Chapter 8: Strawberries
After taking care of all the trees, Li Xiaofan's waist was so tired that he couldn't straighten up, but when he saw his results, he showed a knowing smile.
"Hey, by the way, I've heard that these branches can be cut and live, but I don't know if they can be cut in the space?" When Li Xiaofan was about to go home, he looked at the branches that he had cut off on the ground, and couldn't help but think in his heart.
And he said that he would do it, and immediately cut off a branch on each variety, and prepared to use it for cuttings.
The branches he cut off were not very old branches, but relatively tender branches, which could ensure the survival rate of cuttings.
He put all the severed branches into the space, then went to his room alone, closed the door, and entered the space.
As soon as he entered the space, he saw the branch he had cut off earlier.
The branches that were cut off before now look vibrant, and although it is said that the afternoon sun has passed, it still looks vibrant after being nourished by the space.
Li Xiaofan went to the thatched hut, took out a shovel from the thatched hut, and then planned a small part of the place where the medicinal herbs were planted on the other side, ready to plant these branches.
He planned the other 2/3 of the area to be used for planting fruit trees, and the other 1/3 was going to be used for planting medicinal herbs.
The two-thirds of the place was about nine meters long and six meters wide, and he planned to plant a fruit tree every two meters, so that the dozen or so fruit tree saplings he had brought in could be planted.
He arranged all the branches, then took a wooden bucket from the thatched hut and went to the pond to fetch a bucket of water.
He first dug a pit in the ground, then put the branches of each fruit into the pit, filled it with dirt, and poured the spring water of the space.
In this way, two meters apart, he planted a fruit tree, and after a while, he buried all these branches in the soil, and the branches planted instantly sprouted.
Although he had already seen the magic of the spring water and soil in the space, he was still shocked to see such an effect.
In a short time, all these branches came to life, and they continued to grow, although it was not said that they would rush to the sky all at once, but the growth rate was many times faster than that outside.
After about an hour, the saplings were all grown into annual saplings, and all the saplings had new branches and leaves, and they looked like they were just budding in spring
Li Xiaofan's heart was extremely happy, in this way, he could not be busy buying other fruit trees now, he believed that under the action of the space spring water and soil, these saplings would definitely evolve in the most perfect direction of these varieties.
However, he saw that the ground was far away, and he felt like something was missing.
After thinking about it carefully, it turns out that there is no more plants that match with these! Like these trees, they are not short in the first place, and when they are completely taller, the ground is empty, but there is no day and night interval in the space, and there is no photosynthesis or the like, so the land under the space can be completely utilized.
He thought about it and decided that he should really buy some seedlings to plant under the trees, so that the land in the space could be fully utilized.
Thinking of this, he immediately got out of the space, and then pedaled on his bicycle to the flower and bird market.
The strawberry seedlings he wants to buy are not seen in the ordinary market.
The general market also sells vegetables, or some other daily necessities, and the one he wants to buy is only possible in the flower and bird market.
It turned out that after thinking about it, he suddenly remembered the strawberries he had eaten before, and thought that it would be better to buy some strawberries and plant them under the tree.
The ripening cycle of strawberries is relatively short, and the price of strawberries has always been quite good, so he feels that if he grows some strawberries, not only will the money come quickly, but also the family can eat strawberries.
He can count the number of times he has eaten strawberries since he was a child, because the price of strawberries has always been not low, and he can't grow strawberries at home, so he didn't grow strawberries at home.
He got on his bicycle and went out into the street, first went to the warehouse to put away the vegetables he was going to buy tomorrow, and then went to the flower and bird market.
He came to the flower and bird market, walked around, he didn't find any place to sell strawberry seedlings, and after walking for a while, he met an acquaintance.
"Uncle Yang, why are you here? Are you here for something? Li Xiaofan greeted an acquaintance who came to him.
"Hey, Xiaofan, why did you come to this flower and bird market? I'm on the street to do something, no, didn't I catch a beautiful bird the other day? Bring it here for a few pocket money to spend! He laughed as he spoke.
Li Xiaofan didn't follow this Uncle Yang into the mountains to catch birds when he was a child, but when he was a child, he was too young to keep up with Uncle Yang's footsteps, and his movements were a bit rough.
So after coming and going, he and this Uncle Yang are also relatively familiar.
"Oh, that's right, no, I'm going to buy some strawberry seedlings and grow them myself, anyway, isn't there a vegetable patch at the back of the house? Now that there is an empty piece of land in the vegetable field, I am going to plant a little strawberry so that I can eat it at home, and if there are more strawberries, I can sell it for money! Li Xiaofan didn't hide too much, and then said.
