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

Chapter 108 Bringing Good News

After getting off the bus, Ji Lan stepped forward and excitedly grabbed Xia Shiyu's hand, "Xiao Yu, the dried radish from my mom's factory is ready."

"Wow, so fast?" Xia Shiyu was a little surprised.

In her memory, it usually took a long time for a factory to produce anything. How come her batch of radishes was produced so quickly?

Ji Lan nodded, "My mom and the others specifically stopped all other production lines and focused all their efforts on producing this dried radish. That's why it turned out this way."

She was so excited. She had only suggested it on a whim and hadn't expected it to actually help her parents. So as soon as Ji Xuemei finished telling her, she took the initiative to thank Xia Shiyu, which was also a way of sharing the good news.

"I see. Well then, congratulations to Deputy Factory Director Ji and the others."

Xia Shiyu offered a few words of congratulations and then gestured for the two of them to come in and sit down.

Ji Lan and Xia Lang followed Xia Shiyu in carrying two boxes. Since no one in the family was home, there was no need to greet them immediately.

Ji Lan sighed with gratitude, "Speaking of which, I still have to thank you, Xiao Yu. It's all thanks to your dried radish. My mother asked me to send you a batch of finished dried radish."

"My mom originally wanted to come in person, but they are too busy at the factory to come, so I came instead."

As she spoke, she opened the box and took out a bag of dried radish for Xia Shiyu.

Xia Shiyu took it and looked at it. The packaging was very simple. She tore it open and poured it into a bowl. Golden dried radish coated with chili oil fell out, looking very tempting.

Xia Lang then spoke up, "We've already tasted these dried radishes before they arrived, and they really do taste great. Shi Yu, why don't you give them a try?"

"Okay, then I won't be polite." Xia Shiyu said, then picked up a piece of food with her chopsticks and chewed it.

The pickled radish is crisp, sweet, and spicy, and it makes a satisfying crunch when you bite into it.

Xia Shiyu swallowed a mouthful and nodded, "It's delicious. This dried radish will definitely be a hot seller once it hits the market."

Ji Lan smiled and was also very happy.

After tasting it, Xia Shiyu got up and mixed some of her treasured fruit honey for the two of them. "Come on, brother and sister-in-law, try some of my treasured fruit honey. There's only a little left, and it'll be gone once it's finished."

"Oh, if you say it tastes so good, then it must be good. I'll try it."

Xia Lang smiled and took a sip. The slightly sweet honey flavor entered his mouth, and the colorful fruit flavors bloomed on his tongue. After just one sip, he couldn't help but finish the whole glass of water.

I only came to my senses when the water was gone, and I even felt a little lost.

Ji Lan felt the same way, "Xiao Yu, how many more surprises do you have that I don't know about? You can just casually come up with something so delicious."

Xia Shiyu shook her head, "There's nothing good lately, just these vegetables we've grown. But when the oranges ripen, we can have another batch of fresh fruit."

Thinking of the oranges she had eaten in previous years, Ji Lan suddenly felt a surge of anticipation. "That's a good deal! I'm waiting for you."

"Of course, of course."

Xia Shiyu sat and chatted with the two for a while, then glanced at her phone and realized it was almost six o'clock.

She stood up. "I'll go make dinner. You can eat before you leave."

Ji Lan and the other woman didn't refuse this time, since they weren't really busy right now, and besides, Xia Shiyu's family's food was really delicious. "Okay, I'll help out then."

"No need, no need, you can just sit down."

"We'll just help out with small things, but you'll definitely be in charge of cooking."

Ji Lan came forward with a smile to help wash the vegetables, while Xia Lang helped start the fire.

As she washed the tomatoes in her hands, she couldn't help but exclaim, "These tomatoes are really good, they're so big!"

Xia Shiyu nodded, "That's right. Usually at home, two tomatoes are enough to make a big plate of dishes."

"Sister-in-law, I also made some tomato sauce earlier, can you take some back with you later?"

The tomato sauce she made was so popular that she didn't have much left after finishing it all, so she simply made some more so that anyone who wanted some could take it.

"Oh, thank you so much! This ketchup would be delicious with bread. Your brother and I can eat it like this for breakfast from now on."

"Hehe, that's great."

Not long after the three of them started cooking, the Xia family returned and rushed to greet Xia Lang and his companion.

Yu Juan exclaimed, "Oh, Xiao Lang and Xiao Lan are here! Why didn't you call and let us know? Look, we had you two guests cooking here."

"Oh, Uncle and Aunt are fine. We won't stand on ceremony. We're just helping out."

Xia Lihua stood up. "I'll go get you some fruit and melon seeds."

"No need, Uncle. This is fine."

While the group chatted, Xia Shiyu quietly cooked.

Most of the dishes are vegetarian, which makes them quite easy to prepare.

After she finished cooking the last dish of stir-fried vegetables, she brought it to the table.

"It's open now, everyone please sit down and eat."

"Alright, alright, everyone, let's eat." Xia Lihua called out.

Grandpa and Grandma helped tidy up the table, and once it was done, a group of people sat down at the table.

"Everyone, please eat up and don't be shy. Xiao Lan, you haven't been here many times, you should come more often in the future."

Ji Lan was a little shy. "Okay, I'll come often."

Xia Shiyu called out, "Alright everyone, let's eat! There are delicious dishes here."

"Okay, let's eat."

The group was having a great time, while Ji Xuemei was also very excited to return home.

She was eating her food on the table, and also had a bag of dried radish that she had brought from her factory.

Wang Hong took a couple of bites; it was crunchy. He nodded, "It's really good. This tastes much better than the ones from the factory before."

Both of them worked in a pickled mustard tuber factory, where pickled mustard tubers were plentiful.

Whether it's holiday subsidies or various long-term supplies, the employees are always given these to take with them, so there's always pickled mustard greens at home. They also frequently give them to their neighbors, relatives, and friends.

However, today's pickled mustard tuber is completely different from before. In fact, after eating today's pickled mustard tuber, going back to eat the old ones feels just average or even unpalatable.

Ji Xuemei nodded, "It all depends on the quality of the radish itself. Even those produced on an assembly line are still delicious."

"It's fortunate that Lanlan discovered such good radishes in time; they saved the factory's life."

“That’s true. If we weren’t so busy, we would have gone to their house to thank them in person.” Wang Hong picked up another piece of dried radish, chewed it, and asked, “When will you start selling this?”

Ji Xuemei replied, "Soon. We've already discussed it with the brand, and we expect to see it in the mall in a few days."

Wang Hong nodded, "That's good, that's good. Once this dried radish is on the market, it will definitely be very popular."

"Yes, that makes sense."

As they ate, their conversation was filled with anticipation for the dried radish to sell well.