Alpine Orchard

Chapter 184 Preparations
the next day.

The second uncle and his family have finished planting fruit trees, and they are fine today.

Lin Xiaomian was finally able to sleep late, Ye Mo made breakfast downstairs, called her several times, but didn't come down.

Just follow her.

During this period of time, I am indeed quite tired. If you want to rest, just rest.

Ye Mo ate breakfast and walked around the reservoir.I don't know where the brood crayfish that were thrown into the reservoir yesterday are hidden.

Usually from May to September, there are a lot of crayfish laying eggs.

Due to the local climate, crayfish came out last month.Now, the crayfish have begun to brood...

Ye Mo stretched his arms, led Xiao Mu, and walked back along the dam: "Hey, okay... Come directly to the melon field, okay..."

Li Xuebin turned on the phone. He had already arrived in Hongshan Town. Ye Mo asked him to come directly to the melon field in Gaoshanping.

When he got home, Ye Mo called again: "Lin Xiaomian."

No response, this woman... fell asleep again?
Forget it, I am too lazy to call her.

Ye Mo was about to go to the melon field, when Lin Xiaomian poked his head out of the window: "What are you doing?"

"The food in the pot is still hot, come down and eat before going to bed," Ye Mo said.

Lin Xiaomian rubbed her eyes: "Oh, okay. Are you going out?"

"The watermelon harvester is coming over soon, I'll go over and have a look at the watermelon first." Ye Mo said.

When he came to the melon field, Ye Mo picked a watermelon, cut it with a knife, and it didn't burst.

I can feel that the melon skin is very crisp.The maturity is different, and the state of the melon rind is also different.Generally speaking, the rinds of watermelons like Ye Mo are a bit willful.

The flesh of the melon is all red, and the color is very beautiful, just the right kind of red.

The taste is very sweet, the green taste is gone, only the unique fragrance of watermelon.Maturity, seven mature.

Ripe watermelon has a smooth surface when you touch it with your hands. When you flick the watermelon with your fingers, it makes a voiced sound of 'bang bang', and the sound of immature watermelon is the real sound of 'deng thump'.If it makes a 'poof' sound, the melon is overripe.However, when there is a lot of rain in the fruiting period, although the sound heard after playing the melon is a real sound, the melon is ripe.In addition, for some tight-skinned varieties, the solid sound of 'deng thump' should be treated differently when the fruit is flicked with fingers after ripening.

All kinds of watermelons have different degrees of maturity.

Also, if you press the pedicle of the watermelon with your fingers, it will feel elastic, and the flesh will crack with a little force, which means the watermelon is ripe.

Picking watermelons is said to be seven or eight mature...these watermelons are not immature.How to explain it.

Watermelons are basically only picked when they are ripe, because they have accumulated enough sugar.Seven to eight mature refers to the control of the picking time. Watermelons in this period have firmer peels and are less prone to cracking.But the watermelon is already ripe.

When the watermelon reaches this level of maturity, the pulp will further mature after being picked.

Seven or eight mature watermelons are often referred to as 'red through', reddish, without white flesh.If the watermelon is so red, let it sit for a few days, and the ripeness of the flesh will be higher.

Of course, it is best to pick watermelons when they are nine to ten ripe, when the watermelons are the sweetest and taste crisp.

Seven-ripe, with a lot of water and a crisp taste, but compared with high-ripe watermelon, it still feels a little bit worse.These watermelons are sold to other places, and they are just right for picking when they are seven or eight mature.

"Dididi", Li Xuebin's car drove over.

Li Xuebin also brought an assistant over.

"Mr. Ye."

"Mr. Li..."

The two smiled, and Ye Mo cut the melon into small pieces and handed it to Li Xuebin: "This maturity should be just right for picking in the evening or tomorrow."

Li Xuebin looked at the color of the watermelon, it was red, and the flesh didn't feel sandy yet. After he tasted it, it was rich in water and sweet in taste.

Assistant Li Xuebin took out a small instrument and inserted it into the melon pulp: "9.7 sweetness?"

Melon heart, sweetness of 9.7.The position close to the skin of the melon has less sweetness...

