Su Jianguo walked over to Su Jianjun, who was mixing cement.
"We must erect the frames of sheds one and two today. The plastic factory said the remaining materials will arrive in three days."
Su Jianjun stopped what he was doing and wiped his sweat.
"Brother, you only slept for less than three hours last night. Why don't you go back and rest for a while? I'll keep an eye on things here."
"Need not."
Su Jianguo shook his head and took out a small notebook from his pocket.
"I need to write down every step; I'll need it for future expansions."
As they were talking, the old Party Secretary walked over, leaning on his cane, followed by several villagers carrying bundles of fresh straw.
"Jianguo, I heard you're going to use straw for insulation?"
The old Party Secretary said with a smile.
"I had the villagers bring all the newly harvested rice straw from this year. Is that enough for you?"
Su Jianguo hurriedly went to greet him.
"Thank you so much! These straws laid in the greenhouse help maintain the soil temperature, and the vegetables grow faster."
For the next few days, Su Jianguo practically lived on the construction site.
They arrive before dawn every day and don't leave until late at night.
He personally inspected the sturdiness of each frame, tested the sealing of every inch of plastic film, and even measured the thickness of the straw layer with a ruler.
On the evening of the fifth day, when the last truckload of plastic film arrived at the construction site, Su Jianguo was debugging the newly installed simple heating system.
"Mr. Su, your plastic has arrived!"
The driver jumped off the bus and patted the carriage.
Su Jianguo strode over and lifted a corner of the tarpaulin to inspect it.
"The quality is good, just like the previous batch."
"Of course."
The driver lowered his voice.
"Factory Director Liu specifically instructed that this batch of goods uses the best raw materials, even better than those supplied to state-owned factories!"
Su Jianguo nodded in understanding and instructed the workers to begin unloading the goods.
As night deepened, the gas lamps on the construction site remained as bright as day. Everyone knew that finishing the project a day earlier meant earning money a day earlier.
On the morning of the tenth day, as the rising sun cast its first rays upon Sujiatun.
Six brand-new greenhouses stand neatly in the west of the village, their plastic sheets gleaming in the sunlight.
Standing on the edge of the field, Su Jianguo looked at his own "vegetable factory" and a satisfied smile finally appeared on his tired face.
"Brother, the checks are all done."
Su Jianjun jogged over to report.
"All six greenhouses meet the standards, and the heating system has been tested and debugged."
Su Jianguo patted his younger brother on the shoulder.
"You've worked hard. Let's go to the office for a meeting."
The so-called "office" was actually just a small shack temporarily erected next to the construction site.
Su Jianguo, Su Jianjun, Wu Ermaitai, and Zhang Dazhu sat down around a simple wooden table.
There's still a month until the Lunar New Year.
Su Jianguo got straight to the point.
"It's too late to plant cucumbers and tomatoes; we need to switch to varieties with shorter growth cycles."
He took out a piece of paper from the drawer, which was filled with the growth cycle and market price of various vegetables.
"Bok choy can be harvested in 25 days, spinach in 28 days, and chives can be harvested three times..."
Su Jianguo pointed to the form and said.
"I've calculated it; if we plant now, we can harvest the seeds just before the Spring Festival."
Wu Er scratched his head in disgust.
"Brother Jianguo, will these vegetables fetch a good price?"
"rest assured."
Su Jianguo was confident.
"Around the Spring Festival, every household makes dumplings, and bok choy and chives are essential ingredients. I've already asked Xiulan to promote them at the store."
That afternoon, the first batch of seeds was sown in the fertile soil.
Su Jianguo personally guided the workers to adjust the temperature, humidity and fertilization plan in the greenhouse to ensure that the vegetables could reach the best quality in the shortest possible time.
As evening fell, Su Jianjun drove his tractor back from the city, the trailer loaded with agricultural supplies he had purchased from the market.
"elder brother!"
He jumped out of the car and shouted excitedly.
"Guess what? Now the whole Dongdan market is talking about you!"
Su Jianguo was inspecting the newly installed irrigation system when he asked without looking up.
"What message are you sending me?"
"I told you you're a tough character!"
Su Jianjun said with great enthusiasm.
"Now, even the local thugs avoid our shop when they see our sign. Even Old Wang from the management office says he's never seen such a tough boss!"
Su Jianguo smiled and continued adjusting the water valve.
"How's business?"
"Absolutely wonderful!"
Su Jianjun pulled a bulging envelope from his pocket.
"This is today's payment, 30% more than last week. Many customers came specifically because of his reputation, saying they wanted to see what the 'hero who dared to stab himself' looked like!"
Su Jianguo took the envelope and weighed it in his hand.
"Looks like this 'self-inflicted wound' is actually quite valuable."
"More than that."
Su Jianjun lowered his voice.
"The purchasing manager from the state-owned hotel came to see me specifically today, saying they want to cooperate with us long-term, and their prices are 10% higher than the market price!"
This news caught Su Jianguo's eye.
The state-run restaurants not only had stable orders, but also large volumes, making them exactly the kind of big clients he had been dreaming of.
"You said yes?"
"No way."
Su Jianjun said proudly.
"I said I'd have to wait for my brother to get back to decide. Without a word, the manager handed me two packs of Daqianmen cigarettes, asking me to put in a good word for him with you!"
Su Jianguo laughed heartily and patted his younger brother on the shoulder.
"Alright, you've learned to put on airs. I'll go and meet him myself tomorrow."
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The next day.
At 5:30 a.m., while it was still dark, Su Jianguo climbed onto Su Jianjun's tractor.
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