Chapter 6: Planting Jade Dew

After eating a bunch of Grapes, Zhou Yu immediately felt refreshed and clear-headed. The Grapes grown by the Spirit Gathering Array brought not just enjoyment for the taste buds, but also comfort for the body.

He stood up, holding the grape seeds he had finished eating, and slowly walked to the very edge of the yard. Looking down at the sea water continuously beating against the reefs, he then scattered the grape seeds into the Sea.

After a while, Zhou Yu suddenly saw the surrounding sea water churning a couple of times. It seemed like he could see a few fish swimming underneath. Could it be that the grape seeds he just scattered attracted these fish?

The Grapes contained Spiritual Energy, which could make people feel comfortable. The grape seeds were probably the same. He couldn’t help but remember the longing look on Huzi’s face when his parents were eating Grapes at noon that day.

For humans, this kind of Grape was a delicacy. For animals, it might be the same. He just didn’t know how attractive these grape seeds were to fish.

He stayed in the Old Family House until the sun was almost setting before deciding to leave. From the grapevine, he picked over ten bunches of ripe Grapes. Each bunch was as beautiful as purple gems.

Afterwards, Zhou Yu called Li Guomin, telling those few people to go to the shop, and that he would arrive soon. Li Guomin didn’t stand on ceremony either and asked him to bring several more bunches.

Placing the bag containing the Grapes into the electric bike’s basket, he left the Old Family House and headed for Li Guomin’s shop.

“Uncle, I’m here.” Arriving at the shop, Zhou Yu stopped his bike and called out.

Before Li Guomin could respond, the four people at the outside table directly ran over. “Young man, are you Boss Li’s nephew? Did you bring the Grapes?” As they spoke, their eyes were fixed tightly on the electric bike’s basket.

At this moment, Li Guomin also walked over, smiling and saying, “Xiao Yu, they are the ones who want to buy the Grapes. Just give them some.”

Zhou Yu looked at them and nodded. “My grapevine didn’t produce much, so I’ll give you two bunches each. Uncle, bring a few bags over.”

“Okay, okay, two bunches each is more than enough for us. Young man, thank you very much.” These people quickly nodded. Originally, they thought getting one bunch would be pretty good.

Afterwards, Zhou Yu took the Grapes from the electric bike and placed them into the bags Li Guomin was holding. When they saw these Grapes that looked like purple gems, the nearby people showed a hint of surprise on their faces. They were indeed ripe Grapes.

After distributing them, he took out two more bunches from the bag and handed them to Li Guomin. “Uncle, you keep these two bunches to eat.”

Li Guomin quickly accepted them. Looking at the beautiful Grapes one by one, his heart also felt a little restless.

“By the way, young man, you haven’t told us the price yet.” After getting the Grapes, these people, each resisting the desire in their hearts to taste them, asked Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu smiled and waved his hand. “As long as you do as agreed before and often come to support my uncle’s business, these Grapes are considered my gift to you. Alright, uncle, I’m leaving first.”

“Xiao Yu, have dinner here before you go.” Li Guomin quickly said.

“No, I’ll eat at home.” Saying this, Zhou Yu got on his electric bike and rode away gracefully.

Watching Zhou Yu’s receding figure, the four people holding Grapes all showed some emotion on their faces. When they came, they were still thinking Zhou Yu might ask for an exorbitant price. They didn’t expect him to just give them the Grapes so straightforwardly.

“Boss, how can we not pay? We’re not taking advantage. How about we give the money to you?” One of the middle-aged men turned around and said to Li Guomin.

Li Guomin immediately laughed. “My nephew already said he’s giving them to you. How can I take your money? Just keep them properly.”

“Alright then, we will definitely often bring people to support your business in the future.” The few people glanced at each other and nodded.

On the way back to the table to eat, Li Jianchao, who was wearing a white shirt, couldn’t help but pluck a Grape to taste. Somewhat unbelievingly, he said, “This… this Grape, this Grape…”

“What’s wrong, Jianchao? Is there something wrong with the Grape?” The other three quickly asked. Could it be that the young man gave them some other Grapes?

“This Grape is too delicious. I have never tasted such delicious Grapes before.” Li Jianchao said with excitement on his face.

Seeing this, the others looked at the Grapes in their own hands and very consciously reached their hands into Li Jianchao’s bag. “Oh, is it that delicious? Let us taste.”

