1994: Vegetable farmers strike back

Chapter 181 You should also take care of your health.
As we crossed the Pearl River once more, it was getting light, and the river was shrouded in mist, with cargo ships occasionally passing by.

There were also more cars coming from opposite directions on the bridge.

Chen Jiazhi sat in the driver's seat of the truck, with a good view, able to see the brand of each vehicle clearly, and occasionally catch a glimpse of the unique scenery from inside the cab.

At the same time, I was also mentally calculating how many days it would take to buy a car based on today's income.

This is quite an interesting thing.

He converted vintage cars into pieces of vegetables.

Of course, he definitely wouldn't buy a small car.

For him, a small car is far less practical than a large car.

A short while later, the market was near.

Upon hearing the engine, the vegetable farmers habitually called out "Li Xiu" or "Boss Lady," essentially meaning, "Your husband is back."

Then Li Xiu would bring hot water and clean, fresh clothes and place them at the door. When the person arrived, she would take the handbag and two water bottles, one large and one small.

Both of them were used to it.

Li Xiu could feel that her handbag was stuffed even fuller today, so she hurried home.

Chen Jiazhi also quickly took a shower and then rushed home, hurriedly asking, "How much?"

"There are so many, I haven't counted them all yet."

Li Xiu looked up, a hint of resentment in her eyes, and said reproachfully, "You interrupted me, and I forgot~"

Uh……

Chen Jiazhi chuckled and said, "Then I won't count them. I'll just calculate the total to get a rough idea. I'm just worried that there might be some under-collection."

Li Xiu murmured, "Yes, I still need to count. I have to deposit the money today. I've been spending money all this time and haven't been able to save any."

"Sigh, another huge project."

"Why are you sighing? This is a good thing!"

"Yeah, I know, it's just hard work counting money."

"It's no trouble at all. Just find me a rubber band, and I'll count them separately."

The two tidied up for a short while, and only finished when Yi Long shouted from next door that it was time to eat breakfast.

14410 yuan!
Upon learning the exact number, Li Xiu couldn't help but tremble for a moment, and even Chen Jiazhi was moved.

This day's income not only broke the current record, but it's also almost catching up with his previous life's daily income record after he went solo!

Although it was bound to happen sooner or later, my heart skipped a beat when it actually got close.

It wasn't a wasted effort!
Based on this figure, it would take less than 5 days to buy another identical light truck!
Including the previous two days,
I earned 30,000 yuan in three days!

"Uncle, Aunt, come quick! We're having noodles with minced meat sauce for breakfast, hurry up!"

"Hey, here we come!"

Yi Long's call for dinner brought the two of them back to their senses, and Chen Jiazhi patted Li Xiu on the shoulder.

"Let's go eat first, and I'll go to the bank to deposit the money later."

"Hmm~"

Chen Jiazhi pushed the stroller, and Li Xiu carefully put the money in, locked the door, and then followed him out.

When they arrived at their second sister's house, the noodles with minced meat sauce had already been served to the two of them. The three members of their second sister's family stared intently at the couple, their eyes full of curiosity.

Finally, Yi Dinggan asked softly, "Is there 14,000 or 15,000?"

Chen Jiazhi nodded slightly.

After holding it in for a while, Yi Dinggan finally managed to utter, "That's amazing, brother!"

Chen Jiazhi asked with a smile, "Brother Yi, you've been doing pretty well lately, haven't you?"

Yi Dinggan then laughed heartily and loudly: "Not bad, but compared to you, I'm far inferior!"

After a pause, Yi Dinggan added, "But I'm content. This is all I can do right now."

Chen Jiafang also said, "Jiazhi, you should go deposit your money today. I'll give you the money for the tricycle later."

"There's no rush, we can wait a little longer."

"I have enough money, so I'll give it to you first. You need to deposit it anyway."

Chen Jiazhi agreed. He knew his second sister well; like his third sister, she was also concerned about saving face.

I can help you when you're down on your luck, without expecting anything in return; and when you're successful, I won't try to take advantage of you.

Perhaps it's because her third sister hasn't helped him much in recent years, and now that he's suddenly risen to prominence, she's rushing to him out of the way, afraid of losing her reputation.

Actually, Chen Jiazhi didn't care much about these things.

He knew the character of his relatives well, which ones he could use and which ones he couldn't. Some relatives, if used well, could be a great help.

Yi Dinggan didn't say anything. He had recently made money from selling his property, so it was only natural for him to pay back the money.

Li Mingkun and Guo Mancang also made some gains, but their land holdings were small, far less than Yi Dinggan's, but it was enough to make both families happy.

This gamble actually paid off.

It's really just about imitation and following trends.

Chen Jiazhi was both amused and exasperated. This unorthodox method he had discovered was probably making his vegetable cooks itch to try it too.

After eating, the little guy woke up and kept crying. Chen Jiazhi hadn't left the house yet, so he was probably hungry.

"Xiu, DouDou is awake, come back quickly to feed her."

"Okay, here we come."

Chen Jiazhi picked up the child and walked home. The little guy stopped crying, looked at him for a while, felt something was wrong, and started crying again. He only calmed down after Li Xiu came back and soon happily nursed.

Is there enough breast milk?

"That's enough, that's enough." Li Xiu looked up and saw Chen Jiazhi staring at his chest. She gave a reproachful look and whispered, "It's still a little engorged sometimes. My second sister said she's worried about blocked milk ducts, so she told me to express some milk for you to drink."

