The fruits hanging on the fruit trees would fall off in large numbers once pests and cold currents hit. Even without these disasters, the fruits would naturally fall off when they were ripe if no one picked them. This was the characteristic of fruits. However, there were always some fruits that would not fall off even if the harvest time had long passed and the fruits had shriveled due to the lack of nutrition supply from the fruit tree for a long time. They would stubbornly hang on the fruit tree, which added some embellishments to the monotonous branches and made people sigh at the strength of the fruits.
In Ang Lee's impression, the strongest fruits would still hang on the fruit tree even in the second year when the fruit tree bloomed. Generally, when encountering such a situation, the fruit farmer would take the opportunity to remove this strong fruit. If it was too high and difficult to hit, then they would leave it alone. Anyway, it was only a small number and did not have much impact on the harvest of the entire fruit tree.
The number of nail fruits on a fruit tree was also very related to the environment of the fruit tree. The influence of moisture on the fruit tree was sufficient, so the number of nail fruits would be more, and even some old leaves would not fall off. If there was little water and little fertilizer, there would be almost no nail fruits, and the leaves would turn yellow and fall off earlier.
White poplar trees of the same species planted in the same batch would be bare in winter, and all the leaves would fall off, while some still had a lot of green leaves and yellow leaves hanging firmly on the treetops. It would take a long time for them to slowly fall off. This was because the position of the tree was good, and there was more moisture and influence. Naturally, the decay would take a long time.
If the white poplar trees were protected by glass houses and maintained a warm temperature inside, they would not necessarily fall off in winter. Falling off was caused by the climate, not time. It was the cold and dry climate that made the leaves and fruits fall, not the leaves should fall off when the time came.
"Madam, these fruits look good hanging on the tree. It would be a pity to eat them all. This is also a good scenery!"
Ang Lee said.
Obviously, Ang Lee did not intend to eat these fruits. His stomach was also very full, and he could not eat at all. There was no point in deliberately filling his stomach. Keeping these fruits would also be a beautiful scenery in the courtyard. It would be very comfortable to look at from a distance.
Fruit trees could be natural or artificially cultivated. Judging from the best-selling fruits in the future, many fruits were artificially cultivated because artificially cultivated fruits could make the fruit more plump and sweet. It could remove some of the innate bad aspects of the fruit and increase the good side of the fruit.
Some of the fruits planted in Ang Lee's mansion were personally cultivated by Ang Lee. The cultivation method was also very simple. It was to graft different fruit trees, absorb the advantages of different fruit trees, and create a new excellent variety. For example, this winter peach was made by Ang Lee based on the grafting of winter peach and spring peach. It was a new peach variety, with a better taste, bigger size, and a longer maturity time. It could be hung on the tree from winter to spring. As long as it was not frozen, there would not be too much of a problem.
In addition, grafting watermelons to pumpkins was also a very good grafting technique. In this way, the yield and growth rate of watermelons could be greatly improved.
Yan Ruyu said with a smile, "Fruits are for eating, and only my husband will keep them to appreciate. It is better to take off the outer cotton-padded clothes, so that it is easier to appreciate."
Ang Lee hurriedly said with a smile, "No, no, absolutely not. If you take off the cotton-padded clothes on the fruits, it is not a big problem to appreciate them, but the fruits will be frozen directly. If you want to eat them in the future, you won't be able to eat them. Wouldn't that be a pity?"
"But these peaches have been ripe for a long time. If you don't pick them and eat them, they will go bad. A few days ago, the Tang Er shot one with a slingshot. It was a bad peach, so he just threw it away."
Yan Ruyu said.
This was also a very common phenomenon. After the fruit was ripe, it was indeed easier for it to go bad if it was hung on the treetops. Even if each fruit was wrapped in cotton-padded clothes, it could not prevent some of the fruits from being frozen in the cold weather. There were always fruits that were not well protected and would be frozen.
