Chapter 132: No Guesses ④
After Nie Qiu followed the cultivation method taught by Dao for one cycle, she felt incredibly comfortable.
A gentle breeze, floating clouds, a blue sky, green grass, a mountain stream, and a waterfall. When Nie Qiu opened her eyes, this was the scene she saw. She looked down and saw herself floating on the cliff face of the waterfall. The white mist that had looked like a mass from the ground was now vaguely above her head. Taking a deep breath, it was incredibly clear.
“The air here is spiritual energy, it really feels like I’ve been saved, as if my body is being cleansed.” The spiritual energy she inhaled was cool but very comforting. She thought, this spiritual energy is probably even better than the oxygen used to cure illnesses?
“Right? I told you the spiritual energy here…”
“Ah!!!” Dao’s voice suddenly appeared in her ears, making Nie Qiu involuntarily turn her head. To her surprise, she saw several little rabbits hopping around her. They clearly… clearly weren’t touching the ground! They could still jump! Doesn’t jumping require something to push off from?
Frightened, Nie Qiu accidentally fell from the cliff face, interrupting Dao’s unfinished words.
Her whole body was soaked! Nie Qiu couldn’t help but look at herself and found that there was a layer of dirt on her body, like the pore dirt she used to wash off when doing face masks. Layer by layer, it emerged from her pores with sweat, forming layers on her skin, like mud. She never expected that the human body contained so many turbid and dirty things that could be expelled, and what surprised Nie Qiu even more was how dirty a person’s body could be.
She slowly recited the cultivation technique, and the water spray supporting her dispersed. Nie Qiu fell into the water. She took off her clothes and couldn’t help but rub left and right, scrubbing off the dirt that had emerged from her body due to cultivation.
The air in this place is so clean! No wonder the vegetables grown here are so good… Speaking of vegetables, Nie Qiu still felt a bit troubled. Even after cultivating, she could control and utilize this space, but she still hadn’t figured out how to do it.
As she said, times are changing, and what people pursue has also changed. Aside from the factors of fame and exposure, she was more worried about people being envious and causing trouble for Nie Aifang.
They have no backing and are not enough to attract too much attention in this city.
Regarding backing…
Nie Qiu stood up from the water, put on the clothes that had been soaked and cleaned in the water, and recited the cultivation technique to dry them. The alarm clock had already rung earlier. She looked at Dao, who was followed by several little rabbits, and said indifferently, “I’ve decided to meet the people from that big restaurant first.”
“You can decide this matter yourself,” Dao said lazily, yawning.
Nie Qiu said goodbye to Dao and left the space, returning to her room. If she were to meet the restaurant owner, Zhang Qitian would likely come looking for her. Indeed, the next day when she went to the vegetable market after school, Zhang Qitian asked Nie Qiu to help him. Although Nie Aifang wanted to say something, she didn’t object. She was already working for him, and the wages he paid her were higher than those of many people selling goods, so what more could she be dissatisfied with?
“A procurement officer from a restaurant found me and said they want to order vegetables from our stall every day. I wanted to inform you about this. Will your relatives supply it themselves, or should I help you supply it?” Zhang Qitian asked Zhang Qidi to watch the stall, and he walked with Nie Qiu to a spot behind the counter and asked directly.
Nie Qiu thought Zhang Qitian would tell her which restaurant it was and ask if she wanted to do business with them. She didn’t expect Zhang Qitian to want to do this business himself. Nie Qiu was a little surprised, “You want to do this business?”
“Yes,” Zhang Qitian nodded. “I haven’t done any big business before. My wife always says I’m incapable, lack drive, and don’t dare to take risks. I want to show her something. If I can secure this business, I’ll be able to buy a house for my wife and son in the city this year.”
“So… you want to do it?”
“Hehe…” Zhang Qitian scratched his hair and looked at Nie Qiu, “That depends on whether your relative is willing to supply me! What do you think? Their restaurant wants to promote a ‘green and pollution-free’ brand, and it’s okay to test it anytime. I can’t find suppliers elsewhere. Most farms nowadays use pesticides and fertilizers, and even more so for insecticidal sprays. So, if I’m going to do this, I have to find the source from your relatives.”
After hearing Zhang Qitian’s words, Nie Qiu understood his intentions. She thought for a moment and said to Zhang Qitian, “I’ll discuss this with my uncle-in-law when I get back. If it’s possible, I’ll let you know.”
“How about, Nie Qiu, I go to your uncle-in-law’s farm to take a look? I can close the stall early today… I can deliver vegetables every day, and even if it’s far, it’s only an hour or two away…”
“My uncle-in-law is old and doesn’t like people visiting his home…” Nie Qiu interrupted Zhang Qitian. “If you want to do this business, wouldn’t it be better if you didn’t know where the farm is? That way, whether it’s others or family, no one will know your source of goods, and this business can be monopolized by you, right?”
Zhang Qitian shrugged. “That’s true, but I still need to know where the farm is, right? Nie Qiu, I can pay a higher price for your uncle-in-law’s vegetables. For example, for long beans, five or eight yuan a pound is not a problem.”
Nie Qiu nodded. “I still need to ask the adults about this. You go ahead and be busy!” This is the benefit of advertising and green food. No matter how expensive it is, people will still eat it! If Zhang Qitian bought from her at a wholesale price of five or eight yuan, wouldn’t he sell it to the restaurant for ten yuan, or even… twelve or twenty yuan?
Then that restaurant would use the green food brand and sell a plate of side dishes for over a hundred or two hundred yuan?
This seems to be the norm. Restaurants, for example, high-end Western restaurants, apart from their fancy cutlery, there’s really nothing high-end about the ingredients. For instance, ordering a steak, beef, they insist on saying it’s from New Zealand, and with some other ingredients, they’ll sell it for eight hundred and eighty-eight yuan. Is it worth it?
It’s not worth it. Real yellow beef is fifty yuan a pound. The most beef in a steak is at most five liang, which is half a pound, costing twenty-five yuan. Add some cilantro, ginger, rosemary, and some lemongrass, and the ingredients for the entire dish are only worth thirty yuan!
What people are eating is just the class, just the health that modern people pursue.
Nie Qiu understood. This was originally the most traceable thing in this world, existing in every era. But Zhang Qitian’s willingness to pay five or eight yuan now, his true nature as a shrewd businessman made her hesitate.