"Strawberry seedlings, this thing is really hard to find!" Uncle Yang thought thoughtfully.
"Yes, I came at five o'clock, and now it's almost six o'clock, and the flower and bird market is about to close, but I still haven't found any strawberry seedlings to sell, no, I'm almost ready to go back, come back tomorrow!" Li Xiaofan also said to Uncle Wang with a depressed face.
"Don't worry, I remember, you walk along this street, there is a forest garden at the end of the street, there are a lot of varieties in that forest garden, some plants that are not available in other stores are sold there, you can go there and try it, if you don't find strawberry seedlings there, then maybe we really don't have strawberry seedlings here!" Uncle Yang said after hearing this.
"Okay, then I'll go over and have a look, I'll buy some if I have any, and if not, I'll talk about it!" As he spoke, he greeted his Uncle Yang excitedly, and then walked towards the place introduced by Uncle Yang.
A few minutes later, he came to the place that Uncle Yang had said.
He pushed his bike to a special place on the side of the road, stopped it, and headed inside.
He walked into the front store, which was different from the others, and at first glance he thought it was a family, but when you looked closely, you would see that it was not a family, it was a store.
There are two evergreen pine trees in front of the door, which have different meanings.
Because the pine tree is evergreen in all seasons and has relatively lush branches and leaves, it has been called an evergreen tree since ancient times.
Placing two pine trees on the outside of the garden shows the owner's skill in taking care of the trees and plants.
Two pine trees block the inside, so that people can only see the leafy branches in front of them, but they can't see the whole picture.
But as soon as you enter the door, you will see that the outside is completely different, as soon as you enter the door, you can see that many saplings are planted in flower pots, they are neatly placed, the highest is no more than a meter.
"Is there anyone here?" Li Xiaofan walked into the store and looked at it, and then asked.
"Is someone going to buy saplings? Or do you want to buy something else? "Out of a patch of plants came a man with mud on his hands.
Seeing that Li Xiaofan was looking at him, he wiped his hands, then stretched out his hand, ready to shake hands with Li Xiaofan, but looked at the mud on his hands again, and then clapped his hands awkwardly.
"What are you going to buy?" The owner of the shop asked with a smile.
The owner of this shop is a man, not very old, that is, in his twenties, with a flat head, although he looks like his hands are covered with mud, but at a glance he knows that this is a pragmatic person.
Not only by his eyes, but also by what he was wearing and what he was wearing on his hands and feet.
He looks like an authentic farmer, but when you combine it with the saplings of various species that he has here, you can't help but see that he is a very good plant-keeper.
"Hello, I want to buy some strawberry seedlings, because my family has a piece of land, I want to buy some strawberry seedlings to plant, do you have any here?" Li Xiaofan listened to the young man's questioning, and then said.
"Yes, yes, of course, strawberry seedlings may be available to me, but I don't have many here, but they should be able to meet your needs." Said by a young man in his twenties.
Then the young man in his twenties walked towards the back with Li Xiaofan.
While walking, he also introduced his yard to Li Xiaofan, and on the way around, Li Xiaofan also knew that the young man's name was "Liu Ming".
It is said that he learned this craft from his father, who used to love to play with these flowers and plants, and after he went to high school, he went to a junior college, and he also learned this, and then after graduating from the junior college, he didn't look for a job, and came back and opened such a shop.
"Come, look, this is my strawberry seedlings, these strawberry seedlings of mine, can't be said to be the best, but they are much better than ordinary strawberries, he is not only big, but also very sweet!" As soon as he came to the strawberry seedlings, Liu Ming opened his mouth to explain.
"I got these strawberries from a friend of mine, who specializes in these studies, and this strawberry is an older variety, but my classmate improved it. After the improvement, compared to the current strawberry, there is also a certain advantage, I took it back a few years ago, and planted it here, you see that it has been so much now! Liu Ming explained to Li Xiaofan on the side.
"By the way, little brother, I haven't asked you how much you need?" Liu Ming said for a while before he suddenly asked Li Xiaofan.
"I don't want much, that is, a hundred and ten square meters, I don't know how much I can plant?" Li Xiaofan pondered for a while, and then said to Liu Ming.
"One hundred and ten squares, if you are one hundred and ten squares, it is almost enough to buy more than 150 pieces!" Liu Ming calculated after listening to Li Xiaofan's words, and then reported an approximate number.