Song Tan's Notes

Chapter 1508. Strawberry [Tian Tian]

The strawberry yield of Tian Tian's family this time is not high.

However, her family paid off a lot of foreign debt last year. Even if there are conflicts within the family, everyone still feels relieved by the reduction of a lot of foreign debt.

Tian Ye will be a senior in the second half of the year. Now that he has returned home for three days during the May Day holiday, Tian Tian gave him 200 yuan: "Use it to buy two sets of clothes, and put the rest on your meal card. Don't skimp on food and drink. I'll buy you some bread, beef jerky, braised eggs, etc. Our family is not short of money, so don't skimp."

Her parents gave her living expenses, but she was afraid that Tian Ye would be reluctant to spend it, so she gave her a little more and gave her a few more instructions.

This black boy was picking Houttuynia cordata by the pond at Song Tan's house last summer vacation. He got tanned, but because of the good food, he grew taller and looked particularly thin.

Tian Ye also laughed: "I know, I'm not hungry. Sister, are you selling strawberries these days? I'll go to the city with you."

"Then you have to go." Tian Tian didn't say anything to stop him: "Everyone says it's hard to find a job nowadays, you can learn from me. If you can't find a job after college, we can farm together and have something to eat. Don't panic."

Tian Ye smiled and said, "Okay."

If the income is good, he really wants to study agriculture or veterinary medicine. He feels that being a pet doctor is quite stable nowadays.

Tian Tian picked two large black red strawberries for him and Sun Ziqiang, while talking about her plan: "There are many tourists during the May Day holiday. There is a fork in the road in front of Songshu Town with heavy traffic. I plan to pick some and set up a roadside stall to try."

Her personal QR code and payment code are all printed out, and she is just waiting for repeat customers to come after they eat there tomorrow.

Tian Ye took a bite of the strawberry and was instantly surprised: "Sister, this strawberry is delicious!"

"Really?" Tian Tian also laughed: "This is an important topic for their graduate students. If we hadn't performed well at Boss Song's house, it wouldn't have been our turn."

She was very thoughtful, and her family, including Teacher Tang, knew about it, but no one said no, and everyone who could help helped. Just for this, she always remembered it and completed the task meticulously.

This strawberry field records every detail every day, and the data is available at all times and places.

"It's a pity that the yield is not high..." Tianye looked around and found that the two kinds of strawberries were indeed not as thriving as those in other people's greenhouses.

"It's quite good." Future brother-in-law Sun Ziqiang said beside him: "After all, this crop was harvested during the Chinese New Year. It's rare to have more now, and it tastes good too. It's worth it just to buy this!"

Moreover, the plant has good resistance. We only had a minor powdery mildew attack in early spring and an aphid attack in mid-April. Neither of them were serious problems and were quickly resolved without using pesticides.

It is hard work, as natural pest control needs to be done over and over again. Fortunately, the old couple will come to help, and the scale is not large, so the workload is not a big deal.

Yanran said that there might be an outbreak of red spider mites in the summer, but by then the strawberries would have stopped blooming and bearing fruit. They could use either garlic leaves or chili water, and if they bought more yellow boards, the problem should be solved.

In Song Tan's field, the yield of Zhenhong Meiling and Saga Snow Rabbit is 2,000 to 3,000 kilograms per mu, but in Tian Tian's field, the maximum yield this year is 1,000 kilograms. Now in early May, only a small amount of the late-ripening Zhenhong Meiling has matured, but the Saga Snow Rabbit is already white with pink. Standing in the field, you can smell the rich aroma of strawberries.

When Secretary Xiao Zhu called, Tian Tian was estimating the strawberry yield.

"Go sell strawberries? Sure! Thank you so much, Secretary Zhu!"

"Is there a lot of traffic? Strawberries don't last long. If they don't, I'll pick fewer and ask my brother to sell them on the roadside."

"The yield... If we pick them now, we can sell them after lunch... maybe 30 to 50 kilograms? If they are grown outdoors, the ripening period will be much longer, and they won't mature as evenly."

"Okay, let's pick them now!" Tian Tian hung up the phone and quickly said, "Pick them. Secretary Zhu said that we should let the tourists taste them. We have to let them eat well and drink well today and let them be satisfied with their money spent."

Tian Ye responded, then checked the time: "I told mom to hurry up and cook, so we can just have a quick bite at noon."

It was almost 11: now. The three of us prepared the boxes first and then had a meal. We picked the fruits for half an hour and arranged them a little bit. Finally, we rode our bikes to Yunqiao Village. It was almost the time when everyone just finished their meal and started to walk around.

The only pity is that the most ripe ones are Saga Snow Rabbit. This white-fleshed strawberry with pink seeds is not as attractive as the real red Meiling from a distance. But its strong fragrance is particularly unique and looks very high, so it should be easy to call for a price.

The whole family was busy and happy again.

Song Tan is truly a benefactor in their family!

Tian Tian thought about it and went back to the house to get a pile of packaging boxes: "Ziqiang, you go pick the big ones first, pick three boxes of red and white, and then pick two boxes of white to send to Yunqiao Village this afternoon."

Old Song's family gave six boxes of red and white candies, one box to Secretary Zhu and the village cadres, and one box to Yanran and others on the mountain.

People who are used to eating good food may not necessarily appreciate this, it's mainly a thought-provoking gesture.

At the canteen on the mountain in Yunqiao Village, everyone wandered around the top of the mountain twice, and even went over a gentle slope to the single dormitory building next door, and then returned satisfied:

“This mountain has a great view!”

The only drawback is that the area is surrounded by fences, making it inconvenient to take a walk around the vegetable garden.

But correspondingly, the trellises on all sides are either planted with vegetables or golden berries. It is bustling whether viewed from near or far, and the pastoral atmosphere is really strong.

After strolling around like this, we almost ran out of energy. Adhering to the spirit of "since we are already here", we finally paid the money and received the number tags in the cafeteria.

30 yuan is not expensive for one or two people, but for a family of five, six, seven or eight people, it feels like they can go to a restaurant for a good meal. But we are unfamiliar with the mountains, and there are restaurants in the town, but wouldn't that waste more time?

In the end, most of them compromised.

There were also those who were reluctant to spend money, but the tables, chairs and benches in the cafeteria were still usable. They also prepared their own lunch, and some even brought their lunch boxes and asked if they could be heated up.

That's of course no problem.

Therefore, everyone got together in a lively manner. The feeling of having a big pot meal in a group outing really added to the mood.

At this time, it was time for lunch and the employees on the mountain also came down in advance.

The first group to come in was a security team that had just finished their patrol.

Many people had met them on the road. Now they saw them entering the cafeteria in an orderly manner after a simple wash in the pool outside. There was a sense of oppression when they walked in.

However, a child asked curiously: "Uncle, why are you still wearing gloves? Aren't you hot?"

The employee who was asked grinned: "Because I have a secret in my hand - are you brave enough? Only the brave can see it!"

"Xiao Hong," someone said to him, "Don't scare the child to tears."

Here we go! And more.