Shanghai is prosperous

Chapter 101 Can't help but be happy
Although most of Chongming Island belongs to Shanghai, it is far away from the downtown area of ​​Shanghai. It is very inconvenient to go there by changing several buses and taking a ferry across the Yangtze River.In order to make full use of it and save time, Wang Yiyuan decided to take advantage of the weekend to go to Chongming.

Early on Saturday morning, Wang Yiyuan departed from Wujing, first took the bus to Shanghai Stadium, then transferred to the Tourism Line [-] of the Tourism Distribution Center, and arrived at Baoyang Road Wharf for nearly an hour and a half, then transferred to the ferry and arrived in Chongming in a leisurely manner Fort Town, and finally transfer to the local bus to Lvhua Town.

Chongming Island is located at the estuary of the Yangtze River and is surrounded by water bodies. This "island effect" microclimate has enabled the rapid development of Chongming citrus since the 80s, and created a miracle of citrus production and cultivation in the northern margin.The main production areas of Chongming citrus are distributed in villages and towns such as Luhua, Changxing Island and Hengsha Island.In particular, Luhua Town has been built into a national-level "citrus production standardization demonstration zone" and is also a famous "citrus town" in Shanghai.

It was almost 02:30 in the afternoon when Wang Yiyuan arrived in Luhua Town.Although the weather is hot, it feels better because the bus is air-conditioned.It's just that as soon as he got out of the car, a scorching heat wave rushed towards his face. Wang Yiyuan subconsciously opened his arms to block the sun while fanning the wind non-stop.

The two bottles of water bought in the morning had already been finished, and it was only now that Wang Yiyuan really felt that he was a little hungry.You know, don't talk about lunch, even for breakfast, Wang Yiyuan just bought a vegetarian steamed stuffed bun in a hurry at the store in the distribution center.

He looked around and saw a stall selling Chongming cakes not far from the station gate.He strode over, cut a small piece of pastry from the stall owner, and asked for another bottle of mineral water, then squatted under the parasol of the stall, and started to eat voraciously.

Before Wang Yiyuan came here, he called Mr. Huang, the owner of a garden here, and the other party said that someone would come to pick him up at the station.The weather was too hot, and after squatting down for a while, Wang Yiyuan was dripping with sweat, and the briefcase on his shoulder seemed to become a heavy burden.

Chongming cake is a local specialty of Chongming. It is a kind of rice cake made of glutinous rice. It is filled with dates, sugar, etc. It is fragrant and loose, glutinous but not sticky.After eating, Wang Yiyuan felt that he was not full, so he asked the stall for another small piece.After eating the pastries, he poured a large half of the bottle of water into his thirsty mouth within a few mouthfuls.

After eating and drinking enough, Wang Yiyuan regained his energy, as if he felt that the sun was not so bright.He straightened the shoulder straps of his backpack, ordered another mung bean popsicle, and chatted with the stall owner while eating.

Mr. Huang from Luhua Qianchao Horticultural Farm personally drove Santana to the town to pick up Wang Yiyuan.Mr. Huang is almost 60 years old, tall and strong. He doesn't look too trim. He wears what is common in rural areas. His trousers are rolled up and he speaks in a loud voice.But it can be seen that he is obviously full of energy.

After getting in the car, Mr. Huang said, Xiao Wang, it is really not easy for you to run business in such a hot weather.

Cough, it's still cool in the car.Wang Yiyuan handed Lao Huang a popsicle and said with a smile, there is nothing we can do.Who told those of us who are in business to have nothing to eat if we don't come out and run?Unlike you who are bosses, we are all just working hard.

Have you eaten yet?Mr. Huang asked Wang Yiyuan.

Wang Yiyuan nodded and said, I have eaten.The Chongming cakes here are delicious, much better than those bought in the city.

When he arrived at the destination, Mr. Huang drove the car into the orange grove of the gardening field.He explained to Wang Yiyuan, Xiao Wang, let's visit the orange orchard first.Just wait for a while, and some of my old buddies and other small bosses of the gardening farm will come over later.

The two got out of the car, and while Mr. Huang kept introducing the situation of the citrus orchard, he took Wang Yiyuan to visit in the citrus grove.

Mr. Huang said that our Qianchao Horticulture Farm has nearly 7 mu of orange orchards, and in Quanluhua Town, the total size of orange orchards like mine is about [-] mu. The output should exceed [-] tons.

Looking around, Wang Yiyuan saw that he was in the middle of an open field, and as far as he could see, he could see a large stretch of lush orange groves, and the orange trees were full of green and yellow oranges.From time to time, I can occasionally see a few workers watering and fertilizing the orange groves.

Mr. Huang said that orange trees like warmth, the soil should be kept moist, and there must be a certain humidity environment, so when the weather is hot from summer to early autumn, they should be watered appropriately.In addition, during the orange growing season, apply decomposed organic liquid fertilizer every 30 days or so. Fertilize and water to keep the soil moist. These are the most important links in the management of orange groves.

