Enter the new countryside and lead the folks to make a fortune

Chapter 44 Deception

Shi Ruochen looked at the mountain road and asked, panting, "Did your village ever think about jointly building a road into this mountain?"

Tan Xiaowei heard Tan Jisong mention this matter: "The village mentioned it a few years ago, but because the cost is too high, and there are not many people still planting things in it, the village unanimously believes that it is not worthwhile to build this road."

Then there is no other way. Road construction requires the villagers to work together. Seeing how dense the trees are in the mountains, you can tell that no one has come in these past few years. If you want to build this road, unless you can make use of the mountains, it will be a waste of manpower. financial and material resources.

After climbing over the mountain wall, there is a downhill road, and the two of them soon reached their destination along the winding path that their parents walked out.

Shi Ruochen finally knew what Tan Xiaowei was talking about, it was one of the few mountain products in Xiaozhai Village - shiitake mushrooms.

"It's indeed a good thing, but I'm afraid the production of this thing won't increase." Shi Ruochen said.

Tan Xiaowei: "Try to see the online sales first. I plan to sell fresh products, and then make dry products. If the sales volume is good, the cooperative can expand the scope of planting next year."

The field where sweet potatoes are planted has to be replaced in the second year. If the field is planted every year, the yield will not increase, and it is also prone to diseases, so she plans to change the products every year, so new varieties must be introduced. Otherwise, it will be difficult for the cooperative to operate.

Shi Ruochen: "Alright, but the price may be a bit difficult."

Generally, families only buy a few of these flowers, and they don’t buy more fresh ones at a time. If you really try this, you may fail miserably, so you have to be mentally prepared.

But Shi Ruochen saw Tan Xiaowei's confident look and couldn't bear to hit her, so let's cooperate.

What if Tan Xiaowei has a good idea to open up the market?
Tan Xiaowei found Tan Jianfeng who was growing shiitake mushrooms in the mountains. When he arrived, he was bagging and spreading the mushroom seeds. Seeing the opportunity, Tan Xiaowei started recording the video after obtaining Tan Jianfeng's consent.

Tan Jianfeng's movements were fast, and he completed a planting bag in a short while. Looking at the neatly placed mushroom bags, Tan Xiaowei hurriedly took pictures, and quickly harvested dozens of photos.

There are also shiitake mushrooms that have sprouted heads, they are so cute that Shi Ruochen really wants to take a bite.

Shi Ruochen walked around the place where Tan Jianfeng grows shiitake mushrooms, while Tan Xiaowei chatted with Tan Jianfeng and learned about his planting scale and output.

"Fourth brother, do you make a lot of profit from growing shiitake mushrooms every year?"

"To be able to make ends meet, the profit is not considered very large, because I sell wholesale to hawkers in the market, and I have no time to guard and sell in the market."

This is the most common practice after farmers grow something, because it saves time and manpower.

"What if it's made into dry goods?"

Tan Jianfeng shook his head: "I don't have that time, I just throw some bad-looking shiitake mushrooms on the dustpan in front of the greenhouse and let them dry naturally. They are all eaten by my own family and not sold."

Tan Xiaowei learned about Tan Jianfeng's annual wholesale price, and looked at the prices of shiitake mushrooms sold online. Fresh mushrooms are indeed more cost-effective.

"Oh, by the way, I planted a new type of mushroom this year, which seems to be called russula. I'll pick some for you later, and you can take it home and make it for Uncle Er. It's nutritious." Tan Jianfeng took it with him Tan Xiaowei entered another shed.

As soon as Tan Xiaowei stepped in, she smelled a special fragrance: "It smells so good. Brother Si just said that this mushroom is called Russula?"

Tan Jianfeng touched his head: "It should be. The boss who sold the spore seeds to me said that they have high nutritional value, so I wanted to plant some to try, but they can't be sold in our town..."

He felt cheated!

Last time he spent a whole day at the fair, there were very few people who asked questions, let alone bought them. In the end, he had to bring red mushrooms back and cook them in soup after drying them.

It is estimated that I will lose money this year. I blame myself for being crazy at the time, and the boss talked too much, so I bought it on impulse. As a result, everyone saw this red mushroom. It looks good, but they just dare not buy it.

Tan Xiaowei guessed that the retail price should be too high, so consumers dare not buy it, and the red mushroom looks particularly bright in color. Everyone is afraid of brightly colored mushrooms, so they don't even want to try it!
Squatting on the ground to take a closer look at this red mushroom, Tan Xiaowei took photos and searched on the Internet, and found that this red mushroom is actually a high-end variety with high nutritional value.

Therefore, Tan Jianfeng was not cheated, but he did not find the right market.

Tan Xiaowei asked Tan Jianfeng several more questions: "Fourth brother, how many red mushrooms can you pick in a day?"

Tan Jianfeng: "It's not the peak growing season yet, and it's only about ten catties a day."

"Then after a while, will you be able to gain a hundred catties a day?"

"Well, at the most, I can have two hundred catties a day. This year, I guess it will all be lost on it, hey." Tan Jianfeng shook his head helplessly. He had no choice but to blame others for his own investment mistakes.

Tan Xiaowei picked a red mushroom, put it under her nose, sniffed it, and then touched it: "Fourth brother, how about it, I will sell your product in the store, and see if I can find a market for you."

Tan Jianfeng's eyes lit up, he rubbed his hands and said happily, "That's really great, I'm worried that I have no place to sell it."

Don't expect to sell them in this small place. The red mushrooms can only be sold in high-end markets or boutique restaurants, because most people don't buy them to eat, but there are many people on the Internet, and there are many people who know the goods!

Tan Xiaowei vaccinated him first: "I can't guarantee that it will be sold, but there is always one more market."

"It's all right, it's a good thing if you can sell it, if you can't sell it, I'll treat it as a year of wasted work." He has already seen it, although every night when he goes home, his wife will tell him that his brain is flooded, but he has invested in it. what else?

Tan Xiaowei took a lot of detailed pictures. She plans to put a camera in the greenhouse, adjust the lens to take a video of the growth of russula, and then process it into a short video of a few seconds and put it on, so that customers can see the growth of russula Condition.

"Fourth brother, will this red mushroom grow in a few days?"

Tan Jianfeng found a bone and pointed it to Tan Xiaowei: "You can take a picture of this, it will probably grow out tomorrow afternoon."

"Okay." Tan Xiaowei put the camera away, "Fourth brother, after this red mushroom grows, please help me take the camera away. Call me when you go to the market, and I will pick it up."

"Don't bother, I'll go to the market and deliver it to the store for you."

"Row."

Shi Ruochen listened the whole time, although he was a little worried that this product would not sell well, but it was hard to say, what if it became popular?
After taking the photos of red mushrooms, Tan Xiaowei got into the topic and told Tan Jianfeng that she planned to sell some fresh mushrooms online. The consumption of mushrooms is actually very large, and he is the only one in the village with a large enough scale.

Tan Jianfeng calculated the price, and it was more cost-effective than wholesale to the boss, and he didn't have to worry about sales, so he agreed immediately without hesitation: "Yes, when the time comes, let me know in advance how much you want every day, and I'll pick it up for you."

Tan Xiaowei: "I don't know yet. I won't know how much I can get every day until the product is launched and officially promoted, but I guess it may not be too much."

Tan Jianfeng was even more optimistic than Tan Xiaowei: "It's okay, just push it a few more times if it doesn't work once, there are many people online, and there are also many people shopping."

(End of this chapter)