Chapter 219 Earn 470,000 (5,000) in the first wave
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"Okay, I'll look at your expression later." Cao Jianzong was also a bachelor.
He knows how much he weighs. He has stayed in his hometown all year round and has been working as a farmer. He has seen little of the world, lacks communication with people, has not been out much, and lacks knowledge of many things.
When facing strangers, he really doesn't know what to say.
What's more, the people coming here today are relatives from my daughter-in-law's hometown!
The in-laws and mother-in-law are gone, and the daughter-in-law’s relatives can travel thousands of kilometers to come to their Pingyuan County. This ‘love’ is even more precious!
At the critical moment, Cao Jianzong, as the head of the family, must personally come forward.
He originally wanted to find another uncle and brother of his generation to accompany him to pick up the person, but his son said that he was right to ask Cao Shujie to go with him.
Cao Jianzong had concerns before, and felt that Cao Shujie could indeed take on tasks and stand up for him at critical moments. However, this kind of occasion mainly reflects the communication between people. It is not a fight, nor is it about who is brave, but to find someone.
It's better to be eloquent.
The two people were talking in the car. Cao Jianzong listened to Cao Shujie's words and became more and more confident.
He felt that it would be better for Cao Shujie to follow him than to follow his uncles and brothers.
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In the orchard on the mountain north of Caojiazhuang, before 4:30, 20 people came over, and there were more people coming behind, but all the people who needed it were already there, and this strawberry field really couldn't use so many people.
Those who came late didn't say anything. When Cheng Xiaolin asked them to go back, she gave them half a catty of strawberries each and asked them to take them back to try them out or give them to the children at home.
By the way, when they go back, if they encounter people who are still walking this way, tell them that the number of people they want today is already full, so that they don't take the wrong path again.
Not only these people, Cao Shuchao, Zhuang Xuesong and Zhu Shengliang who worked the night shift also came to help.
Cheng Xiaolin explained how to pick the 20 people who came to work, and asked them to pick only those strawberries that were mostly red or above. The rest continued to grow and waited for the next wave.
Zuo Le also adhered to this principle. He did not ask the workers to pick all the red ones just because he wanted to pick more and sell more.
He knows better than anyone else that strawberries grow naturally and taste better after they are ripe. It is simply not possible to pick strawberries that are much different in temperature in advance. Even if he transports these strawberries to the Magic City, no one will buy them by then.
As for Zuo Le, he plans to sell these strawberries for at least 50 yuan or more after they are shipped there, or even higher per unit price, otherwise they will not be able to satisfy the tastes of high-income people.
And if he wants to sell it at this price, he must first ensure the quality of the strawberries. Substituting shoddy strawberries for good ones is the biggest taboo. It is a self-destructive approach and is not advisable at all.
Divide 24 people, including Cao Jianguo and Cao Shuchao, into 8 teams, with two picking and one responsible for packing and weighing.
Each pot must reach the standard weight of two or three kilograms after removing the gross weight. This is particularly strict.
Zuo Le felt happy when he saw this scene.
Cheng Xiaolin also asked him how to transport these strawberries, and then she heard Zuo Le say: "Let's pack and weigh them first, and my truck will come and take them away later."
Cheng Xiaolin understood that that person should be someone from his team, so she didn't ask any more questions.
Instead, it was Zuo Le who asked about Cao Zhen's marriage.
When he had dinner with Cao Shujie and the others yesterday, Zuo Le didn't think much about it, but when he came here this morning, he saw an extra picture on the high platform set up on the turning platform. If he looked carefully, the young man in the picture was clearly
As for Cao Zhen, whom he met on the train during the National Day last year.
Thinking that it was because he ate the apple given to him by Cao Zhen in the same soft sleeper compartment that he learned about Cao Shujie who planted fruit trees in Caojiazhuang from Cao Zhen's mouth, and then formed a long-term business relationship with Cao Shujie.
Speaking of which, Cao Zhen was also the 'matchmaker' who forged this special business partnership between him and Cao Shujie.
But what Zuo Le didn't expect was that the good friend Cao Shujie had been talking about getting married turned out to be Cao Zhen!
