1994: Vegetable farmers strike back

Chapter 61 It's really outrageous

After learning that Chen Jiazhi wanted to have the whole thing to himself, Yi Dinggan was not annoyed.

In the past month or so, many vegetable farmers have been in a downturn, and He Qiang and his friends are not the only ones who are thinking of quitting.

Since Chen Jiazhi can handle it all by himself, there is no need for him to fight for it. He can just go find some land. It’s just that it’s not easy to get past Chen Jiafang!
After returning, Chen Jiazhi contacted Luo Xiaoyu, He Peng and Sun Jianjun to discuss the transfer price. Apart from the rent, there was nothing else of value.

After the final negotiation, Chen Jiazhi acquired 10 acres of land from three families for 1400 yuan.

After a nap, I went to sign the sublease contract.

The money does not need to be paid in one lump sum. Chen Jiazhi actually has enough money, but he still has to pay Ao Dehai and the other two their salaries after today.

So I decided to pay it off two days later.

In an instant, Chen Jiazhi's land area expanded to 17 acres, making him the largest vegetable farmer among this group of people.

However, the sudden expansion of the area has also caused a lot of controversy.

Most people don't think highly of him.

The second sister Chen Jiafang had a sour face until the evening, and most of the others were waiting to see him make a fool of himself, thinking that he might get into trouble this time.

The only two people who truly support and are optimistic about Chen Jiazhi are Li Xiu and Yi Dinggan.

Chen Jiazhi doesn't care what others think.

For him, the most urgent task is to recruit suitable workers and then prepare the land step by step. If the land is left empty for a long time, it will easily grow weeds.

In addition, he is raising seedlings in advance. He is already drying and soaking the cowpea seeds, and will be able to start raising seedlings in two days.

However, with the addition of 10 acres of land, the operating space is much larger, and the variety of vegetables can be enriched around the main varieties.

When Ao Dehai and his wife were harvesting vegetables, they were surprised to learn that Boss Chen had added another 10 acres of land.

Chen Jiazhi also took the initiative to communicate with Ao Dehai, asking him to pay more attention to the subsequent daily management and drawing new plans.

When the time is right, ask him to be a junior manager. It will not only be an easy job, but he can also get high salary and commission.

But in advance, he had studied hard under Chen Jiazhi and mastered at least the cultivation techniques of two vegetables: Chinese cabbage and Chinese kale.

In order to make the promise more effective, after harvesting the vegetables that night, Chen Jiazhi asked Li Xiu to calculate the wages of the two and pay them their wages and bonuses.

“5月份你们两人一共收了3469斤菜心，5523斤空心菜，提成3分/斤，所以提成一共是3469+5523=8992*0.03≈270。”

"Plus the basic salary of 8 yuan per day * 26 days = 208 yuan."

"So the total salary for both of you is 208*2+270=686 yuan."

Li Xiu counted the bills for the two of them one by one. Because she was afraid of making mistakes, she counted very carefully. The handwriting on the notebook was not very beautiful, but she remembered clearly how many vegetables the two of them collected every day.

Ao Dehai and the other man also looked at the records in the notebook.

That works out to 343 yuan per person, which is higher than any previous monthly salary they have received.

Adding the big red envelope that Boss Chen mentioned, the total amount per person is 400 yuan. This was the expectation that Ao Dehai had previously told Zhao Yu.

Both of them believed that Boss Chen would not be stingy with the red envelopes and would definitely make the amount a round number for them.

But Boss Chen's generosity still exceeded their expectations.

When Li Xiu finally counted out one thousand yuan and gave it to the two of them, Ao Dehai's hands couldn't help but tremble, "Boss, did you count wrong?"

Li Xiu smiled and said, "That's right. The extra money is your bonus. Besides harvesting the vegetables in the dark, you two also did a lot of heavy work like watering, digging, and fertilizing. You didn't even get paid for your overtime work in the early stages. This bonus is what you deserve."

"thanks, thanks!"

Ao Dehai and Zhao Yu kept thanking him and stopped refusing, holding the money tightly.

This red envelope is really big, more than half a month's salary they used to have.

The two took the money and returned to the house they rented in the village.

Ao Dehai also went to buy some braised dishes and beer. The two of them closed the door in the room, drank and counted the money, both in small and large amounts. Zhao Yu counted it two or three times before putting the money away.

"Dehai, Boss Chen is really generous!"

"Well, now I'd feel bad if I didn't put in some effort. The more I work, the higher my income might actually be!"

Zhao Yu thought for a moment and said, "Boss Chen is hiring again. Should we call Deliang and Guihui over? Last time, Guihui wanted us to go to their market, saying the wages were higher there."

Ao Deliang is Ao Dehai's cousin. He used to work in Dongxiang Vegetable Market. After the company gave up this vegetable market, he followed the company to another vegetable market.

Ao Dehai and the other man were kept by Yi Dinggan.

At the beginning, the salaries of both sides were similar, but later the company continued to increase salaries, and Ao Deliang and his partner's salaries became higher.

Ao Dehai ate the braised meat and drank some wine: "I'll go ask Boss Chen tomorrow."

He never thought that Ao Deliang would disagree. They were both growing vegetables, and the salary was much higher, so why not come!
……

Dongxiang vegetable market.

Li Xiu did not avoid others when paying wages.

Many people found it incredible that two people earned a thousand yuan in salary in less than a month.

After Ao Dehai and the other man left, everyone gathered at Chen Jiazhi's house.

Many couples in a family earn far less than 1,000 yuan from growing vegetables in a month.

Some are even less than half.

After deducting the necessary investment, the remaining money is only enough to survive.

The two vegetable workers each earned 500 yuan a month, which was higher than the salary of many people working in the factory.

The vegetable farmers thought they were dazzled or hallucinating.

