It is also the traditional Qixi Festival on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.
I don’t know if the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl met on this day, but Cao Shujie’s orchard welcomed many guests from other places who came to pick.
Early in the morning, Cao Shujie and his wife Cheng Xiaolin came to the orchard on the mountain to wait. They have been busy since Monday. He believes that during this Saturday's rest, and the summer vacation is not over yet, there will be many enlightened parents to take care of them.
Bring your children to pick them.
Similarly, there will be people who taste the quality of his kiwi fruit and come to join in the fun regardless of the money.
I just don’t know how many people can come later.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is just over a month away on August 15th. He must be rushing to sell all the kiwis in his orchard before August 15th, when a large number of kiwis are on the market, and then start preparing other products.
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Just as he was thinking about things, Cheng Xiaolin called him loudly: "Shujie, are the bags, plastic buckets and cartons ready?"
"Don't worry, everything is ready." Cao Shujie was full of confidence.
Not only are they here today, but his father Cao Jianguo is also here to help.
"Shujie, I think there is not a lot of grass left. After these two days of busy work, I need to find someone to cut the grass in the orchard." Cao Jianguo said to his son.
Cao Shujie knew this and said, "Dad, don't worry, I have a plan in mind."
In the past, when his son said, "He has a plan," Cao Jianguo just thought that his son was just talking about it and did nothing about it.
But now he believes what his son said is true.
As he walked through this step by step, his son had a comprehensive plan for everything he did, and Cao Jianguo was dazzled by every step he took.
He never thought that the kiwi fruit he had grown for more than ten years could be sold for 28 yuan per catty, and he never thought that kiwi fruit from a few acres of land could be sold for hundreds of thousands.
He didn't dare to think about it before, but now it's really happening, and he feels like a dream.
"Shujie, do you think you can sell 1,000 pounds today?" Cao Jianguo was looking forward to it, but also thought it was unlikely.
But Cao Shujie did not consider this issue. He said: "Dad, let's not think about this issue. We will pay whatever we can sell at that time. I'm afraid that the three of us will be too busy today."
"It's just a matter of checking the scale and how much the settlement is, but I'm so busy." Cao Jianguo said.
"What about packing?" Cao Shujie asked.
Unexpectedly, his father directly said: "Shujie is stupid. Give the cartons to customers and they can pack them however they want. Even if you pack one pound into two cartons, are you short of the money for the cartons?"
There was nothing wrong with what he said, but it also made Cao Shujie choke.
Cheng Xiaolin saw her father-in-law teaching her husband so hard that she didn't dare to speak. She laughed so much that her stomach hurt.
The sun was rising higher and higher, and the temperature between heaven and earth was also rising rapidly. Cao Shujie muttered: "Take some time and let Grandpa Zhenggang build a rest house here, install air conditioning, and provide good service."
Cao Jianguo said to him: "Just waste your money!"
"Dad, you are wrong to say that. This money should be spent." Cao Shujie was full of reasons. He said: "We have to make the guests who come all the way feel at home, otherwise they will come and finish picking.
, it’s so hot that I’m sweating all over, do you think they’ll be willing to come next time?”
Before Cao Jianguo could speak, Cao Shujie continued: "Even if they are willing to come, they will definitely hesitate. We must avoid this situation in advance."
Cao Jianguo was finally convinced by his son, so much so that he felt that the money should be spent and the house should be built as soon as possible.
Even if I don’t mention this, I still feel nothing. When my son tells me about it, he feels so hot that he is sweating all over and is even a little dizzy!
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Zheng Huapeng picked 38 kilograms of kiwi fruits from Cao Shujie a few days ago. After returning home, he began to ripen some of them.
Three days later, the ripe kiwi became soft when pinched with hands, and it still had the feeling of juice flowing out. His wife She Wencui and daughter Zheng Mengfeng ate it openly this time. The three members of the family directly ate a small pot of kiwi, and their stomachs became round after eating.
, but I still feel like I haven’t eaten enough.
Zheng Mengfeng said: "Dad, how about I wait until Saturday to send some to grandpa and grandma."
"They are older and it is not easy to chew other fruits. I think there is no problem at all in eating kiwi fruit. It can also supplement vitamin C. What do you think?" Zheng Mengfeng asked her father.
Of course Zheng Huapeng agreed with his daughter's proposal, but if his parents gave it as a gift, his parents-in-law would also give it to them. It would not do to favor one thing over another.
