The grapefruit of the young man in Rongxian County comes with its own Yuanbao shape and sells for 100 yuan each.

The "golden treasure" growing on the tree

Li Jiequan observed the growth of "Jinyuanbao" Shatian pomelo

"Jinyuanbao" honey pomelo is full of joy.

Ordinary Shatian pomelo is generally sold for more than 10 yuan each in the market, but Li Jiequan, a post-90s boy named Li Jiequan in Qianqiu Village, Rongzhou Town, Rong County, uses a kind of thinking similar to gamification to turn Shatian pomelo into a kind of "mascot". The price is more than 100 yuan each. At present, his elaborate Shatian pomelo with the words "Zhaocai" and "Jinbao" has attracted the attention of some bosses in Guangdong. It is possible that it will be sold outside the province, and the price may continue to rise.

Set mold, pomelo grows into fruit "aristocrat"

Yellow grapefruit, like Jinyuanbao, also has words such as "Zhaocai" and "Jinbao" on both sides, like a three-dimensional New year picture, with a feeling of happiness and auspiciousness. This is the "different" grapefruit that the reporter saw recently in Qianqiu Village, Rongzhou Town, Rongxian County. When the post-90s young man took out these masterpieces made by himself, his face was covered with a smug smile.

"now several have been sold, and the most expensive one has been sold for 125 yuan each." Li Jiequan said that this time he tried to "create" more than 20 "Jinyuanbao" grapefruit, honey pomelo and Shatian pomelo. He told reporters that he had picked all the "Jinyuanbao" honey pomelo a few days ago. "when it was sold on the street, it aroused the curiosity of many citizens and came to watch one after another, sighing and surprised."

Subsequently, the reporter followed Li Jiequan to his Shatian pomelo plantation and saw the "Jinyuanbao" Shatian pomelo that he had not yet picked. The grapefruit is green and not yet ripe. These "Jinyuanbao" Shatian pomelo are only fitted with a transparent plastic mold, with only two or three for each grapefruit tree. "I originally wanted to focus on one pomelo tree for experiment, but when I bought these molds, many grapefruit have grown too big to fit in the suit. So we can only choose some smaller grapefruit on each tree to experiment. "

These "Jinyuanbao" grapefruit are only the size of fists, and they are slightly pocket-sized compared to the ordinary grapefruit next to them. Li Jiequan said that the "Jinyuanbao" grapefruit is mainly used for viewing in the living room. If it is to eat, it is not cost-effective, "because there is too little grapefruit meat in it." He said that these "Jinyuanbao" grapefruit, like ordinary Shatian pomelo, can not be picked until October of the lunar calendar. At that time, it will sell better, because when it is getting old, people will like these "mascots" more.

Li Jiequan said that there must be no problem with the sale of these "Jinyuanbao" Shatian pomelo. At present, the boss in Guangdong has contacted him, "the price may be higher." "next year, I will continue to expand the number of 'Jinyuanbao' grapefruit, and slowly make this' Jinyuanbao 'grapefruit a real brand."

Innovative ways to make Shatian pomelo famous

Li Jiequan is a big grower of Shatian pomelo in the village. he contracted 10 mu of mountain to grow Shatian pomelo. The cultivation of "Jinyuanbao" Shatian pomelo stems from a piece of news he saw online this year that "Japanese square watermelons are popular with Russians". These square watermelons made in Japan cost as much as $860 (5300 yuan) each, which is 300 times the price of ordinary watermelons. So he wondered if Shatian pomelo could be "carved" into the shape of a "golden treasure" and carved with some auspicious words. "Shatian pomelo in Rongxian County is a famous local specialty all over the country, and if it can make such a shape, it will certainly be popular." Li Jiequan said.

With this idea in mind, he began to contact him online to buy molds. But before the mold was bought, Li was ridiculed by his neighbors and friends, saying that it was impossible, and no one had ever done such an experiment, and advised him not to be whimsical. But Li is not discouraged. "Shatian pomelo has to grow up and install a mold when it is young, so it can only grow according to the shape of the mold." Soon, Li Jiequan ordered more than 20 molds from a mold factory in Fujian at the price of 35 yuan each through the Internet.

"I had some drumming in my heart at the beginning, and it would be humiliating if I didn't succeed." Li Jiequan smiled and said. After putting on the mold, Li Jiequan ran to the garden every day to watch. As the fruit grew bigger and bigger, Li Jiequan became more and more secure. The grapefruit grows according to the mold, and the words "recruiting wealth" and "Jinbao" on both sides also grow out slowly.

After the fruit grew and took shape, neighbors and friends came one after another to see strange. Some friends even took pictures with their mobile phones and posted them on WeChat. "when picking, I will put it on the Internet to promote sales and make Shatian pomelo in Rongxian County famous again." Li Jiequan is full of confidence.