GBP Chapter 605: Investigating Walnuts
Chapter 605: Investigating Walnuts
When Gu Chang came to Huqiushan Village, Wu Liguo directed the entire village to start preparing early in the morning!
They worked tirelessly to clean the place and tidy up the appearance of the village meticulously. Everyone went all out and did their best, as if they were afraid of leaving even the slightest bad impression on Gu Chang!
When Gu Chang finally arrived, he saw a clean and tidy scene everywhere he looked, and he couldn't help feeling a little surprised!
The flat and clean road in front of me looked as if it had just been repaired.
"Eh? What's going on..."
Gu Chang muttered to himself, his face full of doubts. Because in his original imagination, chicken dung, cow dung and sheep dung should not be seen everywhere in the village!
But now the facts are completely the opposite - the whole village is so clean and refreshing that it is beyond his expectations!
Could it be that the residents of this village don’t raise poultry or livestock at all?
At this time, Wu Liguo, who was standing aside, could no longer contain his inner joy. His face, which was already full of smiles, now blossomed with even brighter brilliance than when he received the town party secretary.
He was seen enthusiastically leading Gu Chang and enthusiastically to tour the entire Huqiu Village!
"Boss Gu, look at the walnut trees here. They are everywhere in the mountains! Not only is the yield extremely impressive, but the quality is also first-class!"
Along the way, Wu Liguo talked incessantly to Gu Chang about the situation in the village.
"Since I was a child, I often heard people talk about the bamboo shoots in Zhumao Village, which are famous for their freshness and taste; and the walnuts in Huqiushan Village are even more famous for their excellent quality!" Gu Chang said this with a smile on his face.
"The folks here are all veterans who have been dealing with walnuts for many years! So, Boss Gu, just relax. When it comes time to deliver the goods, we promise that we will not let you down or hold you back!"
Village Chief Wu patted his chest and assured Gu Chang solemnly.
"Of course I can trust you!" Gu Chang said with a smile.
At this moment, Gu Chang seemed to suddenly remember something and asked quickly, "By the way, Village Chief Wu, do you have any different kinds of walnuts than the ones we usually eat?"
"Yes! There are a lot of walnuts with strange shapes, but most of them don't taste very good!"
After hearing Wu Liguo's words, Gu Chang's eyes lit up and he asked hurriedly.
"Are there many kinds? How many are there?"
Hearing this question, Wu Liguo first touched his chin subconsciously, and then began to think seriously.
After a while, he slowly replied: "If you want to know how many varieties there are... Well, let me think about it!"
Wu Liguo frowned, trying to recall his past experiences and observations. Finally, he said to Gu Chang sincerely, "To be honest, Boss Gu, I haven't really counted how many kinds of walnuts there are!"
"But what is certain is that many walnut trees are actually wild. Some of them may not taste very good, so people don't pay much attention to them. But even so, there must be at least a dozen varieties!"
"But don't worry, Boss Gu. There are still more ordinary walnuts!"
Wu Liguo thought Gu Chang was worried about the poor quality of the walnuts in the village!
After listening to Wu Liguo's words, Gu Chang said with anticipation in his eyes!
"Are there any walnuts with strange appearances nearby? If it's convenient, could you please take me over to have a look, Village Chief Wu?"
"Strange walnuts? Hmm... let me think about it."
Wu Liguo frowned and thought for a moment, then he slapped his forehead as if he had suddenly realized something, and then replied: "Hey, it's true, there seems to be such a kind of walnut on the mountain to the east of us! But its taste is not very good, so almost no one in our village is interested in it, let alone tasting it!"
"Then Village Chief Wu, shall we go take a look?"
At this moment, Gu Chang's face was filled with irrepressible excitement.
Looking at the guest in front of him who suddenly became so eager, Wu Liguo was secretly wondering in his heart - what kind of unique hobby does this Boss Gu have?
Could it be that he has a special liking for things that are different and strange in shape?
Full of doubts and confusion, Wu Liguo led Gu Chang towards a cliff area in the east of the village.
After about seven or eight minutes of arduous trekking, the scene before them was jaw-dropping - hundreds of wild walnut trees densely packed as far as the eye could see, seemed to form an indestructible green barrier.
In the Huqiushan Village area, most of the walnuts are gifts from nature. They grow freely, full of wildness and vitality!
The walnuts with relatively high yield and better quality are the result of careful selection and personal planting by the ancestors of Huqiu Village with their keen taste perception and unique preferences!
If you think about it carefully, there is actually no essential difference between these artificially cultivated walnuts and wild walnuts! They are just planted in a different place!
As you get closer, you can clearly see that the walnut tree is full of round and lovely green fruits, as if dotted with emerald green gems. This is what the walnuts look like when they are still on the branches!
We often see walnuts with hard shells with exquisite patterns on weekdays. In fact, it is only after peeling off this layer of lush green skin that the solid shell inside is revealed!
Looking around, the walnut trees nearby have gone through the vicissitudes of time and have thick trunks and lush and dense branches and leaves. The amount of fruit they produce every year is extremely impressive!
"Boss Gu, look, these trees are all old trees, but unfortunately, the fruits they produce don't taste good, so few people are interested in them!"
Wu Liguo pointed at the trees and introduced them to Gu Chang with some regret.
Hearing this, Gu Chang did not respond immediately, but continued to observe the walnut trees attentively, and asked casually: "Are trees of this variety common here?"
He seemed to have a strong interest in these walnut trees and wanted to learn more about them.
"Well... there shouldn't be too many. There are only a few different ones around!" Wu Liguo replied after thinking for a moment.
Gu Chang nodded slightly, indicating that he agreed with his point of view, and then looked intently at the walnut trees in front of him.
After some observation, he noticed that the leaves of these walnut trees were larger and more rounded, in stark contrast to the odd-pinnate, relatively slender leaves of the common walnut trees.
If nothing unexpected happens, then there is no doubt that this is the variety of hemp walnut that Gu Chang is looking for this time!
Thinking of this, Gu Chang couldn't hide his inner joy. He couldn't help but reach out and easily picked a few green fruits.
These walnuts are densely packed on the branches, and their heavy weight even makes the branches slightly bent and deformed. Just stretch your arms and you can easily pick them.
Then, Gu Chang carefully peeled off the lush green outer skin, revealing the extremely hard walnut shell inside.
These walnuts were just as he expected, completely different from the ordinary walnuts he saw every day!
Upon closer inspection, you can clearly see that the fruit on this walnut tree is extremely close to a perfect sphere in shape; its core is also almost spherical, with a sharp tip on top!
In addition, the inner peel is thick and solid, with gaps distributed at irregular intervals, and the septum in the middle is abnormally thick.
This walnut, commonly known as hemp walnut, is a very precious and unique walnut variety. Its kernel has beautiful shape, clear lines and hard texture. It is an ideal material for making ornamental walnuts.
The reason why Gu Chang came to Huqiushan Village for inspection was because he had developed a strong interest in hemp walnuts and hoped to find opportunities suitable for planting and developing ornamental walnuts here.
With the improvement of people's living standards and cultural literacy, the market for ornamental walnuts has received more and more attention and popularity.
If high-quality walnut resources can be discovered and developed and utilized in Huqiushan Village, it will undoubtedly bring huge economic benefits and development opportunities to the local area.