As a result, Zheng Huapeng felt that the kiwi fruit he bought was not big enough.
After thinking about it again and again, Zheng Huapeng took his wife and daughter to Cao Shujie's orchard for the second time on Saturday, and planned to get more this time.
Eating kiwi fruit is good for the old man's health. Besides, he thinks the kiwi fruit grown in Cao Shujie's orchard tastes really good and has a fruity aroma that he has not seen for a long time.
After driving up and parking the car on the parking platform, Zheng Huapeng and his family of three got out of the car and saw Cao Shujie and his wife standing at the entrance of the orchard.
There is a large parasol stuck on the ground next to it. Under the parasol is a table, a few chairs, and two electronic scales, all in one place!
"Boss Cao, I'm here again." Zheng Huapeng said hello to Cao Shujie after he came over.
"Mr. Zheng, have you finished eating?" Cao Shujie found it incredible. He remembered clearly that the last time Zheng Huapeng came here, he took away more than 30 kilograms.
Then I heard Zheng Huapeng say: "I haven't finished eating yet, but I want to give some to the elderly at home. What I bought last time was not enough."
Cao Shujie thought to himself that this was a really rich man. Last time he bought fruit worth a thousand yuan, but he didn't take it seriously.
He did not waste Zheng Huapeng's time and said to him: "Mr. Zheng, while it is cool now, you can finish picking first and we will talk later."
"Okay, let's go pick it first and talk later." Zheng Huapeng took his wife and child, each holding a red plastic bucket, into the depths of the orchard and started busy picking kiwi fruits.
Cao Shujie continued to chat with his wife, and while they were talking, he heard the roar of a car slamming on the accelerator from the foot of the mountain.
At this time, Cao Shujie realized something: "Honey, our parking platform seems to be a bit small."
"When it was first built, who knew it would be like this?" Cheng Xiaolin was also speechless.
She never thought that one day the parking platform might not be enough!
Cao Shujie muttered: "There is no other way now. We can only wait until this batch of kiwis and apples is sold out, and then find someone to continue the expansion."
"The place is so big, where do you think we can expand it?" Cheng Xiaolin asked her husband, pointing to the orchard.
"You can't pull out the fruit tree saplings that have been planted and then harden the land, right?"
Cao Shujie thought about it for a while and then said: "After I finish this period of work, I will go to the village party secretary Cao Jiangang and ask him to look at building a parking lot nearby."
Cheng Xiaolin knew what her husband meant, but because of this, Cheng Xiaolin thought it was impossible and said to him: "Why is your face so big?"
"I have a bigger one, why don't you try it?" Cao Shujie replied to his wife.
Cheng Xiaolin raised her foot and wanted to kick her husband.
Cao Shujie thought to himself, this girl just deserves to be criticized.
By around ten o'clock in the morning, more and more people were coming.
Most of these people responded through word-of-mouth, or were recruited by Cao Shujie when he went to various places to distribute kiwi fruits for free. The total number of people was quite large. Every time Cao Shujie finished weighing, he looked at the numbers on the account book next to him.
It increased again, and he felt very happy.
He didn't expect to see explosive sales figures today. He knew very well that he could just keep selling steadily.
After all, there are only more than 20,000 kilograms of kiwi fruits in the orchard, and they will be gone when they are sold out!
"Hello, are you Boss Cao?" When Cao Shujie was greeting people, a middle-aged man in his thirties came over.
Cao Shujie looked at his face and was convinced that he didn't recognize him, so he asked: "I am Cao Shujie, do you have anything to do with me?"
"Boss Cao, I am a clerk from the Forestry Bureau. My name is Xu Yijiang. Our director arranged for me to come here." Xu Yijiang introduced himself.
Hearing what he said, Cao Shujie temporarily let his wife work for a while. He and Xu Yijiang walked aside and asked him: "Mr. Xu, what can I help you with?"
"Boss Cao, what's going on?" Xu Yijiang explained the matter in summary.
After Cao Shujie heard what he said, he never expected that his orchard would be selected as the site for the team building of two units, Forestry Port and Agricultural Port.
"Mr. Cao, besides fruits, do we have anything else to eat here?" Xu Yijiang asked.
Before he found Cao Shujie to show off his identity, he had already walked around Caojiazhuang, but he found that there were no decent restaurants in this village. Apart from two comprehensive rural supermarkets, there were no such facilities at all.
