Chapter 130: Start planning to plant trees
Wanmao Supermarket Branch
Manager Wang walked into the office in high spirits. The sales of the supermarket here had soared recently, leaving other competing supermarkets helpless.
The headquarters praised us highly and this year’s performance target has been almost achieved.
You have to know that it is only July now. At this time of year in previous years, supermarkets are thinking about business plans, organizing various memberships, and providing benefits in the hope of achieving business targets.
Manager Wang picked up the plan on the table, circled the key points, and focused on contacting several high-quality suppliers.
Among them is Ye Zhen’s family.
He called his assistant and asked him to call his nephew over.
"Uncle, are you looking for me?" Wang Xin pushed the door open.
Manager Wang asked, "Has the Ye family's supply arrived? The supermarket doesn't have much left."
Wang Xin nodded, "This time the fruits account for a large amount, and there should be another batch of vegetables."
Manager Wang frowned, "What do you mean by should? Didn't you check carefully with them? What kind of vegetables, how many, how many fruits, when to go to buy, how many trucks to send, didn't you need to ask clearly? Why didn't they prepare such important things?"
Wang Xin thought for a moment and said aggrievedly, "Uncle, I don't want to do this either. I've only been in charge for less than a month. Isn't it normal to have some omissions?"
"Why didn't you prepare such an important thing earlier? If you didn't know, why didn't you ask your colleague?" Manager Wang had a headache. It was selfish of him to send his nephew over. Fortunately, he asked about it early.
Never mind, he can still take care of it.
"Didn't Zhao Feng teach you when you took over? Be more careful next time."
Wang Hui felt even more aggrieved: "Uncle, how can I tell you everything? How can I be willing to move Zhao Feng's position?"
In fact, Zhao Feng mentioned it when he was transferred, but he didn't pay much attention to it at the time and completely forgot about it.
Manager Wang was speechless now and could only continue to ask:
"Has the Ye family's supplier contacted you? How is the matter you mentioned last time going?" It was about the change in the contract that Wang Xin suggested last time.
Wang Xin smiled confidently: "I have contacted them. There are a lot of strawberries ripening in the village. They asked me to send people to pick them two days ago."
Wang Hui nodded and said, "You should handle this matter well. I heard that this batch of strawberries is very good. If the quantity is large enough, the higher-ups will require them to be sent to the neighboring city to expand the brand's influence." In fact, they were trying to seize the market share of the newly opened supermarket next door.
"I plan to go and buy it in two days. Strawberries have a short shelf life and they grow a large quantity. If we delay for a few days, the price will have to drop even if it doesn't."
Wang Xin spoke with full confidence, and planned to buy strawberries from the village at a lower price. Compared with the company's initial price, the difference could be pocketed by the uncle and nephew.
Manager Wang frowned and warned, "Don't delay too long. Not all the villagers are fools. Don't push them too far."
Wang Xin looked confident: "Don't worry, the other party has already called twice to urge us. Obviously, all the strawberries are ripe, and they won't be able to find anyone to pick them all up in a short time. Even if they find someone, they won't offer higher than ours. By that time, even if they don't want to, can the strawberries wait?"
"Uncle, just wait and see. Isn't it us who decide the price?"
Manager Wang thought so too and felt that what his nephew said made sense, but he was still worried and gave instructions:
"I'll go there in two days. Taking too long will affect the quality of the strawberries. If the other party is willing, we can re-sign the contract by then." If they are not willing, then forget it. We will still follow the company's previous contract.
Of course, it would be best if the Ye family is willing to renegotiate the contract.
The original contract was given to the headquarters, and the newly signed contract was kept by him. The headquarters did not know the situation, and only the purchasing agent in charge, that is, Wang Xin, knew about it. Plus, he was watching here, so nothing should go wrong.
If successful, the profits will be huge and the Ye family can produce a lot of fruits and vegetables every year. If unsuccessful, it is just a test anyway. The delay in purchasing strawberries this time can be said to be a delay on the company's side.
Manager Wang suppressed his worries and felt relieved after some speculation.
