After returning to the countryside to farm, I brought the whole village to become rich

Chapter 239: Gathering Bracken for Money

During this season, the countryside is covered with bracken all over the mountains and plains, and you can’t even eat it all, but it’s rare in the city.

Shen Qiuqiu wondered if he could harvest dried bracken in the village and sell it at the Wheatfield Mall.

[Qinghe Nongxian] The store has not launched new products for a long time. This can not only enrich the product types in the store, let regular customers have a try, but also increase the income of the villagers.

Nowadays, people are pursuing pollution-free, pollution-free, purely natural green vegetables; and wild bracken growing naturally in the mountains is a purely natural green vegetable, without any pollution or artificial intervention.

Moreover, bracken has high nutritional value and has certain medicinal value. It can moisturize the intestines and relieve constipation, clear away heat and detoxify. It is called the "King of Wild Vegetables".

Although there were rumors before that bracken has certain carcinogenicity, experts have now confirmed that the harmful substances contained in bracken are water-soluble compounds, which can be removed by repeatedly washing them with water and blanch them in hot water before eating. Some harmful substances, and after bracken is cooked at high temperatures, the carcinogenic substances are basically gone.

Furthermore, it is unscientific to talk about toxicity regardless of dose. The dose of carcinogens in processed bracken is extremely small, and moderate consumption will not cause cancer.

While eating, Shen Qiuqiu looked up relevant information on the Internet with her mobile phone.

Netizens have mixed opinions about eating bracken. Some people like it very much, while others don't like its taste, or stay away from it because it is classified as a secondary carcinogen.

A good brand image is the key to online store operation. Customer trust and good reputation are accumulated bit by bit, but they collapse in an instant.

Nowadays, every time a new product is launched in the [Qinghe Farm Fresh] store, Shen Qiuqiu will be very cautious, fearing that it will affect the good reputation that has been built with great effort. She must not only ensure the quality of the product, but also consider the customer's acceptance.

Bracken is a kind of controversial wild vegetable. Like coriander and root, people who like it like it very much, but people who don't like it hate it. For example, some people have never eaten bracken, so they buy it back to try it out of curiosity. , and then find that the taste is not what you like, I will give you a negative review backhandedly, and you will have no place to cry.

After some confusion, Shen Qiuqiu planned to put a small amount of dried bracken on the wheat field mall for testing, and then decide whether to sell it long-term based on sales volume and feedback.

As for pricing... Shen Qiuqiu doesn't know the market situation in this area.

She put down the bowl and chopsticks and asked Grandma Shen, "Grandma, how much fresh bracken can one pound of dry bracken be dried? How much does a pound of fresh bracken cost at the farmer's market in the town?"

The old lady often sells vegetables at the farmer's market, and she dries bracken every year at home. She knows these things very well, and she replied without thinking: "About ten kilograms of fresh bracken can be used to dry one kilogram of dried bracken. Last week I When I went to sell vegetables, I saw someone selling fresh bracken for one pound per pound, but no one bought it. People who don’t like food won’t buy it. Those who do like to eat it like to go to the mountains to pick it themselves.”

Calculated in this way, the cost of one pound of dried bracken is about 12 yuan.

Shen Qiuqiu checked on her mobile phone again. There are several stores selling dried bracken on a certain website. The most expensive one is the wild dried bracken from Changbai Mountain, which costs more than 90 yuan per catty; the cheapest one costs 35 yuan per catty, but Sales are not very good.

After thinking about it for a while, Shen Qiuqiu had already made a decision in her mind.

She asked Grandma Shen again, "Grandma, how many dried bracken do we have now?"

Grandma Shen thought for a while and then said: "Last year's sun-dried bracken has been eaten long ago. This year's fresh bracken has just emerged. I have been busy with the fields these days. I haven't sun-dried much at home. I estimate it weighs three or four kilograms."

These alone are certainly not enough.

Shen Qiuqiu turned to Wang Gannian, who was not far away, and asked, "Qiannian, how many dried bracken do you have at home?"

Wang Gannian shook his head, how could he know this.

"Sister Xiaohua, wait, let me ask you something." He yelled at the top of his voice at the wall of his courtyard, "Mom——"

The two families were so close to each other, separated only by a courtyard wall, that they could hear the slightest movement, not to mention Wang Gannian's loud voice.

Wang Weidong's wife was scooping up manure water and preparing to go to the field to water vegetables. She was so frightened by her son's roar that she almost fell into the manure pit.

She yelled angrily: "You bastard, you are screaming, you scared your mother to death."

Wang Gannian ignored his mother's curse and asked in a loud voice: "Sister Xiaohua asked how many dried bracken we have in our house."

When she heard that something was wrong with Shen Qiuqiu, Wang Weidong's wife rolled her eyes, put down the dung scoop and ran over.

"What, Xiaohua, you want to make bracken? I happen to have about ten kilograms at home. Your uncle and I went up to the mountain to pick it a few days ago. The first crop of fresh bracken is dry and tender."

People living in the neighborhood all know what Shen Qiuqiu is like. She must pay for the things she wants. The little girl knows how to do things, is generous and will never let anyone suffer.

Without waiting for Shen Qiuqiu's answer, Wang Weidong's wife quickly said: "Xiaohua, just tell me how much you want. There are plenty of these on the mountain. If it's not enough, my aunt will go up to the mountain tomorrow to pick it for you. You can have as much as you want."

She said so excitedly that she couldn't smell the rotten smell of pig manure on her body.

Wang Gannian covered his nose and interrupted: "Mom, did you fall into the manure pit? It stinks! Stay away, others are eating."

"Fuck you!" Wang Weidong's wife glared at her son, but still took a few steps back and said to Shen Qiuqiu apologetically: "I'm sorry, Xiaohua, I just picked up excrement at home and it was all over my body. The smell came over and I didn’t know you were eating.”

"It's okay, Auntie, I've already eaten." Shen Qiuqiu smiled and said, "Auntie, I want all those dried bracken in your house. I want to try to see if I can sell them online. If they sell well, I’ll collect it from you later. As for the price, it’s 18 yuan per pound. What do you think?”

Dried bracken is now available at Wheatfield Mall, and Shen Qiuqiu plans to price it at 28 yuan per catty; the purchase price for the villagers is tentatively set at 18 yuan per catty. After all, picking, cleaning, blanching, and drying all require time and energy; it is a small business in the first place. Even if I have a gross profit of 10 yuan per pound, that’s about the same.

Wang Weidong's wife was also very satisfied with the price and said with a grin: "Okay, just wait, I'll get it for you right away."

A pound is 18 yuan, and ten pounds is more than yuan. The wild vegetables picked from the mountains cost nothing. This is simply money falling from the sky.

As Wang Weidong's wife spoke, she picked up her feet and ran home, as if she was afraid that Shen Qiuqiu would regret it.

Wang Gannian hurriedly chased after him, "Mom, wait a minute, I'll get it! You smell all over your body, but don't stink the bracken."

He knows that Shen Qiuqiu loves to be clean, especially when it comes to food. Usually when packing strawberries, they have to wash their hands with hand sanitizer and wear gloves. The gloves are also washed once a day, which is very particular.

After a while, Wang Gannian came over carrying a woven bag.

On the scale, it weighed 13 pounds and 6 taels, which cost 245 yuan.

Wang Weidong's wife took the money and smiled so hard that she couldn't close her mouth.

I was thinking that I would go to the mountains to pick bracken whenever I have free time, and collect all the bracken on the mountain to exchange for money!

(End of this chapter)