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"Tao Ran, isn't your father at home?" Tao Erbo's name is Tao Zhu, and he is the second in the family. The elders call him Er Zhu, and the young people call him Er Zhu Uncle. He is close to Tao Ran and uses his own name. It didn't sound good, so I asked Tao Ran to call him my second uncle.

He put down the two baskets of white radishes that he was carrying. The radishes were washed clean, with a smooth appearance and no stray hairs. They looked like good radishes.

"Not here, what's urgent for the second uncle, I'll call him back?" Tao Ran said, taking out his cell phone from his pocket.

Tao Zhu quickly stopped him, there was nothing particularly urgent, and he took out the carrot in the box and handed it to Tao Ran.

"Look at this radish. I pulled one out today. It tastes really good. Just pull it out. Try it."

Seeing that Tao Zhu didn't intend to enter the door, Tao Ran first moved the chair in the aisle to let Tao Zhu sit down, and then took the radish. He was not polite, and took a bite directly. The taste was crisp, sweet and spicy, and the taste was really good: "Second uncle, this radish tastes really good. You are going to sell these two big boxes. The price can be higher, but it's a bit late now."

"Hey, no, I'm going to give some to each of my son and daughter's family. Eating radish in winter and ginger in summer is better than a doctor's prescription." Tao Zhu waved his hand, and then asked a little embarrassedly: "Do you think this radish is delicious?" What price can I order? There are still a lot of them planted in my field, and I can’t eat them all at home.”

"I remember that most of our radishes cost one yuan a catty and at most one yuan and two yuan, so you can buy two yuan, two yuan and five yuan a catty." Tao Ran has been in charge of grocery shopping these days, and there are all kinds of vegetables in the vegetable market. The price is clearly understood.

"Can this work? What if no one buys it?" Tao Zhu was a little worried.

"You let them taste it first. If they think it's worth it, they buy it. If they can't sell it, it doesn't matter if they lower the price."

"Alright, I'll dig radishes tomorrow morning." Tao Zhu smiled. If the radishes can be sold at the price Tao Ran said, he can also have some money in his hand, so he doesn't have to ask his children for anything. If you have money, you can give your grandchildren a big red envelope during the Chinese New Year.

Although Tao Zhu is in the same generation as Tao Shengwen, he is much older than Tao Shengwen. Now that he is old, he has no source of income. His wife has passed away, so he has to rely on a son and a daughter to support him.

But the income of the children is not high, and they all have children to support.Every time Tao Zhu had no choice but to ask his children for money, and seeing his children take out 200 yuan from their pockets with great difficulty, Tao Zhu felt sad.

But thinking of his reason for coming, Tao Zhu withdrew his thoughts, glanced at Tao Ran, and asked, "Tao Ran, do you know why this radish is so delicious?"

"Hey, of course it's Erbo, you planted it well."

"I plant the same way every year. The radishes in previous years are not the same. The only thing that is different is that I use the water from Shennong Spring to irrigate the vegetables every day." The creek is protected with clean stones. Even children know not to throw things in it, but watering vegetables is still allowed.

Tao Erbo thought about it today, and felt that it was due to Shennong Spring. After all, he grew vegetables the same as before, and the only special thing was Shennong Spring.

After Tao Ran listened to the words, he understood what the second uncle meant. This is really true, but it can't be said that way.

"Isn't that mountain spring water good? But it's all thanks to Er Bo, you serve him wholeheartedly every day."

"I didn't serve you, so I won't tell you about it. Let me ask you, did your father ever tell you about rebuilding the Shennong Temple?" Erbo Tao thought about it. Tao Ran is a college student, so he probably doesn't believe it. The words changed: "Forget it, let's talk about it when your father comes back. I'll come back in a few days."

Before Tao Ran could speak, the old man got up and picked up a few radishes in the basket and stuffed them into Tao Ran's hands, then turned around and left with the basket on his shoulders.

Tao Ran was not too polite, it was common for the village to give two handfuls of vegetables, so he turned around and put the radish on the chair, and sent Tao Zhu out.

"No need to send it, you can go back and do your work."

"Okay, Second Uncle, you go slowly."

Speaking of the rebuilding of the Shennong Temple, Tao Ran hasn't discussed with his father yet, but he is planning to build the Shennong Temple himself, regardless of the system or his grandfather's identity.

Tao Ran took the radish back, it was really delicious.In the past few days, I have seen that my own cabbage has grown very big, and it will be harvested in a few days.

In the evening, Tian Yuxia and Tao Shengwen came back together. As soon as they entered the kitchen, they saw these radishes. Tao Shengwen first picked up a radish and took a bite. .

"Oh, where did you buy this radish, it's delicious!"

"Second Uncle came to see you this afternoon and brought a few radishes." Tao Ran happened to come over and heard.

"Why didn't you call me when your second uncle came? What can you do with me?"

"He said it's not urgent, and he didn't ask me to call. He will come to you in two days."

"Did you talk to your father about something?" Tian Yuxia asked, reaching out to snatch another radish that Tao Shengwen took: "Don't eat so many raw radishes, I still want to make dishes."

"Okay, okay, I don't want to eat it, this radish can be used cold, the original taste is very good."

"Second Uncle wants to ask if you have any plans to build a Shennong Temple."

"What do you think?" Tao Shengwen stopped choosing vegetables and looked at his son.

"I think the Shennong Temple will definitely be built, and I plan to build it myself without the participation of other people, but I still need to wait for a while, and the money is not enough now."

