Xu Shiyan had just put on his pants, but before he could fasten his belt, he heard someone shouting outside.
Without even thinking about it, it must be Zhao Jianshe and Yang Chunming.
Xu Shiyan quickly put on his belt and went out of the house. When he opened the door, it turned out to be Huang Shengli, Zhao Jianshe and Zhou Qingguo.
"I just came back from my dad's place, why don't you light a fire?
I guessed it was time for you to come over, so I boiled a pot of hot water and made tea for you."
"We were playing poker at Victory's house just now, and we were just waiting for the third brother to come back.
Just now, the boy from the Shengli family said that your chimney is smoking, we guess it is the third brother and the third sister-in-law who are back, so come here quickly."
Zhao Jianshe and others walked in with a smile, stamped their feet, and walked to the east room.
These people were all thinking about Clivia, so they made an agreement to wait at Huang Shengli's house after leaving Xu's house.
After Zhou Qingguo and Zhao Jianshe escorted their respective fathers home, they all went to Huang Shengli's house to play.
Hearing what the boy from the Huang family said, the Xu family's chimney was smoking, how could a few people care about playing poker? They threw down the poker and came over.
"Third brother, please tell us carefully about Clivia.
What you wrote in your letter is too simple, and we can’t even understand it.”
As soon as he entered the house and greeted Su Anying, Zhao Jianshe couldn't wait to ask.
"Sit down first, sit down and talk."
After being friends for many years, could Xu Shiyan not understand Zhao Jianshe's impatience? So he smiled and greeted everyone to sit down.
Su Anying packed up the two little ones, carried them to the back room of the east room, and told the two older ones to watch their younger siblings.
Then he went to the kitchen to clean the teapot, brewed a pot of tea and brought it over, so that Xu Shiyan and the others could chat while drinking water.
Xu Shiyan told everyone about his experience in the provincial capital.
When everyone heard that a pot of Clivia could be sold for several hundred yuan, and the price was likely to increase, everyone's eyes widened.
"Oh my God, a pot of flowers can be sold for so much money? Are they made of gold?"
Zhao Jianshe exclaimed that he couldn't understand it. It was just a pot of flowers, and it couldn't be eaten or drank. How could it be worth hundreds?
Xu Shiyan smiled when he heard this, where would he be? Waiting until the autumn and winter of 1984 would be crazy.
A pot of flowers can sell for tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands.
Gold? How much is gold at this time? A few hundred thousand can probably buy thirty or forty taels of gold, right?
One tael of gold can make a gold sheet of more than ten square meters, which can be used to make flowers. I am afraid I can make dozens of pots of "golden flowers".
Otherwise, how can Clivia be called green gold bar?
"Let's not worry about why it is so valuable. The world of rich people is different from ours.
Now we just want to think about how we can make some money. Right, Third Uncle?"
Zhou Qingguo, on the other hand, had some knowledge and knew that it was pointless to discuss that, so he might as well think about how to make money.
"After receiving the letter from Third Uncle, I, Feng Chao, Chunming and the others went everywhere to search for seedlings and seeds, not to mention some of them.
Seedlings cost 50 cents to 80 cents a piece, and seeds cost only 10 cents each. When people heard that we bought this thing, they thought we were fools."
In the past few years, growing flowers, which are poisonous weeds, had to be done secretly.
Things have gotten better in the past few years. Many people have started to grow flowers, but no one pays attention to them.
If you want any flowers, just tell them directly and they will plant a seedling or something. I have never heard of anyone spending money to buy seedlings and seeds.
Of course, there are people who buy and sell them, but there are very few Clivias in Donggang, and even after all the hard work, Bala managed to find a dozen or so.
On the other hand, in Songjianghe Forestry Bureau, some people raise clivia.
Zhou Qingguo and others were also very capable. They asked around and asked anyone who had one.
Once people heard that they were paid for seedlings and seeds, they were happy to sell them.
Just pulling it around like this, recently there were dozens of seedlings and hundreds of seeds.
"Third brother, we don't know how to grow this thing. The seedlings are okay. We can raise them when we come back. How do we take care of them?"
The seedlings were taken back and raised in various households, but none of them knew how to plant them, so they could only wait for Xu Shiyan to come back.
"Our sixth sister can do it, and your third sister-in-law can do it too.
It’s okay, you can bring the seeds over here, I have a lot of space here, so I can give your third sister-in-law some time to plant them.”
Xu Shiqin likes Clivia and is very experienced in cultivating Clivia.
Zhou Guilan felt that her daughter was always playing with these things. They were all over the windowsills of the house and she was not allowed to keep so many.
Xu Shiqin moved to his brother's side. Su Anying helped with the Clivia on weekdays. Over time, she gained a lot of experience and she knew how to plant it.
As soon as everyone heard about Su Anying's meeting, they felt relieved. As long as there are people who understand, know how to grow, and can really sell what they grow, then there is no need to worry.
Xu Shiyan told them again, asking each family to inquire more, and relatives and friends from far away also helped to collect as much as possible.
The money comes from Xu Shiyan, so collect as much as possible. Only when there is a large amount can it be easier to handle.
"I will contribute the money, and everyone will contribute the effort. When we make money, we will distribute dividends according to the shares."
Xu Shiyan was afraid that everyone still had concerns, so he simply said that he would pay for it.
"No, third brother, it would be great if you can help us make money.
If we don't contribute any more money, doesn't that mean we're just picking up money after the third brother? That won't work.
We all have to pay the money, we can't let Third Brother carry it alone." When Yang Chunming and others heard this, they hurriedly shook their heads.
"Yes, yes, the third brother cannot contribute the money alone, everyone should contribute part of it.
We have made a lot of money following Third Brother these years, how can we not trust Third Brother?" Zhao Jianshe was the first to agree.
They had been with Xu Shiyan for a long time, and they had indeed benefited a lot from him.
It only costs a few dollars to buy Clivia seedlings. They have made a lot of money in the past few years, so it's not like they can't afford this.
When Feng Chao, Huang Shengli and others heard this, they also expressed their opinions, "Yes, what Jianshe and Chunming said makes sense.
It would be great if Brother Xu can take us, we can’t let Brother Xu pay for everything.
We brothers have money to make together, even if we lose money, we all have to share it together."
"Okay, then I would like to thank you all for your trust."
In a person's life, having a few trustworthy brothers and friends who work side by side is definitely the most proud thing.
Xu Shiyan was very happy, pulled everyone together, and began to talk about his plan.
This winter will be like this. We can use the window sills of each house and the old house here in Xu Shiyan to cultivate as much as we can.
In the spring of next year, we will build a flower shed next to the breeding farm, cultivate Clivia seedlings in large quantities, and also purchase finished Clivia seedlings.
By the end of the summer of 1984, Xu Shiyan went to Hongqi Street or somewhere in the provincial capital and rented a place for the entire Clivia Flower Company.
At that time, the finished orchids will be sold in the store, and the seedlings can be wholesaled.
We will wait until then to discuss how to operate it specifically. It is useless to discuss it too much now.
The most important thing is to do more shopping and stock up on goods before the storm in the provincial capital blows over. When you know the value later, you will have to spend more money.
It is said that there are three cobblers who are equal to Zhuge Liang. With so many people coming together to discuss things, every aspect can be imagined.
Now, everyone became more and more happy as they chatted, and they continued chatting until after eight o'clock.
"Oh, it's getting late, let's go home quickly.
The third brother has been out for such a long time, and when he comes back today, why should he get close to his sister-in-law?
We people, don’t be so discerning, let’s go, let’s go home.”