【86】The years are like the wind, and the lychee is sweet and round for another year
Last year, due to some special weather reasons, the production of lychees, which were originally very cheap in Guangdong, dropped by as much as 70%, so they unexpectedly ushered in their golden age for the first time.
The wholesale price of March red lychees used to be only 60 to 70 cents per kilogram. Last year, for the first time, they were sold for 9 yuan under the tree. The wholesale price was 13 or 4 yuan, and the retail price was more than 10 or 20 yuan.
The wholesale price of sugar poppy lychees used to be only two or three yuan per kilogram. Last year, for the first time, they were sold for fifteen yuan under the tree. The wholesale price was nearly twenty yuan, and the retail price reached thirty or forty yuan.
Feizixiao, whose wholesale price was only three or four yuan per kilogram, sold it for an unprecedented price of thirty yuan under the tree last year. The wholesale price was nearly forty five yuan, and the retail price reached a terrifying fifty or sixty yuan.
The wholesale price of glutinous rice noodles that used to be only 7 or 8 yuan was sold for an unprecedented 39 yuan last year. Don’t ask if the wholesale price is less than 50 yuan. The retail price of the best varieties even reached 81 kilograms.
It is no exaggeration to say that last year, those who ate lychees in large quantities and bought dozens of kilograms of lychees at a time, in the eyes of many people, they were local tyrants and rich people!!
Of course, those who can buy so many lychees are not necessarily rich people, just like many old and fashionable people in Guangdong.
Guangdong Laochao, this is a magical place. If you see a family here who has a bungalow or a tile-roofed house, remember that they must not think that their family is poor. They are like this if it is not because there are several college students in the family. When they are in school, the money is basically given to the children to do business outside.
Of course, if you see people here who dare to buy lychees for forty or fifty yuan a pound, don’t think that they must be rich.
Because this may be the only time he bought lychees this year, and the reason why he bought so many was because there were many adults in his family. If he bought less, he would lose points. If his relatives and friends came, they would not get enough points, so he had to grit his teeth and buy so many.
Many people who don’t know Laochao [Chaoshan] find it difficult to understand the low-key, united, clan-based philosophy of the people here, as well as their somewhat exclusive character.
People here like to eat, and they never mind that the ingredients are expensive, and they never choose not to eat something when it is expensive, but to eat it again when it becomes cheaper.
People here like to share and never hide the things they buy at home to eat by themselves.
People here like to get together to drink tea, and then bring out their own things to share with everyone.
Moreover, people here still live together as a family. You can often see a village here with the surnames Liu, Lin, Zhang, Cai, and Huang, and even the most exaggerated one is a small town. They are all people with the same surname.
In addition, because they are all based on the concept of clan model, the old fashion people attach great importance to their own people. Almost every few years or more, people here will hold a surname ancestor worship all over the world.
And every time there is such a large-scale ancestor worship, the number of people coming back from all over the world can reach tens of thousands... Therefore, even if the people here have no money, they are also rich in spirit.
Returning to the topic, more than a year has passed since Li Bu came to this world in the blink of an eye, and the lychee that made him his first pot of gold last year has now matured again.
However, this year's lychee harvest is not as dismal as last year's. This year's lychee harvest has returned to the abundant production pattern of previous years.
Of course, due to price reasons last year, their prices did not fall back to their former low prices.
The price of lychees this year is much cheaper than last year, but it is much higher than in the past. The wholesale price of lychees this year has returned to the point where the wholesale price is four to five yuan and the retail price is thirteen or four yuan.
When the lychees are ripe, people can't help but think of Li Bu, the billionaire director who once debuted as Brother Lychee, and what he said before: "When the lychees are ripe, we'll meet at the same place."
Then some smart reporters and self-media began to come to the place where Li Bu once sold lychees, began to wait for Li Bu to appear, and began to talk about the farmer's market with topics such as "Brother Lychee, are you still coming?"
The bosses inside conducted interviews.
Liu Minglang is one of these smart self-media people.
He arrived at the farmer's market at six in the morning, and then he and his friends, armed with filming equipment and microphones, began to interview the owners of the farmer's market one by one.
The first person they interviewed was the administrator of the farmer's market; "Hello, Mr. Administrator, do you still remember Brother Litchi who rose here last year and is now the 40 billion international director Li Bu?"
"You mean brother Li Bu, remember him, I must remember him. If he hadn't been so polite last year, how could our children still go out with lychees to show off to the children all day long when lychees were so expensive?
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Hey, I just don’t know if this guy will have the time and energy to sell lychees again this year after making so much money and having so many children.
To be honest, I quite miss him, he is very good at being a person and doing things." The person being interviewed was the administrator brother who often helped Li Bu occupy his position last year, so he only praised Li Bu's words.
Liu Minglang was very satisfied with the administrator's answer. After saying thank you, he began to walk towards the owner of a vegetable seller and interviewed him; "Hello, boss, I am a self-media reporter.
I want to interview you. Do you remember the big star Li Bu who made his fortune selling lychees here last year?"
"Li Bu, remember, how could I not remember him? Some time ago, I was working outside at a construction site until noon, and then when I was going to find a restaurant to buy a lunch box for lunch, I met him by chance.
His wife was shopping with a group of children.
Good guy, that guy has no airs at all. You said he is a billionaire now, but when he sees me, a lousy vegetable seller, he calls me brother again and again.
Not only that, after that, he directly dragged me into the hotel, had lunch with me, and stayed with me to brag about my skills all afternoon. He was so polite.
But it’s not easy for that guy now. It is said that he came back from the United States for vacation, but after returning home he was busy taking care of his six children. And that day he even took off his glasses and complained to me that he was being raped.
His wife was cheated.
His wife only taught his four sons to call them daddy and not mommy. As a result, every night when the children were hungry, pooped or cried, he was the one calling them.
And his wife would say every time, my son is calling you, please get up quickly, hahaha, I was so happy at that time." Not only did the vegetable seller know Li Bu last year, but he was also lucky enough to meet him.
During this time, I met Li Bu who was taking his children and his wife out, and was even invited to lunch.
Liu Minglang was very satisfied with the vegetable vendor's interview, so he interviewed him a few more words: "Boss, do you think Li Bu will come to us again this year to sell lychees?"
"I don't know if he will come to sell lychees, but he told me at the time that when their lychees mature, he will definitely bring several carts over to visit us brothers who have taken care of him...
You know, he has always been a good person, and he always does what he says, so I will definitely be able to eat his lychees this year." Faced with Liu Minglang's interview, the vegetable vendor still answered with a smile.
, and Liu Minglang also saw a smile on his face that said, "It's my honor to know Li Bu."