You've been reborn and you're going to go farm?

Hearing Jiang Lin say this, Li Shujie wasn't angry; instead, he felt that the matter was settled.

This shows that Jiang Lin wasn't acting impulsively, but rather had a real plan, had thought things through, and indeed had the ability to succeed!

"Okay!" Li Shujie subconsciously straightened his back a bit. "Tell me, how do you need the village's cooperation?"

Jiang Lin said, "The approach I've taken is to connect with high-quality fruit stores in the provincial capital, not the kind of clearance sales we see in the market."

Therefore, there are quality requirements for every single watermelon.

"I personally select each and every watermelon."

"I will buy anything that meets the standards for one yuan per kilogram, cash on delivery."

Li Shujie didn't feel anything was wrong; on the contrary, he felt even more reassured: "There's no problem with that. If the price is high, there must be some requirements."

He wasn't worried about Jiang Lin's standards, after all, the situation of Lin Tao and the other families was already out in the open.

This year, all the watermelons were grown according to the same pattern. Lin Tao and Chen Du's watermelons passed the test, so naturally, the other watermelons should also be fine.

"If you choose alone, is there enough time?" Li Shujie thought of the practical difficulties. "Not counting Lin Tao and his family, there are still more than 40 mu of land left."

Jiang Lin smiled confidently: "You don't need to worry about that!"

"What we need to consider now is the time frame and the order of harvesting."

"When I'm choosing melons, I pick out all the ones that I like."

"But my channels can only handle 20,000 jin in the first batch, so the village decides which ones to pick first, which ones to pick later, and how to distribute the amount to each household."

"Twenty thousand jin!"

Li Shujie blurted out, his eyes widening in surprise. When he arrived, he had secretly assessed Jiang Lin's abilities, thinking that Jiang Lin could probably only eat a few thousand jin a day at most, but he never expected that the other party would just order 20,000 jin!

"Yes, 20,000 jin (10,000 kg), and this is just the beginning," Jiang Lin continued. "As long as we can maintain consistent quality, we won't have to worry about future orders!"

"How many crops in the fields are still in urgent need of attention?"

Li Shujie pondered for a moment: "Although the vendors' purchase price is relatively low, each household has gradually sold some on a small scale."

"The most urgent ones are about 50,000 to 60,000 jin in total."

Jiang Lin nodded. "After delivering these 20,000 jin, I will continue to send watermelons to Rongcheng. For example, today, Lin Tao and his team picked another 4000 jin."

"During the rainy days, we had about this much rainfall every day."

"So even if the first batch of 20,000 jin is not picked, it is perfectly acceptable to take it home and store it properly before the rain."

"Everyone has experience with this; it's fine to leave it for a few days."

"At worst, we can share some with the vendors. That way, we can operate on two fronts and minimize our losses."

Li Shujie felt a complete sense of relief. He took a deep breath and said, "Absolutely!"

If a watermelon is stored at home properly, its taste will not change much in three or four days.

We've started with 20,000 jin (10,000 kg), and we can continue to deliver more!

Now, half of these 50,000 to 60,000 jin of watermelons that were in urgent need can be sold.

"However!" Jiang Lin changed the subject, his expression suddenly becoming serious: "Secretary Li, there's one more point I need to emphasize."

"you say!"

"I have formal contracts with the distributors, and I must guarantee the quality of the watermelons I supply. Also, it's an exclusive deal!"

"This means that I will be responsible for any watermelons that pass through my inspection and have my label affixed to them."

His gaze was sharp as he looked at Li Shujie: "So, accordingly, whether it's this time or in the future, once I put a label on a watermelon, it means that the watermelon has an ID card."

"Absolutely no unauthorized substitutions, no passing off inferior goods as superior ones, and absolutely no appearance of my label on other dealers' vehicles!"

"This is a matter of life and death. Whether our Dongfeng Village watermelons can survive outside depends entirely on this!"

As he spoke, he chuckled to himself, "Perhaps it's a bit premature for me to talk to you about brand trademarks and such."

"But my personal idea is not just to help everyone sell this year's watermelons."

"Our village grows watermelons every year, but this year is undoubtedly a great opportunity. The new variety of watermelon tastes good and is of high quality. I'm thinking of taking this opportunity to make our Dongfeng watermelon a respectable and trustworthy brand, starting this season!"

"Name...business card..." Li Shujie murmured, feeling as if something had suddenly struck his heart.

He introduced this new variety of watermelon this year hoping to help the villagers get rich, but even so, he almost suffered a setback.

As for business cards, he couldn't think that far ahead, nor did he dare to!

However, Jiang Lin's words instantly stirred his mind, even to the point of making him feel excited.

He suddenly remembered the watermelon labels Jiang Lin had put up in the field earlier.

Sweetness, texture, harvest date, and a series of codes...

As a village cadre, he had read countless documents issued by higher authorities, covering topics such as standardized agricultural production and brand strategy...

I used to think that these things were just grand principles from above, too far removed from their village.

Including the agricultural extension companies I visited before, listening to their visions for the future, things like full-process monitoring and one-item-one-code, at the time I just thought it was all just fancy talk from city folks.

But now, it seems that all of this has come to fruition on Jiang Lin's small label!

"you……"

"Is that really what you think?"

"We've made a name for ourselves this year, so why can't we grow the same high-quality watermelons next year?"

Li Shujie excitedly slapped his thigh: "I understand!"

"Anyone who dares to harbor such wicked thoughts and ruin the important affairs of the whole village will be the first to be punished without you even having to tell them!"

"I will explain this clearly to everyone!"

Jiang Lin quickly pressed him down: "Secretary, let's just think about it for now."

"The primary task is still these tens of thousands of kilograms of watermelons."

"Whether this matter can be accomplished or not depends on you. To put it bluntly, I'm just a go-between. You have to bring everyone together, explain the rules clearly, and calm everyone down."

"I don't want to do something good that turns out badly."

"Once you've reached an agreement, we can sign the contract."

"Oh, right, right!" Li Shujie nodded, stood up, and extended his hand to Jiang Lin: "Jiang Lin, on behalf of the whole village, thank you!"

Jiang Lin also stood up and shook hands with him: "Secretary Li, you're too kind. I'm also from Dongfeng Village, so it's only right that I do my part for everyone."

Li Shujie acted swiftly and decisively: "I'll go back and call a meeting right away."

"Wait for my news!"