Chapter 320 Grafting a Peach Tree
Whether it will succeed or not is not up to Gu Jiayue to decide. She will only know after she does it.
But she was still quite confident. After all, she had spent a lot of money to buy tutorials in the mall and studied hard for several days.
"Okay, okay, I believe Jiayue. As long as she says it's okay, it will definitely work." The village chief was very convinced of Gu Jiayue. After all, in the past year or so, nothing had failed as long as Gu Jiayue intervened.
"Then you guys take a quick rest. I'll go gather some people." After the village chief said this, he stood up and was about to leave. Only then did he see Gu Yuchuan standing beside him without saying a word.
He slapped his forehead. With his poor memory, he had forgotten that Gu Yuchuan was going to take the county exam.
"Yuchuan, how did you do on the county exam?" Actually, it was not his fault that he forgot. After all, Gu Yuchuan had only recovered from his stupid illness a few months ago, and he was already taking the county exam.
Isn’t this just an excuse to go to the county town for fun?
Gu Yuchuan: "Thank you for your concern, Village Chief. I did well in the exam."
"Hehe." The village chief laughed awkwardly. "It's okay. Uncle believes in you."
He offered words of encouragement, but deep down he was thinking, "This kid is still a liar. He hasn't even studied for a few days and he's already saying he did okay on the county exam?"
How can you rely on a guy like this?
Thinking that her wife wanted to introduce her niece to Gu Yuchuan, no, no. Go back and tell her mother-in-law that she can't be afraid of her niece.
"Okay, then you guys take a rest, I'll be leaving first."
The village chief left Gu's house and informed the surrounding villagers to gather at his house early tomorrow.
Early the next morning, the villagers who had nothing to do gathered at the village chief's house.
Today, Gu Jiayue wore a dress that was convenient for work. Her long hair was braided into a black pigtail, and she only wore a square scarf on her head.
Although this dress is simple and plain, it does not reduce her beauty at all. Instead, it gives her an approachable aura.
When young men about Yu Gu Jiayue's age saw him, many of them blushed and quickly lowered their heads, not daring to look at him.
"Why are you blushing, kid? I advise you to put your mind to it. You are not worthy of a girl like this."
The boy who was warned was a little unconvinced, "I'm not bad, okay?"
The person next to him looked him up and down, then gave him a mocking smile.
The boy became even angrier and jumped up to hit someone.
For a moment, the crowd was in chaos.
"Okay, everyone, be quiet." The village chief finally came out. He banged the gongs and drums vigorously, and the crowd gradually quieted down.
The village chief was satisfied. "I've gathered everyone here today because I have something very important to tell you."
The crowd became agitated again. Some people were yelling at the top of their lungs. "Village Chief, is there any more money-making work?"
"Yes, yes, Village Chief, just tell us straight away. We'll do whatever you arrange!"
They've made a lot of money over the past year. Don't you see how jealous the people in the neighboring village are? Families with daughters want to marry them off.
In the past, when people mentioned Taohua Village, they would shake their heads. It was too poor, and marrying there would mean hardship.
And now? As long as you can marry into Taohua Village, the most basic thing is that your children, regardless of gender, can go to school.
Who wouldn't be excited just based on this?
Cough cough cough, I’ve gone off topic.
Village chief: "You have also seen these saplings in the yard, right? These are the peach saplings that Jiayue bought at a high price."
Peach saplings?
The villagers didn't understand.
This village is full of peach trees, why buy so many saplings? They look beautiful when they bloom, and they're convenient for spanking children, but you don't need so many, do you? They'll hurt the child!
"I heard that scholars like that, yes, to be pretentious. They like to compose poems about flowers, grass, and so on."
"That's true. My child has recently started learning to write poetry. He looks at the orchids his father planted every day."
"Oh, so we really have to plant these peach trees for the children. Otherwise, what will happen if they can't write poetry? I heard they have to take the imperial examinations."
"Really? That has to be planted."
The villagers were talking at once, and the village chief opened his mouth several times but failed to get a word in.
He could only helplessly bang the gong until it was deafening.
The villagers who were disturbed finally quieted down.
"Okay, why do you talk so much every day? Can you let me finish what I want to say?" The village chief said that he was very tired. Could someone else be the village chief?
"Jiayue will teach you how to graft these saplings onto the peach trees in our village. You must study hard. Once you learn, you can plant other fruit trees on your own."
Seeing that the village chief was angry, no one dared to act presumptuously anymore.
The village chief was satisfied. He waved to Gu Jiayue. "Jiayue, thank you for your help."
Gu Jiayue smiled. "As I should."
Then, without further ado, she took the sapling and began to explain the key points. After all, everyone's time was precious. After learning, they could start grafting, and after grafting, they should start planting. There was so much to do.
"Grafting is a technique that uses the regenerative ability and affinity of plants to achieve reproduction..." Gu Jiayue slowly output what she knew.
At first the villagers looked at her in confusion, but as Gu Jiayue explained, they understood instantly.
Hey, isn’t this just letting the cousin marry the cousin and finally give birth to a smarter baby?
While this doesn't work on humans, it does work in the plant kingdom.
"We need to do some preparation before we start grafting. First, it's the choice of tools... then the rootstock selection and scion collection."
Gu Jiayue spoke as she operated.
Those who are good at hands-on work also picked up the saplings standing in the corner and started to imitate.
"Okay, once we've completed the preparatory work, we can prepare for the grafting. First..."
There is a peach tree that has been growing in the yard of the village chief's house for many years, which is just right as an experimental subject.
"Ten to fifteen days after grafting, check whether the buds on the scion have sprouted. If the buds are plump and bright green, the graft has survived. If the buds are withered and black, the graft has failed and needs to be regrafted."
"When the new shoots of the scion grow to 10-15 centimeters, remove the palm leaves in time to avoid affecting the growth of the new shoots."
According to the information provided by the system, one of the essential items for grafting is plastic film, but there is no such thing in the Dagan Dynasty now.
Gu Jiayue spent a lot of time looking for information, and finally her hard work paid off and she finally found a replacement.
Palm leaves! Another plant found all over the hills of Taohua Village.
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Although the villagers didn’t understand in some places, it didn’t stop them from having eyes.
It doesn't matter if you don't understand, just follow along. The more you do it, the more you'll understand.
"Okay, I've told you everything I know. Is there anything you uncles and aunts don't understand?"
Most people shook their heads. They didn’t understand what was said, but they understood what was said.
However, some young people were quite curious and asked several questions, and Gu Jiayue answered them one by one.
Surrounded by the crowd, Gu Jiayue seemed to be glowing.
The boy who had just seen Gu Jiayue blushing poked his friend next to him. "If I go back and tell my mother that I want to marry Jiayue, will she agree?"
His companion gave him a meaningful look, and in the end said nothing. Instead, he found a place farthest away from him and stood there.
His father once said, don’t play with idiots, because if you play too much, you will become stupid too!
"Okay, now that everyone has learned, let's start working." The village chief asked everyone to line up and receive saplings and tools.
Suddenly the yard became more lively.
Someone suggested that we work together to deal with the problem first, and then we can deal with the problem at your door and then mine.
Some people also proposed a competition.
It’s so lively.
Gu Jiayue looked at the scene with great satisfaction, feeling extremely proud.
This... is the paradise she created.
But before she could finish her sigh, a cry of surprise rang out. "Headmaster, Headmaster, please go back and take a look. Li Caoduo has pooped in his pants and it's all over Zhang Tiaozhuo."
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