1994: Vegetable farmers strike back

Chapter 137 Only by going all out can we return with a full harvest.
Chen Jiazhi placed his bag in front of him and, together with Qi Yongfeng, put the vegetable baskets on the car. Yi Dinggan also got up to help, but his eyes were fixed on him.

"Jiazhi, if you don't say it, I'll feel itchy inside, like thousands of ants are crawling all over me."

"Hey, it's not that much, really."

"How much is that?"

After finishing tidying up the vegetable baskets, Chen Jiazhi got on the tricycle, but he couldn't start it after two attempts. The four people helped him onto the bicycle and watched him try to start it, waiting for him to speak.

Actually, it was Yi Dinggan who took the lead; the other three weren't thick-skinned enough to press for answers.

Chen Jiazhi thought for a moment and said, "The income from selling vegetables for two days should be enough to go to the bank once."

Before the others could react, Yi Dinggan nodded as if he had known, a sense of satisfaction in having his question answered. Then, with one foot pushing off, he straddled the bicycle from behind.

"Got it, I'll go buy some meat first. Jiazhi, you start the fire slowly."

The other three also realized that going to the bank every two days meant they were earning over 5,000 yuan a day!

So high!
After the most shameless one left, the three of them became a little awkward and got on their bikes.

"I'm going to buy meat too."

"Wait for me."

"Brother Zhi, I'm going to buy some meat too~"

As soon as the others left, he lit the fire, parked the tricycle in the passageway, and didn't leave immediately, intending to wait a while.

I've been leaving quite late these past few days.

We set off at 12:30 and arrived at the market close to 2:00, but by the time we finished selling our vegetables, it was only a little past 3:00, so it was still quite early.

The tricycle had only been parked for a short while when Mr. Hu, the owner of the stall across the street, came over and offered him a cigarette. The tricycle was quite noisy, and the two only exchanged a few words.

The gist of it is that he's popular, his business is booming, and he's about to make a fortune.

Today's income is indeed very high.

A total of 1555 jin of vegetables were produced, similar to the previous peak production. Although the prices were divided into several tiers, the vegetable prices were significantly higher, resulting in a substantial increase in income.

Not only did it break the record of 4599 yuan earned on June 19, it also broke through 5000 yuan.

It reached 5190 yuan!
Less than a month has passed, and it seems like it was just a matter of a tremor.

But in fact, we started planning a month or two ago, and after a long period of hard work, we finally reaped the rewards of these past two nights.

Before he could even savor the feeling of this achievement, Yi Dinggan rode back on his bike and yelled.

"Let's go, Jiazhi, they're waiting at the door."

Chen Jiazhi waved and followed him outside.

When the tricycle is moving slowly, the summer evening breeze is gentle, and if you look up slightly, you can see the twinkling stars.

The road was very empty, which allowed Chen Jiazhi to focus on some things.

For example, this car needs to be replaced.

Based on his future plans, the van he had been longing for was no longer suitable; he needed to switch to a vehicle that could carry more cargo.

I still need to go to Hongzhong to ask about taking the driver's license test;
We have to spray pesticides again in the morning to prevent pests and diseases. After the typhoon, pests and diseases will be the biggest threat.

If the sun shines for another day, the ground should be less wet. Perhaps we can lightly till it in the evening and sow the seeds...

After going through things one by one, the excitement brought by the high income subsided a little.

He was thinking about something in front of him, while the four people riding bicycles behind him were chatting the whole way.

The most frequent topic of conversation was naturally the market, vegetable prices, and income; for them, such scenes were unforgettable.

However, after someone mentioned how many vegetables were left in the field, the bicycles riding side by side formed a line again.

...

After arriving at Nampo Island, the roadsides were mostly farmland, and the sounds of cicadas and frogs increased.

Upon entering the market, Chen Jiazhi immediately noticed that the lights were on at home.

No way?
Li Xiu is so excited that she can't sleep yet.

Or did she give birth early? It's only about ten days until my son's birthday in my previous life!
In an instant, many thoughts flashed through Chen Jiazhi's mind.

After parking the car and engaging the handbrake, I quickly pushed open the slightly ajar door and went inside.

As it turned out, Li Xiu, who had just heard the commotion, was also about to go out.

Chen Jiazhi breathed a sigh of relief; he seemed to be in good condition.

"Why did you get up in the middle of the night? Are you feeling unwell? I'll go call my second sister."

"Hey, hey." Li Xiu quickly pulled him back, "Second Sister just went to sleep too."

"What's going on?"

"Around two or three o'clock, Hei Zai and Bai Zai kept barking. I looked around in the dam area and saw that there seemed to be people in the vegetable field, so I called my second sister, Yi Long, and Huang Juan to get up and go out to check."

Chen Jiazhi raised an eyebrow. "Are you alright?"

Li Xiu said, "It's okay. That person probably left as soon as they saw the light on. They didn't even see the person clearly. I guess you guys will be back soon, so I didn't go to sleep."

Chen Jiazhi took her hand. "Okay, you go to sleep first. Yongfeng and I will go check on the fields again."

After grabbing his headlamp, Chen Jiazhi went out and called Qi Yongfeng to go to the fields.

The two inspected the plots one by one but found no problems. They only noticed that the shade netting and insect netting in plot number 6 had been removed, which happened to be one of the transplanted bok choy plants.

Chen Jiazhi had a guess that there weren't many people left in the market, but he didn't jump to conclusions.

“Yongfeng, you won’t be going to sell vegetables tomorrow. There needs to be a man at home to look after things. Dehai and the others live a bit far away.”

