Chen Chen was shocked. One acre of watermelon... actually cost 15,000.
The cost is a bit high.
If the price of watermelons does not go up, we will lose money.
The watermelons grown by Ye Mo are not only of excellent quality, but also have extremely high yields.
As for the watermelons, cantaloupes, and reticulated melons planted by Ye Mo, I feel that I didn’t invest much money, but they grew well and were of good quality.
But those fruits put too much effort into them.
Chen Chen was involved in the entire management process and knew how much effort Ye Mo had put in. Moreover, every step of the management of the fruits was at the textbook level.
Um……
Ye Mo was managing those fruits and vegetables like a textbook, and every step was meticulous.
However, it is incomprehensible to invest 15,000 per mu.
Ye Mo didn't bother to explain to him: "Let's talk about it later."
"good."
Ye Mo hung up the phone, looked at the time, and got up from the bed.
If Chen Chen and the others want to plant watermelons, cantaloupes, etc., Ye Mo can provide land.
After returning home, Ye Mo will count how many durian trees have died. The planting density of durian trees is already very small, with only 8 trees per acre. If one tree dies, there will be a big gap.
In the empty space under the dead durian tree, only the existing surviving durian tree can be transplanted there.
In this way, a large space can be freed up.
The worst option is to follow the method of planting melons and fruits this year and plant them between durian saplings.
However, durian saplings have begun to grow, and have generally reached a height of one meter. It is better to find a better area and transplant the durian trees in this area to fill the gaps elsewhere.
Even the durian seedlings cultivated by Lingquan have a low survival rate. Ye Mo estimated that more than 100 acres of open space could be cleared.
When the time comes, whoever wants to plant watermelons can just plant them in that open space.
But for the watermelons planted by Chen Chen and others, Ye Mo couldn't water them too much. At most, he could only take care of them. So, if you want to grow watermelons well, especially early-maturing watermelons, you must build a greenhouse.
Without a greenhouse, nothing can be done.
"Hello, where are you?" Ye Mo dialed Lin Xiaomian's number.
"I'm at Wang Rong's house, come and play."
"Um."
"Bring some reticulated melons here."
"Okay." Ye Mo found a pocket and put 5 reticulated melons in it.
They have just finished planting rice seedlings here, so there is nothing much to do in the slack season.
Xiaomian's parents didn't receive any work either.
In rural areas, fewer and fewer new houses are being built in rural areas because the procedures for house building are becoming increasingly difficult.
Maybe in a few years, the labor contractors in the countryside will become legends.
"Dad, Mom." When he arrived at Wang Rong's house, Ye Mo shouted: "Second uncle, second aunt. Uncle, aunt..."
"Yeah." Xiaomian's parents nodded.
The second uncle and the others also nodded. They all knew that Ye Mo and Lin Xiaomian had received their marriage certificate, but they had not held a banquet yet.
Ye Mo handed the cantaloupe to Lin Xiaomian. Lin Xiaomian took the cantaloupe and went over to cut it.
"When will the banquet be held?" asked the second uncle.
"The end of the year." Ye Mo said.
"Why do you have to wait until the end of the year? Second uncle, I have long wanted to have a banquet."
"If you want to have a banquet, hurry up Xiao Lin and Wang Rong." Lin Shan said with a smile.
"Haha...well, I want to go faster."
Ye Mo sat next to his father-in-law, they were fighting the landlord.
Lin Xiaomian cut the reticulated melon, put it on a plate and brought it out: "It's time to eat the melon."
In the evening, Lin Xiaolin and the others came back from get off work.
"Brother-in-law." Lin Xiaolin shouted with a smile.
Ye Mo smiled and handed Lin Xiaolin a cigarette: "I got off work so early."
"Normal off-duty time." Lin Xiaolin said.
"There are reticulated melons in the kitchen, cut some for us." Lin Xiaomian and her aunt and others were playing mahjong and directed.
