Xu Jiang looked at the fruit trees around and asked curiously, "Old man, why do you plant so many fruit trees?" He couldn't eat all of them himself, and it wasn't worth it to take them into the city to sell because the journey was too long and the prices were too low.
The old farmer placed the flowers under the thatched eaves and went to find a hoe. Upon hearing this, he replied, "Making wine."
Xu Jiang's eyes lit up, "Old man, do you know how to brew wine?"
"I heard it all from the older generation. I copied them and after a while I became very good at it."
"Do you have any wine at home?"
Does this mean you want to buy it? The old man nodded quickly, "Yes, do you want to see it?"
Lou Yunchun glanced at the sky and said, "Let's see after we finish digging up the peach trees."
The sun was already setting over the western mountain peak, and smoke was gradually rising from the eastern stream. If we delayed any longer, we would not be able to return to the city before dark.
Xu Jiang said hurriedly: "Okay, let's get going quickly, it will be late soon."
The old man asked the two men to tie up the donkey and horse in the yard, and asked Wangshan to watch over the house. Then he led the two men into the mountains. The road leading to the forest was a stone road. The old man said he paved it himself, paving a section each year, and year after year, it led to the top of the mountain.
Xu Jiang and Lou Yunchun admired him sincerely.
The stone road was easier to walk on than the dirt road, and since all three of them were fast walkers, they soon reached the mountainside.
"Here it is."
Xu Jiang looked up and saw several wild peach trees growing together in a forest. Although they were wild peaches, they were not completely wild. There were no weeds under the trees, and there were traces of human activity on the branches.
The old man said, "There was originally only one peach tree here, with sparse branches and leaves, and small fruits. I didn't pay much attention to it at first, but then I found it attracted monkeys, who tasted the fruits and found them sweet, so I rounded them up to take care of them. I saw some of the fruit pits left by the monkeys fell to the ground and sprouted into seedlings, so I took advantage of this and cultivated several more trees. After more than ten years, they have grown into the shape they have today. The one I have planted in front of my door is also this kind."
The peach tree is now bearing fruit, the size of a thumb, and will not grow much larger. When ripe, the core will fall out with a pinch, and the inside is as red as rouge, so it is also called rouge peach.
Xu Jiang had eaten it before and knew its taste, so when she looked at the tree full of green fruits, she couldn't help swallowing.
"After this wild peach is brewed into wine, it will be the same color as its flowers, which is very beautiful." The old man glanced at Xu Jiang and saw that she looked greedy. He thought there was a chance and he would try to sell her two jars later.
Lou Yunchun also looked at Xu Jiang and thought she looked pitiful and adorable, so he said, "Let's buy some back later."
When the old man heard this, he realized that this person was the one in charge and said hurriedly, "There are several jars. It's time to drink."
"Okay, okay." Xu Jiang nodded repeatedly and urged, "Old man, where are the saplings? Let's dig them up quickly and go back to buy some wine."
"It's right under the tree." The old man led the two of them to the tree, where they saw a patch of seedlings growing in different heights. "They're all rotten fruit that fell on the ground. I wanted to clean them up, but the farming season has been busy these past two months, so I haven't had time."
The old man selected a few half-man-high plants and said, "These are the seedlings from the year before last. I saved them specially. It's best to dig them up and plant them now. The roots will be strong and the seedlings will survive. If you plant them well, they will bloom next year."
"I'll listen to you and dig this kind." Xu Jiang asked Lou Yunchun, "How many trees should we dig?"
There were originally several peach trees in the Lou family's garden. The flowers were blooming beautifully, but the fruits were hard and sour, good looking but not delicious. They could be dug up and replaced with wild peaches somewhere else.
Lou Yunchun looked at the ten-year-old trees in front of him and estimated, "Ten should be enough."
"Okay." The old man started digging the seedlings.
Xu Jiang looked at them and suddenly said, "Let's dig two more."
Seeing Lou Yunchun looking at her doubtfully, she smiled faintly, a trace of nostalgia in her eyes, "One will be sent to the private school, and the other will be planted in the backyard of the bookstore."
Mrs. Lin's maiden name was "Witao", which means wild peach.
Lou Yunchun replied softly, "Okay."
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