1994: Vegetable farmers strike back

Chapter 31: Handsome Boy and Beautiful Melon

It is best to harvest a crop of Chinese cabbage within 3 to 5 days. If you harvest it too late, all the flowers will bloom tall.

People in Guangdong Province like Chinese cabbage with some flowers, believing that it looks more tender this way, so Chen Jiazhi's Chinese cabbage has already sprouted flower buds, and some have even formed flower buds.

It only takes a day or two for it to bloom.

But flowers that are too high are not good either.
After smoking a cigarette, Chen Jiazhi had sorted things out and said to Li Xiu, who was still busy picking vegetables, "Let's harvest more than 200 kilograms. We can finish this batch in three days."

Li Xiu raised his head, a slight smile on his face beneath his straw hat as he said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

More than 200 kilograms of Chinese cabbage means that the two of them have to work in the dark until late at night to harvest the vegetables, but this is the norm for vegetable farmers in summer.

The temperature is too high during the day and there is no cold storage for pre-cooling, so we can only start harvesting the vegetables in the evening.

After one frame was full, Chen Jiazhi took it back first, and then took out another iron frame. Li Xiu asked in confusion: "Jiazhi, what are you doing with another iron frame?"

It was getting dark by then.

Chen Jiazhi: "I want to buy some choy sum to try. It's such a good dish, it would be a shame to sell it at such a low price."

Li Xiu: "What is Pai Cai Xin?"

Chen Jiazhi: "Just watch, it's a bit difficult anyway."

To arrange the choy sum is to place the choy sum plants neatly in pairs on your hands and then put them into a frame. This way of harvesting looks more stylish.

Li Xiu didn't know how to do that at that time.

Seeing Chen Jiazhi harvesting two handfuls of vegetables, Li Xiu was stunned. She tried to imitate him and arranged them one by one, but the vegetables became messy after just a few harvests.

I tried several times but failed.

Chen Jiazhi: "Well, it's much harder than just randomly arranging a few plants at once. If you can learn it in two weeks, you'll pass. If you can learn it in one week, you'll be considered an expert."

Li Xiu asked curiously, "When did you learn it?"

Chen Jiazhi was very proud and chuckled, "Why should I learn something so simple? I can learn it just by watching it at the market."

Li Xiu was a little suspicious.

If it is vegetable growing techniques, it can be explained by reading books, but can something that requires actual hands-on practice be so far-fetched?

Chen Jiazhi: "Don't think about it, just focus on harvesting the vegetables first. There are over 200 kilograms. The sooner we finish harvesting, the sooner we can go back."

It was already past five o'clock when I finished watering. It took nearly another hour to harvest the loofah and bitter melon. It was already past nine o'clock when I finished harvesting the cabbage hearts.

The mosquitoes were very annoying at night, and it was hot and humid, so both of them were soaked in sweat.

But looking at the neatly arranged dishes, Li Xiu kept smiling while talking to people.

"Li Xiu, your choy sum is so beautiful! You must have harvested two or three hundred kilograms. At the current price, you can sell it for at least three hundred yuan a night!"

"And this loofah, wow, the fruit is so neatly shaped, no doubt it was pollinated by a scholar. Babies born from good genes are bound to be more handsome."

"Your baby will be very handsome in the future."

Chen Jiazhi had sharp ears, and from about ten meters away, he said to Huang Juan, "Aunt Juan, I'm happy to hear what you said. Can you say it more often in the future?"

Huang Juan laughed and scolded, "Bah! I mean, the baby will look like Li Xiu and have a head like you."

Chen Jiazhi: "That's fine too. If the child is half as smart as me, I won't have to worry about anything in the future."

Huang Juan: "Scholar, it seems I can't call you scholar anymore. With your shameless spirit, few vegetable farmers can catch up with you."

The vegetable farmers who had harvested their vegetables gathered in the dam and chatted for a while. The atmosphere was very lively.

But soon a rain came quickly.

Chen Jiazhi ran to the field immediately, and the other vegetable farmers who had small sheds followed suit. It was because of the small sheds that this crop of leafy vegetables was able to be grown so smoothly.

Vegetable farmers who don’t have small greenhouses can only watch and do nothing. Even with the heavy rain, there is not much they can do.

At the same time, Liu Minghua and Jia Suzhen also ran to the fields. The weather had been good for a few days, and the vegetables in their small shed could be harvested in a few days.

