Chapter 387 I Can't Convince
You can’t just say this kind of field by your mouth. I can grow rice and vegetables, but I have never planted watermelons before, so this really doesn’t work.”
Cheng Wenlian frowned, "Growing watermelons is also next year. Besides, watermelons are not expensive, so Tuditang won't make much money in a year."
"Who said it was summer seed?" An Xia looked at Cheng Wenlian and smiled slightly.
Everyone looked at An Xia. At this time, there were very few vegetables, fruits and melons and melons in the off-season. Maybe only the Academy of Agricultural Sciences and state-owned farms would plant a little. These things were almost not sold on the market. They were all delivered to the homes of leaders at all levels, and only leaders could taste them.
An Xia remembered that in the winter when Grandpa Lu saw a big watermelon in his previous life, it was still a seedless melon. Grandpa Lu said that this watermelon was given by the Academy of Agricultural Sciences and could not be bought on the market. After cutting it, the watermelon is particularly sweet. Although with the development of technology, the seedless melon is not a rare thing in the next ten years, but in the 1990s, it is absolutely rare on the market.
Who has seen watermelon in winter? No!
Who has ever seen a watermelon without seeds? Neither!
"I want my fourth uncle to plant watermelons now. It will be the first time that the watermelons will be launched during the Chinese New Year. I want him to plant the latest variety, seedless melons."
"Seedless melon?" Cheng Wenlian recited suspiciously, unable to understand what it was.
"It's just a seedless watermelon."
"What? Watermelon has no seeds?"
Grandpa Cheng couldn't help asking: "How to keep the seedless watermelon, how did this melon come out? This is impossible!"
"Grandpa Cheng, this is a new variety specially cultivated. It is convenient to eat without seeds. Moreover, farmers cannot keep seeds, so they can only buy the cultivated watermelon seedlings in the future."
"This, this is so good at doing business." Grandpa Cheng couldn't help but be surprised.
"Grandpa, this is the same as buying high-yield seeds. Then we plant rice ourselves, and we won't keep it ourselves."
After thinking about it, everyone thought it was really strange. If you eat watermelon in winter, you don’t need to spit out seeds.
"If this watermelon is planted, if it is put on the market before the Chinese New Year, who would not want to taste it if the family is in good condition. And whether it is visiting relatives or entertaining guests, if you give a watermelon, how long will it be? This thing is a rare thing in winter. How much does this watermelon cost per pound?"
"Xia Xia, tell me quickly, why do you always like to make people's appetites!" Cheng Wenlian Baba looked at An Xia.
"One dollar per pound, absolutely no problem."
"What, one dollar per pound, how could this be possible? It's too expensive." Cheng Wenlian and Grandpa Cheng shook their heads at the same time.
"Yes, Xiaxia, watermelons are only five cents when they are cheaper in summer. Now you have to sell one yuan per pound, what if you can't sell it?"
Seeing that his fourth uncle's thoughts had already followed him, An Xia smiled with satisfaction.
"Fourth uncle, we can't bear to leave, but some people are willing to buy it. This kind of seedless melon is usually only a dozen pounds, and a pound of watermelon is only a dozen yuan. For people in the city who are willing to spend twelve yuan to buy such a small bottle of snow cream and a watermelon of such a big one, do you think they can't bear it.
And I just talk about one dollar at a price. There is no such thing on the market now. I can sell it for three dollars."
"This, this..."
An Jiaye can't imagine it anymore. He can't afford to buy watermelon for three yuan per pound. Anyway, he can't bear to buy it if he beats him to death. It's more expensive than meat.
"Is this okay?" Cheng Wenlian was moved.
"Okay, try it. Uncle Fourth, don't plant the rice you have harvested. I'll ask someone if you have any acquaintances in the Academy of Agricultural Sciences and if you can buy watermelon seedlings. Then they will definitely provide technical training for us, so let Kaikai go. Kaikai is smart and flexible, and he will definitely be able to learn it once.
When it gets cold, we will deduct the greenhouse. I will pay the money. I will wait for you to make money, so I will pay dividends.”
An Xia said this on purpose, she was afraid that her fourth uncle would not ask for her own money.
"No, I'll pay this money. If it's really done, it can be promoted in the village."
Cheng Wenlian was already attracted by this news, and now he is even more energetic than An Xia.
"Yes, but economic crops have economic rules. If the supply is less than demand, things can be sold at a high price. If the supply is greater than demand, things can only be sold at a low price. If the surrounding villages start to grow watermelons, then our village will have to think of a new way to make money."
"Seeing how busy you are, you're not working on a watermelon, but you want a new way to make money. You think this is a playhouse. You can have this watermelon with your mouth. Besides, can you plant it well if you really have it? Can it be sold at a high price after planting it? Otherwise, if the greenhouse is deducted for a few months, the shed will be money, and it will cost a lot of money to burn charcoal inside."
Cheng Dezhong felt that neither of these two children had been honestly planted, and it was impossible to imagine it. What should I do if I pay the money at that time?
"Grandpa Cheng, technology changes life, technology is the primary productivity. Compared with cash crops, it is not as profitable as cash crops. Cash crops do take risks. But when we choose watermelon, we start from the most important thing to eat. Everyone needs to eat. Rich people want to eat better, so they are naturally willing to spend more money.
Moreover, there are two or three hundred units with high salary now, and college professors and other universities can also get 1,000 yuan, so spending 30 or 50 yuan to buy a watermelon is really not a big deal. As long as you plant it, sales will not be a problem."
"I still think this is inappropriate. I am too whimsical. No one has grown watermelons. What if I lose money? Plant rice honestly. When the country collects it, you can make money anyway. We must be down-to-earth and do not always think about getting rich. In the past, many people dream of getting rich, but in the end they will all lose all their money."
An Jiaye didn't dare to try it. After hearing what Mr. Cheng Dezhong said, he also felt that what the old man said made sense. Cheng Dezhong was a person who had seen the world in the village. He could see farther than anyone else and walked steadily.
"Xia Xia, since we are farmers, we should farm steadily and live a life. This really makes more money. What if the country cracks down on speculation."
An Xia sighed in entanglement, "Uncle, I want to plant watermelons, I have to try it. If I plant it well, I will have the tuition for college in the future. You just think that it's a trial for me. Can I pay for it?"
"This is not a matter of money. Besides, how can I ask for your money? You don't make money. You just keep it in your hands and I will give you my fourth uncle to get into college."
"I will be admitted to university and I will pay my respects to you." Cheng Dezhong also said immediately.
An Xia was completely defeated by these two old men. It seemed that she could not convince them today. She waited for Grandpa Lu to find Grandpa Lu and asked people from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, so that these skilled experts would come to educate them on the spot.
Cheng Wenlian didn't give up, "Grandpa, why can't you try it? Now the country has started to shout the slogan of market economy. When I was in the meeting today, the mayor also said that as long as we can find people to invest in the village, whether it is building factories or doing business, the legal and compliant superiors will support it."
New and old ideas collided together at this moment.
Chapter completed!