1994: Vegetable farmers strike back

Chapter 46 The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish.

After selling the last dozen pounds of Chinese cabbage at a low price and eating some noodles, the group rode their bikes home quickly. By then, the sun had already come out.

Although there were some leftovers at the end, there were so many vegetables that I still made a lot of money today.

The car was not going very fast, and during the occasional chats, Chen Jiazhi could feel the envy of others.

But he still said the same thing, you have to learn to get used to it, and once you follow his footsteps, your life will at least be much better.

As soon as he entered the vegetable market, Chen Jiazhi saw a man bending over and picking vegetable hearts in his field.

What vegetables should I pick so early in the morning?

He stared at him for a while and felt that the man's back looked a little familiar.

Li Xiu came forward to greet him.

"The owner of the agricultural supply store ate our vegetables last time and thought they were pretty good. This time he came to pick them himself. I thought he had paid the deposit but hadn't received the goods yet, so I let him pick them himself."

"It's okay, let him pinch it, I'll go take a look."

Chen Jiazhi gave the money to Li Xiu and asked her to prepare the rest of the money, then went to the field. Hong Zhong was picking vegetables in the field.

"Boss Hong, you're choosing a concubine, yet none of these delicious dishes are to your liking."

Hong Zhong looked up and saw it was him, so he smiled and said, "You don't have much left, these are all leftovers, you have to pick some."

There really isn't much left of the last batch of Chinese cabbage in Plot 5.

Even if there are 80 kilograms less orders for Chinese cabbage, they will be sold out in a day or two at most.

"The remaining dishes are also good, otherwise your boss Hong wouldn't come here so early in the morning to pick my dishes."

"You can eat this dish with peace of mind."

"Of course not. I bought all the pesticides and fertilizers from you. You can see exactly what I used. Hey, you're still picking them. This big handful by the ditch is yours too, right? It's not enough to eat."

Only then did Chen Jiazhi notice the vegetables by the ditch. There were at least two or three pounds of them, and Hong Zhong still had a handful in his hand. This guy was really rude!
"Hehe, it's almost done. I ate your dish last time and it tasted good. I brought it back to my parents. They also like to eat choy sum."

"Just this time, I'll pay you next time."

Hong Zhong curled his lips and said, "I gave you a huge discount on the pesticides, so what if I eat a few of your vegetables?"

"You people in Guangdong have many relatives and friends. I'm afraid you'll have to give it to your aunts and uncles next time." Chen Jiazhi paused and said, "Oh, by the way, since you're here, take the money back. Please hurry up and bring me the things I need. I need them."

"Oukeouke, I'll bring it to you later."

Hong Zhong slowly took out a plastic bag from his bag, put the cabbage in it, and then saw two delicious vegetables and pinched them. Chen Jiazhi raised his eyebrows and simply went home to get money.

I sold more than 840 kilograms of vegetables this morning. After deducting expenses, the revenue was less than the previous two days, but it was still 735 yuan.

Vegetable prices also have a significant impact on income.

Only when there are plenty of vegetables and the prices are good can vegetable farmers really make a lot of money.

Adding the money from the sales in the previous few days, Li Xiu saved another 2,419.5 yuan.

After thinking about it, Chen Jiazhi took out 2400 yuan, plus the 1000 yuan deposit he had paid earlier, and paid a total of 3400 yuan to Hong Zhong.

In fact, apart from the supplies in the small greenhouse, the agricultural supplies stored are still not enough.

"Boss Hong, after you've delivered this batch, please stock up on some fertilizers and pesticides for me. I can come back to pick them up after selling them for a few days, or you can give me credit first."

"I can leave some for you, but I won't buy on credit." Hong Zhong asked doubtfully, "Why are you hoarding so many agricultural supplies?"

Chen Jiazhi was a little disappointed that he couldn't buy on credit, as the country's overall supplies are still in short supply.

"Just buy it first, you'll need it anyway."

"Oh~"

Looking at Hong Zhong's back as he rode away on his motorcycle, Chen Jiazhi suddenly shouted, "Boss Hong, is your warehouse big?"

Hong Zhong paused: "It's quite big, what do you mean?" Chen Jiazhi: "I think you can fill the warehouse first, and the price may go up later. Of course, believe it or not."