Liu Minghua ran fast and went to the field first. When Jia Suzhen was halfway there, she was stopped by a dark shadow. When she looked closer, it was Zhou Shijun.

"It's been so many days since I paid the money, Jia Suzhen, how long are you going to hide?"

"Minghua and Uncle Liu have already agreed on this." Jia Suzhen was a little scared and took two steps back. Zhou Shijun followed closely and looked at Jia Suzhen's chest, not hiding his lustful look at all.

"Uncle Liu is Uncle Liu, and I am me. I'm telling you, you either pay the money tomorrow or go home at 4:30 pm! Otherwise, I'll help you pack up and leave!"

At 4:30, no one is usually at home.

After saying the harsh words, Zhou Shijun moved aside. When Jia Suzhen passed by, he touched her buttocks fiercely. The amazing elasticity made him linger on it.

When they arrived at the field, Jia Suzhen wiped away her tears before covering the soil with Liu Minghua.

Although Liu Minghua was small in stature, he was very agile. Jia Suzhen didn't provide much help, so he finished building the building by himself.

"Let's go, Suzhen. We can harvest this dish in a few days. It will be fine."

But others don't give time~
In the end, Jia Suzhen still couldn't say it out loud. She was afraid that if she said it, Zhou Shijun might kick her out tonight.

That was something she couldn't accept.

...

A month later, Chen Jiazhi finally went to the market again, but there were too many vegetables, totaling 300 kilograms of Chinese cabbage, loofah, and bitter melon.

And because of the different categories, including the rows of Chinese cabbage, it was very difficult to hang it on the bicycle.

In two days, cowpeas, green beans and water spinach can be harvested.

How to get the vegetables to the market became another problem.

Unlike the last time when the vegetables were harvested in advance, this time it will take longer, and it is not appropriate to ask others to help bring the vegetables, so we have to find a new way.

While I was thinking, I arrived at Luoxi Bridge again.

A bicycle that was also fully loaded whizzed past Chen Jiazhi.

"Fuck you, beast! You dare to rush across the Luoxi Bridge with a full load!"

"Brother Zhi, just watch carefully, I'm really fierce now!"

When Chen Jiazhi arrived at the market, Qi Yongfeng had already set up his stall, and Yi Dinggan, Liu Mingkun and Guo Mancang were still lagging behind.

After parking the car, Chen Jiazhi unloaded the vegetables and arranged them one by one. The appearance of the vegetables was perfect, which is rare in this season.

Even if people passing by don’t buy anything, they will still take a few more glances at the vegetables in front of his stall.

When Yi Dinggan and his two companions arrived at the market, Chen Jiazhi took the lead and sold 31 kilograms of bitter melon at 0.9 yuan per kilogram, earning 27.9 yuan.

Then it never stopped.

“What a beautiful loofah~”

"The angular loofah soup is delicious, a handsome boy brings out a beautiful loofah~"

"The choy sum is so beautiful. It's been raining a lot lately, and I haven't seen such beautiful local choy sum in a while."

Choy sum and loofah are gradually opening up, 5 jin, 10 jin, 20 jin...

It’s still early, but the shipment is going fast.

Moreover, Chen Jiazhi's shipping price is not cheap. The loofah is 8 yuan per catty, the Chinese cabbage is 1.3 yuan per catty, and the Chinese cabbage is 1.6 yuan per catty. However, it still cannot stop the orders.

The people in charge of purchasing are in a hurry, as if they are afraid that they will not be able to buy vegetables if they are late.

Vegetables sell quickly, so they are naturally good~
I collected money in handfuls, and my pockets were almost full. It felt great.

However, apart from Ms. Zhang who works in retail, the two old customers, Five Star Three-Wheel and 95976, have never shown up.

The curly cabbage head did come to ask the price, but thought it was too expensive and did not place an order.

The 50 kilograms of Chinese cabbage have not been sold.

Even though he had expected this, Chen Jiazhi couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. It was very difficult for small vegetable farmers to accumulate customers these days, and they had to grow bigger and stronger as quickly as possible.

Just as Chen Jiazhi was about to deliver the goods, Curly Head came again, accompanied by a man with shiny hair.

"Monk, this vegetable farmer has the best choy sum. Aside from the ridiculous price, the vegetables are definitely excellent."

(End of this chapter)