coobybook Chapter 253 Fruit Trees in Bloom
Chapter 253 Fruit Trees in Bloom
Lin Jingyou was helpless. He had originally planned to spend some time alone with Shen Wanning, but he didn't expect Lin Jingce to follow him.
But he didn't know what to say, and knowing Lin Jingce's character, he let him follow him.
Shen Wanning hadn't been home for more than half a month, and she hadn't visited the various fruit and tea trees on the mountain. As soon as she left the hospital, she headed straight for the mountain.
Now the tea leaves have been almost picked and made into dried tea leaves for preservation.
As for the fruit trees on the mountain, Shen Wanning was surprised to find that many of these fruit trees were in bloom when she was walking around.
Shen Wanning ran over to take a look in surprise. "Third brother, do you remember? The uncle selling the fruit trees said that these trees would take two years to bear fruit. I didn't expect them to bloom this year. So, can they bear fruit this year?"
Lin Jingyou didn't know much about fruit trees. He looked at Lin Jingce and asked, "Brother, if a fruit tree blooms, will it bear fruit that same year?"
Lin Jingce chuckled, "Yes, since it's blooming, it will definitely bear fruit. However, this is only the first year of fruiting, so there will be fewer fruits. There will be more next year."
Shen Wanning turned to Lin Jingce and said, "Thank you, big brother, for helping take care of these fruit trees at home. If it weren't for big brother helping me at home, I really don't know who to find to take care of these fruit trees!"
Lin Jingce scratched his head embarrassedly. "Wan Ning, you're too polite. I didn't do much at home. I just went up the mountain every now and then. The villagers were hired to do the watering, fertilizing, weeding, etc. I didn't do any work."
Then, Lin Jingce continued, "By the way, speaking of the villagers, they all work really hard. Especially the new villagers who have just joined our village. They can't wait to go up the mountain five or six times a day to check for weeds and whether the fruit trees are lacking water. I think it might be because they take good care of the fruit trees that they are bearing fruit early!"
Lin Jingyou agreed, "So this also proves that good people are rewarded. They remember your kindness to them. They are repaying you with their actions."
"Yes, cotton is prone to insects, and we didn't know how to get rid of them at the time. Chen Zihao brought the new villagers with him, and when they were not busy, they helped catch insects. They caught the insects on the cotton one by one." Lin Jingce sighed.
Shen Wanning was surprised. "What? They can actually do this? Why haven't I heard big brother mention this before?"
"Uh, I forgot about it at that time and didn't think so much about it. Besides, they have done so much for us." Lin Jingce was speechless for a moment and said.
Shen Wanning was deeply moved. She had her own selfish motives when she took these villagers in. She never expected that these people would do so much for her without her knowing.
Lin Jingyou knew what she was thinking the moment he saw her expression. He put his arm around Shen Wanning's shoulders and said, "When the milk tea shop wasn't profitable enough to pay employees, you still let them work and paid them. They're repaying you, and this is what you deserve."
Shen Wanning nodded. "Well, that proves that I didn't help the wrong people. They are all very good. If life didn't force them, who would be willing to leave their hometown?"
"Let's go, let's go inside and take a look at the other fruit trees and see how many are in bloom. We can then estimate this year's fruit production." Afraid that Shen Wanning would be sad, Lin Jingyou changed the subject.
"Yeah, okay." Shen Wanning responded, and the three of them continued to walk inside.
Along the way, they saw five kinds of fruit trees in bloom. Shen Wanning suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "I've remembered. Didn't we say during the Chinese New Year that we were looking for franchisees for milk tea shops? It just so happens that we're looking for five franchise stores this year. We'll use milk tea made with these five kinds of fruits as their new product. One new product for each franchise store."
Lin Jingyou looked at Shen Wanning and smiled gently, "Wanning, this is a great idea. This year, there are few fruits, and only one shop sells milk tea made from this fruit. Next year, there will be more fruit trees, and every milk tea shop will be able to sell milk tea made from this fruit."
"Yes, Third Brother also thinks my idea is great! After Third Brother leaves for Baocheng County, I will go to Fuzhou to attract investment. I have already asked Brother He to post a notice in the county town, saying that our Mingyue Tower is looking for investment." Shen Wanning said.
Ever since the milk tea shop was falsely accused of poisoning, she had told County Magistrate He about the incident. She had also asked Lin Jingcheng about the milk tea recipe, as more than one person had come to ask for it before, at least seven or eight people. But he had rejected them all.
"Well, okay. Everything should be done in moderation. Don't overwork yourself." Finally, Lin Jingyou said softly, "I really want to take you to Baocheng County with me."
Shen Wanning comforted him, "Don't worry, Third Brother. I will definitely come to Baocheng County to see you as soon as I have time. Maybe when I'm done with my work and have nothing else to do, I might even go to Baocheng County to open another milk tea shop! With Third Brother protecting me, I don't have to worry about anyone causing trouble in the store."
"Okay, then I will definitely wait for Wan Ning to open a milk tea shop. Wan Ning must keep her word." Lin Jingyou said.
"If I'm free, I'll definitely go, definitely go." Shen Wanning laughed dryly and avoided his gaze.
After walking around for a while, they were almost there, so they started to walk back.
On the way, Shen Wanning asked again, "Brother, has the land on the other half of the hill been plowed? I see signs of ploughing."
Lin Jingce replied, "We've already dug it up. When you came back last time, you said you wanted to plant cassava on that half of the mountain. We've already planted it. There weren't enough cassava seeds here, so Chen Zihao and a few new villagers went to several surrounding villages to collect some cassava. The rest was dug up by other new villagers. They searched all the nearby mountains before they were able to plant cassava on half of the mountain."
Shen Wanning sighed, "I took them in out of helplessness, but I never expected they would do so much for me. Compared to them, what I've done is far from enough."
Lin Jingyou shook his head and disagreed, "If you hadn't taken them in, they might have starved to death long ago. You gave them a new life. You can't say you didn't do enough."
"That's true, but they have done so much, I have to do more for them." Shen Wanning said.
Thinking of this, Shen Wanning thought about giving them some subsidies when they built their houses, or giving each family an acre of land as a reward. Anyway, this amount of money was not much for her.
We chatted a bit more along the way and soon arrived home. Tonight, we were just helping with the washing of vegetables; we weren't preparing meals for so many people. Therefore, the women who had been helping had already gone home.