nycdaug Chapter 177 There is no such thing as bad land.
Chapter 177 There is no such thing as bad land.
Wang Dali also took a bite of the bell pepper with some skepticism, chewed it a few times, and his eyes immediately lit up: "Hey! This is really delicious! Sweet and crunchy!"
He picked up the mini pumpkin and took a bite: "Not bad! The texture is pretty good too! This thing would definitely look beautiful on a platter! Mu Zi, I'll take all these vegetables! Send some samples to the farmhouse restaurant so I can have my chef try them out. If everything's okay, we'll sign a contract!"
Li Mu made the decision: "Okay! Brother Wang, don't worry, I'll definitely send you the best vegetables! I'll prepare samples for you!"
He immediately picked out some of the best vegetables, packed them up, and had Li Jianjun drive them to Wang Dali's farmhouse.
Wang Dali immediately had the chef try the dish, but the chef didn't know how to cook it and didn't dare to start.
Wang Dali was a little anxious when he saw this. He quickly called Li Mu: "Mu Zi, my chef doesn't know how to cook the vegetables you sent! What should we do?"
Li Mu was somewhat exasperated. They don't even know how to cook this? Can't they just stir-fry pumpkin and tomatoes normally?
These things are no different from normal vegetables, except that they look a bit unusual.
"Brother Wang, don't worry, I'll go."
I'll personally demonstrate how to do it for you.
Li Mu hung up the phone and immediately asked Li Jianjun to drive him to Wang Dali's farmhouse.
Upon arriving at the location, Li Mu went straight to the kitchen and saw the chef looking at the vegetables with a troubled expression.
"Brother Wang, the chef doesn't know how to cook, right? It's okay, I'll teach him."
As Li Mu spoke, he picked up a colorful bell pepper and skillfully sliced it into strips. Then he picked up a mini pumpkin and cut it into small pieces.
"Look, this bell pepper can be stir-fried or used in a cold salad. This pumpkin can be steamed or used to make soup."
As Li Mu spoke, he cooked, and in no time he had prepared a delicious and visually appealing dish of stir-fried pork with bell peppers and a pumpkin soup.
Wang Dali was not satisfied: "Only two dishes? That's too few! Mu Zi, didn't you say you had a wide variety of vegetables here? How come there are only two dishes?"
"Brother Wang, don't rush, these two dishes are just appetizers. Look, I have this too!"
Li Mu picked up another oddly shaped tomato, skillfully sliced it, and then arranged it on a plate.
"This is a cold tomato salad. It may not look very appealing, but it tastes absolutely amazing. You should try it!"
Wang Dali picked up his chopsticks with some skepticism, took a slice of tomato, put it in his mouth, chewed it a few times, and his eyes immediately lit up.
"Hey! This is really delicious! It's both sweet and sour, and has a crisp texture! We need to eat refreshing dishes after spring arrives."
He then instructed the chefs, "You all keep an eye on things! These are all good quality vegetables! From now on, you all have to cook the vegetables that Mu Zi sends over properly, don't waste them! Do you hear me?"
Several chefs nodded in agreement, while two head chefs nodded reluctantly. After being in charge of cooking for more than half a year, they felt somewhat uncomfortable being bossed around by a new supplier.
But Wang Dali was their boss, so they didn't dare to object and could only agree.
They secretly grumbled about Li Mu, wondering where he came from and how he could be so highly regarded by the boss.
It's just that we planted a few special vegetables, what's so special about that?
Let's see how long he can be so smug once this storm passes.
However, they only dared to say these things in their hearts, and dared not actually say them to Wang Dali's face.
So what if it looks good? Who's responsible if it causes health problems?
"Won't Li Mu still have to take responsibility himself?" The chefs exchanged glances, a hint of schadenfreude flashing in their eyes.
They thought to themselves, "Let's see how Wang Dali will protect Li Mu when these vegetables really cause problems! Then we'll see how smug he'll be!"
Li Mu smiled and said to Wang Dali, "Brother Wang, don't worry, I will regularly send you fresh vegetables to ensure your agritainment business thrives."
"Muzi, I trust you! You're an honest person, and the vegetables are of good quality. I definitely won't treat you unfairly."
After chatting for a while, Li Mu took his leave.
Back at the shop, Li Mu began preparing to deliver vegetables to Wang Dali's agritainment business.
He was thinking of finding a reliable driver to deliver the vegetables, so as to ensure their freshness. Dazhuang was busy delivering to the municipal canteen every day and couldn't find the time.
Li Jianjun volunteered: "Brother Mu, I'll go! I'm a steady driver, I'll definitely deliver the vegetables safely. Besides, I'm quick-witted, I can handle any unexpected situations on the road. Just let me go, Brother Mu!"
After thinking it over, Li Mu felt that Li Jianjun was indeed a suitable candidate, so he nodded and agreed: "Okay, then I'll leave the vegetable delivery to you. I'll go and contract another plot of land to grow more vegetables and expand the scale of production."
The experimental field was only so big, it was simply not enough. Now that they had Wang Dali's agritainment business as a major client, Li Mu had to act quickly.
He contacted Tao Qingshan to inquire if there was any suitable land available for contracting.
Tao Qingshan told him that there was a piece of wasteland at the east end of the village that no one wanted because the soil there was not good and nothing would grow.
But Li Mu didn't mind; he felt that the wasteland could perhaps be improved and turned into fertile land.
And the price is definitely cheap, which is just right for him.
So he decided to go and see that wasteland.
The next day, Li Mu took Li Jianjun to the east end of the village.
Upon arriving at the destination, he saw the wasteland.
Indeed, as Tao Qingshan said, the land was overgrown with weeds, the soil was barren, and it looked lifeless. But Li Mu didn't care at all. He carefully observed the wasteland, thinking about how to improve the soil and make it fertile.
Li Jianjun asked with some doubt: "Brother Mu, are you really planning to take this wasteland? What can you grow here?"
Li Mu clapped his hands: "There's no such thing as bad land, only careless people. Have you forgotten how we improved the soil when we planted rice? As long as you put your heart into it, there's no land that's bad for cultivation."
Old Wang also came over in person, touched the soil, and looked at the surrounding environment.
Then he nodded: "Although this land is barren, it can still be saved. We can use organic fertilizer to improve the soil and plant some green manure crops, and slowly we can enrich the soil."
“I see that this wasteland is surrounded by mountains and forests, and the water source should be good. It’s just that it’s difficult to grow ordinary crops. But if we plant some specialty vegetables, we might have a different harvest.”
Li Mu's eyes lit up: "Old Wang, you mean we can grow those specialty vegetables from the experimental field on this wasteland?"
"No problem, but we can only plant it for one season. Let's test the waters first. If it works well, we can expand the planting scale."
Li Mu nodded: "Yes, I understand. Old Wang, then I'd appreciate it if you could help me plan out how to improve the soil and how to grow these specialty vegetables."
"Okay, leave this to me. I've done so much work, shouldn't I get a raise?"