I saw everything

Chapter 43 Fruit Hunter
3 month 10 day.

After a late spring cold snap at the end of February, the Lingnan region has finally seen the warmth of spring and blooming flowers in the past few days.

Next to the fields of Nanhu Farm, many rice fields have been planted with seedlings, and more than a dozen white cranes are searching for the dead bodies of small insects stirred up by tractors in the paddy fields.

The farm's strawberry planting scale has expanded to 18 acres, of which 3 acres of strawberry seedlings planted earlier have entered the flowering and fruiting stage, but have not yet reached the peak fruit-bearing stage.

Jiang Miao is also in his breeding experimental greenhouse today.

Suddenly, Secretary Li Zixuan walked in: "Boss, Manager Ye said that the fruit hunter, Mr. Yang, has arrived at the company."

"Then let Ayong go over and pick up the other party."

"Ok."

Jiang Miao put away the notebook, went to the faucet at the door of the greenhouse, washed his hands and face, took out his cell phone and tidied his appearance and clothes.

More than ten minutes passed.

Ke Yong drove a few strangers to the farm gate.

Jiang Miao walked over with a smile: "Mr. Yang, welcome to Hailufeng. I am Jiang Miao."

"It's Mr. Jiang! I've heard of you for a long time. Do you mind being in the camera?" Yang Yang also smiled and pointed at the photographer next to him and asked.

"It's okay. We invited Mr. Yang here for publicity. If you need anything, you can tell me or my secretary Zixuan."

Li Zixuan quickly took out his mobile phone: "Mr. Yang, this is my WeChat..."

"This is my WeChat..." Yang Yang's assistant also stepped forward.

The two exchanged WeChat and mobile phone numbers.

After Jiang Miao shook hands with Yang Yang, he pointed to the greenhouse on the farm and said, "Mr. Yang, I'll take you to the greenhouse first."

"Great! I also want to see your company's new products. After all, seeing is believing."

Li Zixuan went over in advance to open the iron gate.

The group entered the strawberry greenhouse, which used semi-three-dimensional planting, but the planting density was not too high, mainly because they were worried that the strawberries would not be able to survive the high summer temperatures.

“Has it started to bear fruit?”

Jiang Miao nodded: "The strawberries in this greenhouse have entered the flowering and fruiting period, and it is estimated that they will enter the peak fruiting period in April."

Yang Yang took a look at some of the already red strawberries and found that they were a bit big. This was not an isolated case, but generally they were bigger: "Is this variety a large fruit type? The fruit is very big! Does it have the genes of Sweet Charlie?"

"Yes, one of its parent plants is Sweet Charlie. Our internal number is C1102, and its trade name is Jasmine Strawberry." Jiang Miao explained as he cut a few ripe jasmine strawberries with a pair of small scissors.

"Jasmine strawberry? Does it have the scent of jasmine? Then I'd like to give it a try." Yang Yang immediately became interested. He picked up one of the strawberries, washed it with mineral water, then took a light bite and savored it carefully.

Jiang Miao washed the remaining strawberries and said, "Come on, everyone have a taste."

"Huh?" Yang Yang took another bite, and this time he raised his eyebrows: "It does have a slight jasmine scent, and a scent similar to cantaloupe. The sweetness is not bad, estimated to be around 15."

As he spoke, he took out a sweetness meter and squeezed a little strawberry juice into the testing groove.

drop!
【15.3】

"Haha, Mr. Yang really is worthy of being called a human sweetness meter!" Jiang Miao also laughed and joked.

"This variety has good taste, sweetness, firmness, and fruit shape. Is the variety genetically stable?"

"We are currently eating the fifth generation seedlings. Compared with the first generation seedlings, there are not many changes, and the overall characteristics are relatively stable."

Yang Yang ate another one: "This one has a sweetness level of 15 as well. Can I pick one randomly and try it?"

"Yes, Mr. Yang, please go ahead."

