1994: Vegetable farmers strike back
Chapter 183 Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain
Chapter 183 Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain
While consistently achieving 10,000 units per day is desirable, one must also possess the necessary capability.
Where does this strength come from? The primary factor is the land area.
Without enough land, no matter how much effort you put in, you can only occasionally earn 10,000 yuan a day. To earn 10,000 yuan a day long is just wishful thinking.
On the way back, Yi Long and Qi Yongfeng, who had come with them, both fell asleep, snoring in the driver's seat, clearly exhausted.
Last night, there were a total of 210 dishes, which is 6300 jin (3,500 catties).
Two or three people have to carry the load continuously for four or five hours without stopping. Just imagine how strenuous that is.
Chen Jiazhi also moved goods and had to take time to do accounting, collect money, and do bookkeeping, so his job wasn't much easier than the other two.
On the way home, I was still in the mood to hum a song, but unfortunately I didn't have a car stereo.
While driving, he was thinking about Xu Wenxiang and Jiangxin vegetable market again.
When he started thinking about this question, he already had the answer in his heart.
Jiangxin Market is large, and the owner is a capable agricultural novice with channels and resources, so it's definitely worth a try.
The goal wasn't to make money through Jiangxin Vegetable Market, but rather to leverage its channels and resources, and to cultivate their own team in the process.
That's what he wanted to achieve.
If he were simply focused on making money, and concentrated on his current 30 acres of land, he might not earn less in the next six months than he did from the Jiangxin vegetable market.
However, they lack access to good channels and resources, cannot build a strong network of relationships, and the team lacks a place to quickly practice.
But once you enter Jiangxin Market, all of this becomes possible.
As for how to balance his own vegetable market and Jiangxin vegetable market, he also had ideas. In addition to his professional skills, he also possessed a wealth of industry information.
For example, what to plant in the second half of the year, when to plant, and how to plant to make money.
He plays more of a coordinating role, and his tasks are mainly for his own people to practice on.
Even so, making money will definitely not be a problem, it's just a matter of how much or how little.
Daylight broke, and the first rays of the setting sun pierced through the morning mist over the river, quickly bringing the market into focus.
Li Xiu had been waiting for this for a long time.
Chen Jiafang and Huang Juan were also there, and they prepared changes of clothes for Yi Long and Qi Yongfeng.
Yi Long got out of the car, raised his arm, and laughed, "Mom, look at all the muscles I've built up, aren't they amazing!"
Chen Jiafang laughed and scolded, "You smell so bad, what's so great about that? Hurry up and take a shower and change your clothes. Oh my, there are salt crystals on your clothes. You must have sweated a lot."
"What's there to be afraid of? It's not like blood is flowing."
Yi Long skipped off to take a shower.
After giving the kettle and bag to Li Xiu, Chen Jiazhi went to the bathroom. Li Xiu, carrying the bulging bag, went into the house, where countless envious eyes watched.
When Chen Jiazhi entered the room, Li Xiu had already tied stacks of money together with rubber bands.
"Jiazhi, why don't you go to the bank again today?"
"Okay, go ahead. I've done the math, and it'll probably be another 28,000. The sales over the next two days should be enough to pay our salaries."
Li Xiu looked up and sighed, "Time flies so fast, another month has passed."
Chen Jiazhi said, "That's how it is with growing vegetables. You're busy and the days just pass by. You don't really feel anything."
Li Xiu waved the banknotes in her hand and laughed, "You still don't feel anything? Everyone says you're getting cocky, and I think it's true."
"I don't feel like I'm getting cocky."
"Are you thinking of going to Jiangxin Market?" Li Xiu put down another large wad of cash and said, "These past two days, no matter who asks you, you always say you'll think about it. What could make you think about something for so long? It's obvious you're interested."
After a pause, Li Xiu continued, "My second sister asked me to persuade you to let us just stay here and grow vegetables properly. You should be content with selling more than 10,000 yuan a day. You still have a group of brothers and sisters who depend on you for their livelihood."
Chen Jiazhi asked, "What are you thinking?"
Li Xiu blinked. "I told you so, I'll listen to you."
