Chapter 269: Lishuyuan Farm Corner Brings Wealth!
Chapter 269: Lishuyuan Farm Corner Brings Wealth!
Lin Yuanbin felt that although he was poor, he wasn't stupid. If someone wanted to exploit him, it wouldn't be so easy.
After all, he understood the simplest principle: you get what you give.
Previously, he had been swayed by the prospect of earning 250,000 yuan at once, so he hadn't thought much about this issue.
Now, after hearing the others, he agreed with them.
Indeed, it was they who sweated and worked hard. Why should Lishuyuan Farm take so much of the profit?
"So, what do you plan to do? After all, we signed a contract with Lishuyuan Farm," Lin Yuanbin asked the others. "If they bring up the contract, there's nothing we can do."
Someone immediately responded, "It's because they tricked us into signing the contract that we're in this situation, but we're not without options."
"During the harvest, we'll intentionally leave some of the sweet potatoes in the ground."
"The ones we hide, we'll secretly sell to someone else, and the money will be ours."
"Right, that's exactly what we'll do. This way, we'll have more, and as for the sweet potatoes we've already harvested and handed over, we'll just consider them a gift to Lishuyuan Farm."
Everyone agreed with this plan.
Lin Yuanbin asked, "But how will we sell them? Won't it be easy to get caught?"
The one who initially suggested the idea laughed and said, "Don't worry. Lin Sanzhou's maternal uncle is in the sales business. We can sell the sweet potatoes to him."
"He'll buy them for 180 yuan per kilogram, which is much more profitable than what Lishuyuan Farm offers."
"The most important thing is that sweet potatoes can be planted twice a year. With the production speed of these sweet potatoes, we can even plant them four times."
"But Lishuyuan Farm, to control us, only allows us to plant them once a year, leaving the rest of the time for soil rest. It's ridiculous."
"That's right. With these sweet potatoes and their vines, we can cultivate our own seedlings. We're not incapable of doing that."
"By then, we won't need to rely on Lishuyuan Farm for seedlings."
These people seemed to have everything figured out, as if they had Lishuyuan Farm under their control.
What they didn't know was that Lishuyuan Farm had them plant only once a year not just for soil rest, but because the sweet potato seedlings could only be cultivated within the farm's boundaries.
The farm's cultivation speed couldn't keep up with the demand from so many farmers.
Moreover, it was impossible to let a few farmers get too fat from all the profits. The profits needed to be distributed more evenly.
This policy's correctness was evident from the actions of people like Lin Yuanbin.
Just one planting, and they were already so greedy. If they were allowed to plant more, who knows how much more they would demand.
Lin Yuanbin and his group were unaware of this. Their poverty wasn't just due to a lack of education but also a narrow-mindedness.
Poverty had its reasons.
Their limited vision restricted their upward mobility, condemning them to the bottom rung.
When they were poor, they complained about their fate. Now that they had a slight improvement, they became overly arrogant and ungrateful.
"Let's go and persuade the others?" The one who initially suggested the idea called out.
Lin Yuanbin nodded and followed them out of his house.
Everything went smoothly. By the afternoon, they had returned to the fields to start harvesting the sweet potatoes.
This time, they played it smart. During the harvest, they intentionally left some of the sweet potatoes in the ground.
For these farmers, this was a simple matter.
After all, the county officials would only do a cursory check and wouldn't carefully inspect whether all the sweet potatoes had been harvested.
So, when Wei Yuan heard the report, he furrowed his brow.
"Manager Hu, it seems that the actual harvest is different from what we expected. The yield per acre this afternoon has clearly decreased," someone reported.
Another person added, "The same here. The farmers say it's due to the soil quality, which is not conducive to growth."
Manager Hu nodded, "That's understandable. After all, according to the records in our bureau, some of the land in Xinlin Village is indeed unsuitable for cultivation."
He didn't suspect anything, as it was entirely reasonable. The soil tests had indeed shown this information, and he had checked it again when he arrived today.
However, he never imagined that this slight oversight would later lead to him having to write a self-criticism.
The day passed quickly.
At Lishuyuan Farm, Zhang Lin welcomed Wei Yuan to his office. Lin Shijie had also entered the office, and the data for the first day's harvest had already been verified.
"President Zhang, here are the data for today's harvest of the beauty sweet potatoes," Lin Muxue said as she handed a file to Zhang Lin.
Zhang Lin took the file and began to review it. After a moment, his brow furrowed, "Something seems off. The yield of the large sweet potatoes from these fields is clearly lower."
Wei Yuan quickly explained, "President Zhang, the reports from the field indicate that it's due to soil quality issues. Some areas have lower yields."
Zhang Lin nodded. Since the Agriculture Bureau had confirmed it, there shouldn't be any problem; otherwise, the bureau would be in an awkward position.
After finishing with the data, Zhang Lin smiled, "Shijie, since the first day's harvest is complete, we can start some sales promotions to ensure the farm has enough produce to meet the tourists' needs."
"Sure," Lin Muxue nodded.
In the evening, at Xinlin Village, Lin Sanzhou's home, a group of people gathered, each carrying baskets filled with beauty sweet potatoes.
Lin Yuanbin was among them. Today, they had hidden quite a few beauty sweet potatoes, and they were planning to sell them to Lin Sanzhou's maternal uncle.
Moreover, they wondered how much money they could make from the sweet potatoes they had hidden.
Lin Sanzhou immediately called his maternal uncle, a middle-aged man with a large belly.
As soon as he came out, he said to Lin Yuanbin and the others, "Alright, let's not waste time. Start weighing the sweet potatoes!"
Lin Yuanbin and the others nodded.
Once the large scale was brought out, they began to weigh the beauty sweet potatoes they had brought.
After weighing them, he recorded the data, tallied the numbers, and settled the accounts with them.
Looking at the beauty sweet potatoes, he couldn't help but smile.
Although it was a form of speculation, he was buying them for 180 yuan per kilogram and planning to sell them for at least 400 yuan, much higher than the 200 yuan offered by Lishuyuan Farm.
There was no fear of not finding buyers for these beauty sweet potatoes.
Through this method, he could undermine Lishuyuan Farm and make a fortune quickly.
Moreover, not only this village but all the villages growing beauty sweet potatoes could do the same.
He believed that with the same method and the same rhetoric, many farmers would be willing to sell their sweet potatoes to him.
He could already imagine his life after making a fortune: luxury cars, a beautiful house, and even a college student to date, just to show off to his ex-wife and make her jealous.
The more he thought about it, the more his desire grew.
The people in Xinlin Village were too conservative, and the amount they had hidden was too small.
The other villages should step up their efforts!
(End of Chapter)
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