Chapter 34 I'll go with you
Chapter 34 I'll Go With You
Three weeks later, the trees on the farm had grown a lot.
It is as thick as an adult's arm and nearly ten meters tall.
The branches and leaves are so lush that they can block the sun.
It is cool in the woods because of the dense vegetation.
Many workers don’t have air conditioners at home. Recently the temperature has often been over 30 degrees Celsius. It’s too hot to sleep at night, so they simply set up a tent in the woods and sleep on the farm. It’s really cool and the sleep is very comfortable.
Even my brother and sister-in-law were discussing whether to sleep on the farm at night.
There was no air conditioning in the house before.
But since the first high temperature hit, Jiang Ning woke up in the middle of the night because of the heat and installed air conditioners in his house, including his house, Feng Yu's rented house, and his brother and sister-in-law's house. But his brother and sister-in-law have children, so he doesn't dare turn on the air conditioner at night to let the children enjoy the heat.
I was afraid of catching a cold, so I had to endure it.
There was no wind at night because of the buildings in the city.
Even with the windows open, it was still hot and stuffy like a steamer.
It is really unbearable without air conditioning.
It’s different on the farm. It’s really nice to fall asleep with the cool breeze at night.
Jiang Ning selected a place and called the farm workers to give them instructions.
Then I went to take a look at the orchard.
The orchard is not big, only two hundred acres.
More than twenty kinds of fruit trees were planted, most of which were suitable for growing in the north, and some were only suitable for growing in the south and not in the north. Jiang Ning planted some of them, not for generating income, but for his own consumption.
After being ripened several times, most of them have already grown into fruit.
The fastest to ripen are apricots, a June yellow variety that is ready for picking.
Jiang Ning picked one and tasted it. It was a little bit sour.
It will be ripe in three days.
For food you eat yourself, don’t consider transportation and preservation.
Of course, they will be picked when they are fully ripe, not picked prematurely.
It’s just right to serve some fresh fruit when you have a picnic on the weekend.
After visiting the orchard, I went to take a look at the vegetable garden next to it.
Dad Jiang still opened a vegetable plot here and continued to grow vegetables. He didn't plan to retire and travel around the world right now. He wanted to save more for his retirement while he was still able to work, and to subsidize his eldest son's household expenses. He didn't plan to rely on his youngest son.
The main reason is that things on the farm grow too fast.
The weeds grew to a meter high.
The saplings planted in early spring have now grown into big trees.
This place is too evil.
Jiang Youxin felt it was a pity not to grow vegetables.
Sure enough, the planted peppers bloomed and bore fruit in half a month.
You can save on fertilizers and household medicines.
If you save on land rent, you save on everything.
The cost is only the seed money and labor cost.
The vegetable garden is quite large, about fifty or sixty acres.
The main crops are green peppers and eggplants for export, and only about twenty different varieties of vegetables are planted in the corners to sell for Jiang Hua's vegetable store and for family consumption. The vegetables are grown in the open field, and there is no greenhouse yet, but Jiang Youxin also plans to build a greenhouse.
Just prepare to be busy all summer, clean up in the fall, and rest in the winter.
When Jiang Ning arrived at the vegetable field, Jiang Youxin was bringing vendors to collect vegetables.
The dealers bring their own people to pick the fruits, so the price is very low but it saves a lot of trouble.
At first glance, the vegetable fields were crowded with people everywhere.
Jiang Ning found Jiang's father and asked, "What's the price of chili peppers today?"
Jiang Youxin said, "Forty cents!"
Jiang Ning was surprised: "Why is it so cheap?"
Jiang Youxin said: "The price was high last month because the open-field vegetables had not yet been harvested. Now that the open-field vegetables in the city have been harvested, the price has naturally dropped. Anyway, this is the third harvest, so no matter how much we sell, we will make a profit."
Jiang Ning said: "No matter how cheap the green pepper is in the vegetable store, it costs several yuan. If it is sold for 40 cents, can the vegetable farmers still make money?"
