1994: Vegetable farmers strike back

Chapter 73 Choy Sum on the Market
Li Xiu was amused: "Who would praise themselves like this?"

Chen Jiazhi pointed at himself and said, "You saw it today."

Li Xiu's eyebrows curved even more beautifully: "How shameless!"

After finishing the shade net, Zhao Yu said, "This choy sum is really good. I've been wanting to harvest it for a long time. Boss Chen, when can we start eating it?"

In order to extend the harvest period, the Chinese cabbage was previously harvested only by picking qualified ones, and the harvest was very slow.

Moreover, they had to bend over for a long time while walking in the furrows, which was not very convenient and affected their efficiency. It was not very friendly to Zhao Yu and his companion who wanted to earn more commissions.

"I came here specifically to tell you this."

Chen Jiazhi waved his hand and called Ao Dehai over, then said, "You've seen the vegetables at the back. Although they're good, there's a lot of harvesting and a lot of work in the fields. You're too busy to handle it. I'm going to let Ao Deliang and the other two help harvest the vegetables as well."

The commission for harvesting vegetables is calculated.

The 4 mu of land at No. 6 plus the initial 2.8 mu were originally assigned to Ao Dehai and his two companions for management.

Adding two more people to harvest vegetables will definitely affect the income of the two. Although they can't resist him, saying something will make people feel better.

Ao Dehai looked at the vegetables in the field. They were growing so well that it would be nice to harvest them, but there were so many of them that it was frightening.

Ao Dehai nodded and said, "What about Qi Yongfeng and the others? After all, they came first."

Chen Jiazhi smiled, feeling that Ao Dehai still had some perspective, so he explained a little more: "The market is busy with a lot of vegetables, and one person can't handle it. I will take him to the market to help pack and deliver the vegetables, and I will give him a separate subsidy."

In this way, the income of the three workers under him will be relatively balanced, and there will be bonuses to distinguish their performance.

After hearing this, Ao Dehai and the other two no longer had any doubts.

Then, Chen Jiazhi took Ao Dehai to find Ao Deliang, who and Lai Guihui were waving hoes and digging the ground.

"Deliang, stop for a moment. I want to tell you something." Chen Jiazhi stopped Ao Deliang and his wife:

"You will also go and help Dehai harvest the vegetables this afternoon. After all the water spinach is harvested, there will be an estimated 300 kilograms, 180 kilograms of cauliflower, and 400 kilograms of ordinary cauliflower. You can divide it among yourselves. The commission is 3 cents per kilogram.

But let me make it clear first: if the workmanship is substandard, not only will you not receive any commission, but you will also be penalized if the product is returned due to workmanship issues.”

A total of nearly 900 kilograms of vegetables.

The single commission is also 27 yuan.

Even if each of the two families gets half, it would still be 13.5 yuan, a very good income.

Ao Deliang and Lai Guihui's eyes lit up after hearing this.

I originally thought that it would take at least 20 to 30 days to harvest the vegetables after preparing the land from scratch, but I didn't expect that I could earn commission after only one or two days.

Ao Dehai smiled and said, "Boss Chen, we are all experienced vegetable cooks, and our craftsmanship is no problem. Your vegetables are also beautiful, and the vegetables we harvest will definitely be beautiful."

Chen Jiazhi said cheerfully, "You guys should keep up with the land preparation too. The cowpea seedlings are almost ready for transplanting. I also started some kale and broccoli seedlings the day before yesterday, and they're all waiting to be used in the fields."

Ao Deliang said, "Well, we don't have much other work to do now, so we'll just focus on tilling the soil."

Chen Jiazhi thought about it and had some extra money in his hand. Should he buy some more fermented pig manure?
The monk said that the good taste of Chinese cabbage is indeed closely related to organic fertilizer, but now no manure has been applied to fields No. 7 and No. 8.

After thinking for a while, Chen Jiazhi decided to go for it. The cost per mu is 450 yuan, and ten mu is 4500 yuan. Including water pumps and small sheds, the total investment is about 10,000 yuan.

But there is still more than half a year left this year, and it is unclear when the land will be expropriated next year.

In his previous life, he went bankrupt and had to work in a factory before the land was expropriated.

So I don’t know the exact time of land acquisition.

What if it’s the second half of next year?
Besides, there will be many opportunities later.

Insufficient base fertilizer will only lead to worse and worse vegetables produced later. If you want strong and long-lasting growth, you must invest.

In the end, he decided to gain weight slowly.

This batch of Chinese cabbage gave him enough confidence that high investment would definitely bring high returns.

While he was thinking, Ao Deliang didn't say anything, just stood there waiting. Chen Jiazhi said to him:
"Later, we'll send in some fermented pig manure, tuck it into the soil and let it dry before transplanting the seedlings. The timing should be just right."

Ao Deliang nodded. He just did whatever his boss told him to do. Working was that simple.

