Xu Shiyan and his wife arranged two tables at the Canshi Hotel to treat the helpers to dinner.
Xu Haiqing and Xu Jinhui ran home and invited their grandparents to come with them.
The two children supported their grandparents as they walked, Xu Haiqing's mouth was never idle.
Tell your grandparents about the ginseng today and how big the ginseng is.
The old couple were a little dumbfounded when they heard this. They had been dealing with sticks all their lives, and they had never heard of sticks weighing several kilograms.
Is that still called Bangchui? Isn’t that a stickman spirit?
After dinner, Xu Chenghou asked his son.
"San'er, I heard from Hai Qing that our family's stick is quite big this year?"
"Well, they are not small. The largest one can weigh more than four kilograms.
Dad, you haven’t seen what that stick tree looks like, it’s so rare.” Xu Shiyan nodded and said with a smile.
It can be said that the harvest of this mallet this year was huge. It was 50 feet deep and the mallet hardly weighed less than one kilogram when it was lifted out.
"The ginseng fields at Liumao River are really good. They have long sticks, and Yingzi and his people take care of them carefully. I think we can sell them at a good price this year."
According to the current market conditions, a mallet weighing one pound would cost at least two thousand yuan per stick.
Besides, there are also big people in it, and they account for a large proportion. It is conservatively estimated that this 50-foot ginseng land could be sold for less than one million.
Of course, this cost is also quite high.
The big seeds that were planted in the ground weighed almost one tael. The cost of planting 12 or 3 kilograms of seeds per foot was more than 300.
After five years of careful care, I had to find someone to look after me alone for the next two years. The annual treatment fee was only 20,000 yuan less.
This is the best ginseng field in Liumao River. There are few foreign bacteria and the soil is fertile. The sticks can last for five years in the ground and grow so big.
If it were replaced with ordinary ginseng soil, let alone growing so big, I don’t know how many of them would rot and how many would be left.
Therefore, this is purely a gamble on luck. Xu Shiyan is lucky and made the right bet.
If you lose the bet, you will probably lose everything.
The routine operation for growing ginseng is still the three-three system. Even if you really want to cultivate a large product, it is best to use the three-three-three system for nine years.
"You are so good at fifty feet long? Then if you send them all to the ginseng market for sale, in what year and month will they be sold?"
Xu Chenghou took two puffs of cigarette and suddenly felt a little worried.
Ordinary people can't afford such a big mallet, so a big boss or something has to buy it back or eat it, or keep it for drinking.
Some people specially make a big glass bottle and put a big stick in it, and put it there to look pretty and impressive.
But how many buyers are there?
If we set up a ginseng market with ten or eight ginseng trees and sell them slowly, we can always sell them.
But these fifty feet are almost all big goods, so how much can you afford? How can there be so many big bosses in the market?
"Well, I discussed it with Yingzi.
Tomorrow she would call those customers in the south and tell them that the Donggang Ginseng Market would hold a ginseng auction on the 20th.
Shengkai and the others will also rush to contact ginseng farmers across our county tomorrow. They will be attending the market and holding an event or something. I estimate they can sell more than half of the ginseng farmers.
The rest are packed in moss and foam boxes and shipped directly to the capital, Shanghai, and Yangcheng.
Don’t we have a store over there? If this thing is kept in the freezer, it can be stored for a period of time, so it should be able to be sold.”
Xu Shiyan had already figured out how to operate it on the mountain, so as not to hold all these mallets in his hands.
This is Xu Shiyan and his wife, who have many channels for selling goods.
If it were anyone else, to put it bluntly, even if the stick grows well and has a good harvest, if it doesn't work well, it won't be sold.
In the ginseng market, it's okay to sell a hundred and eighty trees slowly, but if there are too many, it's really difficult to sell them.
After hearing his son's words, Xu Chenghou nodded, "Well, you two just need to know what you're talking about. But don't fail to sell it."
The old man is worried about this. What will happen if it doesn't sell? Isn't that money wasted?
"Dad, it won't be a problem. If that doesn't work, we can still wash the ginseng and soak it in wine to make fresh ginseng.
That stuff won't be afraid of aging after soaking it in wine, just leave it in Shanhuo Village and sell it slowly."
