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Chapter 216: A Stirring Wave
Chapter 216: A Stirring Wave
"Are you serious? You can earn 1,500 yuan in the second year of planting lychees?"
"Absolutely true. My third aunt told me this. She saw the villagers collecting their money with her own eyes. How could it be fake?"
"Mom, I work hard all year and can barely earn 200 yuan. Now people can make 1,500 yuan a year from lychees? Why should I even bother? I’m going to turn our hill into an orchard and plant lychees right away!"
"I was thinking the same thing. Nothing compares to planting lychees. I’m going to start clearing my hill tomorrow."
"Let’s do it together. Have you figured out where to get the lychee saplings?"
"My third aunt said the variety they planted is called Guiwei. They bought the saplings from Ling Shan County."
"Where is Ling Shan County? We don’t know the area. How are we supposed to get there?"
"That’s easy. I’ll have my third aunt help us find out."
"Will they be willing to tell us?"
"Don’t worry about that. My third aunt said that a man named Uncle Jiu in their village led the initiative. He’s been encouraging everyone to plant lychees. It’s just that many villagers are afraid of taking the risk and won’t follow."
"Risk? What kind of risk could there be in planting lychees?"
"How could there not be risk? My third aunt said that just buying the lychee saplings costs several hundred yuan. We often get typhoons and hail around here. If a natural disaster hits right after we plant the saplings, we’d be in trouble."
"Ah? Several hundred yuan for lychee saplings? Why are they so expensive?"
"Think about it. Each sapling costs a few cents, and an orchard needs hundreds or even thousands of them. Spending several hundred yuan is quite normal."
"Damn, that’s a lot of money. Where am I supposed to get it?"
"I can’t afford it either. We’ll have to borrow from relatives and friends or take out a loan from the credit union. Otherwise, where would we get that kind of money?"
"Right… I need to think about this."
"..."
Similar conversations were taking place all over the village.
In this day and age, if someone made money by starting a factory or doing some other business, even if they earned thousands or tens of thousands of yuan, it wouldn’t cause such a stir. That’s because other villagers would find it hard to replicate, and the risks would be too high.
But earning so much from planting lychees was a different story.
Planting lychees wasn’t difficult for the villagers. This kind of success was easily replicable. If others could make a fortune from planting lychees, they could too. That’s why the success of the Deng Shirong and Deng Yunqiang families caused such a huge sensation in the village.
Many families started clearing their hills the next day to plant orchards.
Of course, there were also those who hesitated when they realized the initial investment would be several hundred yuan. After all, several hundred yuan was a significant amount. It would require emptying their savings or even taking out a loan. Not every villager had the courage to take such a risk, even if it seemed easy to make money and the risks appeared minimal. The more cautious villagers were still unwilling to take the chance.
While these cautious villagers were still wavering, Deng Shirong’s watermelons went on sale.
This, of course, caused another stir in the village.
Deng Shirong’s lychee hill was already covered with thorny plants and had a locked gate, so many villagers didn’t know that he had planted so many watermelons this year.
It wasn't until all of Deng Shirong's relatives came to help that one basket after another of watermelons was transported from Litchi Mountain back home. Then, the supply and marketing cooperative sent a truck to weigh and load the melons, carting them away one by one. The villagers were utterly stunned.
After the tally, Deng Shirong's family had harvested a total of 62,315 pounds of watermelons. At a purchase price of 8 cents per pound, they sold for a total of 4,985.2 yuan.
Seeing the supply and marketing cooperative personnel hand over this massive sum of nearly 5,000 yuan to Deng Shirong, the surrounding villagers erupted in excitement!
If Deng Shirong and Deng Yunqiang's earlier sale of litchis, which brought in over a thousand yuan, was like dropping a regular bomb among the villagers, then this time, the thousands of yuan from selling watermelons was like dropping an atomic bomb. The impact was incomparable.
After all, growing watermelons required less investment than litchis, and the early harvest was much higher. Who wouldn't be tempted by that?
The team leader, Deng Yunjun, asked with excitement, "Uncle Jiushu, what's the approximate cost of growing these watermelons?"
Deng Shirong didn't hide the information and said, "The cost of growing watermelons isn't high. I only spent a little over a hundred yuan on seeds this year."
Deng Yunjun exclaimed, "That's great! I definitely want to grow watermelons next year. This low investment with high returns is perfect for us!"
Deng Yunqiang also chimed in excitedly, "Exactly! Spending a little over a hundred yuan to earn nearly 5,000 yuan is incredible. We must grow watermelons next year!"
The other villagers echoed their enthusiasm. Everyone present was thoroughly stirred by Deng Shirong's success. If it weren't for the wrong season, they would have rushed to buy watermelon seeds right away.
Seeing the villagers almost losing their heads, Deng Shirong reminded them, "Growing watermelons is indeed worth it, but I suggest everyone start with a small scale. Once you've accumulated enough experience, you can expand. Besides watermelons, there are other fruits worth growing. The current situation is really good, and no matter what fruit you grow, you'll make money."
The villagers all agreed verbally, but what they were thinking in their hearts was anyone's guess.
Deng Shirong only gave this reminder and didn't want to say more. He could foresee that if the villagers all expanded their watermelon planting next year, some might suffer losses due to poor management. When that happens, they would likely calm down.
After the villagers left, news of Deng Shirong's successful watermelon sale spread quickly, just like the news of his litchi sale a few days earlier. Now, those who were hesitant about planting litchis finally had no more doubts.
They began to allocate manpower to clear their orchards, planning to plant watermelons next year.
While the villagers in the surrounding areas were enthusiastically clearing their orchards, Deng Shirong attended the full moon celebration for Deng Changyuan's daughter. He then took his eldest son, daughter-in-law, nephew, and his late wife's three nieces and nephews on a bus to the county town.
By now, the restaurant in the county town was likely nearly complete, and this trip was to prepare for its grand opening.
(End of Chapter)
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