Afterwards, Chen Jiazhi went to site No. 7 and arranged work for Qi Yongfeng and his wife.

In addition to fertilizing and preparing the land, Qi Yongfeng followed him to sell vegetables, and his previous salary of 15 yuan per night was changed to a subsidy of 15 yuan per night.

Still doing the daytime work.

The longer the working hours, the higher the subsidy Chen Jiazhi gives.

Qi Yongfeng was also very satisfied, as the income of both of them would be much higher than if they had grown vegetables on their own.

After arranging the work, Chen Jiazhi walked quickly through the fields. There were still large areas of empty space on No. 7 and No. 8 that had not been turned over.

Overall, there was still a shortage of manpower. However, he wasn't planning on hiring any more people for now. He would slowly develop the business and wait until his third sister and her husband arrived in Flower City before making any further arrangements.

After walking for two or three minutes, Chen Jiazhi arrived at the small shed in the corner of Site No. 5.

Lifting up a corner of the sunshade net revealed the neatly arranged hole trays inside.

After Hong Zhong delivered the seeds, plug trays and substrate, he has been busy raising seedlings for the past two days.

There are two vegetables in total: plug-grown kale and broccoli.

The cowpeas that were previously grown in the seedbed are also in the same location.

Planting in summer is very difficult.

But it is precisely because of the high difficulty that there can be high returns. Moreover, after the kale and cowpea seedlings are raised and transplanted, they can be put on the market after the typhoon in July, and the price is not much different.

Broccoli will be on the market in early September. At that time, the price of leafy vegetables may not be very good, but the price of bulb broccoli may have a chance.

Chen Jiazhi plans to breed a large number of seedlings. He will sow and raise a batch of Chinese kale seedlings every two days to facilitate transplanting and harvesting later.

Cowpea and broccoli have been planted all at once.

After checking the situation and spraying water with the shower head again, Chen Jiazhi covered the sunshade net again.

Then I started to prepare new substrates, sow seeds, and water.
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The most uncomfortable time to work in a day is from 3 to 5 pm.

The sun was scorching, and people would sweat profusely in just a few minutes. The water in the ditch was boiling hot, and no one dared to water the vegetables at this time.

Therefore, vegetable farmers usually thin out the seedlings at this time.

Relatively easy.

Some irresponsible workers fell asleep while thinning out the seedlings while sitting on small stools, and pulled out the seedlings randomly.

Or the land is thinned out and becomes bald, with only a few sparse seedlings left.

Otherwise, it will remain so dense, affecting the final appearance of the plant.

Li Xiu also cared a lot about this job. When Chen Jiazhi woke up from his nap in the afternoon and went out, he saw Li Xiu walking back and forth in the vegetable field wearing a straw hat.

Chen Jiazhi walked over and asked, and Li Xiu said, "We're a bit rushed with the thinning, and we're too busy."

Chen Jiazhi said with a straight face, "That's no reason for you to run out. At worst, I can hire two more temporary workers to thin out the seedlings. Go back quickly. It's too sunny. You're pregnant. Come out later to pick loofahs and bitter melons."

"Oh."

Picking loofahs every day is Li Xiu’s obsession.

But it wasn't boring in the house now because there was a radio, so at Chen Jiazhi's urging, Li Xiu went home to rest for more than an hour, and then went out to pick loofahs after six o'clock.

The sun gradually sets.

Ao Dehai and Zhao Yu lifted the sunshade net, revealing the green cabbage inside. From the leaves to the roots, there was no yellow leaf at all.

This kind of dish looks refreshing.

It’s more comfortable to put away.

Ao Deliang pinched the plants almost at the roots, and after that no leaves were left in the vegetable field, only the roots touching the ground.

The cleared fields look very refreshing.

Lai Guihui praised: "This vegetable is really good. Not a single leaf was wasted. The yield may be quite high!"

Zhao Yu was also picking vegetables. The two families finally decided to split the commission equally, and the vegetables they collected would be put together. She smiled and said, "You'll get used to it. Boss Chen's vegetables this month will be perfect."

Ao Dehai said: "If the boss can't make the dishes, I won't let you come back."

Ao Deliang said, "You're right to be back. Boss Chen is truly amazing. I haven't harvested such good vegetables in a long time. The vegetables we've been serving at the company for the past month or two have all been crooked and rotten. Just harvesting them makes me irritated."

Ao Dehai smiled and said, "Hurry up and collect them, there are still a lot of vegetables!"

There were nearly 600 kilograms of Chinese cabbage and the last 300 kilograms of water spinach. Even though the vegetables were good, it still took the four people very late to finish harvesting them.

Then I went to water the vegetables.

It wasn't until late at night that I finished the last job.

It always takes time to achieve great results.

Every action has its meaning, and everything is for the ultimate harvest.

When Chen Jiazhi drove a large cart to the market again, all the vegetable farmers were envious and buyers also flocked to him.

(End of this chapter)