"This? Of course it'll be useful, but let's make the arrangements first and get everyone started clearing the land. Then I'll tell you more."
Gu Yunyang had already made a plan: wherever there was land to be cleared, that's where he would settle.
Which fruit trees should be cut down, and which should be kept?
Gu Yunyang took out some quicklime and said, "Next, I will mark the trees that are to be cut down with quicklime."
Cut according to my markings.
Don't cut off those that aren't marked.
Then, all the weeds and tree roots in that area were cleared away.
After that, turn the soil over and expose it to the sun for a few days to kill the bacteria underneath.
Let's sow the seeds again.
It took Gu Yunyang quite a bit of effort to return, and he first shook off all the quicklime from his hands.
Gu Yunyang then found a stream nearby and washed the dirt off his hands.
As Gu Yunyang washed the fruit, he noticed Gu Hanping's anxious expression and knew that he was very concerned about the purpose of the fruit from the Red Flag Brigade.
Gu Yunyang stopped being mysterious and simply said, "Actually, there are many ways to dispose of these fruits."
For example, I recently saw many people in the village feeding fruit to their pigs.
Lychees, longans, and wampee are actually very precious fruits in the north.
If we can successfully transport the fruit to the north, we're sure to sell it for a high price.
Four or five cents might not be enough.
But two or three cents is definitely possible.
If they can transport it there, it certainly won't be just one or two pounds, or even a hundred or two hundred pounds.
Such a small quantity wouldn't even cover the transportation costs.
If it's transported in large quantities, then the price will definitely not be the same as the price of the portion that was released earlier.
Gu Hanping smiled wryly: "But even getting the main force out of the village is difficult for us. Let alone getting it outside. The mountains surrounding us are both a protection and a constraint for us."
"That's right, so this idea can't be successful for the time being."
Gu Yunyang nodded, agreeing with Gu Hanping's statement: "However, we can make canned goods, dried fruit, and candied fruit. But all of these require one raw material: sugar."
Gu Hanping was taken aback, then immediately thought of their brigade's sugar workshop: "Our brigade?"
"Yes, we can do it ourselves now. But we don't have that much quantity yet."
Besides, we've already promised the supply and marketing cooperative that we'll provide 100 jin of maltose every day.
We signed a contract.
Unless it's due to extreme weather like a typhoon, delivery cannot be delayed.
Besides, our brigade doesn't have enough raw materials. So we can't get any this year.
Furthermore, canned goods require specialized machinery and canning capabilities, which we do not yet possess, so we will have to wait.
Let's take it slow next year, or the year after.
I have a plan for the development of our Red Flag Brigade, so please don't worry, Brigade Commander.
Since this place is rich in all kinds of delicious tropical fruits, I can't just let these resources rot in the ground or be fed to pigs.
You have no idea how much our friends in the north, well, northerners, crave our tropical fruits right now.
Looking at Gu Yunyang's earnest expression, Gu Hanping felt that...
A serious kid is really cool.
In their words, he's a handsome guy.
In fact, the families of the members of the Red Flag Brigade also dry some fruit every year, but they don't add sugar or make candied fruit.
Simply sun-dried fruit doesn't actually taste very good.
In other words, there aren't many snacks to eat right now, and people don't have many choices.
This is a snack for the children in the brigade, for them to chew on.
As Gu Yunyang spoke, he looked at the two sisters helping each other in the distance.
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