Soon, Yang Yang picked a small basket of jasmine strawberries and began to describe them to the camera. "This fruit is really big, almost as big as a duck egg."

Li Zixuan quickly handed over a basket of duck eggs.

With the comparison, the size of the jasmine strawberry is more visually impactful.

"Since we're here, let's randomly test the sweetness again!" Yang Yang immediately picked 5 strawberries and tested them with a sweetness meter. The results showed that the sweetness was generally between 15 and 16.

After visiting the jasmine strawberry greenhouse, we entered the vanilla strawberry greenhouse next door.

As soon as he entered the greenhouse, Yang Yang couldn't help but sniff: "What a nice smell! This smell is a bit similar to passion fruit and vanilla."

He put his nose close to one of the ripe vanilla strawberries and the smell became more pronounced.

"Mr. Jiang, can you tell me which breed this variety's mother is from?"

Jiang Miao nodded: "The mother plants of vanilla strawberry are Fengxiang strawberry and Xuelixiang. This is a mutation I discovered during hybridization a few years ago. After several times of breeding and hybridization, the characteristics were fixed."

"It's not easy! I feel this variety has great potential. I wonder how it performs in other aspects?" Yang Yang continued.

"Vanilla strawberries are relatively high-yielding and disease-resistant. They are medium-sized and have a sweetness level of 21 to 22 degrees. The flesh is relatively hard and can be stored and transported well. However, they will not bloom if the temperature exceeds 35 degrees Celsius, so they may not be produced in the summer in the south."

"This shortcoming is not too serious and it can be grown in the north." Yang Yang does not think this is a shortcoming because it is a defect common to many strawberry varieties.

Suddenly he seemed to have discovered a blind spot, and turned around to ask, "Won't the jasmine strawberry bloom when the temperature is over 35 degrees Celsius?"

Jiang Miao shook his head: "No, jasmine strawberry and cheese strawberry are heat-resistant varieties. As long as the temperature does not exceed 40 degrees Celsius, they can basically bloom and bear fruit normally."

Yang Yang couldn't help but sigh: "Jasmine strawberries and cheese strawberries will have great potential in summer!"

"Try the vanilla strawberry first!"

Just like before, pick a small basket, then wash and try.

"Wow! The flavor is really rich, and the sweetness is very high, about 22."

Squeeze a little strawberry juice into the sweetness meter's detection groove.

drop!
【22.2】

"This variety is really sweet and fragrant, more fragrant than any other strawberry variety I have eaten before. The fragrance is a combination of traditional strawberry, passion fruit and vanilla. After eating it, the fragrance really lingers on your lips and teeth. This variety is worth recommending."

Then he turned his head and looked at Jiang Miao: "Mr. Jiang, I wonder when your strawberries will be on the market? I guess many viewers want to try them."

"Officially shipped on March 3th, now accepting pre-orders."

Yang Yang quickly asked, "What's the price? I want to get a discount for my fans and friends."

"Jasmine strawberries are 88 yuan per kilogram, vanilla strawberries are 99 yuan per kilogram, and cheese strawberries are 99 yuan per kilogram." Jiang Miao continued with a smile: "Since you are Mr. Yang's fans, I will make the decision. Each of you will receive a 50-yuan discount coupon. This discount coupon does not affect the use of other discounts in the store."

"Boss Jiang is very generous. You can tell at a glance that he is a wealthy man with a great vision!"

The two began to flatter each other commercially.

However, Yang Yang was not wrong. The quality of Hailufeng Company's strawberries is indeed good.

Then they went to the greenhouse of the third variety.

Yang Yang was also amazed by the cheese strawberry, and this variety is very easy to identify because its fruit is white.

After shooting the promotional video, Jiang Miao invited Yang Yang to have dinner in the company cafeteria. Before leaving, he gave him a few boxes of canned eels.

On the company side, both the online store department and Nanhu Farm have begun to work hard to prepare for putting strawberries on the shelves.

(End of this chapter)