1994: Vegetable farmers strike back

Chapter 68 Radio

Site No. 7 was a bit hardened after being washed by heavy rain, and it had not been cultivated for a long time. It felt very tight when you hit it with a hoe, and it was very tiring to cultivate it.

If you have a hand-held rotary tillage machine, it will be much easier.

Chen Jiazhi asked this morning and learned that a new micro-tillage machine costs 7,000 to 8,000 yuan, and the prices of diesel and gasoline have also risen to 2 yuan per liter.

The fuel consumption of a machine is about 10 to 15 yuan a day, which is equivalent to a person's salary. The rotary tiller also needs someone to drive it.

Both the one-time investment and the cost of use are not cheap.

The only advantage is that it is much more efficient and saves more effort.

Just stabilize it a little more.

The water pump can be considered first.

You can buy a working small single-phase pump for 1000 yuan, and with the water pipes and wires, the one-time investment cost is not high.

The electricity bill of 5 cents per kilowatt-hour is affordable.

After turning the soil for a while, when he was about to water the plants, Chen Jiazhi saw that Li Xiu had not returned yet. He yelled angrily, and Li Xiu reluctantly went home.

I was sweating all over again this morning.

Even my pants got wet.

But the sun was very strong. After I washed my clothes at noon, they were dried by the time I woke up from my nap.

After settling into their own room, Chen Jiazhi and Li Xiu slept separately on two bunk beds.

When he got up, Li Xiu was already up, reading the Guangdong Agricultural Science, which he often read, intently.

When I got closer, I realized he was in a daze.

Chen Jiazhi patted Li Xiu's shoulder gently, which brought her back to her senses. It was a bit like being caught dozing off in class by the teacher, and her eyes suddenly brightened up.

"After I look at the cars, I'll see if I can get a radio. Then when I have some extra money, I can go watch TV. That way I won't be bored."

Li Xiu smiled and said, "Why spend that money? I still need to buy a car and fertilizer."

"The money I work so hard for is meant to be spent. Otherwise, what's the point of working so hard?" Chen Jiazhi raised his neck and said, "I'm happy to spend it on you. I don't feel bad at all."

Li Xiu's eyebrows curved beautifully: "Okay, okay, I'll listen to you."

"Then I'll go out first."

Chen Jiazhi, also carrying only a few hundred yuan, rode his bike to Hongzhong's store. When he arrived, the latter was leisurely drinking tea and sleeping on a lounge chair under a big banyan tree.

"Boss Hong, you feel quite comfortable here!"

Hong Zhong turned his head and looked. "Oh, here you are! I've already asked about the car. The dealer is willing to sell it. It's three years old and he wants 4000 yuan. I checked the condition of the car for you. It's worth the price. If you are interested, I will take you to see it again. If you think it's suitable, you can buy it."

"Okay, shall we go and see it now?"

"Let's go."

The owner of the tricycle was a lychee orchard farmer. The tricycle was a Shifeng brand with a diesel engine, and was in much better condition than the other tricycles he had looked at.

Moreover, the frame is taller, so it can carry more cargo, and the welding is also very strong.

As soon as Chen Jiazhi sat on it, he felt very stable, but it was a little difficult to start the engine. He only got the hang of it with the guidance of the original owner. The noise was also a bit loud, but the car was in good condition.

"How's it going, handsome boy? The car is okay, right? I told you I've been maintaining it for a long time. If I hadn't traded it for a pickup truck, I wouldn't have wanted to sell it."

"Okay, that's it, Boss. I'll come and open it tomorrow morning, around ten o'clock. Is that convenient for you?"

"Sure, pretty boy, just shout when you get there."

Chen Jiazhi was also very straightforward and did not bargain. The original owner also generously gave him and Hong Zhong a bag of lychees each.

After returning to the agricultural supply store in Hongzhong, Chen Jiazhi placed another pre-purchase order, mostly for fertilizers and pesticides.

Even after the discount, the cost is still nearly 10% higher than before the rainstorm.

Seeds and seedling substrates were also ordered.

As he was about to go back, Chen Jiazhi turned back again and asked, "Boss Hong, do you have any advice on how to get a driver's license as soon as possible?"

Hong Zhong: "If you're selling vegetables, it's safer to run at night. No one will check on you."

Chen Jiazhi: "I need to change to a van or a small truck later, and I don't have time for training, so I want to get the license as soon as possible."

Hongjoong raised an eyebrow, "Can you drive?"

Chen Jiazhi: "Yes, I am an experienced person with excellent skills, otherwise I would not think of using informal channels."

Hong Zhong was a little surprised. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "I'll go ask. It should be possible, but it will require some arrangements."

Chen Jiazhi nodded and said, "I understand. Tell me the number when the time comes."

"OK."