Hearing this, Ang Lee nodded and said, "Only a part of it will go bad. There will always be some that will not go bad. After the spring plowing, there will be more green leaves. At that time, we will pick all these fruits! I can guarantee that at least half of them will not go bad. This cotton-padded clothes are breathable, warm, and pest-proof. They are not ordinary cotton-padded clothes. "
What Ang Lee was talking about was the thermal jacket wrapped around each fruit. This kind of thing was invented by Ang Lee himself. The main material was cotton, but it was also mixed with other materials. Each fruit cover was very tough and fluffy, breathable, and warm. When this kind of fruit cover was tied to the fruit, it could prevent the fruit from being frozen, pests, and the very annoying birds. Birds were famous for eating fruits. Moreover, they only ate ripe fruits and did not eat them all. In short, after eating a few mouthfuls of a fruit, a bird could harm all the ripe fruits in the whole garden. This was also the most hated thing. Therefore, it was also very important to prevent birds in the orchard. Otherwise, the fruits that were painstakingly harvested would be fed to birds, which would be a huge loss.
The spring plowing was coming, but there was still a trace of coldness in the air. From time to time, the temperature would drop below zero. If there were fruit trees blooming at this time, the flowers would be frozen because of the low temperature. As a result, the fruit trees of this year would be massively reduced in production.
The Tang Dynasty had a large territory and abundant resources, and there were many kinds of fruit trees. In recent years, some new varieties of fruit trees were introduced from other places, so there were more fruit trees in the Tang Dynasty. However, most of the fruit trees were concentrated in the south. After all, the climate in the south was warm and humid, which was more conducive to the growth of fruit trees.
In the north, fruit trees must have a certain degree of cold-resistance. If they did not have enough cold-resistance, it would be difficult to survive in the north. The extremely cold weather in winter alone would not be able to survive.
If the fruit trees could not withstand the cold, they would die and wither. After a few years, they would turn into a pile of sawdust. Therefore, they must have a certain degree of cold-resistance. This limited many fruit trees from entering the north, especially the fruit trees from America and Australia. Most of them were tropical fruit trees, and there were fewer fruit trees in the temperate and cold regions.
Compared with the tropical rainforest, the living conditions in the cold regions were too harsh. Therefore, fruit trees were naturally the most abundant in the tropics. Not only were there many, but they were also very productive and relatively large in size. In the north, there were fewer fruit trees and relatively smaller in size. Take a look at the tropical jackfruit, which was unusually large. Watermelons and pineapples were not small, but apples, apricots, and walnuts in the north were much smaller. Among them, apples were considered the absolute largest fruit in the north. Northern fruits that were bigger than apples were not common. In the south, there were giant fruits such as durian and jackfruit, which were really incomparable to those in the north.
The most common fruit in the Guanzhong area was probably the apple. Because the cultivation technique of this fruit was relatively simple, there were fewer insects on the fruit. After it was ripe and picked, it could be stored for a long time. Therefore, it was deeply loved by the people. If peaches were ripe, they would rot quickly after they were ripe. If they could not be sold in a short time, they would suffer a heavy loss. The same was true for the lychees in the south.
Compared with other fruits that were easy to rot, the durability of apples was too obvious. As long as the skin was not damaged, it was more than enough to be stored for a month. In winter, it could be stored for at least two or three months. If it was stored one by one with a protective cover and placed in a place with suitable temperature and humidity, it could be stored for half a year without any pressure.
The apples in the cold storage of later generations could often be stored for one or two years. Although the taste had changed, the change was not very big. They were still very delicious apples.
In the courtyard of Ang Lee's mansion, there were also apple trees of all kinds of quality. The harvest seasons were also different. Apples could be harvested almost all year round. Winter was a big hurdle. Although some fruits ripened in winter, that was in the south where the temperature was slightly warmer. In Guanzhong, the lowest temperature in winter could reach a dozen degrees below zero. Such low temperatures had already exceeded the endurance period of these cold-resistant fruits. Even the hard skin could not protect the flesh inside. With the invasion of the temperature, the moisture in the flesh would gradually be frozen. As a result, the fruit would rot and be inedible.