What about the vegetables?

Qi Yongfeng was somewhat surprised. Although staying up late at night was tiring, there was a subsidy, and it was also quite cool lately, allowing him to interact with all sorts of people, so he quite liked going to the market to sell vegetables.

Moreover, there is indeed a shortage of transportation capacity. Chen Jiazhi had already come up with a solution while inspecting the vegetable fields earlier.

"I'll go out and ask around during the day. I plan to spend money to hire another tricycle to carry the goods. I also want to collect more mustard greens and kale, so two vehicles will be easier to load."

Qi Yongfeng hesitated for a moment, but still agreed, as the market did need someone to watch over it.

At the same time, he regretted that he shouldn't have shown off to Ao Dehai and the others last night.

As a business owner, you certainly don't want your subordinates to know your specific income.

After a few words, the two headed back. Yi Dinggan, Li Mingkun, and Guo Mancang had just finished washing up and had also learned about what had happened that evening from their families.

Because of Chen Jiazhi, many people followed suit and planted leafy vegetables, resulting in the fields being almost devoid of vegetables except for a few families.

Chen Jiazhi has the most dishes, which inevitably makes some people resentful and want to take revenge on him.

Even among them, besides envy and jealousy, there was also a sense of resentment.

Yi Dinggan said, "Jiazhi, it would be great if we could keep Xue Jun here."

"Hmm, I guess he wants to come too. Let's wait a couple more days and see. If it doesn't work out, I'll go find him."

Xue Jun is tall and strong, and quite skilled. Although he lacks quick wit, he is well-suited to assist Xue Jun in running the market.

Qi Yongfeng was responsible for managing the land, and helping out at the market was just a temporary measure.

After exchanging a few words, Yi Dinggan yawned and went back to his room to sleep.

Before entering, Chen Jiazhi glanced at the room in the far left corner. There was no sound at all. Who else would he suspect if not you?

For some reason, he thought of Liu Minghua, who had left. Although he was short, he was actually a master in the market.

After observing for a moment, he decided to talk to both families tomorrow. Both families' land had become barren, so it would be best if they could just leave on their own. Otherwise, he could also be full of martial virtue.

With this, Li Bin and Wu Qin will also have to leave, and it's estimated that the rest will have a hard time holding on.

By then, not only will the land be expanded, but the entire house will basically belong to their group of people.

The Ao Dehai and Ao Deliang families can also move in, which will make management more convenient.

The land acquisition will take at least another six months, or even longer, until next year, because the village hasn't given a specific timeframe yet.
This period is enough time for him to experiment, and there will be many more opportunities in the future, enough for him to accumulate capital for development in the new base.

It's still unclear what Li Mingkun and Guo Mancang were thinking, because they followed suit and planted leafy vegetables, and this time they also suffered significant losses.

After a series of thoughts flashed through his mind, Chen Jiazhi entered the house and saw Li Xiu counting money with a bag in her hand as soon as she entered.

"Aren't you going to sleep yet?"

Li Xiu looked up at him, her eyes sparkling, and said in a low voice, "It's time to deposit money again tomorrow."

Chen Jiazhi smiled and lowered his voice as well, "Let's wait a couple more days,"

Li Xiu leaned close to his ear, breathing warm air, "The family has already raised ten thousand!"

"I know, I'll be busy tomorrow, I need to get the medicine applied in the morning."

"You can also go to the bank at noon."

"It's too sunny at noon. I'm already tanned enough; any darker and I'll look like a lump of coal. Keep the money at home. Don't go out to work until the baby is born. Just stay home. Come out for a walk when it's cool. If I get bored, I'll go buy a few more cassette tapes or a TV."

"Why buy a TV? You should change your car first." Upon hearing that she wanted to buy a TV, Li Xiu gripped her bag even tighter.

"alright."

"Also, I need to go to the fields."

"I didn't say you weren't allowed to go, I just told you not to do any work."

"But sometimes I just can't help it!"

"..."

"I'll try my best to control it. Go buy a few more cassette tapes and I'll try to go out less. You can also deposit the money there. Even if you leave it at home, I'll still go out."

"Alright, this time I'll do as you say, you can sleep a little longer."

Chen Jiazhi took the bag from her and hung it on the wall, then took out a plastic basin from under the bed.

"What are you doing?"

"I'll soak some seeds."

"The ground is still wet."

"It's expected to be sunny all day today. I should be able to lightly turn the soil by evening and the seeds should be able to be sown."

"Oh~"

Perhaps exhausted from working all night, Li Xiu had already fallen asleep by the time Chen Jiazhi finished soaking the seeds.

At this moment, the sky began to lighten with the appearance of dawn, so Chen Jiazhi did not go to sleep and planned to wait a little longer before going out.

So I pulled out a small stool and sat down at the door, gazing at the horizon. The sky was still dark, and dew dripped from the banana leaves in the distance. I only hated the mosquitoes biting me, otherwise I could have taken a nap at the door.

Around 5:30, Chen Jiazhi went out again.

My body was actually tired, but my mind was still very excited.

In twenty or thirty years, whether it's growing or selling vegetables, it will sound like a line from a racing movie.

"I've tried countless times, but opportunities only come once or twice."

Back then, the problem wasn't whether we could grow vegetables; the problem was whether there would be a market for them.

Now, every effort he makes yields results; deep cultivation yields easy harvests, and morning sowing brings evening reaping.

Chen Jiazhi enjoyed this feeling.

Making money sounds like brainwashing when you talk about it too much, but the truth is: you have to go all out to reap the rewards.

(End of this chapter)