Chapter 56 Orchard Planting Plan

Deng Shirong came to the top of the mountain, looking around and thinking about planting fruit trees on the mountain.

In the previous life, after the production team divided the mountains among each household, no one in the entire Bangjie Brigade thought about planting fruit trees on the mountains. Everyone just stared at the trees on the mountains, thinking that they were things that could be sold for money and must not be stolen.

After several years, one family sold all the trees on the mountain and began to plant fruit trees.

At the beginning, the family didn’t plant many fruit trees, only twenty or thirty. It was just an attempt!

After two or three years, the fruit trees began to bear fruit, and then they were sold for a lot of money, which caused a sensation in the village.

So, from that time on, the entire Naye Village entered the peak period of fruit tree planting, and Deng Shirong's family also followed the trend and started planting litchi trees at that time.

Unfortunately, when choosing the lychee variety, he was short-sighted and chose the Black Leaf lychee variety, which had low economic value. A few years later, when the fruit trees in the village were bearing fruit, his family and many other families who had chosen the Black Leaf lychee variety regretted their decision so much that they slapped their thighs.

Because compared with the lychee varieties such as Feizaixiao and Baitangpeng grown by other families in the village, the economic value of the Heiye lychee, which has a larger core, is undoubtedly much lower.

However, the matter is done and there is nothing we can do even if we regret it. We cannot just cut down the tree and replant it. That would not only increase the cost dramatically, but also waste several years. No one is willing to do that.

The main reason was that no one in the village knew anything about grafting technology at that time, otherwise the litchi variety could be changed through grafting technology.

By the time the grafting technology was passed on to Naye Village, Deng Shirong's sons had also become successful. He lived in the city with his sons for a while. The family orchard had no one to take care of it and gradually became abandoned.

Later, Deng Shirong returned to his hometown to live alone. Although he was not short of money, he had no motivation to rebuild the orchard. Until his rebirth, the weeds in the orchard had grown taller than the lychee trees.

In this life, Deng Shirong will naturally not make this mistake again. He will not only be the first to plant litchi trees, but also choose the best litchi varieties.

If we talk about which lychee variety is better, most people have probably heard of the name of the "Three Heroes of Lychee" in Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian, the three provinces that produce lychees in abundance.

The three most valuable lychee varieties are Gualü, Guiwei and Niumici.

Gualü is a rare lychee from Zengcheng, Guangdong. It was listed as a tribute in the feudal era. According to the county annals during the Qianlong period, it was originally produced in Siwanggang, Xintang, Zengcheng. Later, during the Jiaqing period, due to harassment by officials, the people could not bear the burden and cut down all the Gualü lychees. Only one tree remains in Xiyuan Temple in the western suburbs of the county.

Therefore, Xiyuan Gualü is extremely precious. This mother tree once set a record high price of 555,000 yuan per single tree at the Gualü auction held in 2001 and 2002.

Glutinous rice cake, also known as rice branch, is the variety with the highest economic value in Guangdong. It is a famous Guangdong specialty fruit known both at home and abroad and is known as the king of lychees.

Guiwei, also known as Guizhi, is named after the fragrance of osmanthus. Its origin is also Guangdong. The fact that it can be listed as one of the top three together with the first two shows how good its quality is.

The three major lychee varieties all come from Guangdong, which is a very normal thing, because Guangdong accounts for more than 50% of the country's planting area and lychee production, making it the world's undisputed number one lychee producing area, followed by Guangxi and Fujian. As for Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Zhejiang, Taiwan and other places, only a small amount is planted there.

The lychee variety that Deng Shirong wants to grow is Guiwei, one of the three major lychee varieties.

The reason why Guiwei was chosen instead of Gualü and Niumici was mainly due to the soil issue. Both Gualü and Niumici have relatively high requirements for the soil. It is not that they cannot grow in other soils, but the taste of Gualü or Niumici grown in other soils is ultimately much worse.

But Guiwei is different. It has strong adaptability to soil, is drought-resistant, and is suitable for mountain planting. The texture of the meat is no worse than that of Gualü and Niumici, so Deng Shirong does not need to think too much about this choice.

After deciding on the varieties he wanted to plant, Deng Shirong's only worry was whether he could get osmanthus seedlings in this era. If he could, that would naturally be a good thing, as he could plant the fruit trees in early spring next year.

If we can't get it, the fruit tree planting plan will have to be postponed.

It seems that I have to take some time to visit Lingshan County in Qinzhou District of Guangxi or the suburbs of Guangzhou City of Guangdong, because the best Guiwei lychees are produced in these two places.

Thinking of this, Deng Shirong went down the mountain and went home.

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In the courtyard of Deng Shirong's old house, Guan Yongying and Deng Yunzhen were squatting there washing vegetables.

It has been a month since Guan Yongying got married to Naye Village. During this month, she has initially adapted to her new life in her husband's family. Her parents-in-law are both easy to talk to and they get along very well. Her husband treats her well, so her married life is still very happy.

The matchmakers of this era are completely different from those in later generations.

In later generations, after receiving the thank-you gift, the matchmaker would basically have nothing to do with the newlyweds.

But the matchmakers of this era had interactions with the newlyweds, which was almost like having an extra relative.

Deng Shirong's family is building a house now, and it is only right that the young couple Deng Changfu and Guan Yongying come over to help.

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"Auntie Azhen, there will be Shuangwang Market again tomorrow. Do you want to go?" Guan Yongying asked while washing vegetables.

Deng Yunzhen shook her head and said, "I don't know yet. If my dad doesn't go out tomorrow, then I'll have time to go. If he does, then I'll have to stay home to cook, and I won't have time to go to the market."

Guan Yongying said, "Then wait until Jiugong comes back and ask him. If you have time to go to the market tomorrow, I will go with you."

Deng Yunzhen nodded and smiled, "Okay, then I'll ask you when my dad comes back, is there anything you want to buy at the market tomorrow?"

Guan Yongying put the washed green vegetables into the bamboo basket and said, "Since I have nothing to do now, I want to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some yarn and knit a sweater for my parents-in-law."

Deng Yunzhen suddenly realized what was going on. Guan Yongying was now a new daughter-in-law, and her parents-in-law treated her well, so she naturally had to show her gratitude. It was quite appropriate for her to knit a sweater for her parents-in-law to show her filial piety.

Thinking of this, Deng Yunzhen was also a little moved, and said: "Knitting sweaters is great, you said that I want to buy some yarn and knit with you, but I'm busy making clothes for my dad and brothers now, so I don't have the time to knit sweaters."

Guan Yongying instigated, "Auntie Zhen, let's buy some together. After we get the wool, I'll make the clothes for you first. Anyway, it's still a while before the weather gets cold, so it won't be too late to knit a sweater later."

Deng Yunzhen hesitated and said, "This will waste too much of your time!"

Guan Yongying said nonchalantly, "What's the point of delaying this? I'm free now anyway, and it won't take much time to make a few pieces of clothing."

Deng Yunzhen thought about it and nodded, "Okay, when my dad comes back I'll tell him that I'll go with you to Shuangwang Market to buy thread tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)