A bridge was built across the river two years ago. People in Weijiagou and several nearby villages no longer have to take a ferry when going out.
Zeng Lao and his party crossed the bridge and walked for a while until they arrived at Weijiagou.
Xiao Zou saw the apricot tree on the river slope at a glance, pointed at it and said, "That's an apricot tree, it has such a big fruit."
Mr. Zeng saw it and stopped the car, "Let's go down and have a look."
As soon as Zeng Lao's car stopped, all the cars following him stopped.
The almond tree is not far away, just uphill.
The apricots were ripe, golden and almost as big as peaches, and everyone's eyes were bright.
It was not any kind of apricot they had ever seen.
Those who do agricultural research will be overwhelmed when they see new varieties.
Zheng Hui, who was walking ahead to open the way, pointed to a wooden sign in front of the apricot tree and said, "Look here there is a sign that says, 'Passers-by can pick ten.' The folk customs here are really simple, and apricots can be eaten by passers-by."
Xiao Zou walked closer, "It's true." He looked at the apricot tree next to him, "How about we pick a few?"
It’s not that they want to eat it, but they are itching to hold it in their hands and observe it carefully when they see a variety they have never seen before.
"There is a brand, so it's okay to pick them." Wu Qiang, a local worker who accompanied him, said with a smile, "Weijiagou's apricots have become famous in the past two years, and they are sold out as soon as they are on the market."
"Then I picked it." A researcher named Yao Yan stepped forward and picked one, smelled it, and handed it to Mr. Zeng, "Mr. Zeng, look at it, the sweetness of this apricot should be quite high. The hardness is not low.
Yes, it is said that when you mature like this, you should be very soft."
Little Zou over there also picked one, "It tastes really good, and it makes me appetizing when I smell it. Who cultivated this? Are there other researchers in Weijiagou?"
It's not surprising that he thinks this way, a person's energy is limited, and he still has skills and specializations.
Wei Xingxi, who has made great achievements in the research of food crops, can he also make achievements in other areas?
Just as he was talking, two little boys around ten years old emerged from the apricot forest. Each of them carried a basket on his back, and the basket was filled with more than half of the basket of apricots.
Seeing a large group of people standing in front of the almond tree, one of the children asked curiously, "What do you do?"
Zheng Hui smiled at the child and said, "We are here to find someone in Weijiagou. This is the apricot tree planted by your family. Can we go in and have a look?"
The little boy shook his head and said, "It's not from my family. It was planted by Sister Xingxi. You can eat it if you want."
"Xingxi? Is it called Wei Xingxi? This is her orchard?"
Zheng Hui thought to himself, isn't Wei Xingxi a person who studies grain planting? How did he become a fruit tree planter?
The child continued to shake his head, "No, this is the brigade's tree. It was planted by the seedlings given by Sister Xingxi. You can pick them if you want, but one person can only pick ten."
Mr. Zeng found it interesting and asked, "Child, why can you only pick ten?"
"Sister Xingxi has stipulated that a person can only pick ten to eat in a day. If he picks too many, he will be paid, fifty yuan each."
Xiao Zou's eyes widened behind his glasses, "How much? Fifty?" Isn't this a sky-high price?
Another child added, "Whoever picks too many will get fifty yuan, one fifty yuan, two hundred yuan."
Zheng Hui asked, "Are you looking at the apricot trees?"
"No, you don't need to look at the almond trees."
"No need to look? Then you will know if others pick too many?"
The child said proudly, "No one dares to pick too many without paying. Sister Xingxi will know whoever picks too much. Send someone to tell them, and that person will have to pay. If they dare not pay, Sister Xingxi will deal with them."
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Another child argued, "Last year, someone from Nanpozi Village secretly picked a basket and sold it. Sister Xingxi knew about it and sent someone to Nanpozi Village to tell her, and the money was immediately returned.
, there is not enough money to work to pay off the bills.”
"You sister Xingxi are so powerful?"
"That's right. No one dares to disobey Sister Xingxi. With Sister Xingxi, wild boars don't dare to harm the land. Sister Xingxi can kill a wild boar with one punch, and can kill a wolf with one kick."
The group of people looked at each other in confusion. They were here to find a self-taught scientific researcher. Why did Wei Xingxi sound like a mountain king?
If I hadn't known that Wei Xingxi was a young woman, I would have thought she was a strong man as strong as a black iron tower.
What if she wasn't a towering warrior?
They all looked at Wu Qiang.
"...I don't know much about this." Wu Qiang is from the county town. He only knows that Weijiagou has produced good grain seeds in recent years. He knows that the grain seeds were cultivated by Wei Xingxi. What does Wei Xingxi think of it?
People don't understand.
Yan Lu, the reporter who was following the photo, winked at the camera, then walked up to the front and asked the two children, "Look, you are both very capable. You picked so many, what are your names?"
The first child to speak loved to talk, "My name is Mingxi, and he is Xiaoshuai."
Yan Lu asked, "You said that Sister Xingxi killed a wild boar and kicked a wolf to death with one punch. Is it true or a rumor?"
Mingxi raised her head, "Of course it's true. Sister Xingxi killed many wild boars, and they were all published in the newspaper. She is the 'pig-killing hero' of our town."
Sister Xingxi went to the mountains to rescue Uncle Du Qi and kicked a wolf to death. The wolf skin is still lying around at the brigade headquarters."
Yan Lu's news aroused even more, "You sister Xingxi is so powerful, are you all afraid of her?"
"Of course I am afraid. There is no one in Weijiagou who is not afraid of Sister Xingxi. People from other villages dare not come here to cause trouble. They are also afraid of Sister Xingxi."
"Then has she ever hit you?"
Mingxi said with a bitter face, "I have never been beaten. But if the teacher complains, Sister Xingxi will punish us. We are punished for picking apricots. We have to pick for a whole day."
Another kid, Xiaoshuai, urged, "Mingxi, let's go quickly. Otherwise, if we don't pick enough 200 kilograms, we will have to double it tomorrow."
"Ah? Please don't."
The two children ran down the slope carrying baskets on their backs.
Yan Lu's interview had just begun. He tried to stop the two children but failed, so he had no choice but to give up. However, he became even more curious about Wei Xingxi.
Yao Yan took the second apricot she picked and asked hesitantly, "Then...should we still pick it?"
Zheng Hui pointed to the sign, "It doesn't matter if you don't say one person picks ten. We can pick two."
All in all, no one in the group dared to pick more than they thought, so each person picked two or three.
"So sweet."
“I’ve never tasted such delicious apricots.”
It was closer to the village through the path beside the apricot grove. Mr. Zeng decided not to take the car, and the group walked towards the village.
They thought that the apricot as big as a peach had already surprised them, but along the way, they were surprised too much.
Finger-long red mulberries.
The purple-red pomegranate flowers bloom perfectly. According to the villagers' predictions, the pomegranates they bear must be thirty centimeters in diameter.
The most unforgettable thing for them is the wheat field.
"This, this is true." Mr. Zeng excitedly ran to the edge of the wheat field, stroking the half-foot-long wheat ears, and looked into the distance, "They are all there. If the whole country is planted, how much more food will be harvested?"