Chapter 516 Planting Fruit Trees on a Large Scale

It usually takes 15 to 30 days for silkworm eggs to hatch into ant silkworms.

And if the temperature is suitable, it usually hatches in less than half a month.

It's still spring in Zhongzhou now, and it's still a bit cool in the morning. The temperature during the day is relatively warm because of the sun, but it's only in the teens or 20s.

In order to let the silkworm eggs hatch as soon as possible, Qiao Ran placed these silkworm eggs attached to the white paper in her own space courtyard.

The temperature here is suitable and there is no difference between morning and evening. Silkworm eggs can hatch several days earlier than outside.

While waiting for the first batch of silkworm babies to hatch, Qiao Ran was not idle. She led the villagers to plant mulberry trees and various fruit trees on the mountain.

Spring is the most suitable season for sowing. How about making the best use of the mountains within a radius of ten miles?

Qiao Ran pretended to go to the capital and Luoyang Fucheng, and brought back several carriages of various fruit saplings from outside and distributed them to the villagers for planting.

Common ones in Zhongzhou Prefecture include peach trees, plum trees, jujube trees, pear trees, hawthorns, persimmons, etc. She took seedlings from the space for everyone to plant.

Although it was common and even wealthy families would grow it on their own estates, most of these fruits in this era were small, sour, and had large cores. In Qiao Ran's opinion, they were not tasty at all.

It is simply not as large as the domesticated fruits in later generations, with small cores and high sweetness.

In addition, these saplings were cultivated in space using spiritual spring water. Qiao Ran believed that the quality of these fruits would be many times better than those sold in the market in Dayue.

In addition to the fruits that are common in Zhongzhou, there are also fruit trees that are rare in Zhongzhou such as oranges, bayberry, cherries, lychees, longans and other fruit trees that are only found in the area from Yunzhou to Qingzhou. Qiao Ran also asked everyone to plant them.

Because she discovered that Zhongzhou, where Kyoto of Dai Viet is located, is not in the very cold north, so these southern fruits can also be grown.

In addition to those fruit varieties that can be found in Dai Viet, there are also apples, bananas, grapes, pomegranates, grapefruits, etc. that are not available in Dai Viet. They can only rely on some rare fruits brought by foreign merchants. Qiao Ran also cultivated some fruit seedlings.

In addition, Qiao Ran also brought papaya, durian, carambola, blueberry, mango, passion fruit, dragon fruit from space that had not appeared in Dai Viet in this era...

Etc., etc……

There are also melon, cantaloupe, watermelon, strawberry, tomato and other melon and fruit seedlings.

She doesn't care whether they are suitable for planting in Zhongzhou. Anyway, she is so confident in the melon and fruit seedlings she cultivated with spiritual spring water. Even if they don't bear fruit after planting, or the fruit they bear is unpalatable, she will still grow them from her own space. The branches were cut and grafted until the quality was the same as that eaten by future generations.

Anyway, she wants to grow all the fruit varieties in her own space in Devil's Valley, so that if she wants to eat any fruit in the future, she won't have to sneak it out of her own space and hide it from outsiders.

Think about it. A year or two later, this originally remote Devil's Valley will be filled with the fragrance of fruits and vegetables. There are endless fruits to eat in every season. You can pick some fruits to quench your thirst wherever you go. How can that feeling be described as refreshing? Remarkable?

Just thinking of that pleasant scene made Qiao Ran swallow her saliva.

However, in order to prevent the villagers from wasting their time on some fruits that she was not sure could be grown in the Devil's Valley, she tried her best to give the villagers the fruit tree varieties that they were more confident about.

For those that are uncertain, such as papaya, mango, blueberry, strawberry, durian, mangosteen, etc., she will try her best to plant them at home first, and then cultivate more seedlings for the villagers to plant after they bear fruit.

The mountains and forests around Devil's Valley are still patches of barren hills, with deep grass and dense forests, and have not been cultivated.

Only some time ago, the villagers opened up wasteland at the foot of the valley and planted some corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams and other crops.

Now that there are so many fruit trees to be planted, the old village chief convened a meeting of the whole village to decide how to allocate a share of the barren hills according to the population of each family.

There is no time to divide the farther ones yet. For now, only the mountains close to Devil’s Valley are divided.

The Qiao family was allocated more than 100 acres of mountain land, and the villagers specially gave the best land to the Qiao family.

They all know that without the Qiao family and Qiao Ran, they would not have the good life they have now, let alone a better future in the future.

Therefore, if the Qiao family lives well, they can live well, and if the Qiao family is rich, they can become rich.

What's more, Qiao Ran has done so much for them, and they are grateful, so naturally they have to give the best to the Qiao family.

After the seedlings were distributed, the whole village was busy and busy.

Ran Ran said that these seedlings were bought from the capital and Luoyang Fucheng, and many of them were bought from businessmen from outside the country, but they were expensive!

As long as they plant these fruit trees, this will also be a profitable source of income in the future! Can we plant the seedlings quickly?

Therefore, the craftsmen and helpers who were building houses in the valley were surprised to see people from Qingshui Village, young and old, going up the mountain carrying hoes, machetes, axes, shovels, etc., and they did not know what treasures they were digging on the mountain.

Fortunately for the craftsmen, they make a living as plasterers and their families have little or no land, so they are just a little curious about the people in Qingshui Village making such a big fuss.

But things are different for those helpers whose families are still farming. They all feel that the people in Qingshui Village are different from the farmers outside.

"Now that we have finished planting the rice seedlings, it is time to take a breather and take a good rest. What are the people in Qingshui Village busy with?"

"Yes, even when planting rice seedlings, I haven't seen them so busy. They went up the mountain early in the morning and didn't come back until it was almost dark. They were even more diligent than us at work."

The helpers were curious and wanted to find out something.

However, Cao Dashan had already told the craftsmen to keep a close eye on these helpers and not allow them to cause trouble in Devil's Valley.

In addition to the last bison incident, these helpers also know that the people of Qingshui Village are not easy to mess with.

They have a big backing. People from the Prince's Palace and the General's Palace are the backers of the people of Qingshui Village. They don't dare to offend the people of Qingshui Village anymore.

Therefore, despite being extremely curious, no one dared to ask what the people of Qingshui Village were doing up the mountain.

All the people in the village, old and young, went out together, and so did the Qiao family.

Xiaoba was already able to roll over. Qiao Ran rummaged through the storage room in the space and unexpectedly found the crib and stroller she used when she was a child. It must have been that her grandfather was reluctant to throw them away and put them in the storage room. inside.

When she took out these baby products "bought" from the capital from the carriage when she came back from the city, Qiao's family were all amazed at how exquisite and practical these things were.

At this moment, Lin Guizhen carried Xiao Ba up the mountain. Qiao Sanhu also moved the stroller up the mountain and put Xiao Ba in the stroller.

Qiao Ran tied Xiaoba in the stroller with a buckle and let him sit in the car and watch everyone work.

I originally wanted the three little guys, Qiao Bei and Qiao Xing Qiao Yue, to watch Xiao Ba, but this was the first time the three little guys followed him up the mountain to work, and they all ran around like monkeys that had just been released.

"Xiao Bei, Xiao Xing, Xiao Yue, don't run around! There are a lot of wild animals on this mountain. The weather is getting warmer, and snakes and insects are coming out to bask in the sun. Don't run into them."

Qiao Ran gave helpless and funny instructions as she looked at the little guys who were completely letting themselves go and running around on the hillside screaming.