1994: Vegetable farmers strike back

Chapter 91: Whatever you can collect

There was a light rain in the night.

The heat was dispelled, but Mao Liangcai felt very bored. Walking in the alley, the stalls on both sides were no longer as busy as before.

Most are empty.

Only a very few stalls have vegetables, potatoes, pumpkins, winter melons, winter melons, and most of all winter melons.

Damn, he thought the boss lady also looked like a winter melon.

"It's already past 4 o'clock and the driver hasn't arrived yet. Something's happened to the group, right?"

Mao Liangcai walked around again and passed by the stall where he had previously distributed Kunming vegetables. It was also empty. He lamented, "Kunming vegetable heart has misled me!"

It's obvious that he and Chen Cainong get along pretty well.

But when Kunming Caixin arrived, she quoted a price of two yuan, and the remaining goods were one yuan and fifty cents. She flirted with him like a little slut, and he couldn't resist it.

The vegetable farmers could only abandon Chen.

Seeing that time was passing by little by little, Mao Liangcai walked towards the temporary alley, intending to get some food from other people.

As he turned the corner,
Most of the suburban vegetable farmers in the alleys have left, and there are probably more people buying vegetables than selling them.

He walked forward, pumpkin, pumpkin, winter melon, his mouth twitching with depression.

Finally arrived at the destined place.

Eyes facing each other,

Oh no,

It should be sixteen eye contact.

The other three vegetable farmers also looked at him with a half-smile in their eyes.

Seeing this situation, he did not hesitate and went straight to Chen Cainong.

"How much is a pound of choy sum?"

There is only ordinary choy sum.

Chen Jiazhi was also overjoyed and felt extremely relieved. After laughing for a long time, he finally said, "3 yuan per pound."

It was 2.4 yuan a few days ago, 2.7 yuan just now, and now it is 3 yuan. It’s not too much, right?
Leave a way out for others~
Curly was heartbroken, but pretended not to care: "Pretend, two are 20 kilograms, one is 15 kilograms, and one is 10 kilograms."

Then he took out 195 yuan and gave it to Chen Jiazhi, and wanted to leave.

Chen Jiazhi added, "I didn't overcharge you. I was planning to sell it at this price tomorrow, you just brought it forward a day."

Curly Cabbage Head was startled.

Li Mingkun shouted, "Boss, why don't you buy my vegetables? I'll give you 2.80."

Yi Dinggan also joined in the fun: "Hey, don't try to steal my business like this, boss. I only want two dollars and seventy cents. How about you come and take a look?"

Only Guo Mancang was smoking leisurely, as if he was watching a skit on the Spring Festival Gala.

Mao Liangcai didn't want to go back at first, but seeing the three old vegetable farmers staring at him, he said, "You are still far behind Chen's vegetable farmers in growing vegetables. You are out of vegetables every other day. Anyone with a little bit of prestige would rather go to Chen's vegetable farmers."

Li Mingkun: “…”

Yi Dinggan: “…”

Guo Mancang: “…”

Do you think you have the upper hand when you step on my mother?

Before the three of them could react, Curly Head left.

Heartbroken.

Break the defense.

Even though the stall became very popular afterwards, it could not make up for the cold hearts of the three people.

Chen Jiazhi also felt that he was very prestigious.

He had the most dishes, so not only did he raise the price, but he also sold out before Yi Dinggan and his two companions. With the help of the tricycle borrowed from stall No. 6, he was even able to deliver the goods faster.

When he went to return the rickshaw, the owner of stall No. 6 gave him a pumpkin and a winter melon.

Then I sat on the Shifeng tricycle to count the money. Today's income has recovered a lot. It almost fell to two thousand in the past two days.

Now it has reached more than 2200 yuan.

After waiting for a few people to finish selling the vegetables, they went back together.

In fact, he meant well, but Yi Dinggan and the other two felt a little jealous when they saw him driving the tricycle in front of them.

Facing the cold rain, Yi Dinggan said: "Sooner or later I will have to change to a tricycle!"

