Chapter 405: Great Potential
Mrs. Qin was in a good mood and kept talking while pointing at her fruit trees.
"Before you left for the capital, weren't our orchards all in bloom?"
"Gou Wa would come to see me every day after school, and would ask me, when will the fruit be ripe? What does the Pinellia fruit look like? What does it taste like? Sweet, sour, soft or hard?"
"How would I know? I've never eaten it or seen it, just like him."
Gu Xixi smiled and said, "This is my fault. Last year, when I remembered to write to An Qinghe, the fruits of the Yunling Seedling Chamber of Commerce had already been sold to the capital and other major prefectures. There was not a single drop left in the local area."
Because in modern times, our country is the world's largest apple producer.
Ordinary people are no strangers to it, and there are even sayings like "Apples are the most boring fruit" and "If there are other fruits at home, people will never eat apples."
So Gu Xixi's habitual thinking made her forget to consider that these farmers who grew fruit trees had never seen the Pinellia fruit before.
This is not sold on the market in Qingtian County, and the trip to Yunling County originally scheduled for autumn last year was postponed again and again.
So much so that she never thought of asking someone to get some for her just for a few Pinellia fruits.
"In autumn," said Gu Xixi, "wait until the pinellia fruit in Yunling County is harvested this autumn."
"I have already made arrangements with An Qinghe this time and asked him to reserve two baskets of the best fruits and bring them over."
"Let Gou Wa find the answer himself when the time comes."
Mrs. Qin is not a child after all. Although she is happy, she has other concerns.
"Yunling County is so far away, how can the fruits produced here be sold outside?"
Gu Xixi nodded, "The Yunling County Seedling Chamber of Commerce has been operating for many years and has long opened up its own trade routes."
"Every year when the harvest season is approaching, merchants will come to the orchard in advance to take a look."
“The price is determined based on the appearance and taste of the fruit that year.”
Mrs. Qin was amazed. "The merchants came to us on their own initiative. It shows that big merchants like the Chamber of Commerce are really different from us small merchants."
Gu Xixi said, "Of course, there are hundreds of acres of Pinellia orchards in Yunling alone."
"They also run a fruit seedling business. There are nurseries elsewhere that specialize in growing seedlings for fruit trees."
"The Chamber of Commerce's fruit trees were sold to the capital several years ago."
Regarding agricultural industrialization, the Hu people in Yunling County were already very advanced in their time.
This was also one of the reasons why Gu Xixi was willing to cooperate with them after the on-site investigation.
Mrs. Qin and Lu Jing were both enlightened. They not only listened attentively but also asked questions proactively.
Mrs. Qin asked, "Is Pinellia so popular outside? How come it's sold out so quickly?"
"And it's a big place like the capital or other provincial capitals!"
Mrs. Qin had never traveled far. In her mind, people from big cities had seen more good things.
She turned around and asked Lu Jing, "Have you eaten yet?"
Lu Jing shook his head and said, "Never seen it before."
Gu Xixi said, "The demand for Pinellia fruit is still far from meeting the supply."
"Things are valuable because they are rare. The chances of seeing them in the market are naturally very rare."
"Last year, the fruits in Yunling were already sold out by merchants before they even came off the trees."
She looked at Mrs. Qin with a smile, "The price is higher than in previous years."
Mrs. Qin was overjoyed. "Really?"
You don’t have to worry about how to sell your things, and you can even sell them at a high price.
You can imagine what a good deal this is.
Gu Xixi nodded, "In our Daye territory, apart from the orchard of the Yunling Seedling Chamber of Commerce, our Huachidu Village ranks second, and there is no rival for the time being."
“It’s actually very easy to sell the fruit.”
"So our goal is to make the pinang fruit more beautiful and taste better."
"In this way, we can sell it at a high price and spread the reputation of the Pinellia fruit from Huachidu Village."
Lu Jing said, "I know the title!"
"Every year, each place would select the best things to offer as tribute."
"Like tribute tea, tribute porcelain, tribute fruit, tribute silk and so on."
"Whoever is lucky enough to be selected will become extremely famous and soar to fame."
"Not only did we have the title and status of an imperial merchant, but the prices of our products also went up."
Mrs. Qin was overwhelmed with emotion. "Gongguo? Is it for the ladies in the palace to eat?"
In fact, Lu Jing was limited to hearsay, "Emperor, Empress, princes and princesses."
"It will also be rewarded to the princes, princesses, meritorious officials and so on."
Mrs. Qin was amazed.
Then he asked excitedly, "Xixi, look, our fruit trees are blooming this year."
“Is there really no chance of fruition this year?”
Gu Xixi said, "There is still a chance."
It blooms in the first year after grafting, which shows that the Pinellia oleifera seedlings in Yunling County are of the original early-maturing type.
After grafting, the development is further promoted.
"but……"
Gu Xixi changed the subject and said truthfully, "The nutrients for the entire tree have not yet been delivered this year."
"Sister-in-law also saw that the flowers blooming in spring were sparse."
"Although I just saw some signs of fruiting on some of the flower pods, they may not grow successfully."
“Even if a few are lucky enough to grow, the quality won’t be very good.”
Mrs. Qin was not disappointed, but was very happy. "This is a good thing!"
Gu Xixi was stunned.
Mrs. Qin said, "We all thought we would have to wait three to five years."
“Who would have thought that there would be a chance to bear fruit this year!”
"Won't the future be better and better every year?"
Gu Xixi also laughed, "That's right."
Seeing hope, Mrs. Qin seemed to have endless spiritual energy.
"You should go to Lao Zhou's house next. I'll go with you!"
“No matter whether we can eat the fruits we grow this year, we must tell them this good news!”
Gu Xixi quickly stopped Mrs. Qin and said, "We can just go by ourselves."
"You're not feeling well right now. You've been standing for so long. You should take a break."
Mrs. Qin waved her hands proudly, "It's okay!"
"There were no elderly people at home to help. Gouwa's father had to work in the fields. I even fetched water and cooked for myself on the day Gouwa was born."
Gu Xixi wanted to say something but hesitated. She couldn't persuade Mrs. Qin, so she had to follow her closely.
"Slow down, don't walk too fast."
Seeing this, Lu Jing also supported Mrs. Qin from the other side.
Mrs. Qin thought Gu Xixi was too nervous and said with a smile, "The little girl hasn't gotten married yet, so she's just being too cautious."
"I've given birth to one, and she's not as delicate as you think."
Gu Xixi smiled, "It's always better to be careful."
We went to several orchards in turn.
The intercropping models of various companies have become stable, so there is no need to elaborate.
The Pinellia trees are also growing very well.
Mrs. Qin had to tell everyone the good things she had just heard from Gu Xixi and Lu Jing.
The mood of the crowd was very excited after this trip.
On the way home in the evening, Gu Xixi felt a little depressed.
Lu Jing thought for a moment and said, "If you can say 60% to 70% about the orchard, you must be nearly 100% sure."
"It will bear fruit next year and bring in profits, which has already exceeded our expectations."
"Why are you still unhappy?"
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