1994: Vegetable farmers strike back

Chapter 55 Vegetable Farmers’ Losses
The rain covered the night.

Chen Jiazhi's voice was also drowned out by the heavy rain.

The vegetable farmers hid in the corner.

The little eaves above my head did not provide any shelter at all, and the rain hit me unrestrainedly.

It hurts a little.

This is not the way to go.

Chen Jiazhi roared, "Follow me."

Following Chen Jiazhi, the vegetable farmers came to a stall in the market.

Chen Jiazhi once borrowed a scale here.

The boss is also at the stall.

Chen Jiazhi tried to communicate with him, but was drowned out by the loud noise of heavy rain hitting asbestos tiles.

The boss just waved and told them to take shelter from the rain.

It’s impossible to sell vegetables or chat in this kind of rain.

I could only take out cigarettes from my wet clothes and smoke one after another to relieve the fear from nature.

The heavy rain continued for three or four hours.

Even during this heavy rain, there were still buyers walking in the rain trying to get vegetables.

However, the rainstorm was too severe.

Many people turned back halfway through their journey.

Until five or six in the morning.

Chen Jiazhi and others hardly sold any vegetables.

I just sat there all night.

After daybreak, the rain gradually subsided.

Yi Dinggan and the others were a little restless, and then they all looked at Chen Jiazhi at the same time.

"Scholar, are you still selling this dish?"

"I don't want to sell it anymore. Let's go back."

Li Mingkun looked at the remaining dishes and felt reluctant.

"Scholar, would you mind selling vegetables for a while longer?"

Guo Mancang also said: "If we take these vegetables back, they won't be fresh when we come back tomorrow. They will probably go bad."

Yi Dinggan and Qi Yongfeng were also a little hesitant, after all, they had worked hard all day to collect the food.

Chen Jiazhi was still thinking about the situation in the field. After thinking for a while, he looked at the owner of the stall, a man with a flat head.

"Boss, can you sell the vegetables on my behalf? We'll give you a 5% commission."

"can."

Since the year the vegetable wholesale market was born, the business of selling vegetables on behalf of others has emerged, but it is usually done in large markets.

Those who need sales agency services are all seasonal vegetable bases from other places.

It rained all night, and not only did the vegetable farmers fail to sell their vegetables, but the buyers also failed to complete their tasks. They definitely won't have to worry about business during the day.

After negotiating with the boss about selling the vegetables on their behalf, they handed the vegetables to the boss and then hurried home.

The rain doesn't look like it will stop anytime soon.

The stall owner watched Chen Jiazhi and others leave, then looked at the layers of winter melons stacked behind him and smiled.

Just because of what Chen the vegetable farmer said when he borrowed the scale, he stocked up some winter melons, and now it seems that he can make a small profit.

In the rain and fog, several people pedaled their bicycles very fast.

By the time we arrived at the vegetable market, the rain had subsided a lot, but the vegetable fields were still flooded.

The women from each family were waiting at the door, and they all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the returning figure.

"Jiazhi, go take a shower first."

"Wait a moment, get me an umbrella, I'll go check the fields first."

My clothes were all wet, and the main purpose of the umbrella was to prevent the rain from blocking my view.

While Chen Jiazhi was drying his hair, Li Xiu had already handed him the umbrella.

Water spinach is resistant to waterlogging. Even if it is drought-stricken, it will not be a big problem if it is flooded for 24 hours.

It’s mainly the vegetable fields. If we sow again now, it will definitely not be able to catch up in time for June 6.18th. Chen Jiazhi deliberately chose high-lying plots for his vegetable fields.

But it was raining and we were so far away that we couldn't see clearly whether the furrows had flooded the surface.

If I don’t go and take a look, I’ll feel anxious.

Seeing Chen Jiazhi come back and go out, the others followed him to the fields.

Everyone was still a little nervous about the blocked ditch last night.

If Chen Jiazhi had not gone to check at the last minute, the food for several people might have been ruined.

Even so, the low-lying vegetable fields were completely flooded. In some, only the tops of the leaves could be seen, while in others, nothing could be seen at all.

