1994: Vegetable farmers strike back

Chapter 101 This Dog Has His Heart
The lights were turned off one by one, and the Dongxiang vegetable market was a little quiet under the night.

If you listen carefully, besides the chirping of cicadas and birds, you can hear two dogs whimpering from time to time under the eaves, as if complaining about why they were suddenly kicked out of the house by their owner.

In the room, Chen Jiazhi's idea ultimately failed.

But the goal was achieved, and Li Xiu was no longer so sensitive and inferior.

He now feels like he is playing a development game.

Li Xiuhe had taken a different path in his previous life, towards a more gentle and considerate direction, and it was important for him to protect not only her hands but also her face.

You know what, it’s quite fresh.

As for studying and taking exams, they were indeed not in his plans.

He has a good memory. When his son was in high school, he could still solve many function and geometry problems and had not forgotten them completely.

There are still some memories left.

But it has been a long time since then, and I have long lost my obsession with studying. Maybe when I become successful in the future, I will learn something.

But definitely not now.

Even if you study, what can you do with it?

What he is best at is growing and selling vegetables.

Even if you have the advantage of rebirth, you may not be able to compete with those darlings of the times if you work in other fields.

So, just focus on growing and selling vegetables, and grow bigger and stronger step by step.

A night of silence,
When he woke up in the early morning, Yi Dinggan didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that Chen Jiazhi was more cheerful, as if he had unloaded a burden.

From time to time, he hummed a few lines of Cantonese songs that I couldn't understand.

Yi Dinggan: "Jiazhi, why are there fewer dishes? It seems that you are even happier."

Chen Jiazhi: "Hmm, without those ugly things getting in the way, shouldn't we be happier?"

He has no loofah and bitter melon today, only Chinese cabbage.

Yi Dinggan was a little suspicious and was still asking questions when they set off, but Chen Jiazhi stepped on the accelerator and left him with no choice but to follow behind and inhale the exhaust gas.

The wholesale market is still so deserted today.

After Chen Jiazhi arrived, he went to stall No. 6 to ask about the prices. In just a few days, the prices of pumpkin and winter melon had doubled.

The choy sum is naturally very stable.

Apart from the fact that repackaging was still troublesome, the whole night was calm, with stable shipments at high prices, and the buyer had no bargaining power.

Either accept the high price or don't buy it.

About 960 kilograms of Chinese cabbage.

After collecting 280 yuan from the last monk who came to pay, the income tonight reached 3150 yuan.

Chen Jiazhi zipped up his wallet and looked at the monk who was still standing there: "Boss Xu, are you satisfied with the recent dishes?"

“The food was excellent, everything was perfect, and the hotel guests were very satisfied.”

"That's good."

Xu He paused, then added, "However, it may be impossible to reach a long-term supply agreement with you. The hotel has its own supply base."

"Oh, that's okay. We can work together again if we have the chance."

"Well, I'll get some food for a few days."

"I always welcome high-quality business like yours."

"Well, the price is what it should be."

Xu He left with a bit of guilt, which made Chen Jiazhi feel a little uncomfortable. High-end hotels like this have always been high and mighty.

The more common practice is that Xu He would simply not come to pick up the food without saying hello, rather than coming to inform him a few days in advance like he does now.

What if Chen Jiazhi stops selling his vegetables tomorrow?

It’s hard to buy vegetables now.

What does this mean?
This shows that the monk is also new in the business, and it just so happens that vegetables are hard to buy, which is why he feels this kind of immature "guilt".

There are too many new people entering the industry these days.

Just like those vegetable wholesale stalls, he could tell at a glance that many of them were just getting started, or hadn't gotten started yet.

At present, most wholesalers only know how to make a profit from the price difference.

Relying on the information gap between the place of production and the market, they made huge profits in this primitive era.

From purchasing, packaging to transportation and sales, most of them are still very immature.

In the future, when wholesale markets are everywhere, there are a large number of wholesalers, and information becomes increasingly transparent, many stalls that still hold on to old habits will gradually face elimination.

He packed up his things and drove the empty tricycle around the somewhat deserted wholesale market again.

His eyes swept across each stall.

Yi Dinggan and the other three who were with him thought he was looking at stalls. Now that they all knew he was going to rent a stall, it was normal for him to inspect it in advance.

But Chen Jiazhi is not concerned about the position.

Rather, it is the stall's business model, which can be simply described as diverse and flashy.

But with the dividends of the times, no matter how extensive their management is, they can still make enough money.

Chen Jiazhi can also catch up with the times.

In his opinion, Xu He's guilt was not worth mentioning. He had no shortage of orders from the Yunshan Hotel.

Instead, he thought that when Xu He came to him for help, he would be like a cabbage head giving in.

July is almost here, and the typhoon and floods in his memory are not far away.

Strong wind damage, heavy rain impact, flooding, and increased pests and diseases~
Then there’s the high temperature and humidity of July itself.

Xu He came to him to buy vegetables again after the heavy rain in late May, which means that the supply base of Yunshan Hotel could not withstand the heavy rain. It recently avoided the Beijiang River dike burst on June 18, so what about July?

What about August?

There are many unexpected factors.

This is how precious stability is.

Just like this dazzling array of stalls, selling Gansu potatoes today, Shandong green onions tomorrow, and Yunnan choy sum the day after tomorrow.
How many people can remember you? It's just a passing cloud.

As long as Chen Jiazhi has a stable supply of Chinese cabbage and leafy vegetables, even the most distinguished customers will come to him for help.

Business itself is like this. There are no permanent partners, but after a few more frictions, others will not jump back and forth at will.

