My 1995 Small Farm.

Chapter 401 Virgin Land
In short, the little yellow calf that Er Mao Donkey bought is really stubborn, even more stubborn than many donkeys, and too difficult to manage.

But it was this whole ordeal that night.

This also made the villagers aware of his original intention in suddenly buying cattle this year.

It turned out that they heard Chen Ling was recommending local yellow beef to many people from other places, and after seeing that Chen Ling had bought three yellow cattle to raise this year, they followed Chen Ling's example and bought some as well.

Once the news spread, everyone started privately wondering if they should follow Chen Ling's lead and go to the market to buy a yellow ox to raise.

After all, they made a lot of money by raising fish with others.

Even if the pond is small, raising fish on the side and grinding up thatch and straw for pigs and livestock to feed the fish is much better than going out to work.

So for the next two days, those who already had livestock at home went to the countryside or nearby markets to look at and buy cattle without hesitation.

First, he knew he could make a fortune by following Chen Ling; second, he had experience raising livestock.

As for those who have never raised livestock, they are much more cautious.

Although he knew that following Chen Ling's path could make money, raising an extra animal at home was a considerable burden.

More than 30 years later, there are still many people who have not escaped poverty, let alone in this day and age.

They already live a tight life, and many of them are reluctant to spend several hundred or even a thousand yuan to buy calves.

I may be reluctant to part with it.

However, some people gritted their teeth and bought it anyway.

They were afraid of missing out on some money-making opportunities and regretting it later.

Now that the villagers have made money selling fish, a considerable number of them have privately decided to firmly follow in Chen Ling's footsteps.

Don't force yourself to learn things you can't learn on your own, but make sure you learn everything you can do.

Raising fish is fine, so why can't raising cattle?

As a result, in the next two or three days, more than ten large and small yellow cattle were added to the village.

In the mornings and afternoons, whenever there is free time, the entire riverbank is filled with people herding cattle, which can be described as a spectacular sight.

Even so, many people still couldn't buy the calves they wanted.

Livestock is cheap this year, and many people are unwilling to sell at a low price under such market conditions. They prefer to keep them at home and sell them when the price is higher.

It's quite difficult to buy a calf you like in Changle Township alone.

We still need to look at the markets in other towns and villages.

Chen Ling had no objection to the villagers following suit and buying cattle. A few days ago, after his recommendation, many people from other places had given very positive reviews of the local beef. If the road was repaired and these people came again next year, he believed that slaughtering one or two cows would make it easy to sell the beef.

But that's for the future; right now, he needs to prepare for the opening of the orchard.

All the apricot, peach, and pear trees planted in the orchard have borne fruit this year.

The pear trees aren't in a hurry; they're harvested in the fall.

Apricots and peaches are almost next to each other, with a difference of only a little over a month, and at most no more than two months.

As the old saying goes: When the wheat turns yellow, the apricots ripen.

Apricots ripen in large quantities when the wheat turns yellow in the fifth month of the lunar calendar.

Peaches, on the other hand, ripen mainly between June and July of the lunar calendar, after the wheat harvest.

Pears can be kept for a long time after picking, but apricots and peaches cannot.

They're picked and then sold.

In other words, while selling apricots, they also need to prepare for the wheat harvest. After the wheat harvest, the peach orchards will open in about ten days to half a month...

Now we'll see how well the apricots delivered to Liu Jiancheng sell.

If sales are good, just hire some people to pick them; if sales are bad, just ask Han Chuang to take them away and make canned goods.

So, while they were busy, it wasn't too busy. However, instead of receiving feedback from Liu Jiancheng, they received news from Tian Hongli, the middleman.

He actually came over in the scooter's transport vehicle right after the little lamb handed him the fish.

Once they arrived in the village, they didn't go anywhere else but headed straight for Chen Ling's farm.

At this moment, Chen Ling was observing the spring that broke through the mountain wall on the western edge of the orchard. Beside him were a little white calf and a little blue horse, drinking the cool mountain spring water with their heads down. When they noticed someone coming, they turned their big heads and stared wide-eyed.

"Brother Chen, you're really living a leisurely life, tending your horses and cattle every day. You're living too carefree."

Tian Hongli, with her round head and protruding belly, smiled like a Maitreya Buddha as soon as she arrived.

"Haha, I'm just a free man, but Boss Tian, ​​you've come all this way and you look so good. Looks like you've struck it rich recently."

Chen Ling clapped his hands and laughed.

At the same time, he nodded to the little sheep behind Tian Hongli.

Upon hearing this, Tian Hongli not only didn't deny it, but instead leaned closer, a sly smile on his face, and lowered his voice, saying, "Hehe, Brother Chen, let me tell you, lately we've been really grateful for your fish..."

The reason he made this trip in person is that after acquiring the ornamental fish from Chenwangzhuang, he didn't even go to the capital; the fish sold like hotcakes right there in the provincial capital.

Even his competitors came to him wanting to buy his fish.

This is certainly partly due to the outstanding appearance of these ornamental fish, but more importantly, it is due to Tian Hongli's promotion.

Not only did they spend money to get their advertisements published in the newspaper, but they also printed a pair of advertising flyers and spent all day having people distribute them everywhere.

He spread the word everywhere that his fish was extraordinary, that it came from a place known for its giant softshell turtles and water monsters, and that it was intelligent, easy to raise, and beautiful.

Buying it will bring you good fortune, and so on.

The newspapers and advertisements also featured some black-and-white group photos, all of which he had taken in Chenwangzhuang a while ago.

This whole process, while not costing much money, yielded surprisingly good results.

This is also thanks to the provincial TV station.

The news about the giant softshell turtle in the reservoir was broadcast on television several times last year, and there were also related news reports in the newspapers. Moreover, it was rebroadcast this year, reporting on the giant softshell turtle's reappearance.

This guy managed to make the name of this giant turtle in the reservoir quite well-known in their province.

Tian Hongli really capitalized on this trending topic.

For a time, his business was booming.

These days, not only ornamental fish, but even fish tanks have been snapped up.

This time, he set his sights on other seafood products, because he had tried the local fish and shrimp and found them to be very delicious. With the current popularity, he was sure to have no trouble selling them.

If this hot period passes, it will be difficult to catch it again later.

Moreover, he had long discovered that the people here had little interest in catching fish and shrimp in the river and reservoir, and the prices were extremely low, so they could be said to be worthless.

what does this mean?
This means that this place is a completely undeveloped virgin land.

If he doesn't seize this opportunity to pull off a big heist, then all these years of traveling around the country have been for nothing.

"Sure, we can do business with you. But if you want to buy aquatic products from us, you'll have to talk to our brigade first. The fish and shrimp in the reservoir and the old river bend belong to the village collective. It's not something that can be done by any one household."

Chen Ling had planned beforehand that if Little Sheep did a good job, he would gradually hand over the aquatic products to him. Now that Tian Hongli had pulled this stunt, it suited his wishes perfectly.

"Also, let me make this clear beforehand: the village is the village, and I am me. The fish and shrimp I raise here are not something that can be bought at a regular price."

This wasn't something Chen Ling deliberately did to make special arrangements.

The water environment here is different, and the fish and shrimp raised here are several grades higher than ordinary river delicacies.

If he sold it at the regular price, he would really lose a fortune.

(End of this chapter)