Su Hua was distributing apricots to Li Hongyan and the others. Although Qin Yucheng had prepared them especially for the two siblings, it was better to share than to enjoy them alone, so the first batch of apricots should be eaten together.
However, as I was dividing them, I suddenly felt a chill down my spine.
She looked up and saw Wei Jianjia's gloomy eyes across from her. Although it was just a fleeting glance, she still saw it clearly and was speechless. It was just a few fruits, why did she look at him like she wanted to kill him?
He reached out and grabbed two, handing them over, "Would you like to have two, Miss Wei?"
“I don’t like apricots, and besides, we are guests, and Miss Su rarely eats fruit. You can keep these apricots for yourself and enjoy them slowly.” Wei Jianjia looked at the two small fruits in Su Hua’s hand, a hint of sarcasm flashing in her eyes.
She never wants anything that's left over.
If you're going to buy one, buy the best one.
Qiu Shuang, kneeling on the ground, was somewhat puzzled.
Doesn't her young lady usually love eating apricots?
Just a few days ago she was saying that once the apricots in the manor outside the city ripened, she would ask her cousin to take her to the manor to pick apricots and have fun. Now, why does she suddenly not like it anymore?
Hearing these sarcastic words, Su Hua was too lazy to argue with her anymore, and simply stuffed one apricot into her mouth and one into Su Dahu's mouth.
She rarely ate fruit, only two apples a day.
After all, there were no places in Qingshui County that specialized in selling fruit trees, and the wild fruits on the back mountain hadn't even started to ripen yet. Apart from the crooked-necked apple tree, she really hadn't managed to get any other fruit trees.
Now, Wei Jianjia's words have served as a reminder to her. The taste of the Qin family's apricots is just what she wants. She will set aside a few kernels and plant them in her space when she gets back. She will water them with some space water droplets every day, and they will flower and bear fruit in ten to fifteen days. Then she will move them to the small courtyard at the end of the village.
You can eat fruit whenever you want.
Moreover, you can eat apples openly and honestly, without having to sneak around like a thief before.
After placing the nuts, his gaze fell on the vegetable basket. "Madam, the apple tree in our house is about half the size of a wrist. It was planted not long ago. If we transplant it again in a short time, I'm afraid it will damage the root system."
However, although there was only one apple tree, Hua'er happened to have learned the art of fruit tree propagation from her master.
"Madam likes this apple tree. I can try to propagate one for her. If it's successful, we should see results in about two weeks."
"Fruit tree cuttings?" Li Hongyan was somewhat surprised upon hearing this. "What does Hua'er mean by cuttings?"
Fruits were a pastime for wealthy families, and they were expensive and profitable. Part of the Li family's business consisted of fruit from the estate. However, even though she had been in the estate for almost thirty years since birth and often visited the estate, she had never heard the tenants mention the term "fruit tree cuttings."
The Qin siblings standing to the side also looked completely bewildered.
Wei Jianjia's sneer deepened.
What cuttings? It's clearly just an excuse to avoid giving the Qin family's crabapple tree a plausible reason.
Su Hua chuckled softly, "This cutting, also called a cutting, is a way of propagating plants, just like plant fruits."
Specifically, this involves soaking the leaves, stems, roots, and buds of a plant in a specially prepared solution to encourage the growth of new roots in the cuttings. Once the rooted cuttings are transplanted into the soil, a new plant can be obtained after they have taken root and stabilized.
It's early April now, the weather is quite pleasant, and the temperature isn't high, making it a good season for cuttings.
"How amazing!" Upon hearing this, Li Hongyan's watery eyes widened in surprise. "A new plant can grow from just a small part of the plant. Isn't this method of reproduction much faster than using fruit?"
In the various estates of Yu the Great, they had tens of thousands of fruit trees, and every year a considerable number of fruit trees were destroyed.
After a fruit tree is damaged, a new one must be added. However, adding a new sapling is not only time-consuming and laborious, but also expensive.
If we could use this cutting propagation technique, wouldn't we be able to reduce a large portion of the cost?
“Yes.” Su Hua was not surprised by the other party’s keenness at all, and nodded with a smile. “Compared to using plant fruits to obtain new plants, this cutting method is faster and has a higher success rate.”
Li Hongyan listened with a beaming smile, her gaze towards Su Hua filled with admiration.
“Hua’er is truly a pleasant surprise. Not only was she able to snatch Yu Cheng back from the clutches of the King of Hell, but she is also so knowledgeable about planting trees. Just now I was saying that I would give you a tenant farmer, but now that I think about it, it’s really laughable.”
The Qin siblings also looked at Su Hua with bright, sparkling eyes.
The joy in his eyes was undisguised.
Wei Jianjia, who was standing to the side, could no longer stand up.
She was the one who brought up the tenant farmer issue, and these words sound like she's a joke.
She gritted her teeth and walked in front of Qin Yucheng, blocking his gaze from Su Hua. "Does Miss Su mean that this cutting is guaranteed to succeed and that a crabapple will definitely grow in a month?"
"Ha! Nothing in this world is certain," Su Hua said, noticing the smile that was about to appear on her lips. "However, as for cuttings, while there's no guarantee of success, there's still a 90% chance."
A month later, my wife will be waiting for Ringo Miyako.
Not only did Qin Yucheng send her a truckload of thank-you gifts before, but he also helped her today. Li Hongyan and Qin Yingxian's personalities are quite to her liking. Since they like this apple fruit, it's not a big deal for her to give them a seedling. Even if the cuttings don't work, they can eat a few apples, spit out some seeds, and water it with water droplets from their space every day. Eventually, a few seedlings will grow.
Moreover, since the apple is the national tree of the Western Rong, if the news that the Su family has an apple tree gets out, it will only bring more trouble.
If the Qin family can cultivate the apples well and sell them at a high price, then she can talk to Qin Yucheng about cooperation. The red apples in her space are taking up a lot of space and she's waiting to move them.
No matter how you calculate it, you won't lose out.
"Oh dear, then I'll be waiting for Hua'er's saplings." Li Hongyan's smile deepened when she saw Hua'er agree so readily. If the apple could be cultivated well and the cuttings could be applied to fruit trees, the benefits to the Li family's businesses in various parts of the Great Yu Kingdom would be immeasurable.
All of this was brought about by the little girl he met in Qingshui Town that day.
She couldn't help but sigh, the connections between people are truly wondrous.
If it weren't for Su Hua back then, not only would her son have been lost, but the entire Li family would likely have no successor, let alone any chance of rising to a higher level.
Looking at the state of Li Hongyan and her two children, Wei Jianjia felt that everything was going wrong that day, and her heart felt heavy. Her dislike for Su Hua suddenly increased.
I was just about to find an excuse to leave.
Then Ah Cai came in, panting, carrying two wooden basins.
The wooden basin contained something that smelled terrible.
She covered her nose with a handkerchief in disgust, but the stench, which seemed to seep into every nook and cranny, kept creeping into her nose with Ah Cai's every step, making her gag.
"vomit……"
Seeing Wei Jianjia's actions, Ah Cai immediately stopped in his tracks, not daring to go forward again.
"Ah Cai greets Young Master, Madam, and Young..."
Seeing his sweaty face, Li Hongyan glanced at the wooden basin and immediately excused him from bowing. "Didn't you go out with the young master? Why are you only coming back at this hour? Where is the master? Did you run into him on the way back?"
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