In the early days, my grandfather considered giving each family half an acre of land, but these old guys kept complaining that it was not enough, so my grandfather had to give them another acre. One and a half acres of land for a couple of people was enough for them to work on.
Aren’t those 5,000 acres not enough for you to work on?
Now that these more than 5,000 acres of land have been fertilized, there is no need to plow them. We will start planting potatoes in ten days or so. Let's plant 3,000 acres. After harvesting the potatoes, we will switch to planting rice and eat rice in autumn. Rice is something that most people in the north can't really eat.
Lotus roots should be planted starting around May 1st. Place the seeds radially in the middle of the pond, cover with 20 cm of soil, fill with water to about 15 cm above the surface, and then wait for lotus leaves to appear. Sprinkle some compound fertilizer at the turn of summer and autumn, and then basically wait for the harvest in early winter.
Why grow lotus roots? They're profitable. In Yugoslavia, a typical acre of land yields about 8,000 kilograms of lotus roots, at least 6,000 kilograms. At 0.20 yuan per kilogram, that's about 1,000 to 2,000 yuan. Rice is only 0.30 to 0.40 yuan per kilogram. The income from growing lotus roots could buy 3,000 to 4,000 kilograms of rice. Isn't that great?
After taking two packs of cigarettes and a bag of rice from the car, Xu Rui brought down a white-striped chicken and a piece of mutton. He drank tea with Grandpa and explained the technical issues in the fields. Grandpa listened carefully and promised to strictly follow Zong Yuan's instructions, striving for a good harvest in the fall! A good start!
After leaving the farm, we went to the wholesale market. I took a walk around with Xu Rui first. Seeing that there were more than half as many people as when the market first opened, I couldn't help but feel a little worried.
Just ask a stall owner:
"Teacher, how are you selling here?"
"It's not bad. We sell 10,000 to 20,000 yuan a day. It's much better than when we first opened the market!"
“I don’t think there were as many people here as there were then.”
"Young man, you don't understand. Back then, there were more people watching than buying goods, and the goods bought were also less. Now, although there are fewer people, they are all carrying money and doing big business."
"You mean more and more people are buying goods?"
"Yes, in the past it was basically nearby counties and nearby areas, but now people from surrounding provinces are coming to buy goods, and even people from the Northeast are coming to buy them?"
"The key is whether the seller can make money. If not, that's going to be a problem!"
"Of course I can make money, small profits but quick turnover. This market has good rules. Even if the price is 5 percentage points higher than the factory price, after deducting the freight, labor and stall taxes, I still make more than 2 percentage points. I am satisfied with that."
"You sell over 10,000 worth of goods a day, and you make a net profit of 200-300. That's 6,000-7,000 a month. You're rich, teacher!"
"The market has a lot of rules and is strictly managed. Smoking is not allowed, stalls are not allowed to be set up randomly, and short-changing is not allowed. A few days ago, someone selling counterfeit goods was chased away from the market and fined several thousand yuan by the Industrial and Commercial Bureau. Anyone who sells counterfeit goods in this market will be in trouble. If you spread your good reputation, you will attract more and more customers. We business people also support the management of the market!"
"How did you know about this market?"
"My younger brother originally opened a stall here. He unexpectedly made a lot of money, so after the Chinese New Year he brought both of us here. You see, that one is my older brother, and the one over there is my third younger brother."
"Then I wish you a prosperous new year!"
When I arrived at the market office, I happened to see my mother coming back. Seeing her son and daughter-in-law coming over, she hurried over:
"Why did you come here without telling me?"
Sun Zongyuan talked to my mother about the market, and my mother said:
“All the new stalls in the market have been rented out in advance, and there are still 130 stalls waiting in line to enter the market!
The market is now almost three months old, and in April, they'll start charging market management fees. While the fees are still quoted, I feel like merchants are still quite motivated. There are also merchants who aren't making money, some with product problems, and some who were already eliminated. Who would want them?
"I hope those merchants who are not making money will quit, so that they can free up stalls for others."
Sun Zongyuan learned that the market development is still affected by the inconvenience of transportation. Although the highway leading to Ganhe area is being opened, it has not yet been opened to traffic, which has a relatively large impact on the vehicles going back and forth. The Kunhe Zhenxing Road Bridge has not yet been completed. To go to Ganhe City, you have to take the side road, which is narrow and uneven, seriously affecting the market circulation!
He advised my mother not to worry, saying that the road would be open to traffic by National Day this year, and all problems would no longer be problems then. The most important thing now was to stabilize the current merchants, continue to expand publicity efforts and enhance influence, so that more customers would flow into the market. When everyone makes money, the cohesion of merchants will be greater, forming a virtuous circle.
Logistics continues to expand its coverage, and hotels and apartments are being built at a rapid pace. Only with good management and good service can the market reputation be better.
After leaving the market, we returned to Liuzhuang Township Feed Factory.
Wu Shaojie has become more mature in managing the production of the feed factory after a year of experience.
Tang Jikuan was also in the factory, and the two of them were discussing something. Seeing Sun Zongyuan and the other man, they quickly stood up. Tang Jikuan personally washed the teacups and poured black tea for them.
Sun Zongyuan asked the two people about the situation of the feed factory, and Wu Shaojie replied:
"We've mastered the production equipment, and after a year of trial and error, our workers have fully unleashed their production capacity. In the past two to three months of this year, we were able to produce 3,000 tons per month. However, wholesale sales to other areas are increasing every month, and with the increasing scale of local pig farming, we still can't meet production demand."
"It's good that there's a big demand. I saw you two were researching something."
"We have just been studying whether we can implement a three-shift production system. This will increase our plant's production capacity by about 1.5 times, bringing our annual output to 70,000 tons. We will also have time to overhaul equipment and deal with emergencies."
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