Furthermore, Gu Yunyang promised to provide him with at least one large, fat pig every month.
This is quite a sum for the supply and marketing cooperative.
If it were just him alone, this pig could do a lot of things.
"Very good. If it were gross weight, the price would definitely not be high. But since it's already the cleaned meat, how about 45 cents per pound? Is that alright?"
Logically speaking, this price is not low.
However, the price offered by the meat processing plant was still higher.
Gu Yunyang had already revealed some information to Director Yan beforehand: their Hongqi Brigade also had cooperation with the meat processing plant.
What else could Director Yan say?
They started earlier, and he just arrived. We can't just let them cut off the cooperation and give it all to ourselves, can we?
Furthermore, if the supply and marketing cooperatives don't offer high prices, how can they compete with others?
In other words, Gu Yunyang promised to give him a portion every time, out of respect for Chen Jianshe.
Indeed, Gu Yunyang's excuse still gave Chen Jianshe face.
This time, the real purpose of the beef deal was to exchange it for the right to purchase fertilizer.
"Someone come quickly and weigh the beef. Then, have someone bring fifty bags of fertilizer."
Fifty bags would weigh five thousand catties.
That's not a small amount.
Two hundred pounds of beef were weighed, and it was found that there were thirty-seven pounds extra.
Even after deducting some of the water content, it still weighs at least 20 kilograms more.
This is all about human relationships.
Based on 200 jin (100 kg), it costs 45 cents per jin, which is 90 yuan.
Fertilizers, on the other hand, are much more expensive, and their prices vary across the country.
There's no other way; fertilizer is really in short supply.
In fact, Gu Yunyang felt that the money spent was far from enough to offset the cost of the grain grown in the fields.
But there's no other way; without applying some fertilizer, the harvest would be even smaller.
my country's fertilizer production this year is only 400,000 tons.
Scattered across the country, the per capita share is really too small.
Fortunately, fertilizer production will increase year by year.
This is thanks to the development and continuous accumulation of the industrial base.
After the transaction was completed, on the way back, Gu Hanping kept lamenting, "This fertilizer is too expensive; we can't afford it."
In previous years, the Hongqi Brigade rarely used chemical fertilizers.
Therefore, the Hongqi Brigade had no use for the limited fertilizer quota allocated to each brigade.
Gu Yunyang looked up at the bright sun overhead and reassured him, "It's alright. As our country's industrial base improves and fertilizer production technology matures, fertilizer prices will decrease year by year."
At least it won't be to the point where we can't afford it.
"I hope so."
On their way back, they happened to encounter a tractor from the Hongxing Brigade that was coming to the commune.
Liang Wenhao even stopped the car and noticed that the things on Gu Yunyang's oxcart were quite strange.
"You? Huh? You bought fertilizer?"
Gu Yunyang nodded: "Yes, many brigade leaders are waiting at the commune. But getting fertilizer might not be easy. The weather this year isn't good; it's a bit dry. If we don't irrigate manually, the yield might be reduced. We still need to use some fertilizer; at least we'll have more grain, and that will give us peace of mind, right?"
“That’s true, it hasn’t rained for months.” Liang Wenhao was also very worried.
But at that very moment, a rumble of thunder sounded in the sky.
Boom!
Gu Yunyang laughed heartily: "Alright, we won't keep it. If it rains later, the fertilizer will all melt. By the way, if you go to the supply and marketing cooperative, look for Director Yan and mention my name. Director Yan will give you priority in providing some fertilizer."
"Oh?" Liang Wenhao was taken aback: "You have connections?"
“It’s someone my brother-in-law knows. Anyway, mentioning my name will save you some trouble.”
"Okay, thank you very much."
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