Chapter 529: 529. The countryside soil and water are good_1 Chapter 529: 529. The countryside soil and water are good_1 It’s all in the genes!

Yan Ran felt so frustrated she was close to tears, “Good genes really make others jealous! I have a junior at the university who is just like you, whatever harsh sun she endures in the middle of the day, she never tans, at most she gets a bit red and her skin peels, but then it’s all fine after a few days…”

Despite covering up every inch of her skin with sunscreen clothing from her chin down to her ankles, after a few trips, her skin tone was still a shade darker than others.

She blamed herself for blindly chasing after a 985 university, consequently choosing this major, otherwise, working a 996 job she would at least have a proper room to live in… wuwuwu…

She clenched her fists in frustration, the muscles in her arms tensing up, then suddenly she let go of her worries.

After all, even though those who work for companies have a place to sleep, they work overtime at night and are in sub-health condition!

Not like her, sleeping at ten, waking up at five, strong and robust, oh so healthy!

Song Tan had no idea about Yan Ran’s self-consolation, and only reminded:
“We are about to head towards my hometown. The road might be a bit bumpy, if any of you get car sick, we can take a break first.”

“No need.”

Yan Ran ate a peach, feeling refreshed and relishing the lingering taste in her mouth. At the moment, she only wanted to hurry to Song Tan’s house, to taste something else delicious, and to see for herself what kind of blessed land it was that could produce such tasty peaches… Why worry about getting car sick?

She was brimming with confidence, “I’m in great condition today! Drive on with no worries! As long as it’s not that kind of rough, rugged mountain road, I definitely won’t–Bang!”

The vehicle suddenly jolted.

Yan Ran: …

Looking at the winding, potholed, and narrow road ahead, she felt numb, and after a long while finally said, “Many places have upgraded their rural roads to asphalt roads, but your place here is…”

Song Tan said frankly, “Our village is deep in the mountains with few people and out of the way. Who has the money to pave roads with asphalt? The village is incredibly poor…”

From the backseat, Tai Xiaodong grumbled, “But with this kind of mountainous terrain, many crops that are easy to cultivate and manage can’t be grown here!”

“For instance, strawberries… Unless you sell those high-end strawberries, carefully wrapped in sponge, only packing a few in each box… but the price tag…”

Huh?

Song Tan was surprised: Yes! Strawberries! How could she forget that they could be packaged like that!

But upon further thought–oh, it’s no use. With something like strawberries, they have to be packed immediately after picking, and how could they afford to hire so many people in the village?

Maybe next year then!

Yet it didn’t prevent her from responding promptly, at least to start planning, “Strawberries are fine, just like you said, with good packaging, they can be shipped out.”

“But that will cost a lot–have you considered the sales channels?” Qi Lin asked.

Sales channels, huh…

Song Tan began to smile, “Professor Song, the previous price for pre-ordering my peaches was 50 yuan per half a kilo.”

Professor Song was taken aback.

Tai Xiaodong and Qi Lin were speechless too.

…

Just past five o’clock, the air was filled with searing heat.

The pickup truck smoothly pulled up outside the courtyard. As soon as the vehicle stopped, the passenger door was flung open and the girl in the sun-protective shirt and work pants staggered to the side of the road–
“Blergh–”
Song Tan: …

She quickly called out, “Qiaoqiao–Mom, do we have any water?”

“It’s okay, it’s okay…”

Yan Ran, who had just been vomiting, took the mineral water Qi Lin handed her to rinse her mouth, and then said with a pang of heartache, “My peaches… I hadn’t even digested them yet!”

Tai Xiaodong frowned tightly, “Xiaoyan, you better shut up and don’t mention my divine peaches, ahhh!”

Yan Ran looked just as heartbroken, and now that she had recovered a bit, she let out a deep sigh.

Song Tan followed with a sigh, “It seems my peaches can’t stop vomiting…”

Everyone: …?

Professor Song said earnestly, “No matter how delicious a peach is, its nature is still fruit, its nutritional value greater than its medicinal effect, don’t have strange expectations for agricultural produce.”

Meanwhile, Wu Lan had also come out with a glass of water, “Oh dear! This must be Professor Song, right? Are these your students… Wow, this young man looks so lively! And the girl too! Spirited!”

Yan Ran had come back to life and chuckled, “Auntie, I’m too dark to be called pretty or cute, so you could only compliment me for being lively, haha…”

Wu Lan disagreed, “Who says you’re dark? You haven’t seen our Yanping, he’s so dark that he nearly reflects light… You couldn’t reach his level even if you sunbathed for another thirty years. You’re just less fair-skinned.”

After she finished speaking, without waiting for everyone to ask, she hurriedly continued, “Come come come, sit inside, it’s so hot outside! We have iced tremella soup, would you like some? There’s also watermelon, thinking of your long journey, I just soaked them in cold water, didn’t dare to put them in the fridge.”

As she spoke, everyone followed her into the courtyard.

Professor Song quietly surveyed the yard, noticing a large area in the corner where cowpeas and chili peppers were being sun-dried, and in this corner–
“What are they doing over there?”

No sooner had he asked this question than three elderly people working nearby also voiced their curiosity: “Wu Lan, are they here to buy fruit and tea?”

“No!” Wu Lan said with a beaming smile, “Where would we get so much produce to sell? The construction on that mountain has started, right? We especially invited experts from Imperial City to plan for us, to teach us how to farm.”

“Oh, oh, oh!” The three turned their gaze with curiosity and admiration, “Experts in farming, huh? Ah, if only we were literate, we’d also know how to farm!”

“Give it a rest, they’re talking about proper science, do you think you could compare?”

“That’s incredible! I knew the produce from Wu Lan’s home grew so well for a reason, it must be because you had experts come and teach… Is there some kind of nutrition solution or special fertilizer?”

“Hard to say–my granddaughter fusses over what nutrient mix to use for her flowers, she’s all about the technical details…”

The group chattered away, quickly straying far from the original topic.

Meanwhile, Professor Song and his party had just entered the living room and were immediately refreshed by the cool air, and then comfortably took their seats:
–Finally arrived.

Turning his head, Song Tan was already bringing over a tray of tremella soup, “Come on, try some, the tremella is also from our own home.”

She sighed as she spoke–Zhang Yanping, Xin Jun, and Qiaoqiao, the three main hosts, were all missing, leaving her to rush around busily, how cruel!

While Professor Song looked at the tremella soup, he wasn’t originally interested in it and was about to politely decline. But hearing what she said, he silently sat back down, then took a bowl to taste–
Wow!!!

It indeed tasted wonderful!

As he sipped the tremella soup, he eagerly asked, “Where is your peach orchard that has space for growing tremella? Can I go see it?”

“I want to see too!” Yan Ran couldn’t hold back her praise, “This tremella soup is so delicious, oh my god! No wonder you were so confident on the road. With this, what’s the need for planning? Whatever you plant is delicious.”

Wu Lan also laughed, her eyes and brows exuding pride:
“…It’s all the kids tinkering around! At first, when I asked Tantan, she even said it was experts who told us our hometown’s soil and water were good, pure flattery… I’ve been farming my whole life, who knows better about the quality of soil and water than me?”

“Yet there she is, sneaking up the mountain every night to tinker around… Luckily she’s energetic enough for it!”