Qiubei County is located in the hilly area of ​​karst mountains in southeastern Yunnan. Not only are there many mountains and forests, but there are few flat lands, and the rocks are severely eroded. It is very difficult to build roads, and the transportation is very inconvenient.

When the convoy entered Qiubei County, they couldn't even find a decent parking place, so they all had to park on the playground of the county government.

It has only just been powered on here, and the ability to communicate with the outside world is basically better than nothing, so there is no way to get in touch with the relevant departments here before coming here.Now that so many buses poured into the county government compound all at once, it frightened all the officials here, big and small.

If they didn't know that the world is peaceful now, they would all think that something went wrong.

Lu Yiming led Sheng Yongshi and Ni Cong out of the car. Looking at the county leaders who were waiting in front of them, Sheng Yongshi quickly explained everyone's intentions in their native dialect.

Hearing that Lu Yiming and the others were organized by Furi University to inspect the poverty alleviation project, these leaders put down their guard and warmly welcomed everyone.

"Ajia, Ah Jun, Ah Zhen, bring out the tables and stools for everyone to sit on. Xiao Liu will tell the kitchen to boil water and make tea."

County magistrate Li Baolong ordered the staff at the scene to move all the tables and chairs out of the house and put them on the playground.

The houses here are cramped and narrow, and it is difficult for ten people to turn around if they are crammed in, so they can only be placed on the playground to receive Lu Yiming and the others.

The veterans brought by Xu Tengyu also took action one after another, carrying tables, chairs and benches, and formed a circle on the open space in a short while.

Then, someone from the kitchen came out with two scratched plastic buckets with a red background and white background, which contained dark red steaming hot tea.

This barrel is obviously a multi-purpose tool, not only for tea, but also for daily meals.

It is very likely that washing clothes and vegetables is also it.

There are not so many particularities in the countryside. A plastic bucket is a valuable property. There is no condition to distinguish between functions and non-functions. It is good to use it.

There are thick tea stalks and large tea leaves in the tea water. It smells bitter if you don't drink it.

Li Baolong said apologetically: "I'm really sorry, I'm sorry everyone, I don't go to the fair today, we didn't even prepare some melon seeds and peanuts here, and the hospitality was not good."

Lu Yiming quickly smiled and said: "Mayor Li, you don't have to be so polite, we came here abruptly. We came here today to talk to you about the export of Qiubei chili peppers. I brought food experts this time, and There are people in the field of logistics and e-commerce. My goal is to build the brand of our Qiubei pepper, so that our Qiubei pepper can go directly from the field to the table of consumers, ensuring that there is no middleman to make a difference."

Hearing what Lu Yiming said, Li Baolong was overjoyed.

In the geographical environment of Qiubei County, there are very few places where rice is grown, and most of them are dryland crops, among which Qiubei pepper is a unique species.However, the rugged mountain roads and inconvenient transportation made it impossible for farmers to transport this good thing out.

A few years ago, the government came forward to negotiate with a cooperative purchaser. However, in the past two years, the purchaser has no way out for Qiubei pepper. , which caused strong protests from farmers, and now farmers come to report from time to time.

"Mr. Lu, is what you said true?"

Lu Yiming nodded slightly and said, "I, Lu Yiming, never tell lies."

Ni Cong quickly said, "Lu is always the richest person in Asia."

Hearing that Lu Yiming is the richest man in Asia, Li Baolong was immediately in awe.

Lu Yiming said: "County Li, we won't stay here for too long. I plan to go to the fields to have a look, or to visit the farmers' homes to see how the quality of this year's Qiubei pepper is."

Li Baolong said enthusiastically: "Okay, okay, I'll take you there."

Lu Yiming said: "No need, we have already contacted. First, we will go to see Sheng Yongshi's house, and then investigate the pepper planting situation in the whole area."

Li Baolong said: "Then I'll let the kitchen prepare, and come over to have dinner together at noon. I'll also arrange for you to go to the hotel."

Lu Yiming thought about it, so many people guessed that Sheng Yongshi's house must have no way to eat, so he said: "Then I will trouble the county magistrate Li. We will settle the expenses with you at that time. Lunch is probably too late, Let's come over tonight."

"That's fine."

After saying goodbye to Li Baolong, Lu Yiming and the others, led by Sheng Yongshi, crossed two mountains and walked for more than two hours before entering the village.

Several students from the literature club were almost exhausted and paralyzed. When going uphill, they would roll and crawl regardless of their appearance, panting.

