There were enough flowers in the orchard, so the bees kept busy there and did not go elsewhere.
The Green Plum and Loquat trees that bloomed in winter had already begun bearing fruit.
Green Plum ripened earlier. The plums were basically the size of ping-pong balls and had gradually begun turning from green to yellow.
Loquat were still small, only the size of pinky fingers, but they grew in dense clusters. It was not hard to imagine what kind of bumper harvest they would have in summer.
That day, Lu Ao went up the mountain and saw Old Chen busy fertilizing the orchard with a shoulder pole. He called out to him, "Brother Chen, how's the orchard looking this year?"
"Growing wonderfully!" Old Chen straightened up, leaning on his hoe to catch his breath. With a relaxed expression, he said, "I've planted fruit trees for so many years, but never have I seen a crop bear this much fruit. They're hanging in clusters, bending all the branches down."
"That's great."
"It really is. Once I finish fertilizing them, there'll definitely be a bumper harvest this year." Old Chen reminded him, "You won't be able to eat all this fruit yourselves. When the time comes, you'll need to contact buyers early and have them come purchase it."
Lu Ao smiled. "It's still early."
"Not early at all. Fruit trees are like raising children. When you watch them every day, you don't notice it, but miss them for a day and suddenly realize they've grown up."
Lu Ao nodded. "All right. I'll contact someone as early as possible when the time comes."
"If you don't know anyone, I can give you a few phone numbers then."
"We'll talk about that later. Right now, I want to plant some Honeysuckle at the foot