Jiang Youxin said: "I can't make money. One acre of land can yield 3,000 to 4,000 kilograms, and the investment is at least more than 1,000 yuan. I heard that a lot of peppers were planted this year, and they can't be sold at a high price, so I will definitely lose money. My cost is low, and I have already recovered my investment, and now I am making a profit."
Jiang Ning nodded, growing vegetables was too risky.
It’s not that there are too many cabbages planted and they can’t be sold at a good price, so no one wants them and they are rotting in the fields.
If you plant too many chilies, they will be worthless, and whether you make a profit or a loss depends entirely on luck.
Only because of the good feng shui here, Dad Jiang was able to successfully recoup his investment after the first harvest of green peppers in May when the price was high before open-field vegetables were put on the market on a large scale, and made a fortune. No matter how much he sells later, he will make a profit.
Jiang Ning asked, "How many kilograms can we harvest this time?"
Jiang Youxin looked around and lowered his voice and said, "The yield of open-field vegetables is certainly not as good as that of greenhouses, but the yield of vegetables grown on your farm is high. One crop of peppers can yield 8,000 kilograms, and one crop of eggplants can yield 13,000 kilograms."
Jiang Ning asked: "Can you make one million this year?"
Jiang Youxin grinned and said, "I've already made a million. After the second crop is harvested, I'll make a net profit of one million after deducting the cost. This crop is not worth much, but it can still be sold for hundreds of thousands. Anyway, the cost is paid, so no matter how much we collect, it's a net profit."
Jiang Ning said: "Give me the money and I will buy you a nice car."
Jiang Youxin said, "No, I just drive a van. There's no point in buying a nice car."
Jiang Ning said: "What's the point of earning money if you don't spend it?"
Jiang Youxin said: "You have never been hungry, so how can you know the importance of money?"
Jiang Ning was speechless. How could he not know the importance of money?
It’s just that our values are not in sync, so there’s no point in saying anything.
Jiang Ning walked around and applied fertilizer to his father's vegetable garden again.
The farm's June yellow apricots began to be picked on Thursday.
The production was limited, with a total of about sixty trees, which were too young, and each tree yielded only five or six kilograms. Jiang Ning did not make a big fuss about it, but just asked his family to come and pick the fruits. He ordered a batch of small cartons, weighing five kilograms each, for a total of fifty boxes.
A small portion was given to relatives, and most of it was given to Lao Yang to give away. The rest was divided among the family members, and a few trees were left unpicked.
As a result, after the apricots were distributed, a large number of orders were received.
Leaders and staff from various units all said the apricots were delicious after eating them. The apricots that grow naturally and mature are indeed more delicious than those picked in advance. Although they have a very long shelf life, they are sweet and juicy, unlike those picked in advance which taste like chewing radishes.
There is no taste except sour.
The apricots that ripen naturally on the farm are indeed good, not to mention the bonus of external plug-ins.
Naturally, everyone wants to buy some of this good stuff.
The problem is gone!
Jiang Ning is considering whether to expand the scale of the orchard.
Or you can simply set up a large picking garden, which is also a good income-generating project.
When we were picking apricots, my uncle Zhang Yuedong also came.
After picking apricots, he asked Jiang Ning: "Can you give me a piece of your land so I can grow some vegetables?"
Jiang Ning asked, "Why do you grow vegetables? If you want to eat them, you can just pick them from my dad's vegetable garden!"
Zhang Yuedong said, "I'll quit engineering after I finish the work for you. I'll go grow vegetables."
Jiang Ning was surprised: "Is this true? Why do you suddenly want to change your career?"
Zhang Yuedong said, "It's too difficult to work on projects. I've worked on projects for so many years, and this year I've saved some trouble for you. I haven't had to worry about money. I won't even mention how many difficulties I encountered working for others in the past. After the work is done, I can't get paid. I either have to pay for a bunch of money that no one wants, or a few worthless cars. It's not as worry-free as growing vegetables. Your father grew those dozens of acres of vegetables and easily made millions in less than two months. What kind of project is so profitable? I'll grow vegetables too!"
