After hanging up the phone, thinking that his daughter had just said she missed him on the phone, Cao Shujie wished he could grow a pair of wings and fly over.
But he also has a lot of work to do.
"If you finish your work early, the two of them might come back." Cao Shujie thought to himself.
Before going out, Cao Shujie said hello to his grandfather and came to the orchard on the mountain. As soon as he came in, he saw Zhuang Xuesong cleaning at the door.
Cao Shujie also called Master Zhuang.
"Boss, you are here."
Cao Shujie pointed to the new orchard area and said to Zhuang Xuesong, "I'll come over and see how the kiwis and apples are doing."
"It's very good. There are very few pests and diseases." Zhuang Xuesong told Cao Shujie.
The yellow-heart kiwifruit and red-heart kiwifruit planted the year before last are about to be harvested. No one dares to take it lightly at this time.
Cao Shuchao arranges for people to inspect the place every day.
Cao Shujie and Zhuang Xuesong separated and walked towards the orchard.
There are a total of 57 acres of land here, of which more than 30 acres are planted with yellow and red kiwis, and the remaining 20 acres are planted with apples.
When Cao Shujie came over, he saw the kiwi fruit trees were full of fruits.
One kiwi fruit after another hangs on the branches and hangs down, looking very pleasant.
The more Cao Shujie saw it, the more he liked it, and he wished that the fruit trees would bear more fruits.
After watching at the edge of the orchard for a while, Cao Shujie walked towards the orchard again.
At this time, the kiwi fruit was still growing rapidly. Cao Shujie measured it with his hands and found that it was still a little short of the standard for an A-grade fruit, let alone a super-grade fruit.
But there is still time. According to previous years' experience, the kiwi fruits he grows usually mature in late July and early August.
There is still more than a month from now.
After walking around the orchard, Cao Shujie came to the apple park again.
The fruit tree is not very tall, and there are small green apples hanging one after another on the branches.
Like the previous apples, Cao Shujie did not choose bagging. He used scientific management methods and added nutrient solution to make these apples grow more uniformly and receive longer exposure to sunlight.
At least so far, we haven’t seen any insect damage or uneven size on these fruit trees.
Moreover, the skin is very smooth and looks very attractive.
After walking out of the orchard, the whole morning passed.
I saw people picking strawberries in the strawberry garden, but there were not many strawberries left.
After this batch of strawberry seedlings has finished bearing fruit, all strawberry seedlings must be removed and new ones planted.
Cao Shujie is very satisfied with the income brought by strawberries.
I happened to run into Cao Shuchao who was busy here.
The two chatted for a while, and Cao Shuchao told Cao Shujie that these strawberries would be ready in half a month, and the fruiting period this year would be longer than last year.
"Let me try it." Cao Shujie saw a half-red fruit hanging on the strawberry next to him. He stretched out his hand to pick it off and put it into his mouth to taste it slowly.
There is still a gap between the taste and the initial fruiting, and the taste is not as good as before.
After Cao Shujie finished eating the strawberry, he thought for a while and then said to Cao Shuchao: "Brother Chao, let us know that after this week, there will be no picking of strawberries here. Let's pick the remaining strawberries and give them to the village."
People share a part.”
"Why? How many more can be picked?" Cao Shuchao was a little anxious.
This is all money. Is Shujie too busy?
But Cao Shujie told him: "The taste is bad. The taste will get worse as time goes by. That kind of strawberry cannot be sold. We can't do anything to damage our own brand."
Hearing what Cao Shujie said, Cao Shuchao suddenly realized that he also picked a strawberry and threw it into his mouth. The taste was indeed much worse than before.
But when he thought that according to Cao Shujie's statement, he would stop picking next week and would earn tens of thousands of dollars less, Cao Shuchao still felt sick.
Cao Shujie looked at the remaining strawberry fruits in the strawberry garden, and suddenly asked Cao Shuchao: "Brother Chao, can you make fruit wine?"
"You mean using these strawberries to make wine?" Cao Shuchao asked him.
Seeing Cao Shujie nodding, Cao Shuchao said: "It should be possible to make wine, but I don't know how. I'll ask someone."
"Okay, if you can make wine, turn all the remaining strawberries into wine and store it." Cao Shujie still remembered that during the Spring Festival this year, he promised those buddies that he would not drink Maotai Wuliangye next year and would brew fruit wine himself.
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The taste of these strawberries is a bit worse when eaten, but they are absolutely fine for making wine.
Including kiwis and apples from his orchard.
Cao Shujie is still thinking about making some kiwi juice and apple cider vinegar.
"These are all good things." Cao Shujie murmured to himself.
Cao Shuchao also heard it, and he asked Cao Shujie directly: "Shujie, why don't you open a separate workshop in the factory to make fruit wine?"
Cao Shujie was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and after thinking about it carefully, Cao Shuchao's idea was indeed constructive.
However, whether it is fruit wine or beverages, the equipment investment in this area is not less than it is now.
He felt that it would be better to use this plan as a backup, first install the equipment currently planned, and then proceed with mass production.
