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“Hello, everyone, I’m Lin You.”

As soon as the familiar opening words were spoken, various small gifts immediately appeared on the screen.

【Qingfeng Yue: Finally, the live stream is on.】

【Mianmian Bing: The host has been too lazy (pointing and shaking head.jpg)】

【Meowmi: Are we having a giveaway today??? My kid wants to eat biscuits!】

It had been several days since Lin You last streamed, and she was finally able to go live now that Du Xun had taken care of the necessary sales documents for the milk biscuits.

As soon as Lin You started the live stream, people who had won the biscuits in the previous giveaway began giving feedback in the chat.

【Yun Yun Duo: Gave the host a firework! I was shallow, I thought they were just ordinary biscuits… Now I just want to know, why is the little yellow cart still empty? Please put them up for sale, host!】

【The sound of the waves remains the same: They’re really good. My child has been preparing for the college entrance exams and has had a poor stomach lately. After eating these biscuits, they actually felt much better.】

【Youyou Dangdang: Super delicious! I want to buy some!】

Besides those who had won the biscuits, there were also many mothers in the live stream chat, because Lin You’s milk biscuits had gained their initial reputation on a mother and baby forum. Many mothers, skeptical yet hopeful, were getting ready to snatch up the biscuits.

Lin You, seeing the growing attention, felt more at ease.

She had originally thought that for her first time using the little yellow cart, just over a thousand boxes would be enough. Du Xun had packaged the small biscuits into boxes of three packs each, and each box was priced at fifty yuan with free shipping.

The price wasn’t too expensive but wasn’t cheap either—just a reasonable middle ground.

Lin You thought it would be a good idea to test the waters first, but Du Xun and Yao Jiu both told her to list all the stock, knowing that there were nearly 10,000 boxes of biscuits in inventory.

Lin You looked at the steadily increasing number of viewers in the live stream chat, which had already exceeded 30,000.

Maybe… these biscuits really would sell out?

Lin You: “Thank you all for your support. Before I end the stream, I’ll put up the little yellow cart. But first, let’s get into today’s main topic.”

“Today’s task is to go weed the vegetable garden and also check on the bees I’ve been raising up in the mountains.”

The vegetables Lin You planted a while ago had grown lush. She wasn’t sure if her garden really had something special about it, but from a distance, she could already see a sea of green—it was really striking.

Lin You, wearing a white top and black pants with a straw hat on her head, had a simple look that made it hard for many to look away.

【Suiyue Shishu: Why do I feel like Lin You’s looks have skyrocketed after she left the entertainment industry… Someone wake me up.】

【Miao Miao Yu Huai: I feel the same! She was already beautiful before, but now she looks even better!】

【FAN Su: To be honest, if Lin You went back to the entertainment industry now, her looks alone would bring in tons of traffic.】

Looks? Lin You subtly touched her cheek and realized that, indeed, recently she hadn’t used any skincare products, but her skin felt much smoother.

In a good mood, Lin You led the viewers to her vegetable garden. It was the first time since planting the seedlings that she was live streaming to show the audience the garden, and the sight of all the greenery was truly refreshing.

It was supposed to be weeding, but after Lin You casually pulled out a few weeds, there were hardly any left to find in the garden. She wanted to catch some bugs, but the chili plants’ leaves were stretched out, and there weren’t any bugs on them. The cucumber seedlings had already climbed up the trellis she built, and there wasn’t a single bug hole to be seen…

Some older viewers in the chat, seeing such a beautiful garden, were eager for Lin You to sell the vegetables.

【Si Shui Liu Nian: These vegetables are great, you can tell they haven’t been treated with pesticides. Are you really not selling any, little girl?】

Lin You quickly clarified that she wasn’t selling the vegetables: “These vegetables are for personal use… There are too few of them.”

She had three mouths to feed at home now. Bo Chuan’s appetite had been growing recently, and there was also the raccoon-striped cat who usually vanished but always showed up right on time for meals. The cat’s appetite had been growing in line with its size. With so few vegetables in the garden, she barely had enough to feed her family, let alone enough to sell.

With so little work left to do in terms of weeding and bug-catching, Lin You could only hold her phone and head up the mountain.

“Let’s go up to the mountain together. I bought a box of bees to keep here. It’s close to a locust tree, but I heard that locust trees don’t produce much nectar… so I won’t be selling any honey!”

Seeing the viewers rapidly asking if she was going to sell anything, Lin You helplessly added a clarification.

“For now, only the milk biscuits will be listed in the little yellow cart. The other items I might give away as prizes, but I won’t sell them. And honestly, you all overestimate me.”

She pointed to the dozen or so locust trees in front of her: “There was a little rain a few days ago, and the flowers all fell off, so I don’t think there’s much honey. The things I plant and raise are still for my own use.”

Lin You put on her face mask and protective clothing: “Let me take you all to see the beehive.”

Lin You quietly walked up to the beehive and first checked if it was intact. The recent light rain hadn’t been a problem, Bo Chuan said there was no need to collect the hive since the trees above could provide some shelter. Lin You hadn’t come to check on it until now.

“Everyone, take a look. This is the beehive. Let’s keep our voices down… See, the hive is open, and you can see the honeycombs inside…”

Lin You’s words suddenly stopped.

