nucmednet Chapter 266
Chapter 266
After spending a day digging herbs in the mountains, Gu Jiu felt on the second day that his two arms no longer belonged to him. They felt sore and swollen and he couldn't use them.
He went to the restaurant to have breakfast with Lin Shu. Lin Shu brought him a bowl of buckwheat noodles. "Yesterday I told you not to use too much force, but you insisted on finishing the whole piece. Are you feeling uncomfortable now?"
"It was you who said Astragalus is a good thing. Since it is a good thing, we naturally cannot let it go." Gu Jiu was in tears.
Who fooled him yesterday that astragalus is a good thing and a precious herb that can replace ginseng, especially the wild one.
"There are countless good things in this world. Do you want to take them all home?" Lin Shu handed him a pair of chopsticks with a look of anger and amusement.
Gu Jiu took the chopsticks and picked up the noodles but felt awkward.
After breakfast, the two went to the supply and marketing cooperative to meet Zeng Yuanhang, and then went to the countryside together.
Zeng Yuanhang is a local and is very familiar with the surrounding area. Moreover, he is the director of the purchasing department of the supply and marketing cooperative.
Today he borrowed a car from the supply and marketing cooperative and took Gu Jiu and Lin Shu out of the city.
"The village I'm taking you to today is not far from the city. You can get there by climbing over the mountain in front of you. Liao Village not only has jujube trees, but also walnut trees. The scale of walnut trees is the largest in the surrounding area."
While driving, Zeng Yuanhang introduced the situation of Liao Village to the two people.
The reason why he was so familiar with Liao Village was that before anyone came to the Northwest to purchase agricultural and sideline products, the agricultural and sideline products of Liao Village were basically purchased by cooperatives.
The cooperative is a subordinate department of the purchasing department of the supply and marketing cooperative and is under his management.
Gu Jiu asked, "Uncle Zeng, the walnuts and red dates sold at the counter of your supply and marketing cooperative should be purchased from nearby rural areas, right?"
"Yes, it is located in the northwest, where the climate is dry. Only walnuts and red dates grow well. We are responsible for purchasing these agricultural products every year."
"Now that you have introduced these villages to us, can your purchasing department still complete its tasks this year?" Lin Shu did not want personal relationships to affect official business and have a negative impact on Zeng Yuanhang.
Zeng Yuanhang stared at the road ahead and smiled as he drove the car: "Don't underestimate this long area of northern Shaanxi. There are a lot of walnuts and red dates produced. Sometimes they are purchased in fixed quantities, and many of them cannot be sold out. The coming of you buyers from other places just solves the problem of oversupply of agricultural products here."
The dirt road is not easy to drive on, the car speed is very slow, and it bumps from time to time due to the uneven road surface.
After hearing his words, Gu Jiu and Lin Shu felt a little relieved.
Zeng Yuanhang said that they would arrive just by crossing the mountain in front. The problem was that this mountain was not a small mountain in the south, but a big mountain on the Loess Plateau. It would take an hour and a half to cross the mountain.
After turning the corner of the mountain, the village halfway up the mountain came into view.
The ochre-colored houses are scattered neatly on the hillsides between the mountains.
Some are hidden among the green trees and appear to be looming from a distance. From the mountainside to the foot of the mountain, there are only trees and neatly trimmed fields. The crops planted in the fields are growing vigorously, and there is green and vitality one after another.
All I see is hope for the year.
The car drove into the village, attracting the attention of the villagers.
Zeng Yuanhang took the couple to the production team leader's home as if he was familiar with the place.
The sun was shining brightly outside. The captain had worked for several hours in the morning and it was a good time for him to go home and rest.
When Captain Feng saw Zeng Yuanhang, he greeted him with a smile as if he had seen the God of Wealth.
"Director Zeng, you are so noble, what brings you here today?"
Zeng Yuanhang shook hands with him and introduced Lin Shu and Gu Jiu to him: "These two are my nephew and niece-in-law, from H Province. They came here to see what specialties we have here."
Then Zeng Yuanhang introduced Captain Feng to Gu Jiu and the others.
After everyone got to know each other, they sat down and chatted for a while, and then asked about the situation of the date trees and walnut trees.
"You've made the right choice by coming to our village. I'm not bragging, but our village has the largest number of jujube and walnut trees among the dozen or so villages nearby. There are about 10,000 jujube trees, most of which are distributed on the sunny side of the hillside. There are also more than 5,000 walnut trees, all of which are mature trees."
What Captain Feng didn't say was that the output was low last year and high this year, and they could provide as much as they wanted.
I selfishly don't want to remind them of this.
Because Captain Feng was afraid that if he reminded them, they would take the opportunity to lower the price during the acquisition.
Captain Feng didn't know the scale of the food factory and thought they would only need a few thousand kilograms at most, but he didn't know how large the quantity required was.
Gu Jiu just smiled after hearing what he said, "Liao Village is indeed quite large, but the quantity we want is a bit large. We want Captain Feng to help us promote it and try to attract nearby villages."
When Captain Feng heard this, he was shocked. "Comrade Gu, do you know how much there is in our village alone? If we join forces with other nearby villages, can you guys eat it all?"
Gu Jiu smiled confidently, "I can say this here. Of course, we will take as many as we can get. We have no worries about sales."
Captain Feng looked at Zeng Yuanhang and saw that Zeng Yuanhang did not refute Gu Jiu's words. He thought for a moment and asked, "This is not the season for picking walnuts and red dates. It seems a bit early for you to come here?"
Even if they talk a lot of nonsense, the villagers will not believe them without direct benefits.
In autumn, the harvested walnuts and red dates will eventually be transported to the city and sold to cooperatives.
He doesn't believe empty words.
"Not early, we are here mainly to sign contracts with everyone."
Next, Gu Jiu explained the method of the contract, which roughly meant that the villagers were responsible for planting and they were responsible for sales.
To be safe, you can sign a contract.
The contract stipulates a minimum purchase price. As long as the quality is up to standard, Gu Jiu will purchase all of it regardless of how much their village produces this year.
In the fall, they will set up a purchasing point here or cooperate with a cooperative.
This requires further communication with cooperative social networks.
In order to have a pleasant cooperation in the future, Gu Jiu asked Captain Feng: "Captain Feng, your village is close to the city, and the transportation should be more convenient than other villages. I thought that in order to sign a contract with the villagers in the future, I would like to rent a house in the village for a while. I wonder if there is a suitable house for rent in the village?"
"Rent a house?"
Captain Feng didn't react for a moment. In his understanding, only houses in the city were rented.
He had not expected that someone would rent a house in their village.
"Yes, I wonder if there are any suitable houses for rent in the village?" Gu Jiu asked again.
"Yes, there is." Captain Feng went over the housing conditions in the village in his mind and thought that such a house would be suitable.
"The house belongs to my eldest brother. His three sons have all started families and are planning to separate after the autumn harvest this year. My oldest nephew has re-approved a residential plot and built three adobe houses. Everything is ready and they will just move in after the autumn harvest. If you really want to rent it, I can ask them if they are willing to rent it out."
Gu Jiu said: "Thank you for your help. We will stay here for a while. It is not a good idea to live in someone else's house. It is more convenient to rent a house."
Captain Feng nodded and asked his wife and daughter to cook. Director Zeng came to visit their home and brought gifts, so they couldn't not treat them to dinner at home.