Otherwise, one mountain will look higher than another, and nothing will be accomplished in the end.
Seeing that Cao Shujie didn't respond, Cao Shuchao didn't say anything more.
The two of them walked north together and saw the sika deer becoming lively again in the deer park.
Those male deer whose antlers had been cut off began to have small antlers sprouting from their heads.
Cao Shujie planned to harvest the second crop in late August. This time he said he was not in a hurry to sell the velvet antlers. After processing, he would stock up for the family to eat.
Cao Shujie even thought that when there would be new deer in the coming year, when the velvet antler was cut, all the antler with the first two stripes would be kept and not sold at all.
…
Coming down from the mountain, Cao Shujie walked around the orchard outside Caojiazhuang.
It has been more than half a year since I planted them last fall.
Coupled with sufficient water and base fertilizer, these fruit saplings grow well.
Cao Shujie entered the orchard and saw someone cutting some bad branches with scissors. He said hello to the person and watched him operate for a while to make sure there were no problems. Then he left and continued to look at other places.
When many people behind saw Cao Shujie, they all called Director Cao and greeted him.
This day was spent busy again.
Cao Shujie didn't go home for lunch, and when he got home in the evening, he was so hungry that he felt uncomfortable.
As soon as he entered the door and saw his mother, he asked if there was anything to eat.
"I called you at noon and you said you wouldn't come back to eat, you kid!" Wang Yuelan muttered a few words when she saw her son.
For Wang Yuelan, no matter how old Cao Shujie is, he is still a child in her eyes.
She returned to the kitchen and found two cucumbers: "You eat it first to fill your belly, kill a chicken, and it will be stewed later."
"Mom, is my sister going on summer vacation soon?" Cao Shujie asked.
Wang Yuelan nodded and said, "Your sister is indeed going on summer vacation soon, but she said she won't be back this summer and will go out for a walk after the vacation."
"Where is she going?" Cao Shujie asked smoothly.
But Wang Yuelan didn't know either: "Anyway, your sister said that she might not have time to go out after work. Let's check in advance."
"I gave her another 5,000 yuan."
Cao Shujie didn't care, he felt that the 5,000 yuan was not necessarily enough.
"I'll go to the city when I have time, and then I'll send her some money." That's what Cao Shujie said.
Wang Yuelan said: "No need, your sister still has some money, which is enough for her to spend."
Cao Shujie felt that his mother's statement was unacceptable.
Even if his sister has no money in her pocket, she won't ask for it like before.
As I get older, I also know how to save face.
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I thought about setting a time yesterday with Wang Jianhua, the general manager of the county construction company, to meet at the factory tomorrow to talk about the construction.
After Cao Shujie got up early the next morning and walked his dog, he drove to town without even eating breakfast.
When he came over, Cao Shulin and four people were cleaning, and Wang Jianhua's people hadn't arrived yet.
Cao Shujie was not in a hurry and waited slowly in the factory.
Cao Shulin saw Cao Shujie coming over again, and he knew that construction was really going to start this time.
"Shujie, are we going to do some construction?" he asked.
Cao Shujie nodded: "I contacted Haoxian County Construction Company. They will send someone over today to have a look at the workshop site. They will start construction after confirming the location according to the drawings."
Cao Shulin was filled with joy.
Several people nearby were also very happy.
Cleaning in the factory every day was fine at first, but as time went on, they became less confident.
Now it's better. The boss personally said that the workshop will be constructed immediately. This also means that mass production is not far away. They will feel more at ease when they have work to do.
People from the county construction company came over at about 9:40 in the morning.
What Cao Shujie didn't expect was that the person leading the team was actually General Manager Wang Jianhua.
He came in person, causing Cao Shujie's impression of him to suddenly turn 180 degrees.
"Mr. Wang, why did you go there in person?" Cao Shujie went over and held his hand.
Wang Jianhua also held Cao Shujie's hand and said with a smile: "I came here in advance to identify myself. I'm still waiting for Boss Cao to expand the business scale. Then we must not forget our Pingyuan County Construction Company."
"Don't worry, Mr. Wang, if there is any construction again, it will be none other than you." Cao Shujie also expressed his position.
To put it bluntly, this is a matter of comparing one's heart to one's heart.
Although they mainly sell Lian Xuezhu's face, Cao Shujie also knows that relationships are all about relationships.
It’s impossible that after Lian Xuezhu retires in a few years, these relationships will be gone?
From the beginning, Cao Shujie has been deliberately managing these relationships.
Including the people he met through Cao Zhen when he first came back from the capital, Cao Zhen has not lost contact with them in the past two years, and he will always call them during holidays.
When the fruits in the orchard are ripe, Cao Shujie will deliver some to them.
"Boss Cao, bring over the drawings, and let's take a look at the construction site together with the workshop." Wang Jianhua said simply.
Cao Shujie took the rolled-up drawings from his car.
Wang Jianhua took it and handed it to a middle-aged man next to him who looked to be in his forties or fifties: "Li Gong, please see how to deal with it."
"Okay." The middle-aged man named Li Mingbo agreed simply and neatly.
