Reborn in the Seventies: Pampered Wife, Owning some Farmland - Chapter 977
Chapter 977: Chapter 978 It’s the first time I’ve heard of it Chapter 977: Chapter 978 It’s the first time I’ve heard of it In her previous life, she had slowly made her way up by leveraging her status as a college student.
The lunch they had was quite warm and cozy.
Because whether it was Yun Shuang or Yun Men, both families were now living good lives, all thanks to Meng Yunhan’s efforts.
“Big sister, how are your chickens doing?”
Yun Shuang spoke of the chickens with a smile on her face, “We fenced off that area of the orchard, raising chickens there, just like you told me before. We block off a small area for them to forage in, and we even feed them earthworms. They’re growing very nicely. The chicken I brought today came from that orchard, selling for three yuan each. I even sold some before the New Year.”
They also went to town to sell eggs.
Meng Yunhan thought of further developing that orchard.
“Then big sister, have you thought about expanding the fruit trees?” After all, cultivating rice relies on the weather, but growing certain fruit trees doesn’t have to worry about drought.
“Expand?”
Li Yong had not really considered this question.
“Growing grapes, kiwi fruit, all of these are quite nice.”
Grapes?
“Yes, previously in your orchard, you had some peach trees, and you should have already tasted these fruits, right?”
Li Yong nodded, “They are incredibly sweet and juicy, but they don’t store for very long.” Storage was a problem.
“They bore fruit last year.”
Meng Yunhan spoke seriously of an issue, “The branches were still small last year, and if you hadn’t pruned the fruit, this year you might have to let it rest, it won’t bear as much fruit as last year. Even if you fertilize more, it still won’t bear much fruit. The problem with not pruning the fruit is, if a branch could normally bear three or four fruits, and you let it bear seven or eight…”
Li Yong looked at Meng Yunhan and said embarrassedly, “I really hadn’t noticed that.”
They did not know about the issue with not pruning the fruit.
It was the first time they had heard of it.
“So does that mean it won’t bear fruit this year?” Yun Shuang asked anxiously. The trees did bear fruit last year and they tasted pretty good. They even had a hundred pounds of fruit, some of which they gave away to relatives and friends.
“It will bear fruit, but comparatively, it will bear less.”
Li Yong started asking about the pruning issue.
Meng Yunhan answered their questions one by one.
“Third sister-in-law, that date tree by the door bears quite good fruit. Can it be grafted? That way we could have dates to eat at home too. When Mum brought us some dates, my big sister had such a long face.”
“Of course, you can,” Meng Yunhan thought of the date tree in the yard. That year, it just needed a cup of Well Spring Water to mutate.
“In that case, third sister-in-law, help me graft it later, will you? I don’t know how.” Yun Men felt a bit bad for having her third sister-in-law work on the second day of the New Year.
Yun Shuang gave Xiaomen a reproachful look, “When the time comes, big sister will come to prune and graft the date tree, and she’ll help you graft it as well.”
Yun Men readily agreed.
Yun Men also invited Meng Yunhan and Yun Hao to visit her home.
Meng Yunhan and Yun Hao did not stand on ceremony and visited Yun Men’s home together with the family.
“This yard is quite large; you could plant a few fruit trees.” Meng Yunhan looked at the three flat houses built in Yun Men’s home.
“Xiaomen, now that life is getting better, have you ever thought about doing business or anything like that?”
Meng Yunhan thought that Xiaomen could sell clothes, perhaps open a specialized clothing store in the city someday. The children could also go to school in the city, where the education would certainly be much better than in the village or the town.
