50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 445 Unexpected Disaster
“Boss, this story begins with the Marcus Daniels family.”

"Who is this Daniel?"

“Daniel is a worker on the farm; he and his wife both work on the farm.”

"Okay, you can continue."

“Daniel has a son who just graduated from college last year and then went on a graduation trip for six months. When he came back at the beginning of this year, he hadn’t found a job yet, so I let him help out on the farm temporarily.”

Mitchell, perhaps worried that Sun Zhiwei would think he was acting on his own initiative, added, "Boss, this Daniel is a long-time employee of the farm, a very nice person, so..."

"It's nothing, you did the right thing. What happened to his son?"

“His son, Daniel, heard that the farm might not be able to sell its produce this year, so he encouraged everyone to switch the farm to growing yam seedlings. He even said that growing those would make a lot of money.”

Sun Zhiwei was startled when he heard the name: "Where did little Daniel get this information?"

Of course he knew that growing mountain silk seedlings could make a lot of money, but ordinary people probably wouldn't know that.

In Mexico, a plantation covering tens of thousands of acres can produce nearly 2 tons of products annually, with a sales value of up to $80 billion.

His small farm covers 2 acres, or 12 mu. If he planted all of it with mountain silk seedlings, he could become rich overnight.

But this is not allowed under current law, even though he doesn't care about the lives of the people of the old M family.

Moreover, these years have been a time when the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is fiercely battling Mexican drug cartels. If he dares to defy the odds, he will definitely be made an example of by the DEA.

Sun Zhiwei thought for a moment and said to Mitchell, "Go and call this little Daniel over. I want to talk to him alone."

"Okay, boss."

Sun Zhiwei sent Mitchell to call for help, while he went into the farmhouse first.

This is his residence on the farm. Usually, when he's not there, someone helps clean it, so it's kept fairly clean.

A short while later, Mitchell brought a young man into the cabin. Outside, a middle-aged couple could be vaguely seen peering anxiously into the house; they were probably Daniel's parents.

The young man entered without any restraint, and instead looked at Sun Zhiwei with a hint of arrogance, but did not say anything.

“Little Daniel, right? This is our first time meeting. Let’s get acquainted. I’m James Robert, the farmer of this farm.”

"I am Daniel, what do you want?"

"Hmm, have a seat. Coffee or tea, or perhaps a whiskey?"

"whisky."

Sun Zhiwei poured him half a glass of whiskey and himself half a glass, then sat down with him on the sofa in the cabin.

Seeing Sun Zhiwei pour him a drink, the young man probably felt valued, his expression softened considerably, and he became less aggressive in his speech.

"Thank you, James."

"You're welcome. You graduated last year, right? Where did you go on your graduation trip?"

When Sun Zhiwei asked about his proud graduation trip, little Daniel became interested.

“Boss, I and a few classmates first drove south along Highway 95, through Virginia and the North and South Carolina, until we reached Georgia.”

"Then it turned onto Highway 10 and headed west all the way to the Texas border."

"That's quite a distance. You're a brave young man." Little Daniel smiled a little shyly after hearing Sun Zhiwei's praise.

"Any memorable things that happened along the way?"

"Of course, we saw the aircraft carrier at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia, and watched the Panthers play in North Carolina." "We also saw a rocket launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and we went rafting on the Mississippi River and horseback riding on the Texas prairie."

"I really envy you young people, being able to travel all over the country."

"Boss, you can do that too, you're not short of money."

"Yes, but there's still so much work to do. You won't be able to stay on vacation for more than a few days before someone calls you back."

"Can you tell me how you came up with the idea of ​​switching the farm to grow mountain silk seedlings?" Sun Zhiwei asked him casually.

"Boss, it's like this. A few months ago, we were traveling in Texas and met some local young people. They were warm and outgoing, and we got along very well with them."

“When they found out that my family worked on a large farm here, one of them said that they didn’t grow grains there, only yam seedlings, and the profits were much higher than growing grains.”

"So, after you came back, you heard that sales might not be good this year, so you thought about switching the farm to grow mountain silk seedlings, right?"

"Yes, that's what I'm thinking. Since soybeans aren't selling well, we should grow agricultural products that sell well. I heard from them that growing mountain silk seedlings is very profitable."

"Yes, I understand, Daniel. Your intentions are good."

"However, you may not be familiar with the situation in the eastern states. In Maryland, it is not allowed to grow beech seedlings on farms."

"Oh, really?" Little Daniel was a little disappointed; he thought he had come up with a good idea.

"Yes, but don't worry. Your boss is a very wealthy tycoon. Even if the farm doesn't sell crops for a year or two, your parents' income won't decrease because of it."

"Moreover, the federal government can't just stand by and watch all the farmers not be able to sell their produce. I estimate that in the end, the federal government will pay for all of this grain itself."

"Really? That's great!"

"Could you tell me the name of the person who gave you the idea?"

"His name seems to be Paulo Carlo Quintero."

Did you tell him the location of the farm?

"Yes, he even said he'd come to see me when he has time."

"Okay, I understand. You can go back now. Don't worry about the farm."

"Thank you, Boss. The wine here is very good."

"Hehe, do you like it? Take a bottle back for your father to try too." Sun Zhiwei casually grabbed a bottle of whiskey from the liquor cabinet and tossed it to Daniel.

Daniel happily accepted the bottle, thanked him again, and then left the cabin with the bottle in his hand.

Outside the cabin, Daniel and his wife smiled as they saw little Daniel come out of the house with a big smile.

They originally thought the boss would be angry this time, after all, little Daniel had incited the farm workers, but the result was completely unexpected.

"Father, look what this is? The boss gave it to me. Let's open it and try it tonight. It tastes really good."

"Okay, son, let's go home." Old Daniel looked at his son with affection, and the couple led little Daniel home.

The couple is very satisfied with their current life. Now that their son has caught the boss's eye, he will definitely have a bright future.

The farm workers already knew from Joseph Mitchell that the farm's boss was a very wealthy man, and that the small farm was just a vacation spot for him.

Sun Zhiwei, inside the wooden house, watched Daniel's family walk away, but his heart was far from calm.

(End of this chapter)