Heaven-Sent Farm Girl Builds Her Fortune And Captures His Heart-Chapter 574 - 573: Persimmon Cakes

Zhang Xiaolian sat back in her seat and curiously asked, "Where did you go? How come you’re all sweaty?"

Shen Qinglan replied, "I went to the town and sat outside the car on the way back. Got some sun, that’s all."

"What did you go to the town for?" Zhuang Ruyue asked, "I was just in the courtyard and saw Xiao Li drive past. I think I heard Grandpa’s voice."

"This." Shen Qinglan shook the wooden box in her hand.

"What’s that?" Zhuang Ruyue asked.

Shen Qinglan said, "A land deed."

"A land deed?" Zhuang Ruyue was shocked, "Did you buy it so quickly?"

"Yeah," Shen Qinglan said, "Two hundred acres."

"Two hundred acres?!"

Zhuang Ruyue and Zhang Xiaolian were both astonished.

Zhang Xiaolian was puzzled, "Isn’t this just for planting some vegetables? Do you need to buy such a large area?"

Shen Qinglan chuckled, "I want to plant fruit trees."

"Fruit trees?" Zhang Xiaolian frowned, "In the Zhang Family Village, some people planted persimmons, but no one eats them. They go bad every year."

"No one eats them?" Shen Qinglan raised an eyebrow, "Hard persimmons or soft persimmons?"

"Hard persimmons," Zhang Xiaolian replied, "Everyone finds them astringent. When they’re ripe, they’re better, but even when taken to sell, nobody buys them. The villagers don’t like them either, and every year a large batch goes bad."

She looked at Shen Qinglan and said, "If you want to plant fruit trees, make sure not to plant persimmons, or you’ll end up losing a lot."

"Big Sister-in-law, are there persimmons every year?" Shen Qinglan asked, "Are there persimmons this year?"

"Yes!" Zhang Xiaolian nodded, "Originally, the family wanted to chop them down to plant pears. But they lost so much before that they couldn’t recover the cost, so they just left it idle. That persimmon grove still produces a lot of fruit every year. Occasionally, lucky people come in groups to buy a truckload, but the price is very cheap, one penny for two pounds."

"One penny for two pounds?" Shen Qinglan was astonished, "That’s way too cheap!"

Zhang Xiaolian nodded, "Yeah, it’s pretty cheap."

"Around what month do the persimmons ripen?" Shen Qinglan asked.

"Around September," Zhang Xiaolian said, "I remember it’s about mid-September when we can start eating them."

"Oh, that’s soon!" Shen Qinglan said, "Big Sister-in-law, when you next visit your family, can you help me pass a message to the family growing persimmons? Tell them that I’ll buy all the persimmons this year." 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

"All... all of them?" Zhang Xiaolian frowned, "What do you want so many persimmons for? They don’t keep well."

"You’ll find out when the time comes!" Shen Qinglan laughed, "I don’t know if it will work, but I’ll just give it a try."

Zhuang Ruyue put the washed vegetables into the basket, looked at her, and smiled, "Qinglan, did you think of something?"

Shen Qinglan didn’t answer her question but instead asked them, "Have either of you ever eaten persimmon cakes?"

"Persimmon cakes?"

The two exchanged glances and then simultaneously shook their heads, "Never had them."

"I want to make persimmon cakes to sell. Just don’t know if anyone would buy them." Shen Qinglan said, "Don’t tell anyone about this for now. I just want to buy them and try. If it seems promising, I’ll see if I can buy that persimmon grove too."

"Persimmon cakes. How do you make them?" Zhang Xiaolian asked, "Will it cost a lot?"

"No!" Shen Qinglan responded, "If it works out, I’ll let Big Brother-in-law, my dad, and Second Brother take care of it. I see them as quite idle."

Zhang Xiaolian chuckled, "Then you have to ask your Big Brother-in-law. He’s always busy writing and painting, don’t know if he’d be willing."