For this reason, he had to identify himself and ask Cao Shujie for specific information.
"Mr. Xu, I'm really sorry about this. We don't have a restaurant in Caojiazhuang yet. If you have any needs, you can order food from the town." Cao Shujie said to him.
But Xu Yijiang shook his head: "That won't work, it's inconvenient, and it has no special features."
Hearing Xu Yijiang mention the word "characteristic", Cao Shujie said: "It's easy to talk about characteristics. How about I find someone to get a tin bucket stove, burn a big pot here, and cook some whole mutton for you?"
"Oh, this is good!" Xu Yijiang never expected to get a bite like this. He can picture that picture now and is looking forward to taking a bite quickly.
"How many people are you coming?" Cao Shujie asked him.
He could also decide how much mutton and haggis to buy based on the population, or simply ask Boss Li from Li Jiagan in town to get a whole sheep like he did last time.
Xu Yijiang thinks this is okay, but they can't just eat on this mountain. Then they will be watched by many people, and it will be bad if it causes any bad influence.
This is easy. Cao Shujie said: "It's too hot here. If you can't do it, just go to my house. It's not far anyway."
"Okay, Mr. Cao, let's make it that way. I'll go back and give Director Lian a reply." After Xu Yijiang finished speaking, he was about to leave.
But the problem is that after saying so much, the most critical thing has not yet been decided.
Cao Shujie took the initiative and asked: "Mr. Xu, how do I pay this payment?"
"Pay?" Xu Yijiang slapped himself with his backhand, and said with an 'ouch', "Look at my brain, I'm getting more and more confused as I get older. How could I forget such an important thing?"
Cao Shujie kept looking at him with a smile and said: "Mr. Xu, this is not a big deal. In terms of seniority, I have to call you, Director Lian, my uncle..."
Before Cao Shujie could finish speaking, Xu Yijiang looked at Cao Shujie blankly and asked, "Mr. Cao, do you know our director?"
Cao Shujie nodded and said: "If you talk about it from my friend's side, he is somewhat related. I have to call him uncle, and the eldest son of his family, Lian Qijian, has to call me 'brother'."
Xu Yijiang never expected that there would be such a tortuous relationship between relatives. He also put away his little thoughts and quickly said with a smile: "Mr. Cao, just don't worry about the payment. We all have special funds and we can settle in cash."
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"That's okay." Cao Shujie agreed.
Watching Xu Yijiang walk away, Cao Shujie thought that if he hadn't shown his 'relationship' just now, it would have been really difficult to discuss the payment order today.
"I'm still not strong enough. If I had some strength, why would I be like this!" Cao Shujie thought to himself.
Saturday was such a busy day that time passed very quickly. Cao Shujie, Cheng Xiaolin, Cao Jianguo and the others were busy from morning to afternoon. They felt like they were being burned by the sun and their bodies were exhausted.
After finishing her work, she sorted out the remaining plastic buckets, plastic bags and kiwi fruit packaging boxes. Cheng Xiaolin finished the calculations and found that she had sold 724 kilograms in one day and recovered more than 20,000 yuan.
There is still a big gap between the 1,000 kilograms that her father-in-law Cao Jianguo originally said, but Cheng Xiaolin also believes that she will reach this number sooner or later.
When he got home in the evening, Cao Shujie told his wife and parents that the Forestry Bureau and the Agriculture Bureau were coming to his orchard for team building activities.
"Mom, they will use our place to eat tomorrow. I will call Boss Li later and ask him to send a sheep over tomorrow morning."
"Dad, early tomorrow morning, I have to trouble you to borrow the tin bucket stove from last time."
When Cao Jianguo heard about this, he immediately agreed: "Okay, I'll call and ask later. If it doesn't work, I'll go get it early tomorrow morning."
After hearing what his father said, Cao Shujie called Li Jiagan and said he wanted another processed whole sheep.
This time Cao Shujie didn't plan to take care of it himself. He asked Li Jiagan to send the processed sheep directly.
Naturally, the price this time could not be calculated based on the price of wool sheep. Li Jiagan finally told Cao Shujie that if the price was settled at 21 yuan per pound, Li Jiagan would already earn very little.
On the weekend morning, a minibus drove directly to the parking platform of the orchard. Not long after, Lian Xuezhu and others got out of the car.
