The chirping of insects was like a thin needle, pricking Shen Qiqi's heart and making her uneasy.
She had a feeling there would be trouble with the fruit trees, but she didn't expect the trouble to come so soon.
The next morning, Shen Qiqi and Lu Qing discovered that the newly planted saplings in the orchard had wilted a lot, and their leaves had begun to turn yellow, looking sickly.
"What... is going on?" Shen Qiqi looked at the seedlings distressedly, as if she was looking at her own sick child.
Lu Qing also looked worried. They had spent a lot of effort to plant these saplings. If they died like this, all their previous efforts would be in vain.
"We have to hurry to the town to buy some medicine." Lu Qing made a prompt decision, pulled Shen Qiqi and rushed to the town.
The owner of the nursery in the town is named Chen, and he is a notorious profiteer.
As soon as she entered the nursery, Shen Qiqi saw a few sparse fruit tree seedlings. The varieties were pitifully few, but the prices were ridiculously high.
"Boss, how much are you selling these fruit tree seedlings for?" Shen Qiqi asked, pointing to one of the relatively healthy seedlings.
Boss Chen glanced at Shen Qiqi and slowly spit out a number: "Five yuan per tree, no bargaining."
"Five dollars?!" Shen Qiqi exclaimed. This price was more than double the market price.
She frowned, her helplessness evident, and a depressing atmosphere permeated the nursery.
"If you think it's too expensive, don't buy it." Boss Chen crossed his arms, looked arrogant, and had an attitude of "buy it if you want, don't buy it if you want."
Shen Qiqi took a deep breath and tried hard to suppress the anger in her heart. It was not worth getting angry with such a person.
"Boss, your price is too high. Can you make it cheaper?" Shen Qiqi patiently negotiated with him.
"I said no bargaining, no bargaining. Why are you talking so much nonsense?" Boss Chen waved his hand impatiently, and a tense atmosphere spread between the two men.
"Your nursery only has these things, yet you sell them at such a high price. Aren't you afraid of losing money?" Lu Qing couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't help but say something back.
"What are you talking about, kid?!" Boss Chen was furious when he heard this, "What does my business have to do with you?"
"I..." Lu Qing wanted to say something, but was stopped by Shen Qiqi.
Shen Qiqi looked at Boss Chen's stubborn expression and knew that it would be a waste of time to continue talking.
She turned around and walked out with Lu Qing.
"Wait." At this moment, Shen Qiqi suddenly stopped and said, "I remember that there seemed to be people growing fruit trees in the neighboring village..."
A light bulb went off in Shen Qiqi's head, and she remembered that there seemed to be people growing fruit trees in the neighboring village, and on a fairly large scale.
"Let's go to the neighboring village!" She pulled Lu Qing, and the depression in her eyes disappeared, replaced by a determined light.
Lu Qing held Shen Qiqi's hand tightly, giving her silent support.
He knew that his wife was full of ideas and would definitely be able to come up with a solution.
Shen Qiqi felt the warmth of Lu Qing's palm, and a warm current surged in her heart.
The two of them hurried all the way and finally arrived at the orchard in the neighboring village.
Looking around, the fruit trees all over the mountains were lush and vibrant, unlike the sickly saplings in their orchard.
This gap is really heartbreaking!
Shen Qiqi took a deep breath and tried to keep herself calm.
She pulled Lu Qing straight towards an old farmer who was busy in the orchard.
"Hello, uncle! We are from the next village and would like to ask you for advice on the technique of fruit tree planting." Shen Qiqi's face was full of smiles, and her voice was as sweet as honey.
The old farmer raised his head and looked at Shen Qiqi and Lu Qing. "What do you want to learn?"
"Uncle, we have just started planting fruit trees and lack experience. The saplings can't survive. The fruit trees in your orchard are growing so well, can you teach us?" Shen Qiqi lowered her posture, her tone full of seeking advice.
The old farmer looked at Shen Qiqi's sincere eyes and softened his tone a little.
"Alas, planting fruit trees is not an easy task. I'm afraid you young people can't bear the hardship."
"Uncle, don't worry, we are not afraid of hardship, we are just afraid of not learning real skills." Lu Qing also quickly expressed his opinion.
The old farmer stroked his beard, pondered for a moment, and said, "Okay, since you are so sincere, I will tell you." He pointed to a fruit tree in the orchard and began to explain.
Shen Qiqi and Lu Qing listened very carefully, afraid of missing any details.
The old farmer also explained in great detail, from seedling selection to planting and then to later management, teaching us everything he knew.
As Shen Qiqi listened, she observed the fruit trees in the orchard and discovered that the varieties of these fruit trees were completely different from those in their orchard.
She had an idea and asked tentatively, "Uncle, where did you buy these fruit tree seedlings? The nursery in our town has too few varieties and the prices are too high."
The old farmer's eyes flickered when he heard this, and he said vaguely: "Oh, I cultivated this myself."
As soon as Shen Qiqi heard it, she knew that the old farmer must be hiding something.
Her eyes rolled and a plan came to her mind.
"Uncle, your fruit trees are growing so well, you must have put a lot of effort into it, right? We also want to cultivate some ourselves, can you teach us?"
The old farmer hesitated for a moment and finally shook his head.
"This... I can't teach you this. This is our family's secret recipe."
Shen Qiqi didn't force it, but just smiled and said, "Uncle, how about this, we buy your fruit tree seedlings at double the price of the town nursery?"
When the old farmer heard this, his eyes lit up, but he quickly regained his composure.
"No, no, I don't have enough fruit tree seedlings for myself, so how can I sell any extra to you?"
Shen Qiqi sneered in her heart. This old farmer really didn't release the eagle until he saw the rabbit.
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