Twenty minutes later, two simple cold dishes were brought out from the kitchen by Hu Xiaobei.

At the sight of them, they all lifted their heads in unison and said, "This... this is dinner?"

"Vegetable salad, isn't it good? It's very nutritious!"

Upon hearing Hu Xiaobei's explanation, they laughed.

They knew that the reason Hu Xiaobei had only served two cold dishes was because he couldn't cook...

And they were right; Hu Xiaobei really wasn't great at cooking...

Earlier, when Hu Xiaobei had gone into the kitchen, he had been completely baffled!

With no other option, he had managed to make two very simple cold dishes...

"Alright, alright, let's start eating!"

As he spoke, Hu Xiaobei was the first to pick up his chopsticks!

The two of them chuckled and also picked up their chopsticks.

After taking a bite, they breathed a sigh of relief.

Hu Xiaobei had done alright; he really hadn't mixed up the salt and sugar...

And so, the three of them began to eat their dinner in a very heartwarming atmosphere...

In the process, Hu Xiaobei had a good chat with them, and he learned more about Xiaohe Village!

He found out that now many girls from nearby villages, towns, and even cities considered it an honor to marry into their village...

"In the past, our village was known as a village of bachelors in the area! Finally, we can completely rid ourselves of that label."

"Yes! It's truly gone for good!"

With such sentiments, they were very happy...

Because the village was really improving day by day, a change that was clearly visible...

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After the meal, putting down her chopsticks, Guo Meiyu looked at Hu Xiaobei with a grave expression and said, "Xiaobei, before this, our village encountered a rather serious and thorny issue!"

"Issue? What issue?"

Hu Xiaobei curiously looked toward Guo Meiyu...

At this moment, Hu Xiaobei noticed that it wasn't just Guo Meiyu with a serious expression!

Han Xueyao's expression was very serious as well...

Obviously, Han Xueyao was also aware of the problem that Guo Meiyu was talking about!

Instantly, Hu Xiaobei became even more intensely curious...

Sensing Hu Xiaobei's curiosity, Guo Meiyu began to narrate in detail.

"It's like this! Before, as you know, to increase production, we planted Xiaobei Brand vegetables and fruits in many places! Now, not just our village, but our whole town is completely covered with our vegetables and fruits! At first, everything was normal, but now, these vegetables and fruit trees are starting to have bugs."

"Bugs? Pests?"

"Yes! All sorts of pests, and what's more, the number of bugs is increasing!"

Upon receiving a definite answer, Hu Xiaobei nodded slightly.

Seeing Hu Xiaobei's nod, Guo Meiyu continued, "When we first noticed the bugs, we planned to use pesticides to get rid of them, but then we gave up that idea because pesticides, if really sprayed, would harm the Xiaobei Brand vegetables and fruits, which would definitely reduce the selling price!"

Hearing this concern, Hu Xiaobei nodded slightly again.

Indeed!

If they really used pesticides, then they would no longer be pesticide-free vegetables and fruits!

By then, the purchasing price would definitely plummet again and again...

Moreover, the most important thing is that the reputation of Xiaobei Brand would also wildly decrease...

Seeing that Hu Xiaobei understood the hidden dangers, Guo Meiyu continued, "Since using pesticides is no longer an option, we plan to catch the insects manually! We think that there shouldn't be too many bugs, so if everyone gets involved in catching them, surely we can eradicate them all."

"Manual insect catching is a really good idea, could it be... could it be that this method failed?"

"Yes, it failed! Not only did it fail, but it failed miserably."

"This... this shouldn't be! Could you explain in detail what exactly happened?"

When Hu Xiaobei asked, his heart was full of confusion!

In his view, manually catching insects was indeed a very promising method...

Xiaohe Village currently had a lot of people, so if they all worked together, it seemed that all the insects could be easily captured...

Feeling Hu Xiaobei's confusion, Guo Meiyu continued explaining!

"At first, manual catching of the insects was going very smoothly, but after we finished, the bugs reappeared! And there were many more of them than before; after several attempts at manually catching them, the bugs completely overran us. From that time on, we didn't dare to try catching them by hand anymore!"

"More and more? Is that even possible?"

"Yes! It's hard to believe, but it's true!"

Nodding, Hu Xiaobei continued to ask curiously, "Have you tried using chickens and ducks to catch the bugs before? They can eat them, so it should be effective!"

"Don't even mention it! Previously, when we caught a lot of bugs by hand, we thought it would be wasteful to just throw them away, so we dumped them into the chicken coop. As a result, the chickens got diarrhea, and a few of them nearly died!"

"Di... diarrhea?"

"Yes! The insects on the vegetables and fruit trees seemed to contain very high nutritional content, so the chickens couldn't handle it! In the end, they just got diarrhea! Since then, the chickens have developed a fear of these bugs, so it's impossible to get them to help catch the insects!"

"There's actually... something that happened like this!"

Hu Xiaobei was shocked and gently rubbed his nose...

After thinking carefully, Hu Xiaobei felt it was normal for the chickens to get diarrhea...

The bugs that appeared on the vegetables and fruit trees were feeding on the carefully cultivated vegetables and fruits...

Thus, they were rich in nutrients...

The chickens were just ordinary chickens, unable to absorb so much nutrition, so naturally, they got diarrhea...

As Xiaobei figured out the reason, he heard a very urgent inquiry!

"Xiaobei, think carefully about what we should do now?"

"That's right, Xiaobei! Think it over, these bug problems haven't caused too much trouble for now, but if the population of insects continues to increase, our vegetable and fruit supply will definitely be affected, and by then, it will be a devastating blow to our entire industry."

Now, Xiaobei Brand's vegetables and fruits had already formed a supply chain...

So, to avoid a supply shortage, they had previously established fruit and vegetable warehouses in many places to store the vegetables and fruits!

It was also because of the many warehouses that, although problems had arisen, it had not hurt the industry at its core...

For now, the vegetables and fruits supplied to the various dealers were pre-stored stocks from the warehouses!

As time goes by, the vegetables and fruits in the warehouse will be quickly depleted...

Therefore, if the insect problem here is not resolved swiftly, the entire supply chain would indeed face major issues.

Sensing their urgency, Hu Xiaobei smiled calmly and said, "Don't be too anxious about it for now! Tomorrow, I will go and see what the situation is really like."

Hu Xiaobei knew that only by seeing with his own eyes could he understand what the actual problem was!

Hearing Hu Xiaobei's composed response, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief!

They knew that since Hu Xiaobei had taken up the matter, it would most likely be resolved, so they really didn't need to worry anymore...

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