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

Chapter 186 Time to Harvest Potatoes!

It wasn't just Hezhou; everyone who had bought vegetables and fruits from Xia Shiyu's shop before was in the limelight this year.

"Oh my god, Yuanyuan, where did you buy all this stuff? It's so delicious, I don't want to leave your house."

"Old Wang, your vegetables are so delicious this year! I could smell them from next door. I took a bite and it's true, they're really delicious."

"Ugh, I couldn't get any vegetables this year, it's so sad not being able to eat them, sob sob."

Many who couldn't get enough food went back into Xia Shiyu's shop and started wailing.

However, Xia Shiyu had already closed the shop during the Chinese New Year, so no one paid any attention to them.

Frustrated, they even turned to local forums to start discussing the issue.

[When will this amazing shop open? My kid is practically drooling over it!]

[On this day of family reunion, it's truly heartbreaking not to be able to enjoy a decent meal.]

I'm shameless enough to mooch meals from my neighbor's house.

[Sigh, when will the shop finally open?]

The boss said they won't open until after the Chinese New Year.

[But it feels like there's still so much time left. This is the first time I've ever looked forward to the end of my annual leave.]

[Well, I still don't want that. It's a precious holiday, so I hope the shop owner opens soon and stocks fruits and vegetables. Make sure there's plenty, otherwise I won't be able to get any.]

A group of people were having a heated discussion, and the locals who stumbled upon the post were all surprised.

What are you guys talking about? I'm so curious.

[After taking a look, it seems to be talking about a shop, a vegetable and fruit shop.]

[What? Selling vegetables and fruits? Vegetables? Forget it, they're never fresh when you buy them online. But the fruits are alright; I've bought fruit online before.]

[Which shop are you referring to? Please recommend one.]

[I checked and they're all five-star reviews, many with long comments. Could they be paid shills?]

[It seems so. There are more and more product promotion posts on forums these days, and they're all scams.]

The others were initially displeased to hear this from someone who hadn't bought it before, but then they chuckled and started replying after realizing something.

[Yeah, don't come here, this shop is terrible, don't believe them.]

[Yes, it tastes awful. I'm never eating it again, so please don't buy it.]

[Yes, let those idiots go buy it, but whatever they do, don't buy it.]

[These shop owners are arrogant, and their customer service is often unresponsive; don't buy from them.]

The other party was prepared to refute, but unexpectedly, these people started talking badly about the store themselves.

This is a bit puzzling.

[This is confusing me, what does it mean?]

[Yeah, didn't they want to sell vegetables?]

[I don't know, who knows?]

[That's right.]

These people were so confused that they lost interest in whether or not to buy anything.

Those who knew the inside story just chuckled. It was better for these people not to buy any, since they didn't even have enough for themselves.

These past few days, during the Lunar New Year holiday, Xia Shiyu feels like she's gained weight from eating so much delicious food everywhere. She's starting to get a bit tired of all the rich, meaty dishes. After all, besides eating at family gatherings, she's also eaten quite a lot at banquets, and now she's getting a little tired of it.

Later, my family only liked to eat congee and side dishes, especially green vegetables, which became more popular.

Even the two elderly people couldn't take it anymore. "Sigh, that's why we've been through hard times, but we really can't take eating like this every day now."

"There's too much meat, let's eat some vegetables instead."

"That's right," Xia Shiyu nodded, also agreeing that it was better to eat vegetables.

Otherwise, there is something to be happy about: the winter potatoes are ripe!

The winter potatoes here usually ripen after the Lunar New Year. Even if they ripen during the Lunar New Year period, most people still want to have a peaceful and happy holiday first, so they wait until after the New Year to dig up the potatoes.

However, Xia Shiyu's potatoes naturally have a shorter ripening period than others, and her family and the villagers were all looking forward to the harvest of her potatoes.

So, on the last two days of the seven-day Lunar New Year holiday, Xia Shiyu decided to hire someone to dig potatoes.

Xia Shiyu first sent a red envelope in the Xiajia Village job recruitment group, because it's the New Year, so there should be some festive atmosphere.

[Xia Shiyu: Dear uncles and aunts, my winter potatoes are ripe these past few days, and I need to hire someone to harvest them. Anyone who's free, please sign up!]

[Thank you for the red envelope, Xiaoyu. I'll sign up for one; the kids are away these past few days and I have nothing to do at home.]

[I want one too; Xiaoyu's potatoes will definitely taste delicious.]

[Oh, I've been waiting for this! Boss Xia's potatoes must be great too. Now we'll have a new dish to eat!]

[Yes, yes, we have new dishes to eat again.]

Xia Shiyu hadn't expected everyone to be so enthusiastic, so they happily confirmed the candidates in order, and the group then headed towards the land on the mountain.

Even my maternal grandparents took hoes and wanted to go with us.

Xia Shiyu saw this and said, "Grandpa and Grandma, you don't need to go, there are so many people already."

Grandma said, "It's alright, let us go. We've been too bored staying at home lately, it's better to go out and get some exercise."

Grandpa nodded, "I took the exam and joined the army when I was young, and I still practice Tai Chi often now that I'm old. My health is actually better than some of yours."

"Okay, okay," Xia Shiyu thought about it and realized that it was indeed the case. The two elderly people were already in pretty good health, and after eating home-cooked meals with her for so many days, their health must be even better. The main thing was that it might be quite boring to leave the two elderly people at home, so she decided to come along.

Xia Lihua waved his hand and happily decided, "Then our whole family will go."

"Let's go, let's go, let's pack our things and leave," Yu Juan said.

"Okay," Xia Shiyu said, starting the car. The family then took their farm tools and headed to the potato fields on the mountain.

"Okay, we have just enough hoes at home to carry two more baskets."

"Woof woof woof!" Nuomi and Huangdou wagged their tails excitedly and barked loudly, clearly very excited as well.

Their two dogs even ran into the house, brought out their own little baskets, and put them on Xia Shiyu's electric tricycle as well.

These two little baskets were made for them by their grandfather. They always liked to help dig things up in the ground and carry them around in their mouths, so he simply made two little baskets for them to put whatever they dug up in the baskets.

The two dogs are smart; they learned to bring their own little baskets when going up the mountain, and they can also hang them around their necks when walking, which is very convenient.

Xia Shiyu smiled and looked at them: "Okay, you all have to go to work too, so let's go out and have a stroll together."

After the family got into the car, they went up the mountain.