Chen Jiazhi laughed heartily.
Li Xiu then said, "But you have to let me know what you're thinking. I'm still completely confused."
Chen Jiazhi: "Xu Wenxiang said that I can go to Jiangxin vegetable market while keeping my own territory. I want to give it a try."
"How could that be? There's no one else here who can drive. How could you possibly manage?"
"So, I need to think this through carefully. I want both sides."
Li Xiu was somewhat incredulous.
Just then, Yi Long called out that it was time to eat.
It was noodles with minced meat sauce again this morning. Ever since Chen Jiazhi got used to eating noodles, my second sister and Li Xiu have loved making them. Noodles are more filling and convenient.
While eating noodles, my second sister and Yi Dinggan also asked about the Jiangxin vegetable market.
Upon learning of his idea, Yi Dinggan nearly choked on his own words. "As expected of you, brother, you're really greedy. You actually want to have your cake and eat it too!"
Chen Jiafang scolded, "Speak properly! What do you mean by 'two-timing'? But Jiazhi, you probably can't manage like this. How could you possibly handle all that?"
Yi Dinggan said, "That's right. If you want to stay here, you're the only one who can drive. There's no way around it. In other words, you still have to go sell vegetables at night."
During the day, they also have to manage two vegetable markets simultaneously, which are dozens of kilometers apart.
Do you think you're Sun Wukong, able to travel 100,000 li in a single somersault?
Yi Long interjected, "Old man, Sun Wukong travels 108,000 li in one somersault."
"It's all the same thing anyway." Yi Dinggan looked up at Chen Jiazhi and said, "Tell me, how are you going to manage all this?"
Chen Jiazhi looked at him and pondered, "If I asked you to manage the Jiangxin vegetable market, would you be up to the task?"
Yi Dinggan was stunned.
Chen Jiafang, Li Xiu, and Yi Long also stopped eating their noodles.
Only Chen Jiazhi was still eating with relish. It has to be said that the noodles with minced meat sauce were really delicious. It's a pity it wasn't rabbit noodles. If you add some rabbit meat, it will be truly delicious.
Yi Dinggan asked, "No, brother, what do you mean?"
“It means exactly what it says.” Chen Jiazhi took another moment to look him over and smiled. “Forty is the perfect age to start working hard. You can’t possibly want to come out at eighty, can you?”
"How could I?" "Why not?"
"They invited you."
"Yeah, I'll just pull you along."
"That's six or seven hundred acres!"
"Didn't you complain that I didn't have enough land? Now it's just what you wanted."
"I didn't agree to that."
"It's okay, it doesn't necessarily have to be you."
Chen Jiazhi looked out the door and noticed that a group of people had gathered in the corridor. Ao Dehai, Li Mingkun, and others were there, looking somewhat surprised. They must have all heard the conversation between the two.
Yi Dinggan stared blankly at the door.
Li Mingkun asked, "Jiazhi, are you really going? It's much better to stay here!"
With so many people in front of him, Chen Jiazhi didn't bother to hide anything anymore and laughed, "I'm considering it. I'm thinking about who to take with me. If you want to go, you can go too. I'll make you a group leader, and Sister Bai Yan can work as a vegetable cook. The income is good, it's more stable, and it's not as tiring."
Li Mingkun actually started to think about it.
Ao Dehai then asked, "Mr. Chen, what about us?"
Chen Jiazhi laughed and said, "You can go if you want, but you can't all leave. Some of you have to stay here. You can go back and think about it yourselves."
This morning, the people in the market were thrown into turmoil.
After eating the noodles, Chen Jiazhi, the instigator, went to the vegetable field. The open space was increasing, while the vegetables were decreasing.
But not a lot.
There are approximately 8 mu (about 0.33 hectares) and over 10,000 jin (about
As we walked along, we took stock of the situation. The main source of the bok choy was Qi Yongfeng's Group 2, but the best bok choy of this batch might come from Ao Dehai, who also had the only batch of bok choy from Group 1.
Chen Jiazhi stood at the edge of the vegetable field. The tender green cabbage hearts covered the entire surface of the bed without leaving a single gap. He squatted down and gently parted the leaves with his hands to reveal the strong stems, which were without any flaws.
