Across Ranch Story: Friends of Mineral Town

The church meeting lasted the entire morning. Everyone agreed with the development of tourism in Mineral Town. At the same time, they also began to plan for their own shops. Whether it was shop expansion or replenishment of goods, these had to be completed before mid-spring next year.

That's right. After collective discussion, the Mineral Town has decided to officially launch tourism services to the public on the 10th of next spring. It has been preliminarily decided that the spring trial operation will be carried out three times, each time for about three days.

There is a basis for this decision. Spring 1st to 9th is the time when all things come back to life. After a whole winter of freezing, Lin Xia's ranch and Dick's orchard also need to be replanted and maintained.

Around the 10th, the first batch of crops will be almost finished growing. Tourists will come then to see, eat and play.

The reason why it is only open three times a month is because the Mineral Town had no previous experience. At the beginning, controlling the number of tourists can also provide everyone with adjustable time, which will not cause too many adverse effects and the residents of the town will not have to work too hard. After everyone is familiar with the process, the number of times can be slowly increased according to the actual situation.

After the meeting, everyone left the church in groups of three or four, discussing something as they walked. Lin Xia found it interesting.

This is very different from the life attitude that Lin Xia saw when she first came to the town. At that time, everyone lived a very leisurely life, and the whole pace of life was very slow. Maybe there wouldn't be a single customer in their small shops for several days.

But now, everyone is talking excitedly about what modifications will be made to their shops. It seems that Gotz and Cebala will be the busiest people in the future!

"Lin Xia~" At this time, Gray caught up from behind and called Lin Xia, "Are you free this afternoon? Remember to come to the forge!"

"I remember! The bow and arrow have been modified, right?"

"Yes, but this is just one of the things. There is another thing I want to hear your opinion on." Gray said embarrassedly, touching his head.

"Okay, I'll come to see you after dinner." Lin Xia said readily.

"Lin Xia, why are you running so fast?" At this time, Huo An also caught up and complained unhappily, "It's still raining, and I almost slipped while chasing you..."

Lin Xia: “…My fault?”

Gray saw that Lin Xia was busy, so he said goodbye and went back to find Sabara.

Huo An walked up to her and said unceremoniously, "Forget it, I forgive you. Come to my brother's place for lunch. I have something to talk to you about!"

Wow, there is such a good thing. Lin Xia immediately agreed happily and followed Huo An all the way back to Zach's house.

When they entered the house, they found that Zack had already returned to prepare lunch. After Huo An came back, he went to the kitchen to make some seafood dishes that Lin Xia liked. The three of them sat down skillfully and started to eat.

"Lin Xia, what do you think about me opening a shop in the commercial street?"

Sure enough, after taking just a few bites, Huo An couldn't wait to get to the point.

"I think it's okay!" Lin Xia ate her food in big mouthfuls. Zack listened to the two of them talking quietly, and occasionally asked Lin Xia to eat.

"I think it's fine, but I still want to hear your opinion!" Huo An said leisurely, "What do you think I should sell?"

Lin Xia swallowed the food in her mouth, thought for a moment and said, "The things you sell now are pretty good, but a bit mixed. There are both crop seeds and various groceries. You can say that you are the second grocery store in our Mineral Town. It's just that the scale is not as large as Jeff's.

However, as the tourism industry develops in the future, Jeff's will definitely expand its supply of goods, and I don't know if your goods will be duplicated. So, my suggestion is that you should either provide some very unique products, preferably those that others cannot provide, so that when customers mention the word "special", they will immediately think of your store."

Huo An thought for a moment and said, "Special products, what do you mean?"

"For example, the very popular rain gear you sold before is not only of practical value, but also of great artistic and ornamental value; the various regional clothing and accessories you provided last time will be of great interest to people."

"What you said makes sense!" Huo An's eyes sparkled.

"I also suggest that you cancel the sale of your crop seeds and transfer the sales to Jeff's grocery store; well, the pet supplies can be transferred to Ben. A store should have its own representative, and it is better to be specialized and refined. If the products are too messy, it will lose its own characteristics." Lin Xia continued.

Huo An nodded as he listened, "As expected of my sister, this is a great idea! Then I will specialize in selling those specialty products."

"Yeah." Lin Xia smiled, "And you can also collect some weird stuff, or target some products with special historical or cultural significance, and then regularly hold some related activities, such as cultural exhibitions, cosplay, and various theme activities, which will attract more customers."

Zach also spoke up at this time, "It would be even better if we could find some specialty products or handicrafts that can't be bought anywhere else, but it's easier said than done."

Huo An said excitedly, "This may be difficult for others, but it is too easy for me. I have a nephew who goes on adventures everywhere, and many of the products here were found by him!"

"Yes!" Lin Xia agreed, "And it would be best if you could create your own brand! At the same time, design different activities based on products from different places and cultures. This way, people can buy products while learning about the culture, or learn about the culture while buying products. How great!"

The three of them became more and more excited as they talked, as if they could see the prosperity of Huo An's store in the future.

"By the way, Zach, what do you think?" After Lin Xia finished talking about Huo An, she became curious about Zach again, "Are you still only responsible for receiving and delivering goods in the town?"

Zach scratched the back of his head and said, "Besides these, I don't know what else I can do?"

After hearing this, Lin Xia immediately became excited: "Oh, Zach, you really don't know yourself. You live by the sea, and you can be said to be the person who knows the sea best in the town. You can definitely develop things related to the sea! For example, diving, sea fishing, etc.!"

"I am familiar with diving, but I am not interested in fishing."

After Huo An sorted out his own planning ideas, he also began to think about providing ideas for the good landlord Zach: "You are so stupid. Although you are familiar with diving, you are the only one after all. It is definitely unrealistic for you to be responsible for teaching everything by yourself. At that time, we still need to recruit some professional coaches to specialize in teaching. You only need to be responsible for providing the diving area, diving equipment, etc.

You can also sell some fishing-related items, such as bait, fishing rods, etc. You can also hold some fishing competitions to attract more people to participate. Anyway, you have experience in holding competitions, don’t you? Don’t you hold the Sea Festival every summer on the 1st? This is a piece of cake for you!"

"Now that you put it that way, I have a clue!"

"Besides, I will move out by then, so your place will be more than enough for me. Don't even think about teaching diving and fishing yourself, unless you want to give up your job of receiving and delivering goods in the small town." Huo An said realistically.

"That won't work!" Zach shook his head and waved his hands, "I definitely can't give up my delivery job. I'm the only deliveryman in this town, and no one can replace me..."

Lin Xia & Zak Khan!!!

"Yes, yes, you are the only one! No one will take your job!" The two immediately comforted him, "Besides, there are only a few travel activities every month, so it will definitely not interfere with your main job."

"You can also sell some seafood products. After all, you are good at diving and catching seafood, and you live by the sea. You can save some during normal times and take it out during the tourist season. The seafood in Mineral Town is also very fresh. I think those who come here to travel will be willing to bring some local specialties back to taste when they return."

Zach thought about it and said, "That's a good idea. I can try it."

Huo An comforted him, "Lin Xia's suggestion is really good. You should give it a try, especially seafood. Now that you have time, you can investigate the seafood situation in the surrounding waters. You will definitely make money!"

After saying this, his eyes lit up!