Chapter 3
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I saw a steady stream of water emerging from Shen Tingshuang’s fingertips, pouring on the apricot tree in front of him.
Shen Tingshuang almost thought he had hallucinations.
To confirm, Shen Tingshuang ran to another apricot tree again, thinking that what he had just thought about was watering.
Thoughts fell, and a lot of water gushed out of my fingertips.
Shen Tingshuang thought about stopping, and the water from his fingertips stopped.
Shen Tingshuang tried several times and found that the water can indeed be controlled by him, but Shen Tingshuang did not dare to try for too long. No effect.
After staying in place for a meeting, Shen Tingshuang lifted the plastic bag and continued to climb the mountain. When I found the courtyard, it was already afternoon.
Looking at the courtyard house in front of him, the smile in his eyes was even greater.
This courtyard house is much larger than in memory.
The door outside was closed tightly, Shen Tingshuang walked to the front and pushed it lightly, the door opened, and the embroidered lock fell on the ground.
Shen Tingshuang raised his feet and walked in. Because there was no one inhabited for a long time, spider webs were everywhere in the courtyard. Shen Tingshuang put the plastic bag he had brought and set it up by the door, and picked up a dead branch on the ground. Clear out the spider web.
At the corner of the yard, there is a broom made of bamboo. Shen Tingshuang picked up the broom to clean up the dust in the yard briefly.
The inner courtyard alone is huge, with flower beds and parking spaces, but the flowers in the flower beds are gone, and you can’t even see the dead branches.
Not to mention the size of the courtyard. It took Shen Tingshuang for more than two hours to simply clean up the dust in the courtyard.
However, Shen Tingshuang also figured out the layout of this courtyard.
To the south is the main house. It should be the place where the original grandmother lived. There are living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens and other small rooms. Most of the rooms are empty.
There are also rooms on the west and east sides, which are smaller than those on the south side, but they also have complete facilities.
There are warehouses in the south room, but there is nothing in it, only a few packages of seeds of plants that are not visible.
Shen Tingshuang guessed that it was probably during the years when the original grandmother was gone, someone came up and took away the contents of the house.
Shen Tingshuang cleared the dust outside the door and piled it up, and went to the main house in the north. The sun had already set, and Shen Tingshuang pressed the switch at the door, but he didn’t expect a few lights to turn on.
Shen Tingshuang breathed a sigh of relief. If it gets dark, living in a dark house is really a bit oozing.
The shower in the bathroom is no longer available. There are two stoves in the kitchen, one is for gas, and it is no longer on fire, and the other is for wood burning, but there is no firewood in the kitchen.
This environment is really difficult.
But for Shen Tingshuang, it’s great to have a place to live, not to mention that there is such a big mountain under his feet.
There was a lighter next to the wood stove. He listened carefully and tried it. Fortunately, it could ignite.
Shen Tingshuang put down the lighter, picked up some dead branches outside the door, and started to light a fire and boil water.
Taking advantage of this time, Shen Tingshuang went to clean the bedroom again. Most of the cabinets were empty. After scrubbing, Shen Tingshuang opened the cabinet door for air.
In the bedroom, Shen Ting’s double-key cleaning is the bed that will be used later, and all the original duvet covers are removed and placed outside the door.
After cleaning the bed several times with a rag, Shen Tingshuang spread the quilt cover he bought on the bed. Fortunately, it is summer and it is ok without a quilt cover.
The quilt was useless, so I put it on when I bought it, but Shen Tingshuang still took a piece of water for the clothes I bought.
After finishing this work, the water was almost boiled, Shen Tingshuang took it to take a bath, then boiled a second pot of water, and blanched the cups and bowls he bought.
Then I went to rest. Originally, Shen Tingshuang was worried that he would sleep here, and would be a little scared at night. As a result, he fell asleep as soon as his head was against the pillow.
Shen Tingshuang got up early in the morning, went to the apricot tree first, and smelled the scent of apricots at a distance of ten meters. Shen Tingshuang looked up, unexpectedly, several of them were very tall. The small apricot tree, not to mention the big fruit now, and each color is full.