Li Mingkun: "When you can change, Xiucai should be able to change to a better car, right?!"

Yi Dinggan: “…”

Everyone has learned to be offensive, right?
...

Chen Jiazhi parked the car in the corner, and then saw two puppies coming towards him, wagging their tails.

Not at all as powerful as he had imagined.

After playing around for a while, Li Xiucai called out, "Jiazhi, come and eat first."

"Okay, have the two puppies eaten yet?"

"Not yet. You and Brother Yi haven't come back yet, so how can it be their turn?"

"No wonder they dance so happily."

Breakfast was meat buns made by my second sister, served with mung bean porridge and kimchi, which was still mustard greens.

The meat buns tasted great. Chen Jiazhi ate two in a row before saying, "Second sister, the meat buns you make are the best. The ones sold in breakfast shops outside don't taste like this."

"If it's delicious, have two more." Chen Jiafang smiled and said, "If you like it, I'll make more in two days."

"No need to bother. I saw Brother Yi got over 200 kilograms of vegetables to sell today. You guys have a lot of work to do in the fields."

"It's okay, it won't take much time. I have these dishes thanks to you."

At this time, Yi Dinggan also parked the car and came into the house: "Hey, eating buns, not bad, not bad."

As he said this, he was about to grab it with his hands.

Chen Jiafang scolded, "You have chopsticks but you don't know how to use them?!"

Yi Dinggan had already taken the bun in his hand and took a bite. Seeing that Chen Jiafang was about to speak again, he took out money from his bag with his other hand.

"Please collect the money from today's sales."

There were three Four Great Men, several 50-yuan notes, and a handful of 10-yuan and 5-yuan notes.

Chen Jiafang was stunned for a moment before taking the money and counting it with a smile on his face.

"Why so many?"

"The price of vegetables has gone up. Choy sum has gone up by 0.3 yuan. It's now selling for 2.7 yuan, so it costs 70 or 80 yuan more."

"Two dollars and seventy cents again?"

"Jiazhi is going to sell three pieces tomorrow."

Then he talked about the process of today's price increase, and Chen Jiazhi added some details from time to time.

After a while, Chen Jiafang and Li Xiu were calculating how many vegetables were left in the field.

The two dogs circled around Chen Jiazhi. He threw the bun wrappers with some meat filling on the ground. The two puppies immediately started fighting over it, baring their teeth and looking like fierce dogs.

From time to time, the voices of Li Mingkun, Guo Mancang and their families talking could be heard from the next room.

Vegetable prices have risen, which is good news for vegetable farmers.

But most people are still confused.

It was not until Chen Jiazhi turned on the radio and listened to the news that everyone understood what was going on.

Last night's heavy rain caused damage to the Guangqing Expressway and part of the national highway.

Large areas of major vegetable producing areas along the Beijiang River, such as Qingyuan, Foshan, and Huadu, were flooded.
After hearing this, the vegetable farmers felt fortunate again.

Only Chen Jiazhi felt a little regretful.

What a great opportunity.

If he had a large vegetable base, he could make a fortune just this time.

But it’s not bad now.

He silently told himself to take it one step at a time.

After dinner, Chen Jiazhi went to the vegetable field. The ground was still muddy, but the vegetables were in good condition.

The newly transplanted cowpea seedlings were not damaged under the protection of the shade net.

There were no signs of flooding on the surface of the fields.

Most of the rain last night fell in other areas. God was kind to them this time.

But in fact, many people have not enjoyed God's favor.

The heavy rain on May 5.25th directly destroyed most of the early outdoor seedlings.

The land was flooded again, causing the sowing to be delayed again. For example, Chen Jiazhi's sowing on May 5.24 was directly changed to May 5.30.

It’s almost harvesting at 5:30 now.

Therefore, after the Dragon Boat Festival, even if there are supplementary vegetables from other places, the price of vegetables can still be maintained at more than 2 yuan.

Some crops that have been adequately fertilized with base fertilizer and topdressing can be harvested early, but the yield will be low.

There may not be a next batch.

