A moment later, seven or eight people, men and women, arrived. They were middle-aged men and women from nearby villages, skilled in farm work.
Su Wanru also busied herself, immediately instructing the logistics manager to arrange a truck for the pomelos, ensuring they would be delivered to several nearby stores that very night.
As they were picking pomelos, Liu Yifeng led Su Wanru to a nearby orchard.
Su Wanru was astonished to find that the pears, which were originally only the size of red dates, had now grown to the size of fists.
“Mr. Liu, these pears have grown so large. Are they ripe? Can I try one?” Although she was surprised that the pears, which had been left to rot on the ground, had grown so large in just a week, she no longer found it strange, considering the sour and small pomelos had transformed into large, sweet ones with such thin skins.
What intrigued her most now was the taste. Would it be as sweet?
If they tasted good, she would acquire them directly. The pears sold in their stores had always been quite popular.
Introducing these pears into their stores would undoubtedly boost sales significantly.
Liu Yifeng smiled and said, "These pears look like normal-sized pears, but they are not yet ripe. They still have room to grow. In another three to five days, they should be ready for picking. By then, their size will at least double."
"Really? Then I must be the first to taste them. Since they aren't ripe yet, why don't you take me to see the orange grove first!"
Afterward, Liu Yifeng led Su Wanru to the orange grove. The oranges inside were much as she had imagined, already of normal size, with some of their peels already turning slightly yellowish. It seemed they would be ripe soon.
She couldn't resist picking a particularly yellow-looking orange, wanting to sample its taste first.
She peeled the orange and was once again amazed by its thin skin. If the skin of the pomelos had been as thin as an orange's, then these orange peels, without exaggeration, were as thin as paper. With a gentle pluck, the flesh was revealed.
“Mr. Liu, the peel of these oranges is truly thin, and it's all flesh.” Su Wanru quickly extracted the intact flesh and then shared half of it with Liu Yifeng.
This was also Liu Yifeng's first time tasting the oranges from this place. He was surprised that even though they were not fully ripe, they were already very sweet, with no sourness at all. However, they still lacked the specific sweetness of the pomelos. Still, these oranges surpassed many others. Moreover, it wasn't even the season for oranges. If they were to be launched now, many people would surely buy them. After all, once the market is saturated, the price of oranges would have to be lowered to sell them, and scarcity drives value.
After finishing her orange, Su Wanru immediately gave a thumbs-up: “Mr. Liu, I truly admire you. In such a short time, you’ve managed to cultivate the fruits in these three orchards to this level. Your cultivation techniques are akin to a divine elixir!”
“You flatter me too much, Ms. Su. I’ve only just started in this line of work and don’t understand many things.”
“You’ve only just started, and your cultivated fruits have such astonishing results. If your techniques mature further, won't you dominate the entire market?” Su Wanru remarked.
Liu Yifeng felt a bit embarrassed by the praise, as the credit truly belonged to his son, but he, the father, was taking all the acclaim.
At four o'clock, Liu Yifeng went to the kindergarten to pick up Tongtong from class. He had specifically picked a few pomelos to give to Xu Muqing and her daughter as a gift.
Xu Muqing looked at the pomelos, which were at least twice the size of ordinary ones, and was somewhat surprised. “Mr. Liu, where did you buy these pomelos? They are so big!”
Liu Yifeng replied, “I grew these myself. I picked them specially for you to try. Please don’t refuse them, Ms. Xu!”
“What, you grew these?” Xu Muqing was somewhat shocked. Such large pomelos, grown by Liu Yifeng? Then how incredible must his cultivation techniques be?
Liu Yifeng smiled, “Growing pomelos isn't difficult!”
“Growing pomelos isn’t difficult, but growing such large ones, and with such a beautiful golden color, that’s the challenge,” Xu Muqing said as she accepted the bag of pomelos Liu Yifeng handed her. However, she had underestimated the weight of the bag and almost dropped it.
“Be careful, it’s a bit heavy!” Fortunately, Liu Yifeng quickly grabbed the bag, or it would have rolled onto the ground.
“With your pomelos growing so well, they're sure to fetch a good price. I’ll just take one to try, and you can sell the rest?” Xu Muqing remembered the battered van Liu Yifeng had mentioned before and guessed that his financial situation might not be very good. Although she didn’t know how Liu Yifeng managed to afford such an expensive kindergarten for Tongtong, she didn’t want to add to his burden.
“How much are these few pomelos worth? Are you refusing to accept them because you look down on me?” Liu Yifeng asked.
Seeing that Liu Yifeng had misunderstood her intentions, Xu Muqing quickly explained, “Mr. Liu, you’ve misunderstood. It’s just that it’s only my daughter and me at home. If you give me so many pomelos, I won’t be able to finish them!”
“These pomelos aren’t like vegetables. As long as they aren’t dropped, they can last for half a month at home without spoiling. Please accept them. I also accepted your car yesterday. If you refuse these, then I’ll return the car to you.”
Xu Muqing then accepted all the pomelos. Although she had mentally prepared herself, the weight of the pomelos still startled her. Four pomelos, and she almost couldn’t lift them. How heavy must each one be?
Seeing her astonished reaction, Liu Yifeng voluntarily took them and helped her place them in the car's trunk.
“Thank you!” Xu Muqing was touched by his warm gesture.
“It's just a small favor. By the way, the skin of these pomelos is very thin. If you use a knife to cut them, don't cut too deep, or you might accidentally cut into the flesh,” Liu Yifeng reminded her.
Xu Muqing nodded, “Okay!”
Soon, the kindergarten class ended, and the teacher called out the children's names one by one as their parents appeared. Tongtong and Yaoyao came down together, and seeing their parents, they ran towards them.
“Slow down, don’t fall!” Xu Muqing called out to Yaoyao.
“Mommy, you promised yesterday that you'd take me to Tongtong's house tomorrow. You weren't lying, were you?” Yaoyao asked her mother pitifully, afraid that her mother might go back on her word today.
Xu Muqing smiled, “Of course, it’s true.”
“Oh yeah! Tomorrow I get to go to your house to play. I want to catch fish and shrimp!” Yaoyao excitedly said to Tongtong.
Tongtong was also very excited, “My daddy is really good at catching fish. He’ll make you braised fish to eat!”
Watching the two happy children, Liu Yifeng and Xu Muqing exchanged smiles. The world of children is so simple, so easily satisfied.