Da Si Nong: I really don’t want to farm

Chapter 367 How Much Wave Can You Stir Up?

That evening, everyone ate at Xu Yue's house again.

Big Yellow arrived with Little Black and Little Flower.

Li Xiurong prepared a sumptuous dinner for the three of them, leaving Xue Yan and the others speechless.

"I suddenly realized that Dahuang and the others eat much better than us!" Xue Yan said. "Much better!"

After Xue Yan returned to Yanjing last time she visited, she would occasionally go to Zhang Ruohai's house for meals.

But since they're not married yet, it's impossible for him to visit her often.

It's just an occasional treat.

But what about Da Huang and his three dogs?

It seems she really eats better than her.

This is worse than a dog.

"Haven't you been paying attention to Dahuang?" Zhang Ruohai said with a smile. "Even dogs eat better than you! The 'dog' in that sentence is Dahuang."

Zhang Zelin opened his mouth, but was speechless.

They all knew that the food at Xu Yue's house was the best in Taoyuan Village.

Strictly speaking, he is also one of "you".

It's just that it's much better than other people's.

After all, his family eats food from Taoyuan Village every day.

Countless wealthy people in Yanjing envy their family.

His friends in the business circle now all like to visit his home.

And they all happened right at mealtimes.

I not only crave their food, but also their tea.

His family's tea is much better than the tea from Taoyuan Village on the market.

Believe it or not, his family seems to be doing much better in business these days.

As for Dahuang, he wouldn't be envious of anything.

This dog is lovable.

Despite the constant scolding and beatings directed at Da Huang by Xu Yue's family, he could tell that they treated Da Huang as family.

Xiao Hei and Xiao Hua are definitely no match.

It's not because Xiao Hei and Xiao Hua aren't as smart as Da Huang, but because Da Huang has been raised for over ten years.

That bond is something Xiao Hei and Xiao Hua can't compare to.

I wonder if, more than ten years from now, Xiao Hei and Xiao Hua will be as smart as Da Huang?
However, if it exists.

So, will Dahuang become smarter?

Zhang Zelin's family doesn't usually keep pets, but after seeing Dahuang, he had some thoughts about it.

But reason told them that there was only one rhubarb.

He felt that Da Huang was acting like a naughty child at this moment, just like Zhang Ruohai when he was a child.

After the meal, we cleaned up and sat for a while before leaving.

"Little Black, Little Flower!"

When Li Xiurong saw that Xiao Hei and Xiao Hua were about to follow Da Huang, she couldn't help but shout.

"Get out of here, or I'll break your legs!"

Li Xiurong spoke sternly, her voice full of threat, not afraid that they wouldn't understand.

But they seemed to really understand.

Then, it ran up to Li Xiurong with its tail in its mouth, rubbed against her leg, and went back to their doghouse.

"Wang!"

Seeing this, Da Huang couldn't help but call out to Xiao Hei and Xiao Hua.

"Big Yellow, do you want to get beaten up?"

Upon seeing this, Li Xiurong became furious and grabbed a broom, ready to rush over and hit Dahuang.

As soon as Big Yellow saw it, it took off running.

If you don't run, you'll get beaten up.

Li Xiurong wants to hit it, and there's no one here who can save it.

If you can't afford to offend them, the only option is to avoid them.

Upon seeing this, Li Xiurong burst into laughter in anger.

The others, however, just chuckled happily.

"Are your parents leaving tomorrow?"

Back in the room, Xu Yue asked about Zhang Ruoxi.

"Okay!" Zhang Ruoxi nodded and said, "They'll drive there. They'll come to pick up the car keys first thing tomorrow morning."

"Are your brother and the others going?" Xu Yue then asked.

Zhang Ruoxi shook her head; Zhang Ruohai and Xue Yan did not go.

It's unheard of for the younger brother to bring his girlfriend to the first meeting between the two sets of parents.

“He told us to ignore them tomorrow,” Zhang Ruoxi said. “It seems we’re going to Emei Mountain to watch the sunrise.”

"Watching the sunrise at Emei?" Xu Yue said with a sneer, "That depends on whether they have the luck."

Emei Mountain is often rainy, and some people have visited several times and it never seems to be rainy.

Watch the sunrise?
It's more like watching the fog while getting soaked in the rain.

As for safety?

Xu Yue wasn't worried.

Although he didn't get along well with the people from Emei, Zhang Ruohai and his group weren't targeted because they were traveling.

The next day, Zhang Ruoyu and Han Lingxue took Zhang Zelin and his wife to Han Lingxue's hometown.

Xu Yue stayed at home and didn't go anywhere else.

He gained a lot from his time with top professors from Europe and America.

Their strengths and weaknesses were quite exposed during the battle.

No wonder masters in the past had to travel the world and seek patronage from various sects.

We improve faster by exchanging ideas and learning from each other!

However, Xu Yue had no interest in fighting to the death.

He is a descendant of farmers, not a descendant of military strategists.

The Xu family home was much quieter today.

However, things got lively again afterward.