"Jiazhi, you're the one who asked Li Xiu to give you such a high salary. It's too high." Li Mingkun was a little shocked and was the first to express everyone's thoughts.

Chen Jiazhi protected the somewhat awkward Li Xiu behind him and said with a smile, "It's not just salary, there are also commissions and bonuses.

I harvested so many vegetables this month, so it's no surprise that my commission is high. Liu Minghua has also finished preparing and sowing the four mu of land he recently inherited, and the seedlings are growing well. Ao Dehai and his wife have done their best. I've now acquired another 10 mu, and I'll rely on them for further preparation and management. I'm sure they won't let me down at this point.

In addition, I am also looking for a few vegetable cooks. If you find any suitable ones, please introduce them to me."

Li Mingkun sneered and said, "Not only did you not lose money, you made them a lot of money."

The others also spoke up.

"Yeah, it's a big profit. Which vegetable market owner would give such a high bonus to vegetable workers?"

"Only with the money you made from selling this month, Jiazhi, would you be willing to give me this much, but it's a bit too high."

"Ha, I don't even want to grow vegetables anymore, Boss Chen, how about I come and work for you?"

“What if the dishes come out later or the prices are not good~”

"It's not up to the scholar to decide how much the bonus is."

The more they talked, the more they strayed from the topic.

Chen Jiazhi noticed that his second sister and Brother Yi were not in a good mood, so he sent them away on the pretext of needing to rest early.

Then I chatted with the two of them for a while.

The two were indeed somewhat dissatisfied with the high salary he paid them. Besides feeling sorry for the money, they also started to fight with each other.

The two also hired a vegetable cook.

However, Chen Jiazhi paid out the money in the name of commission and bonus, so there was room for buffer.

Although the two were emotional, after talking, they also understood why Chen Jiazhi did this.

Another 10 acres of land was acquired, but nothing was done. Only by paying more money to win people's hearts can we make them work hard next time.

"It's just that the bonus you gave is a bit too high. 157 yuan per person, that's more than half a month's salary before."

Chen Jiazhi smiled and said, “It’s precisely because everyone thinks it’s too much that the effect is so good.

I just heard someone wants to come and work for me."

Chen Jiafang said angrily, "What if the food doesn't come out? If we can't pay our salaries later, these people will be the ones to turn against us."

Chen Jiazhi held Li Xiu's hand and said, "No, from now until the end of the year, I will have vegetables to sell every day."

next door.

Qi Yongfeng couldn't sleep, and the scene of Li Xiu giving Ao Dehai and the other man a salary of 1,000 yuan kept flashing in his mind.

This is net income.

Unlike them, vegetable farmers have to deduct various costs after selling vegetables, and their net income each month is actually far less than 1,000 yuan.

Growing leafy vegetables is different from growing crops.

He may be good at farming in his hometown, but when it comes to growing vegetables, various problems frequently arise.

Many times, not only do you fail to make money, but you also lose your capital.

...

The moon is bright, the stars are sparse, and everything is quiet.

On the morning of June 1, Chen Jiazhi still only had water spinach and 30 kilograms of choy sum.

There are very few vegetable farmers selling vegetables in the wholesale market, and the supply of local vegetables is even scarcer.

As soon as Chen Jiazhi and Yi Dinggan arrived at the market, the first wave of customers came.

The price has increased a little bit again. For old customers, the price of water spinach has increased by 10 cents to 2.4 yuan, while the price of choy sum has remained unchanged at 2.5 yuan.

Under Chen Jiazhi's deliberate guidance, old customers gradually formed the habit of coming to pick up vegetables.

As soon as they arrived, they reported the quantity, then settled the bill and paid the money. Finally, Chen Jiazhi packed the vegetables and delivered them.

This process is very friendly to vegetable sellers, and customers will only be more cooperative when it is a seller's market.

The food is still served very quickly.

People buying vegetables also know that there are fewer vegetables recently, so they come earlier and buy more decisively. Chen Jiazhi keeps collecting money, packing vegetables and weighing them, and soon his clothes are soaked with sweat.

"Chen, the vegetable farmer, how much are you getting for 80 kilograms of water spinach today?"

The curly cabbage head reappeared, as if resigned to its fate. Chen Jiazhi simply glanced up and said, "Same as yesterday, two dollars and a half a pound."

Curly Cabbage Head was surprised for a moment, then felt more balanced. He then took out two hundred-dollar bills and gave them to Chen Jiazhi.

After a while, the monk came again and said, "Vegetable farmer, I'm here to remind you, don't forget the 50 kilograms of choy sum you promised me tomorrow morning."

Chen Jiazhi was packing cabbage at the moment and said with a smile, "I've got it in mind. Just come and pay for the goods tomorrow morning."

Xu He hesitated for a moment, "Can you prepare 30 more kilograms, so I can have 80 kilograms of choy sum?"

"No, only 50 pounds, no more."

Chen Jiazhi decisively refused. He had planned how to make the transition early on. Recently, only the 0.25 acres of Chinese cabbage planted on May 5.9th could produce vegetables.

Pick out the ones that meet the harvesting standards, apply urea again on the remaining ones, and then go back and empty them after you finish picking them. Even so, you can only produce 600 to 700 kilograms of cabbage hearts at most.

The next batch of Chinese cabbage was sown on May 5.18th.

The daily output of 80 kilograms of choy sum is the limit. Stall No. 18 produces 30 kilograms, and stall No. 18 produces 50 kilograms. If we produce more, we will not be able to receive the next batch of choy sum.

The Chinese cabbage for stall No. 18 had not been delivered today. Xu He took a flashlight to take a look and found that the vegetables looked OK. He left with a little regret.

This little vegetable farmer is a bit stubborn.

And they really care about managing their customers, which is outrageous.

(End of this chapter)