Chapter 66: Jaw-dropping

Even if they only needed to pay for the saplings, it would still cost seven or eight hundred yuan, which was still a huge sum of money for Deng Changfu and his wife.

Deng Changfu couldn't help but ask, "Jiu Gong, with so much money invested, how long will it take to make it back?"

"I bought ring-branched fruit seedlings. If all goes well, they will bear fruit in the second year of planting."

Deng Shirong put the pipe aside and said, "Of course, the fruit will only be a small amount in the second year, and the fruit will increase in quantity until it reaches the peak fruiting period. According to professionals, the lychee variety I chose can generally produce 50 to 100 kilograms of fruit per tree after it reaches the peak fruiting period.

Now let me do some calculations for you. In the second year, because the number of fruits is relatively small, I will assume that one tree produces an average of 5 kilograms of fruit. My 1,000 lychee trees can produce at least 5,000 kilograms of lychees in total.

The current price of lychees is about 20 to 50 cents per pound, depending on the variety. The variety of lychees I grow is called Guiwei, and it is one of the best quality lychee varieties in the world. Naturally, its price is among the highest. There is no problem selling it at 50 cents per pound at retail, and even the purchase price should not be lower than 40 cents.

40 cents a pound, 5,000 pounds is 2,000 yuan.

In other words, if nothing unexpected happens, I can fully recover my investment in the second year of growing lychees, and even make a small profit. As long as I manage the fruit trees well in the future, this orchard will bring me a very generous income every year.

If you only invest in the seedlings and do the rest yourself, you can make a lot of money in the second year."

Deng Shirong spoke without reservation about the prospects of lychee planting. After all, he was reborn. With the memory of his past life, even if he did not do business himself in this life, he could just guide his children at the right time, and their family was destined to never lack money in this life.

Therefore, there was no need for him to hide anything about just an orchard.

It would be better for him to say it openly and lead the villagers who believe in him to earn more money in this era and improve the current situation of poverty and backwardness in the village.

Firstly, it can enhance his prestige in the village.

Secondly, when the villagers have money, he can get more gifts as a thank-you when he helps to act as a matchmaker.

His words left Deng Changfu and his wife dumbfounded and speechless for a long time.

In fact, the prospects described by Jiugong far exceeded their imagination.

If it is true as Jiugong said, if you invest a few hundred dollars to develop this orchard, and if the planting area is not less than Jiugong's, then when the lychees bear fruit in the second year, you can make at least more than a thousand yuan?

We can earn so much with a small amount of fruit in the second year. If we wait until the fruit trees enter the peak fruit-bearing period, won’t we be able to earn tens of thousands a year?

"hiss……"

Thinking of this, the couple gasped and their hearts beat violently, obviously they were greatly stimulated.

However, Deng Changfu soon thought of a more realistic problem, which was that buying 1,000 fruit seedlings would cost at least 700 to 800 yuan. Not to mention that he and his wife couldn't afford it, even if his parents were included, they still couldn't come up with that much money.

Therefore, Deng Changfu said somewhat disappointedly: "It's a pity that our family can't even afford to buy fruit seedlings."

Guan Yongying still held the dowry money her parents had given her. She said immediately, "We don't have that much capital, so we can plant fewer. Even if we only plant two or three hundred lychee trees, the income will be considerable. When the family recovers, we can continue to plant more."

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "Money is not a problem at all. If your family really wants to follow me in planting lychee trees, you can just go to a credit union to get a loan if you don't have enough money. This is the policy support the country gives to us farmers, and there is no interest."

Deng Changfu, an honest man, felt a little panicked when he heard the word "loan" and was hesitant to make a decision.

Guan Yongying was quite courageous. Knowing that Jiugong would not harm them, he nodded and said, "Jiugong, we will listen to you. We will go back and discuss the fruit tree planting with my parents-in-law. If they agree, we will go to the credit union to apply for a loan."

Deng Shirong looked at Deng Changfu and said, "You are not as courageous as your wife. I originally planned to wait until the fruit trees are grown, and then take you to plant them together. After all, the investment in the fruit seedlings is indeed not a small amount. If something unexpected happens, I will harm you.

However, since you have come to us on your own initiative, it is not impossible to plant the seeds in advance.

Because I bought the fruit seedlings from a state-owned farm, and our county is the best place to grow fruit, the chances of accidents happening to the fruit seedlings are not high, so seriously speaking, there is not much risk. "

Deng Changfu smiled awkwardly when he heard this. He was just an honest man, pragmatic and never expended too much effort (which meant spending in advance). Therefore, he always stayed away from loans and never even thought about it.

Next, the couple carefully asked Jiugong some questions, and after they understood almost everything they needed to know, they went home with excitement.

On the way home, Guan Yongying reminded him, "Hubby, Jiugong didn't hide anything from us about the way to make money by planting litchi trees. When you go back, you must talk to my parents and ask them to agree to start this orchard. Whether we can live in a beautiful house like Jiugong's and use a clean bathroom depends entirely on this orchard!"

Deng Changfu nodded and said, "I understand. Jiu Gong is really kind to us."

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Soon, the couple returned home and saw his father sitting at the door smoking. Deng Changfu said to Guan Yongying, "Go in and call mom out."

Guan Yongying nodded and went in to call her mother-in-law.

Deng Yunqiang, who was smoking, saw his eldest son approaching and asked, "What's the matter?"

Deng Changfu nodded and said, "Yes, something happened."

Deng Yunqiang stuffed tobacco into his pipe and asked, "What's the matter?"

At this time, Changfu's mother was also called out by Guan Yongying, and she also asked: "What's the matter with you two?"

Deng Changfu saw his mother coming out, so he told her everything he had just said to Jiugong. Finally, he asked, "Dad, Mom, what do you think? Should we take care of this orchard?"

There is no doubt that Deng Yunqiang and his wife were also frightened by these words. In the second year of planting lychee trees, they earned more than a thousand yuan. If everything goes well in the future, the income will increase, and even reach tens of thousands at the peak.

In the countryside of this era, who can remain calm after hearing such words? 　The price of lychees back then was really hard to find. The prices found online are simply a joke. The author carefully checked the Bobai County Annals and only found the price of lychees in 1988, which was 2 to 3 yuan per catty. Because there was no price for 1980, the author could only compare the prices of rice, pork, chicken, etc. in 1988 and 1980, and then infer the price of lychees in 1980. Even if it is not 100% accurate, it should not be much different. If any big guy knows the exact price, please leave a message, thank you!

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