Second Aunt Xu Jianglin and her family arrived, and Xiong Yong and Xie Qingqing came along as well.

Xiong Yan didn't come; she went to Lu Zhenyu's house for the holiday.

Xu Jianghe's family, and Zhang Ruoxi's maternal grandmother and others.

Zhang Ruohai and Xue Yan also returned from Emei.

Just as Xu Yue had guessed, it was raining again on Mount Emei.

I missed the sunrise and got caught in the rain on the mountain.

However, they are in good physical condition and are unlikely to get sick.

Of course, besides Xu Yue's second aunt's family, his uncle's family also came.

It was much livelier than the previous two days.

"Smoke less, isn't Sister Qingqing pregnant?"

Xu Yue said to Xiong Yong with a smile.

“I wouldn’t dare smoke in front of her,” Xiong Yong said with a smile. “I’m not like you; quitting smoking is very difficult for me.”

Wealth can also nourish people.

Xiong Yong's demeanor is quite different now than before.

He looks quite like a boss.

"Quitting smoking is indeed difficult," Li Weihai said with a smile. "Didn't you used to smoke too? How did you quit?"

“I rarely smoke and I’m not addicted, so it’s easy for me to quit,” Xu Yue said with a smile. “When you go back, each of you should take a case of cigarettes with you. My dad and grandpa can’t smoke that many.”

The cigarettes Xu Yue's family received were all gifts from Shen Yu and his group.

In the past, when people came, they would usually bring a case of liquor and two packs of cigarettes.

Later, when Taoyuan Village started brewing wine, they stopped bringing wine and switched to cigarettes instead.

Xu Yue no longer smokes.

I used to smoke because it made it easier to do business.

Now that he doesn't need to talk about it, he's naturally given up.

Of course, the main reason he was able to quit smoking was that he hadn't become addicted yet.

How much can Xu Jiangming and Xu Chengyang smoke?
As for Xu Jianghe?
After Wang Yun became pregnant, he quit.

He is the truly ruthless one.

People who can quit smoking are really tough.

For someone like Xu Jianghe, who has been smoking for many years, the addiction is even more ruthless.

"Then we won't be polite."

Xiong Yong didn't stand on ceremony with Xu Yue.

The cigarettes in their house are piled up like mountains.

“By the way, why don’t you grow your own tobacco?” Li Weihai said. “The things you grow are all better than average, so your tobacco must be too.”

"How do you know I haven't planted it before?" Xu Yue said, pursing his lips.

He originally intended to grow tobacco that was beneficial to health, but...
"You've grown this before?" Xiong Yong looked at Xu Yue with some surprise.

Since they've already planted them, why are my uncle and grandfather still smoking cigarettes given to them by others?

Although that tobacco is the most expensive and best on the market, it's probably not as good as the tobacco we grow ourselves, right?

"Hmm!" Xu Yue nodded and said, "Your grandfather took a puff and almost passed out. It was too strong. Even your grandfather, who was skilled in martial arts, couldn't handle it, let alone an ordinary person. So, all that tobacco was burned. Don't even think about it."

Stop thinking about it?
Now that you've put it that way, do you think we'd even dare to imagine it?
If they took a puff, they probably would have passed out.

The villas were bustling, yet clearly distinct.

Young people gathered together.

However, Xie Qingqing and the others were at the mahjong table.

"Shall we go lobster fishing this afternoon?"

Zhang Ruohai walked over and said with great interest.

"Do you want to eat, or do you want to fish?"

Xu Yue asked with a smile, "The scale of the farm's lobster, eel, loach, and other livestock farming is getting bigger and bigger."

Of course, the largest scale is still fish farming.

After all, the reservoir near Gaogang Village is quite large.

"Why not just think of two different things?"

Zhang Ruohai said with a smile that he doesn't really care whether it's crayfish, loach, or eel; he likes to eat them all.

While fishing for big fish may not feel as satisfying as catching a large one, it still has its own unique charm.

"We catch everything, from loach to eels, and the taste is absolutely amazing," Xiong Yong said with a smile. "We also catch a few turtles."

Li Weihai naturally had no objection to this.

Xu Yue naturally went along with his guest's wishes.

Lunch was plentiful, and naturally, there were also mooncakes made by the farm on the table.

Taoyuan mooncakes are still quite famous among the wealthy.

Although the craftsmanship wasn't particularly refined, the taste was absolutely amazing.

With the ex-factory price exceeding 10,000 yuan, the agricultural trading company doubled its profit.

They mainly went to Shuxiangge and Yuelai Hotel to make purchases.

They either gave some away, but sold more.

In places like Beijing, where there are many wealthy people, a box of mooncakes can now fetch up to 100,000 yuan.

It is still in short supply.

It was mainly to test the market, so we didn't actually do much.

Both Huang Liang and Tian Yizhi clearly underestimated the popularity of those mooncakes.

Perhaps they underestimated the influence of the "Taoyuan" brand.

Are there any high-end, established brands in the mooncake industry?
There must be.

They certainly have a stable customer base, and it's not that easy to steal customers from those brands.

