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19 people, responsible for about 200 acres of melon vines.

Ye Mo bought two boxes of bees outside, put them on the edge of the hillside, and built a shed for the bees.

After pruning the vines, it's March.

The watermelons in the field are blooming one after another.

With bees helping to pollinate, Ye Mo and they can finally rest for a few days. But it's not a complete break, it can only be said to be relaxed for a while.

The watermelons in the greenhouse are expanding at a speed that is almost visible to the naked eye. The watermelons in the greenhouse, Ye Mo is watered by the spiritual spring once a week...... The watermelon root is super developed.

Ye Mo would check these watermelons every day.

The swelling period of watermelon is counted from the beginning of fruit set. Small watermelons only have a swelling period of more than 20 days, and they will enter the ripening stage after more than 20 days......

Different varieties of watermelon, as well as different management, have different swelling periods. For large melons, the swelling period can be more than 40 days and more than 45 days.

Ye Mo moved the weighed into the greenhouse, and Tang Sui lifted a big melon and weighed it.

"Cowhide, my boss." Tang Sui looked at the weight, 111 catties, and gave Ye Mo a thumbs up: "These watermelons can continue to grow, right?" ”

"Sure." Ye Mo said: "These are large melons, and the expansion period is about fifty days, or even longer. ”

The spiritual spring has been watered, and the swelling period of these watermelons can last for a long time.

Last year's large watermelon lasted for two months before it was fully shaped.

In general, the bigger the watermelon, the worse the taste. Small watermelon, the taste is better...... Think about those more than 200 catties of watermelon, under normal circumstances, from fruit setting to shaping (expansion introduction), usually it will not take more than 50 days.

The watermelon swells, but the flesh inside will also grow rapidly. If it doesn't grow fast enough, it's hollow inside. However, if the growth is too fast, the cells and fibers of the melon flesh will be very thick, which will affect the taste.

But Ye Mo's big watermelon is big and has a good taste. It can grow to more than 200 catties, which is completely due to the long growth time.

Ye Mo took out his mobile phone, set up a selfie stick, took a video and sent it to Zhang Yuanqiao, and then made a video call: "Mr. Zhang, I have more than 100 catties of watermelons." "These melons are not ripe yet...... If it's mature, it's the same size, and it can be regained a lot.

"It seems that when it grows to two hundred pounds, the problem is not very big." Zhang Yuan Bridge Road.

"It shouldn't be much of a problem. How's your watermelon over there? Ye Mo said.

"Not as big as yours." Zhang Yuanqiao said: "What did you use for those watermelons, they grew so big." ”

"With sweat." Ye Mo said with a smile.

Zhang Yuanqiao nodded with a smile: "Okay, I'm looking forward to the appearance of three hundred catties of super-large watermelons." ”

After hanging up the phone, Ye Mo looked at Tang Sui and said, "Let's go over later, find an excuse, and I'll tell you about the salary." These watermelons, you have worked all the way until now, you really can't do them in vain. ”

"What are you looking for?" Tang Sui said.

"Wait until the opportunity arises." Ye Mo said. There is still a lot of work to do, and since the end of the New Year, everyone has been in the melon field, and they are all tired.

Mom and Dad are all on the side of the reticulated melon, pruning the melon vine.

Before I wanted to have three vines and three melons.

The planting density is large, and Lingquan doesn't care enough, just one plant and two vines, leaving two melons.

"How much does the watermelon weigh in the greenhouse?" Dad asked.

"It's basically more than one hundred pounds." Ye Mo said.

"That's okay. At the very least, it should be able to grow to more than 150 pounds...... "The third uncle said.

"To more than one hundred and fifty pounds, the problem is not very big." Ye Mo went to get a pair of scissors and joined the team pruning melon vines.

Reticulated melon, the top one is the main vine, and the bottom one. Both vines grow to the right......

Except for the two main vines, all the new vines were cut off, and the extended vines were fixed.

"When it grows to more than one hundred and fifty catties, how much can a melon sell for?" Tang Ming asked.

"I had a verbal contract with a boss before, between 150 and 230 catties, 20,000 yuan each." Ye Mo said: "More than 230 catties, 30,000 yuan each." ”

"So expensive? Those 80 melons are 1.6 million. Tang Ming was shocked.

"If you can sell them all, it will indeed be 1.6 million. However, we only signed 30 big melons...... Ye Mo continued: "It is very troublesome to cultivate these big watermelons, especially this season...... If it weren't for the good price, I wouldn't have cultivated these big watermelons. ”

"Oral contract, if the other party repents at that time." Aunt Xiaomian said.

"The other party paid a deposit of 100,000 yuan. Repentance, it should not be ...... Even if I regret it, I won't suffer. Anyway, 100,000 yuan has been received. ”

"Yes, hah."

Tang Sui handed a cigarette to his uncle and father, came to Ye Mo's side, and said with a smile: "It's so hot now, look at my wife, she is all tanned...... If you can sell all those big watermelons, don't forget our hard work. ”

Ye Mo smiled and said loudly: "When the watermelon is sold, I will give you a big red envelope." ”

"You said that." Tang Sui smiled and asked, "How big is the red envelope?" ”

"Extraordinarily big red envelope."

During the period of raising melon seedlings, the life was relatively light and loose. If you go out and invite someone, you will definitely be able to invite someone within 300 yuan a day.

But after that, it was more tiring.

Especially now, in March, the daytime temperature has already exceeded 30 degrees Celsius. The sun is big, it's hot, and it's sun......

Now to hire someone to work in the field, at least 350 yuan or more.

Last year, Ye Mo asked people to come to open up the wasteland, and they were all more than 300 yuan a day. There was also fertilization by the production team last year, and some families also invited people to help, basically more than 350 yuan.

After the pruning of 11,000 vines, it was only after four o'clock in the afternoon, and Ye's father asked, "Is there any work left?" ”

"Nope." Ye Mo said.

The watermelon is setting fruit.

The vines have also been pruned over the melon......

"There's less work to do later. Tomorrow I will start combing the fruit, and I will only have a morning's work. Ye Mo said.

"Okay, let's go fishing." Tang Ming yelled and said, "Let's go, fish." ”

"Now go fishing, can you catch it?" Ye Mo said.

"The water level has dropped by a few meters, and I can definitely catch it." Tang Ming said.

"You only went to the Air Force yesterday." Ye Ran said with a smile.

"Yesterday was yesterday, today is today." Wang Hao said: "Yesterday the Air Force will definitely catch fish today." Let's just wait for the fish tonight. ”

After the watermelon vines were sorted out, I was not particularly busy, and I was able to collect morning work every day. Dad, they ended work yesterday afternoon, almost at this point, and went to the reservoir to go to the air force.

"Brother Ye Mo, our mango orchard is going to make water and fertilizer, go over and help me carry the fertilizer." Chen Chen said.

Ye Mo finished the work at hand and said, "Wait until I go back and take a bath." ”

"Our orchard also needs to make water and fertilizer......" Ye Zhi looked at Ye Mo and raised his eyebrows.

"Just get some water and fertilizer, what a big deal." Ye Mo said: "Our mango orchard also needs to be made with water and fertilizer...... Hahaha, let's get it together. ”