Chapter 288
Since such a big commotion happened in his own village, his seventh uncle and close relatives must be notified.
Upon hearing the news, several uncles and aunts were also proud of it.
They were going to plant fruit trees! And it was supported by the Agricultural Science Station. In their eyes, the Agricultural Science Station was the absolute authority. Their village had never had such a large project before.
Uncle Wu asked, "So, does this orchard belong to Second Brother or Ah Zheng?"
Second Uncle proudly replied, "I'll provide the land and manage it later. Ah Zheng will invest the money, and the fruit will be sold at a 20% discount exclusively to Miaomiao's workshop. Hehe, the money will go into my pocket and your second sister-in-law's pocket."
"Oh! Second brother! You're making a profit! Papaya farming is much more profitable than growing vegetables. Ah Zheng even invested money to buy saplings and even brought in the Agricultural Science Center. This is definitely going to work!"
The second uncle joked, "Look at how jealous you two are! There will be plenty of opportunities for helpers in the future, and you'll definitely be among them. Ah Zheng and Miao Miao have both said that with the wages in the city, any work will be given to our family members first."
There are not many jobs that villagers can do, and they have no income during the slack season, so many people go to the city to find odd jobs.
But odd jobs are not always available, the wages are not stable, and you still have to pay for round-trip transportation and meals. It would be best if you could find work close to home.
Sixth uncle asked Miaomiao, who was sitting beside him, in surprise: "Really? Miaomiao, is there any work to do? We old uncles are not working as hard as before, so we don't need to take up any quotas. It would be fine if we can arrange for your cousins to do the work."
Several uncles also expressed their opinions, saying that they could send the youngest and strongest laborers in their families, who would definitely work diligently and would never cheat or slack off.
Su Miao said readily, "Of course it's possible. We called the uncles here today to discuss this matter. The work will start in a few days, and we want to reserve the quota before then so that we won't miss the deadline.
I know my cousins' ability to work, so I won't say much else. I have only one request: follow their instructions. When the time comes, comrades from the Agricultural Science Station will come to guide the work, and you must act according to their opinions."
The head of the family, the Seventh Uncle, said, "Miao Miao, don't worry about this. I will keep an eye on these bastards and make sure they obey my orders!"
After discussing for a night, they came up with a rough arrangement: Second uncle and second aunt would be responsible for the management of the orchard, while the family store and fields would be left to the eldest son and his wife.
Yang Danniu also has her fifth uncle's eldest son Su Defei as her assistant, assisting the two elders in the daily management and maintenance of the orchard.
Both of them are well-known growers in the village, and they will be working in the orchard permanently. They were pleasantly surprised by the salary of 90 yuan, which is the salary for formal employees in the county.
When people are needed for planting and harvesting, they look for idle labor in the village and pay them on a daily basis.
When hiring, give priority to the cousins of the Su family who are good at work. If that is not enough, look for people from other families.
The few people who came today were all hardworking. My second uncle knew how they usually performed, so he decided on a total of ten people. They would start work immediately after the application was approved.
Team Leader Su was serious about the comprehensive support he mentioned. On the third day, he came with another technician, this time specifically to teach them how to compost properly.
Because before planting the seedlings, soil and miscellaneous fertilizers or livestock manure that have been composted with superphosphate must be added as base fertilizer every semester. This time the planting volume is large and the amount used is high, we have to prepare in advance.
The method of making compost is to mix organic materials such as livestock and poultry manure, straw, rice straw, fruit peels, etc., place them in a well-ventilated composting site, and use closed composting or breathable composting methods to make fertilizer that can be absorbed by plants after the organic materials are decomposed and fermented.
It is still very easy to collect livestock and poultry manure in the village. Except for a few families who use it to generate biogas, the rest of the people have a surplus of fertilizer after supplying it to their own fields. The manure brought by the Su family's relatives alone is more than enough.
And it's all free. After all, no one would charge relatives money for a few shits.
I taught them how to make compost and helped them plan the land. They marked the locations of the transplanting pits according to the spacing recorded in the previous materials, and then they could just dig according to the marked areas when they started work.
At the same time, Brother Fatty also brought good news. He took out two instruction manuals for Su Miao to read, one for an electric blender and the other for an electric strip cutter.
According to the above introduction, the function of the blender is the same as what Su Miao needs.
The strip cutting machine can only cut into strips and cannot automatically peel the papaya. You need to peel the papaya first and then put it into the machine. The papaya strips will be cut in a few seconds.
"Miao Miao, this machine is adjustable. You can cut the strips thicker or thinner. I think it's great. If you make other foods in the future, you might be able to use the machine for multiple purposes."
Su Miao flipped through the instructions and felt that it was sufficient. The papaya could be cut into thin strips in a few seconds, saving a lot of time.
Moreover, machine cutting can make the papaya strips more uniform in thickness, which is conducive to drying and maintaining the taste.
Before, there were not enough people to cut papayas, so they hired part-time workers to help. Now with the machine, four people can control the workshop.
The fat guy suddenly said with some embarrassment: "The machine is definitely fast, but... it's really expensive."
Su Miao was actually mentally prepared. The production level at that time was limited, and most of the manufacturing technology of this machine was patented. Not only was it difficult to buy, but the price was also very high.
Even in the 1990s, she had seen an automatic tofu machine in 1995 that was sold for 120,000 yuan.
"Brother Xiaopang, tell me, how much do these two machines cost?"
The fat guy cleared his throat and said, "Then you better stand still and don't get scared. The pulverizer is 20,000 yuan, and the slicer is 15,000 yuan."
Even Su Miao, who had seen the world, took a deep breath when he compared the price with the current prices.
Her family had previously bought the street-facing shop next door for only 13,000 yuan, and buying so many saplings cost less than 1,000 yuan, but the crusher cost 20,000 yuan...
Sure enough, technology is the most valuable at any time.
Woo woo woo... What should I do? There have been a lot of large expenses recently, and she suddenly started to become stingy.
As the fat guy ate the shredded papaya that Su Miao had made from the sample papaya, he suggested, "Why don't we buy the one we need most first, and then buy another one after we increase our production and profits."
Su Miao felt that this was the only way for now. After all, she still felt a little uneasy if she invested 35,000 yuan at once.
After much thought, she decided to buy a strip cutting machine first, because cutting papaya into strips is a large process and is very labor-intensive.
First save this part of the labor time and use it to mix the seasoning. At least there are two manual blenders to use, which is much better than chopping it by hand.
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