Chapter 216 The Daily Life of Blogger DaShan
Chapter 216 The Daily Life of Blogger DaShan
After giving Hu Die some advice, the squirrel spirit, who hadn't been online for a long time, called out to her again.
"Hey, Xiuer, you've lost weight?"
Last time Lin Liu saw that the other person had a round face, but this time it's almost turned into an oval face.
"Oh, I'm just exhausted. I worry about everything every day, and I feel like my fur isn't shiny anymore." The squirrel spirit said, "Do you know how hard it is for me? I'm really going all out to help the folks in the mountains get rich."
"Tired? You're pushing yourself too hard. You should take care of your health," Lin Liuyi quickly advised her.
"Yes, I know. Let me tell you, I've done a lot of things lately." Song Shuxiu waved her hand and then recounted the things she had done during this time.
Ever since Lin Liuyi told her that she could sell things via live streaming, Song Shuxiu has been making plans.
First, they took photos of their artwork, and then they sold a batch of dried mushrooms.
She originally intended to buy chestnuts from the mountains, but unexpectedly, the tools for buying chestnuts suddenly became a hit.
"You know, the internet is really strange. I had to switch to selling chestnut-opening tools with Grandpa Liu, and you know what, the sales are pretty good."
After Grandpa Liu made money selling tools, others began to believe in Song Shuxiu.
They also asked her to help sell something, but she had no idea what to sell. Luckily, a fan gave them an idea.
She saw in Song Shuxiu's video that there were many wild chrysanthemums in the mountains, so she said she wanted to dry some wild chrysanthemums to make tea.
That's easy. The villagers heard that the wildflowers by the roadside could be dried and sold for money, so they picked them like crazy.
Song Shuxiu and the others would sunbathe at home, and of course, the process had to be recorded and posted online.
Good heavens, the flowers haven't even dried yet, and the fans have already set their sights on Grandpa Ma's bamboo weaving, wanting to use it to make cat beds.
This was a path that Song Shuxiu had never imagined.
Since the fans were doing this, Song Shuxiu finally figured out a bit of the trick.
“Now when I film videos, I dare not miss a single detail, because I never know when the fans will notice what's in the video,” Song Shuxiu continued.
Then winter came, and the mountains and forests were covered in snow, so there wasn't much to photograph.
The villagers have also started preparing for the New Year, and every household has begun smoking cured meat.
Whether they made money or not this year, the New Year still had to be celebrated. However, thanks to Song Shuxiu's live streaming, the villagers are doing better this year than in previous years.
The result was that this simple video of smoking cured meat earned Song Shuxiu another wave of fans, who clamored for her to put the cured meat on the market.
"Just look at the pork this old man is holding. I don't even want to talk about the water-injected pork bought in the city!"
"Yes, as a young person, I get ripped off every time I go to the market! I can't tell the difference between good and bad meat at all."
"Young man, you should go to the supermarket. The farmers' market is cheaper, but the vendors there aren't always honest. But this pork looks really good; it doesn't look like it came from pigs fed on feed!"
What this fan said makes sense. People in the mountains don't have the money to buy pig feed. They cut pigweed and feed the pigs with various kinds of sweet potatoes, taro, pumpkins, and so on.
So these mountain pigs are leaner than the large white pigs in the market, but they taste better.
After some fans went through the old videos of Song Shuxiu feeding pigs, they strongly urged her to put the cured meat on the shelves.
That's right, Song Shuxiu went to great lengths to gain fans. She filmed videos of feeding pigs, chickens, ducks, cows, and sheep.
Then, the fans lived up to their expectations and started demanding that chickens, ducks, beef, and mutton be added to the menu.
Chickens, ducks, and sheep are fine, but cows are out of the question; cows are still the main source of labor in the mountains.
"So, did you finally put it on the shelves?" Lin Liuyi asked curiously.
"Of course, I don't put it on the shelves, but the villagers are urging me to."
Indeed, when the villagers saw that someone actually wanted to buy their cured meat, they couldn't wait for Song Shuxiu to send it out.
"No, Grandma Zhao, you don't eat cured meat for the New Year anymore?" Song Shuxiu looked at this family and, good heavens, they hadn't kept a single piece.
"We've had enough of this every year, so if we can make money from it, we definitely have to sell it."
Okay, Song Shuxiu is cunning too. She took her fans to each store to choose, letting them pick which cured meat they liked. When putting it on the shelves, she even said that this was cured meat made by Grandma Zhao and that was cured meat made by Grandpa Liu.
He also told the villagers that if any fan complained about a particular store, he would stop selling to that store next time, which made the villagers very nervous.
Song Shuxiu's actions not only sold the villagers' cured meat, but also the dried vegetables drying in the yard and the fermented soybeans stewing in the kitchen were all taken by fans.
Lin Liuyi chuckled as he listened, "You really sold everything that could be sold in the village!"
Song Shuxiu chuckled, "And another thing, an uncle had a wild boar leg that had been stored away for many years. A fan saw it and bought it. It sold for an astronomical price, and everyone else in the village is incredibly envious."
Lin Liuyi exclaimed in surprise, "This is a really good thing!"
Song Shuxiu nodded, "You don't know until you sell them, and you'll be surprised how much stuff the village has. There will be even more when the peaches ripen next year."
Song Shuxiu initially placed her hopes on the batch of peach trees that Lin Liuyi had given her, but as she sold them, she discovered that the mountains were full of treasures.
She's become quite shrewd these days. To boost sales, she even gave each customer who bought cured meat a free six pine nuts.
"Didn't you say you were reluctant to sell it?" Lin Liuyi teased her.
"We didn't sell them, they were given away for free. This isn't about increasing fan loyalty, as you said." The villagers had all put in a lot of effort, so she felt bad about not contributing anything.
Lin Liu praised her for her actions and suggested that she visit the mountains more often next year.
Song Shuxiu's eyes lit up. "That's what I was thinking too. I plan to explore the mountains properly in the spring. Maybe I can find a lot of good things."
Lin Liuyi said with a smile, "Take it easy, don't overwork yourself."
"Don't worry, I'm pretty tough." Song Shuxiu patted her chest.
"Liu Yi, you know, money is a really good thing. Ever since I started helping them sell things, those villagers have been receiving money, and now they treat me so much better. Remember that old man who wanted me to be his wife? I punched him hard, and he complained about me. The other day, the guy selling cured meat even apologized to me and wanted me to help him sell his cured meat. After he sold his cured meat, he smiles at me every time he sees me and doesn't say anything nonsense. And that guy who let his dog bite me, now whenever I go to his house, I tie his dog up tightly, afraid that the dog will scare me." Song Shuxiu sighed.
"And the village primary school, although it's still so dilapidated, has more children attending. I heard from those students that their families have told them to learn from me!"
"Isn't this your purpose in becoming a poverty alleviation cadre? They say that poor and remote areas breed unruly people. If life is good, who cares about such things!"
Song Shuxiu thought about it and realized that Lin Liuyi was right. She came here because she wanted to help everyone live a better life.
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