Hello 1983

  Chapter 408 is simply picking up money

  May 20th is not only a good day for future generations, but also a good day for Jiapigou on this day in 1985.

  On this day, Liu Qingshan and members of the village committee, on behalf of Jiapigou Cooperative, formally signed a contract with foreign businessmen to purchase yew saplings.

  The contract amount is estimated to be between US$1 million and US$1.5 million.

  Even in this age when the news was blocked, this message quickly spread throughout Bishui County.

  The streets and alleys are full of envious remarks:

   "Hey, as expected of Wanwan Village, Jiapigou is amazing."

   "I think this is going to the 100,000-yuan village. No way, who knows how to join that cooperative. I don't even need an urban hukou!"

   "Don't count on it, kid. I heard from my sister-in-law's second uncle's neighbor's cousin that he has a neighbor named Guo who retired from the winery and was recruited by the Jiapigou Cooperative."

   "I know how to do bricklaying, I'll try it too!"

   Unknowingly, this news has laid a solid foundation for Jiapigou to recruit talents in the future.

  Of course, some people are happy, but others are naturally worried. In Qingshan Township, in the development office of Grandfather Ridge, Qi Shengli is getting angry:

   "Brother Dongfang, I'm wondering why that Jiapigou makes money as easily as drinking cold water. This contract has been less than a year, and it has completely paid back!"

  Chen Dongfang was sitting at the desk, discussing something with some of his subordinates. He looked up at Qi Shengli:

   "Don't worry, our Grandpa Ridge will soon be paid."

  Currently, the harvest season of wild vegetables has entered, and Chen Dongfang is currently cooperating with Qianjin Village, which is adjacent to Laoyeling, to harvest wild vegetables together.

  According to Qi Shengli's meaning, it is to hire villagers directly, and give two or three yuan a day, and there should be people who are willing to do it.

  However, Chen Dongfang felt that the effect would definitely not be good, so he followed the example of Jiapigou and divided it: the income from harvesting wild vegetables will be divided according to 28%.

  Of course, their contractors make the big bucks, taking 80%.

  Currently, it seems that the enthusiasm of the villagers in Qianjin Village is relatively high.

  But Qi Shengli still felt uncomfortable, and muttered in his mouth: "How much money can you make by picking wild vegetables? Tell me, why is Jiapigou so lucky?"

   "Victory, we just need to work hard to be ourselves, and the days of making money will come later."

  Chen Dongfang gave a few more words of persuasion, and then he and his subordinates began to study the instant noodle factory, urging the Japanese side to bring over the equipment, and when the factory building was completed, trial production could begin.

   "How far is the instant noodle factory over there in Jiapigou?" As a competitor, Chen Dongfang is more concerned about this.

   "I heard that we will also go to the island country to import equipment, Mr. Chen, do we want to..."

  A subordinate reported.

  Of course Chen Dongfang understood what he wanted to express, and shook his head lightly: "We can beat them in the business field without resorting to shady tricks."

   In fact, in his heart, Chen Dongfang still admired Liu Qingshan. After all, compared with the yew saplings sold to the island country, the batch of saplings Liu Qingshan sold to him was really a conscience price.

   After Liu Qingshan and the others signed the contract and returned to Jiapigou, when the villagers heard the news, they almost beat gongs and drums and set off firecrackers.

  Dashuai Zhang rushed out of the house with a pig-killing knife in his hand: "Old branch secretary, killing a pig, you must kill a pig to celebrate!"

   Zhang Ganzi wailed: "Marshal Zhang, can you celebrate in a different way, can we kill chickens instead?"

   "Don't eat pork if you have the ability."

   Others also condemned Zhang Ganzi one after another. You can’t influence the whole village to improve their lives because of your feelings alone.

  The old branch secretary also happily clicked on the small cigarette pouch: "Is one pig enough?"

  In this hot weather, pork can be stored for a day or two at most, and one pig is obviously enough.

   "Liu, my dearest partner, why are they so happy?" Beside Liu Qingshan, there were still a few foreigners standing, and they all looked at the elated villagers curiously.

  This is Leo and his girlfriend Ruth, another Mediterranean hairstyle, of course the elegant and elegant profiteer Victor.

  These three happened to come to Liu Qingshan's side to check the growth of morels this year and further deepen their cooperation, so they were dragged back to the village by Liu Qingshan.

  Victor didn’t actually make much money last year, mainly because he was promoting the market.

  This year, he is ready to do a big job and get back his capital and profits.

  That's why I came to Jiapigou. Don't try to open the situation. When the supply is cut off, it's no wonder Victor didn't cry and faint in the toilet.

  Liu Qingshan chuckled twice: "As the saying goes, it's a great pleasure to have friends coming from afar. Of course, you friends who come from afar are welcome."

  The words sounded good, and Leo and Ruth were so happy that they blew kisses to the villagers frequently.

   The villagers wondered: This foreigner is greedy enough. When he heard about killing pigs, he wanted to eat them, right?

   A profiteer like Victor is of course not so easy to deceive: "Liu, treat your friends with sincerity."

