Chapter 506 (Page 1/2)
After the banquet, Huo Qingci and Lin Man took the children back to the hospital family building, while Huo Li and Huo Junshan were invited by Huo Qingci to have tea with the leaders.
As soon as she went upstairs, Huo Yixin didn't even enter the house, but followed her brother and younger brother into her grandfather's house.
Lin Man knew that her daughter wanted to watch TV, so she let her do as she pleased. She then pulled Huo Qingci into his space.
"Qingci, since you don't have to go to work today, let's pick all the late-ripening lychees in your space and dry them!"
Huo Qingci shook his head, "Manman, now that the situation is clear, let's continue selling fresh lychees."
"Okay, you pick the lychees. I plan to use my supernatural powers to plant more fruit trees."
"Do you want to plant more? I already have more than thirty kinds of fruit trees in my space, and there are dozens of each kind." Huo Qingci looked at Lin Man in confusion.
Lin Man said excitedly, "How can this be enough? I plan to utilize the remaining 60 acres of wasteland in your space. 30 acres will be used to plant fruit trees, 10 acres to plant flowers, 10 acres to plant medicinal herbs, and the last 10 acres to plant grain."
Lin Man plans to grow more high-end fruits in Huo Qingci's space. When she can do business, she will open a fruit wholesale store to sell high-end fruits.
"By this calculation, don't we have to cultivate 120 acres of land? How can the two of us handle such a large area?" Huo Qingci asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, we have machines for sowing and harvesting, and you can harvest with your mind, right?"
Huo Qingci smiled bitterly, "If I were to harvest all the crops in the space at the same time using my mind, I'd probably be lying in bed for a month."
He couldn't use his mind to harvest in his space before. It was only after Lin Man taught him to meditate that he could use his mind to harvest fruits. However, every time he used his mind to harvest fruits, and he had to harvest more than fifty fruit trees at a time, his brain felt like it was being pricked by needles, and he needed to rest for a few days to feel better.
Lin Man comforted her, "Qingci, I can use the harvester to harvest the herbs and grain for you. You can take your time picking the fruits. Don't worry. Even if the fruits on the trees are ripe, they won't fall off so quickly."
"Okay, Manman, you said you wanted to plant flowers, so what kind of flowers should we plant?"
"Mainly plant orchids. Orchids are not only of many varieties, but also very valuable, even more valuable than the medicinal herbs in your field."
"I thought you were going to plant peonies?"
“Don’t plant peonies. Planting peonies is worse than planting roses.”
"Okay, then we'll plant orchids and roses. Manman, where can we find these seedlings?"
"I have some various flower seeds in my space, but I don't know if they can still germinate. I'll bring some over later and soak them in medicinal spring water for two or three days, then use my supernatural powers to try to induce them to germinate."
"Okay, then I'll pick the fruit, and you go get the flower seedlings. Tomorrow after get off work, I'll use a tiller to plow dozens of acres of land. I'll plant the flowers first, and then the fruit trees next month."
After Huo Qingci finished the arrangements, Lin Man couldn't wait to return to her own space.
She walked straight to the seed warehouse and began to carefully select various flower seeds. At the entrance of the warehouse were shelves of orchid seeds, where bags of seeds lay quietly on the shelves.
Lin Man carefully picked up each orchid seed and looked at it again and again, feeling their vitality. Thinking that these orchids would eventually turn into a lot of money, she couldn't help but take two more kilograms of each.
Then, she selected rose seeds of different colors. Thinking that she would open a flower shop in the future, she also selected some seeds of other flowers, such as tulips, lilies, carnations, hydrangeas, and anthuriums...
After Lin Man moved all the flower seeds into Huo Qingci's space, she found a dozen buckets and wooden basins, and started soaking the flower seeds in medicinal spring water.
Huo Qingci finished picking lychees from seven or eight trees with his mind. Seeing Lin Man squatting on the ground busying herself, he pointed at a pile of yellowed tulip bulbs on the ground and asked, "Manman, are these daffodil seeds?"
"No, this is a tulip bulb." Lin Man said as she peeled off the outermost layer of the tulip bulb.
When Huo Qingci heard about tulips, he said worriedly, "Manman, I heard that tulip bulbs and flowers seem to be poisonous. Are you sure you want to plant them?"
"It's okay, don't worry too much. Look, I'm wearing a mask and gloves. Besides, we don't grow tulips in our own yard, and the children won't come into the space to pick them."
"Okay, since Manman likes it, let's plant it."
Lin Man thought: After two years, she will rent two shops near the military hospital, one to open a flower shop and the other to sell fruit.