The water continued to flow downstream. After standing in the distance and taking a look, Chen Jiazhi slowly moved forward.

The whole vegetable market was in a terrible state.

But there are also differences in severity.

Chen Jiazhi's land has mixed results.

The water spinach was flooded quite badly, and quite a lot of it is still submerged in water.

But the big-bone green grass is resistant to waterlogging and will not be drowned in a short time.

The Chinese cabbage was also flooded, but the terrain was high and the bed surface was also high. The water had receded a lot now, and some of the shade nets and bed surfaces were exposed.

The soil on the vines of loofah, bitter melon, cowpea and green bean also showed that it was seriously flooded.

But it didn't rain much at this time, so the overall drainage of Dongxiang Vegetable Market was still good and the water flowed quickly.

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After reading it, Chen Jiazhi breathed a sigh of relief. He could accept the current result.

There is definitely an impact.

But he has minimized the losses.

With the shade net, the vegetables are not directly exposed to the impact of heavy rain and there is basically no mechanical damage. At most there is some dirt on the leaves.

Without shade nets and films, the vegetables in the fields were damaged and fell down.

The seedlings were directly knocked down and stuck to the soil, causing a huge impact.

"Jiazhi, how's the situation?"

"It's okay, how about yours?"

"Mine is okay. There are so many water spinach that they won't drown even if I soak them for a few more hours."

When Chen Jiazhi came back, Yi Dinggan and others had also come back and discussed the situation. However, except for him and Yi Dinggan, the others felt a little uncomfortable.

The biggest problem is flooding.

In particular, many people planted Chinese cabbage without deep trenches and raised ridges, and the land was not high. Some of the plants are now completely underwater.

"Whatever you can harvest in the afternoon, harvest it early and sell it."

"Stop talking, Jiazhi, go take a shower."

Li Xiu urged him again, and this time she directly stuffed the bucket and clothes towards him, fearing that he would catch a cold.

The sky gradually brightened.

The rain stopped.

At about 10 o'clock, Chen Jiazhi noticed that all his choy sum beds had appeared.

The longest time they were flooded was five or six hours. The Chinese cabbage seedlings planted a few days ago were flooded for even shorter time.

The accumulated water continued to drain out, and around two o'clock in the afternoon, the water spinach that was the worst flooded was fully exposed.

Chen Jiazhi lifted a corner of the sunshade and took a look. It was a little tilted.

But there was no mechanical damage.

The water spinach and Chinese cabbage in the other small sheds are also fine. Fortunately, the foundation was laid firmly in the early stage and the seedlings are very strong.

However, some vegetable farmers are in a miserable situation.

Not only does the flooding last for a long time, but the vegetables also have no protective measures. In a day or two, all the vegetables may die.

His seedlings have survived the most difficult stage, and all that remains is to spray pesticides in time to prevent diseases.

Once this batch of seedlings grows up and goes on the market, the price will not be low.

After the inspection, Chen Jiazhi finally had time to think about who had deliberately blocked the dam last night.

The biggest suspects are definitely Zhou Shijun and Liu Qirong. I have only had conflicts of interest with them recently, but there is no evidence. We will continue to keep an eye on them to prevent them from sabotage.

At the same time, we cannot rule out the possibility that other people are jealous.

My thoughts were fruitless, so I could only keep it in mind for the time being, be careful and vigilant, and then start a new day of harvesting.

Loofah, bitter melon, cowpea and green beans should be harvested as soon as possible. If they are flooded, it is still unclear whether they can recover.

You can harvest less water spinach and wait for two days until the price goes up.

In just one night, the market situation changed completely.

There was such a heavy rain last night, and many areas were affected. The vegetable supply will be affected for half a month.

All the vegetable farmers were somewhat envious of Chen Jiazhi, as he had suffered the least losses in the entire vegetable market.

While selling vegetables in the early morning, the tall and mighty Qi Yongfeng kept sighing like a little shrew.

"I'm stupid, really."

"I should have listened to Brother Zhi and planted another crop of water spinach."

Guo Mancang and Li Mingkun were also full of regret.

(End of this chapter)