Early in the morning, after breakfast, Shen Yao accompanied her second elder brother, Shen Huaijin, to their family's other two mountain plots.
When Shen Huaijin returned, he mentioned that only their family's two orchards were needed for farming.
Therefore, the remaining barren mountains were not tidied up, and workers were instructed to first prepare these two orchards.
These orchards used to grow longan, lychees, and intercropped with oranges and tangerines. However, because these two mountains were relatively far from home, and Shen's parents were getting old, they had fallen into disuse.
In fact, the areas around the previous two orchards were all orchards, but without management, they had all become barren mountains.
On the original longan trees, golden silk vines had grown extensively, along with some parasitic plants. The longan trees parasitized by golden silk vines had almost all withered.
Now, only the intercropped tangerine trees and orange trees remained in the entire orchard, with an occasional plum tree and peach tree.
Shen Huaijin did not have the workers dig up these trees; some were left behind.
The remaining open spaces had already been replanted with newly purchased lychee trees and old varieties of small longan trees.
Most of the current longan trees are Shi Xia longans, or cultivated Chu Liang longans. Shen Huaijin originally wanted to plant these varieties, but Shen Yao disliked eating them, so she planted small longans.
It took a great deal of effort to acquire those small longan trees. They were specially cultivated by others and intended for grafting onto Shi Xia longans.
The fruit trees had been planted for more than half a month. With the effect of Shen Yao's spring water, they had already taken root, and some had even bloomed.
Normally, by this time, longans would already be bearing small fruits, and some grown in greenhouses would be ready to eat!
The tricycle stopped steadily, and as Shen Yao got off the vehicle, she saw that the previously deserted orchards had been tidied up neatly. However, some tall tangerine trees stood conspicuously among the young saplings, appearing quite out of place.
Shen Yao looked around, then found an orange tree and sat on the ground.
She took out her phone and skillfully started a live broadcast.
The moment the broadcast began, her face still appeared on the screen.
"No matter how many times I see this, I'm still captivated by the streamer's beauty!"
"Little fairy, are you really not planning to debut?"
"Yes, that online celebrity Xi Xi has gone to participate in trainee preparations for her debut. Perhaps the two of you could form a group together."
Shen Yao happened to see this comment on the screen and smiled, "Yes, Xi Xi has gone to participate in the trainee debut competition. She's truly outstanding. If you like her, please go support my Xi Xi!"
Shen Yao did not forget to promote Wang Xixi. Wang Xixi's training period was not long; after the intensive training, she would begin the official program recording.
Although some footage from the training period would be edited and released online, the program had not officially started, so not many people were paying attention.
The day before yesterday was the first episode for the trainees. Unlike others, their program adopted a live broadcast plus editing format, so it received a lot of attention as soon as it started.
Wang Xixi was recognized by her fans at first glance.
"Okay, okay, we will support her."
"As expected, good-looking people are friends with good-looking people!"
"Thank you, esteemed viewers, for your support. I thank you on behalf of our Xi Xi."
"To be honest, I don't really like watching talent shows because I feel like there's a lot of scheming, and it's too tiring to watch."
"But this kind of show is more interesting! Live broadcast, isn't that the easiest way to reveal one's true nature? I love this format. Who doesn't like the catfight between sisters!"
"Now that you've said that, I'm excited. What's the name of the show? Tell me, I want to watch the drama."
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Gradually, the topic in the live broadcast room shifted to discussing the catfights in a certain program.
"Yao Yao, hurry over..."
A call instantly pulled the thoughts of the netizens in the live broadcast room back, and they all turned their attention to the screen.
Shen Yao was seen holding her phone, and the camera began to move.
Soon, a handsome guy wearing a straw hat, a tank top, and shorts appeared on their screens. Most importantly, the handsome guy was wearing gold-rimmed glasses!
"Ahhh, Holy crap, Holy crap, another handsome guy I've never seen before!"
"This handsome guy's demeanor is perfectly that of a sophisticated scoundrel! But his attire is so different from his demeanor!"
"This conflict of contrast makes me exceptionally excited. As expected, streamer's live broadcast room never lacks handsome men and beautiful women!!!"
"Ahhh, it's rare in this world to find someone who can wear a tank top and shorts so alluringly!"
"As expected, what netizens say is true: as long as a person is good-looking, they look good even wearing a sack!"
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The live broadcast room was filled with comments of admiration, but Shen Huaijin was unaware of all this.
"What is it, Second Brother?"
Shen Yao walked up to Shen Huaijin and saw him holding two giant fruits, each as large as a palm.
The fruits resembled large lychees, or spherical pinecones. "Leng Fantuan!"
When Shen Yao saw this fruit, she immediately reached for it. Leng Fantuan is a local name; its scientific name is Black Tiger.
People were not very interested in this fruit before, but in recent years, scientists discovered the efficacy of Black Tiger. Not only is the nutritional value of the fruit high, but even the vines have medicinal value.
Although the value is high, there are not many people planting it now. Most of them are widely planted in J Province, and very few people here cultivate it.
Shen Yao immediately had another plan in mind. She was still contemplating what to plant on the remaining barren mountains, but now she didn't need to think. She decided to plant Black Tiger!
Not only would she plant it, but she would also have the villagers plant it with her!
Shen Yao asked her second brother to hold her phone for her, and then she held the Black Tiger fruit up to the camera.
"Everyone, look, this is a wild fruit discovered by my second brother. It's also called Black Tiger fruit. The fruit is very nutritious, promoting your metabolism, and has anti-aging and anti-cancer properties. It's both a food and a medicine."
As Shen Yao introduced it, she peeled open a segment of the Black Tiger fruit, then removed the skin, revealing the white flesh. Through the flesh, a black pit could be seen inside.
"See? Eat the white flesh. Don't eat the pit; it's very bitter."
After speaking, Shen Yao handed the fruit to her second brother. Shen Huaijin looked at her confusedly. This was a fruit he had specifically saved for her.
"You eat it, Second Brother. I'm pregnant, so I can't eat this." Shen Yao said with a smile.
"Right, right, Second Brother forgot!" Saying this, he snatched the Black Tiger from Shen Yao's hand, not even letting Shen Yao hold it.
"Second Brother, you don't have to."
Actually, it would have been fine even if she ate it, but the netizens in the live broadcast room were different from her. It wasn't good for pregnant women to eat it.
The netizens in the live broadcast room saw this scene and immediately started swiping comments.
"Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter. Is it that Second Brother is afraid the Black Tiger is a real tiger?"
"Second Brother's movements were so fast that they created afterimages, haha."
"Why are your focus points different from mine! The key is Second Brother's actions? No, it's that the streamer said she's pregnant!"
"Who is it? Which bastard!"
"Wuwu... Mom, I'm heartbroken."
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