Wang Hui on the side laughed, his uncle was also thinking about the huge profits in the two contracts.
The uncle and nephew smiled at each other, as if they were about to get a lot of money.
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All the fruit trees on the mountain near the Ye family's side have been planted. When paying the workers, Ye's mother's heart was trembling.
This work is fast, but the wages are really expensive!
"Mom, we can earn more money after spending it. We can't save the money we should spend. Otherwise, we will have to work on the mountain from morning till night. Who knows when it will end?"
"It's easy to make money. We can't wear all the jade I brought home. It's useless to keep so much. I can sell some to help the poor at home."
Ye's mother was comforted by Ye Zhen's words. Money gives people courage. Thinking about the family savings, Ye's mother didn't feel so painful anymore.
After working in the fields, the Ye family rushed to the strawberry field.
The sky is clear and the wind is gentle
The villagers bent over and picked strawberries carefully. Ye Zhen had injected a lot of vitality into these strawberry fields. Especially last night, when Ye Zhen was meditating, a lot of spiritual energy continued to flow out of the strawberry fields.
She was in an area with abundant spiritual energy all night, her skills were running rapidly, and she had just broken through to the late sixth level of Qi training, and there were signs that she was about to break through to the next level.
Now Dan Mansion is surrounded by vitality, the spiritual roots are thick and strong, and the vitality is fed back from Ye Zhen's body to the surrounding fields. Overnight, all the strawberries in the village turned red.
The villagers were in high spirits early in the morning. The village specially cleared a large piece of shady land and designated a place for the villagers who grew strawberries. Soon, baskets of red strawberries were neatly arranged.
Zhang Shuiying grinned, and her face was as red as a strawberry.
"Dajun, your strawberries are so big and there are so many of them!"
Ye Dajun smiled and carried basket after basket of strawberries to the ground, carefully moving them. He laughed when he heard this:
"Aunt Zhang, I think your strawberries are even better! It looks like you can make a lot of money this year, right?"
Zhang Shuiying waved her hands modestly: "I can't compare to you. Your family has so many acres of crops, so the yield is much higher!"
"Hahaha! That's true!"
A few more villagers came to carry strawberries, and even Ye Laogen helped to carry them. He felt strong enough to smile, and the wrinkles on his face opened up, and he talked to people along the way.
"Have you eaten these strawberries?" This person ate several strawberries.
"I ate it! I ate it! It's so sweet!"
"I've been busy all morning and haven't had time to eat."
"You have to try it first. You grew it with great effort, so you have to taste it first. Don't you think so?" someone advised with a smile.
"Yes, yes, oh, it's so sweet! I haven't eaten strawberries before."
"Yeah, I didn't expect that I could still grow strawberries at my age."
Strawberries are very expensive, costing dozens of yuan per pound. Which elderly person in the village would be willing to buy them?
Villagers earn less than a few dozen yuan a day.
But now, they can grow it themselves and eat as much as they want. The villagers sighed and felt sad.
Because there are few strong men in the village, most of the people on the plain are now middle-aged and elderly, and they walk together happily.
The village chief also planted a lot of it himself.
"Village Chief, Village Chief, the strawberries are almost all picked. When will they be harvested?"
This is the question from the village head, with a wrinkled face and a shriveled body. His children are not at home, and the two old people look thin and small. I didn't expect that when the villagers heard about growing strawberries, they would be so determined to spend thousands of yuan to buy seeds and plant several acres of land.
I take good care of the strawberries every day and they are doing well, with a high yield. The strawberries are big and sweet. Following Dad Ye's method, I kept a lot of strawberry stems.
We have enough rice at home, and I plan to plant strawberries on all the fields next year!
When the time comes, my children will come home to help with farming and then build a big house. It’s so wonderful to think about it!
The village chief was also happy and replied: "Soon, soon!"
He suppressed his excitement, stared at the big rock, and said loudly:
"Fellow villagers, hurry up and pick the strawberries and put them in order. The truck sent by the government will be here this afternoon. Sell them and make money. Then plant them again in early spring!"
