Chapter 13. Qiangwa's first appearance

Now that we have talked about the vegetables, we will have to wait for some time before we can talk about how to cook them specifically, until the vegetable garden produces more.

Today, Luo Yihang is thinking more about pepper sprouts.

"Dad, how many pepper sprouts can be produced in a day?"

"We have more than 60 trees at home. If we pick all the young buds, we can get about 4 to 5 kilograms a day. But we can't pick them all, otherwise there will be no more peppers."

"How long can it last?"

"Ten days? Half a month at most."

That’s it. Four or five kilograms a day, that’s forty to fifty kilograms in ten days. The total start-up capital should be enough.

As for why we can't pick all of them? If we pick too many peppercorns, there will be fewer fruits? That depends on the power of spiritual energy.

After seeing how his parents behaved at the dinner table today, Luo Yihang had an idea in his mind.

Vegetables nourished by spiritual energy have very good effects. Such good things must be sold at a high price to reflect their value.

And money is important.

It takes money to make parents feel at ease, it takes money to lease all the land in the village and plant plants, and it also takes money to improve our lives.

The most important thing is that the mountains and valleys behind are full of wasteland, with sparse weeds and short trees. The unit space utilization rate is too low, so it needs to be transformed and planted with plants.

This is the blessed land of earth and wood spirit roots (Beggar version)

This is not a small number.

It has now been determined that the quality of the vegetables nourished by the spiritual energy is sufficient.

The question then becomes how to sell it, how much to sell it for, and whether the market can accept it.

It will take some time before the vegetables in the fields mature on a large scale.

It's a good time to do an experiment.

The test product is Sichuan pepper sprouts.

So the new question is, how to sell pepper sprouts?

Although Sichuan pepper sprouts are sold by weight, one or two pounds of Sichuan pepper sprouts can be sold for more than two yuan in the vegetable market, but there are only about 50 pounds, and if all are sold, it will only be more than a thousand yuan. Even if the unit price is increased tenfold, it will only be a few thousand yuan, which is a drop in the bucket.

Primary agricultural products cannot be sold at a high price. Only after processing and increasing added value can they generate high income.

This processing can be a brand, packaging, or a story, and of course the most common one is to make it familiar.

Sell ​​pepper sprouts directly (×)
Sichuan pepper sprouts are made into food and sold ()

But how to do it specifically?
Luo Yihang didn't know, but someone knew.

……

After lunch, Luo Yihang changed his clothes, took his things, rode his father's scooter down the mountain to find some help.

After leaving Ping'angou, continue down along the village-to-village road and you will see a large flat area.

I heard from the old people in the village that there used to be a mountain here. When the Third Line Factory was built in the 1960s and 1970s, construction teams from eight provinces came and flattened the top of the mountain to create a new site.

On the day when we were clearing the bean field, the old men talked about using explosives to blast the rocks on the mountain, and part of it was referring to this place.

At that time, not only were the mountains opened up, but two large reservoirs were also dug, and later houses were built and schools were constructed.

This area became the family quarters of the former machinery factory.

Luo Yihang went to junior high school and high school here. Now the factory has closed down, there is no one in the family quarters, and the school has been closed.

Go through the family quarters and continue down the mountain road to the bottom of the mountain. There is a valley similar to the platform above Ping'angou, where the machinery factory is hidden.

It's very big in there.

There are more than a dozen large workshops and seven or eight office buildings, and each workshop is as big as two or three basketball courts.

There are also gardens, a fleet parking lot, a post office, a hospital, and even an armory for the security department.

Sadly, now there is nothing left but a bunch of empty houses.

After arriving at the factory, Luo Yihang did not go in. Instead, he rode his motorcycle onto the road that was originally built to transport machines to the factory, and then walked along the road for a while to get onto the national highway.

After driving on the national highway for another ten minutes, we arrived at the town. The town at the foot of the mountain is a small town with a population of less than a thousand people and only one street, which is no more than 200 meters long.

Luo Yihang entered the only main street in the town, passing the grain station, supermarket, small restaurant, electric car seller, express collection point, and lottery shop, and stopped in front of a two-story building.

The small building has a signboard of "Zhiqiang Agricultural Materials Company" on it, and on the glass window are painted words such as fertilizer, agricultural film, seeds, agricultural tools, micro-fertilizer, hormone, feed, pesticide wholesale and retail; agricultural machinery rental; daily necessities...

In fact, there are also certificate-issuing agents who help run errands and handle vehicle transfer, annual inspection, pick-up and drop-off services, etc., which are not listed above.

There is no way. Agricultural supplies are not profitable, so we have to develop many side businesses.

There is a lounge chair in front of the gate, under the eaves.

A young fat man was lying on it and snoring, his hands hanging outside the chair and his cell phone was about to fall to the ground.

I really envy him, he is only in his twenties but he lives like a man in his sixties.

Luo Yihang got off the motorcycle, walked behind the fat man, rubbed his hands, and hit the fat man on the forehead.

The sound was so crisp.

"What!" The fat man was so frightened that he almost fell off the recliner.

He looked up and saw Luo Yihang, and cursed, "You idiot!"

"You idiot!" Luo Yihang cursed back without being polite.

"You're a coward!"

"Guawazi!"

"Awkward!"

"..."

After some friendly communication, the retired fat man, also known as Qiangwa, whose real name is Luo Zhiqiang, let Luo Yihang into the store.

Poured a glass of water.

"When are you coming back, you idiot?"

"It's been almost a week since I came back. How are you?" Luo Yihang took the cup of water and took a sip.

"It's the same as always. I can't make money, but I can't starve to death. The old man and the old woman are still strong, but they don't have a wife. How are you back? How long will you stay?"

"I quit and went home to farm. I'll stay here for a long time. I don't think my wife will share any of it."

This is a fixed procedure. Every time Luo Yihang comes back, he has to talk to his old classmates and get to know each other. It doesn't matter as long as nothing serious has happened to either of them.

The last time the two met was during the Spring Festival two months ago, which had just passed not too long ago, so there was no sense of reunion.

Moreover, for young people, looking to the future, unemployment or resignation is not a big deal. What is a big deal is whether you have a girlfriend or whether you have broken up.

After completing the process, Luo Yihang explained his purpose.

"I'm planning to open a snack stand, what should I do?"

Luo Yihang wanted to start a mobile snack stand selling fried pepper sprouts as the start of his business.

If you have no money and no resources, the most convenient thing is to set up a stall.

After hearing what Luo Yihang said, Qiang Wa scratched his head and said, "We need to apply for a health certificate, a hygiene permit, and a tax payment certificate."

Then he added: "If you want to sell things at the stall, I have an electric tricycle here. You can use it first, and then go to other wholesale markets. If you can get it, you can buy it. If not, buy it online."

Finally, after thinking for a while, he added, "As for the rest, you should get a business qualification certificate. There are no special requirements here, but it's better to get one."

After saying a lot, he finally complained, "What a hassle."

"You're the only one I know who has done this." Luo Yihang spread his hands without any politeness, "Can you do it?"

"can."

"Let's go."

"Okay, okay, I'll drive and you lock the door."

　A new day begins.

　　Are you all happy today?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)