Chapter Eight The Fruit is Ripe

  Under the call of the village group leader, the planting direction of Wolong Village was determined as planting millet. Anyway, everyone didn't plan to plant wheat again, and planting millet was also a good choice. However, the planting of millet had to wait until next year's Grain Rain. According to Jiang Feng's requirements, the villagers applied organic fertilizer to the land and buried all the wheat straw deep in the ground this year. Although they didn't quite understand, under Jiang Feng's guarantee, they still followed suit.

  Unfortunately, this autumn's broadcast has to be suspended temporarily. The villagers did not show any dissatisfaction, but the grain selling incident had a great impact on them.

  A month later. "Cuīhuā, come and try it, look at the longan fruit I planted!" In the longan orchard with mature fruit fragrance, Jiāng Fēng held a lychee-like fruit, the skin was green and red, almost transparent, and the pulp inside was faintly visible, as if a red cloud rose, looking very tempting.

  Jiang Cuihua is the daughter of Jiang Fugui and also a classmate of Jiang Feng's younger sister, Xiaoqin. The two have been close since childhood, and with their familial relationship, Jiang Feng has always treated her like his own younger sister.

  Cuihua wore a long braid, with bright and clear eyes, curved eyebrows, and long eyelashes that seemed to tremble slightly as if seeing something exciting. Her slightly dark skin had a faint flush, giving off a natural and simple aura. At this moment, she was standing in the dragon eye fruit garden, looking at something with surprise.

  "Oh my, it's so beautiful! I've never seen such a good-looking fruit!" When Cuihua took the fruit from Jiangfeng's hand, her big eyes were full of surprise and admiration. "This is the Longan fruit that Father mentioned, isn't it? Jiangfeng brother, you're really capable. Father asked me to come over and see if the Longan fruit was ripe yet. Uncle said you were in the field. I just came over. Who would have thought, I'd run into something so wonderful!" Cuihua said with both hands cradling the Longan fruit.

  Women are really emotional, evaluating fruit with the word "good-looking", Jiang Feng couldn't help but laugh, turned around and thought again, if a fruit looks good, doesn't it mean that its appearance is good? Even if a fruit tastes great, if it doesn't look good, it's not going to work.

  "Hehe, Uncle Fu Gui has been thinking about these fruits all the time. Alright, I'll bring some over to him later and let him try them out, see if they're the same as what he had before? But I think he'll definitely be satisfied." said Jiang Feng with a smile.

  Cuihua couldn't stop holding the longan fruit in her hand, admiring it repeatedly. The smooth and cool feeling immediately enveloped her, making her tremble as if she were touching a maiden's tender skin. "Jiang Feng, what is this fruit called? I don't even want to eat it now that I'm holding it!" Cuihua said with genuine admiration, making Jiang Feng feel proud and think to himself, "That's right, this is the perfect fruit I've modified using my divine yuan power!" He chuckled and said, "Silly girl, this is a longan fruit. No matter how good it looks, it's just a fruit for people to enjoy! Come on, try some! I'll tell you, its flavor is even more perfect than its appearance!" Jiang Feng looked at Cuihua with anticipation, hoping for her praise.

  Cuihua hesitated, looking at the longan fruit in her hand, really couldn't bear to take a bite of that bright red and plump fruit. "Don't be silly, hurry up and try it!" Cuihua finally made up her mind. She carefully took a small bite, and with a slight crunching sound, her teeth sank into the pulp without any obstruction. Suddenly, a refreshing juice like a mountain spring poured into her mouth and between her teeth. She shivered several times in succession, as if her soul had been elevated, and she felt as if she was about to float up.

  After a long time, Cuihua finally calmed down gradually. Jiangfeng understood in his heart that the transformed dragon eye fruit had perfect genes. It reached the optimal combination of nutrients, with acidity and sweetness in harmony, containing a special substance that, when eaten by humans, could stimulate certain substances in the body, giving people a sense of pleasure. This feeling could make a person's essence, energy, and spirit reach their best state. So now Cuihua was extremely intoxicated, as if she had merged with nature around her.

  "My goodness! This is the longan fruit. How delicious!" Cuihua ate the fruit in a few mouthfuls, as if she was addicted. "Hehe, it's delicious, right? I'll pick another one for you." Jiangfeng saw that Cuihua had an expectant look on her face, and he couldn't bear to disappoint her. He quickly went to the field and picked a few more, wiping them clean with his clothes before handing them over to Cuihua.

  At this time, Jiang Feng's parents also arrived at the place. From a distance, they smelled a refreshing and sweet aroma. Seeing the fruit on the tree saplings, their eyes lit up. Without caring about their image, they ran over to pick some. They didn't even bother to wipe them clean before putting them in their mouths. "Heavens! How can it be so delicious? Husband, why is it so good? I just can't get enough of it!" Jiang Feng's mother asked with a smile, eating the longan fruit while gazing at Jiang Da Yuan with sparkling eyes. Jiang Da Yuan didn't have time to respond, his mouth busy chewing loudly, his eyes closed in enjoyment. "It's too delicious! Better than any I've had before!"