I never expected that with the help of Shuxiangge and Yuelai's customer base, the sales would be so amazing.

However, given the supply shortage, neither Tian Yizhi nor Huang Liang considered increasing production.

Scarcity marketing might be a better way for Taoyuan Mooncakes to quickly gain market share among the wealthy.

Things are rare.

After the meal, Xu Yue and the other young people took their fishing gear and went crayfish fishing.

Fishing for crayfish is naturally different from fishing.

At least the fishing gear is much simpler now.

They're all homemade.

Should we prepare a feeding area?

Li Weihai asked a question that stumped Xu Yue.

"Whether it's crayfish, loach, or eel, the farming density is very high," Xu Yue said. "Even if we don't talk about catching them one after another, the frequency of them being caught is very high."

"Oh!" Li Weihai smiled awkwardly, then asked, "Where's the turtle?"

“Although the density of turtle farming is not that high, the frequency of catching them is quite high,” Xu Yue said. “Using earthworms raised in the village, you don’t even need to bait the fishing spot.”

"real or fake?"

Li Weihai was somewhat surprised. That amazing?

"The fishing spots in the village are all wild fishing spots, so there's no need to bait the area."

Zhang Ruohai spoke up, and Xiong Yong echoed him from the side.

They had all fished at that fishing spot before.

Li Weihai has only visited Taoyuan Village a handful of times, and he has never actually gone fishing there.

He probably doesn't have that time now.

Business is so good that there's naturally less leisure time.

Whether it's crayfish, eels, loaches, or turtles, fishing for them is fun, but preparing them before eating makes all the difference.

Especially crayfish.

This cannot be done by the guests.

However, Li Xiurong didn't let Xu Yue do it.

She and Xu Jiangming were the main players, while Wang Yun's mother and Xu Jianglin assisted them.

Wang Yun's father was playing mahjong with Li Xiuzhong and Xiong Benhai at that moment.

Do as the locals do.

Wang Yun's father has now learned how to play the local card game, and occasionally plays a few rounds with the villagers.

His mentor was Xu Jiangming.

As for Kumamoto Kai and Li Xiuzhong, they are both veterans.

Especially Kumamoto Sea.

Now that Xiong Yong has achieved success in his career and started a family, he is no longer as driven.

People have more time for leisure and entertainment than before.

As for Li Xiuzhong, he has now picked it up again.

Back in Guangdong, I was so busy with business that I rarely had the chance to play cards, and it was also hard to find like-minded people.

Now that I'm back, I can have any opportunity I want, and I can get people to come just by shouting.

However, none of them played very big.

Xu Jiangming and Li Xiurong also often play cards with others, but the stakes are low, mainly for entertainment.

The villagers of Taoyuan Village are now making money, and many of them play cards during their rest time.

The ones that can be hit are not very big.

Xu Jiangming and Li Xiurong played a leading role in this.

They didn't even hit that hard, so how could the villagers dare to hit it hard?

Zhang Ruoxi stopped playing mahjong.

Her due date is approaching, and she'll probably have to go to the hospital in a few days.

She was carrying twins, and her belly was so big that it was actually quite inconvenient.

Dinner was plentiful, and we ate it earlier than usual.

After the meal, my second aunt's family and my uncle's family left.

When he left, besides taking two boxes of cigarettes, he also took several soft-shelled turtles and loaches.

Those were extra fish caught on purpose.

“Your uncle wants to keep an acre of land near his villa in the village to grow some vegetables and raise some chickens and ducks,” Li Xiurong said, “so he can eat them himself!”

"That's great!" Xu Yue said with a smile. "We can leave them an acre or two of land, and the farm will provide the chickens and ducks. But aren't Uncle and the others planning to help my cousin?"

“Helping occasionally is fine,” Li Xiurong said. “Besides, your aunt can’t really help much. Growing vegetables and feeding livestock, that’s all your aunt’s job.”

Xu Yue smiled and nodded.

Xu Yue could easily guess what his uncles were thinking.

He doesn't mind either.

Why would Xu Yue mind growing some vegetables and raising some chickens and ducks just for his own consumption?
If he really cared, he wouldn't have set up the formation for Qingcheng Mountain.

The next day, Jing Guohua arrived.

"Has it been found out?"

Before Jing Guohua could speak, Xu Yue immediately spoke up.

Jing Guohua is probably here to collect the jade talisman.

He never delegates this task to others.

"We've found some evidence," Jing Guohua said. "Many forces are involved, but we need to investigate further. What we can confirm now is that the Sun God Alliance is also involved."

"The Sun God Alliance?"

Xu Yue frowned, somewhat wanting to take out his phone to call Huang Liang and ask him to raise the price.

We can't favor one over the other.

The price went up after the red dot made its move, and the suppliers there were completely innocent victims.

This time, the importers from Europe and America are not innocent victims.

Xu Yue knew that they were members of the Sun God Alliance.

Prices must rise!
If you piss them off, they'll just cut off the supply and stop selling!

"I'm here to confirm something," Jing Guohua asked. "With your current abilities, how much of a storm can you stir up?"

(End of this chapter)