Xu Shiyan burst out laughing when he heard it. There was really no need to worry about dealing with this little thing.
The two men chatted for a while, but Xu Shiyan and the others were tired from going up the mountain to take ginseng, so they took their children home to rest.
The next day on Monday, Xu Haiqing and Xu Jinhui went back to school, while Su Anying took the time to contact merchants.
All the people she could contact were called to inform her.
On September 23rd, a ginseng auction will be held in Donggang Ginseng Market, where garden ginseng weighing one to two kilograms will be auctioned.
Not to mention, many people are very interested in this and have agreed to come and take a look.
It was already September 12th, very close to the scheduled time, and there were a lot of things that needed to be prepared.
Thanks to the good manpower here, everyone started preparing together, arranging people to promote to the outside world, and setting up a stage to prepare the venue.
Su Anying had to take someone with her to sort out all the ginseng and weigh them one by one.
Tie each ginseng tree with red silk, hang a sign underneath, and write the weight on it.
Order another batch of white foam boxes, use moss and moist soil to carefully pack each ginseng, and store it in a cold storage.
All the ginseng sticks have been sorted, weighed and packed. Among them, the two largest ones weigh more than four kilograms, making them truly kings of ginseng.
Under Xu Shiyan's guidance, Su Anying picked the heavy tree, and picked a lot of others weighing about a pound, and led the people to drive to the province with the ginseng.
The largest one was given directly to the province. This one was not given to any leader, but to the province.
In 1982, the Second Brigade brought out a ginseng tree weighing half a catty.
Yu Shouguang gave it to the town, and the town sent it to the county, and finally to the province.
At that time, people thought that ginseng weighing only half a pound was very rare and could be called the king of ginseng.
At the Ginseng Festival in 1988, Su Anying took out a 6-and-a-half piece of ginseng and was named the King of Garden Ginseng.
How long had it been since then? Six years later, a four-pound ginseng appeared.
I have to say that this is definitely a milestone in the history of garden ginseng cultivation in Jilin Province. It is estimated that no one will be able to break through it in the short term.
As soon as the ginseng king was delivered to the province, the entire provincial capital was really shocked, and various news media reported on it one after another.
Fusong ginseng farmers had a good harvest, and a new ginseng king appeared, weighing 2,106 grams.
A huge headline was printed on the front page of the provincial newspaper.
The provincial TV station also broadcast the news on the news that night and gave a big close-up of the ginseng tree.
Immediately afterwards, the provincial leaders hurriedly reported to the capital, and then the ginseng tree was sent to the capital.
Finally, after processing, the ginseng was sent to the Jilin Hall of the Great Hall for storage and display.
This time, Su Anying also won the title of "Ginseng King", not only with a certificate, but also a golden plaque.
The news about the appearance of a ginseng tree weighing more than four kilograms in Ji Province spread quickly, and the public was very interested in it.
Then there was news that there would be a ginseng auction at Donggang Ginseng Market on September 23rd.
There were a lot of people interested in it right now, and they quickly booked tickets to go to Fusong, Jilin Province, to participate in this auction.
September 23rd, the autumn air is crisp and the wind is light and the clouds are clear.
At the Donggang Ginseng Market, colorful flags are flying, gongs and drums are noisy, banners are hung on the gate of the ginseng market, and red silk and balloons are tied on both sides.
Su Anying invited people from Donggang Primary School, Shenchang Primary School, Shenchang Art Troupe, Forestry Bureau Art Troupe, and Fusongshanli Red Theater Troupe to give a grand singing and dancing performance.
After the performance, the ginseng auction officially began.
Mid-to-late September is the day when ginseng farmers start making ginseng.
After the previous campaign, all ginseng farmers knew that there would be an auction on the 23rd.
Many people picked out the large ginseng grown at home and came to participate in the selection and auction.
Even if I can't call it the King of Ginseng, the price of ginseng at this kind of event is still very high, which is much more cost-effective than usual sales.
At the same time, there were also herders who ran the mountains all year round and brought the wild ginseng they dug.
In recent years, domestic wild ginseng resources have gradually decreased, and it is difficult to see large quantities of them.
However, this is not a problem for those who dare to take risks. In the past two years, some people have obtained relevant documents and gone directly north to neighboring Russia to dig ginseng in the Far East.
