Chapter 190

Ming Chunxi: "I just checked. If we plant them, do we need to mow the grass often? Otherwise, they'll grow very tall and cover the whole forest."

Qing Mengzhu: "I reckon we should. I see there are many black goats being raised locally, so we can consider raising goats or cattle in the woods. That way, it wouldn't be a waste to hire a few more people to stay here."

Ming Chunxi: "That's feasible. We can also turn it into hay and transport it over to Vine City to feed the cattle."

Qing Mengzhu: "Yes, there's no rush, we can consider it later."

They won something great in the lottery, Qing Mengzhu was in a great mood. She even placed an urgent order for ryegrass seeds to be delivered to their orchard.

With the ryegrass he bought online as a cover, he didn't have to worry about anyone noticing that the ryegrass came from the wrong source.

The rye hay I ordered online was delivered very quickly, arriving on the third day.

He switched the two types of ryegrass and secretly poured the ryegrass he bought online into the river outside the orchard.

The ryegrass I bought online was only of "Good Grade" quality. If planted in an orchard, it might contaminate the genes of this batch of ryegrass from Interstellar Mall. The only solution was to dump the ryegrass into the river and let it float away with the current.

Ryegrass is very resilient; it will sprout on its own when it floats to a suitable place, so Qing Mengzhu's act of dumping the grass seeds into the river was not a waste.

Qing Mengzhu and the others want to plant more than 10,000 fruit trees. Even with tree digging machines, it's unrealistic for them to plant them all on their own.

To save time, they hired a large number of local workers.

Thanks to the workers' efforts, the fruit trees were quickly planted, and the once barren orchard was now filled with rows of newly planted durian and mangosteen trees.

These newly planted trees haven't sprouted any branches or leaves yet, so it's quite noticeable.

They were able to plant so quickly this time thanks to the original owner of the orchard who dug out many of the original tree pits, leaving a lot of tree pits, which saved them a lot of effort.

However, the local employees are a little worried about planting such large trees.

The fruit trees they planted were all large trees, seven or eight meters tall, with a diameter of about twenty centimeters. The local employees were worried that these fruit trees would be blown down by wind and rain.

Local employees specifically approached Qing Mengzhu with the suggestion. "Should we build trellises to support these fruit trees? It's already July, and typhoons are becoming more frequent. If we don't build trellises, they might be blown down by the typhoons."

Vine City also experiences typhoons, but none of them are particularly strong; Qing Mengzhu had genuinely forgotten about it for a moment.

He patted his forehead. "Thanks for reminding me. I'll look into it. If we need to build scaffolding, I'll let you know."

The worker was a little embarrassed. "We only mentioned it because we were worried about safety. Boss, please don't think we were being nosy."

Qing Mengzhu said with a smile, "How could I possibly mind? I'm more than grateful."

Qing Mengzhu consulted local materials and local scholars, and finally concluded that, for safety reasons, it would be safer to build a scaffold.

Qing Mengzhu had no choice but to postpone his return to Vine City. He called Ming Chunxi and explained the situation, "This is a bit troublesome. I'll have to stay here for another half a month."

Ming Chunxi: "Even the rooting powder they're soaked in doesn't help them grow roots quickly?"

Qing Mengzhu: "I don't think that will work. A tree this big would definitely need several years to establish a strong root system locally. It might be possible if we used Growth Liquid, but there's no need for that."

Ming Chunxi expressed her understanding. "It's alright, I'll come over to visit you this weekend."

"Great, I'm actually thinking Dharma Protector Guard them." Qing Mengzhu sighed as she said this, "If only we could afford a private jet someday, we could just fly anywhere we want with the whole family."

Ming Chunxi: "That day will come, I promise."

Chapter 190

Qing Mengzhu and the others planted durians and mangosteens in the orchard. After planting, they built a frame with steel pipes to support the durians and mangosteens.

Durian and mangosteen are quite troublesome to grow. Qing Mengzhu has spent more time in the orchard, but she has also done a more thorough job.

