"Hello, hello. My last name is Huang. You can just call me Director Huang."
The person with his back to him then turned around and said calmly.
"My last name is Qi."
"It's Comrade Qi," Director Huang said enthusiastically, pointing to a chair in the simple office. "Please sit down, please."
He took out the tea that he had treasured for a long time and was reluctant to drink, brewed it and handed it over.
"Comrade Qi, you're welcome."
Qi Yangyan picked up the cup and took a sip. "Director Huang, you know the purpose of my visit this time. I want to get to know the basic situation of the farm on the spot."
"Okay," Director Huang observed Qi Yangyan, "We can't see anything here anyway, why don't we go to the farm for a walk."
Qi Yangyan nodded.
"Comrade Qi, let's talk while we walk."
Although Director Huang didn't know why the other party came here to invest, since he was here, he would be sorry for his good fortune if he didn't make some money from him.
As the weather got colder, the people on the farm put on thick coats.
It seemed as if they were not in the same time and space as Qi Yangyan, who was wearing a suit and a black coat.
Everything around was gray and white, with only a little green left on the land.
"Comrade Qi, we are the largest farm base in the country, and we produce more than half of the country's cotton," Director Huang led Qi Yangyan in front. In addition to the bodyguards he brought, there were also people from the farm, as well as county and city leaders.
A huge group of people came out, which was quite eye-catching.
"The farm mainly produces cotton, red dates and some other crops," Director Huang said with a bitter face, "Those crops are just to maintain the operation of the farm, and there is no profit."
Of course not, who are we going to sell these dishes to?
The location of the farm is not very good, and transportation is the biggest problem.
Qi Yangyan raised his head and glanced around.
"Director Huang, do you mean that cotton is now the main source of income for the farm?"
"right."
The price of cotton is high.
But the cost of harvesting cotton is also high. There are only two cotton harvesting machines in the whole farm. But the farm is so big that two machines are not enough, so it still depends on manpower.
In addition, there is also core removal... This series of processes can only be done manually.
Director Huang took Qi Yangyan for a walk and saw a group of people working in the white cotton field. They kept picking cotton from the cotton plants with their hands, not even wiping the sweat from their foreheads.
There were still many women and children in the fields.
Seeing someone coming, they all looked up curiously, then lowered their heads and started picking cotton.
But they started chatting:
"What are these people here for?"
"The leader is so imposing. What kind of clothes is he wearing? They look so expensive."
"I heard that foreign businessmen came to invest here."
As soon as this person finished speaking, everyone began to question him.
"Really? Why don't you invest in our place? You might as well just give us the money."
"Tsk, do you know what investment means? You still want people to give you money. Look how flattered you are."
"Why don't I understand?! This is a remote place, what else can we grow besides cotton... It's so annoying, every day when I open my eyes, there's endless cotton to pick..."
"These people look similar to us, how can they be foreign businessmen? Don't fool me, I have seen a few red-haired foreigners after all."
"Who says that foreign businessmen must be foreigners? You don't understand, I'm too lazy to explain to you..."
While talking, he continued to pick cotton. The two parties were far apart, and the sound did not come from this side.
Qi Yangyan looked around, but there was no sign of Ruan's father and mother.
Before he left, in order to avoid the two parties meeting each other without knowing each other, Ruan Mingfu specially described to him what Ruan's father and mother looked like.
"It's too slow to pick it this way."
"Comrade Qi is right," Director Huang took the opportunity to play the victim. "It took seven or eight days for both manpower and machinery to harvest the 100 acres of cotton. Fortunately, it didn't rain during those days, otherwise it would have been terrible."
Director Huang has thought very clearly.
Even if the other party does not invest, he has to fight for two machines for the farm.
Qi Yangyan nodded.
Director Huang couldn't figure out what he meant, so he kept his mouth shut.
After passing the cotton field, there is a jujube forest. These jujube trees are about one meter tall, with lush branches and leaves, and tempting jujubes hanging on them.
Director Huang introduced the trees spontaneously, "These are the jujube trees we planted. Winter will come in a month. The leaves of the jujube trees will fall off, and we will pick up the dried red dates on the branches, which will bring in another source of income for the farm."
The date trees are well maintained.
The trees are arranged neatly and there are not too many weeds in the field.
Director Huang went forward and picked a few big red dates. "Comrade Qi, try them. The dates on our farm are very sweet."
The dates are very big, all brown-red in color, and look very sweet.
Qi Yangyan didn't care whether the dates were washed or not, he just took a bite.
Very sweet.
It's a pity to use this kind of dates to make red dates.
Director Huang finished eating one and asked, "Comrade Qi, how is it?"
"That's really good," he said, looking at the endless jujube trees. "Are all the jujube trees on the farm here? How big is the farm?"
"It's a bit lacking compared to cotton." The farm's focus is still on cotton. Director Huang thought for a moment before speaking: "... after counting, there are about 18,000 plants."
Qi Yangyan nodded.
"I want them all," he added, looking at Director Huang's stunned face, "They're fresh."
Director Huang was stunned.
Does he know what he is talking about.
There are more than 1800 jujube trees. Even if the yield is a little less, one tree can produce 100 catties. So many trees combined can produce more than 1 million catties.
