Since taking the order from Manager Huang, Xiang Jin and Yan Chen's schedule has become tight again.
Xiang Jin, in particular, spent all her time drawing and painting during recess. Except for the serial novel, which she continued to write normally every day, she temporarily stopped writing other manuscripts, mainly to use that time to
Control it out and discuss the manuscript with Yan Chen.
On the weekend, Xiang Jin came home. That night, her mother prepared seven or eight dishes and said they would celebrate her birthday.
Before going to bed, her mother came to her room and gave her two hundred yuan of pocket money, saying that it would be her birthday gift, and she could go and buy what she wanted.
Xiang Jin accepted it!
The next day was May 18th, which was also the time they agreed with Manager Huang to deliver the manuscript.
After breakfast, the two of them met and went to town together. This time they brought a total of eight design drawings.
Among them, there are three sets of women's down jackets, three sets of men's down jackets, and two sets of children's down jackets.
However, women’s and men’s down jackets are both long and one short, while children’s down jackets are one for boys and one for girls.
Without exception, the submission this time was smooth and successful. When Manager Huang saw that the children's down jackets they designed were so delicate and childlike, he ordered five or six additional sets of designs from them.
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Xiang Jin and Yan Chen looked at each other, then followed Yan Chen and said, "Manager Huang, I'm afraid this won't work.
You also know that we will take the high school entrance examination in more than forty days. During this period, our study time will be very tight. The exam will start on June 25th, and we will have to arrive at the exam location on June 24th.
, then it’s time to find accommodation and get familiar with the test sites, which will not end until June 27th.
Therefore, the time we can draw during this period is really limited. The only time we can really use to draw the final drawing is from the end of the high school entrance examination to July 1st.
In the past few days, we have been able to complete the few drawings that we still owed you. It is already very good. Now you have added a few more drawings, and also requested that they be delivered together on July 1st. Sorry, it is really difficult.
Finish!"
Manager Huang said, "I know, I know, this is indeed a bit of a crisis. So, do you think it's okay? For these additional orders, you will extend delivery by one week, which means you will give them to me on July 8th.
Artwork.
You guys are already on vacation at that time, and the high school entrance exam is over, so it shouldn’t be difficult to draw six drawings in a week, right?"
The two of them pretended to be hesitant and lowered their heads in thought for a while, then Yan Chen nodded to him, "Okay, then the additional batch of manuscripts today will be delivered on July 8th!"
After the things were done, the two of them went home directly. After getting off the car at Kuerya and walking on the road, Xiang Jin saw that tender dandelions still growing in the grass on both sides of the road, and her eyes immediately lit up.
, then squatted down and pulled them out.
Yan Chen asked, "Why are you talking about herbs?"
You must know that although her current net worth has not yet reached the level of a millionaire, she definitely has hundreds of thousands in bank deposits. Not to mention other things, their income from manuscripts and advances alone today is enough.
There are as many as three hundred thousand.
She is definitely not short of money now!
Xiang Jin said, "I didn't expect that there are such tender dandelions in this season. Yan Chen, do you know that this dandelion is a good thing? It not only has high medicinal value, but also has high edible value."
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"Can it still be tried?"
"Of course, it's delicious. Whether it's cold salad or scrambled eggs, it's delicious. If you don't believe it, I'll make it for you later!"
Yan Chen didn't say anything, and added to Xiang Jin, "Of course, the premise is that it is very tender, so that it tastes good. If it is old, it won't work anymore, then it can only be used as a medicinal material. Let's talk more about it.
Ah, there won’t be much left after this is soaked in water.”
"Want to boil water?"
"Well, the main medicinal value of dandelion is cooling, detoxification and anti-inflammatory, so it is a cooling medicinal material. Generally, the taste of such medicinal materials is bitter, but after boiling it, the content in it can be removed
Get rid of the bitter taste."
Yan Chen looked at her suspiciously.
Xiang Jin pushed a few dandelions from her hand into his hand, "If you don't believe it, you will know after you taste it. Let me tell you that there were many old Chinese medicine doctors who grew these dandelions for food.
