Reborn before the famine, kicking away the scumbag's family and living a carefree life.

Chapter 253 Summer Vacation (2)

As they walked forward, they came to a field of oranges.

One for each person, peel it, and eat it.

Luo Xingguo: "These oranges have no seeds and are sweet."

An Xin: "This is a new variety that my mother developed; it's unique in the whole country."

Monkey: "Are grapes a new variety that your mother introduced?"

"Yes! All the fruit trees on this island are new varieties cultivated by my mother. They are not only sweeter than other common fruits, but many of them are also seedless."

An Xin continued, "And the rice on this island, in most other places it's one crop a year, but here it's three crops a year."

Looking at the vast expanse of golden rice in front of me.

An Xin said, "My parents also developed a new seed planter. Sowing these two hundred acres of rice can be completed in one day with just two seed planters."

“You’ve never grown rice before, so you don’t know. Growing rice in other places involves two steps: first, raising seedlings, and then transplanting them a month later when the seeds germinate and the seedlings grow. Here, we directly save the seedling raising step, thanks to this planter.”

Taozi: "Your parents are really amazing. They must have saved so much labor."

"Yes! The workload of thousands of people can be easily solved by two seeders."

They also invented a harvester, which could harvest nearly 300 acres of rice in just two days.

Taozi: "Such high production output was achieved with very little manpower."

"Yes! The rice produced on this island, besides what the islanders eat, yields more than 20 million catties of rice to be handed over to the country every year."

Monkey: "That would solve the food problem for so many people."

"Moreover, these people's wages do not require government funding. The island has salt fields and fishing boats. The income from selling salt, fish, shrimp, and other seafood not only pays the wages of the people on the island, but also hands over a large sum of money to the government every year."

Looking at the clean and wide asphalt road, Luo Xingguo exclaimed, "I heard that this used to be a deserted island, but now it seems that there is not only a power station, but also running water in the homes. The road is also well-maintained and clean. The infrastructure here is almost the same as that of a big city."

An Xin said proudly, "This is all thanks to my parents. They tried every means to turn a deserted island into such a beautiful island. They worked hard to develop and build it, and they also tried to find ways to make money. With money, we can improve the environment here."

Monkey: "Many supplies have to be transported in by ship, which requires a lot of manpower and financial resources."

“When my father first started, he asked more than 10,000 people to develop and build this place. Now that the development and construction are completed, only more than 300 people are left to maintain normal operations.”

Taozi: "People can apply to the higher-ups for money, but what about the funds? It would take a lot of money! How much money would the higher-ups be willing to invest in such a small island?"

“I heard from my dad that it cost nearly a million yuan! All of it was borrowed by my dad.”

"Your father is truly incredibly capable."

Luo Xingguo: "No wonder my grandparents always said that my third uncle is the smartest person in our family. I didn't think so before, but now that I see it, I am really shocked. How can he be so amazing! He turned a deserted island into what it is today, and it is surrounded by seawater, which makes transportation inconvenient. Such achievements are nothing short of miraculous."

They also visited a vegetable base and a pig farm.

How many pigs are there in this pig farm?

"We currently have eighteen sows, which produce more than four hundred piglets every year. The piglets are ready for market in one year, and more than three hundred adult pigs are handed over to the state each year."

"So, the people on your island eat over a hundred animals?"

"Yes! We have pork at every meal in the cafeteria."

"You people here are so lucky! You can eat pork every day."

"Not only can we eat pork every day, but we can also eat seafood every day!"

The three boys kept sighing in amazement.

"The people here are so lucky, An Xin. You lived such a happy life here before, why did you still want to go to the capital?"

"If I hadn't gone to the capital, how would I have met you, and you wouldn't have had the chance to come here and see me?"

"That's true!"

They walked, looked around, and ate along the way, including many other fruits such as pomegranates, pears, kiwis, and watermelons.

Luo Xingguo: "I have never eaten so much fruit at once in my life, and it is so delicious."

Taozi: "It seems like none of us, except Anxin, have eaten this before."

Monkey: "Anxin, I really envy you. You used to have such a great time living here. The scenery is so beautiful, there are so many fruits, and you can eat meat every meal. Now that you're going to school in Beijing, wouldn't it be so boring?"

“My mother said, I can’t stay here forever! No matter how beautiful the scenery is, you will get tired of it one day. You should go out and see different scenery in life.”

Taozi: "How could your mother say something so philosophical? Your mother is also a knowledgeable and profound person."

Monkey: "Her mother must be a really capable person too. Haven't you heard? These fruits are all new products created by her mother."

Luo Xingguo: "The people my third uncle has taken a liking to are naturally no bad."

The group strolled around for a while, but the midday sun was so strong that they were exhausted and had to return home.

When they arrived home, Su Jinru and the others had already eaten.

Seeing her daughter return, Su Jinru said, "Anxin, I heard from Jian Guo that you had come. I made dinner but you didn't come back for a long time. Where did you go to play?"

Sister Lan was busy heating up the dishes.

“Anxin, you brought your friends back. How can we let them go hungry? They haven’t come back for dinner for so long.”

An Xin smiled as she looked at the three boys.

"They ate so much fruit along the way that they weren't hungry!"

Luo Xingguo: "Yes, yes, we've eaten our fill of fruit."

Su Jinru: "How can you eat fruit as a meal!"

Monkey: "Auntie, fruit is such a delicious food, why can't it be eaten as a meal? It's really tasty."

"Yes! We've never seen so much fruit before."

Su Jinru: "You've come at the perfect time when fruits are at their most abundant. I can't guarantee anything else here, but you can eat whatever fruits you want, as much as you want."

Taozi: "In Beijing, it's not easy to buy fruit. It's expensive, and you might not even be able to buy it. I never dreamed that one day I could live a life of fruit freedom, eating as much as I want and whatever fruit I want."

At that time, food was scarce, and most fields were used to grow grains. Few people grew fruit, which led to a shortage of fruit.

In later generations, fruits became as common as vegetables, and the market had an abundance of them.

The food was quickly heated up, and the four children sat down to eat.