He not only used various fertilizers on the fruit trees, but also left several wells containing Spirit Pearl Dregs, and even made the soil looser and more fertile.

Under his careful tending, the planted fruit trees quickly turned from yellow to green, with lush green leaves sprouting from the branches. The mangosteens even began to bloom sporadically. If all goes well, they will be able to eat mangosteens this year.

Qing Mengzhu grows fruit trees in Qiongwei City, Ming Chunxi flies over to visit him every Friday.

It only takes a little over two hours to fly from Vine City to Qiongwei. Ming Chunxi finished work around 6 PM and arrived around 9 PM.

They spend their weekends in Qiongwei, and often go out side by side to drink coconut water, eat desserts, feel the breeze, and watch the sea. Sometimes they also ride bicycles around the sea at dusk and go camping on the mountaintop.

These dates in unfamiliar cities had a unique charm, and when it was time to leave, Qing Mengzhu felt a little reluctant to part.

However, being able to go home after planting the fruit trees is still something to be happy about.

They left a group of people in Qiongwei City to take care of the fruit trees, while the rest returned to Vine City.

On the day Qing Mengzhu returned, the humans were fine, understanding that he was very busy with work. However, the Dharma Protector, Guard, Red Fox, and Otter were not happy and surrounded him, barking.

The Dharma Protector, in particular, sounded extremely angry and kept barking loudly behind him, almost causing him to develop tinnitus.

It's obvious this guy used a lot of foul language.

Qing Mengzhu nervously put his hands in his pockets, perhaps because he had touched the large wolfhound in the orchard at noon and picked up its scent, which the Dharma Protector and Guard noticed.

Zhao Hexi sat in the courtyard watching the spectacle unfold. When Qing Mengzhu finally managed to coax the little ones into coming over for tea, Zhao Hexi said, "See? I told you the Dharma Protector missed you."

Qing Mengzhu threw a peach at him. "Stop gloating."

Zhao Hexi scooped up the peach with her hand. "Hahaha, how is it? Feeling comfortable at home, right?"

Qing Mengzhu leaned back in her chair and sighed, "Do you even need to tell me? Are my vegetables and livestock alright?"

Zhao Hexi: "I think everything is fine, but it's definitely not as good as when you were here. Speaking of which, Chunxi has been taking care of everything at home and outside while you've been away, which has been quite tiring for her."

Qing Mengzhu sighed, "Yes, he doesn't talk much, but he always does a lot."

Zhao Hexi: "So, why don't you take a break and spend some quality time with Chunxi and the little ones?"

Qing Mengzhu: "Yes. You guys go ahead and take care of things at the company. I don't have the energy to look after things right now. I need to take stock of everything at home and outside."

Zhao Hexi: "Of course, don't worry. Everyone at the company is getting the hang of things, and there's nothing particularly troublesome to do for now. You can take care of things at home first, and you can come back to work in August."

Hearing this, Qing Mengzhu patted him on the shoulder. "Thank you, brother."

Zhao Hexi is the kind of person who talks a lot and does a lot of things. If it weren't for him taking the lead, Qing Mengzhu would be too busy to handle many things.

Zhao Hexi mainly came to see him; she had many things to do, so she left after visiting him.

Qing Mengzhu sat in the courtyard drinking tea and playing with the little ones.

Now that the four little ones have calmed down, they no longer resist when he pets them. He feels that the old father's heart has finally been healed.

After finishing his tea, he went to a corner of the yard to check the vegetables he had planted earlier.

The Luring Grass are still the same as before, growing quite well now, looking like a lush garlic plant. If we're going to breed them soon, we can cut some for use.

The Tuan Brassica is a bit dry; the leaves are all withered and yellow, and it looks like it's about to die.

Previously, I used the Tuan Brassica to propagate mustard greens, and this batch of scapes successfully flowered and produced seeds. During the time he was away, the seeds had matured, and you could see the black seeds inside by peeling off the dry outer skin.