Well, this consumption is good for the body, especially for those who suffer from severe inflammation."
Yan Chen asked, "You said this can be specially planted?"
"certainly!"
Yan Chen said, "How about we allocate a piece of land specifically to plant this, and then it will be directly used in hot pot restaurants."
"Well, I think your suggestion is very good. Hot pot is hot and easy to get angry when eaten, but this dandelion is cool, so the heat and cold can be neutralized for a while.
Alas, I suggest that this dandelion should be sold more expensively, at least it should be the most expensive among all vegetarian dishes. Rare things are worth more!"
Yan Chen smiled, "That's natural!"
The two of them carried this all the way home. When they got home, they each had two large bundles in their hands.
When they arrived at the bay, a neighbor saw it and joked to Xiang Jin, "Girl Jin, with your family's current conditions, do you still need to pull herbs?"
Xiang Jin just smiled and didn't say a word. When he walked to the place where the two of them parted ways, Xiang Jin said, "For lunch, your family can come to our house to eat, and also tell Aunt Liao for me."
"good!"
After the seasonal vegetables came out, the vegetable vendors came to them less frequently to collect vegetables, and they might only come once every three or four days.
Although the vendors were not coming so frequently, Xiang Jin and her grandfathers were still not idle at all.
As early as around March, they produced a lot of young bracken here, and no one knew that it could be made into food. When Xiang Jin found out, he asked them all to pick it, and then taught them how to pickle it and told them.
They can take it and sell it then.
At first they didn't quite believe it, but the last time their hot pot restaurant opened, Uncle Tao and the others came back to bring vegetables, and Grandpa Zeng took two jars and asked them to take them back and put them in the hot pot restaurant for customers to try.
Unexpectedly, after many people tried it, they asked where they could buy it, saying that they wanted to buy some to go back and eat with porridge.
After trying half a jar, Uncle Tao placed the other jar directly at the door of the hot pot restaurant and sold it for them. It is said that the price was quite high.
After Grandpa Zeng and the others heard about it, they tasted the benefits, so apart from a few rare vegetables, they now grow far fewer seasonal vegetables in Geotou. They now mainly grow off-season vegetables, and
Next year, they will take them directly to the provincial capital to sell them. There is a large population and convenient transportation, so it must be very convenient to sell.
Even Grandma Mo secretly made several jars of fermented bean curd. Last time, Xiang Jin joked with Yan Chen that Grandma Mo was actually a very business-savvy person, which made everyone burst into laughter.
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Later, Xiang Jin discussed with Yan Chen, and then they would take half of the pickled vegetables and dried vegetables and sell them in their braised pork shop.
Their braised pork shop now has branches in the four gates of the provincial capital, southeast and northwest, and the goods are directly provided by God, and other branches are only responsible for sales.
The business in each store is booming every day. Xiang Jin and Yan Chen can share profits of at least 1,500 yuan each day.
Oh, by the way, even Han Che and his family earn a net profit of more than two hundred to three hundred yuan every day just by getting goods from them and making a profit on the price.
Therefore, their braised pork is really selling very well. I think it will be better to sell those things in their braised pork shop.
For lunch, Xiang Jin made a few side dishes at random, including boiled sausages and stir-fried bacon with garlic moss, then Li Zhuang white pork with cucumber slices as a base, dandelion salad and scrambled dandelion eggs.
Aunt Liao didn't come. It was said that she was not at home today and had gone to the market, so the only people eating at home were Xiang Jin's family and Grandma Mo's family.
"Girl Jin, did you make this dish with dandelions?" After eating a chopstick of scrambled eggs with dandelions, Grandpa Zeng looked at Xiang Jin and asked.
Xiang Jin nodded, "Yes, how does Grandpa Zeng feel?"
Grandpa Zeng nodded with satisfaction, "Yeah, it's delicious, not as bitter as I imagined, and it's also refreshing."
Xiang Jin pointed to another dish next to him and said, "Grandpa Zeng, why don't you try this again? This one is served cold."