After taking a few people around the market, Yi Dinggan rode his bike up and walked side by side with him.

"Jiazhi, when will we rent a stall?"

Chen Jiazhi: "No news yet. This is an old market, and there are not many people subletting it now. Let's wait a little longer. If it doesn't work out, we can try other newly opened markets later."

Yi Dinggan: "The newly opened market is not popular."

Chen Jiazhi smiled and said, "As long as you are strong enough, customers will follow you to switch markets. Do you think I have this ability?"

"..."

Yi Ding snorted, oh no, he was tricked again.

Qi Yongfeng followed up, "Others can't guarantee it, but Chen Ze, who drives the van, should come."

This morning, Chen Ze was the first one to come and pick up the vegetables. He ordered 100 kilograms for 350 yuan, and the whole process took less than 5 minutes.

I come here every day without any complaints just to get his 100 kilograms of vegetables.

After thinking about it, everyone felt that if Chen Jiazhi chose the right time to talk to customers, many people might follow him to change markets.

This is not just about appearance, it also requires real strength. Appearance is brought about by strength.

After showing off in front of a few people, the group walked back.

Before I got home, it started raining again in the pitch-black night. It really comes and stops as it pleases.

It was still early when I got home and the fields had already been soaked by the rain. It was another good day to catch up on some sleep.

Chen Jiazhi slept until almost eight o'clock before he woke up comfortably.

The rain has stopped, but there are still water droplets on the leaves of the vegetables.

Guo Mancang was sitting at the door smoking and daydreaming.

"Good morning, Lao Guo, what are you doing?"

"I'm worried."

Guo Mancang said somewhat depressedly, "I can't plant the seeds, and there's no fertilizer to apply. I should have bought more fertilizer back then."

Chen Jiazhi: "It's not too late to buy fertilizer now. It's a bit expensive, but you have to buy it. I didn't plant the seeds, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. It will be difficult to grow vegetables later."

Guo Mancang: "There was a small shed that was vacant, but after a night of delay, the seeds were not sown."

Chen Jiazhi had previously told them that with the small shed and shade nets, they would be able to produce vegetables in July and August.

But the seeds won't be sown...

"We can only wait a little longer, maybe two days later."

Chen Jiazhi planted a lot of seeds two days ago, so he is not worried for the time being, but there is no vacant land.

If it continues to rain, we won't be able to continue sowing.

But he also has a solution: he can't sow seeds, but he can transplant them.

He has many Chinese cabbage seedlings, so when it is time to thin out the seedlings, he can transplant one or two batches.

Some people may think that the temperature is too high and the plants cannot survive.

But in his previous life, he had transplanted vegetables many times in weather with daily maximum temperatures exceeding 35°C. Although the survival rate was low, it was better than having no vegetables at all.
If you don’t have a greenhouse but want to have a stable supply of vegetables, you have to use all kinds of methods.

It just so happened that he wanted to recruit workers in the morning, and the transplanting task would be heavy later, so he decided to hire two more people this time.

Previously, he had been waiting for people to come and invest, but in the end, these people just talked about it, but no one asked anything.
When I arrived at my second sister's room, Brother Yi had just gotten up, and my second sister and Li Xiu had just finished making breakfast.

Breakfast is still meat buns~
Maybe it’s because it’s been raining recently, so I’ve been a little free.

When Yi Dinggan saw the buns, he complained, "Why are there buns again?"

Before the second sister could get angry, Chen Jiazhi joined in: "I just enjoy eating buns. I can never get enough of the buns that the second sister makes."

"If you like it, just eat two more. Not only did I make it, but Li Xiu has also almost learned how to make it in the past two days. If you want to eat it in the future, Li Xiu can also make it for you."

"Okay, second sister, you've become a master now. Well, Li Xiu is very skillful and will carry forward your skills."

"Haha, I've gotten pretty good at praising people lately~"

Chen Jiafang immediately laughed, then glared at Yi Dinggan.

Yi Ding stared at Chen Jiazhi and took a big bite of the bun. Chen Jiazhi pretended not to see it.

"By the way, Brother Yi, I'm planning to hire four more temporary workers, preferably all women, to be responsible for thinning and transplanting. Does anyone from my hometown have any ideas?"

He is busy working in the fields every day, and doesn't know much about the situation of his fellow villagers except Li Mingkun and Guo Mancang.

Many people still have illusions just because they know that vegetable prices are good.

Sure enough, Yi Dinggan shook his head and said, "Don't even think about it from your fellow villagers. You can only ask someone outside. If you want it, I'll go ask for you later. If your third sister and Xue Jun are coming over, you can also ask them back home to see if they have any ideas."

Chen Jiazhi: "Let's talk about it later when we go back to our hometown. We don't need so many long-term workers right now, and they should be experienced as much as possible. I will also ask Ao Dehai and others to look for some more."

"you deside."

It’s not that Chen Jiazhi looks down on people from his hometown, but that his village has people of all backgrounds except intellectuals.

It would be better if he chose it himself.

After dinner, Chen Jiazhi put on his rain boots and went to patrol the fields again. The two dogs followed him, shaking their heads, which made Chen Jiazhi laugh.

The watchdog has become a patrol dog.

I just decided to impart knowledge to the two dogs along the way, just for fun.

"This is a discarded pesticide bag from someone else. It's poisonous. Don't let your dog touch it. If you're poisoned, you won't even have dog meat to eat."

"Black paparazzi, white paparazzi, do you see this piece of land? Hey, remember, this is ours."

The two puppies stopped and really looked at the loofah vines that were left for seeds, and even sniffed them.

Chen Jiazhi was even happier.

This dog is very much in his heart.

(End of this chapter)