"Okay, you sheep, I've ordered your second sister-in-law to come." Wang Rong smiled and threw herself on Lin Xiaomian.
"It's May Day soon, do you have a holiday?" Lin Xiaomian asked.
"Have a holiday."
"How many days?"
"Five days." Wang Rong said: "Lin Xiaolin and I also talked about going to Lijiang to play. If you have time, why don't you go and play together?"
"No time." Lin Xiaomian said.
The watermelons in Gaoshanping should be managed accordingly.
"May Day, Labor Day, if you have time, come and work at my place." Ye Mo said with a smile.
"Your job over there is out again?" Lin Shan asked.
"Yes. The second crop of melons is about to start pruning the vines, and drainage must be done well." Ye Mo said. In May, the rainy season is about to enter... Entering the rainy season, heavy rains are inevitable. After returning, drainage must be done well, otherwise
When heavy rains come, melon fields tend to accumulate water.
Lin Shan hesitated to speak and said, "Isn't there a lot of life?"
"There are quite a few." Ye Mo said.
Ye Mo was wondering whether to find a group of permanent workers or to find an orchard manager in advance.
When looking for an orchard manager, you must definitely look for a professional, but I am afraid that when a professional comes and sees the subsequent changes in Gaoshanping, I will have doubts.
The fruit trees in Gaoshanping are growing... obviously too fast.
Therefore, for the position of pastoral manager, wait until Gaoshanping becomes stable before looking for it.
Wang Rong and Lin Xiaolin went to make dinner and said, "After dinner here, I'm going to cook."
"Okay." Lin Xiaomian said with a smile.
Ye Mo saw what his father-in-law was about to say and looked at him.
Lin Shan smiled coquettishly and said, "Do you want to recruit some permanent workers? Your second uncle and third uncle come to help every day. In the long run, it will not be good."
Ye Mo nodded: "I'm also considering it. But it's not easy to find reliable workers."
"The plasterers who work with me are quick and hard-working and can endure hardships. There is no work this year, everyone is playing at home. If you need regular workers, I will ask them to come to your place...the wages are better than what you pay.
It’s cheaper to find temporary workers.”
Ye Mo thought for a moment: "How many people are there?"
"There are more than a dozen people who have a good relationship with me. If more people are needed, they can be found..." Lin Shan smiled and said.
"Then find someone who has a better relationship with you first."
"There are 14 people. You have met them all. They have worked at your place before..."
"Okay." Ye Mo nodded and said, "Let's meet when we have time and discuss the treatment first."
"I'll contact them tomorrow." Lin Shan smiled and said, "Are you planning to hire people for the short term or the long term?"
"Let's use one month as a trial period. I don't know if they can get used to the work there... If they can get used to it, they can sign a one-year contract." Ye Mo said, "We'll discuss the details later."
"Um."
As for rural labor contractors and plasterers... it is getting harder and harder to find them.
They, a group of plasterers, have received two jobs of building courtyard walls this year, which lasted only a few days. Then, those who farmed at home and those who could find odd jobs went out to find odd jobs.
A few days ago, Li Baogong called Lin Shan and asked Lin Shan to ask Ye Mo if he could introduce them to Boss Li's company.
Last year, Team 11 was involved in a large-scale construction project. Ye Mo took them to the Xinxiang Construction Company. After finishing the work, Boss Gao saw their work and hired them. At that time, Carpenter Zhang received another job, so he rejected Gao.
The boss’s wooing. But this year, no one is building houses in the surrounding towns...
Building a house in rural areas requires formalities. It is too difficult to go through the formalities now.
There are actually quite a few people who want to build houses in rural areas, but they cannot get the building procedures...
If the application for building a house cannot be completed, they, the rural plasterers, will have no work to do.
Ye Mo thought about hiring a group of plasterers to work in his orchard, which seemed... not bad. After the orchard roads were hardened, he would not need to find other people, and he could do it himself. Or if he wanted to do some small construction in the future, there would be no need.