Chapter 617 Fruitful Loquats
In the fruit base.
The road outside had been leveled before Song Ming.
So there is no problem walking.
Song Ming held Yi Yan in his arms and looked at Shen Xia and asked, "Xia Xia, do you want to have all the roads here paved with stone slabs?"
Shen Xia glanced over.
This manor is so big!
I'm afraid we'll need a lot of these stone slabs!
Song Ming looked at Shen Xia's eyes and knew what she was thinking: "There are many kinds of slates. We can buy the common ones."
After listening to this, Shen Xia thought it was generally a good idea. After all, it would be okay to pave the surrounding area with stone slabs. After all, she still liked this manor very much.
He nodded and said, "Okay, second brother, just lay out a circle around the outside, and also lay out the areas where each variety is separated!"
"Okay." Song Ming nodded.
Song Jin interrupted, "Don't worry, second brother. I'll have someone lay these out."
"Then I'll trouble you, Third Brother."
Because the dragon fruit is the closest, I saw it as soon as I walked down.
So Shen Xia first introduced what dragon fruit looks like?
What are the uses of this fruit?
Then going down there are kiwis and grapes?
The grapes include Beauty Finger, Sunshine Rose and Kyoho, all of which look good in shape and are well managed.
Next to them are lychees and longans, but indeed they have no fruit this year.
If it had fruit, you would be able to see it now.
Next is the yellow peach.
"Why are there only yellow peaches on this peach tree and no red ones?" asked the eldest princess.
The eldest princess remembered the peach tree that Song Ming had given her before. It was now in the courtyard of the princess's mansion and had produced some fruits.
The flowers are of two colors, and the fruits are also of two kinds.
Shen Xia smiled and said, "This is just a yellow peach tree. It's not grafted, so it only has this kind of peach."
"Oh I got it."
The group continued to walk to the back.
The grapefruits at the back also have fruits hanging on them.
But this one is eaten later.
Although it has borne fruit, you won’t know whether it tastes good or not until you eat it when it’s ripe.
No matter how good the variety is, if the land is not suitable, the fruit grown will not taste good.
Of course, the taste of fruit is also related to the nutrition of the soil.
Finally, I walked to the end and looked at these ten loquat trees.
The ripe loquats on the tree look like little golden lanterns, hanging high on the branches.
Each loquat is round and full, and the heavy fruits bend the branches, making people imagine the juicy, sweet and delicious flesh inside.
Among so many fruits, loquats are fortunately available at this time.
Otherwise, I will really return empty-handed this time.
Looking at these fruit trees, I suddenly remembered that I haven’t planted any plum trees yet. I might as well plant some of those, but I’ll decide whether to plant them or not when the time comes.
You can also plant some in the yard.
Two of the yellow peach trees that Song Ming had grafted before did bear fruit, but the previous ones had been sent to the Princess's Mansion, so there were still no fruit trees in the County Princess's Mansion.
The main reason is that it is not suitable to plant trees later. We have to wait until September when the weather gets cooler before we can transplant some to the Princess's Mansion for planting, or we can ask Huayu to buy some more.
You can also ask Huayu to buy some strawberries. They can be planted in September, and they can be eaten after one month of planting, which is also convenient.
Yi Yi was in Song Yun's arms, looking at the abundant loquats and smiled, "Mom, mom... Can we eat this now?"
Shen Xia walked over.
Song Ming immediately knew what Shen Xia meant, and he went up to pick a branch and handed it to Shen Xia: "Xia Xia, take a look, is it edible?"
Shen Xia nodded: "Okay." Then she picked one and Song Ming took the rest.
Shen Xia looked at the eldest princess and Song's mother and said, "Mother, mother, can I try it and see if it's edible?"
Both mothers nodded.
Shen Xia gently peeled the skin and looked at the juicy flesh. Judging from the appearance, it couldn't be sour!
Shen Xia gently put it into her mouth and took a small bite.
Good moisture.
The taste is also good.
"Mm, not bad, very sweet. You take good care of it, second brother. It seems that there is no shortage of fertilizer."
"As long as Xia Xia is satisfied with the fruit." Song Ming said with a smile.
Song Ming looked at Shen Xia's satisfied expression and thought to himself: As long as Xia Xia likes to eat it, that's good. Farming is the only thing he's good at.
Shen Xia quickly took the fruits in Song Ming's hand and handed them to Song's mother and the eldest princess.
Shen Xia glanced at the eldest princess and said, "Mother, are you willing to peel it? Otherwise, let Aunt Gui peel it for you."
The princess smiled and said, "It's okay, I can do it myself. Mother is not one of those spoiled people in the mansion."
Shen Xia suddenly remembered that the princess' mother had led troops to fight in wars before.
So it wouldn't be a big deal for her to do it herself?
Nanny Gui asked, "Your Highness, are your nails convenient?"
The princess nodded: "No problem."
When it comes to eating this kind of food, Shen Xia still thinks it is cleaner to do it herself.
After Shen Xia gave it to Song's mother and the eldest princess, she also gave it to Yi Yi.
Of course they didn't peel it, only Song Ming, Song Yun and Song Jin did the work.
Shen Xia watched the princess eat and said, "How's mother? She's ok, isn't she?"
The eldest princess nodded: "Yes, it's good, very delicious and sweet."
Shen Xia looked at Song's mother again.
Song's mother also nodded: "It's delicious."
This loquat tree didn’t exist in my hometown before.
Before in Fanhua Village, I had never thought about planting so many varieties of fruits, nor had I thought about selling the fruits for money. But it is different in the capital, this thing can be sold at a high price.
At this time, the old farmer who was in charge came over.
It looked like Song Ming.
He was about to bow: "My Lord and Madam are here."
Song Ming had also come several times. Knowing that Song Ming served in the court, everyone called him Lord Song Ming.
Song Ming nodded: "Yeah."
"I was just about to ask Mr. Song San whether the loquats here are ripe, and then you came over."
Song Ming nodded: "It's my day off today, so I came to take a look."
The old farmer only knew that Shen Xia was Song Ming's wife, but he didn't know she was a princess. Of course, he didn't even know the eldest princess, so he didn't pay his respects to her separately.
Of course, the eldest princess is not the kind of person who wants to reveal her identity.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t know!
Shen Xia said: "This loquat is ripe when it looks like this. If you are not sure whether the fruit is ripe or not, you can pick one to taste it. If it is sweet, it is ripe."
When the old man heard that he wanted to try it, he quickly waved his hands and said, "How can someone like me be allowed to try such a rare variety? No, no..."
Shen Xia listened to the old man being so responsible.
I won't force it. Humans are advanced animals and sometimes they are kind. When they meet people who are not satisfied, this kindness will make others want more.
Maybe the old man is not, but this old farmer is not the only one here.
"Well, let's do this! If you think it's ripe, ask the steward next door to come over and take a look, and have them send some to your house."
The old man heard it and said, "Well, okay, that's a good idea."
Shen Xia looked at the loquat tree.
Because the tree is not big, although the fruits are good, there are not many of them.
One tree probably weighs only a few kilograms, and ten trees weigh only a few dozen kilograms.
But she looks really good!
This variety is also good, with thick flesh and small core.