This guy Li Xuebin is really an old man who only wants to cause trouble for himself. This made Ye Mo really feel that he had lost more than one million yuan.
But, Ye Mo is not a fool.
Ye Mo knew his situation well.
He is a newbie in growing fruits and is not deeply involved in the fruit industry. His understanding of the fruit industry is limited to the local market.
This year these watermelons, cantaloupes...
If Gao Yuan had not competed here and only Li Xuebin had been contacted, the price of watermelons would have been basically in line with the market. But for these melons, without Gao Yuan... Ye Mo did not believe that Li Xuebin could give them 25 yuan per catty.
The price of cantaloupe is 15 yuan per catty, and Ye Mo is already very satisfied. It can be sold for 18 yuan per catty. To be honest, Ye Mo is secretly enjoying himself...
As for the price of 25 yuan per catty, he had thought about it and did not dare to ask for such a high price.
It is difficult for the second crop of cantaloupe to reach the quality of the first crop. Li Xuebin gave 30 yuan in advance, so he probably thought it was unlikely to reach the quality of the first crop. After all, he is growing it in the open air...
And if we can achieve the same quality as the first crop of melons, the second crop of melons will mature in June. By that time, the first crop of melons have been sold out. The quality of these melons will definitely cause a sensation as long as they are on the market. Wait for the second crop of melons.
When melons are on the market, the price may even exceed that of a crop of melons.
Li Xuebin tasted these melons last time, and until this morning, he was still thinking about them.
There is a saying that pork sellers don’t like to eat pork... Fruit sellers don’t particularly want to eat certain fruits at ordinary times.
These melons can make Li Xuebin recite them, which speaks volumes.
When we came to the shelf field, there were melons with dense net patterns hanging on the shelves. The color of the melon skin under the texture was still cyan.
Ye Mo and the others searched for a long time, but only found a slightly yellow reticulated melon.
Ye Mo picked the reticulated melon and smelled it: "There is no fragrance yet."
"The reticulated melon... doesn't have much flavor if it's not cut. If you cut it open, take a look..." Li Xuebin said.
These reticulated melons are not big. If you only look at the size, I would estimate that they are more than two kilograms, less than three kilograms.
But after getting started, these melons are extremely heavy.
Ye Mo weighed it first, then took out the electronic scale he carried with him and weighed it: "1974 grams."
"It's so heavy." Li Xuebin also picked it up and weighed it.
Heavy...
Li Xuebin originally thought that these reticulated melons weighed about three kilograms, or even less than three kilograms.
But the weight of this one is very heavy.
1974 grams, nearly 4 pounds.
Ye Mo cut into the melon and found that the flesh was very thick but the pulp was very small...
The flesh of the melon is greenish to yellow, and the aroma is not particularly strong, but has a refreshing fragrance.
Ye Mo cut the reticulated melon into several small pieces.
Li Xuebin tasted a piece first. The reticulated melon was indeed not yet ripe...the flesh was crispy, and the fragrance overshadowed the sweetness, but it was very sweet.
At this time, the reticulated melon is converting sugar.
The local temperature difference between day and night is large. Now, the highest temperature during the day can reach more than 30 degrees, while the lowest temperature at night is only more than ten degrees.
The temperature difference between day and night is large, and the sugar conversion rate is particularly fast.
Due to the current maturity level, it is not yet possible to judge the grade of these reticulated melons.
No matter what kind of fruit it is, sweeter is not always better. If you want to eat something sweet, just use sugar cane, or white sugar...these are sweet.
Fruit should have flavor.
Just like bananas, bananas don’t taste particularly sweet, but the taste and the unique fragrance of bananas...the taste and fragrance can both be called flavor. Different varieties of bananas have different flavors. Even the same variety of bananas have different tastes.
Different regions, different management, different maturity levels, and different flavors.
The reticulated melon is a type of cantaloupe. Compared with the cantaloupe, the reticulated melon also has a more obvious difference in flavor.
Ye Mo’s emerald melons are not particularly sweet, but have a strong flavor. In addition to being sweet, they are also fragrant and have a better taste.
But now, the reticulated melon I picked just now is ready to eat. It has a crisp texture and a suitable sweetness. However, it is still far from the best taste and the fragrance is not enough.
"That's right." Li Xuebin ate a few pieces of reticulated melons and said, "I'm going to label these melons as Huacheng Fruits. Do you want to register a trademark yourself?"
"We have been registering the trademark for a long time." Ye Mo said: "But trademark registration takes time. It is estimated that we will not be able to get the trademark until the end of the year or later. It is better not to put the label of Huacheng, this is Yancheng County..."
"Fruits from Yancheng County can also be labeled with Huacheng County labels, no problem."
"Hongshan Town is promoting the construction of ecological agriculture. I wonder if these fruits can be labeled as Hongshan Town?" Ye Mo said.
Ye Mo is about to apply for a house construction permit, and he must first obtain the town's approval. Of course, applying for a house construction permit is not a big problem.
Now Hongshan Town wants to develop ecological agriculture. These melons from Ye Mo are of excellent quality. If they are labeled as Hongshan Town... Think about it, these melons will cost at least twenty or thirty yuan per catty when they reach the market, or even
More than forty or fifty yuan per catty.
He also produces a lot of these melons. If they are labeled as Hongshan Town, they will definitely make Hongshan Town look good.
He has given face to the town, so if he has difficulties here, can the town not accommodate him?
"Hongshan Town..." Li Xuebin struggled and said, "Although Hongshan Town also grows a large number of fruits, you know what the local fruits look like."
"That was before... In the future, the fruits in Hongshan Town will definitely surpass Dongmen Town." Ye Mo said: "I can't guarantee that in other villages, but in Changzhu Village, within five years at most, the mangoes here will definitely be better than those in Dongmen Town."
Dongmen Town is better."
"Unlikely?"
Ye Mo was very confident: "Do you want us to make a bet? Take this year's mangoes as an example. The quality of the mangoes here this year is definitely much higher than last year's."
"The quality is better than last year, it's possible... but by a lot?"
"In five years at most, the mangoes in Changzhu Village will exceed those in Dongmen Town, at least Team 11..."
Li Xuebin smiled and said, "Okay. I believe you..."
Ye Mo is already creating miracles.
In Li Xuebin's view, Ye Mo is a real technical talent. It is not impossible for him to lead the development of rural areas.
"But if you put the label on Hongshan Town, do you want to think about it again?"
"Does it matter where I label my cantaloupes?" Ye Mo said.
"All right."
Ye Mo lit a cigarette for Li Xuebin and said: "Hongshan Town is very poor. I am sure to produce some high-quality fruits in the future... If Hongshan Town wants to develop ecological agriculture, what it needs most is fame.
The local climate is good. For example, those mangoes and pomegranates last year... don't look very good, but the taste is not bad after all. The local area is not famous, and the fruits produced cannot be sold at a high price. If they cannot be sold at a high price, there will be no people.
Willing to manage those fruits..."
"Okay, okay." Li Xuebin clasped his hands and said with a smile: "Your situation is too high."
Ye Mo was a little embarrassed...
"Just put the label on Hongshan Town. Let's go to the town while it's still early." Li Xuebin said.
It is not easy for a fruit-producing area to develop.
If you have capital, you can build a large fruit-producing area.
But to build a well-known fruit-producing area, we must ultimately produce good products. Once these melons from Ye Mo enter the market, they will definitely cause a sensation, even a big sensation.
When a place has something as a selling point, then promote it a little bit...
Ye Mo helped Hongshan Town develop, but he was also helping himself.