Wang Yiyuan always liked oranges.He casually picked a blue orange that seemed to have almost formed its size, and peeled off the orange peel piece by piece. The fruit inside was thick, and the flesh was stiff and firm, obviously It is not ripe, and when you bite it in your mouth, the taste is very clear and sour.

While talking, Mr. Huang's cell phone rang.After answering the phone, he said to Wang Yiyuan, Xiao Wang, let's go to the office, all the old guys are here.In this way, you will save yourself from running around for business. You will suffer in this hot weather.

It is said to be an office, but it is actually Mr. Huang's home, a small two-story house on the corner of the Orange Garden, except that one of the four rooms below has been converted into an office.In addition, on the right side of the house, a large iron house was built, which is needed when picking oranges, and is used for picking, sorting and preliminary processing of oranges.

There were six or seven people about Mr. Huang's age standing outside the house.Wang Yiyuan hurried over and greeted them one by one.These bosses, Wang Yiyuan, met at the last meeting, and they were familiar with each other, so everyone said that they should work casually.

The old lady was also waiting at the gate, and Wang Yiyuan hurriedly greeted her.The old lady murmured for a while, but her Chongming accent was too strong. In the end, Wang Yiyuan basically didn't understand what the old lady said.

Lao Huang said loudly from the side, old woman, go and get some side dishes and some old liquor, we will have dinner together tonight.After he finished speaking, he said to Wang Yiyuan in a low voice, the old lady is a little deaf and can't speak Mandarin, don't mind.

Lao Huang's office is still decent, the walls are whitewashed, there is a large boss's desk in the center, and on the wall facing the desk, there is a large oil painting of orange trees hanging on the wall. There is also a set of leather sofas and coffee tables on the corner of the wall, and there is a full set of purple sand tea making equipment on the coffee table.

Wang Yiyuan jokingly said, Mr. Huang, your office looks like a big boss at first glance, with a dignified accent.

Mr. Huang chuckled and said, we are in the countryside, which is not comparable to your city.These office desks and chairs are just placed here, just for appearance, and we basically do farm work in the orange orchard.

Wang Yiyuan said with a smile, what about your children, don't they live with you?
Old Lu, who was older in the group, said unhurriedly, all of them young people have already run away.Today's young people, who can bear the hardship of doing farm work, have all gone to the county town or Shanghai.Over there, the work is easy, there is face, and the money is earned.

Several people chatted while drinking tea, and soon they talked about the orange packing box.

Lao Huang told Wang Yiyuan that because of winter frost damage, alkaline soil, high groundwater level and other factors, most of the citrus in Chongming is the "Miyagawa" variety, which originated in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and has been planted for 40 years in China. for many years.Due to factors such as variety and taste, the wholesale and retail prices of this kind of citrus have always been low. During the peak season when citrus is ripe, the wholesale price in Chongming is generally between [-] cents and [-] yuan per catty. Therefore, in fact, orange farmers The income is not high.

Lao Lu said, isn't it? My orchard has more than [-] acres of orange trees. After several years of planting, the income can only be guaranteed.If it was a severe winter, even the book would be posted upside down.

Lao Shi from Weiqian Horticultural Farm said that just a few days ago, a dealer who had cooperated with us for many years and engaged in the purchase of oranges approached us. He took out a packing box and asked if we had similar packing.I asked him at the time, why, in previous years, the big trucks came and the big trucks left, so why do you need to pack them?
He said, guess what the trafficker said?He said, old man, to tell you the truth, the current market for oranges costs a few cents a catty wholesale, and we sell them for more than one yuan.The time to go on the market is a little earlier, and the highest price is two yuan and fifty cents, and there is not much profit.

Lao Shi took a sip of his tea and continued. The dealer also said that as the saying goes, clothes make a man, and this orange is the same.Once there is a package like this box, it will appear spiritual and precious just like ourselves.If you spend a little more effort in picking oranges, they will become gift boxes. Not only will you gain face as a gift, but the price will also increase.

Mr. Huang said, that's the reason.We have been selling oranges for so many years. It’s not that we didn’t think about using good packaging to make more money. It’s just that our family is very scattered, and the number of boxes required by each family is not very large. Inquire, the price of this packaging box is not cheap, think about how much our oranges are sold for a catty, so I slowly gave up this idea later.

Lao Shi said that with the development of the times, compared with the past consumption patterns and habits, there have been great changes, and packaging is indeed very important.Oh, wait, I also brought the dealer's packing box, I went to the car to pick it up, Xiao Wang, and all of us, you can refer to this packing box.

After a while, Lao Shi went out and took the packing box from the car and came in.Wang Yiyuan couldn't help being amused when he saw the things. It turned out that the cardboard box Lao Shi was holding in his hand turned out to be the kind of packaging box for five catties of Malu grapes produced by his factory.

(End of this chapter)