“Get lost, eat your own.” Li Jianchao reacted agilely, hugging the bag to his chest.

Li Guomin, behind the counter, was also eating Grapes, his face showing shock. These Grapes were sweeter than the ones at noon. He really had never eaten anything like them. He didn’t know how his nephew managed this.

Zhou Yu returned home, also holding two bunches of Grapes. His parents tasted them and also couldn’t believe it. They gained some confidence in the plan he had mentioned.

While eating the Grapes, their family’s big yellow dog Huzi also squatted nearby, eyes fixed intently on the Grapes. Seeing this, Zhou Yu couldn’t help but smile. He plucked a few Grapes, placed them on the ground, and beckoned to Huzi.

Seeing this, Huzi rushed over at once. With a flick of his tongue, he stuffed the few Grapes into his mouth.

When it was time to sleep at night, Zhou Yu turned on the Radio, quietly waiting for the arrival of the other world. When he went to the Old Family House at noon that day, he had specifically bought two batteries, but even after putting them in, the Radio still showed no reaction.

He waited until one o’clock in the morning, but still no sound came from the Radio. Disappointed, he shook his head, turned off the desk lamp, and went to sleep.

Early the next morning, after eating breakfast, Zhou Yu took Huzi with him to the Old Family House. The Jade Dew seedlings would arrive today. His great planting endeavor would begin from here.

When they reached the entrance of the Old Family House, Huzi seemed to smell something and growled softly. Zhou Yu quickly opened the door and saw Huzi charging into the yard like an arrow.

Could it be that someone or some animal had sneaked into the Old Family House? He jogged into the yard following behind Huzi. Looking in the direction Huzi was chasing, he saw a white shadow flash past the courtyard wall and disappear.

“Huzi, come back.” Zhou Yu called back the big yellow dog who wanted to give chase. This animal was so agile; Huzi wouldn’t be able to catch up. A white animal, nimble and quick, could it be someone’s cat?

Afterwards, Zhou Yu went under the grapevine and carefully checked. The Grapes didn’t seem to be missing. On the soil he had loosened yesterday, there were some shallow paw prints.

He squatted down to look but couldn’t tell what animal it was. Judging from the paw prints, it was probably a small animal, and it hadn’t been in the yard for long. Otherwise, with this animal’s agility, it could easily have taken some Grapes.

Losing a few Grapes was not a big deal. But if he planted Jade Dew, then it might become troublesome. This was the start of his own enterprise. Zhou Yu thought for a moment and decided to tidy up the Old Family House today and stay here with Huzi at night.

Yesterday he had looked; two of the four rooms could be cleaned up and were still livable. For the sake of Jade Dew, what did a little hardship matter?

So, Zhou Yu started cleaning one of the rooms. There were many old pieces of furniture in the house that hadn’t been moved away; they could still be used, though barely. However, the bedding needed to be brought from home.

While cleaning, he received two delivery calls in a row. He hurriedly left the yard and went to the village entrance to pick up the two deliveries. He had obtained these two kinds of Jade Dew seedlings from different sellers.

Returning to the Old Family House, Zhou Yu opened the two cardboard boxes. Ten Pan Deng seedlings and ten Hei Ji seedlings appeared before his eyes. They looked small and cute. The seedlings weren’t particularly beautiful now, but after growing up, they would display different charms.

Based on his years of experience reading posts online and planting, these twenty seedlings, after tissue culture, should have been placed in soil for a period of hardening. They just weren’t completely hardened yet. But for him, this didn’t matter much.

Generally, seedlings rapidly cultivated through biological hormones need to be transplanted from nutrient bottles to a greenhouse for cultivation to allow the seedlings to adapt to the new environment. This is called hardening.

However, this process takes a long time. Some unscrupulous merchants, for profit, sell succulent plants that have just come out of the bottle or are insufficiently hardened. When planting, various problems can occur, even death.

Zhou Yu first slowly planted the ten Pan Deng seedlings into the soft soil. Then he planted the ten Hei Ji seedlings in the soil opposite.

The powerful Spiritual Energy within the Spirit Gathering Array would surely allow these tissue-cultured seedlings to grow strong and healthy. In his mind now, he could already picture the beautiful appearance of these seedlings after they grew up.