The trunks of the fruit trees would also be frozen to death because they could not adapt to the extremely cold weather in the north. In order to prevent this from happening, Ang Lee not only had to wrap the fruit trees with wheat grass to prevent the cold, but also prepare warm cotton-padded clothes for each fruit. Some wheat grass also had to be prepared under the trees. When the weather was particularly cold, they had to be smoked to keep warm so that the fruit trees would not be frozen. Through these measures, the fruits that lived in the south could barely take root in the north and slowly adapt. After a few years, these fruits would begin to have a certain degree of cold-resistant ability. In the future, there would be no need to wrap wheat grass around the fruit trees in winter.
The reason why he personally invented this kind of protective cover was that no one had done this in the Tang dynasty before. The fruits in the south were in the south, and the fruits in the north were naturally in the north. Even if there was an extremely cold current, the fruit farmers in the north would not take such protective measures. No matter how big the loss was, they would not take such measures.
This could not be blamed on the fruit farmers. It was because the cost of doing so was too high. Moreover, the effect was not clear because no one had tried it. Naturally, no one knew the real effect. If they spent a lot of money but the result was not as ideal as they imagined, wouldn't it be a big loss? In ancient society, as long as the fruit was not a tribute to the royal family, the price of ordinary fruit was not high. If they paid such a high price, they would not be able to earn back their capital. Who would do such a loss-making business? Unless they were sick in the head, they would not do so.
Ang Lee was different. His family planted fruit trees for his mood, not for making money. In this way, even if he had to pay a high price, it did not matter. This loss was nothing to Ang Lee.
According to the various measures that Ang Lee had prepared for the fruits to resist the cold, the cost of these fruits had at least increased by three to five times. The price should also be three to five times higher. Except for the rich, who could afford it? The rich would buy the fruits shipped from the south, and would not deliberately buy the expensive fruits. The fruit trees in Ang Lee's mansion were properly produced and sold by themselves, and would not be taken out.
Enough thickness was needed to resist the cold. These protective covers were mainly composed of thick cotton, and the middle was fluffy. This was more convenient to block the cold air and protect the delicate flesh from being frozen. The facts proved that it was indeed effective. These protective covers protected the fruits very well. Many fruits were still very intact after the biting cold wind. When one was picked and tasted, it was very fresh and tender. It was a special kind of sourness, a kind of sourness that was different from the fruits eaten in other seasons. The taste was very special and very delicious.
Of course, before picking the fruits, Ang Lee would temporarily remove the protective covers when the weather was clear, so that the fruits could be fully exposed to the sun. As long as the fruits were exposed to the sun, the fruits would become red and sweet, and the taste would be better. If the fruits were not exposed to the sun, the color of the fruits would not look very good, and the sweetness would more or less be affected. In order to make the taste better, of course, it was necessary to expose the fruits to the sun as much as possible. Even if it was exposed to the sun for a day, it would be good.
After strolling in the orchard for a while, Ang Lee's stomach was not so full anymore. The food in his stomach was almost digested. Naturally, it was time to go back and rest. In addition, he also wanted to let Yan Ruyu compensate him and let him relax.
Even though he wasn't young anymore, Li An's awe-inspiring presence hadn't diminished in the slightest because of his age. In fact, it even showed signs of continuing to strengthen, especially his endurance, which had greatly increased and even doubled. This not only surprised Yan Ruyu, but also surprised Li An himself. He hadn't taken any medicine at all! How can I be so excellent? Is this innate? Since he could not figure out the reason, Ang Lee simply did not think about it. A strenuous exercise was also very tiring. Sleeping was the most important thing.
The next morning, Ang Lee woke up a little late. Fortunately, he did not have to be checked on time. Otherwise, his salary would definitely be deducted.
"Ruyu, Ruyu."
Ang Lee called Yan Ruyu beside him. Usually, she always woke up earlier than Ang Lee, but at this time, she was still asleep and had no intention of waking up.
"Babe, then continue to sleep!"
Ang Lee gently kissed Yan Ruyu on the cheek, then quickly put on his clothes and prepared to start the day's work.
When Ang Lee turned and left, Yan Ruyu gently opened her eyes. There was an intoxicated smile at the corner of her mouth. She sighed in her heart that her husband was getting more and more powerful.
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