Rebirth of a Portable Space: Transforming My Hometown

Chapter 21 The Jade Watermelon Sells Well

Li Aiguo lived up to his mission, completing all the necessary procedures for establishing the company and even delivering the fertilizer to the fields.

Grandpa Yufei thought about it for a while, and finally hired four people to help, rushing to plant the jade watermelons, white jade radishes, and red jade peppers before the end of summer, waiting for the harvest.

That is at this time

While Yufei's family was still asleep, magpies chirped at the door.

That's right, an unexpected distinguished guest has arrived.

"Knock, knock, knock! Uncle Liu, Uncle Liu, someone is looking for you."

"Who is it?" Grandpa Yufei, wearing an old-fashioned shirt, shorts, and sandals, went out to open the door.

It turned out to be Gao Feng, the eldest son of Gao Xingguo from the village entrance, followed by Zhu Xiangui.

"Mr. Zhu, what brings you here?" Grandpa Yufei, still groggy from just waking up, quickly invited them in to sit down.

"Uncle Liu, this man asked about you at the village entrance today, saying he had something urgent to discuss with you, so I brought him here. I have other things to do, so I'll be leaving now," Gao Feng explained the reason for his visit, then turned to leave.

"Xiao Feng! Wait a minute~" Grandpa Yufei hurriedly took a pack of Hongta brand cigarettes from the cabinet next to the door and handed it to Gao Feng.

"Uncle Liu, I can't accept this," Gao Feng quickly refused.

Finally, at Yufei's grandfather's insistence, they accepted it, but refused to stay for dinner.

Grandpa Yufei didn't insist on keeping her.

"Mr. Zhu, please have some tea. I'm so sorry, we don't have any good tea prepared at home."

Grandpa Yufei poured Zhu Xiangui a cup of hot tea to serve him, but then worried that Zhu Xiangui, who was used to fine tea, might not appreciate such coarse tea.

"Uncle Liu, this tea is delicious," Zhu Xiangui said, blowing on the hot tea and then taking a sip.

Grandpa Yufei knew that Zhu Xiangui said this to reassure him, and indeed, Zhu Xiangui's actions reassured him quite a bit.

"Mr. Zhu, what brings you here so early?" Grandpa Yufei asked.

Upon hearing Grandpa Yufei's question, Zhu Xiangui became somewhat agitated. This agitation wasn't from anger, but rather from excitement.

He put down his water glass and excitedly grasped Grandpa Yufei's hands.

"Uncle Liu, meeting you is the greatest luck of my life! Do you know what? Our jade watermelon is a hit, an absolute hit, a super hit!"

"Mr. Zhu, don't get excited, don't get excited!" Grandpa Yufei saw Zhu Xiangui's face was flushed with excitement and was afraid he would faint from the excitement.

He quickly comforted her and asked what happened. At the same time, Yufei's mother, father, and grandmother also finished tidying up and came to the living room.

Zhu Xiangui, having calmed down after seeing that Yufei's entire family was present, spoke to them.

He started making arrangements the day he received the jade watermelon from Yufei's mother and father.

Just as Yufei said, he positioned the jade watermelon for the high-end market.

So, the chairman's wife hosted a banquet.

The main attraction was the jade watermelon, and that very night, the jade watermelon became an instant sensation.

An auction was held on the jade watermelon after the banquet that day.

In the end, each watermelon was sold for more than 300 yuan. One lady even sent the two watermelons she had bid on to a state banquet, where each person was limited to bidding on two watermelons!

I heard that there was one dish that couldn't be decided at the state banquet, and it was eventually replaced by this jade watermelon, which was made into a pair of red jadeite ice beads.

At the banquet, the foreign guests praised the food repeatedly. After the state banquet, several foreign businessmen expressed their desire to trade the jade watermelon with the country, indicating that the price was negotiable.

As you all know, our Great Xia is currently experiencing a foreign exchange shortage. Several countries are trading with our Great Xia on the spot, and the transaction amounts offered are quite substantial.

It's as if they can eat as many watermelons as our government can provide on the spot, and the price is set by our government! And it's even in US dollars!

This made our jade watermelon famous overnight. The emperor himself met with our chairman and inquired about the jade watermelon.

I had previously mentioned the situation regarding the jade watermelon to the chairman, so the chairman and the official mentioned that the quantity of jade watermelons was relatively small.

Mass production is not yet possible, which the government finds regrettable. They expressed that if you need their help, you can contact them anytime. The government's power gives them confidence.

At this point, Zhu Xiangui hesitated and asked Yufei's grandfather:

Uncle Liu, is it really true that our jade watermelons cannot be mass-produced?

"Hey! Mr. Zhu, you'll see when I take you there."

So Yufei and her family led Zhu Xiangui to the vegetable garden, pointing to that small plot of land and saying, "We've got all our watermelons here now."

Zhu Xiangui couldn't understand and said that if there was a shortage of land, he could provide it.

Grandpa Yufei shook his head and said frankly, "This watermelon was a lucky find; it can only survive in special soil."

At the time, he only found one and a half acres, but he dug them all up.

That's all there is to it. Perhaps one day we might encounter it again by chance.

Grandpa Yufei recounted the conversation he had discussed with Yufei and the others to Zhu Xiangui.

They use this rhetoric whenever they are given a place where they are unwilling to disclose their technological achievements.

Grandpa Yufei was also puzzled. Didn't the officials know that this achievement came from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences?

Then the old man thought again, perhaps their research results weren't mature enough to be reported yet. Maybe they could wait until the results were stable before giving the authorities a surprise.

So he didn't think any deeper. Who would have thought that a little girl could carry a planting space with her?

Moreover, it can also optimize the space for plants and animals.

Zhu Xiangui looked at the piece of land, which wasn't particularly large, but wasn't small either, and felt utterly helpless.

If their production can increase... this would be a great opportunity to open up international markets, and perhaps even gain a foothold on the international stage.

Finally, feeling embarrassed but also unwilling to give up, he discussed with Yufei's family whether he could take some soil samples back with him.

Grandpa Yufei was silent for a moment, then said that the five of them should discuss it together.

Then the group went to another room to discuss the matter, and also to ask Yufei's opinion, since she was the one who brought it back.

Zhu Xiangui, sitting in the living room, was somewhat annoyed. How could he have asked such a troublesome question in the heat of the moment?

After Yufei and her family came out of the house, Zhu Xiangui quickly said that it was fine if they didn't want to, it wouldn't affect their cooperation; he had been out of his mind and asked such a question.

Grandpa Yufei, speaking on behalf of the family, said to Mr. Zhu, "We've already discussed it; please take some for your research."

Grandpa Yufei's answer silenced Zhu Xiangui's regretful words. "Huh?"

He opened his mouth wide in surprise, revealing a somewhat naive look.

"Pfft~" This successfully made Yufei laugh, and Yufei's mother tugged at Yufei's sleeve.