"Li Heng, don't get into conflicts with Ye Ziqiu over me in the future. I won't be happy if I hurt any of you."
"As long as she pays back the money and I don't see her anymore, I won't have any conflicts with her."
Everything requires a process of acceptance, and he has time to wait.
That night, Ye Ziqiu regained consciousness in the hospital. Teacher Jia then told Ye Ziqiu everything that had happened, and it was unknown how they talked.
Two hours later, Xu Jing received fifty yuan from Teacher Jia.
With the money, Xu Jing said that the previous misunderstandings were wiped out. He would not harass Ye Ziqiu again, and hoped that Ye Ziqiu would not disturb his and Qin Chuan's normal life.
Ye Ziqiu wished that Li Heng would disappear as soon as possible, and if possible, he hoped that he could stay in the countryside and farm.
After the two lived in peace, Xu Jing and Qin Chuan returned to the countryside.
After a period of breeding, the sprouted melon seedlings gradually grew into melon vines.
Because of the plastic greenhouse, the ripening time of melons is shortened.
After a month of careful care, the melons finally ripened.
Because the melons are bagged before their growth cycle, not only is their appearance not damaged at all, but their appearance is also particularly beautiful.
I cut one open and tasted it, and I realized it was very sweet. Naturally ripened melons are different from those injected with saccharin, and they exude a unique plant fragrance.
In the early days of farming, not much was planted, but the yield per mu reached 1,000 kilograms. In later times, one mu of land grown in a plastic greenhouse could yield 3,000-4,000 kilograms of melons.
Xu Jing and Qin Chuan picked three baskets of melons. After sending one basket to the sisters, the other two were directly sent to the county town by tractor.
Xu Jing delivered the melons one by one according to the connections provided by Hou Liang.
In early winter, there are no other fruits in the county except oranges and winter dates.
The county magistrate of Xiaoguang County was quite surprised when he received the melon. He asked his wife, "Where did the melon come from?"
"Hey, that wasn't sent by your relative."
"Which relative?"
"It's from the Hou family. They're relatives of your great-aunt's youngest son. Their name is Hou Liang. He brought it here with his friends. They said they grew it with some high school students. How about cutting some for you to try?"
To be honest, there is nothing delicious to eat in the middle of winter, so it is quite rare to get a melon.
The county magistrate had returned from a trip, still feeling chilled. He warmed himself by the fire and finally felt refreshed. He examined the melon carefully; it was of excellent quality and looked incredibly appetizing.
"Cut it." It's a good opportunity to try it and see if it's just for show or the real stuff.
The wife cut the melon open, and a faint fragrance filled his nostrils. The county magistrate washed his hands, took a bite, and found it juicy and sweet. The sweetness neutralized the greasiness of the heavy meal, leaving him feeling refreshed.
The county magistrate ate two pieces of the melon before stopping. He wiped his hands and said, "This melon isn't that tasty."
The wife quickly understood the double meaning of the words. "I'll ask the young man to come over tomorrow. Would you like to meet him?"
"OK."
The next day, Xu Jing, accompanied by Hou Liang, visited the county magistrate.
The county magistrate looked the two young men up and down and said, "Did you grow the melons?"
Xu Jing said, "Qin Chuan and I grew these. County Magistrate, I want to promote the melons as Xiaoguang County's business card."
"The young man has a big appetite." He is really a newborn calf that is not afraid of a tiger. He is very shrewd at a young age. He knows how to sell melons through his connections instead of blindly focusing on the sinking market. He is indeed very smart.
"Of course, I didn't spend so much effort growing melons to sell them cheaply. I want to make them into high-quality products and promote them to the provincial capital, even the imperial capital, and even export them."
"Just based on Melo, that's not possible."
Xu Jing smiled and said, "How do you know if you don't try? Xiaoguang County's industry is underdeveloped and it's located in a remote area. Most of its area is blocked by mountains.
It is very difficult to develop in the industrial direction. Xiaoguang County has not reached a certain scale and will not attract outsiders to settle here, let alone invest and open factories.
There is almost no business, and local business cannot become the industrial pillar of Xiaoguang County.
The tourism industry is even more nonsense. Without good roads, outsiders will not come to travel, let alone invest in real estate.
We can only use the terrain to our advantage. We can grow tea in the mountains and expand the market by selling tea. We can also grow citrus fruits and build a certain industrial chain before developing our hometown. This will also be beneficial to your business, isn't it?
Mayor Gao was shocked. He never expected that a young man so young could see the city's shortcomings at a glance. He couldn't help but suspect that someone had taught him these words.
The young man only knows how to analyze the situation when talking big, but he doesn't know that his passionate speech is just empty talk to someone like him who has experienced a lot.
"How do you sell the melons? How many do you have? Where will you sell them? Have you thought through the tax issues?"
"One acre of sweet potatoes yields a thousand kilograms, and there will be more in the future. But I only produce high-quality goods, and I supply them to large mid- to high-end shopping malls like the provincial capital and the imperial capital. As for taxes, that's not a concern at this stage. The focus is on sales."
"So how much do you plan to sell a melon for?"
Xu Jing said: "A naked melon is 10 yuan, and a packaged one is 20 yuan. A box of four is 80 yuan."
County Magistrate Gao gasped. "Oh my goodness! One acre of land yields 1,000 catties of watermelon, and a melon sells for 10 yuan. That's 1,000 catties of watermelon making 10,000 yuan! That's easily enough to make a 10,000 yuan household."
"Young people shouldn't be too impulsive."
If you are not passionate, can you still be called a young person?
Xu Jing smiled and said, "This is just one acre of melons. If we could grow it on a larger scale, we could grow 3,000 to 4,000 kilograms of melons per acre. Right now, outside of Guangdong, Guangxi, and Yunnan, I'm the only one in the country that has melons. County Magistrate Gao, you know the principle that scarcity makes things valuable, right?"
"You want me to sell melons for you?"
"No, I just want the county magistrate to help me gain publicity. I'll then ask the provincial capital's media to report that selling these melons is easy."
County Chief Gao is not only concerned about the benefits that the melons can bring him, but also about his reputation.
As a county magistrate with no background, he wouldn't even be able to get the position without his wife's support. It was harder than climbing to the sky to make money in the government. But when someone told him that selling melons would give him a promotion and a raise, and he could even become a successful official, he was tempted.
"Once it's sold, how can you guarantee that others won't imitate it?"
Xu Jing wasn't afraid of imitation; his goal was to make melons the calling card of Xiaoguang County. Once someone shouldered the burden and established sales channels, others would flock to buy the melons, and sell them. This would encourage those who had left their hometowns to return and continue to build their own.
"Don't worry, I will apply for a patent when the time comes." The only thing I'm afraid of is that my selfless dedication will be taken advantage of by shameless people. Then it will be like a bad apple spoiling the whole barrel, and the loss will outweigh the gain.
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