"Think about it, the cost of building the temple is not a small amount." Hearing this, Tao Shengwen was not surprised, and continued to bow his head to choose dishes.

"I'm sure, but Mom, why don't you say anything, do you agree with this?"

"Okay, your dad told me about this, and you are too old, you can make up your own mind about this, but you still have to earn the money yourself." Tian Yuxia said without raising her head, she is now convinced The son has a predestined relationship with Shennong Temple, so he is not surprised by his decision.

"My dad told you, Dad, you really have the foresight."

The family made a lively meal, a plate of cold radish, sweet and sour, and it was perfect for drinking. After Tao Shengwen tasted it, he ran upstairs and took out a bottle of good wine.

"Look at your dad, it's really good." Tian Yuxia complained, picked up the chopsticks and tasted it, and didn't mention it: "Hey, why do you say that the food has become more delicious recently? However, the cabbage grown in our house, even the other vegetables grown in our family, have also become much more delicious."

"Second Uncle can be said to be the reason for this Shennong Spring. He uses this vegetable."

"Then it's possible. Tomorrow, I'll water our vegetable field with more Shennong Spring."

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Early the next morning, Tao Zhu went to the vegetable field. There are not many vegetables grown in winter, and most of them are not resistant to freezing. He planted a large vegetable field.Every year, these vegetables can't be bought at a high price, so they are all eaten by the family, which saves money on buying vegetables.

Pull out the radishes one by one, the soil is soft and effortless.It is said that pulling out the radish brings out the mud, and the radish basically does not stick to the mud.Tao Zhu washed the radish with ordinary water and sprinkled some spring water from Shennong Spring before riding a borrowed tricycle to Yuanshan Town.

When we arrived at the farmer's market, we found an empty stall first, and Tao Zhu arranged all the radishes.He just sat there without saying a word, and took out the sign that said two yuan a catty that he had made last night. The passing aunt just took a look at it, and was attracted by the sign.

Before I thought about why radishes are so expensive, I was attracted by radishes again.These uncles and aunts who often come to buy vegetables are very experienced. Whether this radish is good, sweet or spicy, bran or moist, you can tell the same at a glance.

"This radish sells for two yuan a catty, isn't it too expensive?"

"At this price, my radishes are delicious." Tao Zhu firmly refused to lower the price.

"It's too expensive. Others buy one piece and one catty." The aunt is here to pick and choose, and every radish is very good.

Tao Zhu took a radish at random, took out the prepared kitchen knife and plate, chopped the radish into small pieces, put them on the plate, and handed it to the aunt for her to take a piece.

"Taste the taste, and then decide whether to buy it or not."

The aunt looked at the radish and took a bite. The radish was refreshing and crisp, sweet in the mouth, and spicy when chewed deeply.

"Oh, this radish is really delicious, can it be cheaper?" The aunt was overwhelmed by the taste, and a few more people came to the booth.

"Two yuan a catty, it can't be cheaper."

"Okay, give me five radishes." Seeing that Tao Zhu insisted on selling it for two yuan a catty, the aunt let go.

"Four catties and nine taels, let's say four and a half catties, nine yuan, take it." Tao Zhu weighed the radishes and handed them over. His radishes were not too big, each less than a catty.

Seeing that someone bought it immediately after tasting it, the people next to him became interested, and they all took radish pieces to try it.

Tao Zhu opened successfully, and seeing so many people coming, he happily cut up a few more radishes and placed them next to him.

Those who tasted the radish cubes were very satisfied with the taste, and did not care about the exorbitant price, so they began to choose.

"This radish is really delicious. I haven't eaten such a good radish for a long time."

"That's right, the radishes are not as tasty as before. Today's radishes are delicious and full of moisture."

"Boss, you didn't use pesticides or fertilizers on your radishes, did you?"

"No, it's all farm manure and clear spring water, don't worry." Seeing more and more people, Tao Zhu happily answered their questions, and hurriedly weighed them to collect money.

"You are asking nonsense, right? The dishes made from pesticides and fertilizers definitely don't taste like this."

"Boss, I want ten catties."

"Okay, everyone, don't worry."

Tao Zhu never expected that his vegetable sales would go so smoothly, and he easily sold out two large baskets of radishes in half an hour.

Carrying the empty basket, Tao Zhu happily returned to the village. On the way, he met people from the same village who greeted him with a smile.

"Uncle Zhuzi, what a good thing happened, I can't even close my mouth."

"I sold the radishes in the field today for two yuan a catty, and they were all sold out."

"Uncle Zhuzi, you didn't tease me, did you? Now the price of radishes is one yuan and two, and there are still ones for sale. Buying one of your radishes is enough to buy two from other people's homes."

"I didn't lie to you, my radish is so delicious that I can afford it at this price."

The villagers were dubious: "Then how do you grow these radishes? Can they be so delicious?"

At first I thought Tao Zhu would not answer, but he said very simply: "I think it is because of Shennong Spring, which is the water blessed by God Shennong."

"Don't believe me, you don't know how I grow vegetables. I grow vegetables in the same way every year. The only difference this year is that I use Shennong Spring to water the vegetable field. The vegetables absorb the essence of Shennong Spring and become greener. It's delicious."

The villagers believed it a little bit. These days, because of the distance, worry and various reasons, no one uses the water from Shennong Spring.Taozhu's vegetable field is close to Shennong Spring, so it is very convenient to water the vegetable field.

By the next morning, the magic of Shennong Spring spread throughout the village.