Shen Tingshuang almost thought that he was walking in the wrong place, and checked his surroundings again and again, and found that this was the Xingzilin that had been here yesterday.
Shen Tingshuang picked off an apricot, which was completely three times the size of yesterday. The attractive fragrance, refreshing, and the color of yellow and red, which greatly improved people’s appetite, made people drool.
After listening to the skin, he peeled off the skin and took a bite. The sweet taste instantly filled the entire lips and teeth, and the juice was as sweet as jelly and jade dew.
Shen Ting’s eyes were full of surprise. The sourness I had eaten yesterday is gone, and the soft and sweet taste is endless aftertaste!
As a master farmer, Shen Ting Shuang has to admit that this apricot is the best taste she has ever tasted.
I didn’t eat much yesterday. This will eat delicious apricots. Shen Ting Shuangyi ate a few in a row. Not only did I feel tired, but I didn’t know if it was an illusion or something. After eating, I felt all over my body.
Why did the size and taste of the apricots change overnight?
Could it be the water problem yesterday?
Thinking of this, Shen Tingshuang ran back to the house, took out the cup that was hot yesterday, and then tried to draw the water into the cup.
After using this water yesterday, Shen Tingshuang didn’t feel any discomfort all night, so Shen Tingshuang can be sure that using this water should have no effect on his body.
After a cup of water was filled, Shen Tingshuang carefully observed the water, which looked no different from ordinary water.
Shen Tingshuang picked up the cup and took a sip. It was sweet and delicious, like a sweet spring in the mountains.
After half a cup, the brain is much clearer.
What kind of special water is this!
Shen Tingshuang waited for a while to make sure that his body was not abnormal, and then he ran to the house on the right.
When packing up yesterday, Shen Tingshuang found that there were a few baskets in the house, which were one of the few items that could be used in the courtyard.
Shen Ting Shuang chose a relatively large basket, picked up the scale and plastic bag beside it, put it in the basket, and returned to Xingzi Forest to pick apricots.
Originally, Shen Tingshuang owed a million debts, but yesterday it was 5,000 more. After coming to Xingyuan Mountain, Shen Tingshuang planned to settle here in the future.
But for debts to be repaid, there will be more places where money will be needed in the future. For example, the courtyard houses need to be renovated. Most importantly, Shen Tingshuang still needs money to buy seeds.
There are many different qualities of the same seeds. Take ordinary cucumbers. There may be cucumber seeds in the market for one dollar or five dollars.
But in college laboratories, the seeds that may be cultivated cost tens of dollars per seed, or even higher.
If you want to plant all kinds of plants on the entire Xinyuan Mountain, it would have to be a huge sum of money.
Shen Tingshuang put the picked apricots in the basket while calculating. Right now, let’s start making money from selling mountain products.
The basket full of apricots was fifty catties. Shen Tingshuang carried the basket of apricots to the foot of the mountain with some effort, and wanted to buy some apricots when there were passersby around.
This season is the apricot ripening season, and Xinyuan Mountain is located in the village. Most of the people here have fields, and some people have also planted apricot trees at home.
I have something in my own home, so why would you come to Shen Ting Shuang this to buy.
So after waiting for half an hour, no one bought it. Shen Tingshuang was not in a hurry. She put the scale aside and started to take care of the ground at the foot of the mountain.
The mountain has not been taken care of for a long time, it is almost deserted, and the ground is full of weeds and wildflowers.
Shen Tingshuang uprooted these useless weeds and divided them into two piles. The dry weeds could be burned, and the other pile was broken up and placed in the soil as fertilizer.
When a small piece of land came out, the first customer was finally welcomed.
Shen heard and saw that someone was looking at the apricots in the basket, put down the weeds in his hand, walked over to pick up an apricot from the basket and handed it to the other party, “Taste it, it’s not sweet, no money.”
This man is in his early twenties, wearing sportswear, and looks a little fashionable. He smelled a fragrant scent from a long distance away. He walked here following the smell, and when he heard someone talking, he looked up and was suddenly surprised. I can’t even speak clearly, “You, you, you…”
He listened deeply and nodded, even if he quit the entertainment circle, the original body was considered a small celebrity before, and it is normal to be recognized here.