According to legend, when the Soviet Union was first established, Lao Maozi used airplanes to sow a large number of ginseng seeds in the Far East.
No one knows whether this is true or not, but the environment in the Far East is harsh, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and Lao Maozi doesn't know how to dig out ginseng in the mountains.
It’s true that wild ginseng resources are very abundant over there.
So many people went through the relevant procedures and ventured into the Far East to look for treasures in the mountains.
There were many people from Donggang who went there together, and some people were looking for Huang Shengkai and others at that time.
However, Huang Shengkai helped Su Anying with work and earned a lot of money every year. No one wanted to go out and risk their lives to earn that money.
There are really many good items in this auction.
One of the Miaoshan ginseng weighs more than 300 grams and is very beautiful in shape. It can be called the best.
Before the auction, there was an exhibition where all the participating ginsengs were placed on the eucalyptus for people to watch and taste.
Every exhibit has a number, and merchants can write it down when they like it.
When the auction starts, everyone bids, and the one with the highest price wins.
Su Anying brought the ginseng tree that weighed just over four kilograms, and a few three kilograms and two kilograms.
It’s true that she organized the event, but she couldn’t bring everything at home, so how could others sell goods?
So Su Anying only brought these, and the others would be traded privately with those merchants and would not occupy the auction quota.
In the end, four kilograms of Shen's ginseng tree was auctioned off by a Hong Kong businessman for 52,000 yuan, and the rest were also sold at very high prices.
The wild ginseng there was finally sold for 1.3 million, which is considered the highest price for wild ginseng in China.
During the two-day auction, the turnover was over 10 million.
The main reason is that the wild ginseng market is good and the price is high, which plays a vital role in the turnover of this auction.
The success of the auction has benefited Donggang City, Donggang Town, and even the county.
Although Xu Shiyan's family has a lot of ginseng, it can't handle the large number of merchants coming this time.
Many people did not buy anything at the auction, but contacted Su Anying and Xu Shiyan privately to view the goods and negotiate prices.
Some Hong Kong businessmen buy hundreds of trees at once, and the prices they offer are not low.
Originally, Xu Shiyan said that the rest would be shipped to the capital or Yangcheng, but in the end, nothing was left.
Fortunately, Su Anying had set aside some in advance, and those who should have been given away had already been given away.
In recent years, Xu Shiyan and his wife's relationship network has been quite large. They have to move around when it comes to dealing with favors and so on.
Ginseng weighing more than a kilogram is extremely rare. It is used as a gift or as a favor. It is definitely a treasure and everyone who sees it will like it.
After deducting the one given to the province, the part given as a favor as a gift, and the ones left to the family elders such as Xu Chenghou, Su Weizhong, Chu Xuanhuai, and Han Wenzhong, the remaining ginseng was sold for nearly one million yuan.
The specialty tax on ginseng is charged based on the number of feet when starting the ginseng. There is a stipulation on how much a foot will cost.
Participants who participated in the auction also paid a 10% handling fee according to the rules.
So there is no problem in the middle, and others can't find it even if they want to find fault.
After the fifty feet of ginseng is sold, there is still a hundred feet of ordinary six-year-old ginseng in the field.
You don't have to worry about this. Just hire people to go up the mountain and bring it back, send it to the processing factory for processing, and then deliver it in grades and sell it.
Su Anying and Xu Shiyan discussed that starting from this year, they will no longer plant ginseng at home.
I really don’t have time to take care of it. Even if I hire someone to do the whole process, someone has to go over and keep an eye on me, right?
Ji Shengyuan is getting better and better now, so how can Su Anying still have time to take care of the land?
The same goes for Xu Shian. The breeding farm is getting busier and busier. His family no longer grows ginseng, and he has no time to help Xu Shiyan take care of it.
In fact, not only Xu Shiyan's family, but also Huang Shengli, Zhao Jianshe and others have decided not to plant ginseng in their families in the future.
It's not that they don't like the little money Zai Shen earns, the point is that they are busy working with Su Anying at Ji Shengyuan Company and really can't take care of it.
On the other hand, Huang Shengkai, Zhao Jianguo, Feng Yue and others did not join Ji Shengyuan Company, but were only responsible for the outside.