Hongzhong found Chen's vegetable farm more and more interesting, and decided to visit more often. If the time was right, he might buy some of their choy sum and kale. As they rode along, the hot early summer breeze blew against their faces.

Chen Jiazhi went to the electronics store again and bought a wooden-cased Panda radio for 400 yuan, and also bought two pop music tapes.

I originally wanted to buy a portable one, but when I thought that Li Xiu might listen to it while working, I finally chose a desktop one. If I want to listen to it, I can only stay at home.

When I returned to the market, the farmers were busy in the fields.

Chen Jiazhi also saw Li Xiu picking loofahs among the vines.

After putting the radio back into the house, Chen Jiazhi took out the choy sum seeds that had been soaked and germinated in advance, put them in a basin, and picked up half a litchi before going out.

First, we went to the loofah field. Li Xiu had cut the loofahs perfectly, placing each one neatly in the basket. Chen Jiazhi called out, "Li Xiu, take a break and have some lychees."

Li Xiu was holding scissors and loofah in her hands. When she saw him, she turned around and walked out with a smile.

"He's back."

Chen Jiazhi smiled and said, "Well, the tricycle has been negotiated. I'll take the money and pick it up tonight. These lychees are also a gift from the original owner. They were just picked from the tree and are very fresh. I'll peel one for you."

Li Xiu blushed as the milky white lychee flesh entered her mouth. When Chen Jiazhi was about to peel the second one, she said, "I'll peel it myself. You can give some to my second sister and the others."

Chen Jiazhi looked at her and laughed, "You're already an old married couple, and you're still shy!"

"You've never fed it before." Li Xiu said angrily, her cheeks flushed. "Hurry up and send it to my second sister, and then go and sow the seeds."

"Okay, I'll feed you tonight."

Chen Jiafang and Yi Dinggan were harvesting water spinach. When they saw him coming, Yi Dinggan immediately put down the vegetables and asked, "Have you checked the car?"

Chen Jiazhi: "Look, I'll get it tonight. Come, have some lychees. The tricycle owner gave them to me. Second sister, take a break too."

"Hey, okay."

In addition to my second sister and her two children, there were also two vegetable workers. There were not many lychees, so each person could only get two to satisfy their cravings.

After eating the lychees, Chen Jiafang went back to work silently, seemingly in a low mood.

Chen Jiazhi looked at Yi Dinggan in confusion.

Yi Dinggan sighed and said, "A group of young vegetables died. They were killed by drugs."

Chen Jiazhi was surprised: "Did you add too much medicine? Or did you use it wrong?"

Yi Dinggan took out a cigarette and lit it, feeling a little melancholy: "Maybe he drank alcohol and the worker gave him the wrong medicine.

They were supposed to kill flea beetles, but ended up using herbicides instead. Luckily, your second sister discovered it early, otherwise all the vegetables would have died."

After wiping the sweat off his forehead, Chen Jiazhi was speechless for a moment.

He turned around half a circle and saw the dead cabbage, which could have been harvested in a few days.

The price of Chinese cabbage is high at this time, and it is heartbreaking that it has died now.

Chen Jiazhi said: "For things like spraying pesticides, before you have reliable workers, it's best to do it yourself, or bring workers with you."

Yi Dinggan defended himself, "They were too busy. It's not like the workers didn't know how to do it. They just drank too much at noon and felt dizzy in the afternoon. They took the wrong medicine, and your second sister scolded them a few times, so they didn't come today."

Chen Jiazhi didn't say anything more. This was also a management issue and he just needed to learn from it.

After chatting for a while, he went to give litchi to the couples Ao Dehai and Qi Yongfeng.

In addition, Ao Dehai learned that Ao Deliang and Lai Guihui also moved in today and will be able to officially start work tomorrow.

After a while, Ao Deliang and Lai Guihui came to the field and met each other.

They are all tanned farmers, who don't talk much and are honest.

Chen Jiazhi had a favorable impression of the two, and he preferred workers with darker tans.

Immediately handed over the 5 mu of land on No. 8 to the two people for management~
Then he went to sow seeds, water, put up shade nets, and pick vegetables.
Chen Jiazhi shook his pants, which became wet and dry, dry and wet again.

I was busy until dark.

Today we have 30 more kilograms of Chinese cabbage than yesterday, a total of 110 kilograms, 80 kilograms of which were sold to monks at 3 yuan per kilogram.

There are also water spinach, loofah and bitter melon.

They are quite pleasing to the eye when placed together.

Li Xiu had already prepared dinner. After coming out of her original room, she stared at the dishes again and again. Then, she heard a burst of music coming from her room.

The night wind is cold
Looking back at the past alone

I used to be full of anger.
False accusations and accusations

Full of pent-up anger

Very nervous about the rumors~
(End of this chapter)