This person dumbly took the apricots handed by Shen Tingshuang, and took a sip. The surprise in his eyes was bigger than seeing Shen Tingshuang just now. Then he ate all the remaining apricots in one bite. He swears that this apricot is absolutely It is the best apricot he has ever eaten.
Soft, juicy, sweet, and full of aftertaste! Apart from delicious, he couldn’t even find other words to describe it.
Feeling calmed down, this person felt a little distressed when she saw the skin that Shen Tingshuang randomly tossed aside. You know, all the apricot skins are edible! Thinking of this, the man silently put his leftover nucleus into his pocket.
Well, almonds are also edible.
Seeing that this person was still stunned, he listened to the double and said, “5 yuan a catty, do you want a catty?” This price is after Shen Tingshuang’s consideration. In the ripening season of apricots, they can sell as low as 3 yuan a catty. But this apricot tastes good, so Shen Ting double bids 5 yuan.
This person seemed to have recovered, and immediately said, “Come on a catty!” After thinking about it, he said, “Come on for two catties!” Anyway, his home is close, and he can come over whenever he wants to buy it.
Shen Tingshuang smiled and said, “Thank you.” This is his first customer.
Seeing Shen Tingshuang smiled at himself, this person blushed, “Um, are you Shen Tingshuang? Why are you here…” In fact, he wanted to ask Shen Tingshuang how he sells apricots here, but he regretted it when he said it. You don’t necessarily care about him.
But Shen Tingshuang admitted generously, “I am Shen Tingshuang.” After speaking, he pointed to Xin Yuanshan behind, “I live here.”
Unexpectedly, Shen Tingshuang would take care of himself. This person said happily, “I didn’t expect to be a big star.” He pointed to the three-story house opposite Xin Yuanshan, “My name is Shao Feng, and I live opposite you.”
“Hello.” Shen Tingshuang had already weighed the apricots and handed it to Shao Feng.
Shao Feng smelled the scent of apricots and was very happy. “By the way, how do I pay for this?”
Shen Tingshuang, “Is it convenient to scan the code?”
Shao Feng nodded, but Shen Tingshuang didn’t expect to have a star in the air.
Shen Tingshuang opens the payment code of the mobile Alipay.
Shao Feng scanned the code and asked, “Why don’t you print out the QR code?”
“No printer.” When he entered the village yesterday, Shen Tingshuang took a look. There was no print shop around here.
“Oh.” Shao Feng picked up Xingzi and walked towards his house.
Shen Tingshuang didn’t care, and continued to plant weeds in the ground.
After a while, Shao Feng came back and handed Shen Tingshuang a piece of paper, which was still plastic-wrapped on the outside.
Shen Tingshuang took a look, it was a QR code, “This is?”
Shao Feng pointed to his mobile phone and said embarrassingly, “I paid for your collection code, and I can find it on the phone.”
“Thank you.” Shen Tingshuang thanked him. In addition to the QR code, there was a line on the paper, apricot 5 yuan per catty.
Shen Tingshuang put the QR code on the basket and kept busy.
This time, I haven’t visited guests for a long time. After listening to Shuang’s a lot of grass, Kyoko still has no one to care about.
At noon, a few sporadic guests came over and asked for the price when they saw this apricot. Some felt that it was too expensive to buy, and most of the others only bought a catty, which is considered a taste.
It was not until the afternoon that Shen Tingshuang sold half of the basket of apricots, but the weeds on the south side of Xingyuan Mountain were almost cleared by Shen Tingshuang.
Seeing that it was not early, Shen Tingshuang planned to take the basket back.
When we were pulling weeds today, Shen Tingshuang also found some purlins and gray ash, so I don’t need to eat fruits to fill my stomach at night.
Just when Shen Tingshuang turned around, he saw a car coming not far away. After thinking about it, Shen Tingshuang put down the basket and planned to wait. What if the driver is his next customer?
Shen Tingshuang guessed that it was right. When the car passed her, it stopped slowly.