1994: Vegetable farmers strike back

Chapter 215 Two million just like that?

After sleeping until he naturally woke up, Chen Jiazhi opened his eyes and felt not sleepy, but refreshed.

I glanced at the time; it was past 5 p.m. I slept for seven hours straight, no wonder I felt so good.

As I opened the door to wash up, I saw Yi Long sitting on a small stool outside, flipping through a book that Chen Jiazhi had bought that morning.

"Can you still understand it?"

"It's a bit difficult, I'll take it slowly."

He was holding a sixth-grade math textbook; Yi Long dropped out of school in sixth grade.

"If you don't understand something, just ask me."

"Good~"

Yi Long was the kind of student who was very active and mischievous from a young age. Lacking guidance, he not only did poorly in his studies, but also often had no interest in them at all.

However, after gaining experience in the wholesale market, I began to realize the importance of reading.

It's not too late to make up for it now.

Chen Jiazhi washed his face and when he came back to put away the towel, he saw Tong Gang and a young man standing in the corridor on the second floor of the office building.

They must be here for an interview.

Without delay, I went straight to the office.

"Director Chen, hello, my name is Huang Chuan."

Huang Chuan speaks Cantonese-accented Mandarin with a heavy accent. He is tall and thin like a bamboo pole, and his attitude is fairly proper. He doesn't look very old.

"How old are you? What's your educational background?"

"I'm 17 years old this year and I graduated from junior high school."

Chen Jiazhi was speechless. Huang Jianyuan had only said that he was his nephew, but he hadn't said that he was so young.

He's four years younger than him, but he's tanned now, making him look more handsome and mature.

Without asking further, Huang Chuan definitely doesn't have much purchasing experience; what kind of work could he possibly do?
Huang Chuan said, "Director Chen, my uncle told me to learn more from you. He said you're not much older than me, but you're very capable!"

Chen Jiazhi nodded slightly and asked, "Have you ever been in contact with pesticides and fertilizers before?"

Huang Chuan sat up straight: "My family is from a rural area in Lianzhou. We also farm, so we have some experience in this area. By the way, we also grow Chinese cabbage in my hometown every year."

Chen Jiazhi nodded and said, "Lianzhou cabbage is quite good."

Huang Chuan was surprised: "Director Chen, you know about Lianzhou cabbage?"

Chen Jiazhi: "I was fortunate enough to have tried it, and the taste was very good, but it's not well-known."

Lianzhou is located in northern Guangdong and has a history of growing Chinese cabbage for over a thousand years. In later generations, it has also developed into a regional brand.

However, the planting area and yield of Lianzhou cabbage are currently very small.

Hearing Chen Jiazhi's approval of Lianzhou cabbage, Huang Chuan felt both proud and somewhat regretful.

"However, the price of bok choy in our area is not high; it's mostly grown for our own consumption."

"Hmm~" Chen Jiazhi didn't say much on this topic and started talking about work.

"From now on, you will be in charge of bulk purchasing. Fertilizer, pesticides, seeds, agricultural film, agricultural machinery, bamboo baskets, etc. will all be under your management. Whenever you have time, go to the agricultural supply store of the supply and marketing cooperative. If you don't understand something, come and ask me."

However, you still have another task right now; you also need to manage the warehouse…

The arrival of a greenhorn gave Chen Jiazhi quite a headache; his place was practically a training camp.

After teaching him for a while, Xu Yao took him to the warehouse to get a feel for it.

I was just about to take a nap when the phone on the table rang again.

"Hello, who are you?"

"Director Chen, this is Huang Jianyuan. Huang Chuan should have arrived by now, right?" Huang Jianyuan asked with a chuckle.

"Yes, I've met him. I didn't expect him to be so young," Chen Jiazhi said frankly, without any hint of disdain, just surprise.

Huang Jianyuan said, "I'm afraid you might overthink things if I have experience. As for Achuan, he's just right. He's a junior from my clan, just starting out in society and inexperienced. I hope Director Chen can teach him a lot."

"No problem, Mr. Huang."

Chen Jiazhi agreed quite readily. Indeed, in some ways, a greenhorn is better than a seasoned veteran.

After ending the call with Huang Jianyuan, Chen Jiazhi adjusted his chair, put his legs on the table, and rested his head on a small pillow. A breeze occasionally blew in from outside the window, making him feel incredibly comfortable.

That's what it means to be a field manager.

"Dingling bell~"

The thought had barely crossed his mind when the phone rang again. Chen Jiazhi sighed, annoyed by the disturbance, and sat up to answer it.

"Hello, who is it?"

"Director Chen, it's me," Xu Wenxiang's voice rang out. "We need to add another 12 tons of kale. Is it still in time?"

I placed an order for 10 tons before going to bed this morning, so adding another one will bring the total to 22 tons.

There's also bok choy, water spinach, and baby bok choy~
Chen Jiazhi frowned: "Is it absolutely necessary to accept it?"

Xu Wenxiang took a deep breath: "This customer is very important. Please, after the vegetables are sold out, I will organize a dividend distribution for the shareholders!"

"Try to avoid surprise attacks in the future."

"Good~"

His tone was inexplicably soft.

After exchanging information such as the vehicle and time, Chen Jiazhi picked up the straw hat hanging on the wall and went downstairs.

Just then, Xu Yao and Huang Chuan came out of the warehouse, and Chen Jiazhi called out, "Achuan, I have something for you!"

Huang Chuan jogged over: "Director Chen, what's the matter?" Chen Jiazhi said: "Go get the money from your sister Yao and go to town to see if there's any convenient takeaway late-night snack."

Huang Chuan was surprised: "Eating late-night snacks at this time?"

Chen Jiazhi glared at him and said, "Of course we'll eat it tonight. We have to work overtime tonight, and we need a lot of food. Let's prepare 240 servings first."