"This……"
Jiang Ning was a little hesitant: "Growing vegetables is too risky. What if no one wants them?"
Zhang Yuedong said, "Your land has good feng shui. The chilies will bloom and bear fruit half a month after you plant them. They can be planted in May, while field vegetables will only be available in June or July. This is a time when vegetables are in short supply, so how could no one want them?"
Jiang Ning: "..."
This is really unexpected.
Unexpectedly, Dad Jiang took the lead and forced his uncle to change his career as well.
If you want to grow vegetables, just grow them!
Anyway, his farm is big enough, and there are still eight or nine thousand acres of idle and undeveloped land!
It’s not a problem to give my uncle a few dozen acres of land to grow vegetables.
Jiang Ning said, "Talk to your aunt about it. If you really want to grow vegetables, that's fine, but forget it this year. You have to finish the work on the farm for me. There's still a lot of work to do later!"
Zhang Yuedong nodded and said, "I really can't spare the time this year, let's talk about it next year!"
……
Friday afternoon, school.
After I had some free time, I remembered that I would have a picnic tomorrow.
Teacher Han said, "Hey, we're going to have a picnic tomorrow, shouldn't we come up with a set of rules?"
Teacher Wang said: "We should indeed discuss what to eat, drink and bring, and who should prepare what. I suggest that we pool some money, fifty yuan per person, and purchase the ingredients together, so as to avoid waste."
The teachers all agreed that there was nothing wrong with this proposal.
Very reasonable.
Feng Yu quickly interrupted: "No need to buy anything, Jiang Ning has prepared everything."
"what?"
Teacher Han was quite surprised: "Is your partner ready?"
Feng Yu nodded and said, "Yes, he has sheep on his farm. Jiang Ning said he would have someone slaughter a sheep tomorrow. He also has fruits and other things on his farm. He has arranged for people to prepare other things. When the time comes, we just need to bring our food with us."
Everyone thought it was nice.
Teacher Han was still reserved: "That's so embarrassing."
Feng Yu was no pushover, so he offered Jiang Ning a favor: "It's nothing. Jiang Ning has said for a long time that he wanted to treat everyone to a meal, but he never had the chance. This time, everyone is giving him a chance to treat us."
The teachers felt very comfortable.
These words really touch people's hearts.
Teacher Wang asked: "It's too hot now, do you want to prepare some parasols or something?"
Feng Yu said: "No need, the farm is ready!"
Everyone feels more comfortable. Who wants to have a lot of things to do when they can go out and relax?
It’s just that we are all ordinary people and there is no secretary to make arrangements in advance.
I have to do many things myself to have enough food and clothing.
Now you don't have to worry about anything, all the preparations have been arranged by someone.
Just go there with your mouth, eat, and relax.
How can I not feel comfortable?
While we were discussing, Su Hongyan came over to visit.
Feng Yu looked up and saw it, and hurriedly stood up and greeted: "Sister-in-law."
I went there when I got engaged before, but I have changed my mind.
I also followed Jiang Ning and called her sister-in-law.
Su Hongyan smiled and nodded: "I just heard you guys say you're going to have a picnic this weekend?"
Feng Yu was helpless and could only nod: "Yes!"
Su Hongyan asked: "Where are you going to have a picnic?"
The teachers looked at each other and said nothing.
Feng Yu had to say it, after all, they were relatives now, so he said, "Let's go to Jiang Ning's farm."
Su Hongyan was surprised for a moment and said, "Yesterday my uncle sent a box of apricots from the farm to our house. The apricots are delicious. I heard that Jiang Ning's farm is a good place for feng shui. The fruit trees planted there will grow and bear fruit in one year. I haven't been there yet. I have nothing to do tomorrow, so I'll go with you. Do I need to prepare anything?"
Feng Yu gritted his teeth and said, "No need to prepare, Jiang Ning is ready."
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(End of this chapter)