So rare!
It's pleasing to the eye just to look at.
Coupled with the morning breeze and fresh air of a summer morning, it's a rare treat.
Moreover, it is not only visually appealing but also practical. Such vegetables are clearly of high yield and quality, making them a top choice among local summer vegetables.
Besides the Chinese cabbage in plots 1-9, the Chinese kale in plots 1-10 is also very beautiful, with its blue-green leaves forming a carpet-like pattern that complements the light green of the Chinese cabbage. It's just a little smaller, but it's still a good vegetable.
There must be a reason why these two plots of land are growing so well; it cannot be entirely attributed to Ao Dehai's management.
It's mostly due to soil factors.
After standing there for only a moment, Chen Jiazhi remembered that both plots of land had been used as storage yards.
A pile of fermenting pig manure, a pile of vegetable heads and rotten leaves, all rotted and then dumped into the ground, and that's how this crop of vegetables came to be.
After a while, Ao Dehai, Qi Yongfeng, and Ao Deliang came out.
Chen Jiazhi took this opportunity to talk about the importance of soil and the soil work that needs to be done after harvesting.
"The peanut harvest has started recently, so I'm planning to buy some peanut husks and some straw shreds to spread on the ground and till it. I'll take this opportunity to give everyone a few days off and let the soil breathe. We've been working too hard lately, and the village's land acquisition is probably not until the middle of next year, which is still more than half a year away."
After a pause, Chen Jiazhi asked again, "What do you think?"
Qi Yongfeng said, "That would be great!"
The Ao brothers nodded, then pondered for a moment and asked, "Boss Chen, since you're planning to go to that big market, do you still need to hire people?"
Chen Jiazhi: "You can bring people with you?"
"Hmm!" Ao Dehai nodded emphatically and said, "Not long ago, Dacheng contacted his family, and a few other young men from the same village also wanted to come out. They are all honest farmers who grow vegetables back in their hometown. Boss Chen, do you still want them?"
Which part of Guizhou is your hometown?
"Ziyun County".
"You're all from Ziyun?" Chen Jiazhi asked in surprise, this was indeed the first time he had asked in detail.
"Mr. Chen, do you know Ziyun?"
"Of course I know." Chen Jiazhi nodded and said, "I need people. You can bring your fellow villagers with you. It would be best if they had experience in growing vegetables. Don't bring lazy people."
Like Yunnan, Guizhou is also a production area for highland summer vegetables, and Ziyun is one of them.
Few people know the place name Ziyun, but many will recognize it when you use the idiom: Yelang arrogance.
Ziyun was part of the Yelang Kingdom during the Warring States period.
Chen Jiazhi is particularly familiar with the vegetable workers from Ziyun, a group of men, women, and children who are all very hardworking.
"Okay, boss, I'll definitely bring reliable people!"
Ao Dehai was also very excited. Although working at the vegetable market was hard work, it was reliable and paid well, making it the best option they could find.
Chen Jiazhi added, "But you still have to go sell vegetables tonight."
"Ah!" Ao Dehai's face instantly turned sour. "Boss Chen, why don't we let Feng go instead? De Liang and I aren't used to selling vegetables."
Ao Deliang quickly nodded vigorously in agreement.
"Is it because you're not used to it? I don't mean to criticize you." Chen Jiazhi pursed his lips. "But you still have to go. Practice more, at least get a general idea of the process. You won't be selling vegetables for many more days. Once you're done, you can rest."
After a pause, Chen Jiazhi asked again, "By the way, do you want a long-term pain or a short-term pain? If it's a long-term pain, then harvest the vegetables slowly and sell them for a few more days. If it's a short-term pain, then finish harvesting the vegetables as soon as possible and get some rest."
"Short-term pain!"
"Short-term pain!"
The Ao brothers answered in unison.
Chen Jiazhi then looked at Qi Yongfeng, who was suppressing a laugh, and asked, "What about you? What are you thinking?"
Qi Yongfeng stroked his chin. "Brother Zhi, how about we test how much food a truck can hold?"
(End of this chapter)
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