Soaking their feet in old ginger made the three of them feel warm all over, but what was even warmer was the hearts of Song Youde and Song Sancheng.
There was no other reason, it was just that there were two new tricycles right in the yard, and it was hard for them not to be tempted!
Even Old Man Li didn't leave, but sat aside waiting with great interest.
Only the seventh cousin who was preparing dinner snorted coldly:
"You can't pick up leftovers from a doghouse! It's not even dark yet, it would be great if you could do some work, why do you have to show off that you have a car?"
They are all brothers from the same family, and my seventh cousin has always had this kind of personality, so everyone is used to it.
Song Youde's beard curled up:
"What do you know? This is a gift from my granddaughter! Besides, I don't have much to do recently..."
"Oh!"
Uncle Seven also sneered: "I heard you say last night that you were going to plant watermelons in the peach forest. Where are the watermelon seedlings?"
"They also said that we should plant golden berries on the edges. Where are the golden berries?"
"He also said he wanted to plant a few more loofahs and pumpkins in the corners over there. Have they all been planted?"
"Didn't we say we were going to pick Tremella fuciformis today? Where's the Tremella fuciformis?"
He had prepared the candied lilies, dried lotus seeds, but he waited for a whole day and didn't see a single piece of white fungus!
Song Sancheng was a little dissatisfied with what he said: "Uncle, there are farm work every day, so why don't we take a break? Right, my girl?"
What can Song Tan say
On one side is the arrogant chef, on the other side is the dear father and grandfather.
She simply got back into the car:
"Well, Brother Yanping, please watch them practice driving. They are not allowed to drive on the ditches and bumps. I'm going to the town to check on the watermelon seedlings. I just heard from the courier boy this morning that someone was selling them."
Zhang Yanping hurriedly shouted, "Don't look at it in town! I know a shop that sells seedlings. They use pumpkin seedlings to graft watermelons, Qilin melons, rock crack melons, and seedless melons. They all grow big and sweet!"
“No, no.”
Song Tan also started the car: "I like the old variety of watermelon with flowery skin. I grow it at home, so I'm not picky about these."
It’s not that grafted plants are bad. Grafted plants must have advantages in terms of nutrient transport and growth, but the problem is that her spiritual energy is thin, and her agricultural experience is all from native species. It’s better to be conservative at this moment.
Zhang Yanping is not as good at farm work as she is!
At this moment, he just nodded pretentiously: "Jin Yingzi has also heard the news. Maybe it will be shipped in two days. There is no rush."
Song Tan is not in a hurry.
It is also good to have an alternating period in planting, so that the flowers can bloom continuously and the bees can eat more.
What she said about wanting to go and see the watermelon seedlings was also true.
The more diligent people would start sowing early melons in March. She had to wait until early April. If she wanted to get the early melons on the market, she would have to choose other people's ready-made seedlings.
Fortunately, it is not far from the town. In recent years, large tracts of farmland have been built with greenhouses and seedling bases. Now it is easy to pick some popular seedlings.
It's just past two in the afternoon now. By the time I come back after picking the seedlings, her father and grandfather will probably have almost finished practicing their driving skills.
It just so happened that everyone went up the mountain to plant watermelon seedlings when the sun was not so hot.
The land had been plowed when the peach trees were planted, and now all that was needed was to dig holes and plant them. After all, it was a spiritual place, and extensive management was simple.
Driving from home to the town is much closer than the city. In just over twenty minutes, the car arrived at the greenhouse that had been agreed upon in advance.
Now that the weather is just right, several greenhouses have rolled up plastic film to allow the plants to ventilate and keep in light.
When you enter the shed, you will see lush green everywhere, which is so pleasing to the eye.
"You want to buy watermelon seedlings?"
The uncle who came in had dark skin. When he saw Song Tan, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then he leaned over to glance behind her, and finally he dared to confirm that the person who was going to farm in front of him was this beautiful girl with snow-white skin.
Song Tan nodded:
"Yes, I'm from Yunqiao Village. My family rented an orchard this year and wanted to plant some watermelons in it."
"Oh," the boss came back to his senses, "I know Yunqiao Village. You want to interplant the orchard? Then the seedlings you use for this acre of land will be much less than usual. You can pick some first. Come, take a look at the seedlings first."
The boss took her to the greenhouse next door and said, "We are all from the same village. I won't cheat you. If you have any problems, just come here to find me. I can run away, but my greenhouse can't. If the crops are good, you can come back next year."
Song Tan nodded.
She knew what the boss meant, which was to let her buy with confidence and give her verbal assurance.
Although some people choose to cheat others among their fellow villagers, most of the time, if you want to do local business for a long time, you care about word of mouth.
"Why does this seedling look a little weak?"
Word of mouth is word of mouth, reality is reality, and Song Tan did not hesitate to ask questions.
The boss was honest: "This is an early-maturing seedling. The melons are not big. They can be sold in late May or early June."
"Don't be fooled by the fact that this seedling looks a little thin and weak. It's just like that. It's not a problem with the seedling. Go back and plant some and try it. Keep one vine from each plant and the melons will definitely be sweet. I'm not kidding you."
"Normally, with seedlings like this, one acre of land can grow a thousand trees. But if you want to interplant, then it will be about eight hundred. It's up to you."
"But if you want to plant more sparsely, you can't choose such small seedlings. You have to choose another variety, and the seedlings should be stronger."
He turned right and entered another greenhouse. "Look, these mid-ripening melons will mature a month later than the previous ones, but you can keep two vines for each melon, so it's no problem for one vine to produce two or three melons."
"If you want to interplant with fruit trees, you can only plant 300 to 500 trees per acre. No more. The vines are too strong and take up space."
"There are better ones, but this kind, I'm telling you the truth, girl, not many people buy this kind of seedlings now."
Why
The watermelons it grows are too big.
"Nowadays, there are only two, three or four people in a family. A melon that is too big cannot be eaten in one go. It is hard to fill the refrigerator. Generally, it does not sell as well as a small watermelon."
This is true. Song Tan was also very reluctant to eat such a big melon because it was really too big, and each one looked like a big winter melon.
If you put the winter melon in the supermarket and only buy one circle at a time for cooking, you can imagine how many people will need to eat this much watermelon
His big family can digest it, but the problem is that it is inconvenient to take it out.
She turned around without hesitation and asked: "Are the melons produced by your smallest seedling also slightly smaller?"
"Yes," the boss told the truth.
"If you want to sell early melons, you should choose small seedlings. I'm not kidding you. Look at how expensive watermelons are when they first come on the market! It's hard to sell a big one, but you have to keep it this small."
"When the weather gets a little warmer, we can sell these slightly later-ripening varieties. They are bigger and cheaper, so we won't feel bad eating them."
He talked about his own experiences and Song Tan listened carefully.
Look at today, those who sell melon seedlings have to understand the market clearly first. I am really learning more knowledge every day.