It was now September, and in this month or so, Casa City had completely calmed down. Not only did the price of food not rise, but the price of daily necessities was also a lot cheaper than before.
The big firms had no other choice. If they didn't lower their prices, then no one would go to their stores to buy things. As a result, when they lowered their prices, it caused a chain reaction, and the price of daily necessities dropped a lot.
Of course, the Higanbana store also lowered their prices, but when it came to buying food, most people would still go to the Higanbana store. It wasn't because the Higanbana store had helped them, but because the Higanbana store's food was really good.
In the beginning, only the Higanbana store was selling food, so they didn't think much about it. But when other stores lowered their prices, they went to other stores to buy food. The commoners discovered that food was divided into three, six, and nine grades. If the Higanbana store's food was first grade, then the other stores' food could only be regarded as ninth grade.
The most important thing was that the Higanbana store's food was not only of good quality, but it also had a lot of magic elements, just like the radishes they sold. This made the commoners buy more food.
After Zhao Hai heard the news from Laura, he immediately made a decision. He gave his food a trademark, and the name of the trademark was Taoyuan!
In the Ark Continent, nobody knew what the Peach Blossom was. But in China, the Peach Blossom was a place that everyone knew. If one were to use a foreign term to describe it, it would be called Utopia.
Zhao Hai's biggest wish now was to turn the Black Waste into a Taoyuan in his heart, a utopia that everyone yearned for.
It was because of this idea that Zhao Hai used the name Taoyuan. Zhao Hai didn't only think of the name, but also personally designed a trademark. The trademark was very simple, with a simple picture of a small bridge and flowing water. But in this world, it was already a very novel thing.
In this world, a trademark was just a name, and it wasn't officially printed on the goods. It was just something that was passed down by word of mouth. But this time, Zhao Hai really made a trademark, which was a big step ahead of the world.
Laura wasn't stupid. When she saw Zhao Hai's trademark, she immediately made a decision. In the future, all the goods from Zhao Hai would be called Taoyuan goods. The rice would be packed in a big box, and the outside of the box would be engraved with the Taoyuan pattern. The same was true for the radishes, and even the fruit oil. Moreover, in the shortest time, the goods from Taoyuan and other places would be sold separately from the goods from other places.
In order to open up the market, the price of the goods from Taoyuan wasn't increased, but rather sold at the normal price. This made the commoners very happy. The goods from Taoyuan were really good, especially those whose children were studying at the Magic Academy. Their families would give them bamboo rice and radishes every day.
Julie was the first woman to buy a radish from Hellflower. Moreover, her son, Ross, had learned Dark Magic after eating a radish for the first time and became an official Apprentice Magician. He was able to receive subsidies from the Guild for his studies. Julie was the first woman to buy a radish from Hellflower. Her son, Ross, had learned Dark Magic and became an official Apprentice Magician.
As a result, her family's living conditions were even better. Although Ross was only a Magic Apprentice and didn't receive much subsidies from the Magic Academy, only one gold coin per month, for a commoner family, this was already very good. One gold coin, if they saved a bit, would be enough for them to spend for a month.
Julie was a good housekeeper. When the food crisis broke out this time, Julie wasn't afraid because their family had food. Julie had a habit. Every time she cooked, she would scoop out a small handful of rice and put it in a rice jar at home. After a long time, she unknowingly stored a large jar of rice, which was enough for their family to eat for several months. Therefore, Julie wasn't worried.
However, the price of food didn't rise, so Julie didn't touch the rice in the jar. She continued to buy rice from Red Spider Lilies. However, in order to cope with the possibility of a famine, Julie began to save money. Every day, she would send food boxes to Ross and the others. She didn't let them eat in the school cafeteria.
One day, when Ross' teacher saw Ross bringing food, he couldn't help but curiously look at it. He felt that the food was full of magic elements, so he immediately asked Ross where the rice came from. Ross naturally didn't dare to lie to his teacher. He only said that the rice was bought by his mother, but he didn't know where she bought it.
Ross' teacher unexpectedly took Ross to his home and asked about the situation. Julie naturally told Ross' teacher about it. At the same time, she also asked what was the difference between this rice and other rice.
Ross' teacher didn't lie to them. He told them that the rice was full of magic elements and that eating it was very good for practicing magic. This matter slowly spread.
However, at that time, the Purcell Duchy was implementing a food control. Even if they wanted to buy it, they couldn't. Now that the food crisis was over, the Peach Blossom Bamboo Rice ushered in a wave of sales in Casa City.