It's okay if he doesn't know. Now that he knows about Cao Zhen's marriage, Zuo Le feels that he has to go over and meet Cao Zhen today no matter what.
It's a pity that he has to rush to the Magic City today to sell the strawberries he picked this morning. As a result, he will not be able to attend Cao Zhen's wedding tomorrow.
I feel a little bit regretful in my heart.
When Cheng Xiaolin was not busy, Zuo Le asked her where Cao Zhen's home was.
"Does Boss Zuo also know Brother Zhen? If you want to go, go down the mountain and go south directly along the main street of our village. You will see a dragon gate on the west side of the road. The busiest one is there!"
"Okay!" Zuo Le then told Cheng Xiaolin how he met Cao Zhen.
Even Cheng Xiaolin didn't expect that Zuo Le made a special trip to their house to buy apples last year and was actually a customer brought in by Brother Zhen unintentionally.
The first wave of strawberry picking started at four o'clock in the morning and lasted until almost 9 o'clock in the morning.
After Cheng Xiaolin counted the weight of all the strawberries, the total weight was 14,727 kilograms. This result was beyond Cheng Xiaolin's expectation.
It also made Zuo Le feel incredible.
He thought it would be great if he could pick eight or nine thousand catties today, but who knew that the number picked far exceeded his budget.
It also made Zuo Le mentally re-estimate the production capacity of the 20 acres of strawberry farm in front of him.
He felt that he had once again underestimated Cao Shujie's ability.
In any case, being able to pick so many strawberries in the first wave is a very happy thing for Zuo Le.
For 14,727 kilograms of strawberries, based on the price of 32 yuan per kilogram they had negotiated before, Zuo Le needed to pay Cheng Xiaolin a total of 471,264 yuan.
They settled the accounts in the hut, and Cao Jianguo was guarding the door.
Money touches people's hearts. Even if others know that Cao Shujie's orchard is very profitable, but others don't know exactly how much money they earn, Cao Shujie and his family don't want to use money to test other people's psychological bottom line.
Zuo Le also brought his laptop with him in the car for the convenience of transferring money using online banking.
He went down the mountain to the car, picked up his laptop, and used online banking to transfer it to the account provided by Cheng Xiaolin, which was the couple's private account.
When it was time to transfer the money, Cheng Xiaolin specifically said: "Boss Zuo, just transfer 471,000 yuan to me, and I'll keep the change."
Cao Jianguo heard his daughter-in-law say this from the side, but he didn't say a word to refute.
He never expected that the strawberries grown by his son and daughter-in-law would be so profitable, far more than he had earned from growing kiwis and apples before.
As for the 264 yuan that was erased, Cao Jianguo felt that he would do the same thing.
The money erased is not much, but it gives people a different feeling.
When Zuo Le heard what Cheng Xiaolin said, he responded with a smile: "Then I'll thank my brothers and sisters."
"Brother Zuo, you're too polite." Cheng Xiaolin also invited him to have some dinner at home, but Zuo Le didn't agree. He was very pressed for time and wanted to race against time to finish the things here and get to the Magic City as soon as possible.
After all, this was a transaction worth nearly 500,000 yuan, and Zuo Le was not so ambitious about staying and waiting for the strawberries to rot in a few days.
Zuo Le said: "I have to go to Shanghai as soon as possible to sell strawberries."
"Besides, I have to go to Cao Zhen's place again and have a word with him."
"To be honest, the production capacity of your orchard is beyond my expectation. I will definitely come here again next month to harvest. I will definitely have dinner at your house and have a good drink with Boss Cao. If Cao Zhen hadn't left,
If so, call him too."
After hearing what Zuo Le said and knowing that he was not joking, Cheng Xiaolin stopped trying to stay.
I saw two vans driving up from the north intersection. Two drivers got out of the van and put the potted strawberries into the vans together with the 20 people.
The more people there are, the more powerful we will be, and the efficiency of doing things will be high.
It didn't take long to move all the strawberries into the cargo compartment.
Zuo Le also did his homework in advance. Cheng Xiaolin discovered that there were many wooden shelves in the carriage, each with a height of more than 30 centimeters, which could fit a plate of strawberries without causing squeezing.
Cheng Xiaolin gave a thumbs up when she saw this result. She was just worried about how to place these pots. If she stacked them one after another, all the strawberries below would be crushed.