"It's really bloated!"

"Yes, we can't add any more."

"OK then."

Why do you seem so troubled? Weren't you watching it with great interest?

"I am thinking about that." "..." Lee Soo's eyes flickered for a moment, then she lowered her voice again, "Tonight~"

Chen Jiazhi suddenly felt a surge of anger.

"I'm going out first."

"okay."

Li Xiu's ears turned red; she wanted to too.

The sky was azure, and the vegetable fields were lush and green, resembling hundred-yuan bills scattered all over the ground.

After two or three days of sunny weather, Chen Jiazhi did not rush to have the three groups prepare the land.

If you plant now, the crops will be on the market around the end of September. The market price won't be as good as it is now, but you can still make a profit.

However, Chen Jiazhi still plans to let the land dry in the sun for a while, allowing the workers to rest, so the pace of land preparation and sowing has been very slow recently.

This makes work arrangements simpler.

The main goal is to preserve the current crop of vegetables. There are a lot of vegetables, with the first and third groups mostly consisting of kale and mustard greens.

Some vegetables have a long growing season, while others have a short production period, but regardless of the yield, Chen Jiazhi plans to sell the vegetables now and free up the land.

There's also bok choy from the second group.

He calculated that, starting from three days ago, he had planted a total of 22 batches of vegetables, which could be sold in about ten days.

It's only 30 mu (approximately 2 hectares) of land in total!
This takes up almost 22 acres!
There are also 2.3 mu of cowpea fields!
It's easy to imagine how dense the harvest was, especially since it coincided with a peak season, so it's normal for the harvest to be so intense.

It's just that most people haven't experienced it.

Even his vegetable growers had seen similar scenes before, but those were on much larger plots of land, and now it's only a small plot.

Moreover, they were more closely involved in this feat.

After inspecting the fields and assigning tasks, Ao Dehai and Ao Deliang, who hadn't gone to the market, chatted for a while and learned about the market situation from Qi Yongfeng.

The two also wanted to go to the market.

After a moment's thought, Chen Jiazhi agreed, allowing the three group leaders to take turns going to the market to understand the entire operation process.

This is beneficial to the growth of the three individuals, and they will be able to better appreciate the importance of standards and quality.

The only drawback is the increased risk of managerial turnover.

But he didn't want to castrate the three of them. An excellent market manager doesn't necessarily have to be an expert in the market, but he must understand it.

As for how to retain staff, we'll talk about that later.
After joking around with the vegetable workers in the field for a while, Chen Jiazhi went home to change his clothes, took the money, and drove to the bank.

After buying the car, I made five or six thousand yuan in sales, but I spent it all, with the majority of the money going towards a new grocery basket.

The 30,000 yuan I'm going to deposit this time is mainly the money from the sales in these three days.

To be honest, it feels pretty good.

The satchel was bulging and quite conspicuous, so Chen Jiazhi's truck this time was safe!

In particular, when the truck was parked in front of the bank, the bank employees who had just started their shift and entered the lobby were immediately attracted and turned around.

A man with a buzz cut, wearing a short-sleeved shirt, strode into the bank carrying a bag.

Although he had cut his hair short, changed into decent clothes, and wasn't wearing a straw hat, one or two of the bank employees still recognized him.

Little vegetable farmer!
Pshaw~ He's definitely not a small-time vegetable farmer!
Now that they're driving trucks, how could they still be small-time vegetable farmers? At least not anymore.

"Hello, Mr. Chen, are you here to deposit money again?"

"Hmm~"

After Chen Jiazhi entered the hall, someone came to greet him and led him to an ordinary counter.

"Hello, Mr. Chen, how much do you want to deposit this time?"

"Thirty thousand."

陈家志又掏出了一摞一摞的钞票，5角、1元、5元、10元、50元、100元面值的钞票都有，看起来颇为壮观。

The two tellers began counting the money. People were coming and going behind the iron-barred counter, and occasionally someone would glance at them.

But no one guided him to the VIP room; he probably wasn't qualified yet.

He had originally wanted to inquire about loan policies, but he had to give up on that idea for the time being.

Then I thought of Xu Wenxiang and Jiangxin Vegetable Market.

The idea of ​​being able to maintain his current foundation while also making a fortune through the Jiangxin vegetable market was very tempting for him.

But how can we balance both?
I have some ideas starting to form.

"Hello, Mr. Chen, the order is complete, it's exactly 30,000 yuan."

"Okay, then save it."

The female clerk looked somewhat resentful; this was indeed a huge undertaking.

...

Back home, Chen Jiazhi gave the deposit slip to Li Xiu. The 5.3 yuan in the account made both of them feel inexplicably more at ease.

It was another quiet afternoon, with the doors and windows tightly closed.

"When did you buy it?"

"I deposited the money this morning before buying it; it's safer with this."

"Take it easy."

I'll try my best.

Slowly, slowly, the creaking of the bed frame began to fill the room, but it soon stopped.

Chen Jiazhi kept his head down, feeling somewhat embarrassed. Damn it, he'd rested for too long and gotten too excited; he hadn't been able to hold back!
Surely no one heard that?
If they hear this, it will be incredibly embarrassing.

"Jiazhi, it's okay. You've been working too hard lately. You've never been like this before."

"..."

"You should also take care of your health."

"..."

(End of this chapter)