But Chen Jiazhi is an exception.

5.23两批菜心，5.24一批菜心，5.30还有1批，另外在5号地5.31播种了0.25亩~
The sowing rhythm in June is better.

Enough to keep him fed.

During the heavy rain, Yi Dinggan and his two companions also kept a batch of seedlings in a small shed, so they also had vegetables to sell.

My second sister said it was all thanks to him, and that was also the reason.

There are dishes and prices,
It's time to make some money.

After confirming that there was no problem with the vegetable field, Chen Jiazhi went to find the three underground workers to arrange work.

It's impossible to till the ground after the rain.

We can only thin out the seedlings and weed in the morning.

Same in the afternoon~
Although there was no sun, the temperature was high, and the vegetables were more likely to heat up easily because there were many in the basket.

So I still don’t dare to harvest the vegetables too early.

Without cold storage, harvesting vegetables in the dark will be the norm for some time to come.

...

Rainy.

The climate is rarely cool.

Work is also much more enjoyable.

Especially for Ao Dehai and others, the three batches of vegetables in the field have buds, and their hands that are picking the vegetables have been hungry and thirsty for a long time.

Chen Jiazhi also released the speed suppression.

"Except for the 260 kilograms of premium choy sum, we will collect as much ordinary choy sum as we can, and the same goes for amaranth."

Evening was approaching, but the six vegetable workers were full of passion and motivation.

Ao Dehai and his four companions are still responsible for Chinese cabbage, while Qi Yongfeng and Huang Juan are responsible for amaranth.

As the two gangs started harvesting vegetables, they never stopped moving.

In the loofah field,

There are more withered vines.

Li Xiu cut off a good-looking loofah and put it into the plastic basket. She said, "Jiazhi, there aren't many loofahs left. Is there any way to save them?"

Chen Jiazhi said: "It's a bit difficult. I'm ready to pull out the seedlings."

"Pulling out the seedlings?!" Li Xiu raised her voice.

Chen Jiazhi: "The main thing is that even if we save the trees, the value they can generate is not that great, so the cost outweighs the gain. However, I won't pull them all out. I plan to pick some to save for seed."

"Oh."

Looks a little unhappy.

Chen Jiazhi said, "Why don't you come and save some seeds? You're about to give birth, so maybe you'll be lucky and the seeds you save will be better. It's also simple. Just choose fruits that are well-shaped and free of pests and diseases. The same goes for bitter melons, and then mark them as seed-saving spots."

Li Xiu cut off another loofah and shook her head: "You should do it."

"What's wrong?"

"Isn't seed preservation the responsibility of you men? Why leave it to me?"

This reason was very good and powerful, and Chen Jiazhi almost choked on his blood.

"Xiu, you have changed, your thinking is not healthy~"

Li Xiu blushed and quickly defended herself: "It's all because of you. You chatted with Brother Yi and the others every day, and it made me suffer~"

Chen Jiazhi: "In fact, seed preservation is a matter for two people. A man alone cannot preserve the seed."

Li Xiu: “…”

"Xiu, do you want that?"

"Which one is that?"

"Pah! What are you thinking about in broad daylight?"

She looked around, fortunately there was no one around: "Aren't you tired enough every day?"

"I didn't do much heavy work today, and it was raining so I didn't have to do any heavy work, so I'm not tired." Chen Jiazhi looked at her with burning eyes.

Li Xiu's head was shaking like a rattle: "That won't work either. I can only hold it in and wait until the baby is born."

Chen Jiazhi felt so bitter in his heart, even bitterer than a ripe bitter melon.

He is in his fifties at heart, but has the body of a twenty-two-year-old.

He could only vent his energy in the vegetable fields, and fortunately the harvest was worth his efforts.

Early morning,

When Chen Jiazhi woke up from a light nap, Ao Dehai and others might have just finished harvesting vegetables.

"Boss, this is all we can take today. If there's more, your car won't be able to hold it."

Looking at the vegetables on the ground,
Chen Jiazhi, who was originally a little confused, woke up.

(End of this chapter)