Anyway, the military area has a large flow of people and is close to the hospital, so the flower shops and fruit shops must be doing good business!
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However, she also knew that she couldn't rush into business. She couldn't just jump into wholesale, open a factory, or get into real estate, right?
That would attract too much attention and would definitely make people suspect the source of their family's money, so she decided to start with a small shop, take it one step at a time, and open the shop for one or two years first, so as not to easily arouse other people's suspicion.
Huo Qingci took a break and continued to pick fruit, while Lin Man continued to process tulip and lily bulbs.
The two of them were busy all afternoon when Huo Qingci suddenly came over and said to Lin Man, "Manman, it's getting late. Let's go out quickly. Xinxin is knocking on the door."
After the two of them left the space, Huo Qingci opened the door and found that his daughter was gone, and there was a bowl of jelly on the table.
Lin Man said, "Qingci, go out for a while and bring back some fruit, eggs, and cucumbers. We had a banquet at noon, so we'll have a light meal tonight, cold noodles."
"Okay, take the jelly Manman on the table and put it in the refrigerator. We'll eat it when I come back."
Lin Man took the jelly on the table to the space refrigerator for refrigeration, and Huo Qingci went out. Just a few minutes after he left, Huo Yining ran back.
"Mom, the jelly vendor is here. I went downstairs and bought a bowl of jelly. My sister brought you a big bowl. Have you and Dad eaten yet?"
"I've eaten it. Thank you, son. How much is the jelly? I'll give it to you."
"Thank you, Mom. No thanks. By the way, where's Dad?"
"You went to buy groceries."
"Oh, I was planning to go with Dad and buy some watermelons. My sister said she wanted to eat some watermelon."
"Your dad should be back with some watermelon. Ningning, what is your sister doing? Are they still watching TV?"
"No, Grandpa's back. An'an and Wenwen are playing checkers, and my sister went downstairs to jump rubber rope with the kids in the yard.
Mom, is it time to make dinner? Let me help you cook!"
Lin Man smiled and waved her hand, "No need, Ningning. We're having cold noodles tonight. Your dad went out to buy cucumbers. Go play by yourself. I'll call you when your dad comes back."
Huo Yining stood there motionless, hesitating for a long time before suddenly speaking: "Mom, can I take my brother and sister to visit my godmother's house for a few days?"
"You want to go to your godmother's house?"
"My cat died after eating a dead mouse. I want to go to my godmother's house and catch another cat..."
Before Huo Yining could finish his words, Lin Man directly refused, "No, we can't keep cats at home anymore."
Their cat and bird died two years ago. She didn't want to keep pets at home anymore, and the new house was not suitable for pets at all.
Where should I let my cat sleep? I can’t just throw it on the balcony. Should I let it sleep on the bed?
Lin Man questioned Huo Yining, "Ningning, you're so old, why do you want to have a cat?"
"I was watching TV this afternoon and saw a cat that looked a lot like Mimi, so I wanted to go to my godmother's house and ask for another one."
"Then let me ask you, where do you plan to let your cat sleep? This isn't a bungalow with a yard or anything. If you keep a cat at home, it will definitely jump on the bed and sleep with you. It will even poop and pee on your bed."
When Huo Yining thought of that disgusting scene, he suddenly felt that cats were not so attractive anymore. He said sullenly, "Mom, let's move back to the courtyard house and raise a cat. After all, the courtyard house has a big yard and many rooms."
Lin Man knew her son loved raising cats and dogs, so even if she didn't want to, she could only pretend to agree. "Okay, let's talk about this later."
Huo Yining's eyes lit up, and he suggested excitedly, "Mom, why don't I take my brother back to the courtyard to pick some fruit tomorrow? The fruits grown there should be ripe."
Lin Man smiled and shook her head. "Ningning, don't go there tomorrow. The dates aren't fully red yet, and the grapes, pomegranates, and kiwis won't be ripe until mid-to-late August. Wait for your uncle to come back and then we can go there."
Huo Yining was a little disappointed, but still nodded obediently: "Okay, then let's wait until uncle comes back!"
Huo Yining was so excited when he thought that his uncle was coming back. He loved his uncle the most.
He planned to wait for his uncle to come back, then go to his grandfather's house and stay with him for a few days to listen to his experiences as an educated youth outside over the past few years.
My uncle sends back a lot of local specialties from Xishuangbanna every year, and my parents are very happy when they receive them.
So, he now really wants to know what his uncle did over there and how he was able to bring back so many local specialties.
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