Across Ranch Story: Friends of Mineral Town

"Besides, just like it's not difficult for you to buy nanorobots, it's not as difficult for me to find these medicinal herbs here as you think." Then, Lin Xia shared with a few people the story of how he found these Cordyceps and ginseng.

The few of them ate and chatted as they listened to what Lin Xia said, and they felt relieved as well!

"Besides, I'm telling you, next year, I plan to grow ginseng myself. I've prepared the seeds and nutrient solution!"

"Then why don't you plant it this year? Why wait until next year?" Sasha asked curiously.

"This is my first year here, so I just plan to plant all the crops in Mineral Town and stock up on some vegetables and food~"

As soon as I mentioned hoarding food, Lili cast a curious look at me: "Xia Xia, I've always wanted to ask, how did you come up with this mentality of hoarding food all the time, as if the world is about to end?"

Lin Xia was slightly stunned. She didn't expect Lili to ask this. She sighed softly, recalling her past experiences, but couldn't speak directly.

"This is all because of a dream I had. In the dream, there was an extreme shortage of food, and I saw too many people losing their lives due to hunger. Since then, I vowed never to let myself and the people around me face such a desperate situation again. So, whenever I have the chance, I will stockpile as much food as possible, just in case."

After hearing this, everyone fell silent. They couldn't help but wonder if the death of Grandma Lin Xia had an impact on her. They finally understood Lin Xia's actions and realized that unexpected things could happen at any time in this world.

Besides, if hoarding food can bring Lin Xia a sense of security, then it’s just hoarding food, what’s the big deal? Just stockpile it!

"But we can't always live in fear." Sister Juan broke the silence, "We must believe in our own abilities and learn to adapt to changes in the environment. Of course, proper preparation is also necessary."

Lin Xia nodded, agreeing with Sister Juan's point of view. "I understand. I just hope that no matter what difficulties we encounter, we will have enough resources to deal with them."

In the future, Lin Xia will continue to stockpile food, but she will also pay more attention to facing future challenges together with her partners.

"Well, you know, it's not difficult for me to find these herbs, so don't feel bad for me. Besides, I still have several ginseng plants! Whenever I'm short of money, I'll sell them for money. You never know."

Sister Juan said with a smile: "Then why didn't you exchange these for money?"

"I don't need it for now!" Lin Xia waved her hand and said, "Last time I asked the doctor to prepare it, I sold him one and made 20 yuan. I want to keep the rest for now and use it when I need it urgently."

"How come it was sold for only 20? Were we ripped off?" Sister Juan said anxiously, looking at the excellent ginseng in her hand. It couldn't be worth more than 20!

"Don't worry, sister. The one I'm selling is only about 50 years old. The one you have is between 100 and 200 years old. Besides, the doctor bought it for research. He told me at the time that the hospital couldn't offer a high price, so they only took the 50-year-old one. It wouldn't be cost-effective for them to buy a higher-year one."

"It's good that you didn't get cheated." Sister Juan couldn't help but say, "If you want to sell ginseng in the future, remember to find us. We can help you contact the auction house. It's best to send a rare and precious medicinal material like yours to an auction house. Even 50-year-old ginseng is rare outside, understand?"

“Okay!” Seeing Sister Juan’s distressed expression, Lin Xia thought for a moment, took out two 2-200 year old ginsengs and one 260 year old ginseng and handed them to her, “Sister, please help me sell these three ginsengs!”

"Wow~" Shasha rushed over and exclaimed, "Xia Xia, I now completely believe that it was easy for you to get these ginsengs. You can easily get three of them with just one pull!"

"That's right, why would I lie to you!" Lin Xia was proud, "Next year, I will grow ginseng myself, and there will be more ginseng in the future. In a few years, I will send more to you for making soup and tea!"

Shasha raised her thumbs up: "Big Brother Xia, please accept my knee~"

"Hahaha~"

Sister Juan pushed the ginseng back and said, "Since you are not short of money, you should keep this good quality ginseng for now. If you encounter any problems in the future, it won't be too late to take it out later!"

"Money is something that you can say you don't lack, but you can also say you don't lack." Lin Xia said as she ate her food, "I don't lack money for daily life, but I'm also saving money now. There are a lot of things I want to buy, but they're all very expensive! I definitely can't afford them at this stage."

"Oh?" Several people were curious. They had seen that Lin Xia had managed his ranch quite well in the past few days. The house had been expanded to its maximum size, the interior was well decorated, and there was also a smart kitchen.

The ranch was equipped with all kinds of animal huts, processing machines, etc. Moreover, even if more of those things were added, it wouldn't cost much money. What else could she not afford?

Lin Xia immediately gave them some scientific knowledge. If she wanted to build a villa in the town, it would cost 1000 million. Also, in the merchant class, the cheapest of several special commodities started at a million, the slightly attractive ones cost tens of millions, and the most desired ones cost hundreds of millions.

There are 3 sisters named Juan. . . . .

This girl is really generous, I can't afford to support her~

However, after learning that Lin Xia's shopping needs were not urgent, Sister Juan calmly accepted the three ginsengs she entrusted to her and said that she would choose the right time to help her and that she must not be anxious.

Lin Xia said she understood!

They ate and chatted until after 8 o'clock. Lin Xia sent them back to Dart's hotel to rest. She would come to see them tomorrow morning and take them to visit several shops in Mineral Town. She would buy some souvenirs and send them back to the ship in the afternoon.

Early the next morning, Lin Xia went to the back mountain to offer sacrifices to the Kappa and the goddess and checked in as usual. After taking some ore, he went to the hotel to find Sister Juan and the others and had breakfast directly at Dart's house.

After breakfast, Lin Xia and a few others checked out and started to walk around the town. The first place they went to was the orchard next to the hotel. After seeing Lin Xia and the other girls, the proprietress Mana enthusiastically took them to visit her own hundred-acre orchard.

The Dick family's orchard mainly grows different varieties of grapes. In addition to the new variety of grapes that Lin Xia helped harvest some time ago, there are also several other varieties. However, the harvest is now nearing the end. According to Mana, the grape harvest in the orchard starts in early summer and lasts until late autumn. Mid-autumn is the period when grapes mature in large quantities, but now only a small part of them are left.

However, under Mana's guidance, several people experienced the fun of picking and tasting grapes. During the period, Sister Juan even suggested to Mana: "The grapes here are mainly used for winemaking, and a small amount is used for juice. Have you ever thought about making a tourism project?"

When sold as fruit, grapes are difficult to store and transport, so it is not cost-effective. However, developing tourism projects, such as attracting tourists to pick grapes directly in the orchard, is also a good project!

"But..." Mana hesitated, "We only have this one vineyard. Wouldn't it be a bit monotonous for tourists? Besides, there are very few people in the town. Where do so many tourists come from?"

"These are not big problems." Lili said, "Yesterday Xia Xia took us to visit the Giggle House. The animals there are also a big feature. There are cute animals, original organic animals and supplementary food. There is also a cattle and sheep ranch that we are going to visit today, as well as the charming Our Lady Mountain. The whole town can be planned as a tourist town~"

The more they talked, the brighter their eyes became. "And we can also develop together with other villagers." Lin Xia added, "Forming an industrial chain, everyone will benefit from it."

Mana was very excited, but she still had some concerns. "But we have no experience, how do we start?"

"You can start small," Sister Juan suggested. "For example, you can promote it online to attract some tourists from the surrounding areas. Then you can expand the scale slowly."

"That's a good idea!" Mana said excitedly, "But I have to discuss this with the mayor and others. Thank you for your suggestions."