The crowd immediately became like boiling water, and everyone started talking. Someone asked loudly:
"Village Chief, what else can we plant? Tell us and we will follow suit!"
"Yes, yes, you say it, village chief!"
The village chief took a sip of water and continued loudly:
"Ye Zi from Ye Minghai's family said that we can also plant fruit trees in early spring! Ye Zi's family has special seedlings that have a large yield and sweet fruit, but the fruit tree seedlings are a little more expensive than those outside."
Without waiting for everyone to discuss, the village chief continued to explain the situation: "Don't worry, it won't cost much. I will write down the varieties of fruit trees and the prices next to them. You can choose and plant them yourself!"
Now, the villagers' discussion became even louder, and Ye Dajun raised his hand:
"Village chief, how are we going to sell them then?" No wonder he was cautious. This time, the line for selling strawberries was still provided by Ye Zhen's family to the village, but everyone planted fruit trees, so who would they sell the fruits to when they were ripe? It couldn't be like what he had done before, where the fruits were ripe and the price was suppressed, or they rotted on the trees, right?
"Yes, village chief, who will we sell it to then? Will we still grow strawberries in the fields?"
The village chief had discussed this with Ye Zhen before the strawberries were ripe. He had anticipated this and let everyone raise their questions first, and then answered them one by one. Of course, he would not force them not to plant the strawberries.
Ye Zhen's method was for her own special technique. Spirit stones alone were not enough. She was a spiritual planter, and her technique required a large number of spiritual plants.
Secondly, the villagers all have the same ancestors and are closely related to each other. Even if one's own family is wealthy, it is not difficult to help the villagers. On the other hand, the villagers deserve it.
When the Ye family was in trouble when they were young, the villagers were willing to help. Even when there were a few people with bad mouths and ulterior motives who damaged the interests and reputation of the village outside, they still protected the people in their own village.
Very protective!
Ye Zhen grew up in the village. His parents worked away from home, so it must not have been easy for him to be raised by his grandparents alone. The villagers also helped a lot.
Influenced by this, Ye Zhen always kept a piece of land in her heart for her Shanbei Village and her relatives.
This makes her concerned in another world and gives her a strong place. It is always the fertile soil in her heart, making her obsessed and yearning to return to her hometown!
So after planting various fruit trees on his own mountain, Ye Zhen can continue to grow seedlings while practicing. When late winter and spring come, if the villagers want to plant something, they will first give a list to the village chief, and Ye Zhen will grow seedlings according to everyone's needs.
The village chief didn't waste any more time and continued to talk about what everyone was looking forward to:
"Everyone, please stop arguing and listen to me. There are still a few more crops of strawberries left. I won't tell you how much money you can make from selling them. People who grow strawberries can estimate the price themselves based on the contract."
The village chief swallowed his saliva and continued under everyone's anxious eyes:
"How much land is left uncultivated in our village? Ye Zi has connections, and her seedlings are definitely better than the good ones on the market! The years are different. If you are willing to plant and want to harvest the fruits earlier, you can choose seedlings of a higher year. If you are worried about not being able to sell them, and you have spare money, you can choose fruit trees of a younger year. Wait a few years for them to bear fruit. By then, the strawberries in our village will be famous, and there will definitely be people who will harvest the fruits!"
"Thanks to Ye Zi, everyone in our village knows what strawberries look like when they grow, and fruit trees will certainly be no different. Those who are willing to do so can tidy up their wasteland, and those who have been allocated mountain land can weed out the weeds, fertilize it, and then plant fruit."
After hearing this, the ambitious ones immediately planned to go back and sort it out later. Those who had not planted strawberries before had already regretted it, and this time they wanted to plant fruit trees and follow suit.
Some villagers who have already planted strawberries feel that there is no need to take too big a step and are willing to wait and see how things develop.
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After the village chief finished speaking, he said that there was still a long time until the early spring of next year, giving everyone time to consider.
Anyway, his family has to follow suit and plant it.
Who told him that he also had mountain land? It was empty anyway, and if he had good trees, he wouldn't lose much by planting a few. Strawberries made money anyway, so he could take risks if he had money.
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