At this time, a thought flashed through Cheng Xiaolin's mind: "Zuo Le is definitely a professional when it comes to flipping fruits."
After loading the cars, the drivers of the two cars greeted Zuo Le, and then they drove down the mountain and headed directly towards the Magic City.
Although it has not yet reached 8 hours from 4 a.m. to now, Zuo Le happily settled the settlement for these 20 people based on the salary of 45 yuan for 8 hours.
After these people got the money, they still thought that Cao Shujie was reliable.
Cao Jianguo, Cao Shuchao, Zhu Shengliang and Zhuang Xuesong were not greedy for the 45 yuan. Cao Shuchao and the others knew very well that since the boss started selling strawberries this month and there was income, the bonus this month would definitely be higher than usual.
On the other side, Zuo Le and Cheng Xiaolin came down from the orchard on the mountain together. Cheng Xiaolin showed Zuo Le how to get to Cao Zhen's house. After seeing him driving away, Cheng Xiaolin stood there and called her husband.
At this time, Cao Shujie and the others had arrived at Yiling City Railway Station and were waiting in the parking lot.
Cao Shujie was chatting with Cao Zhen's father Xia Jianzong at the moment. When he saw his wife making a phone call, he thought there was something going on at home. He pointed to the cell phone at Cao Jianzong and went to the side to make a call.
But when the phone was connected, even Cao Shujie was surprised when he heard his wife say on the phone that a total of 14,727 kilograms of strawberries were picked in the first wave and sold at a price of 32 yuan per kilogram for 471,000 yuan.
This figure is as much as the revenue from selling kiwis and apples last year, but they have just started selling strawberries.
Cao Shujie was also confused about the number of strawberries picked this morning. He had not specifically counted how many strawberries were ripe enough to be picked.
But obviously, the current results are unexpected.
Thinking of this, Cao Shujie realized the reason. He immediately called his wife and said, "Honey, go to the mountain and turn on the sprinkler irrigation and continue watering the strawberries."
"There are two sealed bottles of nutrient solution in the room next to the boiler in our house. You can take them out and put them in the drip irrigation water tank. Stir them and use them on the strawberries too." Cao Shujie told her in great detail, and he only needed to be very hands-on.
Teach his wife how to do this job.
By this time, Cao Shujie had already figured out why their strawberry yield was so high. After all, it was because of his nutrient solution.
In this case, Cao Shujie would definitely not let go of such a good opportunity. While the strawberries were just starting to bear fruit, he would try his best to increase nutrition for them.
Cheng Xiaolin also knew what her husband meant, so she nodded and said, "Okay, I know how to do it, you can do your job."
After hanging up the phone, Cao Shujie was in a good mood, thinking that he had just received 471,000 in his account. He watched Cao Zhen's father, Cao Jianzong, chatting with the driver who had just got off the car, and he also passed by.
The driver of the bus was named Wang Liqun. He seemed very talkative and chatted with Cao Jianzong. Cao Jianzong was a bit unable to keep up.
When Cao Shujie joined in, the situation immediately changed, and both Cao Jianzong and Wang Liqun became loyal listeners.
Cao Shujie talked endlessly, which made the two of them admire him.
I don't know where he got this information from.
When the time reached 9:30, Cao Shujie took Cao Jianzong towards the exit of Yiling City Railway Station.
He said to Cao Jianzong: "Uncle, if they are not delayed on the way, they will get off the bus soon."
"It's hard to tell. I heard that trains are always late." Cao Jianzong heard this from people who went out to work in the village. Anyway, he never traveled far and never took a train.
When Cao Shujie heard what he said, he smiled and said: "Uncle, don't worry. I have been in contact with my brother Zhen just now. My sister-in-law also called her family. The journey went smoothly. I pressed the button at every stop.
Click for departure.”
"That's good?" Cao Jianzong was relieved.
Unconsciously, more than ten minutes passed. Cao Shujie stood on tiptoe and looked toward the exit. When he saw a group of more than a dozen pedestrians who clearly had ethnic minority characteristics in their dress and appearance, he quickly pulled him away.
Xia Jianzong's clothes said: "Uncle, people are here."
