Chapter 452 Planting Ginseng
After coming out of the clinic, Zhou Ziwen did not go home, but went straight to the production team office.
When he arrived at the production team, Wu Dagang and the team leader had not yet gone out.
As soon as they saw Zhou Ziwen, smiles immediately appeared on their faces. "Xiao Zhou, how come you have time to come to our place today?"
"I came to visit. What's wrong? Uncle Wu doesn't welcome me?" Zhou Ziwen joked with a smile.
"Nonsense! If you're willing, I can even arrange an office for you. You're the team leader of our Dabazi Village, so you deserve a place in this office."
Wu Dagang is an old and experienced man, and Zhou Ziwen can't argue with him. As soon as he opened his mouth, he was confronted by Wu Dagang.
"Forget it, forget it. I can't get used to staying in this office. Please don't arrange a seat for me." Zhou Ziwen was so scared that he waved his hands quickly.
"Hehe, tell me, why did you come to see us?"
Seeing that Zhou Ziwen was still in the mood to joke, Wu Dagang was not in a hurry.
But he also knew Zhou Ziwen. This kid would never come here unless there was something important. If there was nothing important, he would definitely not come here.
"I have an idea. I wonder if Uncle Zhou and Uncle Wu are interested?" Zhou Ziwen asked.
"What idea?" Zhou Weiguo asked curiously.
He knew Zhou Ziwen's business. Just like his mushroom-growing technology, this one project alone benefited the entire production team. If there were other projects, wouldn't they make a fortune?
"Growing ginseng." Zhou Ziwen replied.
"You can also grow ginseng, which is not easy to grow?" Wu Dagang and Zhou Weiguo looked at Zhou Ziwen in surprise.
"It's indeed not easy to grow, and the planting cycle is very long. If you want to grow this, you need to be prepared for a protracted battle." Zhou Ziwen nodded.
The profit from the medicinal herb ginseng is actually quite slow, but once it is grown and mature, it can be sold for a lot of money.
Generally speaking, ginseng cultivation is divided into two stages.
The first is to start planting from ginseng seeds. After three years of development, the ginseng can grow to about the thickness of a finger.
At this stage, ginseng is called ginseng seed.
After the ginseng seeds are planted, they will be selected. Those with good quality will be chosen and replanted in the soil to continue growing.
The growth time this time is still three years.
After three years, the ginseng will grow to about one to four taels.
Of course, how big it can grow depends on one's personal planting techniques.
For those with good skills, growing ginseng weighing 400 to 500 grams is no problem.
Zhou Ziwen is particularly confident about this.
After all, after three to five years, his planting skills would have been very high.
Ginseng has high medicinal value and is very valuable.
Generally speaking, five square meters of land can produce fifteen to twenty kilograms of ginseng.
After being dried, these ginsengs weigh about five pounds.
According to the prices of that era, five kilograms of ginseng could be sold for about three hundred to five hundred yuan.
In this era, three to five hundred yuan is a lot of money. For example, some families of these members in the countryside may not earn that much money in their entire lives.
And this is only five square meters. What if it is fifty square meters or five hundred square meters?
Five hundred square meters is less than one acre of land.
Calculating it this way, taking into account the time cost, maybe growing ginseng is not as profitable as growing mushrooms, but growing ginseng requires less manpower and resources!
You just need to plant it in the ground, take care of it from time to time, and then you can sell it for money after a few years.
This is much more convenient than growing mushrooms.
"I heard that ginseng can't be grown on ordinary land. Is there any place here where we can grow ginseng?"
After hearing Zhou Ziwen's thoughts, Zhou Weiguo and Wu Dagang pondered for a while.
But the decision was too difficult and they didn't know what to do for a moment.
They still believe in Zhou Ziwen's strength.
Although they believed that he could grow ginseng, they had never grown it before, so they were a little worried.
"There are generally two types of land suitable for growing ginseng. One is yellow soil, which is what everyone calls loess."
"This type of soil is the product of rock weathering and leaching. It has good drainage, strong water-holding capacity, and good air permeability. It is an ideal soil type for ginseng growth."
"The other type is sandy loam, which has a loose texture, good air permeability and good drainage, making it more suitable for ginseng growth."
"Although these two types of soil are rare here, we can still find them if we really look for them."
Zhou Ziwen explained the soil quality, then looked at Zhou Weiguo and Wu Dagang with amusement.
"Uncle Wu, I don't mean to start large-scale planting right now. We can try planting a batch first, just like growing mushrooms. If everyone thinks it can make money, then we can expand the scale of planting."
"You should have told me earlier. You scared me." Upon hearing this, both Wu Dagang and Zhou Weiguo breathed a sigh of relief.
They also thought that Zhou Ziwen felt that he was capable and wanted to start large-scale planting all of a sudden.
Given Zhou Ziwen's status in the village, if he really made this request, even they would have to consider it carefully.
After all, the members of the mushroom group have not yet learned how to grow mushrooms. What if they really annoy Zhou Ziwen and he quits?
Of course, they also believed that with Zhou Ziwen's character, he would not do such a thing.
But even though they believed it, as the team leader and secretary of Dabazi Village, they could not act on their emotions.
"You didn't ask?" Zhou Ziwen spread his hands.
"Tell me! How do you want to plant it?" the captain asked with a sharp gaze.
"I just want a piece of land. I don't need to cultivate it. I will find the land myself and cultivate it myself when the time comes."
"And the ginseng seedlings have to be found slowly in the mountains..."
Zhou Ziwen began to explain.
After he finished explaining, he changed the subject and stated the purpose of his visit. "Uncle Zhou, I remember that everyone in our village has their own private plots. You see, I am also from Dabazi Village. You can't treat me differently just because we are educated youth!"
"Good boy, so this is what you were planning?" Wu Dagang slammed the table in annoyance.
He knew that with this kid's lazy nature, how could he be so enthusiastic to come and give him advice?
In the end, I just wanted to get a piece of land for myself.
"Haha, actually, that's not the case. I just see that growing ginseng is risky, so I'm leading by example. When the time comes to plant ginseng, I'll also plant some on my own land."
Zhou Ziwen explained with a smile.
"Xiao Zhou, with your contribution to our village, it is no problem for you to have your own private plot. But if you ask for it, it is not just your business." Wu Dagang said earnestly.
"This shouldn't be a big deal. We educated youth are also from Dabazi Village. We even transferred our identities here. Other members of the commune have their own land, so we should have some too!"
"Like before, this is a bit of a distinction."
Zhou Ziwen actually had an opinion about this a long time ago.
If they come to live in the countryside and don’t have their own land, what do they eat and drink?
The production team could only get a few work points based on food, which was just enough to fill their stomachs.
(End of this chapter)
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