Grandpa Zeng nodded, then picked up another chopstick, and then said, "Well, don't tell me that this cold salad tastes very good. I think it is more delicious than the scrambled egg one. You guys should try it too, okay?"
It’s bitter, not bitter at all, and it’s also very fragrant!”
Everyone tasted it and said it was delicious.
Xiang Jin and her grandfather said that this food can reduce internal heat, especially when eating bacon, it will not easily cause internal heat.
Grandpa Zeng asked Grandma Mo to pick some when the time came.
Seeing that they liked it so much, Xiang Jin said, "We still have some there. Grandpa Zeng, you can take some back later."
Grandpa Zeng was not polite and agreed with a smile.
Xiang Jin said, "If you like to eat it, you can actually plant some in the yard or in the ground."
"Oh, this is good!" Grandma Mo said.
Xiang Lan asked, "Can I grow it and sell it for money?"
Xiang Jin said "Huh", "You have the brain to make money quickly, but you can't. The value of this planting is not high. If you don't eat it, you will lose money if you grow it. I think you'd better raise your wild animals well*
*, that one is much more valuable than a dandelion."
Their two pheasants started laying eggs two days after they had sex. Of course, the only one laying eggs was the hen. Roosters can't lay eggs, but the hens laid hatching eggs. Some time ago, they laid eggs again.
A brood of chicks was brought out, seventeen or eighteen in total. Xiang Lan said that she would raise more this time, and then she would sell the pheasants for money.
Xiang Jin agreed and said that she would buy from her when the time came. The little girl's enthusiasm was so high now that she was focused on raising chickens. People were no longer interested in making money from herbs.
Xiang Jin doesn't encourage her to pull herbs, because the weather is hot now, and snakes and insects are out. That girl has always been careless. What if she is accidentally bitten by a snake? So she still has to stay at home with peace of mind.
And letting her raise pheasants is the best way.
The little girl remained silent and focused on eating.
Time flew by and it was June again. The first half of Xiang Jin's novel had been published as a physical book and started to be sold in many bookstores, and the publisher also mailed a few copies to her.
Xiang Jin signed his name and gave a copy to Yan Chen.
"This is?" Yan Chen was surprised for a moment while holding the book.
Xiang Jin said, "I wrote it!"
"Did you write it?" Yan Chen was surprised and hurriedly looked through it.
Xiang Jin nodded slightly and said, "Well, it has just been published. The publisher sent me a few copies. I will give you one, but it is not finished yet, just a part."
After Yan Chen quickly flipped through a few pages, he was shocked inside because the content inside was so exciting.
There was a hint of enthusiasm in his eyes when he looked at her. He didn't expect that she was so powerful, and now she has written novels and published books.
Therefore, she was able to repay him hundreds of thousands in one lump sum before because she still had this part of the royalties!
However, his expression only flashed across his eyes, and then his eyes regained their clarity.
Xiang Jin said, "I only let you know about this? You can't tell Yang Hui, Yang Zhao, others, including anyone!"
"Aren't you going to send them away?" Yan Chen was a little surprised again.
Xiang Jin shook his head, "If you don't give it away, giving it to them would mean telling everyone. I don't want anyone to know about it."
The corners of Yan Chen's lips curled up, and then he responded cheerfully, "Okay!"
After a while, he said to her again, "Thank you!"
"Um?"
"Thank you for the book you sent me," and thank you for your trust in me!
Xiang Jin raised his lips and smiled, "You're welcome!"
"Would you like to celebrate?" he suggested.
Xiang Jin shook his head, "It's better not to give it up, keep a low profile, keep a low profile!"
The smile on Yan Chen's lips widened a little, "Then I'll treat you to dinner at noon tomorrow, just the two of us?"
Xiang Jin hesitated for a moment and then agreed.
The next day at noon, the two of them came back from having dinner outside. As they were walking on the road, a person suddenly rushed over from the side.
"Xiang Jin?!"
Xiang Jin was startled, and Yan Chen frowned. Why is it this black guy again?