The next moment, Cao Shujie stepped forward to greet her. Seeing a young man in the crowd, he smiled and asked, "Excuse me, are you the family members of Patiguli's sister-in-law?"
When he heard the name, the young man opposite nodded.
Cao Shujie introduced himself simply, and then introduced Cao Jianzong very seriously. When Cao Shujie said that Cao Jianzong was tomorrow's father-in-law, these dozen people all showed kind smiles towards Cao Jianzong.
Their Mandarin is not standard. To be honest, even Cao Shujie had to think carefully after listening to it. Cao Jianzong was older and slower to react, so he couldn't understand it even more.
But he always kept in mind the tips Cao Shujie gave him. Regardless of whether he was a man or a woman, he smiled at each other and shook hands with men regardless of their age.
This move was so effective that Patiguli's relatives felt Cao Jianzong's enthusiasm and all smiled back.
The first meeting between parents and relatives and friends from both sides seemed particularly harmonious.
Cao Shujie took the initiative and said: "The car is parked outside. Let's get in the car and go back to Pingyuan County. My brother Zhen and my sister-in-law are waiting there."
In fact, Cao Zhen and Patiguli were still staying in Caojiazhuang at this time.
Cao Zhen didn't expect Zuo Le to come over again. Cao Zhen also felt very lucky for this friend whom he only met once on the train last year.
The two talked about some things that happened after they separated last time.
Zuo Le was in a hurry to go to the Magic City. He didn't stay too long. Before leaving, he left a gift of 500 yuan for Cao Zhen.
Cao Zhen didn't want it, but Zuo Le forced it on him and said that if Cao Zhen hadn't left yet when he came back later, they could have a drink together.
After seeing Zuo Le off, Cao Zhen saw the message Cao Shujie sent him: "We have received my sister-in-law's family. Let's go back slowly first. You can quickly drive my car to the county guest house and wait. When we get to the guest house, give me a message."
I'll send a message."
Before receiving a reply from Cao Zhen's text message, Cao Shujie naturally tried his best to delay the situation and ask the driver to drive slower.
Otherwise, they would have taken all Patiguli's relatives there in a hurry, and the matter would have been in vain before Cao Zhen and Patiguli arrived.
Cao Jianzong saw all these details, and at this moment, he truly felt that letting Cao Shujie come over was the wisest decision his son had made.
If Cao Jianzong's uncles and brothers of the same generation were allowed to come together, these details would not be considered.
Cao Shujie felt his phone vibrating, and took it out to see that it was a text message sent to him by Cao Zhen, telling him that he had picked up the car and was taking Patiguli to the county guest house.
When he saw this text message, Cao Shujie felt relieved.
He texted back ‘OK’!
Asking the driver to drive the car safely, Cao Shujie and Patiguli's relatives chatted.
The young man in front of me claimed to be Patiguli's cousin, named Ahmat.
He looks like he travels out a lot, talks a lot, and the external information he gives is very accurate. This shows that he is a person with life experience.
Other relatives were relieved to see Ahmet and Cao Shujie chatting smoothly, talking and laughing.
Because of this, they still have a lot of affection for the young-looking Cao Shujie in front of them.
Ahemati even said that when Cao Shujie goes to Xinjiang Changji to play, he can call him, and he will do his best to entertain him then.
In this way, while making steady progress, more than half an hour had passed, and Cao Shujie's cell phone vibrated again. He took it out and saw that it was still a text message from Cao Zhen. He just said: "We have arrived at the county guest house, come quickly."
Cao Shujie understood what he meant. When he took a cup to get water from the car water dispenser in front, he whispered to the driver: "Master, you can drive to the Pingyuan County Guest House quickly."
Cao Zhenneng put the place where Patiguli got married at the county guest house, and his uncle Lian Xuezhu's help was naturally indispensable here.
When Cao Shujie and others took the bus to the county guest house, before they got off the bus, they saw Cao Zhen and Patiguli standing at the door of the guest house.
Ahmat, who was sitting in the car, turned to look outside. When he saw his cousin Patigul, he looked very happy. Regardless of whether Patigul could hear her from outside the car, he started shouting in the car.
sister.
There's still more tonight, so I'll continue writing now.
