Returning to hometown to farm: The apocalypse system arrived ten years earlier?

Chapter 52: Li Xiang's Coffee Tasting Conference
"Why does a taste test require so much?" Li Xiang was puzzled.

He Zhixiang smiled and said, "A little more will give you a comprehensive understanding and allow you to rest assured about the quality." He came to find Li Xiang for cooperation only after witnessing Li Xiang's powerful ability to sell goods last time.

"That's right." Li Xiang nodded and welcomed the other party in.

Then, the two of them ground coffee at home.

"I actually brought three kinds of beans this time. These bags are called Typica, which is the main product of my coffee farm. It is also called the old variety of small-grain coffee. This bean has a very strong aroma and a very soft taste. It also has a slightly sweet and sour taste."

"This is called Caturra, which is a small coffee tree with dense branches and thick leaves. In addition to its rich aroma and taste, it sometimes has some nutty and chocolate flavors."

"This one is called Katim..."

He Zhixiang is very familiar with his own products and can introduce them like the back of his hand. These beans are all roasted, and each variety is divided into dark roasted, medium roasted, and light roasted.

Light roasted coffee has a lighter taste and higher acidity, while dark roasted coffee has a heavier taste, relatively lower acidity and a mellower taste.

Medium roast is somewhere in between.

Each type of bean is suitable for making coffee of different flavors, and customers can choose according to their own preferences.

Oh my god, Li Xiang used to drink instant coffee when he was a slave. How would he know these things? He was stunned by what He Zhixiang said.

However, he remained calm and just took note of it secretly. Then when he tasted each coffee, he verified it secretly and experienced it carefully. Sure enough, he could easily distinguish the different tastes and flavors of these coffees.

Since they were identifying the beans, the two of them drank pure coffee without any ingredients.

Li Xiang used to think that the blended coffee drinks sold in coffee shops were the best in taste, such as latte, mocha, cappuccino, etc., but now after tasting these pure coffees, he suddenly feels that this is the correct way to drink coffee.

He is a first-level extraordinary being with keen senses, which also include taste buds and smell, so it is not surprising that he can quickly master the ability to taste coffee beans.

However, in He Zhixiang's eyes, he was amazed.

Because at the beginning, Li Xiang hardly spoke, and his eyes inadvertently revealed "clear stupidity", which showed that he obviously didn't understand coffee, so he explained it in more detail.

But later, He Zhixiang found that Li Xiang talked more, became more "proactive", and even discovered some flavors that he had not tasted before.

“This person is simply a natural coffee tasting and live streaming sales expert!” He Zhixiang feels that he has made the right trip!

The two were drinking coffee at home. The rich aroma drifted far away with the wind. Some villagers passing by the intersection were attracted over. In fact, it was not just the aroma that attracted them, but the luxury car parked at the door.

Some villagers were sharp-eyed and saw a luxury car driving towards Li Xiang's house, so they said, "It's probably another big boss looking for Xiang to cooperate with him."

The other party said, "Why don't we go and see what's going on?"

"Let's go, let's go together, let's go together."

It was the off-season for farming, and everyone had nothing to do. Suddenly there was a melon to eat in the village, so many people came over. There was even an old lady holding a washbasin. She was going to wash clothes by the stream, but when she heard someone talking about it halfway, she came over curiously. She didn't even wash her clothes.

Li Xiang took out some cakes and shared them with everyone. He also invited everyone to drink coffee. However, the villagers could not drink this kind of coffee. Many of them vomited after taking a sip: "It's so bitter. What's so good about it?"

"It tastes bad."

“This coffee should be tasted better with some sugar and milk, right? I saw people drinking it like this on TV. Some beauties even stirred it with their fingers curled up like this…” An old lady began to imitate the heroine in a TV drama, and immediately made everyone laugh.

Li Xiang smiled and said, "Generally speaking, adding some sugar and milk makes the coffee taste better, but adding sugar and milk will increase the calories and make you fat. In addition, it will affect the original taste of the coffee."

Whether to add any ingredients is just a personal preference. Everyone has their own taste buds, so it’s fine as long as you think it tastes good.

Li Xiang also had pure milk and white sugar at home, so he took them out and let everyone help themselves. No matter whether the food was delicious or not, everyone was having fun.

I have to say, after adding sugar and milk, many people's eyes light up.

"Oh my god, this is what coffee tastes like, and it's actually quite delicious!"

"Third brother, did you add too much milk? You should add less like me, and then you can make latte art."

He Zhixiang looked at him with envy, because he felt that Li Xiang was more down-to-earth.

Although he ran several coffee farms, he actually came from a wealthy family. Even when he visited coffee farms before, he had never had such close contact with the farmers.

The driver who brought him here had his mouth twitching, thinking that if his colleagues knew that their chairman was drinking coffee with a group of farmers, they would be shocked.

The driver friend actually had some complaints in his heart, thinking that the boss should not have asked Li Xiang to cooperate, because although Li Xiang had a certain influence, he only had hundreds of thousands of fans, and in the final analysis, he was just a small internet celebrity. In addition, Li Xiang was a rural style blogger, or to put it bluntly, a peasant. Would it be possible to sell well if such a person was asked to promote the products?

Wouldn’t it be better to find those particularly petty-bourgeois bloggers, especially some beautiful ladies, to promote the products?
Li Xiang watched everyone drinking coffee enthusiastically and thought it would be great if Cai'er was here, she would definitely like it.

Finally, Li Xiang and He Zhixiang reached an agreement on the terms of cooperation. Li Xiang was quite satisfied with the quality of his coffee and was willing to take the job. He had just built a kitchen and spent "a lot of money". He was already short of money. How could he refuse He Zhixiang's money and the quality of his products?
The appearance fee is 1 yuan, plus a 25% commission, which is based on sales. The more sales, the more commission you get.

When the villagers heard that Li Xiang was going to make a lot of money again and would be picked up by a big boss in a special car with free food and accommodation, they were naturally envious.

"When are you free, brother?" He Zhixiang asked.

Considering the coming of a heavy snow, Li Xiang just wanted to make a quick decision, because he would have to go out of the province and directly plant coffee in the coffee farms in Yunnan Province. So Li Xiang said, "I'm fine with it, the sooner the better."

He was afraid that in a few days, he would go there to live broadcast and would not be able to come back.

This heavy snowfall will affect a wide area and last for a long time, causing widespread traffic paralysis. Due to the lack of experience in dealing with it, the southern region will inevitably close highways and suspend flights at airports.

Another thing is that he wanted to leave some time to prepare supplies for the winter.

　Thanks to “08a” for the reward.

　　Thanks to "Wanshuiganshan", "Qingge", "It's not that I have become bad, but the world is changing", "Chun Ge's Special Envoy", "SHIandJSJ", and "Yishengbannian" for their monthly tickets.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)