The village is not big, with a total of more than [-] families living in a ravine.The common surname here is Li. People like Sheng Yongshi and the others migrated here from outside in order to escape the war in the early days.

So many people came to the village at once, which shocked the whole village, and people from every household went out to watch the excitement.

"Why are there so many people here?"

"Are those the People's Liberation Army?"

"There are adults and children, what are they doing here?"

Amidst the suspicious discussions among the crowd, everyone came to the door of Sheng Yongshi's house.Dozens of people filled the originally fairly spacious concrete floor to the brim.

"Dad, Mom, I'm back."

Sheng Yongshi yelled, and a woman with wrinkled face and gray hair came out of the dark room with a dustpan in her hand. She was Sheng Yongshi's mother Li Meiju.She was taken aback when she saw so many people at the door, and then she saw Sheng Yongshi before she said, "Shishi, why are you back? Are they?"

Sheng Yongshi introduced: "These are members of our Furi University Literature Club, these are people from Tengyu Logistics Company, and these are doctors. This is Mr. Lu, the richest man in Asia. This is my boyfriend Ni Cong."

Although she looks frail, she is unambiguous in terms of the relationship between men and women, and introduced her to Li Meiju openly.

Li Meiju didn't feel anything about the logistics company, the richest man, etc., but the doctor and her boyfriend couldn't help but make her take another look.

Ni Cong was already prepared. He took out two gift bags, handed them to Li Meiju, and said very politely: "Auntie, I am the general manager of Fan Zhenxiang Catering Company. I just graduated from Furi University. A small gift , I hope Auntie will not dislike her."

"Okay, okay, good-looking talent, not bad."

Li Meiju smiled until her eyes narrowed.

The daughter is also grown up, and it would be nice to have a partner, and Ni Cong must be a good character if he can be admitted to Furi University.

In the simple values ​​of rural people, a person who can be admitted to a good university must be a reliable and good person.

Sheng Yongshi asked, "Where's my dad?"

Li Meiju sighed, and said: "I'm lying in the back room, and I don't want to eat, hey."

Ni Cong asked in surprise, "Is uncle still sick? Why didn't you send him to the hospital?"

Lu Yiming scolded: "Do you think there is a hospital here? Why do you think I brought medical experts here?"

He turned to a middle-aged man in his 40s and said, "Doctor Wang, please go in with your colleagues to help."

"Ok."

The illness of Sheng Yongshi's father, Sheng Xuehai, boiled down to being anxious. First, he was so angry at the price given by the purchaser, and then he thought that if his peppers rotted in the field, his work would be useless for a year, so he fell ill. , there is no major problem in essence.

Sheng Yongshi took Ni Cong into the house to meet Sheng Xuehai.

Sheng Xuehai heard that Ni Cong was also a student of Furi University. He became the boss of the company just after graduating from university. He came here today to help sell chili peppers in the countryside. After a few good news, Sheng Xuehai's illness was more than half healed immediately.

Seeing Sheng Xuehai's improvement, Sheng Yongshi was very happy. Outside Lu Yiming was urging the investigation, Ni Cong put down all the medicines and supplements he had brought, and said to Sheng Xuehai and Li Meiju: "Uncle, Auntie, we are here this time. We also want to sell all the peppers in our village. Now we plan to go out and visit to see how everyone’s peppers are doing.”

Sheng Xuehai volunteered and said, "Go, I'll take you there. I know everyone in the village."

Lu Yiming smiled and said, "It would be great to have my uncle lead the way."

Sheng Xuehai took everyone out and soon came to an acquaintance's house.

"Old man Li, are you there?"

A dark-skinned man with gray hair came out of the room, with a pipe in his mouth, before he heard a voice came: "Are you cured?"

"Hey, why are there so many people?"

Sheng Xuehai smiled and said, "I'm fine. Come on, let me introduce you. This is my son-in-law, who is the big boss in Zhonghai. These are other people."

Lu Yiming: "???"

Xu Tengyu: "???"

other people:"???"

Guys, this introduction is really simple, straightforward and easy to understand.

Old man Li didn't feel that there was anything wrong.

"What are they here for?"

"They said they came to collect the peppers in our hands, and they wanted to build a pepper processing factory in the county. They said they would sign a contract with us directly at that time. As long as they meet their purchase standards, they will directly buy peppers at market prices."

"Anything like this?"

"Of course, this is what my son-in-law said. Can he still lie to me?"

"That's a good relationship. From now on, we'll just grow peppers?"

