Farming? I'm making a killing with my fairytale vegetables!

Chapter 143 Cilantro, Scallions, Garlic

After settling the group of people in, Xia Shiyu stopped worrying about them and just waited for them to wander around the village and mountains every day, occasionally coming to her house for a free meal.

She's been having another headache lately: the number of chickens and ducks at home is dwindling, and she can no longer supply the restaurants. She's even selling fewer of them now.

Even the volunteers only got to eat it once, and then they weren't sold it to them anymore.

Manager Wu was so anxious and regretful that he had blisters on his lips. "Boss Xia, you don't know this, but our chicken and duck are in high demand right now. Many powerful and influential customers want to order them."

He also regretted it. He knew that Xia Shiyu's chickens and ducks must be extraordinary and that a lot of people would want to eat them, but he didn't expect them to be so popular.

Especially since the county leaders had been craving it right after they finished eating there, and once the reputation spread, even more people came after hearing the news, all wanting to give it a try.

Xia Shiyu said helplessly, "It's not that I don't want to, Manager Wu. This is how chicken and duck breeding is supposed to be. No matter how fast they grow, it will still take several months. Besides, I've already supplied the restaurant with the most chickens and ducks. I even supply a lot of eggs to them."

She wasn't lying; the other business owners only sold a few tokenly, while the restaurant sold a lot.

Her family's chicken and duck eggs are also delicious; she sells them individually for 3 yuan each, and they sell very well.

Manager Wu knew this in his heart, but he was just very regretful. "Alright then, Boss Xia, you must plant more chickens and ducks next time. Don't worry about not being able to sell them. Our restaurant will definitely buy more."

"Okay, okay," Xia Shiyu agreed, promising to expand breeding next year.

Xia Shiyu agreed, shaking her head in exasperation. She really wished these plants and animals could mature in a single day so she could sell them for money.

Xia Shiyu was thinking about what vegetables she could grow at home recently, and walked back home while thinking about it.

At this point, everyone in the family dispersed, but Yu Juan was still squatting on the ground peeling garlic.

Xia Shiyu went over to help, "Mom, what kind of garlic did you buy?"

Yu Juan nodded, "Yes, the garlic we grow at home is small and doesn't taste good. It's better to buy some of these to use for cooking or making sausages later."

"That's true." A thought suddenly popped into Xia Shiyu's mind. She could make some vegetables as summer seasonings. These don't have to be in season, and they can be grown at home and grow quickly.

Wasn't the chives the same way before? Xia Shiyu acted on her idea immediately and started planting these vegetables during this period, so she could harvest a fresh batch in winter.

Xia Shiyu helped peel a few cloves of garlic before returning to her room. She then carefully checked the information and discovered that there was great potential in planting it, but it was necessary to set up some plastic film and take good insulation measures.

It seems I need to get the greenhouse ready next year. This year, I'll just grow some at home and have a few potted plants to eat as vegetables.

This quantity is definitely not enough to sell, but if she wants to eat it herself, she can secretly grow some in her space.

Anyway, I've earned quite a lot this year, so I don't need to. I'm thinking of selling it to improve my quality of life, which is a good idea.

After making her decision, Xia Shiyu entered the fairy tale world. As soon as she entered, she spoke to the system with great gusto.

"System, this time I need to collect seeds of cilantro, scallions, and garlic."

She looked at all three vegetables. They were all considered condiment vegetables, with short growing seasons, making them convenient to eat at home. More importantly, she and her family didn't dislike them.

Her family especially loves cilantro and houttuynia cordata salad, a dish that's not common in winter and is quite expensive.

After Xia Shiyu finished stating his requirements, the system remained silent for a moment, presumably during the selection process.

After a while, the system notification sounded, "The system has detected that the plants the host needs to pick are all seasoning plants. A new location in the fairy tale world, the Seasoning Workshop, is now open to the host."

"Host, please confirm the location. Open immediately. 3, 2, 1, transmission successful."

After hearing the system's voice, Xia Shiyu quickly arrived at a completely new place.

This time, she came through a starry sky tunnel. The sky was full of stars, and the moment she experienced it was incredibly beautiful. Xia Shiyu felt quite amazed and thought it was all very pretty.

After passing through the tunnel, she successfully arrived at the condiment workshop.

Xia Shiyu looked up and carefully examined the area. She discovered that although the place was called a workshop, it didn't have a strong modern industrial atmosphere. Instead, it was a picturesque place with clear waters and lush mountains, and every now and then she could find one or two "small workshops" with designs that were close to nature.

Xia Shiyu looked at it carefully and found some plants that were used as seasonings.

Besides the cilantro and scallions she had wanted, there were also star anise, chili peppers, and other spices.

Xia Shiyu was particularly tempted by the chili pepper, but unfortunately she could only come back next year. For now, she only needed to take three kinds.

After casually looking around, Xia Shiyu wanted to find the fairytale residents here to see how to complete the quest.

As she looked around to find someone, she saw several bright red little ones running towards her.

"Ahhh, Grandpa, please stop chasing us! We'll never cause trouble again!"

"You little brats, I'll hang you on a tree for two hours and dry you off."

"Waaaaah, we don't want to turn into dried chili peppers, please!"

Xia Shiyu looked in the direction of the sound, thinking it was something serious, but all she saw were a few chili peppers running over!

They ran closer and closer, allowing Xia Shiyu to see their appearance clearly.

These chili peppers aren't short; they're about the size of a 5 or 6-year-old child. Such large chili peppers are quite eye-catching, but compared to Xia Shiyu's own height, they don't seem so intimidating.

The peppers in front are brighter in color, and they have small black stick figure-like hands and feet all over their bodies. Underneath the peppers, there are round, bright black eyes and small mouths.

Following behind them was a large yellow chili pepper with deep-set eyes, likely an elder, who was now chasing after the smaller chili peppers.

Xia Shiyu was somewhat surprised when she saw this scene, but seeing that Chili was about to bump into her, she hesitated whether to dodge and make way for them to run away on their own.

Before she could even make a move, a green leaf darted over and grabbed the bunch of small chili peppers.

Xia Shiyu looked back in surprise and found that it was the "cilantro" she was looking for. This cilantro was only a little over a meter tall, with its root in an upside-down shape at the top. The leaves were her skirt, but its leaves were flexible and slender, and it caught several escaped "little peppers" in one go.

When she saw Xia Shiyu looking at her, she waved a piece of vegetable leaf off her hand, and then started talking to the yellow chili pepper across from her.

"Tell me, Lao Huang, what trouble have these brats caused this time? You've been chasing them for ages and still haven't caught up. Do you need my help?"