Every year, I help purchase various medicinal materials, wild vegetables from Taoteng Mountain, etc., and I earn a lot of money every year.
If you plant a little bit more to protect your bottom line, your life will be prosperous.
There will be no ginseng planted this year, so after all the goods were processed, Su Anying hurriedly set off for the capital and other places.
Although there are reliable people managing the Jishengyuan branch, Su Anying can't just let go and ignore everything. She still has to go to the headquarters to take charge.
In 1994, Jishengyuan Health Products Company's annual sales reached an astonishing over five billion.
It has developed dozens of types of products. In addition to its flagship products, the sales volume of other products is also very impressive.
Jishengyuan has branches in Shenzhen, the capital, and Shanghai, more than 2,000 sales stores in cities across the country, and cooperative sales points in rural areas.
It can be said that Jishengyuan’s sales channels have been fully developed. In terms of volume and sales, Jishengyuan is already the leader in domestic health care products.
In the blink of an eye, 1994 passed and 1995 came.
On April 6, 1995, a national naming convention for specialty towns was held in the capital.
Fusong was officially named the "Hometown of Ginseng" by the Specialty Township Organizing Committee, ranking first among hundreds of famous specialty townships.
When the news came, the whole county rejoiced and held colorful celebrations.
At the same time, the county held a publicity and ideological work meeting and a "Best Citizen" commendation meeting, and Su Anying's name was prominently listed.
At the beginning of the second semester of senior high school, all students are in a state of mental stress.
There are various preliminary examinations, various ranking lists, and then there are physical examinations and volunteer applications.
In this year's college entrance examination, it is better to apply first and then take the test.
Students can only estimate their approximate scores based on their daily grades and college entrance examination review status, and then fill out their application form.
This method of volunteering has certain drawbacks.
Some children usually do very well in exams, but they take the exams as usual, but they perform abnormally in the exams.
It is easy for children like this to get high grades.
There are also children who usually have average grades, but on the day of the exam, thanks to divine help, they perform exceptionally well.
When the results came out, they were several dozen points higher than usual.
It is easy for such children to have low grades.
Compared to his classmates who struggled with grades and aspirations all day long, Xu Haiyuan was much more relaxed.
He has already received the admission notice from the Medical University and is just waiting for the start of the fall semester to report for classes without any burden.
So every day he went to school as usual, and he didn't have to worry about applying for a volunteer or getting test scores.
July has arrived in the blink of an eye, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the college entrance examination is also coming soon.
It stands to reason that people like Xu Haiyuan who have received recommended quotas do not need to take the college entrance examination.
Maybe Haiyuan was bored, so he told the school that he wanted to take the college entrance examination to experience it.
The school did not object and followed normal procedures to register Xu Haiyuan and issue an admission ticket.
In this day and age, it is not popular for parents to accompany children to take the college entrance examination.
Besides, Xu Haiyuan has already been escorted, and Xu Shiyan and his wife are busy, so they have no plans to come to the provincial capital to accompany them.
On July 7, 8, and 9, Xu Haiyuan and his classmates sweated and struggled with the exam papers in the sweltering examination room.
After the college entrance examination, both children and parents breathed a sigh of relief.
Next is the agonizing wait for the college entrance examination results, and then the admission notice.
"Dad, the college entrance examination results are out, and my brother's results are very good.
The total score is 710, and my brother passed the exam with 692."
On this day, a big list was posted in the school's publicity gallery, which showed the students' college entrance examination results.
Xu Jinping happened to see it and quickly called back to tell her family the good news.
The total score of the science subject was 710 points. Xu Haiyuan scored 692 points and ranked first in the science subject.
This score is really enough for taking the Qingbei exam.
When the results came out, many people shook their heads. They just couldn't understand why such an outstanding child had to study medicine.
"Well, that's good. Your brother went to the capital with your mother and is waiting for me to call him and tell him.
Girl, how are you at school? Are you tired from your homework?
If we're too tired, let's not participate in any competition, okay?
Just study obediently, and like other girls, play for a while when you need to, and go shopping when you want.
When the time comes when we take the college entrance examination, we will get as many points as we can get."
Xu Shiyan actually doesn't care much about his son's college entrance examination results.