Yes, this person is none other than Song Kaiyan from Class Two.
When Song Kaiyan saw General Xiang Jin, he was startled, so he quickly apologized and said, "I'm sorry, Xiang Jin, did I scare you?"
Xiang Jin shook his head, "Why did you call me?"
Then Song Kaiyan said, "Oh, nothing happened. Just Xiang Jin. We will take the high school entrance examination in a short time. Will you choose to go to high school or a secondary normal school? If you study in a secondary normal school, where do you plan to apply?
School?"
Seeing the expectant look on his face, Xiang Jin was a little confused, "Huh?"
Then Song Kaiyan continued to tell her that if she applied for the secondary normal and technical secondary school, he would suggest which school she should apply for. He said that this was what one of his cousins who was admitted to the secondary normal and technical secondary school told him.
Xiang Jin nodded, "Thank you, but I haven't thought about it yet."
"Ah? You haven't considered it yet?" Song Kaiyan was surprised, and then said, "But you should think about it. We will take the high school entrance examination in three weeks."
Xiang Jin nodded again, "Okay, thank you!"
Then she and Yan Chen left.
When he was approaching the school gate, Yan Chen asked, "Which high school are you going to take the exam for?"
Xiang Jin said, "Let's go to Maode Middle School."
"Don't you want to go to the county town to study?"
Xiang Jin shook his head, "It's too far away from home. Every time we come back, we have to drive for two or three hours. Maode Middle School is different. Maode Middle School is close to our home. It only takes one person to get there from the town.
I can save more than half of my time in many hours, and the most important thing is that Maode Middle School is also a key high school."
Yan Chen nodded.
Then Xiang Jin continued, "Actually, in my opinion, although No. 2 Middle School is also a key high school and is a key middle school that specializes in liberal arts, I think there is still some gap between it and Maode Middle School and County No. 1 Middle School.
First of all, the No. 2 Middle School was only established in recent years, but Maode Middle School and the County No. 1 Middle School are different. They are both old schools with a long history of teaching. It is said that they are both more than a hundred years old, and both have a long history.
It was renovated from a former academy and has a rich heritage.
Alas, I heard that Maode Middle School has many upright trees that are one or two hundred years old, the kind that even the first middle school in the county does not have.
Secondly, the ratio of teachers in No. 2 Middle School is too uneven. They are either college students who have just graduated from various normal colleges, or teachers who have been transferred from various ordinary middle schools, that is, short ones.
's tall man.
But the teachers at County No. 1 Middle School and Maode Middle School are different. I heard that most of the teachers they recruit are college students who have graduated from some key universities, and they are all very capable of teaching. Just one teacher can
To apply for a job in a school, you must take at least three open classes, and every
Each class must be attended by the school leader and some teachers with high teaching standards. Only if it is recognized by three parties including the students at the same time will the school hire you as a teacher in that school. Therefore, in
Among the three key high schools, I am the least optimistic about No. 2 Middle School.
No. 1 Middle School, although it has a long history and strong teaching staff, it is located in a busy city, so I still prefer to go to the Maode Middle School in Shenwan Ancient Forest. Anyway, studying liberal arts or science is the same to me.
, it doesn’t matter.”
"Yeah!" Yan Chen nodded.
"What about you? Are you planning to go back to the provincial capital to study?" Xiang Jin followed and asked Yan Chen.
Yan Chen said, "No, I have the same choice as you."
Xiang Jin was a little surprised, "Ah? You're not going back to the provincial capital? I thought you would go back to the provincial capital. After all, the teaching quality in your provincial capital will definitely be much better than here."
Yan Chen was noncommittal, "It is better, but that is only one aspect of the factor. The success of a person does not just depend on whether he has a group of high-quality teachers to teach him and solve his doubts, but also depends on the person.
It is jointly determined by one’s character, IQ, and level of effort. The so-called master leads the door, and cultivation is up to each individual!”
Xiang Jin nodded, "I think what you said makes sense."
Yan Chen laughed "ha" and the corners of his mouth curled up.