Reborn in the Great Northern Wilderness in 1982, I farmed and hunted to support my whole family.

"The harvest is pretty good. I tried planting some new vegetable varieties, and they are growing well so far. I expect the yield to be much higher than that of ordinary vegetables, and the taste will be better too."

"Excellent, excellent, Xiao Li, you have great vision and courage. In agriculture, you have to be willing to try new things to keep progressing and avoid being eliminated by the market."

Li Mu smiled modestly and said, "Mayor Zhao, you flatter me. I'm just feeling my way across the river, learning as I go."

Vice Mayor Zhao smiled and said, "Alright, let's get back to the main topic. Your agritainment business has been in the newspaper."

"What?! It's in the newspaper?!"

He didn't even know about this. If it were in the newspaper, it would have a huge impact on him. Li Mu's heart skipped a beat, wondering how this matter would escalate.

"Yes, it was in the local evening paper, but don't worry too much. There's nothing wrong with the report. It mainly reminded citizens to pay attention to food safety, and also mentioned your cooperative's proactive approach to strengthening quality management."

Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it wasn't a negative report, that was fine. What he feared most was being misrepresented by the media and affecting his business in the fields.

Vice Mayor Zhao continued, "This report has also attracted the attention of some experts. They are very interested in the new type of vegetables you're growing and would like to come here for an on-site inspection. I've already made arrangements for you; several agricultural experts will be coming tomorrow. Please prepare accordingly."

Upon hearing this, Li Mu was both surprised and delighted.

What surprised him was that this matter came so suddenly; he had no idea it would attract the attention of experts. What pleased him was that this was a rare opportunity; if he could gain the experts' approval, his new type of vegetable might be able to be promoted more quickly.

She immediately stood up, grasped his hand, and said gratefully, "Mayor Zhao, thank you so much! This matter is very important to me, and I will definitely prepare well and not let you down."

Vice Mayor Zhao patted him on the shoulder and laughed, "Little Li, that's because you're capable. I just built a bridge. Alright, go back and prepare. The experts will arrive first thing tomorrow morning."

Li Mu nodded repeatedly and left the municipal government office with great joy.

Upon returning to the cooperative, Li Mu immediately gathered his brothers and told them that agricultural experts would be coming to inspect the area.

What is an expert?

The older folks in the village didn't understand what this was.

"Experts are people who are particularly good at a certain field, and they want to see how we grow it."

"Wow, we've really made a name for ourselves! Our village's new type of vegetable has even attracted top experts from the city!"

"That's right! This proves that the vegetables we grow are good; even the experts agree!"

"Alright, alright, this is still far from certain, so don't get too excited yet."

Li Mu interrupted everyone. Although he was also very happy, he knew that things had not yet been accomplished and he could not get carried away.

He arranged for several of his brothers to start tending the vegetable garden, showing the best side of it to the experts.

He also instructed Lao Wang and Lao Zhang to tell the truth and every detail of the planting process to the experts, without any falsehoods.

Old Wang asked, "How can you tell the truth? Would people from the city want to hear that vegetables are grown with manure?"

Li Mu was both amused and exasperated: "Old Wang, don't talk nonsense. We're using farmyard manure, which is all-natural and much better than chemical fertilizers. The experts just want to know the most authentic planting situation of ours. Don't make things up and ruin our plans."

Old Wang scratched his head: "Okay, okay, I understand. I will tell the truth and will not exaggerate."

The next morning, Li Mu took out his best-kept suit, which he didn't usually wear, but he wanted to make a good impression on the experts for this occasion.

He put on a suit and tie, and even looked in the mirror, feeling that he looked much more energetic.

Jiang Xuefen looked at him with such delight.

"Hey, hey, stop looking in the mirror and hurry up and get ready. The experts are almost here, we need to go to the village entrance to meet them."

Li Mu then snapped out of his daze, quickly tidied himself up, and hurried towards the village entrance with Li Jianjun and Tian Xiaohu.

When we arrived at the village entrance, the experts' bus arrived just in time. There were five of them, all elderly people with gray hair and dressed simply.

Li Mu quickly went up to them and warmly extended his hand: "Welcome experts to our cooperative. I am Li Mu, the person in charge here."

The experts shook hands with him with smiles, and one of the oldest-looking men said, "Before you came, I thought you were a promising young man, but I didn't expect you to be so formal, haha."

Li Mu smiled sheepishly: "This is the first time I've hosted such a high-ranking leader. I'm a little nervous and afraid of embarrassing our village."

The experts were amused by his simplicity.

"You're too kind, Mr. Mustache. We came here mainly to see how you grow new types of vegetables. We've heard that the vegetables you grow are of very high quality and taste great, so we came here specifically to learn from you."

"Not at all, it's an honor for us to have the experts here. We're also feeling our way across the river, and there are many things we still need to learn from the experts."

As the group walked toward the cooperative, Li Mu explained the planting situation in the fields to the experts along the way.

"I contracted more than 30 mu of land, mainly to grow tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers, which are all popular vegetables on the market. Now is the perfect season, and these vegetables are all ready for harvest. Experts can pick and taste them on site."

"Oh? That's great! We've never tasted freshly picked vegetables before."

Upon hearing this, the experts all showed expressions of anticipation.

Upon arriving at the vegetable garden, Li Mu had his men pick some vegetables on the spot, wash them with clean water, cut them into small pieces, and serve them to the experts for tasting.

"Why does this vegetable look so strange? I've never seen it before!"

The tomatoes are black, and their shapes are irregular; some are oval, some are heart-shaped, and some are gourd-shaped.

Li Mu explained, "This is a new variety we introduced called Black Pearl Tomato. It has a particularly good taste, sweet with a hint of sourness, and is very juicy. Experts, please try it."

The experts picked up a tomato, put it in their mouths, chewed it a few times, and their faces showed surprise.

"Hmm, not bad. These tomatoes taste really good. The sweetness is just right, the acidity is also just right, and they are very juicy. They are very satisfying to eat."

An expert nodded: "It seems that your planting techniques here are indeed very advanced. It is truly remarkable that you can grow such high-quality vegetables."

Li Mu smiled modestly: "We've been figuring things out as we go, and it's still just small-scale. It can't compare to those large-scale planting bases."