Li Xuebin looked at the measured value and nodded in satisfaction.

Watermelon is a common fruit in summer. The sugar content is generally between 5% and 12%. Different varieties of watermelon have different sweetness. Among them, the more common Kirin melon has a sugar content of 9.4%.

Kirin watermelon with a sweetness of 9.7 is already very good.

Watermelon is not as sweet as possible, but also has a taste.

While eating watermelon, Gao Yuan called and they arrived in Hongshan Town.

Waiting for Gao Yuan to come over, Ye Mo introduced them, and then opened some watermelons.

The maturity is basically the same, and the sweetness is also similar.

It can be seen that both of them are very satisfied with these watermelons.

Regardless of appearance, taste, and texture, they are all top-notch.The top level, that is, the watermelons with a relatively small number, these watermelons can be distinguished from ordinary watermelons and sold separately.

"45 tons, loaded into one truck tonight, looks like 23 tons. Tomorrow morning, another truck will be loaded. The watermelon picking time is after 5.5:[-] pm... The first truck tomorrow morning will be picked overnight, and come directly to the truck tomorrow morning. "Li Xuebin said: "[-] yuan per catty, after loading the car, I will transfer the money to you. Time is a little tight, can it be done?"

"No problem." Ye Mo said.

After Li Xuebin left, Gao Yuan came over: "What's the quotation Mr. Li gave?"

"5.5 dollars."

"It's so expensive..." Gao Yuan hesitated for a few seconds, and said, "I'll give you a price too. I'll send a car over to load the goods after six o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The watermelons will be picked after four o'clock tomorrow afternoon...the watermelons picked at noon, It is easy to crack in transit."

"it is good."

Ye Mo started to contact people to pick watermelons.

Picking starts at [-] o'clock in the afternoon, and loading is completed at [-] o'clock in the evening...

Li Xuebin used a large truck, an extended truck with a load of 23.6 tons.

Fortunately, the road in the village is spacious, and the road to Gaoshanping is also very wide. The car can drive directly, and then reverse in the spacious place to the melon field.

The average weight of a watermelon is about 5.5 catties.

23 tons, that is more than 8000.

Ye Mo contacted Second Uncle, Third Uncle, Tang Xun and their family...

The second uncle's family has four people, the third uncle's family has three people, and Tang Xun's family can have five people.There are also Xiao Mian's eldest sister and eldest uncle... plus Ye Mo's side... a total of 19 people.

Li Xuebin will also arrange a few people to come over to help load the car, the manpower should be enough.

After two o'clock in the afternoon, everyone came to Gaoshanping one after another, and entered the melon field to comb the melon vines.

The melon field has a reserved aisle with a width of 1.5 meters.Four-wheel drive orchard transport vehicle with a tipping bucket, the width is 1.25 meters.After combing the melon vines, the car can drive into the melon field...

It is definitely faster to use a transport cart than to carry it on a pole.

Four transport vehicles.The transport vehicle mainly transports watermelons over long distances.For watermelons at close range, poles and baskets are still used.

"Hello, Mr. Ye." Ye Mo and the others were in full swing when Li Xuebin called.

"what?"

"Are you picking?" Li Xuebin said.

"Not yet." Ye Mo said.

"The transport vehicle has already set off. We will pick the goods after the vehicle arrives." Li Xuebin said, "My assistant will go over to load the vehicle. After weighing the weight, I will transfer the money to you."

"Row."

Ye Mo continued the pre-picking preparations and waited for the car to come. The assistant explained to Ye Mo the precautions for picking, and then started picking.

Two cars came over, a large truck and a small truck.

There are three loading conveyors on the pickup truck.This kind of conveyor can transfer watermelons to the car, of course... someone in the car needs to follow it.

The people on Ye Mo's side are responsible for picking, weighing and putting them on the conveyor.The people on Li Xuebin's side were responsible for placing watermelons in the car.

The big truck is a semi-trailer, and straw has already been laid in the cabin, and the watermelons must be stacked neatly.If the location of the watermelon is not good, many watermelons will crack during transportation.

(End of this chapter)