Chapter 69 69. Busy Purchasing Various Seedlings

In fact, this is normal. There are only a few companies doing construction projects nearby, and there are only a few agricultural supply stations. The people Qiangwa introduced must be people with whom he has close connections. One thing leads to another, and they are all connected.

Qiangwa had given notice in advance, and the boss was very enthusiastic when he knew that a big customer was coming.

He took Luo Yihang to visit each nursery and answered every question.

The Shuangqi Breeding Base in Xiaoyuan Village mainly produces dried chili seedlings, targeting a niche market.

There are a wide variety of varieties, including Erjingtiao, Chaotianjiao, Shizhuhong, Qixingjiao, and Bullethead.

But the main crop is the local Qin pepper, which is what fills most of the shed.

There are many specifications, from 128 holes to 64 holes, 32 holes, 24 holes, and then to 6 cm black leather basins. You can choose from a variety of specifications.

The number of holes here refers to the number of holes in a hole plate.

The size of the plug tray is uniform, 54cm long and 28cm wide. 128 holes means there are 128 holes on a plug tray, and one seedling per hole.

Similarly, 32 holes and 24 holes are the same size, but there are only 32 seedlings and 24 seedlings in them.

Generally, the fewer the holes, the larger the seedlings, and the more expensive they are.

If the plants are too big to fit in the hole tray, they have to be transplanted into a 6 cm square black soft plastic pot, also known as a black leather pot. When transplanting, just tear up the pot and plant it in the soil.

Luo Yihang originally wanted to choose a 6 cm black pot. The seedlings have grown big and started to bear fruit. It won’t take long to harvest after planting.

But when Yuan Shuangqi heard that the fruits were grown in the fields, he refused to sell them, saying that they were all acquaintances and he couldn't cheat them.

The seedlings in the pots are too big and the leaves are too dense. There is no shade in the field. Now it is April and the weather is getting hot. If we plant these seedlings, I am afraid they will be dehydrated and sun-dried to death by the transpiration of the leaves before they can be transplanted.

If it is in a greenhouse, the temperature, humidity and light can be adjusted, and any kind of seedlings can be used, but in the field, 32 holes are safer.

Since the boss said so, Luo Yihang listened to the advice, ate his fill, and finally focused on the 32-acupoint acupuncture.

The seedlings in the nursery all look good. The height of the 32 holes is about 12 to 15 cm. They have not been divided yet, but they are just strips. The leaves have grown four layers. Occasionally, one or two flower buds emerge from the early-maturing ones.

Yuan Shuangqi was an old hand, and he could tell at a glance that Luo Yihang was a novice. He reached out his hand to dig into the seedlings and took the initiative to introduce them, "Look at the seedlings. The lumps on the soil don't matter. It's okay as long as they are roughly the same. The main thing is to look at the bottom."

As he said this, he picked up a seedling at random, reached out and grabbed it, and with a little force, he pulled the pepper seedling out of the tray.

Then he pointed to the roots wrapped around the soil ball and said, "Look here, my seedlings have full roots. Only seedlings with strong roots like this are good seedlings. Plant these seedlings and water them, and they will definitely survive."

Luo Yihang: Look carefully...you don't even need to look carefully.

When the female boss pulled up the seedlings, the roots of the seedlings went through the drainage holes under the plug tray and into the mud below.

The soil ball below the seedlings was almost completely entangled with white roots, which were wrapped around in circles, with only the black color of the soil showing through the tiny gaps.

black???

The local soil is not black soil, why is it black?

"Sister, what kind of soil are you using?"

Luo Yihang asked directly when he saw it.

"Oh, Latvian peat, 5 to 10 millimeters, mixed with 5% vermiculite and 10% perlite. I mixed the seedling soil myself."

Sister Yuan also answered directly without explaining the details, but it sounded quite sophisticated.

Luo Yihang secretly memorized these terms and planned to look them up after returning.

After obtaining consent, Luo Yihang took action himself and pulled out a few seedlings, finding that their root systems were similar.

It is thick, long, and wrapped in layers, which is disgusting to look at.

Two of them were even better than the ones Sister Yuan had just pulled out, and the dirt color was completely invisible.

Qiangwa is authentic and the nursery he recommended is really good, with very good quality control.

In this case, there is no need to look elsewhere.

The pepper seedlings can be ordered here, and the specification is 32 holes.

Then the next step is to negotiate the price.

Yuan Shuangqi offered 32 cents for a -hole seedling, but because Qiang Wa introduced him, he gave him a fair price of cents. In the end, Qiang Wa bargained and reduced the price to cents.

It takes 3000 seedlings to plant one acre. Luo Yihang plans to plant 20 acres this time, so he directly ordered 6 seedlings. The nursery also sent another seedlings as backup.

This order, forty-eight thousand yuan, directly cleared out the two sheds at the Shuangqi breeding base.

Yuan Shuangqi was so happy that he got wrinkles on his forehead.

Especially after Luo Yihang gave a deposit of 5,000 yuan, Yuan Shuangqi immediately agreed to deliver the goods to his door, and promised that it would arrive when he ordered it, without any delay.

When Luo Yihang and Qiang Wa were heading to the next house without stopping, Yuan Shuangqi not only sent them out, but also stood at the gate of the base and watched them go all the way.

唉，谁都不容易啊。

……

After leaving Xiaoyuan Village, continue east for two intersections, then head south.

After driving another three or four kilometers, Qiangwa also turned into a country road.

This road is a little worse than the one in Xiaoyuan Village. It has been paved for many years, the cement road surface has cracks, and the curb is not so regular.

However, the village looks very rich. When passing through the village, there are rows of two- or three-story buildings with large courtyards, and several modern-style villas.

Qiangwa pointed at the road and the house and chatted, "What do you call this? This is called getting rich early, having old money."

"What is this village for?" Luo Yihang asked curiously.

"In the 1990s, I drove a truck for transportation. Later, I planted fruit trees and opened a canning factory. Later, I started a company to do municipal greening and build parks. I did whatever made money."

Those who dared to drive big trucks in the 1990s had the awareness and the enterprising spirit, no wonder they are rich.

The two brothers chatted for a while, walked through the village and entered the village's fields.

It is also a nursery, and Qiangwa also provides seeds and agricultural supplies.

The people that Qiangwa introduces are all people who know each other well.

However, this one is bigger, with 80 seedling sheds, and has been in business much longer than Yuan Shuangqi, saying that he has been engaged in breeding for almost years.

However, the restaurant has never had a sign or a name, and has maintained its business solely through word of mouth from old customers.

It looks like business is pretty good, with three cars parked in front of the nursery alone.

A box truck, a small Wuling, and finally a Mercedes-Benz GLC that arrived right after Luo Yihang and his crew.

Why do we say that this Mercedes also belongs to this nursery?

Because after the Mercedes-Benz parked, the person who got out of the car came straight towards us.

The person who came out was an old man, who looked older than Luo Yihang's father. He was not tall, thin and dark.

While waving and greeting Qiangwa, he took out a pipe from his trouser pocket, lit it and took two puffs.

The old man drives a Mercedes SUV, which is quite trendy.

Qiangwa introduced that the old man’s surname is Liu and this nursery belongs to him.

Then Mr. Liu took us to visit his family's nursery.

　I haven’t asked for monthly tickets for a long time.

　　Can I have a monthly ticket, please?

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(End of this chapter)