Currently, the Peach Blossom Bamboo Rice had become famous in Casa City. However, Julie and the others didn't buy much. They had heard that if magic vegetables were left uneaten for a long time, then the magic elements inside them would dissipate. They were afraid that if they bought too much Peach Blossom Bamboo Rice, then after a long time, it would turn into ordinary rice. Wouldn't that be a loss?
Then the news of the Peach Blossom Fruit Oil being full of magic elements spread. This made the Peach Blossom Fruit Oil even more popular. Now, the average person who bought food recognized the Peach Blossom brand.
Zhao Hai didn't feel anything about this situation. If he were to plant bamboo rice every day, he wouldn't be able to sell it. After all, the price of food in the Purcell Duchy had dropped. It was impossible for everyone to eat his rice.
However, what Zhao Hai didn't expect was that the Magic Academy and the nobles of Casa City would place orders for Laura. They alone needed hundreds of thousands of jins of Peach Blossom Bamboo Rice every month. Moreover, this order would last for a year. This gave Zhao Hai a stable source of income.
Laura thought of another matter. Zhao Hai had asked Laura to help find buyers for the Blue Eyed Rabbits. Laura wanted to cooperate with Zhao Hai herself. After obtaining Zhao Hai's consent, Laura began to sell the Peach Blossom brand of Blue Eyed Rabbit meat in the Magic Lily Shop. The price wasn't expensive, and the magic elements it contained were higher than bamboo rice and radishes. The average commoner could afford to eat it. This time, it became even more popular.
Needless to say, Laura had received orders from the Great Nobles this time. But relatively speaking, the number of blue-eyed rabbits they needed was much less. Everyone added together only needed three thousand blue-eyed rabbits a month, and the rest would be saved by the retail sales.
Now, in the Purcell Duchy, if you haven't heard of Peach Blossom products, then you must be an outsider. Everyone in the Purcell Duchy knew about Peach Blossom products. Currently, the Magic Lily Shop's four Peach Blossom products were very popular.
It wasn't that no one thought of imitating the Peach Blossom brand, but the quality of Peach Blossom products wasn't the same as other products. After people bought it and ate it, they would find it wrong. They would immediately go to the shop, which would ruin their own reputation.
Laura also discovered this situation and immediately took measures. She directly told the sales staff to tell the people who came to buy Peach Blossom products that Peach Blossom products were exclusively sold by the Magic Lily Shop. Anything bought elsewhere was fake.
Riding on the momentum of the Taoyuan products, the business of the Higanbana store was very good. Laura opened many more branches, and in a short time, the Higanbana store could be seen everywhere in the Purcell Duchy. As a result, the demand for the Taoyuan products had greatly increased.
Zhao Hai was happy to see this happen. In any case, the Space couldn't grow anything too advanced. However, the output was very amazing. It was enough to meet the needs of the Magic Lily Shop. It also allowed him to earn a lot of gold coins. He couldn't be happier.
Laura also sent a lot of rabbit skins to Zhao Hai. These rabbit skins were processed. They were the Blue Eyed Rabbits from Zhao Hai. Laura sold the rabbit meat, processed the rabbit skins, and sent them back to Zhao Hai.
Zhao Hai also told Laura that the cost of processing the rabbit skins would be the same as before. Zhao Hai also sent a few rabbit skins to Laura. Although Laura had a lot of good fur in her hands, Zhao Hai still did this. He believed that human relations were like this. If someone had something, it was someone else's business.
Laura didn't refuse. She just felt sorry for Zhao Hai. She had been busy with the Magic Lily Shop's branch. As for the magic plants and magic beasts that Zhao Hai needed, she still wasn't ready.
Zhao Hai didn't care about it. Now that the demand for food and oil from the Magic Lily Shop had increased, as well as the need to grow radishes, the Space didn't have much time to grow other things. Additionally, Zhao Hai was also busy with Iron Mountain Fort, so he didn't have much time. Therefore, he didn't worry and just waited patiently.
Iron Mountain Fort was now settled down very well. There were also a lot of firewood, such as corn stalks, oil fruit trees, and bamboo rice. As long as these things were dried, they could be used as firewood. This was especially true for the oil fruit trees. Not only were they very popular, they could also be burned for a long time. A 50 centimeter oil fruit tree was enough to burn for a whole day. Zhao Hai had a lot of oil fruit trees. These things were very useful during the winter. As long as a piece of oil fruit tree was placed in the brazier, the house wouldn't be cold during the night.
At the same time, Zhao Hai would also improve the land every day. Then he would have the slaves plant vegetables. These vegetables were to be eaten during the winter. Zhao Hai also wanted to see the growth of these vegetables so that he could see the quality of the improved land.