Chapter 60 Decision
Several old farmers held the seeds up to the light and observed them carefully.
"Is this really strawberry seeds?" Ye Dajun observed for at least ten minutes before asking half-uncertainly.
It's not like he had never seen strawberries before. The tiny black seeds on them were only slightly thicker than a hair, but the seeds in the palm of his hand were almost as thick as rice grains!
"Yes!" The village chief said with certainty.
That's right. How long does it take for the village chief to come back after going on an inspection?
Since then, Ye Zhen has been optimizing these seeds with vitality and earth spirit, and he also often soaks them in water containing spirit. After these seeds have successfully adapted, the changes have become greater and greater.
These are nothing. Some of the ones grown by Ye Zhenyun have grown to the size of mung beans.
"The seeds are plump, oily and smooth. Judging from their appearance, they are very active seeds. It seems that they can germinate with just a little water and a layer of soil. These seeds are very good!"
Ye Dajun seldom uses the words “very good” when praising something, but after looking at the seeds for so long, he couldn't find any flaws.
Zhang Shuiying next to her was picking up a few seedlings to look at. The seedlings had thick stems, thick and green leaves, and well-developed root systems. After being left there for half a day and handled by several people, they showed no signs of wilting at all. They were obviously very healthy seedlings.
The village chief handed them the seedlings and asked, "Do you want to grow strawberries?"
"Plant!" Of course. If Zhang Shuiying had some doubts before, now after seeing the condition of the seedlings and seeds, she became more determined.
"I'll plant too!" Ye Dajun followed closely.
The other old farmers looked at each other, gritted their teeth, and said in unison: "We will plant too!"
Although one thousand yuan per acre is a bit expensive, someone just asked his family to check and found that about 8,000 strawberry seedlings are planted per acre, and normally 5,000 to 6,000 kilograms can be harvested.
And if the strawberry yield is really as high as the village chief said, then even if it is 6,000 to 7,000 kilograms, and one kilogram is worth at least 100 yuan, then one acre of land can earn at least 600,000 yuan.
Six hundred thousand! They had never seen so much money in their lives!
However, there are still some people who don't believe it and sing the opposite tune, such as Zhang Shuiying's daughter-in-law. Ever since she was rejected by Grandma Ye when she wanted to mix her own vegetables at Ye Zhen's house last time, she has been angry and resentful.
Especially when he saw that Ye Zhen's family made so much money from selling vegetables, he became even more furious.
Why wouldn't I be willing to help her? It was just something that happened easily, and people wouldn't be able to see it at all. Now that she has lost so much money, I feel even more resentful.
Her mother-in-law is not a good person either. The family is extremely poor. Her eldest grandson doesn't even have the money to get married. She refuses to go and plead for him. What a good relationship they have. Maybe the other party will agree.
Watching the money slip away was more painful than killing her.
Look, everyone is talking about the benefits of growing strawberries, but she just wants to destroy it and throw cold water on them.
"If strawberries were so easy to grow, there would be so many farmers working there."
"Don't be fooled by Ye Minghai's family. One acre of land costs one thousand yuan. Whose seeds are so expensive?"
"If it's so easy to grow, why don't they grow it themselves first? If it doesn't grow well, then the money will just be wasted."
“Even if we grow them, who can we sell them to? What if they can’t be sold? Will they just rot in the fields?”
"Don't be fooled by him. He's selling it for at least 100 yuan. If anyone can afford it, all the hard-earned money will be wasted. It would be a waste of time."
"I think they just want to cheat everyone out of their hard-earned money. As for the village chief, maybe he is in cahoots with them."
Huang Xi'e's words really moved quite a few people. Some people began to hesitate, and some just left, obviously not intending to participate.
Zhang Shuiying's daughter-in-law looked at Ye's father and his friends with a smug look on her face. She even wanted to ask everyone to plant strawberries together.
No way!
It would be better if we were all poor together!
The village chief was annoyed at being slandered and wanted to explain, but was stopped by Ye Zhen who came over.
Ye Zhen shook his head, signaling the village chief not to say more.
Good words cannot persuade a damned ghost. Putting it here means your kindness is taken as an ass's liver and lungs.
Even Ye Zhen himself was ignored, and the village chief finally sighed, "Alas, he didn't know how to seize the opportunity right in front of him, and he spit out the food after it was put into his mouth."
You deserve to be poor!
He doesn't care anymore, let them regret it!
Regardless of whether everyone is willing or not, Ye Zhen has done her best. She wants to help the village, and the opportunity is right in front of them. It is up to them whether to follow it or not.
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Seeing that the village chief didn't say anything, some hesitant people left, and in the end there were only twenty or thirty families left on the dam.
The village chief braced himself and continued to carry the loud speaker:
"We are starting to subscribe now. Households can come one by one. You can decide how many acres of seeds you want to buy and record how much land you want to take out here. Remember to do what you can."
Ye Dajun first registered ten acres of land on paper and pledged to pay ten thousand yuan to buy seeds, while Ye Zhen registered on the side.
In fact, Ye Dajun wanted to plant more, but his family was not rich and his two sons were still in school, so he had to set aside some money for this purpose.
After the first person signed, Zhang Shuiying was the second. Although she was angry at her daughter-in-law for saying that, it didn't matter because she was going to plant it anyway.
Zhang Shuiying's husband left behind more than ten acres of land. After her daughter got married and her sons started their own families, the land was divided. She kept two acres for herself for her retirement. She usually grows some rice and vegetables, and sells the extra at the market. She has saved up some land bit by bit over the years, and she plans to subscribe for the entire two acres.
Let the daughter-in-law regret it! That idiot, I used to think that although he had some small flaws of being greedy for cheap things, he was still okay in big matters, but I didn't expect that he would become more and more confused as he got older.
Gradually, many people bought the seeds.
After everything was over, Ye Zhen stood in front.
"Dear uncles and aunts, you can come to my house the day after tomorrow to pick it up after the Dragon Boat Festival. I will distribute the corresponding registration form then."
"But now we have unified management. Now everyone should turn over all the land first, shovel away the grass roots and other things, and add some farmyard manure to the land if it is not particularly fertile. Then everyone can watch me grow seedlings first."
"Okay, I'll listen to you!" Zhao Dajun was the first to agree.
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When Ye Zhen's family returned home, Ye's father finally woke up from his dream and murmured:
“That’s it.”
Ye Zhen looked at Ye's father speechlessly: He has been at the scene the whole time, so his reaction time is so long.
"Dad, it's over."
"Ye Zi, you are really brave. How much do you want to charge for so many people?"
"What if I lose money to others?"
Ye Zhen frowned, wondering why his father was always worrying about nothing. Ye Zhen patiently consoled him:
"Our village is poor and although they are worried, they will grab any opportunity they get." For example, Ye Dajun, Ye Xiaoying and others.
"Those who are afraid of this and that and dare not invest, and only want to make money by working hard, can't change their mindset for the time being. Once the first batch of people have tried it, I believe that more and more people will join in. This is just the beginning."
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