mesbooks Chapter 36 New Spells, Difficult Problems
Chapter 36 New Spells, Difficult Problems
"Uncle, uncle, won't the squirrel be hungry since it didn't eat dinner?"
The heavy rain outside is still pouring down.
After dinner, the family sat in the house. The little girl, who couldn't sit still, went up to Sun Ran and stared at the cardboard box at his feet, asking in her childish voice.
Kids are always drawn to furry things.
So as soon as the squirrel was brought home, it immediately attracted the attention of the two little guys.
Sun An'an, in particular, forgot all about Big Yellow, who had been the most favored dog just a few days ago, when she saw the little squirrel.
It sat there wagging its tail as if it were sweeping the floor, looking utterly aggrieved.
It was raining heavily outside, so the chickens and Dahuang were moved indoors. However, the chickens were treated worse and had to stay in the barn.
"It's injured and can't eat, so we'll only be able to feed it honey later. That means you won't get any honey tea until the little squirrel gets better, An'an."
Sun Ran pinched the little girl's nose to tease her.
Hmm, it feels so soft, really nice.
"what?"
The little girl, who had been looking at him with great interest, froze upon hearing his words.
I initially thought I had found a good friend.
So, someone showed up and tried to steal An'an's honey?!
She wanted to refuse, but when she saw the little squirrel curled up in a ball, she couldn't help but soften her heart...
"Oh, okay then~"
The little girl squatted down next to the cardboard box and carefully touched the little squirrel: "Little squirrel, I hope you get better soon..."
"Otherwise, An'an will have to drink a lot less of her delicious honey tea."
The little girl looked at the squirrel with a wronged expression, while Zhou Yue'e beside her seemed hesitant to speak.
Honey is so expensive!
But when she looked at the squirrel's sickly appearance, she couldn't help but sigh again.
Oh well, I'll just keep feeding it. After all, it's a life.
After teasing the little girl, Sun Ran glanced at the squirrel with a complicated expression.
The guy was saved, but the reward...
He looked up and glanced at...
Lightning Summoning Technique
This spell feels a bit strange. Drawing lightning into the body? How does that work?
He glanced at the sky. It seemed like it hadn't thundered in a long time. He thought, "It should be fine, right?"
He walked out of the room to the other end of the corridor, getting a bit further away from his mother and daughter, and silently said to himself...
After a few seconds, Sun Ran scratched his head and stopped casting the spell.
It seems like besides making my body feel a little numb and tingly, it doesn't have any other effects?
"Uncle, uncle~ what are you doing here?"
Just then, the little girl came running over excitedly, one in front of the other, with Big Yellow in tow.
"Oh, it's nothing, Uncle is just thinking about something."
Sun Ran chuckled and replied, reaching out to pat the little girl's head...
In an instant, all of Sun An'an's hair stood on end, making her look like a big hedgehog!
"Ouch, why does it feel numb!"
The little girl exclaimed in surprise, touching her head with her tiny hand: "Hey, why is An'an's hair all standing up? It's so funny!"
Sun Ran, his face expressionless, withdrew his hand...
In a flash, all of the little girl's hair went soft again.
Unconvinced, he raised his hand again and placed it on Big Yellow...
Wang Wang!
Then, all the hairs on Big Yellow's body stood on end, which startled the dog so much that it barked twice at him.
"Hey, Big Yellow, you've turned into a hedgehog too! This is so much fun, let me pet you!"
The little girl's curiosity was piqued when she saw the dog's appearance, and she pounced on it.
Sun Ran was completely speechless.
What kind of magic is this reward? Does it mean I've turned into a static electricity generator?
Why does it feel like it's not as effective as that illusion?
He walked back to his previous seat with a sullen look on his face, plopped down, and reached for his phone...
???
Is it off?
0% battery?
Wait a minute, didn't I remember it still had over 80% battery left?
What the hell!
Sun Ran stared at his phone, his eyes widening suddenly. Could it be that the lightning-summoning spell just now absorbed the power from the phone's battery?
Just as he was thinking this, the dark phone screen lit up and a green battery icon appeared.
"Charging, 0.1...0.2%..."
Sun Ran stared at the screen in silence...
Okay, this skill isn't entirely useless; at least you can use yourself as a power bank in an emergency...
Use your sister's ass! What a boring skill!
He returned to his room speechlessly, plugged in his phone to charge, turned it on, opened the browser, and began typing in search results.
Forget it, let's not bother researching this trashy spell. Let's think about selling tea first.
To start selling tea, some basic preparations definitely need to be done, and he plans to thoroughly research the relevant policies.