"Yes. That's it, stop talking nonsense, quickly take out your peppers and show them to the experts. If the quality is up to standard, you will sign a contract and take away all the peppers."

"it is good."

These agronomy experts brought by Lu Yiming tried the peppers one by one, and recorded all the data of the peppers in the notebook after the test, and then distinguished five different grades of pepper varieties.

"Mr. Lu, this kind of pepper is suitable for making pickled peppers, and then you can make canned pickled peppers. This kind of peppers are fine in texture, and after grinding, they are fragrant but not spicy..."

Hearing the expert's report, Lu Yiming was very happy. He waved his hand and said, "Then please do some research and make some product formulas for me. We will build a local factory to help the villagers get rid of poverty and become rich!"

"Alright Mr. Lu."

The investigation cannot be done in an afternoon, and the establishment of a factory is not a one-day job.Lu Yiming and the others took a cursory look, and then returned to the county seat.

When Lu Yiming and the others returned to the county seat again, Li Baolong asked expectantly, "Mr. Lu, how is the investigation going?"

Lu Yiming nodded slightly, and said: "The quality of peppers is very good. I plan to let the expert technical team continue to investigate and include all the varieties of peppers. When the next harvest, let agricultural experts guide farmers to plant. We will directly adopt the contract system. The peppers grown are sent to the factory we established for direct processing. We also need to choose a site in the county to build a pepper processing factory.”

Hearing what Lu Yiming said, Li Baolong was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes. He held Lu Yiming's hand tightly and said with a choked voice, "Mr. Lu, I thank you on behalf of the 40 compatriots in Qiubei County!"

There is no doubt that once Lu Yiming's plan is realized, Qiubei County will at least have hope for the lives of the villagers, not to mention getting rid of poverty immediately.

Lu Yiming was also a little emotional, and said: "Our country has a vast land and abundant resources, and there is never a shortage of good things, but there is a lack of channels for everyone to know. The smell of wine is also afraid of deep alleys. I will now devote myself to building channels so that these good things can be seen. Known and sent to those who need them. I hope the relevant departments can support it."

Li Baolong immediately reassured and said: "There is nothing to say, the county will give you all the support within its capacity, you can do it with confidence!"

"If that's the case, then I have to thank County Magistrate Li first."

"Look, what are you talking about? It should be me who wants to thank you."

Li Baolong invited everyone to the only hotel in the county, and chatted about the follow-up cooperation while eating.

After chatting until late at night, the overall cooperation and plan were basically finalized, and we just waited for the specific cooperation to start.

The news that a big person came to the village to buy peppers to start a cooperative quickly spread in the village, and many people went to Sheng Xuehai's house to inquire about the situation.

Hearing these villagers' brothers and sisters shouting, Sheng Xuehai felt that he had entered a bright moment. While entertaining everyone with the melon seeds and peanuts sent by Ni Cong, Sheng Xuehai explained the policy to these villagers.

"Direct contract farming? And expert guidance? Our good days are coming?"

"Isn't it? We don't need to sell it after planting it, they just pull it into the factory for processing."

"Master Qingtian, open your eyes."

These people whose ancestors have faced the loess and their backs to the sky for generations, never even dreamed that they would encounter such a great thing.

In the next few days, experts conducted inspections in various places in Qiubei County, and graded all the varieties and qualities of peppers.Different grades of products are given different purchase prices, so as to encourage farmers here to focus on production and improve quality as much as possible.

After signing a series of contracts with the county and farmers, Lu Yiming promised to arrange a construction team to build the factory immediately, and then prepared to leave.

However, no matter how fast the cooperation is, it will be a matter of next year. This year's peppers have already been harvested, and Lu Yiming has to take care of it in order to gain the support of the villagers.He asked Xu Tengyu to remove the truck, brought packing equipment, and bought all the peppers in the village at market prices.

The villagers who got the money and sold the peppers were so happy that they almost beat drums and gongs.

However, as the saying goes, some people are happy and some are sad. For example, the India-Germany Association, which got the news, is very unhappy now.After learning that a group of outsiders took away all the market price of Qiubei's chili peppers and contracted the follow-up chili peppers, he was furious.

"Mother Xipi, someone dares to steal my business? It's just too boring. I have to go and talk to them."

Soon after, the Yinde Society gathered dozens of people and came in front of the convoy, blocking everyone's way.

Seeing someone blocking the way, the convoy had to stop.

Lu Yiming asked, "What's going on? Do you want to hitch a ride outside?"

Zhao Tiezhu stuck his head out of the window for a look, and said, "No, I'll ask."

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