1994: Vegetable farmers strike back

Chapter 72 The owner of this vegetable field is really awesome

The rainstorm came very hard and lasted for more than an hour before the raindrops gradually became smaller.

It also dispelled the boredom in the afternoon.

Chen Jiazhi slept well and peacefully, but the vegetable farmers who had no sunshade nets and films were even more annoyed.

A rainstorm caused the seedlings, which had only grown for a few days, to suffer varying degrees of damage again.

The river water also rose a lot.

The dragon boats buried in rivers and ponds have been dug up for blessings.

The elders in the village began to send "dragon boat invitations" to brother villages and cousin villages, and the dragon boats of each village gathered together from all directions to build relationships.

The festive atmosphere gradually becomes stronger.

Chen Jiazhi learned a piece of news from the radio.

The Huacheng Municipal People's Government officially designated the "Huacheng Dragon Boat Festival" as the "Huacheng Dragon Boat Festival".

The Flower City Dragon Boat Race has been upgraded and renamed the Flower City International Dragon Boat Invitational Tournament.

In addition to teams from all over the country, teams from the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and other countries and regions will also participate in the boat race on the Pearl River this year.

All this gave Chen Jiazhi a message: the festival was lively and there were many people.

Whether it is a family gathering or a restaurant meal, there will be a great demand for vegetables.

But the supply is very tight.

And he has a lot of dishes.

5.18他播了两批菜心种0.5亩，5.20~5.24连着四天，他又播了6批菜心约3亩。

A total of 3.5 acres of Chinese cabbage.

In addition, he also planted two crops of amaranth in late May. Eating amaranth during the Dragon Boat Festival is also a traditional custom in many parts of China.

The Dragon Boat Festival is on June 6.13th.

After looking at his notebook and thinking for a while in the evening, Chen Jiazhi felt that his timing was perfect this time.

Just wait for the harvest.

On June 9th and June 10th, for two consecutive mornings, Chen Jiazhi drove a fully loaded three-wheeled vehicle, carrying hundreds of kilograms of vegetables to the wholesale market.

It feels like upgrading from a shotgun to a cannon.

Vegetable farmers are envious and old customers are surprised.

In particular, Chen Jiazhi felt that the monks were more kind and approachable, and there would often be a few pounds of leftovers from the 80 pounds of Chinese cabbage every day.

Sometimes it’s one jin, sometimes it’s two or three jin.

On the morning of the 9th, the monk asked Chen Jiazhi to pack the extra one pound of Chinese cabbage separately and take it back home.

On the morning of the 10th, he came back and packed more than two kilograms of choy sum. The monk holding the bag of choy sum asked Chen Jiazhi, "Mr. Chen, why does your choy sum taste better? Did you add anything to it?"

"Does it taste good? I think it's just average. Maybe it's because I eat it so often?!" Chen Jiazhi looked puzzled.

He did feel okay.

The monk said, "Well, I tried it yesterday, and it tastes much better than the choy sum in other markets."

Chen Jiazhi thought for a moment and said, "Maybe it has something to do with my base fertilizer. I've applied 1.5 tons of fermented pig manure to these batches of vegetable plots, so I've used less chemical fertilizer. Also, the weather has a big influence."

The monk nodded and said, "Not bad. It's worth it for me to go to this market alone every day just to get some of your vegetables."

Chen Jiazhi patted the Shifeng tricycle behind him and said, "How about I make a trip every morning and deliver the goods directly to you?"

The monk choked and shook his head: "We have a lot of international friends recently. Your car affects the hotel's image."

Chen Jiazhi thought so too. The sound of engines coming from the hotel early in the morning might make foreigners think that a gunfight had taken place.

After settling the bill for today's 246 yuan, the monk said, "Tomorrow I need 120 kilograms of choy sum. Is that okay?"

Chen Jiazhi boasted, "You're lucky to have met me. I'll make sure everything is arranged for you."

Monk: “…” The festive atmosphere also began to envelop the wholesale market in the early morning, and old customers began to stock up in advance.

After a while, Chen Jiazhi sold out all the water spinach for the 11th in advance just because of the pre-orders.

He is about to clear out a total of 1.05 acres of water spinach from May 12th to May 16th. He has been selling it at high prices since May 29th and has made a lot of money.

"Tomorrow's water spinach is sold out, and the loofah and bitter melon are also reserved, but we still have choy sum!"

"Regular choy sum is 2.7 yuan per catty, and choy sum with ribs is 3 yuan per catty. Supplies are limited, so buy in advance."

