Nine Zero, the cannon fodder wife of the paranoid boss is reborn

Chapter 56

Bai Lu took the big citrus from the boss in a daze, and asked curiously, "Did you take it with you when you went out?"

Xiao Cheng said casually: "The offering."

Bai Lu was so surprised that the citrus peeled open.

The old ancestor didn't even eat it, so he gave it to her. Wouldn't this... be bad?
Should she be flattered?

Little heart thump, thump, thump.

Bai Lu seemed to pat her heart unintentionally, with a perfectly normal smile on her face: "Xiaowei is also hungry."

Xiao Wei was dressed as a transparent person, and was named again, so he really wanted to find a crack in the ground and sneak in.

He is not hungry!not hungry!not hungry!

Xiao Cheng took out another citrus from another pocket, half the size of Bai Lu's hand, and gave it to Bai Lu.

Bai Lu immediately stuffed it into Xiao Wei's hands.

Xiao Wei: "..."

Well he's hungry.

Bai Lu peeled off the cracked citrus peel, divided it into two halves, gave one half to Xiao Cheng, and the other half to herself.

Xiao Cheng lowered his eyes and glanced at the citrus pulp in his hand, frowned slightly, and then let go, his thin lips raised slightly, and the petals of the pulp entered the mouth, leaving sweetness on his lips and teeth.

The more Bai Lu ate it, the more she felt that the oranges in her mouth were sweeter than those sold by Aunt Fifth, probably because they were offerings.

As soon as I ate the last petal, the big straw hat on my head suddenly "popped", as if it had been smashed by something.

And, nothing fell to the ground.

Oops!

Could it be shit? ? ?
The mountain is overgrown with luxuriant foliage, calm and natural, and it is the most suitable place for birds to nest.

Just as the terrifying thought came to him, a long, slender hand with well-defined bones reached towards the big straw hat on Bai Lu's head, and picked up a thing that was dark red to black.

Just throw it away.

"Wait a moment!"

Bai Lu grabbed Xiao Cheng's hand, took off the dark red thing, put it close to the tip of her nose and smelled it.

Sure enough, the fragrance is pungent, and it is placed too close.

"Isn't this star anise?" Bai Lu held the star anise and looked up. The tree was too tall, and only green leaves were seen, occasionally a few small black things hanging on the branches.

Star anise, also known as fennel, can be used to make spices, marinated ingredients, hot pot bottoms, etc., and has considerable medicinal value.

"It's star anise." Xiao Cheng affirmed her answer.

Bai Lu was surprised and puzzled: "Isn't the ripening season of star anise similar to that of chestnuts? They only mature in July and August, why are there still star anises falling now?"

"Because no one picks them when they are ripe, the star anise hangs on the tree until the wind blows."

A thin, gray-haired, red-faced old woman slowly walked out from behind the big tree.

After answering Bai Lu's question, Grandma turned her head and smiled kindly at Xiao Cheng: "Young man, thank you for the oranges, Grandma's teeth are almost being sweetened."

"Given by Xiao Dazhuang." Xiao Cheng was very honest.

It's not my own credit, and I don't even answer thank you.

Grandma liked the fruit offering and asked Xiao Dazhuang to take it, but Xiao Dazhuang didn't dare to take it, so Grandma insisted.

Xiao Dazhuang went to ask Xiao Cheng, but Xiao Cheng didn't speak, so Xiao Dazhuang thought that Xiao Cheng acquiesced as before.

I secretly took an orange to my grandma.

Turning around, I found that Xiao Cheng also took two. This scene happened to be seen by the grandmother, and the grandmother decided that Xiao Cheng gave the tangerines to Xiao Dazhuang, and Xiao Dazhuang gave her the oranges.

"Oh……"

Grandma nodded after hearing Xiao Cheng's explanation: "So your name is Xiao Dazhuang, Grandma remembered."

Xiao Cheng: "..."

Xiao Wei squeezed his small mouth tightly to hold back a smile.

Bai Lu couldn't help laughing against Xiao Cheng's shoulder.

Seeing that he was about to refute, she hastily pulled the clothes on his arm, and shook her head with difficulty not to smile.

After a while, I changed the subject for him and said, "Grandma, can't the star anise be sold for money? Why don't you pick it? It was left on the tree for so long and it was ruined by the rain."

Grandma was in a good mood after eating the citrus given by Da Zhuang. She smiled and replied, "The star anise is not worth much, so everyone doesn't pick it. Just pick a little bit of it, and save it for seasoning when marinating the meat during the Chinese New Year."

"How much is the purchase price?" Bai Lu asked.

Grandma shook her head and sighed, "Eight cents."

"Such a low price!" Bai Lu couldn't believe it.

Grandma explained: "People from outside the mountain drive in to buy star anise. Every time they say that our star anise is not good, that is not good, the size and color are not uniform, and the smell is not as strong as outside. They also talk about crooked melons and dates. Penny is already the highest purchase price in the local area.”

"Children have to climb high trees to pick star anise. It is hard work and dangerous. It costs only a few dollars a day to pick it. It is more difficult than farming, so I don't pick it. Let it stay on the tree, and the birds will eat it if they like it. If you don’t like to eat it, leave it.”

"Anyway, it was planted by the production team in the past. There are star anise on one side of the mountain, fir trees on the other side, chestnuts, lychees, grapefruits on the other side... all kinds of trees. After the land reform, the hills were divided into the hands of the villagers. There is no need to fertilize and take care of it, so everyone is too lazy to take care of it.”

If it weren't for Da Zhuang's citrus face, Grandma wouldn't have spoken in such detail. She usually seldom speaks, and she smiled kindly at Xiao Cheng after she finished speaking.

Da Zhuang is really a good and filial boy.

Xiao Cheng: "..."

He wanted to leave, but was pulled by Bai Lu.

Bai Lu remembered that although the price of star anise in later generations fluctuated and fluctuated several times, the market demand was huge, and the purchase price would never be so ridiculously low.

Moreover, this province is the hometown of star anise origin, and the domestic output of star anise is as high as 90.00%.

There are star anise processing factories in many places in the province, but the processing technology is immature, and the taste and quality of the products cannot be thoroughly checked, so the price has not been able to rise.

From the 90s to the 21st century, the price of anise has experienced many ups and downs, and finally reached the highest level.

Even now, the price will not be too low, and the purchasers are still selective, most of which are suppressed by the market.

Those giant snakes in Nanshi covered the sky with one hand, joined hands to suppress individual industries, and monopolized market prices.

Foreign businessmen want to come in and buy, and they have to pay a high price. It is difficult for the mountain people to increase the price of star anise.

Bai Lu raised her eyes and saw star anise trees all over the mountains and plains, her lips curled up slightly, star anise...

Another way to get rich!
If you can open up sales in other places, it will be easy to make a fortune.

The ancestors of the Xiao family were really kind to Xiao Cheng, and they didn't blame him when he didn't come, and gave him a rich gift package as soon as he came.

Moreover, there are not only chestnut and star anise trees on this endless mountain, but also so many fruit trees, all of which are private land allocated to the villagers of the Xiao family.

If the market can be opened up, it will be sold to other places in the current season, and the boss will become a rich man, which will be many years in advance.

Bai Lu was so excited that she couldn't help shaking Xiao Cheng's arm, which made Xiao Cheng look dazed and puzzled.

"Children, go to worship your ancestors, and let your ancestors bless you with good health and success in your career."

Grandma heard Xiao Guofu and Li Hongying's calls, and hurriedly reminded Xiao Cheng and Bai Lu, and the little boy standing beside them, who had been silent all the time.

After reminding him, he ran to the front.

(End of this chapter)