Siheyuan: I am protecting Shazhu, who dares to object?

After a period of improvement, the condition of the terraced fields in Cui Gu Village has improved significantly, and the growth of crops has gradually returned to normal.

However, with the gradual development of agricultural production in the village, new problems have emerged.

Because the village is located in a mountainous area and information is relatively closed, the sales channels for agricultural products have always been relatively single. Most of them can only rely on small vendors to purchase them. The prices are often kept very low, and the income growth of the villagers has been greatly restricted.

Village chief Petrov was very worried about this and went to technician Zhang to discuss countermeasures.

"Technician Zhang, our crops are growing well now, but we can't sell them for a good price. The hard work of the villagers has been discounted. What do you think we should do?"

Village chief Petrov said with a frown.

After thinking for a moment, technician Zhang said, "Village head, I've been thinking about this as well. I think we can try to expand our sales channels and not just wait for small vendors to buy our products. Now we have the supply and marketing cooperative, so we can contact it and see if we can send our agricultural products there."

"Supply and marketing cooperative? Will this work? Our village is remote. Can the supply and marketing cooperative appreciate the products from our small place?"

The old hunter Ivan asked doubtfully.

"Uncle Ivan, I think we can give it a try. The agricultural products here are all natural and pollution-free, and the quality is very good. As long as we can guarantee the output and quality, the supply and marketing cooperative should be willing to cooperate with us."

Technician Zhang explained patiently.

"Okay, let's give it a try. But we don't know what the supply and marketing cooperative's specific requirements are."

Village chief Petrov said helplessly.

"It's okay, Village Chief. I have a friend who works in the supply and marketing cooperative. I can go ask him first to find out the specific situation, and then we can make plans."

Technician Zhang said.

A few days later, Technician Zhang learned from his friends about some requirements and cooperation methods of the supply and marketing cooperative. After returning, he called the villagers together to discuss.

"Fellow villagers, I went to ask the supply and marketing cooperative about the situation. They said that as long as our agricultural products meet certain quality standards and can guarantee a stable supply, they can cooperate with us. I think this is a good opportunity. What do you think?"

Technician Zhang said excitedly.

"It sounds good, but what are the specific quality standards? Can we meet them?"

a villager asked.

"I asked about this, too. It mainly concerns the appearance, size, and freshness of agricultural products. I think as long as we pay more attention during the planting process, we should be able to achieve these requirements. Moreover, we can also invite some experts to give us guidance and improve our planting techniques."

Technician Zhang replied.

"Then how can we ensure a stable supply? We rely on the weather for our livelihood. If we encounter a disaster, there is no guarantee."

Another villager said worriedly.

"This is indeed a problem, but we can increase production by expanding the planting area and improving planting techniques, and try to reduce the impact of natural disasters on us. At the same time, we can also discuss with the supply and marketing cooperatives to see if we can establish a risk-sharing mechanism so that when disaster years come, we can work together to find solutions."

Technician Zhang said.

After listening to what Technician Zhang said, the villagers nodded in agreement.

Therefore, under the leadership of Technician Zhang, everyone began to make a series of improvements to the planting and management of agricultural products in accordance with the requirements of the supply and marketing cooperative.

They invited agricultural experts to teach villagers planting techniques and pest and disease control knowledge, thereby improving the quality of agricultural products.

At the same time, some new terraces were opened, expanding the planting area and increasing the output of agricultural products.

After a period of hard work, Cui Gu Village’s agricultural products finally met the quality standards of the supply and marketing cooperative, and established a stable cooperative relationship with the supply and marketing cooperative.

The villagers' income has also increased significantly, and everyone's faces are filled with happy smiles.

However, just when everyone was happy that the problem of agricultural product sales had been solved, another problem arose.

Since most of the young and middle-aged labor force in the village have gone out to work, most of those left are the elderly and women. There is a serious shortage of labor and the demand for expanded production cannot be met.

Village chief Petrov found technician Zhang again and said anxiously, "Technician Zhang, what should we do? We have more land and more work, but no one is doing the work."

Technician Zhang thought for a while and said, "Village head, I think we can consider introducing some agricultural machinery and equipment to replace some manual labor. This will not only improve production efficiency, but also solve the problem of labor shortage."

"Introducing machinery and equipment? That would cost a lot of money, right? Our village doesn't have that much money."

Village chief Petrov said worriedly.

"Village head, don't worry about this. We can apply for some agricultural support funds from the government to purchase machinery and equipment. In addition, we can contact some agricultural machinery manufacturers to see if we can get some preferential policies."

Technician Zhang said.

Following the advice of technician Zhang, village chief Petrov led the villagers to actively apply for government support funds and negotiated with a number of agricultural machinery manufacturers.

Finally, they successfully applied for a sum of support funds and purchased a batch of agricultural machinery and equipment suitable for operations in mountainous areas.

With the help of these mechanical equipment, the agricultural production efficiency of Cui Gu Village has been greatly improved, and the problem of labor shortage has been effectively alleviated.

The scale of agricultural production in the village continues to expand, the villagers' income is getting higher and higher, and their living standards have made a qualitative leap.

Looking at the rapid changes in the village, the village chief Petrov said with emotion: "Technician Zhang, it's all thanks to you! If it weren't for you bringing these good methods and equipment, our Cuigu Village would not have the good life it has today."

Technician Zhang smiled and said: "Village head, this is the result of everyone's joint efforts. As long as we continue to unite as one and keep exploring and innovating, the future of Cuigu Village will definitely be even better."