard’s produce from their respective yards."

As for small-scale independent growers, during the live stream, they can gradually screen the quality.

"When will the security guards be here?"

The fresh produce needs to be shipped quickly, quality checks are crucial.