"Chen Cai Nong, you also understand this, okay, I understand."

In fact, Hong Zhong felt a little disdainful in his heart. What could a small vegetable farmer with a few acres of land know? But thinking that this guy's understanding of imported pesticides was a bit weird, he finally stocked up a batch of agricultural supplies for some unknown reason.

Just like what Chen Cainong said, since you need it anyway, just buy it first.

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"Jiazhi, you spent all that two thousand yuan without even blinking an eye?"

Li Mingkun watched Chen Jiazhi give the money out with his own eyes and was a little surprised.

Chen Jiazhi smiled and said, "Earn what you earn and spend what you want. In my old life, buying agricultural supplies now will definitely not be a loss. The price of agricultural supplies will definitely increase in two months."

Within the morning, the news that Chen Jiazhi had spent all his money on agricultural supplies spread throughout the vegetable market.

Everyone wants to complain, but buying agricultural supplies is not a waste of money, and every vegetable farmer must buy agricultural supplies.

The only difference is that Chen Jiazhi's is more generous.

Chen Jiazhi still maintained the same attitude, urging everyone to buy. As for whether they were willing to follow his example or not, it was up to them.

In the afternoon, Chen Jiazhi sowed another batch of water spinach on field No. 5. After the last batch of Chinese cabbage was harvested, he planned to sow another batch of Chinese cabbage.

Because site No. 5 is in the center of the vegetable market and is slightly higher, it is not easily flooded.

In this way, the next crop in the No. 5 underground plot will be two batches of Chinese cabbage and two batches of water spinach.

In addition, the 0.3 mu of water spinach in Field No. 1 was harvested yesterday, and water spinach will continue to be sown after the land is prepared.

There are also nearly 0.5 acres of water spinach in Field No. 2, which will start to be harvested today. After the harvest, we will continue to sow another crop of water spinach and another crop of Chinese cabbage.

In this way, there will be 1.05 acres of water spinach after the heavy rain.

But Chen Jiazhi also had to consider the Beijiang River bursting its banks in June. It just so happened that the four acres of land in No. 6 had been somewhat neglected in management recently. The foundation laid by Liu Minghua in the early stage was not solid, and some seedlings did not grow well and were wilted.

He planned to spray the herbicide directly to give them a ride and save them the trouble of taking a detour.

Then get ready and prepare for June.

When Chen Jiazhi was sowing seeds, Yi Dinggan also came over and chatted with Chen Jiazhi for a while. After hearing his plan, his jaw almost dropped to the ground.

"Vine lettuce, vine lettuce! Brother, you're going crazy! You almost didn't get rid of some leftovers this morning, and there are still more than 3000 kilograms of vine lettuce waiting to be harvested in the field. Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to sell them?"

Chen Jiazhi laughed and said, "Do you know why you can't catch up with the big market? It's because you are afraid. Vegetable farmers should be brave enough to act decisively when they see the opportunity. Those who are fussy will only miss the opportunity."

Yi Dinggan: "But you're planting too much. The risk is too high."

"Brother Yi, let me give you another word." Chen Jiazhi smiled: "The bigger the wind and waves, the more expensive the fish. Don't be afraid, just go for it!"

The bigger the waves, the more expensive the fish.
Yi Dinggan kept repeating this and went to other people's vegetable fields to inquire about their sowing situation.

The sluggish price of water spinach has led households to tend to sow other vegetables with longer growing periods.

Few people sow water spinach.

This should represent the majority of ordinary vegetable farmers.

If the weather is normal, it seems to be correct, but is the weather normal in the Flower City? Although the plum rain season has arrived early this year, it does not mean that it is over!
It has been sunny for several days recently.

Yi Dinggan was a little uneasy and absent-minded when working. When he was watering, he used too much force and poured the water directly on Chen Jiafang opposite him.

Chen Jiafang first responded with a ladleful of water before cursing, "Yi Dinggan, you're itching for trouble again, you deserve a beating! You can't even concentrate on watering, how can these seedlings not die of drought!"

Water drops fell on Yi Dinggan, and Yi Dinggan suddenly woke up: "The bigger the wind and waves, the more expensive the fish!"

"It's so expensive! Vegetable prices have dropped again. Can't you just work hard?"

(End of this chapter)