Chapter 187

Qing Mengzhu agreed, "I will get back to you within three days."

Qing Mengzhu hung up the phone. Di Xing hadn't sent the information yet, so Zhao Hexi widened her eyes and asked, "Are we going to grow durians?"

Qing Mengzhu: "Let's take a look at the information Di Xing gave us first. If the conditions are suitable, we can consider it. However, for such a large transaction, we'll definitely need to go on a business trip to the site to check."

Zhao Hexi exclaimed excitedly, "Wow, we're going to grow durians! Is the next step to grow cherries and achieve fruit freedom?"

Qing Mengzhu thought of the frontier farm Duan Yu'ang mentioned and pondered, "Cherries are sensitive to heat, so if we were to grow them, we definitely couldn't plant them in the durian area. Growing them in the frontier shouldn't be a problem."

Zhao Hexi: "The border is so far away, won't it be too difficult to transport goods?"

Qing Mengzhu smiled and said, "If the price is high enough, air freight is no problem; it's not difficult."

Zhao Hexi imagined, "Wouldn't that mean we could open farms in all directions?"

Qing Mengzhu said casually, "Maybe that day will really come? Our business is doing so well now, we'll definitely expand in the future."

Zhao Hexi sighed, "This is a life I never dared to imagine a year ago."

Qing Mengzhu smiled and said, "Perhaps the company will develop in a direction we can't even imagine in the future. Wait a minute, Brother Di Xing sent me some information, let me take a look."

Zhao Hexi stood up. "Go ahead and look. After you're done, discuss it with Chunxi. We'll talk about it then. I'm going to inspect the fields now."

Qing Mengzhu: "Aren't you going to watch it with me?"

Zhao Hexi waved her hand. "I'm not looking at it for now, there are too many words and my eyes are getting dizzy."

He had absolutely no interest in those densely packed documents, including those in foreign languages!

Chapter 187

After reviewing the information sent by Di Xing, Qing Mengzhu looked up information on durian cultivation.

Once fully grown, the Golden Pillow durian tree can grow to a height of over twenty meters, and each tree can produce one to two hundred durians.

Of course, only high-quality durian trees can produce this effect; ordinary durian trees may only produce thirty to fifty durians in the early stages of fruiting.

Qing Mengzhu showed the information she had found to Ming Chunxi: "I think planting durian trees has quite a promising future."

Ming Chunxi: "Are you sure you want to plant them? If so, we need to find another orchard. Ten thousand durian trees, spaced at twenty trees per acre, we need to find an orchard of five hundred acres."

Qing Mengzhu showed Ming Chunxi the information she had found. "It doesn't necessarily have to be a large orchard; combining two or three orchards would also work. Of course, if you can find an orchard with an area of over 500 acres, it will be easier to manage."

Ming Chunxi gently patted his shoulder. "Since you want to plant it, then plant it."

Qing Mengzhu: "Then I'll reply to Brother Di Xing. Let's go and check out the seedlings in person first. If the quality of the seedlings is too poor, then forget it."

The materials sent by Di Xing included photos and videos of the fruit seedlings. Based on this information, Qing Mengzhu judged that the quality of this batch of fruit seedlings should be "Good Grade" or "Good Grade+". If all the seedlings were of this quality, it would be worth a try.

If the data is falsified and the final seedlings are substandard, they definitely won't be able to buy them.

A thousand saplings per tree, and more than ten thousand trees in total—that's a big business, so they definitely need to see it with their own eyes to be sure.

Ming Chunxi had no objection. "We'll go on Saturday, I'll book the tickets."

Qing Mengzhu: "Great! My documents are all valid, so I don't need to wait for them to be processed."

Qing Mengzhu replied to Di Xing that they were interested and would go over on Saturday to see it for themselves.

Di Xing was very happy and immediately said that he would accompany them and help them translate, as he spoke the local language.

Both parties communicated well, and there were no major issues.

On Friday evening, Qing Mengzhu and Ming Chunxi went to Vine City Airport and flew directly to City C in Country T.

Di Xing was waiting for them here.

They had booked a hotel, Di Xing insisted on coming to pick them up from the airport.

