Xijiang, under the jurisdiction of Changji Autonomous Prefecture, is Xingfu Village, Erliugong Town.
Many years later, many villagers may not forget this day. No one could have imagined that the arrival of this young upstart would completely change the fate of the village.
At this time, it was at the home of Aiyireti, the head of Xingfu Village.
There was a grape trellis set up in the fenced yard. After explaining their intention, Chu Tianyao and Lu Qiuyu were welcomed into their home by Ayireti.
"Old lady, hurry up and pour tea for your distinguished guest!"
Ayreti shouted towards the back room.
An old woman with a square scarf on her head quickly brought a teapot to make tea for Chu Tianyao.
But just outside the fence not far away, there were many local villagers who came after hearing the news, as well as a tall bald man who was nearly 1.9 meters tall.
Sis couldn't understand why his plan was so good, but the local villagers just didn't agree to cooperate, but were so enthusiastic about this young man.
Standing outside the fence, he also wanted to see what kind of magical powers Chu Tianyao had.
"Manager Chu, you just said you wanted to buy the hops from our village?"
In the yard, Aiyireti showed a row of big yellow teeth and asked Chu Tianyao.
"That's right, I want as much as I want!"
Chu Tianyao picked up the teacup handed by the old woman and glanced at the old village chief Aiyireti.
Hearing this answer, Ayireti was also happy.
"There are many hop growers in our village, with hundreds of acres of land, large and small. Manager Chu, do you really want them all?"
Although Ayreti was happy, she was also a little worried.
Although large-scale planting has not occurred, the vast territory of Western Xinjiang and the sparse population cannot bear it. The villagers have a lot of idle land. In order to increase their income, in addition to cotton and potatoes, they also plant a lot of hops.
After all, mosquito legs are still meat no matter how small they are. Compared with cotton and potatoes, the cultivation of hops has a unique advantage.
Hops are perennial deep-rooted crops with an average lifespan of about 25 years, which means that once planted, they can be harvested for about 25 years. Compared with other growing vegetables and even fruit trees, they are extremely cost-effective.
This is also the reason why the price of hops was not high in the 1980s and 1990s, but some people were still willing to grow it.
"Chief of Ayireti Village, I wonder how much your hops are selling for this year?"
Chu Tianyao did not answer, but asked rhetorically.
Ayireti hesitated for a moment, but decided to tell the truth.
"We produce about 200 kilograms of dried flowers per acre, and the price is five yuan per kilogram."
Dried flowers are the dried products of hops.
At five yuan per kilogram, one acre of land can only produce about one thousand yuan.
After hearing the price, not only Chu Tianyao, but also Sisi outside the fence looked surprised.
It's not that the price is too high, it's that it's too cheap.
Compared with the purchase price of hops in Germany, the price of five yuan per kilogram is not too cheap.
"Well, if I pay you seven yuan, I'll take whatever dried flowers your village has in stock!"
After hearing Ayireti's answer, Chu Tianyao didn't think much about it at all, he waved his hand and said boldly.
Just this sentence made Aiyireti stunned for a long time without saying anything.
Seven yuan, which increased the purchase price by 40%, and Chu Tianyao wanted them all. Even he couldn't believe such a big deal.
Outside the yard, across the fence, many villagers were already excited.
"Manager Chu, my family grows hops, come to my house to buy them."
"I have a lot of dried flowers in stock, and I can sell them to you now."
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Regardless of the fact that this was the village chief's house, a group of villagers had already opened the courtyard door and poured in like a tide, surrounding Chu Tianyao.
But this passionate scene made the Sith on the side freeze in place.
"Don't worry, don't worry, I can buy your hops at a high price, but it's not without conditions."
Looking at the villagers approaching him one by one, Chu Tianyao said with a smile.
"Conditions? Manager Chu, tell us what conditions you have and we will agree to them!"
Chu Tianyao bought hops at a high price, which was a real profit, and all the villagers agreed without thinking.
Seeing that the atmosphere was almost heightened, Chu Tianyao stated his conditions.
"Chief Ayireti, I plan to cooperate with your Xingfu Village to create a hop planting cooperative. I will provide the beer processing equipment at my expense, and the cooperative will be responsible for the planting and processing. When the time comes, I will purchase the hops at a unified price. The price will still be seven yuan per kilogram.
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Chu Tianyao said these words with a smile, but it made everyone in the venue excited.
"Manager Chu, are you kidding?"
Ayireti also opened his eyes with confusion. Chu Tianyao was not making conditions, he was clearly creating conditions for the villagers.
This is not only a high-price purchase, but also money for the villagers to buy processing equipment, which actually saves their costs greatly.
"Previously, your processing methods were too backward. Most of them used natural drying methods which were inefficient. I plan to purchase a set of equipment that integrates processing, drying and packaging. It will not only save manpower, but also greatly improve the production of dried flowers."
efficiency."
Chu Tianyao explained aloud, and Aiyireti and others suddenly realized.
But no matter what, this is a good thing that has no harm to everyone.
"I agree. If a cooperative is established, I, Azati, will be the first to join."
"That's right, I'll join in, too. I have a lot of free land planted with hops, and I'm almost too lazy to harvest it every year."
During the scene, before Ayireti could say anything, the villagers couldn't help but agree to Chu Tianyao's conditions.
Ayireti was also moved in her heart, so she had no choice but to nod in agreement: "Okay, just do as Manager Chu said."
As soon as the old village chief spoke, everyone cheered instantly.
Finally, after discussing with Chu Tianyao, everyone went home, brought men, women, and children with them, and took out all the dried flowers they had hoarded at home.
There was no warehouse in the village, so Ayireti provided a vacant crop warehouse in the village to Chu Tianyao.
"Chief Ayireti, I would like you to help me more with the cooperative. It would be best if you help me pick two people who can read and count to be responsible for weighing and collecting."
Standing outside the village's crop warehouse, Chu Tianyao said to Ayireti.
"No problem, I'll take care of this. I used to be the accountant of the brigade."
Ayireti smiled and patted his chest, then called his two sons and called the long queue to the temporary weighing area aside.
Seeing Aiyreti's family being so dedicated to their responsibilities, Chu Tianyao couldn't help but smile bitterly. He asked why Aiyreti was so enthusiastic towards him. They were the big hop growers in the village.
There are two sons in Ayireti's family. Their family alone has forty acres of vacant land planted with hops. This time Chu Tianyao comes to buy it. Not surprisingly, their family should gain a lot.