A husband found in the village? I bought a regent for a penny!

Chapter 405 Great Potential

Sister-in-law Qin was in a great mood and kept talking about her fruit trees.

"Before you went to the capital, weren't all the orchards in our family's orchards in full bloom?"

"Gouwa comes to check on me every day after school, asking me when the fruit will ripen, what the fruit looks like, and what it tastes like—sweet, sour, soft, or hard?"

“I said, how would I know? I’ve never eaten it or seen it before, just like him.”

Gu Xixi laughed and said, "This is my fault. Last year, when I remembered to write to Anqing, the fruit from the Yunling Nursery Association had already been sold to the capital and major cities. Not a single piece was left in our local area."

Because in modern times, our country is the world's largest apple producer.

Ordinary people are familiar with apples, and there are even sayings such as "apples are the most boring fruit" and "if there are other fruits at home, I will never eat apples."

So Gu Xixi, following her habitual way of thinking, momentarily forgot to consider that these fruit tree farmers themselves had never even seen the Bodhi fruit.

This product is not available in Qingtian County. My trip to Yunling County, which was originally scheduled for last autumn, was delayed again and again.

So much so that she never even thought of asking someone to get her a few Bodhi fruits.

“In autumn,” Gu Xixi said, “we’ll wait for the harvest of the Pinpo fruit in Yunling County this autumn.”

“I’ve already spoken to An Qinghe in advance and asked him to reserve two baskets of the best fruit to send over.”

"Let Gouwa find the answer himself when the time comes."

Sister-in-law Qin was no child after all; while she was happy, she had other concerns.

"Yunling County is so far away, how come the fruit produced there can be sold outside?"

Gu Xixi nodded, "The Yunling County Nursery Stock Chamber of Commerce has been operating for many years and has long since established its own business channels."

“Every year, as the harvest season approaches, merchants come to the orchard in advance to take a look.”

"The price is determined based on the appearance and taste of the product at the time."

Sister-in-law Qin exclaimed in amazement, "The fact that merchants are taking the initiative to come to our door shows that large organizations like the Chamber of Commerce are really different from us small, individual businesses."

Gu Xixi said, "That's natural. Yunling alone has hundreds of acres of Pinpo orchards."

"They also run a fruit seedling business; they have nurseries in other places that specialize in cultivating fruit tree seedlings."

"The Chamber of Commerce's fruit trees were sold to the capital several years ago."

Regarding agricultural industrialization, the Hu people of Yunling County were already very advanced for their time.

This was one of the reasons why Gu Xixi was willing to cooperate with them after conducting on-site investigations.

Sister-in-law Qin and Lü Jing were amazed; they not only listened attentively but also asked questions.

Sister-in-law Qin said, "Are the Bodhi fruit so popular outside? How come they sold out so quickly?"

"And these are large cities like the capital and various prefectural cities!"

Sister-in-law Qin had never traveled far from home, and in her mind, people from big cities had seen more good things.

She turned to Lü Jing and asked, "Have you eaten yet?"

Lü Jing shook her head. "Never seen it before."

Gu Xixi said, "The supply of Pinpo fruit is still insufficient to meet the demand."

"Things are valued for their rarity, so the chances of seeing it in the marketplace are naturally very slim."

"Last year, the fruit from Yunling was already pre-ordered by merchants before it even hit the trees."

She smiled at Sister-in-law Qin, "The price is even higher than in previous years."

Sister-in-law Qin was overjoyed, "Really?"

You don't need to worry about how to sell your products, and you can even sell them at a high price.

It's easy to see what a great deal this is.

Gu Xixi nodded, "Within our Daye territory, apart from the orchards of the Yunling Nursery Association, our Huachidu Village ranks second, and for the time being, we have no competitors."

"It's actually very easy to sell the fruit."

"So our goal is to produce high-quality products, to make the Pinpo fruit look better and taste better."

"In this way, while selling at a high price, we can also spread the fame of the Pinpo fruit from Huachidu Village."

Lü Jing said, "I know about the title!"

“Every year, each region would select the best items to offer as tribute.”

"Like tribute tea, tribute porcelain, tribute fruit, tribute silk, and the like."

"Whoever is lucky enough to be selected will become famous overnight and soar to great heights."

"Not only did they gain the title and status of imperial merchants, but the prices of their own products also rose accordingly."

Sister-in-law Qin was filled with excitement, "Tribute fruit? Is it for the ladies and noblewomen in the palace?"

Lu Jing's knowledge was actually limited to hearsay, "the emperor, empress, princes and princesses."

"They will also be rewarded to princes and princesses, meritorious officials, and so on."

Sister-in-law Qin exclaimed in amazement.

Then she excitedly asked, "Xixi, look, our fruit trees are all blooming this year."

Is there really no chance of a result this year?

Gu Xixi said, "There is still a chance."

The fact that it bloomed in the first year after grafting shows that the Pinpo fruit seedlings in Yunling County belong to the original early-maturing type.

Grafting further promoted development.

"but……"

Gu Xixi changed the subject and said truthfully, "The nutrients for the whole tree have not yet been delivered this year."

"My sister-in-law also noticed that the flowers that bloom in spring are sparse."

"Although I have just seen some signs that the flower buds are bearing fruit, they may not be able to grow up successfully."

"Even if a few manage to grow up by chance, their quality won't be very good."

Sister-in-law Qin was not disappointed; on the contrary, she was overjoyed. "This is a good thing!"

Gu Xixi was taken aback.

Sister-in-law Qin said, "We all thought we'd have to wait three to five years."

"Who would have thought that it would have a chance to bear fruit this year!"

"Won't things get better year after year in the future?"

Gu Xixi smiled as well, "That makes sense."

Seeing hope, Sister-in-law Qin seemed to have inexhaustible inspiration.

"You're going to Old Zhou's house next, right? I'll go with you!"

"Whether or not we can eat the fruit we grew ourselves this year, we have to tell them this good news!"

Gu Xixi quickly stopped Qin Dasao, "We can go by ourselves."

"You're not feeling well right now, and you've been standing for so long, you should rest for a while."

Sister-in-law Qin waved her hand with a hearty laugh, "It's nothing!"

"There were no elderly people in the family to help, and Gouwa's father had to work in the fields. I even had to fetch water and cook by myself on the day I gave birth to Gouwa."

Gu Xixi hesitated, but couldn't persuade her sister-in-law Qin, so she could only follow her closely.

"Slow down, don't walk too fast."

Seeing this, Lü Jing also helped Qin Da Sao from the other side.

Sister-in-law Qin assumed Gu Xixi was being overly nervous and laughed, "This young lady isn't married yet, she's just being too cautious."

"I've already given birth to one child, I'm not as delicate as you think."

Gu Xixi smiled and said, "It's always good to be careful."

We visited several orchards in turn.

The intercropping patterns of each company have become relatively stable, so there is no need to go into details.

The Pinpo fruit trees are also growing very well.

Sister-in-law Qin was determined to share the good news she had just heard from Gu Xixi and Lü Jing with everyone.

The trip was very encouraging.

On her way home in the evening, Gu Xixi felt a little down.

After thinking for a moment, Lü Jing said, "If you can say that you're 60 or 70% sure about the orchard, you must be almost 100% certain."

"The trees will bear fruit and generate income next year, which will already exceed expectations."

Why are you still unhappy?