  Liu Qingshan was overjoyed: "Haha, Victor, just concluded an export business, so everyone is very happy."

   "Export business, export what?" Victor asked vigilantly.

   "Of course it's morels." Liu Qingshan continued to fool around.

  Victor suddenly became anxious: "Oh, my friend, how can you do this, we have agreed that I will buy all the morels you have here."

  Liu Qingshan shrugged his shoulders: "This time the price is relatively high. As you know, we are a cooperative here. I am not the only one who has the final say on many things. Everyone needs to vote together."

  Victor put his head in his hands: "Liu, I can raise the price too!"

   "Haha, this is what you promised yourself, don't go back on your word." Liu Qingshan was immediately overjoyed.

  Victor realized that something was wrong, he seemed to be cheated, but well, there is no problem, raising the price, even if it is raised by one cent, is also a price increase, isn’t it?

  Liu Qingshan stopped bullshitting with him, and started talking about business:

   "Victor, I'm about to discuss this issue with you. You also know that our country's economy is developing rapidly, so prices are also rising."

   "Then the price of the morels we produce this year will also increase by 10%. Is this request reasonable?"

  Victor could only accept his fate: "Liu, I will do as you say."

  He also knew that Liu Qingshan's request was very reasonable, and he didn't deliberately trick him.

   If you really want to cheat him, you will definitely increase the price significantly.

  The villagers were happy here for a while, Zhang Dashuai led two people to kill the pig, and the rest also dispersed, each busy on his own.

  Liu Qingshan led Victor and the others home for a sip of tea, and then suggested: "My friends, now you can go and see those lovely morels."

  Victor also had the same intention, so he went out with Liu Qingshan, saw Liu Qingshan casually found a few soil baskets, shared one with each of them, and then walked out of the village on foot, Victor was a little puzzled:

   "Liu, don't you need to drive?"

  When he wanted to come, at least he had to be in a distant mountain. If he walked there, it seemed a bit far away.

  Liu Qingshan shook his head: "You don't need to drive, you can get it when you leave the village."

  When they strolled outside the village, Victor and the others were immediately stunned. On the side of the road, there were morels growing densely, clusters, clusters, and the edge could not be seen at a glance.

   "How could this be, Liu, did you plant it?"

  Victor rubbed his eyes to make sure that what he saw was not a hallucination.

   Planted, it seems that it is really planted.

  Liu Qingshan still nodded. Last year, Professor Wang and his students accidentally cultivated morel mushrooms, and further mastered the method of cultivating bacteria.

   In fact, it is similar to the mycelium of cultivating black fungus. In terms of technology, there is no difficulty.

  In the spring of this year, practice began, and the fungus material with the bacteria was spread on a large area, and then the current situation appeared.

  Actually, as long as the climate and soil conditions are suitable, it can grow if you fiddle with it casually; on the contrary, if the natural conditions are not satisfied, it is useless to work hard.

  Maybe this is God's reward for eating.

   While talking, the two guys Ruth and Leo had already rushed forward with baskets in hand, squatted on the ground, and started picking morels.

   That’s right, just pick it up.

   "Oh, Liu, you guys are just picking up money here."

  Victor shook his head, and his hair, which was not much at first, was disheveled in the spring breeze.

  After picking for a while, Ruth and Leo felt that it was not enjoyable, and they started to lose concentration like a kitten fishing, trotting forward all the way, picking the big ones and picking them into the basket.

   Liu Qingshan had to shout from behind: "Be careful, watch your feet, don't step on the morels."

  There is a joke about this: A villager went into the mountain to pick mushrooms, and someone asked: What did you do?

   "I went to pick mushrooms."

   "How did you pick it?"

   "If you step on it with your feet, there are too many mushrooms, and you will step on several of them with one step."

  The current morels can probably be described in this way, so Victor lamented that it was "picking up money".

  In the distance, there are also teams of men, women and children harvesting morels. Among them, there are teams from Jiapigou and villagers from Dalinzi and Shoulin Village.

   There is no way, there are too many morels, and Jiapigou alone can't harvest them.

   You should know that the harvesting period of morels is also very short, only two or three days, after the expiration date, the folded edges on the top will rot first.

  In one spring, at most two seasons of morels can be harvested, and in the rainy season, they will no longer grow.

  The time is short and the task is heavy, so all the forces that can be mobilized must be mobilized.

   As for the small portion of profit that goes out, it is better than rotten in the ground.

  Dalinzi's black-faced Li Hu and white-faced Li He are also in the harvesting team.

   As soon as Li He stood up and straightened his waist, he saw two more people in front of him. He took a closer look and was shocked:

   "Damn it, even foreigners have come to our place to grab morels!"

   Upon hearing this, Li Hu thought it was okay, and rushed forward briskly, still yelling: "Stop, stop!"

  Leo and Ruth couldn't understand, they looked blankly at the black face and the white face running across from them.

   "Which village are you from, have you been authorized to pick morels here?" Li Hu asked with a dark face.

  Beside Li He blinked his eyes: "Huzi, you should ask this, which country are you from, and why are you running to grab business from us?"

  (end of this chapter)