Director Huang calculated in his mind that even if a pound of dates was sold at one-third of the wholesale price, it would still be more than 20,000 yuan.
His eyes suddenly lit up.
It’s sent, it’s sent!
Although I was paid three cents for the red dates, they were dried and not as cost-effective as fresh ones.
"Comrade Qi, are you telling the truth?"
Qi Yangyan winked at the person next to him, and the other person stood up.
"Director Huang, please send someone to sign the contract with him. I will pay half of the price first. When the dates are harvested, the remaining half will be paid in person."
"I understand, I understand," Director Huang said very attentively, "Deputy Director Liu, I'll leave this matter to you."
"Why!"
Deputy Director Liu was also very excited.
The farm has been poor for so long, and has never seen so much money.
After the Zhou Paopi incident, Director Huang was furious and reorganized the entire farm from inside to outside. Deputy Director Liu was promoted by Director Huang after Zhou Paopi's brother-in-law stepped down.
"Comrade Qi, this way please!"
Compared to his previous attitude, Director Huang was now much more enthusiastic. As long as Qi Yangyan could pay him, he would do it, not to mention asking him to lead the way, even if he was asked to do a Yangko dance.
The one who gives the money is the boss!
Regardless of whether the subsequent investment is successful or not, with the more than 20,000 yuan, the farm can have a good year this year.
After walking through the jujube forest, you will see a piece of land.
There are many people working on it.
Director Huang was very conscious. "This is where we grow all kinds of fruits and vegetables on our farm. Comrade Qi, I'm not exaggerating. The fruits and vegetables grown here on the farm are very sweet. Look at this——"
He went down to the field and picked a cantaloupe.
"These are the last batch of honeydew melons this year."
The batch was not large, and we originally planned to sell them at the local supply and marketing cooperative. In fact, this kind of honeydew melon is very popular among Chinese people, but it would not be cost-effective to transport it a long way.
After all, it’s still because of inconvenient transportation.
Of course, it would be best if it could be sold like dates.
Director Huang was just looking for a knife to let Qi Yangyan have a taste.
But he looked everywhere and couldn't find it. Fortunately, one of Qi Yangyan's bodyguards was reliable. He took out a knife and cut the cantaloupe into several slices.
Qi Yangyan took a bite and said, "Not bad, I'll take them all," under Director Huang's expectant eyes.
Director Huang's eyes suddenly lit up again.
In fact, this is the best place to grow fruit.
But the overall food and clothing problem has not been solved yet, so how can anyone buy fruit? It can't be eaten as a meal. Based on this point, the farm grows plants like cotton.
After Qi Yangyan finished eating, he took another piece.
He didn't know if it was because of the pollution, but he always felt that the fruits nowadays were much sweeter than those 50 or 60 years ago.
Director Huang smiled so hard that his teeth were exposed, and he almost burst into laughter.
Yes, even if this batch of honeydew melons is not much, there are still 700 to 800 kilograms. If you do the math, it will be a huge profit...
It’s sent, it’s sent!
How lucky was Old Huang today to meet such a rich man.
There was nothing to see in front of them, so Director Huang suggested, "Comrade Qi, there's nothing to see over there. How about we go back the way we came?"
Along the way, the people I met before were already wearing tattered clothes, but the people here were wearing even tattered clothes, because these people were sent here by the higher authorities for reform, and they were doing the most tiring and heaviest work.
After Director Huang took over, their lives became better.
When he reorganized the entire farm, he changed the place where they lived, so at least they no longer had to worry about the house being drafty, or about dying in it.
Qi Yangyan shook his head. “Only when I understand the entire farm can I invest better.”
Upon hearing this, Director Huang immediately shut up.
The world is big, but money is the biggest!
Not to mention just taking a walk around the front, even if he wanted to go to the King of Hell, Old Huang would dare to give it a try.
Director Huang led the way enthusiastically, "The vegetables eaten by the entire farm are grown on this piece of land. We are self-sufficient and don't have to spend money to buy them outside."
The temperature difference here is huge, and even in summer there are only four or five kinds of vegetables to eat.
Qi Yangyan looked in the direction that Director Huang pointed to.
However, I saw many people working in the fields, and they were different from the people I had seen before. These people all looked dead, hanging on for dear life, like zombies.
Among the crowd, there was a couple who stood out.
They are full of energy and full of enthusiasm, as if they have endless energy.
The woman was watering the plants, and the man was using a hoe. He occasionally tilted his head to say something to her, and the man gave him a glare. Despite this, the two of them did not delay their work.
After all, there are people watching here, and you will be scolded if you are lazy.
Qi Yangyan couldn't help but take a step forward.
This familiar style of painting, this familiar way of getting along... they must be his biological parents. He looked at that place with some excitement, but with so many people around him, Qi Yangyan couldn't show his emotions.
I had to hold my hands tightly to suppress the excitement in my chest.
Over there, Mr. and Mrs. Ruan also noticed those people.
He glanced at that place and asked, "What are these people doing here?"
"Get to work," Ms. Luan rolled her eyes at him, "What they do is none of your business."
Father Ruan was about to lower his head, but he saw the young man in the lead made a secret gesture to him.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