Unlike previous meetings, Di Xing was dressed casually in a T-shirt, shorts, and flip-flops, looking very relaxed and with a local flair.

As soon as Qing Mengzhu and Ming Chunxi got into the car, Di Xing said, "You must be tired from flying all this way. I'll take you to the hotel. Get some rest tonight, and we'll set off again tomorrow morning."

Qing Mengzhu said, "It's alright, the process is quite simple, much simpler than I imagined."

Di Xing chuckled twice, "Because so many Chinese tourists have come here in recent years, you'll see in a couple more days. You'll hear Mandarin everywhere, and you'll see foreigners and Mandarin signs when you go out. It's very easy."

The next day, they were going to visit a local orchard to see the seedlings. On the way to their hotel, Di Xing confirmed the time to meet them the following day.

Qing Mengzhu wanted to finish this matter as soon as possible so that she could also go on a date with Ming Chunxi, so she arranged to meet at seven o'clock local time.

Di Xing had no objections and said he would come to pick them up the next morning.

The climate here is completely different from that in China, and the atmosphere on the streets is also different.

After arriving at the hotel and checking in, Qing Mengzhu and Ming Chunxi went out for a stroll.

Qing Mengzhu couldn't wait to drag Ming Chunxi out to buy durians.

Many stalls advertised "tree-ripened durians," and most tourists believed them, but this couldn't fool Qing Mengzhu, Junior Grower.

Qing Mengzhu whispered to Ming Chunxi, "It seems all the vendors are the same. The durians at those stalls we just passed weren't fully ripe at all."

Ming Chunxi: "Looks like today is the day to test our eyesight."

Qing Mengzhu: "Watch me! I'll see if I can pick a 'Fine Grade' quality durian later, or at least a 'Good Grade+' quality durian!"

Ming Chunxi gently took his wrist with a smile, and they continued to walk through the crowd together.

The atmosphere here is more relaxed, and even though they are clearly a same-sex couple, no one is giving them strange looks.

Moreover, it's true that people tend to relax more when they're in a foreign country.

Qing Mengzhu pulled Ming Chunxi, strolling from one end of the street to the other.

Under Qing Mengzhu's guidance, they also bought a "Fine Grade" quality coconut. The coconut water inside was particularly sweet and delicious. The two of them shared the coconut and easily finished the coconut water inside.

Durians of "Good Grade+" or higher are hard to find; they walked around two streets before finding one that met Qing Mengzhu's expectations.

Qing Mengzhu picked up the durian and examined it, then said to Ming Chunxi, "This should be a tree-ripened durian. The shell might be a little thick, but the durian flesh inside should be of very good quality."

Ming Chunxi: "Then I'll buy it?"

Qing Mengzhu quickly emphasized from the side, "Ask about the price first."

Qing Mengzhu's foreign language skills weren't as good as Ming Chunxi's, but they were passable. He listened to the price the shopkeeper quoted and, sensing that there hadn't been a last-minute price increase, nodded.

Ming Chunxi smiled and bought the durian. The shopkeeper offered to peel it for them, but Qing Mengzhu refused, saying she would peel it at the table next to her.

The owner then gave them the durian and the box containing it, along with disposable gloves.

Qing Mengzhu brought the durian to the side, sat down, and first smelled it. "Tree-ripened durians are indeed different; they don't smell bad at all."

Ming Chunxi also came over and smelled it. "It has a light fragrance."

Qing Mengzhu: "Right? It doesn't have that thick, stale smell of fruit. You didn't like that smell back in high school, and I don't think your family bought durians very often?"

Ming Chunxi: "I'm alright, Ms. Ming doesn't like it very much."

Qing Mengzhu suddenly realized. "I understand, I knew it!"

Tree-ripened durians are easy to peel. Just find the naturally split opening, and gently break the shell off.

The durian's shell was indeed quite thick, but the flesh inside was very plump, and as soon as it was opened, they could smell a very sweet aroma.

The two put on disposable gloves and shared the durian.

"Good Grade+" durian flesh is creamy and sweet, with an indescribable fruity aroma. It is very delicate, but not cloyingly sweet.