Previously, whether it was sending packages to those silly roommates or delivering them to Wang Jun, those calming teas were just considered gifts.
As long as money isn't involved, everything is negotiable.
But now that Wang Jun's trial results are in, and he wants to sell it for two or three hundred yuan a cup, he has to consider everything carefully.
How to raise bees, how to produce bees, and how to sell them in the future...
There are also product packaging, food safety testing, and a whole host of other issues that need to be considered.
After all, this is food, and with such strict laws and regulations these days, you could easily end up in court if you don't handle it properly.
My fingers tapped away on the screen, typing away rapidly.
Click search.
Looking up information...
Do I need a license to keep bees? What procedures are required?
What are the requirements for food production, what licenses are needed, and what procedures and requirements are required for sales...?
He repeatedly entered various search terms into the search box.
As he opened one webpage after another.
As he carefully examined each and every policy and regulation provision…
Sun Ran's brows gradually furrowed.
It seems he had underestimated the complexity of producing and selling calming tea.
As a rural resident, he also had some knowledge of the policies, such as the small workshop production model that exists in various places now.
Unlike opening a food factory, which requires complicated procedures and strict restrictions, the requirements for these small workshops are relatively much lower.
Essentially, this is also the government's way of encouraging farmers across the country to develop micro-economy.
For example, homemade cured meat, ham, or sun-dried sweet potato starch.
As long as you legally register and obtain the qualification to produce food in a small workshop, ensure that the production site meets the conditions stipulated by law, and the product label clearly indicates the required information, you can legally produce and sell food.
So Sun Ran initially thought of producing calming tea in this way.
It's cheaper and the procedures are simpler, making it the best fit for his current situation.
But after thoroughly researching the information, he realized that opening such a small workshop was not easy for him.
"Sigh, it seems that the sales of this calming tea can only rely on word-of-mouth marketing."
Sun Ran turned off his phone and sighed: "We still need to register the trademark. We definitely can't use the name 'An Shen Cha' directly. If that doesn't work, we'll just register another name with 'Qingshan' as the core."
"We also need to pay attention to the product packaging. Only the name, ingredient list, production date, and other specific information should be written. No extra words should be written."
Sun Ran put his phone back in his pocket, raised his hand to rub his temples, looking somewhat worried.
He originally thought that small-scale production didn't require much cost, but after investigating, he realized it wasn't so simple after all.
We still need dedicated production facilities and some equipment.
In that case, you'll need some initial capital.
The production site is alright.
Besides some old houses from the Ming and Qing dynasties, there are also some empty bungalows built in the 1950s and 1960s in the village.
Given the current situation in the village, and with my uncle as the village chief, renting one or even several rooms shouldn't be a problem, and it shouldn't cost too much money.
But turning a bungalow into a compliant, legal food production workshop is a different story.
The production area, living area, raw material storage area, and finished product storage area must all be separated.
Do you need tools for storing and processing raw honey?
For production to proceed in a standardized manner, we can no longer simply break off a piece of honeycomb by hand, stuff it into a bucket, and take it home like before.
Putting aside other things, raw material storage and finished product storage must at least have refrigeration and freezing facilities.
The house also needs to be able to keep out dust, flies, rats, and insects...
Specialized transport vehicles are also needed.
My uncle's pickup truck is used to haul fertilizer and pesticides, so it definitely can't be used to transport the calming tea we produce anymore.
Otherwise, if caught, it's a death sentence.
Unless you use a magic bag, but that's not just about transporting it there; you also have to unload it and stuff, and you can't just conjure things up out of thin air right under someone's nose.
Of course, in reality, many people do not follow these regulations, otherwise there would be no March 315th every year.
But from Sun Ran's perspective, he still wants to do things honestly and in compliance with regulations.
After all, when he used to watch videos, he found those dirty and messy kitchens disgusting.
Money is important, but conscience should never be abandoned.
However, this means we'll need to find some start-up capital.
"But that's all for later. Let's figure out how to make the sample we're going to show Uncle Wang first."
Sun Ran sat there, head bowed in deep thought.
To sell calming tea at a high price of 200 yuan per serving, two things must be done well first.
First of all, the outer packaging definitely needs to be redesigned so that it looks like it's worth two hundred yuan.
Furthermore, this calming tea itself needs to be packaged properly. Honey and lemon are the main ingredients, but those two alone are definitely not enough.
After all, it needs to be sold to wealthy people.
Even if it has no practical effect, you still have to add some high-end ingredients, otherwise you won't be able to get them to buy it...