The Peach Blossoms White by the Village Edge

Chapter 81: Family Assets

More than 300 watermelons were quickly sold off in front of the many wealthy and powerful families who didn't mind spending money. If Zhao Changxia hadn't imposed a purchasing limit, they would have sold out even faster.

Despite the limit, it didn't stop these wealthy families from sending people to buy more. They mobilized their entire households, with each person buying one watermelon, often ending up with more than ten in a single purchase.

This doesn't mean Zhao Changxia's purchase limit policy was ineffective. In fact, she never really intended to strictly limit purchases. The goal was to create a sense of scarcity and demand through "hunger marketing."

Moreover, the more proxies these wealthy families sent to buy watermelons, the more buzz it generated, further spreading the reputation of her watermelons—much like the "cut a deal" tactic on platforms like Pinduoduo.

[Mission] Introduce a high-quality, high-reputation crop and make a name for it in the local community. (Completed)

[Reward] Experimental Field *2, Fruit Experimental Field *3, Achievement Points 50

[Follow-up Mission] Further increase the recognition of specialty crops. For each crop that gains recognition at the county, state, provincial, national, or international level, the rewards for the experimental fields will multiply accordingly.

"Just as I expected." Zhao Changxia wasn't surprised by the follow-up mission.

When she first accepted this mission, she had already figured that the "Excellence Cultivation System" was ultimately aimed at developing agricultural economies. Training agricultural talents was merely a means to serve this goal. The system's training tasks were divided into three phases:

In the first phase, she learned about farming tools, crop rotation, and the timing of planting and harvesting to solidify her agricultural knowledge and enhance her skills.

In the second phase, the focus shifted to applying this agricultural knowledge in practice, improving crop yield and quality. This was reflected in the appearance of the "experimental fields" and the introduction of concepts like "reputation" and "recognition," which were tied to economic outcomes.

As for the final phase, she guessed it would involve using high-yield, high-quality crops with good reputations to drive agricultural economic development.

There might be even more phases beyond that, but for now, the second phase tasks were already quite challenging. She needed to plan ahead and devise an operational strategy.

"They promised I'd become an agricultural talent, but now they're pushing me to double-major in agriculture and economics. Will they give me a dual degree at the end?"

The system didn't respond. However, after a few days, the experimental field instructions were updated: The experimental fields and fruit experimental fields could now be unbound and rebound once per year.

The system had made another concession, and Zhao Changxia remarked, "Your mechanisms are nearly flawless, leaving no room for loopholes. But I must admit, you're quite accommodating when it comes to accepting suggestions."

The system responded with an emoji: 【(￣V￣)】

Zhao Changxia: "..."

The system had learned to use emoji!

The watermelon-growing season had passed, and Zhao Changxia wasn't in a hurry to bind any new fields. Instead, she asked Zheng Yang to spread the word that only five watermelons were left.