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

Chapter 54: Preparing for the Winter
In fact, the commission Li Xiang took was still very low.

The commission rate for coffee live streaming sales is usually between 20% and 40%, and the specific rate may vary depending on the brand, the influence of the anchor, and the terms of cooperation. For example, the commission requirements for domestic brands usually start at 40%, while the commission requirements for foreign brands start at 20%.

Because domestic products have lower costs, of course, the price is relatively cheaper.

Li Xiang has just started out, and it is impossible for him to take 79 to 63 percent commission like some black-hearted anchors. For example, someone once sold an eyebrow pencil, and for every yuan eyebrow pencil sold, he could make yuan, and he even complained that the buyers were not working hard enough. He needs to reflect on the fact that his salary has not increased over the years.

Many times, it is not that people are not working hard enough, but the problem of the platform and environment. It is a social problem, not an individual problem.

Others have such tight control over you that how much you can earn and how much you can spend is already determined. No matter how hard you try, it is basically impossible to break through the bottleneck without special opportunities or help from noble people.

Big data, macroeconomics, control, harvesting, it's a profound subject.

Coffee itself is a high-profit product. Since He Zhixiang is a newly established brand, he also offers discounts. Compared with coffee of similar quality on the market, his products are relatively good value for money.

Even so, since the products are shipped directly from the manor, there are not so many middlemen to make a profit from the difference, so Li Xiang takes 25% and He Zhixiang can still make a lot of money.

He Zhixiang was very straightforward. The money was transferred to his account as soon as the live broadcast ended, including previous advertising fees and appearance fees.

Li Xiang felt that the cooperation was quite pleasant. Before leaving, He Zhixiang came to see him off. He asked the driver to come and help carry the luggage and drove Li Xiang directly home.

The resort hotel is located halfway up the mountain. Standing on the balcony, you can see coffee trees all over the mountain. Li Xiang felt that He Zhixiang was a good person, so he couldn't help but ask, "Are your coffee trees cold-resistant?"

He Zhixiang was stunned, then nodded and said, "It's OK. It can withstand minus one or two degrees Celsius."

Li Xiang looked into the distance, pondered for three seconds, and reminded: "This winter may be different. I have a feeling that there will be a heavy snowfall, and the temperature may drop to minus ten degrees Celsius. You have to prepare the coffee trees for the cold."

Coffee trees are actually tropical plants, and the most suitable average temperature for their growth is around 20 degrees Celsius. Although they are somewhat cold-resistant, they are not frost-resistant. If a coffee tree is frozen or dies, the next year's harvest will naturally suffer. It is not easy to grow a coffee tree, and it takes about 3-5 years from planting to fruiting.

"Is this true?" He Zhixiang's eyes widened in disbelief. Although he trusted Li Xiang very much, he felt that Li Xiang was talking nonsense. He couldn't help but point his finger and retorted, "Dude, do you know the Kapok flowers in our province? Look, that red one over there."

In a corner of the hotel, there is a patch of kapok flowers, which are now blooming in a riot of colour, dazzling and enchanting, like a cloud of fire.

Seeing Li Xiang nod, He Zhixiang continued to introduce: "In other places, kapok flowers may bloom from March to May. Here it is spring all year round. Kapok flowers bloom in November and the flowering period can last until March next year. You said that such a warm place would have super heavy snow and minus ten degrees Celsius? It's not that I don't believe you, brother, how can I believe this?"

"Ah~" Li Xiang sighed and smiled, "Just treat it as a joke."

He had anticipated that no one would believe him.

He had thought about alerting the government or the military and making preparations in advance, but it was clear that the time had not come yet. No one would believe him, let alone the end of the world, even if he mentioned this heavy snow.

"I'm leaving now. Please keep in touch if you have any questions. It was a pleasure working with you this time!" Li Xiang shook hands with the other party.

"Well, it's a pleasure to work with you. We have a long future together. We will be good brothers in the future." He Zhixiang shook hands with Li Xiang and hugged him. He felt Li Xiang's strong muscles and was envious. He felt that he should also exercise. This fat body would not only exceed many indicators during the physical examination, but also affect his image. Although at his current level, although he is not a rich man, he is not short of beautiful women.

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After Li Xiang returned home, he rested for a night. The next day, he rode his three-wheeled motorcycle to the county town to purchase supplies in preparation for the winter.

When he arrived at the vegetable market, he passed by a stall selling live chickens, ducks, and geese. He scanned them with his "mutant identification function" and found that none of them had extraordinary potential. He would go to the zoo or the pet market when he had time.

In fact, he felt that there were the most "potential mutant creatures" in the wild, but unfortunately the animals were very alert and would not give him the chance to get close.

I thought that maybe the aura on my body was too strong now, and I could exchange it for a method to conceal my aura, which would also make it easier for me to "travel around the world" in the future.

Li Xiang bought 50 kilograms of pork, including pork shoulder, pork tenderloin, and pork belly, all of which were good parts and very fresh. The boss said that they were freshly slaughtered this morning. There were also 20 kilograms of ribs, 20 kilograms of beef, six pig trotters, and some seasonings, including bean paste, oyster sauce, vinegar, dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, pepper, Sichuan pepper, marinade packets, etc.

As for garlic, coriander, chili peppers and chili sauce, there are plenty of them at home and no need to buy them.

I bought fifty bags of salt, each containing 500 grams. The boss thought he was going to have a wedding banquet.

Then there are 30 kilograms of soybeans and 5 kilograms of gypsum powder.

He planned to make tofu at home. On a snowy day, he would stew a pot of pickled vegetables and tofu, add some meatballs, cabbage, vermicelli, etc., and it would be so delicious.

The gypsum powder he bought was not industrial gypsum, but edible gypsum marked as a food additive and in compliance with the national standard GB1886.6, and its ingredient was calcium sulfate.

Tofu is divided into two schools, the north and the south. The difference is not in the region, but in the production process.

Tofu made with edible gypsum is called southern tofu, and tofu made with brine is called northern tofu. There is also a kind of lactone tofu, which is a production method introduced from childhood, using β-gluconolactone as a coagulant.

The tastes of these types of tofu are naturally very different, and among them, southern tofu is Li Xiang's favorite, because southern tofu is more tender and white, while northern tofu is relatively rough and hard.

Grandma is old and didn't plant soybeans this year, so there are none at home. Li Xiang will plant some next year. Soybeans fix nitrogen, which is good for the soil.

Leguminous plants, especially soybeans, can cooperate with symbiotic bacteria (rhizobia) in their roots to convert nitrogen in the air into nitrogen that can be absorbed by plants. This process not only provides sufficient nutrition for the soybeans themselves, but also "stores" nitrogen in the soil for other plants to absorb and use, thereby improving the fertility of the land.

Simply put, planting soybeans is equivalent to automatically applying nitrogen fertilizer to the land.

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