Chapter 8 The Strawberries Have Mutated

Normally, the yield of strawberries per acre is around 4,000 kilograms, but these strawberries before my eyes, one equals five from before. If all the strawberries were watered by the Spirit Wood Art, then the yield per acre would be at least 20,000 kilograms.

Moreover, local strawberries ripen in March during spring and in July during summer. Now at the end of May, these ripened strawberries are completely out of season, which means they can definitely be sold at a high price.

These three acres, that's 60,000 kilograms. If all sold, that would be at least several hundred thousand. By then, not only could we easily pay off the beast Liu Dabao's 100,000 yuan, but there would also be a large sum of money left over to greatly alleviate the family's financial crisis.

Thinking of these, Li Fei felt a burst of exhilaration and immediately went home, got the large buckets specially used for picking, and harvested two full buckets, weighing more than 300 kilograms of strawberries, effortlessly carrying one on each shoulder back home.

"Afei, what is this? Strawberries?"

"How come there are such big strawberries?"

When Li Fei arrived home, he astonished Chen Huixian and her husband Li Zhenyun with the two large buckets of strawberries; both of them were staring at the strawberries with faces full of surprise!

"Mom and Dad, I was just about to tell you, these are strawberries I picked from our own field!"

Li Fei exclaimed excitedly!

"You child, aren't you talking nonsense? Mom went to look yesterday; our strawberries had just started flowering. Besides, our fields are quite barren, and the strawberries that grow there are usually small, not fetching a good price."

Chen Huixian immediately shook her head: "These strawberries, they're as big as fists; how could they possibly be grown in our fields?"

Li Fei didn't know how to explain, so he just casually bluffed: "It's true, Mom, maybe they mutated or something. Anyway, I just picked them. If you don't believe it, you can go to the field and see for yourself!"

"Strawberries can mutate? That's unscientific." Chen Huixian was still somewhat disbelieving: "Afei, didn't you spend money to buy these? You're not lying to Mom and Dad, are you?"

Li Fei helplessly said, "Mom, this is at least 300 kilograms of strawberries. If I bought them, wouldn't it cost over 10,000 yuan? Where would I get that much money? It's really our strawberries that mutated!"

"But—"

"Ah, woman, why do you make such a fuss? Whether it's scientific or not, in the end, it's a good thing. Just think of it as if the heavens can no longer bear to see us suffer and have shown their spirit to bring us from misery to happiness."

When Chen Huixian was about to say something, her husband loudly interrupted her.

"Right right, the heavens have shown their spirit, and our family's time of hardship has turned into sweetness!" First startled, Chen Huixian then began to laugh as well!

Seeing this, Li Fei immediately took out two strawberries and handed them to his parents: "Dad, Mom, try them. Our strawberries are not just large, they also taste great!"

"We really should try them. I've never eaten such large strawberries in my life!"

Chen Huixian and Li Zhenyun took the strawberries and before even tasting them, were greeted by an invigorating aroma that uplifted their spirits. They exchanged glances, a glint in their eyes, and Li Zhenyun praised, "These strawberries smell so good. Just by smelling them, I feel a sweetness in my heart!"

After they took a bite, their faces instantly changed from surprise to shock.

Because they tasted incredibly good, and the texture was truly exceptional: sweet but not cloying, with a slight crunch.

The two of them quickly finished a strawberry as big as a fist.

"This strawberry is amazing!"

Li Zhenyun exclaimed somewhat unsatisfied: "Whether it's the size, the fragrance, the taste, or the texture, this is definitely the most impressive strawberry I have ever seen or eaten in my life!"

Chen Huixian also excitedly said: "The off-season strawberries in the supermarkets in the city, they cost over forty yuan per kilogram. They can't compare with our strawberries. If we take these to the city to sell, we could easily ask for seventy or eighty yuan per kilogram. With these two large buckets of strawberries, if we sell them all, wouldn't that be twenty or thirty thousand yuan?"

"We need to give these strawberries a posh name and come up with some attractive gimmick, then sell them for eighty-eight yuan per kilogram. They're sure to sell like hot cakes!"

Li Zhenyun immediately added!

Despite being paralyzed for two years, he was, after all, someone who had been a boss before. He had the vision and the big picture, instantly hitting upon the key point!

"Let's call them Supreme Beauty Strawberries, and claim they are cultivated using a unique secret method that has beautifying and skin-improving effects."

Li Fei immediately said!

"Supreme Beauty Strawberries, that's a good name, and strawberries indeed have beautifying effects!"

Li Zhenyun immediately nodded in approval!

"I'll handle selling the fruit, Mom and Dad," Li Fei said right away. "I won't go to the village clinic tomorrow. I'll transport the strawberries to the county to sell them in the morning."

"To take the strawberries to the county, we need a vehicle, but in our village, only Liu Dabao has one, and he certainly won't lend it to us."

Chen Huixian expressed her concerns, "What can we do then?"

"Isn't there an electric tricycle at Tie Zhu's place?" Li Fei said immediately. "I'll go ask him to borrow it."

Chen Huixian hesitated a bit, "That could work, but I'm afraid the battery might run out on the way to the county, what do we do then?"

"What's there to be afraid of? If it runs out of power, I'll just pedal back!"

Li Fei declared immediately!

No sooner said than done, Li Fei immediately ran over to Tie Zhu's place, explained the situation to him, and Tie Zhu looked at Li Fei as if he were looking at an idiot. Touching Li Fei's forehead, he said with a surprised face, "You don't have a fever, so why are you talking nonsense?"

"It's only May, the strawberries have just started to flower, what strawberries are you selling?"

Li Fei whispered, "I'm telling you, don't tell anyone else. You have to keep it a secret for me; my strawberries have mutated. Not only are they ripe right now, but they're also huge, each as big as a fist!"

"What?"

Tie Zhu had a look that said 'I'm not well-read, don't lie to me.'

"Why spout so much nonsense? Just say if you will lend it or not?"

Li Fei said sternly without bothering to explain further!

"Okay, okay, but I need to see it with my own eyes!"

Tie Zhu said!

"Fine, I'll let you see enough of them!"

Without wasting any words, Li Fei mounted the electric trike, took Tie Zhu along, and returned to his own home.

When Tie Zhu saw the strawberries as big as fists with his own eyes, his eyeballs nearly popped out. He took a sharp breath, "My goodness, have the strawberries really mutated?"

Just as Li Fei was about to let him taste one, he suddenly shuddered with excitement and said:

"No, I have to check on my own strawberries, maybe they've mutated too!"

With that, he dashed out with a whoosh, running faster than a rabbit.

Naturally, he came back disappointed. Not giving up, he found Li Fei again, insisting that Li Fei teach him the secret method of strawberry mutation.

Li Fei racked his brains and made up a whole bunch of lies before he finally managed to send him away.

That evening, while the family of three was about to finish dinner, Li Sanfeng arrived with a smile, "Zhenyun, eating dinner, eh!"

"Oh, Uncle San, you're here, such a rare guest! Why don't you join us for some food?"

Li Zhenyun immediately offered politely!

"No, no, I mainly came to ask A Fei for a favor!"

Li Sanfeng looked at Li Fei with a smile, "A Fei, the thing I spoke to you about this afternoon at the clinic, you haven't forgotten, have you?"

To borrow seeds!

The image of Ruan Xiangling's enchanting figure suddenly flashed in Li Fei's mind…