  Watching the two of them wolfing down their food, Cuihua couldn't help but laugh. However, she thought about how her own eating habits weren't much better earlier and her face turned red. Zhang Pengfei smiled from ear to ear, "Dad, Mom, eat slowly. There's still a lot left in the field. After we plant more next year, are you afraid you won't have enough to eat?" The two old men rolled their eyes at him but didn't stop chewing. Seeing them like this, Jiang Feng gave up trying to persuade them and picked a few more from the field to hand to Cuihua. "Take these back and let Fu Gui uncle try some too."

  "En. Thank you, Brother Jiang Feng. I'm leaving." Cuihua took the fruit and left the orchard in a hurry, still feeling embarrassed about what she had eaten earlier.

  "Slow down, that girl!" Jiang Feng laughed and shouted as he saw the distant figure of Cui Hua walking away. After seeing Cui Hua walk far away, Jiang Feng turned around to say to his parents: "Dad, Mom, let's pick some more to take back home. It's almost time for dinner too." Jiang Da Yuan hurriedly went into the field and started picking wildly, filling up his hands until they couldn't hold any more. He carelessly stuffed them into his own pockets, until all of his pockets were full. Reluctantly, he followed Jiang Feng towards their home.

  Not yet home. Saw Jiang Fugui running over from afar, his face seemingly very excited. When he saw Jiang Feng and the others, he waved his hand and quickened his pace.

  "Jiang Feng, it's so delicious! I didn't expect it to be this good!" Jiang Fugui rushed in front of Jiang Feng and said incoherently. After finishing speaking, he looked at Jiang Dayuan's pocket, his eyes lit up, and he pounced on him like a wolf. Seeing Jiang Fugui's movement, Jiang Dayuan felt a wave of tension, tightly covering his own pocket, shrinking his body backward, just like avoiding a robber's snatch.

  "Hey uncle, stop fighting, you're acting like kids. I have some here for you." Zhang Xilian said, looking at the two old men who were pushing and shoving each other like children, as she took out a few from her own pocket.

  Jiang Fugui reluctantly accepted the fruit and muttered to himself: "Tie Dan, you're not being very considerate, it's always your sister who is better"

  Jiang Dà Yuǎn's face was filled with disdain, and he turned away without paying attention to him. The delicious food in his hands was not something he intended to share with others. He looked at Jiang Fù Guì, who was still holding the longan fruit and showing it off heavily.

  "Uncle Fu Gui, how's the taste?" Jiang Feng looked at Jiang Fu Gui expectantly, although he already knew how delicious this fruit was, but hearing it from someone else still gave him a sense of accomplishment.

  "It's too delicious, it seems even better than what I had before." Jiang Fugui replied while eating.

  Jiang Feng couldn't help but gaze proudly at Jiang Fugui as he finished eating the fruit in his hand. The fruit, which had been modified using Shen Yuan's power, possessed perfect genes whether it was the plant or the fruit itself, and not eating it would be a real waste.

  "What will you do with these fruits?"

  "I'm preparing to give some to the folks to taste, and I plan to take the rest to the city to try out the sales route. If the sales route is good, I'd like to promote planting throughout the entire village."

  After hearing Jiang Feng's words, Jiang Fugui was very satisfied. He felt that Jiang Feng was really not bad and was willing to share such good fruit with everyone.

  "This year is the trial phase, and there are still very few fruit trees planted. I estimate that there may be around 5,000 catties (a unit of weight). I'll give away 1,000 catties for everyone to taste, and sell the rest. With the money earned, I plan to build a cultivation base," said Jiang Feng, looking at Jiang Fugui.

  "How much are these fruits?" Jiang Fugui still didn't know the value of these longan fruits.

  "One hundred yuan per catty," Jiang Feng said nonchalantly.

  "What? So expensive!" The people around were shocked, their eyes wide with wonder, and they even forgot to chew the fruit in their mouths.

  "What's wrong? Don't you think it's worth the price?" Jiang Feng looked at the three people who were already stunned.

  There was no sound around them, they were all thinking that the hundred dollars had already been eaten into their stomachs. That's a ordinary farmer's monthly expenses.

  "Unbelievable, unbelievable! Son, you're really something! But I think selling it for 100 yuan per kilogram is unlikely." Jiang Dayuan shook his head in disbelief. To say that this fruit definitely has a market, but if someone actually buys it for 100 yuan, they must be an idiot.

  Jiang Feng didn't explain, the life in Wulong Village was too closed off. His old man had lived in the village for decades and basically didn't understand the outside world, only considering problems from his own environment. Jiang Feng knew that now there were many people in the city who could afford to spend money.

  "What's rare is precious," he said, ignoring the stunned faces of several people, and walked back home, leaving a few people there in stunned silence.