Chapter 2386: 1866: The Honorable Only Child_2

Looking at the fruit yield again, Yan Ran and the others speculated, the final harvest would be just fifty or sixty pounds of dry fruit. In other suitable cities, the same area could yield ten times more.

It was another Waterloo for the Song Family.

After all, Song Tan couldn’t use Spiritual Energy to create such a highly resistant and scientifically impossible plant, right?

Speaking of this, Yan Ran and the others felt embarrassed.

They had collaborated with their seniors in the lab to create a new product, said to have exceptional cold resistance and good herb fruit quality.

But the data was derived from experiments and had not yet been widely promoted! Who knew Song Tan would directly plant it on the hillside and intercrop it with apple trees.

The wind, frost, rain, and snow the hillside endured were different from those affecting fields.

Moreover, other people’s apple trees took the economical route, like those Eagle Beak Peaches, many were short, less than two meters high, and their branches were easily reachable with a slight lift of the arm.

This made harvesting and management convenient.

Yet Old Song’s family was brave enough to try, and upon hearing that the tall apple trees in their peak fruiting period were good, they agreed without hesitation.

Looking at the apple-bearing state this year, the apples were indeed good, and the ones who recommended them felt confident.

After all, if they purposely gave up the advantage of easy management and chose these apple trees, the taste of the fruit certainly didn’t disappoint.

But the problem was, the herb fruit beneath the tall trees was even less resistant than those intercropped plants in ordinary orchards!

However, to return to the point, such intercrop planting was a necessity.

After all, the herb fruit was small and round when freshly picked, red and quite cute.

Its stalks and leaves grew like a blend of ginger and banana and could stretch to two or three meters, requiring tall apple trees to intercrop!

It took up too much space.

In conclusion, this attempt couldn’t be considered a complete failure.

On the hillside where the apple trees were planted, there was a slight depression surrounded by other plants, not too sunny in summer and seldom frosted in winter, which they occupied fiercely and had a fruitful yield.

Because of this, if there are other seasonings to try next time, they’d still plant them!

After all, herb fruit usage is very small; sixty pounds are more than enough for their family’s annual requirement, plenty indeed!

So if adjustments are made this year, it would just be weeding out the ones truly unsuited, and the surviving patch might yield a hundred pounds after a year of growth!

As for what bay leaves, cinnamon...

Weren’t just two of them planted sparsely?

Seeing Seventh Uncle dissatisfied with the roast duck, everyone was devouring it eagerly while muddling through:

"Yes, this kind of land has annual yields; we can’t expect everything at once!"

"Take your time, take your time, like your soy sauce, don’t many take years to brew it?"

"Exactly, why rush? And vinegar, what’s the difference between glutinous rice vinegar and regular rice vinegar?"

Only Seventh Grandma looked calm, leisurely rolling up a couple of slices of tender duck:

"He just gets excited like that; the more you pay attention to him, the more he’ll keep at it. Just ignore him, and he’ll be fine in a bit."

She casually mentioned to Seventh Uncle: "We’ve eaten quite some roast duck, have you figured out how to handle the duck frames?"

Seventh Uncle, frustrated and embarrassed, snapped, "Why rush? We haven’t finished yet!"

After a pause, he lowered his voice: "I’ve chopped the duck frames and ingredients, put them there. Once we’ve finished eating, I’ll stew them tonight for everyone as salt and pepper duck frames."

Seventh Grandma nodded and didn’t say more. But Seventh Uncle indeed ceased his grumbling.

Everyone at the table exchanged smiles.

Ah, hold back, hold back! Seventh Uncle is older now; we must save face for the elder.

Professor Song then changed the topic:

"Tantan, you’re participating in Qin City’s autumn agricultural product expo this year, right?"

Talking about business, Song Tan nodded: "Yes, we initially didn’t register, but the venue’s owner is from Yang’s house, and he has a good relationship with Qiaoqiao, so he suggested we participate."

As for its effectiveness, it can’t be measured like that; it’s comparable to the Imperial City’s Expo, where the certificate holds significant value.

In case things sour with Boss Chang or such, having this certificate might attract industry insiders to taste the fruits and vegetables.

However...

Song Tan explained: "Registration for the expo closed long ago; President Yang said he’d fit us in, but without disrupting the original order, so we’ll be arranged beside the last venue scene."