No matter how many exams you take, it will be of no use. Anyway, my son has been admitted to the Medical University and can just go to class in the fall.
My daughter, on the other hand, hasn't been home for a long time since she went back to school after the New Year, and she's panicking.
Xu Shiyan felt his heart ache when he thought that his daughter had kicked out all three years of high school courses in her first year of high school in order to prepare for the competition. In addition to going to class every day, she only had to do papers and answer questions.
Whose daughter is not holding jewels like treasures in her hands, and her heart aches, but it is his daughter who has to fight tooth and nail to compete with those books.
"Dad, what are you talking about? I came to the provincial capital to study, not for fun."
Xu Jinping was speechless on the other end of the phone. What was there to see in that street? Was there something wrong with her mind when she went shopping on a hot day?
If she had that time, she might as well study a few sets of questions.
"Dad, I don't feel tired. Really, I like math and doing problems. You don't have to worry about me."
"Okay, then remember to eat well, pay attention to a balance between work and rest, and don't do questions all day long, as it may be bad for your health."
Xu Shiyan had no choice but to nag his daughter, telling her to pay more attention.
"Oh, oh, I got it, Dad. Well, I hung up the phone. Auntie called me to eat."
Xu Jinping couldn't stand her father's nagging, so she quickly hung up the phone and ran upstairs to eat.
On Xu Shiyan's side, after hanging up the phone, he sat on a chair and stared out the window in a daze.
The weather is not very good today. It has been a bit cloudy since morning, and it is extremely cloudy at this moment.
The dark clouds were so low that it felt like it was going to rain at any time.
Suddenly, a bright light flashed across the sky.
Then, the rumble of thunder sounded, and the sound was very loud.
The first flash of lightning seemed to turn on some switch, followed by a burst of lightning and thunder, accompanied by heavy rain.
Xu Shiyan's heart suddenly skipped a beat and he quickly picked up the phone, "Qingguo, is the county ready for flood prevention?"
"Uncle Third, what are you talking about? Flood control? It shouldn't happen at this time, right?" On the other end of the phone, Zhou Qingguo looked confused.
Generally speaking, the rainy season starts in late June locally, and it rains more heavily during the days leading up to the high school entrance examination.
It has not rained since July this year and the ground is completely dry. Today's rain is just the right time. Why do you still think of flood control?
"Don't ask why yet, just make arrangements quickly."
When the lightning flashed just now, Xu Shiyan suddenly remembered that in his previous life, in late July and early August of 1995, there was a flood in the Songhua River.
The water of the Xijiang River overflowed its embankments, and all the low-lying areas in the county were flooded.
Xu Shixiang was living in the county at that time. According to what he later said, the situation at that time was particularly dangerous, with things floating all over the streets.
In some homes, refrigerators and washing machines were washed away by floods.
Zhou Qingguo suddenly remembered that when Xu Shiyan first moved to Donggang, he could always give early warning to the Second Brigade and the commune to avoid losses.
"I understand, Third Uncle, I'll have someone arrange it right away."
Zhou Qingguo's heart trembled. Life had been better these past few years, and he had forgotten this matter.
If others don't believe it, you must believe his third uncle's words.
So Zhou Qingguo hung up the phone and immediately organized a meeting.
“Secretary Zhou, can’t this be done?
Although the weather forecast said there will be heavy rain, it has not rained for a long time. You can see that the water level of the Xijiang River has dropped a lot.
Even if the rain is heavy this time, it shouldn't cause flooding."
"Don't worry about it. Prepare what you need to prepare first. What if something happens?"
Zhou Qingguo firmly believed that Xu Shiyan's reminder was well-founded, so he insisted on letting people prepare in advance to be prepared.
Zhou Qingguo's acting style is very similar to Guan Enxue's, he is vigorous and resolute, and his methods are very tough.
Although he is young, these people in the county really don't dare to underestimate him.
Since Zhou Qingguo is so insistent, others cannot object and can only do what Zhou Qingguo wants.
Immediately notify the villages along the Songhua River to pay attention to rainfall, stay vigilant, and always be prepared to move to higher ground.
On the other hand, various places along the river in the county are also monitored at all times and flood prevention materials are prepared. If problems arise, rescue can be carried out at any time.