【Si Shui Liu Nian: Oh my god, is the hive full? Is it full? I see some honey dripping out!】

【Qing Li: It really is! Is this honey a bit whitish? First time I’ve seen honey like this.】

【Yu Yuan Bu Yuan: Locust flower honey is naturally yellowish with a slightly translucent color.】

【Xiang Kan Liang Yan: …Looking at the reddish-brown locust flower honey in my hand, I’m deep in thought.】

【Yue Yue Fa Cai: I’ve been scammed +1. Wuwuwu, it’s so hard to find real honey nowadays.】

【Youyou Dangdang: I want to eat… The honey looks so good.】

Lin You stared for a moment, unable to believe that the beehive had filled up in just a little over half a month!

Looking at the busy bees buzzing inside the cramped hive, Lin You felt a bit flustered. She had planned to just come up, take a quick look, and leave—she hadn’t brought any tools for honey collection.

But the viewers were eager to see the honey extraction, so Lin You quickly texted Yao Jiu to bring the tools.

After a while, Yao Jiu didn’t arrive, but Bo Chuan did.

Bo Chuan whispered to Lin You: “A staff member from the town came to ask about the vegetable planting in the village, so Yao Jiu couldn’t leave.”

Lin You wanted to ask what was going on, but since they were still live streaming, she decided to wait until later and focus on extracting the honey first.

She had already prepared the honey extraction tools: a honey knife, a honey extractor, and a filtering bucket. It was Lin You’s first time using them, and seeing her struggle, Bo Chuan took over to do it himself, letting Lin You continue the live stream.

Bo Chuan pressed his lips together, his expression unclear, but his movements were very organized. He opened the beehive, picked up the frame covered with layers of bees, shook off the bees, and then removed it. He used the honey knife to cut off the top layer of beeswax, placed it in the honey extractor, and began spinning it. The light yellow, transparent honey was filtered, and it looked almost identical to the honey you’d buy from the store.

It was strange. Lin You’s box of bees originally didn’t have many, but now the brood frames were densely packed, and a lot of small bees were buzzing around. The honey was even more outrageous.

Beekeepers who know what they’re doing understand that wild bees produce less honey than honeybees. During flowering season, it’s rare for a single hive to yield more than ten kilos of honey. But after filtering the honey from Lin You’s few frames, it clearly weighed over twenty kilos!

The live stream chat was full of excitement.

【Nine-nine-seventy-two: Do a lottery! Do a lottery! If not, I can pay to buy it!】

【Qinhu: Please, just a small jar of honey. I really can’t find good honey anywhere!】

Lin You couldn’t bear the noise in the chat and felt that she had collected quite a lot, so she decided to do a lottery.

“Well… Today, I’ll pick five winners, each getting a 200ml jar of honey.”

Locust flower honey was rare, and now that the flowers had all fallen off, she planned to keep the remaining honey for herself for the year.

【Congratulations to: Miaomiao Chi Yu, Qinhu, Yue Liangqin, HiYou, and Hong Shao Pai for winning the honey.】

The five lucky winners were announced, and the ones who didn’t win started throwing tantrums in the chat.

Lin You quickly moved on to the main event for the day.

“We have 10,000 milk biscuits in stock today, each for 50 yuan with free shipping. Please be reasonable when buying, and if we sell out within five minutes, I’ll take them down from the shelves.”

【Miaomiao Chi Yu: I’m already sitting next to the Wi-Fi!】

【Clear Wind: Coming! Coming!】

【Stinky Baby is Not Ugly: Oh my god, last time someone said you were going to sell a biscuit for over 100 yuan, but 50 yuan with free shipping is really considerate.】

【Fang Fang: What are you guys saying? You can buy a lot of biscuits for 50 yuan, okay? Look at the weight of the box, it’s less than two kilos!】

【Stinky Baby is Not Ugly: Then don’t buy it, please don’t buy it. I still want to snatch a few more.】

Lin You sent a message to the staff member arranged by Du Xun, and they quickly confirmed. Lin You shouted “Three, two, one,” and soon, the product appeared in the shopping cart at the bottom right of the live stream.

And then…

Over 10,000 boxes of milk biscuits were sold out in less than three minutes!

Many people bought several boxes, which made Lin You keep emphasizing the need for rational consumption.

【HiYou: Why is there a purchase limit? Why can’t one person buy more than five items?】

【Separated in different directions: Exactly! I calculated the amount I needed for gifts, and ten pieces aren’t enough!】

【Fei Fei Fly: Does anyone get it? I just checked, one biscuit pack only has three bags… Is that enough for anyone to eat?】

【The Sunshine’s Sunshine: Heh, the Association of Suckers, huh? One biscuit pack is less than two kilos, are you happy being harvested by an influencer’s IQ?】

【Qing Li: So annoying, I was already frustrated because I couldn’t grab the biscuits due to the network lag, and now I have to watch the fans of Mu Qingqing causing trouble. Can you all go away? Can’t I just happily get scammed by Lin You?】

With 10,000 biscuit packs and a five-pack limit per person, the back end was flooded with orders of five packs each, with very few people buying just one or two. After the sale, some people were still crying out that they had missed out and asked Lin You if there were any more.

Lin You: “Not for now, the biscuit production is limited. There will be more available in the next live stream.”

After finishing the live stream, Lin You quickly received a message from Du Xun. Although selling out was expected, Du Xun still expressed his happiness and casually asked if Lin You could have Bo Chuan raise a few more cows soon.

Bo Chuan: “Aunt Chunling said she’ll go look for a bull in a couple of days to start breeding.”

A bull for breeding…

Well, it seems like it’s going to be a while.

Lin You and Bo Chuan went down the mountain together, and Bo Chuan carried the 20 kilograms of honey with ease.

“By the way, you said someone came from the town. What’s going on?”

“The leaders from the town found out that Huihe Fresh and the village have a partnership, so they sent someone over. They said there might be an interview from the county.”