Chen Jiazhi repeated the same rhetoric, and soon the middle-aged owner of stall 18 came over and said, "Handsome boy, you really did raise the price."

Chen Jiazhi smiled and said, "There's nothing I can do, Boss. The market is like this right now. I'll give you a discount for a few days."

The stall owner at stall number 18 sighed, "The market has never been this crazy this year. The price of choy sum at 3 yuan per pound has actually remained stable!"

After a pause, stall number 18 placed an order: "I'm going to order 60 kilograms of choy sum tomorrow, and I need 100 kilograms of ordinary choy sum every day for the next few days. It's for the village dragon boat banquet. Farmer Chen, you can't be lazy at this critical moment!"

Chen Jiazhi patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, even if it's the others, I'll still guarantee your goods. I wish your village the championship in advance!"

The owner of stall No. 18 laughed and said, "Okay, when you leave later, come to my stall and get a few plastic baskets. I'll use them to pack my choy sum later."

...

120+60, that’s 180 jins of choy sum, and 100 jins of ordinary choy sum.

That adds up to 280 kilograms of Chinese cabbage.

Including some other orders, the number of orders for Chinese cabbage has reached nearly 400 kilograms, and there are 300 kilograms of water spinach.

After some calculations, Chen Jiazhi deliberately controlled the orders he accepted, not accepting small orders, and giving priority to reliable old customers.

He is sure to have enough Chinese cabbage. On May 5.18, he planted 0.5 mu of Chinese cabbage, with a yield of about 1200 to 1400 kilograms.

If all the cabbage is sold out in two days, six to seven hundred kilograms of cabbage can be produced a day, and then the cabbage planted on May 5.20th can be immediately replaced.

Very stable!

But we can't just focus on old customers. We also need to enter the market and reach new customers every day. There will always be big customers who come to this market to try their luck.

While Chen Jiazhi was taking orders and delivering goods, Yi Dinggan's stall was a bit deserted, and he was smoking a depressed cigarette alone.

There are few dishes and they are sold out, but I still have to watch my brother’s business booming. Isn’t it depressing?
How did it become what it is today?

He has been growing vegetables for many years and has never encountered such a super market situation. However, Jiazhi encountered it two or three times in more than a month.

Each time more intense than the last.

The water spinach season is about to end and it’s already strong enough, now the Chinese cabbage is ready to start again, and there are so many Chinese cabbage in Jiazhi’s field!

It's already a vacuum period, and it coincides with the Dragon Boat Festival. I don't know how severe it will be this time.

It’s really strong and long-lasting!
Yi Dinggan helped to watch over the car, and Chen Jiazhi also delivered the goods one by one. Although it had just rained two days ago, it was still very hot.

Wiping his sweat, Chen Jiazhi called out, "Come on, Brother Yi, let's eat some rice noodles. After that, we need to go buy some glutinous rice and bamboo leaves. My second sister said we need to make rice dumplings for the Dragon Boat Festival."

Yi Dinggan said, "It's boring to just keep eating noodles. Brother, I have to treat you to a big meal someday!"

This reminded Chen Jiazhi that when everyone helped him bring the food, he had promised to treat everyone to a meal. Chen Jiazhi pondered and said, "Please, I will definitely treat you after I'm done with this busy period. I'll set up one or two tables in the restaurant then."

In the past two mornings, he earned a total of more than 2700 yuan. After paying back the 1000 yuan owed to Hong Zhong, he still had 1700 yuan left.

Although the subsequent investment is also not small: water pumps and water pipes, as well as small arch sheds and sunshade nets on the land No. 7 and No. 8, the total investment is estimated to be 5000 to 6000 yuan.

No fermented pig manure was applied on No. 7 and No. 8.
But once the Chinese cabbage is put on the market for sale, these will be no big deal.

...

The morning breeze blows gently, and tender green branches and leaves compete to grow. Citizens who like rural scenery will definitely be delighted to see this scene, and then the old men and women will secretly pick a few vegetables.

Unfortunately, Li Xiu was very alert and was patrolling the fields early in the morning.

After the cabbage had aired for a while and the sun, which had been gone for two days, came out again, Zhao Yu and I hurriedly covered the sunshade net again.

Chen Jiazhi happened to be at the vegetable field. Seeing the dew-covered cabbage hearts, he smiled and said to Li Xiu, "The owner of this cabbage heart field is really awesome!"

(End of this chapter)