Chapter 136: The Orange Grove
The sun rises from the east, climbs up the lush bamboo forest, and shines warmly on the Xiaoshui River, which sings joy. On the misty surface of the river, wild ducks with flapping wings burrowed into the reeds, startling another flock of unknown waterfowl. The fisherman rowed down the river in a wooden boat, and the cormorant poked out its neck from the water, holding a red carp in its mouth, unable to swallow and unwilling to spit it out......
There are sparse families living along the Xiaoshui River, and they go to work in the fields early in the morning with dung buckets and hoes. Piece after piece of wasteland on small slopes has been reclaimed, and wheat, beans and peas sprout in the irregular terraces.
After a while, the sun climbed the hill, and the white mist between the mountains was dispelled, and the mist on the river sank and converged into sparkling waves. The fisherman parked the boat on the shore and put away the nets at the bend in the river, and the struggling fish were pulled out of the water, shining silver in the sun.
Climb a small slope along a trail from the bend and there is a large orchard of hope.
The orange trees in Quang Boon are covered with yellow oranges, and the large sugar cane fields are covered with red sugar cane. Because the contracted orchard is still in another responsibility group, those harvested fruits are directly eye-catching, and many "three hands" will always lead the sheep when passing by. Guangwen father and son took turns to guard the orchard, and they were accompanied by a big black dog.
The sweat of hard work finally brought the joy of harvest. "Yellow lanterns" hang in the treetops, densely packed together, like burning flames. After the fertilizer improved the soil, the oranges not only did not fall, but also became large and juicy, and compared to the towering traditional citrus trees, the low varieties of yellow oranges are much more modest, hanging their heads and waiting for the "good fortune" of their owners.
Guangwen's vision is unique. Although the soil of this barren slope is not fertile, the sandy soil is relatively suitable for the growth of orange trees; Because it is on the ridge near the river beach, it has plenty of sunlight and water; Then the transportation is convenient, the orchard is less than a mile down the road is the Xiaoshui River, and the boats to and from the shore are reliable. The oranges were easily transported to the fork of the river and beyond.
Lao Wang finally smiled. While picking fruits in the yard, he hummed a mountain song:
The sun comes out of Ro'er / beaming oh / Langlo
Pick up the flat shoulder, Lang Lang / light / go up the hill and shout
Holding a Ro'er / Kaishan Axe Luo / Lang Luo
I'm not afraid of tigers and leopards, Lang Lang / Light / and jackals barking
Hanging rock steep kanrol / not rare / langro
Singing loudly / light / busy chopping wood
Walked a mountain of Luoer/Another mountain Luo/Langluo
This mountain went to Lang Lang / Light / That mountain came to roar
As long as we are Luoer/more diligent Luo/Langluo
Don't worry about eating to Lang Lang / light / don't worry about wearing
It didn't take a few trees to fill two baskets of oranges. Lao Wang weighed the weight of the harvest with a flat pole, even if it was more than a hundred catties of two large baskets. Nor did he bend his deliberately straight spine - just two hundred orange trees, less than half of them, would be able to pay off the credit union's loan! Only when he is debt-free can he be truly light.
This winter has been unusually warm, and the sunny weather like this has lasted for more than half a month. Even though the deciduous trees have lost their leaves, the coniferous forests and bamboos in the depths of Bashan are still full of life. Guangwen also hummed a little tune, as if he felt that the spring breeze of the Thirteenth National Congress had blown into his lush orchard.
He is not worried about the lack of sales for such high-quality fruits, regardless of their appearance and taste, they are "better than blue". The oranges in Linmu Township have not yet been transported to Chahe Street, and Guangwen's "Guang Tangerine" has already taken the lead in occupying the market, and several fruit dealers, contracting small boats, are waiting on the small wharf in Yahe Village every now and then.
This is Guangwen's way of doing business. He didn't want to stand on the street by himself to make money, if these thousands of catties of oranges were sold like this. It's just going to rot in the mud. Unlike other agricultural products sold on the streets, "wholesale" is the way out for orchards. Therefore, even if his mother stood under the quotation tablet of the fork river with a weighing rod, it was just a "super large" after his careful selection.
"Guang Tangerine" not only occupied the market of Chahe, but also quickly established a foothold in Liulong Township. Guangxiu has a fruit stand outside the tailor's shop, and his brother's oranges and sugar cane are very popular. Ding Ping put aside the business of the barber shop, and stood at the door to help Sister Guangxiu sell fruits.
Guangwen's line of thinking soon influenced Ding Sheng, a fishmonger who had to raise fish in the pond and sell them on the street, began to change his thinking. Concentrate on raising fish, and let other fishmongers come to their ponds to wholesale fish, even if the price is a penny or two. However, the acceleration of the sales schedule also prompted him to try to increase production, and the "small profits but quick turnover" made him more profitable.
The other influence, of course, was his perception of Hirobun. Since Ding Ping came back from the Chahe River and boasted about the orchard of Guangwen, he also suspiciously rowed a boat to the Chahe River to secretly "investigate". I didn't expect Wang Guangwen to really have two strokes, and the large-scale planting is "scary" enough in ten miles and eight townships. When it came to the orange market. Ding Sheng used a lot of business connections to bring the fruits of his prospective brother-in-law to Liulong, and even many fruit merchants in the county also inquired about the purchase.
Such a joy, Guangwen really wants to share it with Shufen. Since the summer, he has been busy, and his father has never left him, so he really has no chance to meet Shufen. It's Ding Ping, who runs to the fork of the river every once in a while, no, she waved her hands at the bow of the boat again, and while greeting Guangwen's father, she shouted Brother Guangwen - she took a boat from Liulong and brought business to Guangwen!
Before the boat stopped, Ding Ping had already jumped from the bow to the shore and ran happily up the slope. Father Guangwen nodded at her and went to the boat with oranges.
"Brother Guangwen, give me the sweetest orange!" Ding Ping soon found Guangwen under a tree.
"How do I know which is the sweetest?"
"You're the sweetest!" Ding Ping snatched one from Guangwen's hand, peeled it off and stuffed it into his mouth, "Brother Guangwen, let's go, go to Liulong in a while!" β
"What are you going to do with Six Dragons? I'm going to pick the fruit! β
"There happens to be a boat, it's all my brother's friends, my brother asked me to invite you!"
"Another day, I don't have time today!"
"Another day...... Sometime! You've been changing for many days, and if you don't go, I'll go and sue Uncle SΓΉ! After Ding Ping finished speaking, he turned around and prepared to leave.
Guangwen stopped the way in his hand and called Ding Ping. He really didn't know how to deal with this matter, and his sister always came over, saying that Ding Ping's brother asked his younger brother to come over, one was to discuss some business, and the other was to talk about the doll's marriage. It's "magnanimous" over there, and it has been verbally promised that as long as the two dolls look at each other, the bride price can be taken without a penny. In the morning, my father told him that Liulong came to the ship to pull the goods today, and asked Guang Wenxiang to follow him to take a trip, who knew that this little girl would come to pick it up in person!
"What did your brother tell me to do?"
"I know? You'll know when you go, let's go! Ding Ping picked up the flat pole on the ground and handed it to Guangwen.
Guangwen took the flat burden, picked up a load of oranges and walked to the river. "Ding Ping, don't tell my dad anything, let's fill the boat and leave.
"Hey, hey!" Ding Ping laughed, jumped up and grabbed an orange from the branch, and followed behind...... (To be continued.) )