"..."

Huang Chuan and Xu Yao were both shocked.

Chen Jiazhi: "Is working overtime okay?"

"No problem!" Huang Chuan was very enthusiastic, just like many first-time workers.

Xu Yao asked, "Director Chen, should we buy more vegetables?"

Chen Jiazhi: "We've added 12 tons of kale. Get ready, we'll be working very late tonight!"

In addition to the 22 tons of Chinese kale, there were also 50 tons of bok choy, baby bok choy, and water spinach.
72 tons in a single day!
Xu Wenxiang once told him that the annual supply target for Hong Kong set by the Provincial Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Commission was 50 tons, which is about 1370 tons per day.

Jiangxin vegetable market accounted for 5 percentage points today.

Of course, besides the mainland supplying Hong Kong, Hong Kong's vegetables also come from the United States and Taiwan. These two countries dominate Hong Kong's mid-to-high-end vegetable market, and their prices are more than twice that of the mainland.

However, under normal circumstances, even high-end fresh vegetables from the United States only cost an average of 2 to 3 yuan per kilogram in Hong Kong.

But the current market situation is unusual.

Especially the Chinese kale.

Clearly, the kale has taken off!
When Chen Jiazhi told Yi Dinggan and several group leaders about the increased task of harvesting Chinese kale.

The others were also shocked!
But without hesitation, he confidently said six words: "I guarantee to complete the mission!"

Now, not only do they get commissions, but the vegetable workers also get commissions. Morale is high, efficiency is high, and there are enough people!
More than 70 tons, which is divided among 200 people, averaging more than 700 jin per person.

Many vegetable workers are willing to work overtime from 5 a.m. until the early hours of the morning to earn this money.

That's an extra day's pay.

"Good morning, Manager!"

"Director Chen, have you eaten yet?"

Enjoying the workers' respectful greetings, Chen Jiazhi simply nodded.

He felt that labor was too cheap now. Working overtime for a day would only earn him an extra 15 yuan in commission on average, and 200 people would only earn him an extra 3000 yuan.

It's currently peak season, and the total daily labor cost at the market is less than 1 yuan.

How much income can the vegetable market generate?
Chen Jiazhi squinted and silently calculated in his mind that Jiangxin Vegetable Market's sales today were approaching 50 yuan!
He didn't know how to describe the gap.

Every time he saw a vegetable worker bending over to collect vegetables, he thought of himself and Li Xiu from his past life.

Fortunately, I'm now free from that group.

He's a vegetable vendor now, a farm manager!

This also protects the interests of their core group, so they should be satisfied for now.

As the sun sets earlier and earlier, the vegetable farmers take off their straw hats and enjoy the refreshing evening breeze from the river.

They were always bent over, their backs hunched, their hands never willing to rest for a moment.

Taking two steps closer to the kale field, Chen Jiazhi looked at the right hand of a worker gesturing wildly and asked, "Are the vegetables easy to pick?"

This was a vegetable worker, also from Sichuan. Chen Jiazhi forgot his name. He looked like he was in his forties or fifties, but he was actually only in his early thirties.

"Director Chen~" the man called out first, then said, "This vegetable is quite tender and crisp; it breaks easily with a light pinch of your fingernail~"

The moment the man straightened up, Chen Jiazhi noticed that his thumb was covered in a dark green stain.

"Does your hand hurt?"

"It's nothing, you'll be fine after a day or two of rest."

Chen Jiazhi has experienced the pain of pinching vegetables until his fingers hurt. He can endure it, but it is still very uncomfortable.

He didn't delay the man from harvesting vegetables any longer, and walked back, planning to have each person custom-made an 'iron fingernail'.

He had forgotten about this before, and no one reminded him.

After taking a walk around the vegetable field, he continuously assigned tasks, and the vegetable workers continued their journey day and night, while Chen Jiazhi went back to rest for a while.

Then I got up and watched as one refrigerated truck after another set off.

After more than ten days, I've gotten to know some of the drivers a bit better. Unsurprisingly, those willing to talk to them are all mainland drivers hired by Hong Kong drivers.
There's a saying among them: out of ten drivers from Hong Kong to mainland China, ten have bought houses in Shenzhen and kept mistresses.

However, Yi Dinggan and several group leaders already knew about these things. Worrying about things that haven't happened yet was useless; they should just be down-to-earth.

When there were only two refrigerated trucks left to be loaded, Chen Jiazhi called Yi Long back to the Dongxiang vegetable market and drove off in a swagger.

Seeing this, Huang Chuan asked, "Sister Yao, where is Director Chen going?"

Xu Yao: "Just pretend you didn't see it."

How can we pretend we didn't see it?
Huang Chuan was puzzled, but Xu Yao remained silent, and the other group leaders didn't bring it up either, so he could only keep his questions to himself.

That night, Chen Jiazhi earned another 15400 yuan!
Early in the morning, he took the samples to expedite the production of more than two hundred 'iron fingernails,' one for everyone at Jiangxin Vegetable Market.

This small gadget has greatly relieved the strain on the fingers of vegetable cooks, making them faster, more accurate, and easier.

Orders from Xu Wenxiang, Huang Jianyuan, and others are also very strong.

On October 17th, the intensity remained high, with approximately 60 tons of vegetables produced and daily sales revenue reaching 400,000 yuan.

Just by answering the phone every day, Chen Jiazhi could feel the overflowing elation in the hearts of several shareholders!
Perfect timing! Our cumulative sales revenue has surpassed two million yuan!
Even Chen Jiazhi was slightly taken aback; this result was somewhat beyond his expectations.

Two million gone just like that?

There are still about a hundred acres of vegetables in this field!
(End of this chapter)